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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1925
Page
4
The page mixes editorials on warcraft and social questions with local notes from Lawrence Kansas. It discusses junior colleges, farm prosperity, and wartime ethics, plus a bank pardon case and labor union statistics. The column reflects era concerns and reports dated January 17, 1925.
The calendar marks Anna M T Redfields birth centenary as Thrift Week begins in the United States. In Helsinki foreign ministers conference will discuss Baltic concerns. Tom J Terral will be inaugurated Arkansas governor with other officials. Denver hosts the National Western Live Stock Show through next week. Sir Arthur Currie, McGill principal, speaks at New York dinner. Douglas MacArthur to be promoted to major general in Atlanta.
Salem native Major General Shanks wraps a 45 year career in active duty. A Roanoke College and West Point graduate, he rose from first lieutenant to brigadier general after the Spanish American War. He served in the Philippines, governed Cavite, and led embarkation at Hoboken in 1917 earning the Distinguished Service Medal.
State lecturer Cogswell will be guest of honor at a luncheon meeting of the Midland Grange next Thursday at the Midland CPA hall. He will address Midland Grange members after lunch, with a Grange program to follow. All county Grange members are invited.
W R Schreiner comments on consumer notice urging rejection of thawed milk and explains milk quality testing. He outlines pasteurization standards, TB testing, and proper handling from farm to bottle, praising inspectors for ensuring Grade A milk and cautioning against unsafe practices.
Kansas legislators mingle in inaugural week with Rep B W Weber of Ellis County a Roosevelt ally and father of thirteen. Kiowa Davis a veteran lawyer and orator shines in the senate while Gov Paulen takes oath. Local notes report college enrollment, new classes, and job moves at a Topeka business college amid state events.
Kansas editors gather January 30 31 in Topeka for the Kansas Press Association annual convention with a Kansas Day event on January 29. Notable highlights include a banquet by Santa Fe Railroad in the Masonic Temple, Gov. Ben S Paulen and Mayor Earl Akers welcome remarks, and talks by L F Valentine, Wallace J Ferry, and 3 S Osterhold on subs and pay. The program features round table chats, a National Editors Association president speech, and a band performance by the K PLA Band.
London hostesses complain young men and women now take life seriously and miss weekend parties due to responsible engagements. Debutantes pursue politics with enthusiasm. many keep political diaries and photograph albums of MPs instead of actors.
The text notes a protest over entry into the United States tied to alleged communist activity involving a spouse of a foreign leader. It mentions a Lawrence High School versus Paola debate on Allied Debt set for Monday at 8 p m in H 8 Auditorium with admission 3 cents. It also references historical questions about worship and a claim that serpents have appeared as gods in many countries.
Harry Gloster flees after finding his partners dead and eludes pursuit with Joan Barry aiding him. Buck Daniels, her guardian, forces a truce as Gloster and Barry entangle with bandits led by Joe Macarthur. Cassier Samuel Carney confesses to bank treachery and plots a dangerous plan with Oscar Fern to protect the money and a threatened heiress Agnes.
In a western tale Buck Daniels and Harry Gloster chase Joan, Dan Barry’s daughter, after she leaves with wild courage. They recount Dan Barry’s rise, Kate Cumberland’s sacrifice, and a fateful night when Joan’s wildness erupts, transforming their search into a perilous pursuit.
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