Political debate and education reform in Kansas press debate
A Lawrence Journal-World page reprints opinion and news notes on Kansas politics. It discusses Governor Faul's higher education promises, legislative resistance to a regents bill, and concerns about pressure from organized groups. Admiral Sims comments on naval power, aircraft impact, and future military balance. The piece cites Kansas highway funding talks and questions federal aid eligibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paulen
Topeka
Board of Regents
Faulen
Kansas
Senate
Sims
Naytes
Old Latin headline mixup in Emporia Gazette editorial
The Emporia Gazette runs an editorial by Old Bill White on youth taking charge and the old generation's legacy. A latin headline mistakenly printed by linotype workers highlights changes not fully learned by the new era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emporia Gazette
Bill White
Letters to the Editor Warns of Overbearing Radio Announcer
A Topeka readers letter complains about KFKU at the University broadcasting the state house session. The writer mocks the announcer and critiqued parliamentary conduct, urging a simpler program and mocking the perceived knowledge gap among listeners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ansas
House of Representatives
Topeka
KFKU
Kansas
Indians
Cc. W. Brown
Billie Burke in Accident at Palm Beach
Actress Billie Burke sustained minor bruises when an automobile carrying her and Gurnee Munn collided with a taxi in Palm Beach. Burke was reported as asleep and recovering from the shock at Flo Ziegfeld's home where inquiries were made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Palm Beach
Fla
Billie Burke
Flo Ziegfeld
Gurnee Munn
Palm Beach
Paper export increase noted in Canada United States trade
Newsprint totaling 242,876,900 pounds and valued at 88,993,785 crossed into the United States from Canada last year per the Canadian pulp and paper industry report. Exports rose by 16,000,000 pounds from 1923. The American market now absorbs 87 percent of export value, with almost all Canadian paper used in North America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Ont
Associated Press
Canada
United States
North America
Big Springs Community Plans Led by Farm Bureau Officers
Big Springs Douglas county home demonstration agent Miss Mildred Smith met with the Indies of the Big Springs Women's Club at Mrs. Fred Bahnmaier's home to finish millinery work and train local leaders. Health work leaders will meet at Mrs. Verna Kettering's home for training. Several residents and guests are noted, including Slaughter and Wymer families, plus a wolf hunt with no game found. A missionary day program at United Brethren church features a drama, music, and a junior class social event recently held at George Morris home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Smith
Douglas County Farm Bureau
Big Springs
Nora Bertschinger
L. A. Slaughter
Herbert Wymer
William Plateman
Esther Eshnaaier
John Dreyer
Sophia Damm
George Duncan
Fred Bahnmaier
Slaughter Brothers
A. E Willson
Missionary Society of the United Brethren Church
Douglas County Teachers
Rose Bews
William Wymer
Douglas County Farms Bureau
Bigg Springs
Verna Kettering
United Brethren Church
Missionary Society
George Morris
Gertrude Henry
Esther Wilson
Esther
Peter Bahnmaier
William Lanry Holloway
Lucille
Philip
Lawrence
J. D. Henry
Roy Cree
Glenn
Harvey Stone
John Hogue
Francis
Topeka
Teddy Vieland
Horton
Theodore Sutton
Howard Henry
Tonganoxie
John Wilson
Magdalena Noe
H. K. Lury
Harry Dicker
Wayne
Leonhard
Arthur Leonhard
George Snow
Ray Snow
Edgar Dolan
Ruth Johne
Clearfield
Christine Suizer
Sam Hall
P. Leonhard
Wilbur Pine
Frank Walters
Midland Social Club
Bertha Knop
Louise
Gertrude
Alfred Heck
Johnnia Strong
Elmer Wise
Charles Wise
Chester Toms
Gertrude Knop
Roy Nelson
Kansas City
Toms
Herbert Bruckmiller
Frank Toms
City
Independence
Marjorie Bereiter
Will House
Marjorie
Clarence Porter
van Neste
Emil Heck
G. B. Young
Midland Station
Bismark School
Edwin Sandefur
Florence Bailey
Fred Strong
Johnnie Strong
Frank Weltars
Charles Wood
Wood
TennEnt
John Brinkmeyer
F. H. Johns
Ross Stanwix
Ambrose “Bigsby
Parker
Ed Westfall
Edgar Dolan and Sons
Snow
Jardine a left hander on golf course
Wichita Kansas February 7. Dr Jardine and Secretary Mohler attended the annual Kansas livestock association convention. Mohler praised Jardine as a capable agricultural secret ary and the best left handed golf player he knows. A Scottish friend recalled Jardine finishing a round in a bunker with his mashie and his Maker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Kan
William Jardine
J. “Mohler
State Board of Agriculture
Jardine
Topeka
Doctor Jardine
Mohler
The
Kansas Livestock Association
Religious services and revival notices across churches
Church of the Brethren announces morning worship at 11 and Sunday school at 10 with evening services at the Armory, while Nazarene Church schedules services at 10 and 11, and 7:45 p.m. Evangelist Rev. Edna Wells Hoke from Carterville, Illinois, begins revival in North Lawrence Friday March 6. Estelle Reid Lienard to host religious week talks next Sunday at 7:45 p.m. English Court in Selby reports seven sevens on court and police activity in a recent lighting vehicle case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of the Brethren
14Th
New Hampshire Streets
Geo. W. Burgin
Armory
Rhode Island Street
Nazarene Church
Lincoln
N. Lawrence
M. F. Lienard
West Fairview School House
Clinton Nazarene Church
Edna Wells Hoke
Carterville
Ill
North Lawrence
Hoke
United States
Estelle Reid Lienard
Marjorie Day
Tresgie May
Jacqueline Stice
Lillian Sloan
William Toeves
John Leonard
Dennis Lardner
First Presbyterian Church
Selby
Eng
Associated Press
Morrow questions modern business pace and simple life
Wichita adv club speaker Marco Morrow urged distinguishing chores from real life and praised simpler living. He cited the 40 hour week and speculated a possible 4 hour day to match rising production and consumption, criticizing wasteful advertising while praising ads that educate and broaden life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Associated Press
Theodore Roosevelt
Marco Morrow
Topeka
Capper Publications
Theodore
Mom
Eve
Morrow
Local Social News Highlights From Oak Ridge Area
Oak Ridge residents host and visit families across Lawrence and nearby towns. Tellers at Leonhard home, teachers meeting, club gatherings, birthday celebrations, illnesses, and travel plans fill a busy weekend calendar with multiple households named and events noted.
Americans Beat Dutch in Guiana Prospecting Push
Amsterdam reports Dutch governor Surinam Baron A J Van Heemstra says Americans show much interest in Dutch Guiana with a prominent exploration syndicate near Paramaribo and gold prospecting in the interior. He notes German firms too push development, while Dutch are slow except for a sugar refinery plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
Holland
Dutch Guiana
A. J. van Heemstra
Surinam
Paramaribo
Ruth Elizabeth DeMerritt Born and Died in 1924 25
Little Ruth Elizabeth DeMerritt was born July 80 1924 and died February 24 1925 of pneumonia. Funeral services were held at Rumsey funeral home with Rev S A Gardner delivering words to the bereaved parents Lester and Mrs. DeMerritt and friends. Interment was in Clinton cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Elizabeth DeMerritt
Rumsey
S.A. Gardner
Clinton
Lester DeMerritt
Charlie Woodard
Margaret Cummings
Jésus
Wm*Demerritt
Moran, Kans
Lester
Albert Demerritt
Wm. Dodson
Wichita, Kans
Clinton Cemetery
Orontes at Sea Drift Heads to Grim Rescue
Alden Drake, former sailor turned captain, commands the Orontes as Mary Manning, Jake Stevens, and a wary crew confront a deadly stranding off Java. Drake seeks a high tide solution by shifting weight and hauling anchors while the ship rides on a lone rock. Tension between Drake and Stevens tightens as dawn nears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alden Drake
Mary
Stevens
Java
Adams
Drake
Mary Manning
Jake Stevens
Ike
Table Bay
Paradise
Missing aboard ship sparks standoff on voyage
Steamship tension rises as Stevens and Drake confront each other after reports spread that a woman, possibly Miss Manning, is missing from her cabin. Crew clusters for coffee as the galley scene plays out while Ike the steward discreetly aids a passenger. The atmosphere tightens as accusations mount.
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Twining
Adams
Stevens
Ske
Miss. Manning
Drake
Local Family Notes and Moves Across Kansas
A string of community updates from Pippton and surrounding areas covers visits, moves, and school enrollments. Mrs Houghton and children visit par ents. several families relocate to Topeka, Lawrence, Riverside, and Crowder district. Lake View School gains four new pupils bringing total to sixteen. pensions paid by Britain in 1924 to World War I veterans and dependents reached 72,000,000 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houghton
Pippton
Kansas
A. J. Parnell
Lucile .MccCreath
Lonnie
Josephine Gentry
American Legion
Bowersock
Taylor
David McCreath
Olson
Ship Gentry
R Tun
Frank Miller
Lawrence
James Morris
Riverside
Jacob Grimes
Crowder
Julius Beaurman
Corm
Pip Farley
Virgil Farley
T. Farley
Seymour Genivy
Aspirin Gargle For Tonsillitis Advice
A harmless gargle method suggests dissolving two Bayer Tablets of Aspirin in four tablespoonfuls of water and gargling the throat thoroughly. Repeat in two hours if necessary. Use only genuine Bayer Tablets of Aspirin marked with the Bayer Cross, available in boxes of twelve tablets for a few cents.
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W. C. Simons, Preasoant
Massachusette Street
Law- Au" Fence
Ah Evans
Chvicago
A. R. Keater
Hartford Bullding
iNew York
Frankli P. Alcorn
Marbridge
Allews
Member
Audit Bureau OF Circulations
Postoffice
aSre
Journal-World
Weede
K. U
Kaneas
Jack Watton
Lear
Oklahoma
Kowes
Oak Ridge
Ruth Elizabeth
Butler-Sanderson Motor Co
Chicago Opera Company
Ssentand
Sir
U “Gol
Orontes
Snel Lake View
Dunn
Bernice Mitchell
Owen Mitchell
David McCreeth
Merivan Club
Frank Lee
Tecumseh
K.U
Episcopal Church
10Th
Vermont
the Holy Communion
Lawrence National Bank
Lawrence, Kansas
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