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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1929
Page
4
A digest of varied items includes highway improvement in the county from Baldwin to highway 73, legislative repeal talk, editorials on law enforcement, California football mishaps, Ambassador Fletcher in Hoover era plans, new motor tags and income tax forms, a Colombian air incident, Washington political shifts, influenza trends by region, and a mention of a new background development.
Critics observe producers admit that many on screen moments lack depth, with even filmmakers acknowledging some scenes reveal superficial layers rather than genuine substance. The remark highlights a broader trend toward surface storytelling in modern cinema.
A Lawrence era of local life unfolds with a Sigel dance, praise for Mr. Hubbell’s class, and memories of cold Italian winds. Miss Alla Barnes hosts a birthday gathering, holidays return with serenades, and Mount Oread buzzes again. A new post office desk arrives, plus the river ice and a forward look at Our Schools by C F Forbes. Chamber of Commerce notes, dues, and reform plans accompany 25 years ago items and local travel.
Ten years ago a Lawrence columns item notes students saved nearly 20 dollars despite influenza closing schools. Pupils owed 19 959 dollars. Red Cross knitting drives begin tonight as Rev Roy E Stauffer marks seventeenth year of service at the Episcopal church with a sermon titled A Look Forward. Ruth Evans leaves for Lawton Oklahoma to teach. Post office staff report seven men off sick with flu. Arthur Walker departs for Louisville after furlough with his Lawrence relatives.
Factory representatives from John Deere Plow Co will lead a tractor school at Memorial High School located at 14th and Maes Street on Wednesday January 9 starting at 1 p.m. The session aims to be informative for all owners regardless of tractor make or ownership status.
Letter author urges relief for farmers while condemning wasteful marketing. It proposes a federal bill to bar sale of food not possessed, aiming to curb market manipulation and boost farmer bargaining power. The writer cites historic wheat trades and tariff effects, arguing for stronger price protection via legal sanctions.
R H Ballard, president of Southern California Edison, predicts the next seven years will equal all prior electric industry growth since the incandescent lamp. Widespread home and factory use expand electricity from lighting to cooking, refrigeration, heating, cooling, and process heating, with elect rification of steam and industry accelerating demand.
In 1876 the Kansas State Historical Society began in a bookcase within the state auditor's office. In 1879 the Arkansas Valley Editorial Association formed in Hutchinson marking a regional journalism milestone.
Christmas Eve visits and holiday gatherings spread through Pony Creek and nearby towns. Names from Sowers, McKone, Kahn, Hess, Bleakley, Dwyer, Miller, Ford, and others appear among family dinners, church events, and community plays in Lawrence and Topeka districts.
Dea and Agnes Keating of Washington holiday guests. Bleakley family and friends spent Sunday in Manhattan. Ruth Phenicie and Georgiata Bleakley traveled to Kansas City. Genealogies of Skeets and family appear with Christmas gatherings, school programs, and year end notices. Mrs Wiseman’s death announced. funeral plans to Texico. Mrs Dwyer Sr hosts Christmas dinner with Will Frost and J E Dwyer family.
The Washington Creek school closed on Friday December 21 with six students marked as daily attendees while all others were absent due to illness. Several families hosted Christmas gatherings, visits occurred with neighbors, and local residents traveled to Lawrence for corn. Reports mention illness, Christmas social visits, and multiple households hosting guests with names of residents and family affiliations throughout the community.
A long local column blends family notices with a feature promoting dental health. The piece cites Gorgas Memorial Institute and New York City officials stressing that good teeth boost efficiency, reduce sick leave, and improve earnings, urging readers to seek modern dentistry and consider dental benefits for employers. It also includes numerous social updates from the area and a short ad for Lawrence Business College and a stenotype machine.
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