Vacation Starts as Lawrence Schools End Year 1923
The Lawrence schools finish the year with a Christmas program at the high school auditorium. Most activities suspend for vacation except basketball practice. Cleaning of school buildings will occur during the holidays. The Journal-World features a letter from Theodore Gardner describing a winter stay in St Petersburg and recalling travel by rail and ties contracts from 1882.
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Lawrence
Theodore Gardner
First Avenue North
St. Petersburg
Fla
Journal- World
Ozarks
Cedar Gap West Plains
Kansas City
Springfield
Memphis
Journal-World
Kiridly
Perkins on parole denied by governor in Kansas
Governor Davis announced there would be no executive clemency for W A Nixon of Great Bend serving a life sentence for the slaying of attorney A J Banta. Delegations pressed for Nixon's clemency while 25 Christmas paroles were granted at Lansing on condition that inmates report back January 5. The list included Coffeyville bankers A F and Rufus Newman, ex Han over State Bank president Robert Jaedicke, and F M Perkins of Lawrence. Hospitalized Mrs Donald Kirby is seriously ill with pneumonia.
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Topeka
W. A. Nixon
Great Bend
A. J. Banta
J. M. Davis
Sam Amidon
Wichita
National Democratic
Nixon
Lansing
Davis
A. F
Rufus Newman
Coffeyville
Robert Jaedicke
Hanover State Bank
F. M. Perkins
Lawrence
Seven join the Lone Star C P A initiation
Last night Judge Hugh Means and seven candidates including Jake Good George Melvin F B Dodds Marcel Cohn and Ray Shuler were initiated at Lone Star C P A amid muddy roads and good turnout. A program followed with Marcel Cohn on piano Craig Kennedy singing Fritz Meyn C C Carl and Hovey Hanna performing Seigrei Rose sang three selections. Each candidate spoke briefly and E C Bussing gave a short talk on the C P A aims and accomplishments.
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Hugh Means
Ae. Stewart
Jake Good
George Melvin
F. B. Dodds
Marcel Cohn
Ray Shuler
Lone Star C. P. A
Lone Star
Craig Kennedy
Fritz, Meyn
C. C. Carl
Hovey Hanna
Seigei Rose Saing
E. C. Bussing
Car crashes light pole on Western Union route in city
F E Knapper of 181 North White Avenue Kansas City Missouri drove over the curb yesterday at 5 pm breaking a light pole on Seventh and Massachusetts. He was booked by police but not held in connection with the accident. Commissioner Cleland said the police did not report it to him and the pole replacement along with lights and globe costs about 60 dollars.
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Western Union
Seventh
Massachusetts Street
F. E. Knapper
North White Avenue
Kansas City
Cleland
Santa Claus Delivers Apples in Lawrence District
Santa carried apples on his back this afternoon on Massachusetts street for Lawrence boys and girls and nearby countryside. He plans big red apples tonight and gifts tomorrow and Monday nights. He hints at plenty of variety and hopes to meet country children during tomorrow’s distribution. Come to Ecke's Hall Christmas night with music by Cameo dance orchestra.
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Santa Claus
Massachusetts
Lawrence
Ecke’s Hall
Cameo Dance Orchestra
Chamber of Commerce Resumes January 8 Luncheon
No luncheon next week due to Christmas day. New Year's Day falls on Tuesday so the next regular luncheon will be Tuesday January 8. The new board will meet in early January to organize and officers will be installed at the annual banquet on January 22 at the Chamber building.
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Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commarece
Fair Committees Present Douglas County Board Nominations
The county fair committee of the Chamber of Commerce and a sub committee of the Douglas county fair board met at the Chamber of Commerce building at 2 p m to present nominations for new members of the Douglas county fair board directors. The nominations will be presented before the fair board at a future meeting.
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Chamber of Commerce
Douglas County Fair Board
Fair Board
Paving Committee Reviews Massachusetts Street Resurfacing
The paving committee of the Chamber of Commerce met at 5 PM to review efforts to gather signatures for petitions to resurface Massachusetts Street from the courthouse to Sixth Street. The meeting focused on progress and next steps in the campaign to gain support from residents and businesses.
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Chamber of Commerce
Massachusetts Street
Court House
Sixth Street
Bulgarian Town Says Goodbye To Two American Teachers
In Lovetch Bulgaria two American women, Kate Blackburn of Jacksonville Illinois and Dora Davis, were honored as they left. Blackburn taught 82 years at the Methodist girls school and Davis 23 years. The town praised their work and noted an endowment fund of 20000 teva raised in Blackburns name. Edith Perry of Oklahoma University will replace Blackburn.
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Lovetch
Bulgaria
Associated Press
Kate B. Blackburn
Jacksonville
Illand
Dora Davis
Blackburn
Methodist Girls’ School
Miss Davis
Lovet Ini
Miss Blackburn
Edith Perry
University of Oklahoma
Els
Shakers Give Up Colony at Enfield Move to Canterbury
The five remaining members of Enfield New Hampshire's Shaker community, founded in 1782, will abandon the settlement this winter and relocate to Canterbury. Once about 150 strong, the group dwindled as celibacy and communal living preserved strict discipline as they raised produce and manufactured goods. The exodus ends a long era marked by friction with locals and a history of quiet piety.
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Enfield
Associated Press
Canterbury
Chelawenssa
Studies Lumber Methods by Soviet Captain in Michigan
A. M. Korloff, former Imperial Russian army captain, works in northern Michigan among skidways and snow timber as part of a lumber program to learn American forestry for transfer to Russia. He is a Yale University forestry project participant and holds a Petrogard imperial school degree with a University of Washington master’s. Born in Siberia thirty-two years ago, he spent five years in the Russian army including the Riga campaign.
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Big Bay
Deer
Associated Press
Michigan
A. M. Korloff
Korloff
Russia
Imperial Forestry School
Petrograd
University of Washington
School of Forestry
Yale University
Siberia
Karloff
Riga
Marriage License Granted to Peebles and Peeks Couple
Guy Sorter and Olive Bell Peebles of K were granted a marriage license by Probate Judge Menger yesterday afternoon.
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Guy Sorter
Olive Bell Peebles
Menger
Tobacco export tax slumps Macedonian crop profits
In Kavala, Macedonia, tobacco growers faced sharp downturns in November despite a bumper harvest as a 20 percent export tax in foreign currency reduced sales. American buyers were absent. October saw 829,387 okes bought, while November totals dropped to 500,000 okes, with none from the large Macedonian and Thrace crop going to the United States.
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Kavala
Graen Macedonia
Associated Press
Macedonia
Thrace
America
England
Postal Debt Is Settled Between Bulgaria and France
Sofia December 21 Bulgaria and France resolved a dispute over the Bulgarian postal service debt. France had offered to pay in leva for prewar francs, but Bulgaria pressed for the prewar franc value. After negotiations the French postal service agreed to settle on the franc basis. Santa Claus note included on spelling of Santa Klaus.
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Associated’ Press
Bulgaria
France
Teva
Frevich
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