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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1926
Page
2
Testimony tied a Wichita bank to a $409 claim paid by the state banking department. Witness Oswald testified a $400 filing cannot be found in the department files, while Anna A. S and deputy commissioner Grundy were named in the probe. The case centers on alleged improper payment and the department's recordkeeping.
About fifty local supporters travel February 11 by rail to New York for soprano Marion Talley’s Met debut. Parents and Kansas City backers join a growing crowd of supporters as the city rallies behind the young singer’s historic rise. Attendees include her father, a railroad telegrapher, and attorney D. A. Hare who praises the city’s effort to nurture her career.
The Lawrence Choral Union, about 400 members, will gather for rehearsal tonight at Memorial High School at 7 o clock. A regular meeting was postponed to tonight due to a basketball game. The Hiawatha chorus work on Wedding and Death of Minnehaha is nearly complete. Attendance checks rely on assigned seats. late arrivals to be addressed by Dean Swarthout. Ponzi arrests noted.
Promoter and wife detained in Jacksonville after arrest on Ponzi related charges. He faces four counts under Florida corporate fraud laws, indicted by a Duval County grand jury. They await bond and defense arrangements as authorities describe the case and recent court actions.
This week lists events from Wednesday to Saturday in Lawrence. Choral Union program on Wednesday. Thursday features Council of Religious Education and a third annual bananeet at the M E church. College basketball games include Kansas and Oklahoma Aries, Haskell and Park College. Friday offers Farm Bureau basket dinner at the Chamber of Commerce and Paul Whiteman concert at the University. Saturday covers Lawrence high school game against Baldwin and a Topeka clash.
The Junior high school will cooperate with Lawrence grade schools lacking gymnasiums. Ip al J F Stonecipher announced New York Quincy and Pinckney schools will use the junior high gym on Monday Tuesday and Friday afternoons respectively.
R. R. Rutherford under sheriff and City Officer Henry Smith escorted three prisoners to Lansing this afternoon. J. A. Moles was found guilty of stealing automobiles and Orin Zimmerman pled guilty. Frank Hall alias John Vroncesitch will serve time for first degree robbery after being identified as a Peerless garage robber. See big dinner Friday. Douglas County Farm Bureau to host a noon basket dinner with music and moving pictures at the Chamber of Commerce rooms.
Obituaries and notices recount the deaths of Rosa Boomer in Holton, Daniel I. Jenkins in Lawrence, and Timothy Lyons in California with services and homes noted. Also reported are a Topeka car crash near Lawrence, Democratic party events in New Orleans and Topeka, marriage licenses issued in Topeka and Worden, a Teachers Council dinner in Lawrence, and the city library's Lincoln Birthday closure.
McLOUTH news notes weekend guests, relocations, and local events. People visiting relatives, new arrivals in Lawrence and Topeka, church revivals, and a forthcoming furniture sale are mentioned along with births, deaths, and community relations.
Mr and Mrs Elmer Thurber and daughter Celesta visited O E Thurber of Richland on Tuesday. Pearl Thurber also spent Sunday with O E Thurber. Earl Harding of Toreka saw family in the area. Joe Schirmer helped Jack Dilli with wood. Lawrence visitors included Mr and Mrs John Moss and Mrs Will Heyl with daughter Gladys. Sunday school and church had a good crowd. sermon by Oliver. Minister’s last appointment before March conference. George Heyl and Jess Suttos threshed a coin for Elmer Thurber. Miss Kegha Hallmark visited with Ladys and Opal Heys. Selah Gibler returned from Lone Star. Charlie Harding improved the road side by hedge cutting.
Local residents share visits with Kalgi, Keehler, Neis and others. Funeral attendance, school exams, and a rock party at Edelbrock mark busy social life. Basketball players Vernon Strobel and Carl Keehler lead in school sports. farm livestock sale announced near Weaver with a church lunch option.
The state Lincoln Day club will hold a dinner and program at St. John A M E church in Topeka Friday evening. Dinner at 6 o clock. Program at 6 30 o clock. Speakers include J H Wilson J H Guy H L Monroe and others with five minute addresses. Gov Ben S Paulen Prof W Gray T W Belt and Rev J R Ransom among presenters. New car on display.
Dicker Brothers at North 3rd and Elm street display the Pontiac car, the new General Motors model dubbed chief of the Sixes. Oakland Motor Car company manufactures it as a companion to the Oakland Six, debuting at the New York auto show. Two body types offered, a two passenger coupe and a five passenger coach, with a factory list price of 825 dollars. The coupe arrives in light Sage Green duco, the coach in Arizona Gray duco, both Fisher Built.
The University of Kansas basketball team defeated Drake University 34 to 18 in a dominant showing. Harold Schmidt led Kansas with 13 points on six field goals and a free throw, while Zeke Burton and Gale Gordon sparked the offense as Kansas built a strong first-half lead and maintained control in the second half.
The Iowa State cyclones overwhelmed Grinnell 34 to 15 at Ames. Moran aided Grinnell with a lone field goal while Elliott led Ames with 22 points from the floor and foul line. Also noted are services held for Frank Witham, a freshman football coach and intramural athletics director, who died yesterday morning.
With ten games left in the 1926 schedule the University of Kansas Jayhawkers sit in second place in the Valley title race. Kansas improved to eight wins and two losses after defeating Drake and the Kansas Aggies and beating Nebraska at Manhattan. They are set to host the Oklahoma Aggies at Lawrence on Thursday evening.
Kansas Aggies defeated Nebraska 41 to 26. Grinnell lost to St Marys 39 to 15. Kansas Wesleyan beat St Benedict's 32 to 13. Pittsburg topped College of Emporia 28 to 22. Emporia Teachers defeated Southwestern 34 to 27. Bethany beat Sterling 46 to 22.
An advertisement urges readers to use Ely's Cream Balm for head colds and catarrh. It describes applying the antiseptic cream into the nostrils to clear nasal passages, reduce inflammation, and relieve headache and breathing difficulty. The copy promotes instant relief and overall head comfort.
Former Kansas University athlete and Lawrence High coach Andrew McDonald attended the Drake Kansas basketball game in Lawrence last evening. He coaches Springfield Teachers College in Springfield Missouri and was joined by Carl Day vis captain of Springfield’s basketball team. McDonald’s squad has won six straight Missouri State Conference games.
A noted authority explains undigested food delays in the stomach and indigestion from hyperacidity. He prescribes four ounces of red Salts dissolved in water before breakfast for a week, promising relief and a general neutralizing, gas reducing, and digestive-juice promoting effect. Jad Salts, made from gravel acid and lemon juice with sodium phosphate, is described as inexpensive and broadly helpful for stomach disorders.
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