Air mail stamps issued for Huguenot-Walloon tercentenary
The Lawrence postoffice lists new 24 cent red airplane stamps, 16 cent blue air mail seals, and 8 cent green radiator and propeller stamps for mail delivery by government planes. Air letters will head to Omaha for mailplanes, with distances west to Cheyenne and east to New York requiring 16 cent stamps. nearby routes use 8 cent. Also on sale are 1, 2, and 5 cent Huguenot-Walloon stamps showing Albany landing, Walloons’ origin, and a marker of the landing place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Omaha
Cheyenne
San Francisco
Ghiedko
New York
New Netherlands
Albany
N. Y
Wailoons
Calci Cyanide Used To Stop Chinch Bugs
County agriculture leader H G Colgiazier urges calcium cyanide crystals along tar lines to block chinch bug spread from wheat to corn. Kansas State Agricultural College extension reports success, placing cyanide strips perpendicular to tar every eighteen feet to halt pests entering corn fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. G
Colgiazier
County Ag
Kansas_ State Agricultural College of Manhattan
Rotary luncheon guests tee off in Ottawa meet
About twenty five members of the Lawrence Rotary club were guests of the Ottawa Rotary club for a noon luncheon and round table, followed by a golf match at the Ottawa Country Club. Local members without noon plans will drive to Ottawa for a basket lunch and entertainment with fireworks and dancing at the Country Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Rotary Club
Ottawa Rotary Club
Ottawa Country Club
Ottawa
Lawrence Rotarians
Beautiful Row Ts in Sight When Kansas Delegates Return
A Kansas letter from New York describes bitter factional clashes within the Kansas delegation at the Democratic convention. Governor Davis faces pressure from McAdoo supporters, with inside maneuvers, votes shifting, and eventual strain on the home team as the unit rule influences the ballots and Kansas resolves to balance accounts upon returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
N. Y
Journal-World
A. L. Shultz
New York
Davis
McAdoo
McAdeo
Ilinois
Minnesota
Gan
Pennsylvania
Thesnet
Sunflower State
McAdes
Iie
White House
Pat Ginley
Knights of Columbus
Madison Square Garden
Baldur Houseboat Aims to carry Berlin business men on Havel
A monster houseboat named Baldur, built by the Green Home Society, nears completion on the Havel near Berlin. At 150 feet long and 21 feet wide, it will host 215 residents with stone accommodations, electric lighting, running water, two lounges, and railway-like dining facilities. It will travel Saturdays from Berlin to scenic spots in the Mark Brandenburg, carrying canoes and athletic gear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Havel
Fio
Green Home Society
Germany
Buviety
Fertin
Swats
Mark of
Brandenburg
Baldur
FREAKS EXPOSED AS FAKES BY FREAK FOUNDRY IN DAYTON
Dayton reports Professor William E Freier will reveal that famous carnival freaks are fakes made in his Freak Foundry. He admits creating the so called Humandrella Monster Water Rectangus and other marvels with imagination and vivisection of small animals and fish. His new pieces Lill the Alligator Girl and Epho the water elephant are produced for this season's shows.
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Dayton
Ohio
Washington Today
William E. Freier
Black Hills
South Dakota
Florida
Freier
Lill
Epho
Miami River
Ww Ui
Lilly
Wheat little higher on influenced Canadian moisture lack
Wheat prices moved up slightly in early trading on July 3 as dry conditions in the Canadian Northwest restrained supply. Sept contracts rose to about 1.16 2-4 to 1.27, while Dec hovered near 1.20. Later, prices faded after a pre-holiday US market downturn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Canadian Northwest
Commodity and grain market summaries with South American note
Kansas City produce and hay market reports show price ranges for butter poultry hay and grain with July 2 3 dates and city quotes. The piece ends noting wooden crosses in South American towns to frighten away evil spirits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Kansas City Hay Market
Prairie
South America
Baldwin News Highlights Local Travel and Events
Baldwin residents spend time in nearby cities with visits to Lawrence Leavenworth Topeka and Kansas City. Several announcements note church events and the Kansas Methodist Conference session led by Bishop Waldorf with Baker Forward Movement plans and fundraising targets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Brock
Lawrence
Baldwin
Ruth Tallant
Leavenworth
J.0. Osborne
Hattie Osborne
James Aus
Kansas City
Charles Hawker
E. L. Waldorf
C. R. Mathias
Charlotte Mathias
Frances Junkins
Oscar. E. Allison
Dorothy
Hugh Vincent
Herbert W. Ruble
Helen Wilson
Ruth Merry Stewart
Topeka
Abilene
Texas
W. A. McClure
Flanders Place
Sante Pe Station
Mr. Flanders
Harry Wilson
New Orleans
Mr. Wilson
Clyde Stewart
High ‘St
Louella Reeder Brown
Dorothea
Wichita
McConnell Hospital
Hancher
Terry
Blind Canton man builds six room addition solo
John Taylor of Canton Ohio, blind for 28 years, is a carpenter who completed a six room addition to his home and has built six houses in that time. The piece notes various local speeches and fund drive plans, including a push for a $100,000 chair of English literature and other memorials, plus social events and a local sale. It closes with a small classified listing for a $5 Polar Cub Electric fan offered at Wonders' One Minute Electric & Variety Shop.
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John Taylor
Canton
W. N. Mason
Pittsburg
Gordon Thompson
Coffeyville
John Marshall
Topeka
William Alfred Quayle
Waldorf
Gharnes S. Parmenter
Baker
John A. Motter
Bethany Hospital
Kansas City
Kansas
College Chapel
Thelma Finley
T. A. Evans
Anna Kirkpatrick
Baldwin
Flemming
Allison
First
Allen MacCross
New York City
Winfield
Summer School of Theology
Aldwin Relief Corps
George W. Ackerman
North Street
Martha Robinson
Clive Shares
Robert McConnell
Samuel Gardner
Woods
Ea Eens
Stockholm
Fairview Social Notes and Local Visits Report
Fairview residents share visits with neighbors from Topeka Lawrence and Vinland. Epworth League organized with 22 members. Census work and harvest activities noted along with several social calls and everyday happenings.
Bargains Abound At The Ideal Clothing Co
The Ideal Clothing Co lists low prices on ladies shoes shirts and slips and men s oxford shoes and suits Straw hats fibre silk hose and athletic union suits are offered at reduced rates Ladies aprons and scout shoes are also advertised with various sales prices
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athletic Union
Ecru
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Walloon
Lawrence Club
Superba
Carl Etudna
Helcem's Grove
Colored Elks of Lawrence
Holcom’s Grove
the Colored Knights of Pythias
Woodland Park
St. Cloud
France
Iig
Associated Press
United States
Giarat Brivain
Smith Organization
CLUBS
Wall Street
Chicago Livestock
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Kansas’ City
Dee. Lass
Wheat
Nee
Baldwin News
Jake Washington
Nannie Jordan
Charles Jordan
Mr. Gray
Weavers
Leroy Jordan
Electric Way
City Park
Kans
10Th & Main
O.K. Mo
THE
Kansas City, Kaw Valley & Western Railway
Fairview
Curd
Otto Drehen
Little Helen
Paul Koehler
Louise
Hilda
Edna Koehler
Gus Koehler
Eudora
Anderson
Emma Wells
FE. Schulmeyer
Six Corners
Charles Henderson
Fred Seele
A. Hunsinger
George Hunsinger
Sarah Randle
Walker Randle
Vinland
J .E. Leary
Charles Wheldon
John Garrett
Endora
Fred Howard
EB. L. Brown
Ruth
Burton
Oliver Schutz
Jack Edmonds
Lakeview
Mitchell Home
Arthur Schutz
C. E. Ralston
Charles Wheilon
Bert Mitchell
Charles Wells
Theodore Howard
Homer Brownlee
M. B. Brownlee
Oscar
Mary Brownlee
Charles Howard
N. B. Brown
Ted, Howard
A. Lynch
Otto Breher
Betty
Elmer Outland
George
Santa Paula
California
D. Hoyt
Los Angeles
Kimmers
Independence
J. R. Baker
Y. Allison
Baby
Chan
12Th and
Haskell
Prairie Ave
Faith and Pettit
13Th
Haskell Ave
India
Lydia E. Finkham
Skoefstads
Ideal Clothing Co
Taft
Lawrence, Kans
FISK
Goodyear
Firestone
GOODR
Carter
Tire& Battery Company
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