State studies school district consolidation trends
Miss Wooster states five rural districts in the state have one pupil each, driving per capita costs up to about 100 dollars in some cases. Gray county splits into six consolidation districts with four organized and campaigns for the others. Meade Finney Cowley Hard and Edwards counties also weigh consolidations as rural depopulation and earlier school completion push districts toward consolidation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Kanes
Wooster
Tate
Miss. “Wooster
Gray County
Meade
Finney
Cowley
Hard
Edwards
Miss Wooster
Tenteen
Correspondents urged to send items for pay in new year
Notices to correspondents announce year start pay rules for Journal-World items. Credits, checks issued soon after month start. Readers urged to submit back payments for items published before January first. Local notes mention visits, sermons, and social calls. moving picture theater opening at Lone Star Hall with weekly Friday screenings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal-World
Local Social Notes From Lone Star Area
Misses Minnie and Bertha Dietz spent Wednesday afternoon with Esther and Gladys Flory. Several local homes host visits among neighbors including Corbin, Fox, Sanders, and Watts families. The week mentions butchering hogs, New Year’s dinner plans, and various morning and afternoon calls across Lawrence and surrounding farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie
Bertha Dietz
Esther
Gladys Flory
Dietz
Esther Flory
Bertha
Joe Flory
Lawrence
Selgréay
Frances Corbin
Edna Fox
Charlie Sanders
Hugo Neier
Saunders
Robert Wilson
Rob Watts
Franka
Joé Flory
Childes
Earl
Donald
Lawece
Zyeak Fiery
Alfred
Porter Bond
Everett
Kenneth
Frank Varnum
Varnum
Ned Watts
Jena Bond
Dudley
Delia
Dd Watts
Otis Hoover
Austin Fai
Flory
Lacy Frente A Ieuninn
I Am Izabet
Charie Sanders
Hand
Christmas Socials and Local Visits Reported in Lawrence
Lawrence residents share holiday gatherings and neighborly calls. Mrs. Fred Heck and relatives from Oklahoma visited, hunting trips occurred, and numerous families including Norris Pine McNamara and Stallard hosted or received callers. Several notes mention health, travel to Kansas City, and a sled gift delight for Master Lawrence Pine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Heck
Lawrence
Otto Sitz
Marjorie
Oklahoma
Emil Heck
Houch
Sitz
Fultz
Heck
Margaret
Virgil Norris
Miss Norris
South Lawrence
Walter Pine
T. F. Pine
Ed. Stewart
Clarence Stallard
Robert Finley
Willie McGee
Cooley
Springfield
Fred Laptad
Vernon King
Barker
Charlie Hunsinger
Carrie
Alma Guthrie
Moran
King
William Shook
McNamara
Dr. Anderson
Ed McNamara
Grandma Shook
Opal
Georgia
Lynch
Roy McNamara
Grage
Lester McGee
Clara
Willie
Lawrence Pine
Will Pine
Eva Sutton
Rose Hardtaker
Margaret Norr
Viola
Olive King
Ida Betty
Clarence Pine
Ed. Westfall
Kansas City
Joe McCage
Russell Herd
Emma
Ike Herd
Clarence
Stallard
Althia
Christmas Gatherings and Local Notices in Lawrence
Christmas week in Lawrence features numerous visits and gatherings among residents. Names include Guthrie Fultz, Mrs. Miller, Norris, Briester, Pine, Fincher, and Powell families with multiple house calls and holiday meals. Acacia No. 9 Masons announce a January 6 meeting. notices urge debtors to pay at Watkins National Bank. Lone Star hall shows Paramount pictures Friday night with child and adult prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hughey
Olive
Moran
Harry Turner
Belton
Clifford Pine
Regs Pine
Wilbur Pine
W. A. Pine
Ralph
Charlie Fincher
Billy
Myron Dicker
Margaret
Clarence Pine
Dorothy Powell
Mr. Powell
Law revision urged to simplify Kansas statutes
Assistant attorney general proposes starting codification ahead of the 1923 session. A committee of lawyers would supervise revision to remove conflicts including city bond issues. The plan aims to replace lengthy statutes with a two page new law, eliminating useless words and scope conflicts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clausen
State Tax Commission
Mr. Clausen
Supreme Court
Hays City
Kansas League of Municipalities
Congressmen Back Purchase of Pearl Islands for Canal
Several congressmen favor Uncle Sam buying the 12 Pearl Islands at the Pacific entrance to the Panama Canal, currently owned by Panama, to secure strategic control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Pearl Islands
Pacific
Panama Canal
Panama
Gas consumption cut in Wichita slows demand
Wichita officials report daily gas use fell from ten million to six and a half million cubic feet as prices rise. C B Tingley cites furnace and industrial curbs as the cause while a six inch main from a new field may be connected soon. The industrial court says rate increases depend on sustained pressure across all producing mains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Kan
Kansas Gas and Electric Company
Wichita Natural Gas Company
C. B. Tingley
Real estate transfers listed for Baldwin and Lawrence cities
A sequence of real estate transfers records multiple deeds in Baldwin City and Lawrence with varied consideration sums. Items include Mary I Hartley to J R Beem Lot 73 High St Bald win for 550 dollars and several other parcels, some for one dollar and other considerations, along with administrative transfers and a note of standard property descriptors. The notice closes with a brief dispatch on disarmament dialogue in Washington and parity pay for Boston policewomen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ives Hartley
J. R. Beem
High St
Baldwin
Rosabelle Kelsey
C. HW. Tucker
Vermont St. Lawrence
Chas. L. Fuller
Eudora
Charlotte A. Jennings
Louis W. Monk
Ohio St
Lawrence
Bertha Watt McProud
J. B. Cook
Indiana Street
Joseph D. Zuber
Grace Laster
West Lawrence
Maude Smelver
John M. Newlin
St. Lawrence
N. P. Nelson
W. L. Bell
Indiana St
Jersey St
Baldwin City
Lawrence Loan & Realty Co
Jte
John H. Ulm
Parkdale
Roy Metsker
Stephen E. Wait
Home made remedy claims quick cough relief and more
An old advertisement touts a simple home mixture to stop coughs within 24 hours. It recommends Pimex plus sugar syrup or substitutes like molasses or honey, promising rapid throat relief, healing of inflamed membranes, and relief for bronchitis and hoarseness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eusily
Norway
Prospects of Large 1921 Hawaiian Sugar Crop
A Hawaiian Trust Company preview in the Star Bulletin suggests Hawaii faces a sizable 1921 sugar crop with prices lower than recent years. Planters may see average prices higher than next crop, while Crockett Refinery losses in California cut Hawaii’s overall income. state ownership in China is noted for cheap land rents.
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Honolulu
T. H
Jans G
Hawaii
Hawaiian Trust Comany
Hono- Tate Star Bulletin
Hawaiian Trust Company
Crockett
California
Crockett Refinery
Pyramid Pile Suppositories Ad Trembles With Pain Relief
Caught in a garbled ad description the text promotes Pyramid Pile Suppositories as a remedy for itching bleeding and protruding hemorrhoids. It claims a zero cent trial box offering relief and urges readers to obtain the product.
Editor DRAWS SENTENCE Manila P1 Jan 5
Gregorio Perfecto editor of La Nacion organ of the Democratic party was sentenced to two months imprisonment after conviction for criticizing members of the legislation. The report also notes a remark about alligators growing slowly, stating a twelve foot specimen might be about 75 years old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Gregorio Perfecto
la Nacion
Democratic Party
Brownstone hair color advertised with free trial offer
An archaic advertisement touts Brownstone hair coloring claiming it safely covers gray with natural tones. It promises a harmless formula that won’t rub off and offers a free trial bottle from The Kenton Pharmacy, Covington Kentucky, upon sending payment details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenton Pharmgeal Mo
Covington
Stop That Cough McMullin's Tonic Promised Relief
An advertisement touts McMullin's Tobinuga and McMullin's Tonic as quick remedies for coughs flu and bronchial issues. It claims immediate relief and preventative benefits against pneumonia hay fever asthma and other ailments. Distributed through Tilden McMullin in Sedalia Missouri and sold by druggists nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McMulin
Uga
Medallin
McMallin
MrMullin
Tilden McMullin
Sedstia
Quick Way to End Stomach Trouble
Claiming Marlix relieves indigestion and dyspepsia quickly, the ad cites testimonials from Mrs. Jane Curran and Mr. Iubert Thompson praising restoration of appetite and comfort. It promotes a bottle of Marlix for 75 cents with a money back guarantee and mail order option from The Marlix Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Curran
Dole
W. Wan
Mr. Iubert Thompson
Marlix
Privato
Marlix Co
Fort Wayne
Ind
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Olds Lindell
Dorothy
Eva Lindell
Bond
Austin
Frank Flory
Charley Sanders
August Dietz
Cal Ward
Lon Griffith
Minnie Dietz
Austin Flory
Juanita Corbin
Thelma Hareil
Will Johnson
Lily
L. A. Walworth
Lone Star Hall
Lone Star
Acacia No. 9
Masons
Paul A. Lange
W. M. H. Mows
Watkins National Bank
Jacob Kilworth
Splendid Moving Pictures
Paramount Pictures
John Farrell
Joho H. Farrell
Perta
Liu
Commisaidus
Caribbean Sea
Pem
TFA
Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Boston
Writa Kondon Mfg. Co
Nmneapolis, Jig, Mion
Austria
ITAL
Jagd
Berlin
Germany
Polane
Echo Eslovakia
Vienna
China
Iearest Drug Store
Pyramid Drug Co
Pyramid Bldg
Marshall, Mich
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Cascara
Omie la Grippe
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