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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1930
Page
4
Contents include editorials on St Louis efforts to curb long after dinner speeches, Congress on vacation and impacting measures, farm programs and tax-fee changes, political shifts in Kansas, and references to drought relief funding and Prohibition-era rulings. The piece blends religious quotation, civic commentary, and early postwar policy notes.
Fragmentary OCR notes discuss crop yields and farm progress but readability is poor. The incomplete lines reference reductions and totals without clear subjects or outcomes, making precise summary impossible from the provided fragment.
In the Old Home Town Mr. Chas. Apus broke his leg Saturday evening. The city council held an advisory session last evening on whether to ease anew road improvements and authorized advertisements for bids for such works.
Twenty five years ago on Monday December twelve Prof and Mrs R W Cone hosted about fifty guests at their home to celebrate Prof Cone’s anniversary and Mrs Cone’s marriage. Guests included Hel en Faulkner and others. gifts were unique and amusing. Miss Nora Beldon won a prize at a reception for Miss Yeakle.
A brief syndicated column titled Poor by Claude Callan appears in a Pennsylvania edition. The note lists Claude Callan as author and cites Publishers Syndicate copyright. The fragment provides no further context or events.
Ten years ago December 22 mentions Mrs W E Spalding visiting son Arthur Spalding at Ce secretary of the Chamber of Commerce meeting Lawrence business leaders about state organization activities. Mr and Mrs F H Smithmeyer return from seven weeks in the South after attending a festival on Flegier Bay with flower day water sports and a parade, hosted by Dinner Mr and Mrs Ellis Johnston gave a seven o'clock dinner at 1112 New Jersey Street. A marriage is planned for Miss Jessie Bliss with attendees including Birdie Zwick and Elizabeth Mins, Nellie-Reece Evans of Omaha.
The note discusses how crowding and fatigue contribute to meningitis spread, especially among children and young adults. It explains the meningococcus germ can be harbored even by those without disease and urges watching any nasal infection. It states epidemic meningitis can be treated with specific antitoxin, most effective when given early.
AP reports festive Broadway season as theaters plan extra matinees to handle thousands of students returning home for holidays. The piece notes actors seek holiday social events and mentions a recovered illness in Boonie as part of the season’s human interest. It also touches on Christmas trees and regional forestry efforts in Mississippi with broader seasonal color.
Vivienne, a model, navigates social pressure and a risky flirtation with Channing who hints at a proposal tomorrow amid rumors and the threat of professional ruin. Her friends warn of Gallatin's power and the glamor peril of the stage.
A childlike scene with Little Black Clock visits Santa in a fantastical pantry filled with candy animals and festive treats. Santa recalls old times and jokes about dressing as plum pudding while urging the children to imagine costumes and delightful holiday magic.
Bright stalls line city squares in Buenos Aires Santiago and Montevideo as Christmas markets open south of the equator. Vendors offer gifts and treats while families browse decorations and seasonal foods amid warm December evenings.
In a tale of love and betrayal a wife named Fanny Frost flees with a married man as her mother-in-law doubts her innocence. David, her husband, contemplates divorce while a web of secret meetings and mistaken beliefs swirl around Sheila and Shelle. A long absence from Peane David fuels rumors of infidelity that mask the true truth.
Amelia urges David to confront his past and his guilt as he visits Fanny. He confronts forgiveness, recalls shared happiness, and pleads to avoid parting, while Fanny wrestles with fear and lingering affection. Their tense reunion centers on forgiveness and the pull of former love.
A grandmotherly half hour seals a hurried NY elopement plan. David wins Fanny’s reluctant consent to marry that night in Connecticut. They dismiss the bank danger, order a limousine, and envision the Riviera honeymoon aboard the Benarabia, sharing a tender kiss before departure.
Patrolman Gus Mc Connell reports gas wells on his tract west of here. A second gasser brought in yesterday yields an estimated 800000 cubic feet daily. A pipeline company plans to purchase the gas product.
World s largest carillon will ring at Riverside church with seventy two bells donated by John D. Rockefeller Jr. in memory of his mother. Farmers seek relief, Milbank funded research shows health gaps between agriculture and professional groups. A billiards champion advises hay pitching for fitness. Dr Arthur Torrence discusses Quaker speakers in Africa. Police captain Owen Cunningham earns commendation after hunters misreport the source of a killed animal. Blanche Little marks twenty years of Sunday school attendance in Hoboken as Presbyterians note long devotion.
On December 21 1886 Russell voted for bonds of 135000 dollars to the Fort Creith and Weat emak. On December 22 1887 reports of great suffering in the western Kansas storm were found to be greatly overdrawn. Garnett beer sellers were fined 1200 dollars and sentenced to 300 days in jail.
From Wakulla spring near Tallahassee geologists and spring owner George Christie recovered bones of two mastodons. Divers continued rescue operations to retrieve the remains as the team works from the depths of the spring 15 miles from the state capital.
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