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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1929
Page
4
The article notes a weekly bath campaign in French provinces as World War I veterans recall the past. It mentions the A E F members in France and a shift in customs, reflecting a calm after ten years. A Bible verse from Isaiah is quoted, highlighting themes of mercy and loving kindness.
Hearst offered 25003 dollars for the best plan to repeal or avoid prohibition reporting. He says enforcement is unlikely and the prize bid seems modest. Brewers’ groups would likely raise the stakes. Kansas warms after a thaw and winter remains hard to bear. The Kellogg antiwar treaty vote is moved up to precede a naval cruiser bill. The agreement signals swift senate action and possible political maneuvering on disarmament and peace pacts.
Text discusses American influence on Nicaragua’s recent election, noting Moncada’s exclusion and liberals’ fears of Marine interference, then shifts to Kansas cigarette tax revenue losses and widespread stamp omissions. It cites U.S. supervision as acceptable to ensure voters’ choice and proper vote counting.
Episco pal church installs a new boiler and plans services next Sunday. Dr A B Seilards moves his office above Woodward drug. Blacksmiths report active harvest work despite icy pavements. Yuletide thimble party hosted by Mrs W H Carruth. about thirty guests, old friends of Mrs C Learnard. Miss Irma Levy to St Mary's for Lillian Urbansky wedding. Dr and Mrs P P Lester travel to Colorado after weeks with Mr and Mrs A J Phillips. Mrs Theodore Poehler and Alma Poehler depart for San Diego. James Ewers hosts New Year dinner south of town. Nora and Ella Hazle of Pueblo and Mrs M B Mc Creight visit Engle family. Hutchings and Young dissolve partnership. Young continues at current stand, Hutchings at old Fitch stand. TEN YEARS AGO Thursday January 3.
The city reports over 300 war savings stamps sold on the first day of the 1919 series, with 1918 demand expected to be outpaced. The initial stamp was bought by Ernest E. Edie, city carrier No. 1, as local residents await further drive and updates on the war effort.
The French Navy reports Parisians joining the fleet this year doubled from last year but the Paris district still supplies a small share. Most sailors come from coastal regions of Brittany and Normandy as a national recruitment drive continues to boost enlistments.
A fragment notes J B Miege the late Catholic Bishop of the diocese authoring a farewell letter from St. Louis University. It mentions a 277 Kansans benefit for Prof Henry Worrall and a display at a Philadelphia exposition highlighting taste and skill.
A reader criticizes proposed peace plans between Bolivia and Paraguay and praises arbitration. The letter references a 1910s peace conference, Pan American ventures, and Monroe Doctrine protections, urging limits on armament profits and government control of munitions. The writer argues for nonviolent methods and warns against political obstruction to peace initiatives.
Benj M Schooley reports Greece seeks modernization of transit to boost tourism. Proposals include speeding rail, reducing long station stops, and regular steamship service between Cyclades and the mainland to attract visitors. In Cuba leprosy rises prompt calls for new wards at Rincon hospital. overcapacity deters care. 100 cases overwhelm the depor hospital San Zacarias, with many patients in interior areas lacking treatment.
AP reports Rear Adm. Thomas Tingley Craven, commandant at the Great Lakes naval training post, is a living link in a long Craven naval dynasty. Twelve ancestors served on frigates and monitors from the early navy to WWI, with battles, yard commands, and valor decorations spanning generations.
A fragment from a 1928 publication notes a young fellow named Pi OQ IR and Bett’s companion who speaks loudly, downplaying the significance of his words. The text reflects casual dialogue and informal speech characteristic of the era’s social scenes.
Madrid AP reports Valdemanqueda, a remote village within 40 miles of Madrid, where about 350 residents live without marriage or baptism and in semi starvation. The area lacks a priest and pupils, with mental degeneracy linked to consanguinity. General Primo de Rivera was alerted during a monastery visit. The locality once belonged to the Duke of Medinaceli and was sold to a Spanish resin trust.
London AP describes Hyde Park Rotten Row mornings where British youth begin riding lessons early. The piece notes children as young as four learning to ride, reaching skilled levels by seven or eight and becoming prize winners in horse shows nationwide.
A veteran recalls Fairview area history from the 1860s to early settlers, naming families, schools, and landmarks. He chats about the Kemper dairy farm, Hollenbeck and Stewart homes, the Fairview school and church, and a log house with loop holes. He then shifts to urging youth toward aviation as a future field with limitless potential.
Edward E Porterfield Jr president of American Eagle Aircraft Corp says the youth of today look to aviation as a future field. He notes dreamlike potential and high regard for leaders in aeronautics, comparing the drone of motors to music and highlighting a rising generation drawn to the skies.
A Kaw Valley couple entertained at Christmas with a decorated home and a tree laden with gifts. Santa Claus dispensed presents to numerous relatives and friends from Estelle to Kansas City, with many attendees from nearby towns and districts.
Kaw Valley residents share Christmas gatherings with relatives in Lawrence Ottawa and Tulsa. Families including Hetzels Saunders Perkins and Otts hosted meals and visited kin. many attended church programs and a funeral. Joins notes of illness and a brave accident recovery among local households.
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