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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1922
Page
8
In Lawrence Kansas a 1922 dispatch notes a proverb about a good name being worth more than riches and hints at a Denver mint robbery theory. It speculates a group of distressed family heads facing five shopping days before Christmas as possible perpetrators.
Jonathan Davis proposes a 20 percent gut in all state salaries over 2500 dollars drawing Kansans to question the governor's regard for state affairs. The Leavenworth Times argues public office should attract qualified officials, not just anyone. Henry Ford has written an autobiography is noted as a tangential point.
Figures from the Kansas industrial court show Kansas coal demand down 65 percent in recent months as oil fuel grows. High coal prices and uncertain supply push industries and households toward oil, while miners and operators face blame for market trouble.
A jumble of old quotes mocks leaders and social norms as humorous, dark snippets mix references to Old Mother Hubbard reparations for a dog, Kansas City police Christmas gift bans, rumors about a film star’s downfall, and Poland’s presidency joining Greece’s war ministry in a hazardous occupations list.
Fragmentary musings with quirky maxims on travel life gifts and Santa Claus. The piece parodies holiday aspirations and consumer math, mentioning a pocketbook as a gift and a boy awaiting Santa. It lightly wields humor about mismatched presents and the cost of pipe smoking versus stoves.
A historical note marks the five year anniversary of a Canadian conscription victory by 44 votes. Sir Charles Fitzpatrick enters his 70th year as Lieutenant Governor of Quebec and former Dominion chief justice. President Calvin Coolidge accepts to speak at a New England society gathering in Charleston. Pennsylvania State College football heads to Pasadena to play USC on New Year’s Day. Prohibition officers from across the country concentrate in eastern cities to curb liquor during Christmas holidays.
A flurry of weekend gatherings and visits unfolded in Lawrence. Teposted it at wisny evening to a 1 2 Jénnie Desshelt af Seili kla and comrades on a spratty cold hike to Wakarusa Bat Point. Mr. and Mrs. Ross Stanwix and the Piste club hosted a gathering at Mrs. Ernest Bigsby’s Kanlake home. Willis Monroe and Willis Comfort visited from Boningae and Topeka, while Sherman Stout of Summer IL spent Sunday with J. C. Herriott and family. funeral services for Elmo Winger were held at Rumsey Bros. chapel.
The Oakridge Birthday club hosts an indoor picnic Friday December 29 at the Oakridge schoolhouse honoring Mr. and Mrs. Willard Morgan and Willard Jr. who move to Topeka when the year begins. Each family may invite three outsiders. A polenaid program is planned and attendees should bring well filled baskets and enoy dishes for their family.
A new shipping service provides twice daily radio bulletins from Swan Island in the Western Caribbean. Morning broadcasts run only in the hurricane season from June 1 to November 30, delivering warnings and location advisories. Night broadcasts continue year round with updates for mariners and coastal shipping interests.
Martha Pauline Gibson of Lawrence, born February 25 in the county, died December 11 1922. She married Clarence Walter in 1878 and had two sons Walter Oliver and Lawrence Edgar, all of Lawrence. She helped develop a rural home later known as the Paul Koehler farm, joined the Christian church in 1894, and is survived by two sisters and a brother. Funeral held at home with Rev. B Hob Grage, burial beside her husband at Oak Grove Cemetery.
Scattered captions mention robbers, a Saturday heist, and funds from car sales, while town scenes show busy post office activity and county treasurer offices. Fragments reference Mount Stent, a student in an old army coat, the shortest day near, Christmas bills, Salvation Army kettles, and a Kansas City charity party for children.
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