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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1925
Page
7
Kansas news pages describe dual moves in the Davis administration bribery case. Attorney General Griffith and the Journal pursued different targets, a minor operator and headquarters, with secrecy keeping plans unseen until the Journal’s trap disrupted Griffith’s broader graft investigation.
Governor Paulen moves quickly to restore Lindley to her post and address university needs. The action, praised by President Coolidge, signals a broader commitment to honest governance and educational strengthening across Kansas. The Senate appears to back government ownership in Muscle Shoals, shaping the broader policy outlook.
Ten years ago today French forces withdrew across the Aisne after a week of hard fighting. The West Virginia legislature convenes for an initial 15 days with a 45 day term to follow. Dr Charles Scanion of the Presbyterian Education board calls a national motion picture conference in Washington DC. Major General Robert Lee Bullard, nearing retirement, will be honored at a New York dinner. The US Chamber of Commerce invites manufacturers merchants and economists to a Washington conference on future economies and better marketing methods.
Dr Miguel Pay Baraona, a sixty one year old native Honduran educated in Guatemala and Paris, is elected President. He built a private fortune and aided the poor free of charge. The National Party convention believes he can unite factions torn by revolution and bloodshed.
City clerk states residents who want petitions for payment to be done this year must file with the city commission by February 1. Petitions received after that date will be held over until the following year.
The Pinckney Clarion details new electric lighting enabling night meetings for the PTA. A November gathering drew about 65 attendees with Rev Hislop of the M E church as speaker, music by Mr and Mrs W B Dalton, and refreshments after. The Knot Hole Gang has ~60 members with two fall hikes to Katzenjammer Island and Smith's timber. The article also notes growth of school banking, listing rooms with 100 percent accounts and a letter from Maxine Wilhelmi praising the lights.
A collection of student writings on autumn scenes with pumpkins and birds, a snowy and hail filled day on the way to Memorial High, flag ceremony and war talk with a soldier, a dental health lesson, a dragon tale of the goldenrod, and a dust storm anecdote from Green Mountain Falls to Syracuse.
A cheery cottage scene shows Jane and Mary in dispute over spelling recently. Their mother offers a candy stick as prize but the girls fail to spell it. the tale ends with a lesson and a shared treat.
Harry Gloster flees after discovering two partners dead and a stranger saved byHaines. Joe Macarthur returns to a battered gang gathered around a poker table amid talk of rejoining the Wickson Bank crew. Fatty and Lew watch as Macarthur proves his skill with a pistol and earns a chance to rejoin the band.
Wichita January report notes three county officers retire after forty total years of service, including M. H. Bruce assessor, G. W. C. Jones probate judge, and Ollie Hicklin city court marshal. New officers begin duties with J. D. Dickerson probate judge and Joseph M. Worley county assessor among others.
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