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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1919
Page
3
A World War I profile praises Captain L B Fuintom of the Marines for creating an efficient dispatch and mail service. It notes his unit's success at Chateau Thierry in maintaining contact with rapidly moving allied units amid snow rain and mud.
Captain Flintom, son of the late A. D. Flintom, discussed his 17 months in France and Belgium. He voiced praise for the navy and described German cruelty including a Belgian boy who lost an arm. He will return to duty in France if no local assignment is found. He is visiting his mother and sister in Kansas City.
Supt. J Q Lane reports all county schools will soon host Junior Red Cross branches. There are 51 current rural branches and new societies form nearly daily. The group shifts from construction to health work like preventing insect-borne diseases and tuberculosis spread after the armistice.
A report notes Michigan coach Yost visiting Lawrence for a casual dinner with old acquaintances Dean W Green and Hugh Blair. He recently left the oil field work and is noted for a public drunkenness fine levied in justice court. Birthday wishes go to British Prime Minister David Lloyd George on his birthday.
Fire Chief William Reinisch cites Judge Wilbur Booth's ruling raising natural gas to 80 cents per thousand feet as fueling a spike in fires in Lawrence. He notes the department averages one alarm daily this January, with many fires caused by sparks or defective chimneys worsened by aging gas-induced mortar decay.
The University Concert Course announces a Werrenrath program to be held Tuesday evening. The recital features pieces by Leoncavallo and Kipling selections, with works such as Chinese Mother Goose Rhymes and Baby Is Sleeping. Tickets are on sale at the store.
Warren chaired an evening of entertainment with talks from Mr Darfield and Professor Qincy for the Girls at the high school. YWCA meeting discussed service ideas. Glee club and normal training girls held meetings. Banquet planned with toastmaster Mr Kent and speakers Ruth Spotts John Henry Anna Lester Paul Endacott Miss Baugh Hartford. Menu included chicken pie and ice cream.
The Hellenic council voted to revoke a rule prohibiting sororities and fraternities from calling each other during evening hours. The earlier ban from 7 to 8 pm last quarter was lifted to return to normal activities. The W.S.G.A. rule banning entertainment between dusk and dawn remains in effect.
Supt. Lane predicts rapid enrollment rise after a new high school building cost ten thousand dollars and adds seven classrooms and an auditorium. He notes the school already serves seven hundred pupils and expects enrollment to grow in a few years. The faculty includes a music teacher and other instructors.
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