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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1926
Page
2
A partial OCR reads about a J. Br. student pleading guilty to speeding in the 800 block yesterday. A park situation and ordinance challenge appear, mentioning Dr. Anna Cabit and others, with references to lights and steering.
Obscure obituary note mentions Thomas Welch of Washington State with references to Lake View and Lawren Hill. Fragmentary lines indicate burial or service details and family locations, with scattered names including Gray and Intyre. The text is incomplete and hard to interpret, but it preserves a memorial notice tone.
WiLUA EDEN Hallenbeck and family suffer colds while visits occur across Douglas Linnwood Clinton and Eudora. Families including Davidson Browning Torneden and Crabb attend games and social events with relatives in Midland Linnwood and surrounding areas.
The schedule lists district court sessions on Monday February 1, a heart clinic and T B Clinic at city hall, and Board of aoa meetings at high school. February 2 features a Chamber of Commerce luncheon with Mrs T.37 Smart giving an address and Merchant Bureau chair election. February 4 includes a Sigrid Onegin concert, City Commission meeting, basketball matchups Kell vs St Marys at Haskell. February 5 has Lawrence Junior High vs Sumner in Topeka, Lawrence High vs Manhattan, and a Kansas versus Kansas wrestling event. February 6 shows basketball Kansas vs Nebraska at Lincoln and Lawrence High versus Wamego at Wamego with additional track meet invitations.
A reader letter from San Diego reports Dr Homer C Oatman III of San Diego Calif in ill health with neuritis in his legs. The letter lauds him as perhaps the most capable and beloved surgeon in Southern California and notes he is a patient at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla while the city follows his condition.
World renowned coloratura soprano Ma Bel Garrison will perform tomorrow afternoon in New York City with re broadcasts by WDAF Kansas City from five to six o'clock. Critics praise her voice as pure birdlike and flexible with warmth and color.
A historic 1869 issue of The Kansas Underwriter and Real Estate Advocate, found by A D Weaver, reveals early land values, wagon and lumber prices, wages, and church listings. It notes the paper’s publication delays, Lawrence printing, and rail fare rates, with references to Wichita Hutchinson Winfield and other early towns.
In De Soto, residents including Mrs. Hanning and Grandma, with Elmer Weibel and Tom Gilliland, hosted and visited neighbors through the week. Dozens pa rticipated in wood cutting, butchering, stone and dock crushing tasks. A French play will be staged in March by the University of Kansas, and a Social Service League meeting is planned for Monday at 10 o'clock.
A long list of local residents and visitors heads into a weekend, with Mrs. Harold Burdick and two children set to move to Boston after visiting at the Burdicks. Others travel to Kansas City, Topeka, and Environs for performances, conferences, family visits, and trips to Florida or California.
Glenn and Crowder areas report church service attendance rising to 31 and 11 more than prior week. Residents visit families in Topeka, Tecumseh, Perry, and Lawrence. new books join Glenn school library. births, weddings, and visitors recurring, with multiple local households hosting gatherings and travelers. Broad list of names, places, and events reflects community life.
Unseasonable weather and strong demand push wheat prices higher while corn and oats rise amidst mixed signals from Liverpool and seaboard shipments. Livestock prices ease with feeders and cutters steady, and Kansas City notes varied grain, poultry, and hay bids as markets close mixed on the day.
Ilay government bonds in New York, Liberty bonds closed, receipts and treasury notes listed. Local social notes describe visits among families including Brown, Anderson, Christian, Dillen, and Heyl. Several residents were absent or tardy at school. road work praised. multiple Sunday dinners noted among Richland area residents.
Mr and Mrs Albert Anderson and son Russell host visitors including Mrs Andersons mother and Mr and Mrs James Hazard. Naomi Anderson spent the weekend with relatives. Elks bowling scores are listed with Hartig and Shimmers high scorers. Dr Frank Arnold to speak on Turkey Moslem lands at First Presbyterian Church. A shorthand class starts at the Business College next Monday.
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