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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1929
Page
4
Subscription rates are listed by carrier and by mail for various regions and terms. The page includes Associated Press notes, local Lawrence commentary, and reflections on prohibition, censorship, and social norms amid Kansas City theater raids and debates on theater liberty.
The piece discusses protecting public taste in theatre without new censorship agencies. It explains China's abolition of extraterritoriality and how foreign courts in China will bow to Chinese courts, while U S and other powers retain their own courts under treaty rights amid gradual change.
A promoter claims a woman suing him is Edith Angel though affidavits show she is Mrs. Kearns Legna Kearns. He says a $500 monthly payment contract was made under duress. Also reported: Olympic champ Ray Barbull, newly married March to Marian Hicks, and congresswoman Pearl Oldfield not seeking reelection.
Overnight wires report Hoover and Mrs Hoover faced cold weather as they attended a party for son Al in Washington. Other items mention guardsmen arrested after a drinking party near New London and seven coast guard personnel seized with liquor from a rum runner. An aviation crash near Amarillo killed five, and a golf course incident involved a Golfer linked to the Rothstein case. Additional notes reference a veto, scientific claims, and diplomatic moves.
Excelsior Springs Mo Dec 31 AP An Iowa sheriff prepared to leave for Cedar Rapids tonight with Charles E Huckins alleged to have defrauded investors out of thousands. Huckins has been ill in a hotel here. Physicians said he probably could travel today but a final decision would await an examination this afternoon. Harry Manchester sheriff of Iowa was here telling Huckins release from physician care.
Miss Maud Cremer hosts a tard party while Al and O Graeber host a dinner for Pueblo guests. Mrs Goodnight of Arkansas City visits her cousin on Kentucky street and plans building on Ohio street. Miss Barteldes and Miss Wilhelmi host a party with Sherlock Holmes games. Miss Levy wins a plate. The Meyers host a South New Hampshire gathering for Bernice Mreneh’s card party. Beatrice Rushner plans a winter stay with grandmother Mrs Rushmer after arriving from Pueblo. The Blumblepuppies reunion gathers on Louisiana street. Leslie Rather and parents are quarantined for scarlet fever. Frank Coste suffers acid poisoning on Kentucky street.
Kansas history notes the 1882 state board of agriculture report estimating Kansas farm product value at 108,177,520 dollars. It also cites 1833 as the year with 41,364,040 acres cultivated, and mentions railroad commissioners releasing their first report.
New York City Justice Lione weighs whether sports figure Jack Kearns is legally married after an affidavit submitted on his behalf. The case centers on marital status and potential implications for Mr Kearns’ legal rights.
A fragment from Claude Callan presents Poor Pa as a satirical portrait of Ma who critiques Mrs. Mopple for gossiping. The piece suggests Ma visits daily to check if Mrs. Mopple has ceased gossiping, highlighting small town dynamics and humor.
New York woman Mrs Pauling Friedburger Segree bequeathed several lots in Seward county Kansas to the Liberal city for public buildings. The will filed for probate after her death December 1 leaves more than 100000 dollars as residue to twenty five distant relatives. A dog cemetery in Hartsdale New York receives 400 dollars to care for graves of Irish Spaniels she owned.
Harold Ryder, a cream vendor at a lodge party, suffered frost bite with skin peeling from his palms and blisters on his fingers unable to unbutton his shirt or assist himself. The event drew about 2 150 guests. In London, Margaret Bondfield told the Commons that two American talking machine firms with operations in Britain employ few British staff and mainly Americans in technical or executive roles.
Anne Wilmot travels to the Sierra guesting Leon Morse whose wealth shields bold schemes. Morse aims to win her, control a railroad project, and silence rivals while Anne and her aunt counter with warnings and ultimatums as a tense domestic drama unfolds in Monte Cristo Lodge.
A long list of Christmas visits and travel among Eudora, Lawrence, Kansas City, and Wichita is reported. Families such as the Nous, Diederhoff, Hadle, Schlagel, Andrews, Westerhouse, Ziemer Tan, and Schuhov merge in holiday hosting, dinners, and church gatherings with neighbors from Warren, Arkansas City, and nearby towns.
The tale describes December nearing arrival as the Little Black Clock shifts time to give more days for the Months and Years. The Baby New Year is eager to travel, grow, and start a year of adventures, while January and the Dry Wednesday carry him toward midnight and the New Year’s arrival.
Mr and Mrs R B Church stayed in Kansas City from Tuesday to Thursday visiting their mother Mrs H L Heller. The note mentions the new term starting Monday January 6 at the Business College and that the school office will be open all week for enrollments.
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