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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1928
Page
4
An excerpted column mixes religious invitation with political notes from 1929 Kansas. It discusses the Salt Creek oil lease case, Ford versus Poor Richard on thrift, upcoming governor Clyde Abell and lieutenant Dan Chase, legislative timing, and a nod to newspaper tech advances while recalling Santa Claus and a Topeka Capital cartoonish reward.
In the old town notes Tongues R. 8 Johnson received the first buffalo tongue season invoice. Mrs C W Lawrence departed for the East for a permanent residence. Miss M Porter won a china tea set at the hall. A magician drew a good crowd with tonight’s live pig and a silver watch as prizes. Darling says labor gross is under $500, against larger corporations, reflecting well on his management. School Board discussed Prof. Jackson as music teacher. plan referred to a committee Redington Harris Herron to report later.
Twenty five years ago Fred Wood hosted twenty five guests at his parents’ house honoring cousin Donald Rice of Massachusetts with a whist party won by Harriett Robinson who received a windmill picture. A surprise party for Miss Vera Berthoff at her home featured Stella Berthoff of New York as guest of honor. Benny Rich sold his Connecticut street property to Mrs Standing of Denver and bought on Tennessee street. An afternoon reception at Mrs A J Griffin’s home on Connecticut street welcomed about one hundred guests with Japanese costumes and curios on display, tea served by Miss Mame Adams and Miss Pearl Treworgy, and Mary and Helen Tolbert in Teal costumes. Carrie Watson will depart Friday for Chicago to visit sister Mrs George Nicholson.
Discharge papers for all men in the S A T C at the University have been signed and dated Capt W H Hatch in charge of the S A T C reports the men are waiting pay and will be released by companies by December 21 under orders received last week. A birth notice reports Justice Neale Carman Jr born December 12 to Mr and Mrs J Neale Carman. Dinner guests included Rev and Mrs Lee Sorey and others in Mr Foster's class and office.
Kansas history note recalls the 1876 first Missouri and Western train reaching Oswego. A Nose Throat Clinic announces a monthly ear nose throat clinic in city hall health rooms Wednesday afternoon from 2 to 4 under Dr Nelson. Three sleepers were housed at the city jail last night.
A clipped OCR fragment shows a copyright line from 1938 by Publishers Lyrd. The readable portion includes the names Callan and Poor Pa Brn ch, suggesting a short verse or poem credit. The exact title or full author details are unreadable in the fragment.
A call to consumers about the value of well advertised products. It argues that advertised quality earns trust, sustains sales, and guarantees worth, linking advertising to better business, customer satisfaction, and repeat purchases. The message asserts honest dealers build success on quality and service backed by persistent ads.
In Bogota Colombia AP notes gasoline costs drivers 80 to 90 cents a gallon while kerosene runs 60 to 70 cents. Despite local petroleum production and refining nearby, high transport costs push prices up as fuel moves from water to rail several times before reaching consumers.
Miss Clara Beach improves after illness. Baker University notes include student awards, a beauty contest winners, and campus visits. Local families rejoice in births and marriages while club members stage period costumes for a Reading club event. Christmas plans and holiday travel mark the week.
Galveston residents plan a Gulf voyage and return by train to attend January classes. The Zeta Chi fraternity hosted an oyster feed on Wednesday evening to honor the football team that won the Kansas championship. Mrs Matilda McKercher, longtime house mother at Zeta Tau Alpha, has resigned to accept a new position.
A small Franklin Farmers Union gathering at the Franklin school house elected delegates for the county meeting in Hopewell on December 15. The next meeting was set for December 28 with a revised program and a list of local attendees and guests.
A review of Marsh Fire by Mareel Howe Farnham with Dodd Mead Publishers contrasts it with All Kneeling and details how Josie the secretary wields flattery to steer Michael Fielding’s life. The piece traces Fielding’s ascent, Josie’s control, and the eventual break as Tom helps restore balance amid a 1890s to World War I arc.
Mary Swain Wagner promotes an auction bridge manual in verse, from its modest 300 copy print to a 6th edition reaching 25 000 copies with endorsements by notable players. The page also surveys Mark Twain letters, Dorsey’s nocturnal writings, German authors award notices, and a children’s tale featuring a polar bear storyteller.
Renee Coudert Riggs Young presents Eskimo tales drawn from Alaska where Mrs Riggs lived as governor’s wife. Dr E W Nelson and Dr D Jenness aided compilation and the stories describe Far North life with talking animals and early cultural scenes.
A long chain of social visits and get togethers is reported in Lawrence. Families including Fletcher, Unger, Welsh, White, Schutz, Garret, Tuttle and others share dinners, Sunday gatherings, and neighborhood calls. Thanksgiving is noted with host families Wolfe and Martin. Several residents attend a musical and suffer flu effects.
Charles Darwin life story described as gentle, tolerant and lovable will be the subject of a forum Sunday at the Unitarian church 12th and Wt. Sts. at 11. Gamaliel Bradford praises his impact, saying he made hell a laughing stock and heaven a dream. Prof Olin Temp lin will speak on The National University.
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