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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1927
Page
11
The terse column lists residents visiting each other and notable events around Buck Creek, including Mrs. N D Vausbinder Lucile and El lenferne Wagner, Henry Holladay with a new Ford, and several absences and arrivals in Oskaloosa and Lawrence. References mention farm work, wood sawing, and social visits across families, with several brief notices of travel and illness.
The Number Six Community Club held a meeting at the school house on Thursday night January 27 with refreshments provided by Mr and Mrs Frank Butcher Carl Kelly came up from Kansas City Friday night and returned Sunday evening. Mrs A D P Hults left Friday to spend the weekend in Missouri with her son Arlo Hults who is an organist in a theatre. The land auction held January 8 sold all offered tracts. Metsker owned land including an 80 acre farm known as the Eager farm sold to Mr Wager of Wichita for 123 per acre. The auction was conducted by Chess Auction Co of Kansas City. Rudolph Glathaar drove to Endora Thursday night on business. Mrs William Browns fall Friday injured her hip. doctors could not tell if broken. Florence Eine sang Saturday and Sue ab her. Button and others spent time in Kansas City and Leavenworth.
The record lists visitors and daily events in Lawrence including John Brohammer and family, ground corn hauling at Markley and Solon, snow removal by Brohammer and Hopre, meals with Studabaker and Wigry, Sunday school attendance, and plans for Funeral for Beh ter Williams Harmon in California. Mrs Facmon noted as former resident.
Fragmented OCR lists Madison Street and Massachusetts Avenue properties, noting rents and sale prices and a garage in Topeka. Mentions Lawrence listings and a $4,250 amount, with other values around $6,000 and $2,350. Distilled: rental and sale ads for multiple homes and lots across Kansas towns.
An AP report notes changes in air mail rates by Peloran National Air Transport as a flat rate across the system. The shift aims to speed deliveries, with Chicago east to destinations potentially arriving a day sooner. The company, operating at a loss, expects new flat rates to boost returns with ongoing financial support for a year.
Washington reports the Supreme Court will no longer delay criminal appeals. Hearings in criminal cases are advanced with quicker access to relief. The new practice shortens the time from docketing to oral argument and reduces waiting for acquittal or sentencing issues.
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