Journal World July 4 1928 News Summary
A Lawrence Kansas post office notice explains mail delivery times for the Journal-World. The article discusses Arctic rescue operations, urging unity and coordinated actions as multiple expeditions operate near Spitzbergen. It also notes currency stabilization efforts in France and Germany after World War I, indicating the shifting victors and defeated as debt settlements reflect postwar conditions.
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Arctic
Spitzbergen
Kretic
Southern Democrats split over Houston results and Prohibition
Discontented southern leaders drift toward supporting Smith while urging no change to the Volstead Act. Dan Moody refuses Asheville meeting. Parker backs convention nominees. Churches and dry factions seek to divert votes from Smith on prohibition, amid uncertain outcomes. Kansas contemplates a special legislative session to salvage highway federal aid. wheat harvest amid summer heat brings mixed feelings.
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Parker
Louisiana
South
Smith
Weather Spell Eases Harvest Worries in Kansas
A spell of fry weather for a week or more says harvests will proceed with fewer heat worries. Senator Reed opposed a prohibition move in this year's campaign, a stance that now seems bolder. Kansas reporters anticipate lengthy primary coverage as multiple candidates contest governor, congress, sheriff, and other seats.
Old Home keepsake lists county officers of 25 years ago
A July issue preservation feature shows portraits of county officers including C O Bowman county superintendent M A Gorrill county attorney W R Stubbs representative H Henley and others. It notes the keepsake box for the new courthouse and references moves into the C B Parnell corner cottage and upcoming travel and birthday events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. O. Bowman
M. A. Gorrill
W. R. Stubbs
Geo. Barker
A.henley
BE. E
Myers
J. W. Games
Geo. A. Flory
Adaline, Horner
Chas. A. Smart
A. L. Seligm
J. H. Mitchell
A.W. Armstrong
Lloyd Duffee
Carl Phillips
J. E. Learnard Jr
A. J. Parnell
July 10 years ago in Lawrence Kansas
A 10 year old item notes Mrs S M Gentry and Miss Frances Patton visiting Kansas to see Miss Mary Patton who is ill at Christian Hospital. It mentions Nina Miller of Sand Springs marrying Ernest Todd on June 29 at the bride's parents home. Todd is a chemist at C S Zinc Co in Sand Springs. Red Cross notes report Dr Lydia Hutt leaving for Little Rock for Camp Pike work. Mrs Frank Gee travels to Rantoul NJ to visit her son in aviation school, then to Clarinda IA to see relatives. Junior Red Cross meets in Rick School Room 13 for book work. list of workers named. No paper for July 3. Mentions roof work on Lescher’s fine wood shop and a weather editor. Post Office closes. Rev Cordiey family leave for Michigan. No paper tomorrow. Promenading on Massachusetts Street with music from the band in Library Hall vicinity.
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S. M.gentry
Frances Patton
Kansas
Mary Patton
The
Christian Hospital
Frank Gee
Rantoul
Claude
Cotch Clarinda, Ia
Red Cross
Merchant's National Bank
Rick School
Charlotte Himoe
Annie Mitchell
Dorothy Durand
Ethel Dick
Tennie Glendenning
Mildred_Maxwell
Roberta Gorsuch
Rachel Echale
Aileen Thomas
Elizabeth Dunkle
Gas-lit Massachusetts Street teased as cooler option
During the season people long for relief from stove-like houses. Gas light on Massachusetts Street would be a more attractive option, offering cooler surroundings and practical comfort.
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Massachusetts Street
Nurse Bequeathed Huge War Heirloom by Soldier’s Mother
A world war nurse revealed she was named in the will of British officer Captain Maxwell Woodlynn’s mother, Mrs Julia Woodllyn, for a bequest of 750000 pounds or more than 3600000 dollars. The nurse had cared for Woodlynn and many others at Boulogne hospital during the war, after traveling from a Canadian town.
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Los Angeles
Irving
Bse
London
Julia Woodlynn
Colgate & Company Saga of Global Soap Empire
The article tours Colgate & Companys vast Jersey City plant describing giant kettles heated by steam, producing soaps, glycerine, dental creams, perfumes, powders and toilet articles. It notes the firms global reach, thousands of workers, and a novel bead soap form dropped from a shot tower. Sidney Colgate credits public service and advertising as keys to a century of success.
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Jersey City
iCollate & Company
Globe
Colgate
William Colgate
Dutch Street
New York
Sidney Colgate
Colgate & Company
Kansas History Recap This Date 1856 1858 186
This compact item notes events in Kansas history on this date including the 1856 Grow bill and the plan to admit Kansas under a proposed constitution, a 1858 governor’s trip to Washington, and a 1860s teachers association meeting in Lawrence.
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National House
Kansas
Denver
Washington
Lawrence
Intoxicated Canon City jeweler shoots family then kills self
Canon City Colorado July 3 AP reports Paul Becelez a prominent local jeweler returned home intoxicated shot and killed his 7 year old daughter Mary Lena seriously wounded a second daughter Pauline 5 and his wife then killed himself. The two sisters were shot in the head as they slept. The wounded child and Mrs Becheler were in serious condition but expected to recover.
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Canon City
Colo
Paul Becelez
Mary Lena
Pauline
Becheler
Mexican education moves to foster US friendship among youth
Mexico City reports under secretary Moises Saenz appoints an educators committee to direct a movement in public schools to teach Mexican children about the United States and promote understanding and friendship. The program follows a drive in the United States where American children sent gifts to Mexican peers, with a letter from a U.S. educator. The committee weighs continuing the gift exchange.
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Mexico City
Moises Saenz
United States
el Universal
United’ States
Veeane
British Cruiser Dauntless Runs Aground At Halifax Shoals
The British light cruiser Dauntless ran aground on Tribune Shoals near Halifax harbor in dense fog. Abandoned except for Captain K D W Mac Pherson and a small skeleton crew, the vessel faced possible total loss while salvage efforts were considered. A life saving crew waited to assist if needed as the ship struck rocks near the harbor entrance.
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Halifax
N.S
Dauntless
Tribune Shoals
K. D. W. MacPherson
Hartford Bank Closed After Cashier's Disappearance
Farmers State Bank at Hartford in Lyon county was closed by the state banking department following the disappearance of cashier J W Kerby during an exam. The cashier and a special assistant were at the bank. he failed to return and the wife did not know his whereabouts. Bank data show 15000 capital 7400 surplus 118630 loans and discounts and 146872 deposits. President A S Bernheisel led the bank. Hartford lies near Emno Tia in Lyon county.
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Topeka
Ier
J. W. Kerby
Farmers State Bank
Hartford
State Banking Department
Banking Department
D .W. Woolley
Bernheisel
poltet _ Hartford
Emno
Tremors Trigger Turkish Superstitions Among Torbali Peasants
Intermittent earthquakes in Anatolia continue to terrify the Torbali region after Smyrna’s quake. Peasants drop to the ground at once, fearing divine punishment for standing upright, while another superstition claims a person rocked sideways is protected, shifting blame to a neighbor’s quake.
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Turkey
Anatolia
Smyrna
Visitors and family greetings in Raleigh and surrounding towns
HESPER Parvin Brutin, visiting with aunt Mrs James Rush in Raleigh, arrives with two school friends after a five day car trip. Several families host guests across Lawrence Prairie Center Yale University visitors and church members are noted, including Rev A J Bales and relatives visiting from Sel ing Oklahoma. Last Wednesday morning while a neighbor event is mentioned, no further details follow.
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Parvin Brutin
Lot Raleigh
N. C
James Rush
Ella
Hattie
Roger Stapley
Bernice
Lawrence
JA. E. Votaw
Elizabeth Mills
Wichita
Milo Votew
Leslie Wayne
Prairie Center
Irvin Votaw
Hershal Rynearson
Minnesota
S. H. Davis
Rynearson
Cor
Henry Westerhouse
Ed Westerhouse
Margaret
Terrell
Sarah Terrel
Yale University
New Havens
Conn
C. Hill
Eunice
Mildred
Grob
iMiss Blanche Wotlaw
A.J. Bales
Bales
Lynn
Arlene
Seling
Okla
Jogo
Clara Votan
Howard
Kohler
Ted Maness
Henry Caviness
Fred’ Deay
Clearfield
Roger Stanley
Gene
Griffin
Ada
Watson
Gurney
Hill
Edith
Doris
Arthur Watson
M.C
Hin
Eanies
Local Folks Dispatch From Lawrence Area
Mrs Ed Grob slipped on a wet board and broke her right arm above the wrist but is reported steadily improving. Social visit scenes include Klopfenstein and family, Ada Watson leaving for California, and a 150 pullet theft at Frank Page’s. Charles Hill earns a Northwestern University doctorate. 4 H club meets at Charles Gordon home.
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Ed Grob
Raymond Stanley
Ramona
Robert Dale
Meyer
Size L. E. Klopfenstein
Larry
Hi Rynearson
Wichita
S. Davis
Kansas City
Ada Watson
California
Watson
Californi
Gurney P. Hill
A. J. Bales
Seling
Okla
George Yotaw
Janes Rush
Roger Stanley
Geen Griffin
Henry
Caviness
Si 'Havis
Charles Brady
Irvin Votan
M. C. Hill
N. P. Henley
Eunice’ Hill
L. Klopfenstein
Ralph Yokien
Wits
Frank Page
C. M. Williamson
Tom Bird
Bet- Nice Stanley
D. 8. Pickett
George Uotan
Charles ~ Hill
Ormer Hesper
Northwestern, University
Chicago
Charles Isa
M. G._Hill
Bernice Stanley
Johnson County
Charles Sordon
Jolly Stitch ers Club visits Mrs Boyd near Oskeloosa
Members of the Jolly Stitchers Club traveled to the Walter Boyd home in Oskeloosa Thursday and spent the day with Mrs Boyd a former member. A fine noon meal followed by dessert and socializing with many local friends was noted among the attendees including the Flory and Bond families and several McGee Dietz and Ulrich households. Regular visits and exchanges with Lawrence and Kanwaka residents were common throughout the period described.
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Jolly Stitchers Club
Oskeloosa
Walter Boyd
Boyd
Sca
Marvin Bi Venita
Norman
Minn Flory
Arlene
Homer Flory
Theda
John'Mar
Charles Banning
Betty
Jane and
Warren
Solon Markley
Mary Hatherin
Potter
Jane
Kenneth
Beryl
Robert Flory
Gottlieb Nieder
Frances Ward
Robert Wilson
Walter Bovyd
Elmer
Homer
N. B. McGee
Lois
Gerald
Tommy
Vernon
Lawrence
Pearl Johnson
Frank
Esther Flory
Marvin
Bond
August Dietz
Marvin Bond
Fred Mckinney
Safirday
Porter Bond
Oscar Wiggins
Annangose
John Dunn
Elizabeth
Maurice Knott
Gottlieb
Nieder
Everett Kingery
Virginia
Mae
Washington Creek
Charlis Sanders
Marvin - Bond
Venitas
Will Curtis
Kansas City
Mur’ ry_ Bond
Elden Ulrich
Austin Flory
Esther
Merle McKinney
Fred] McKinney
Frances ‘Ward
Florine
Margaret
Curtis
Richard Sanders
Rudolph Dietz
Jon Linas
Ome
Carlisle Potterland
Lawrence visitors and farm notes fill Friday week
Lawrence residents and visitors fill Thursday through Wednesday with calls and calls on farms and relatives. Esther Flory and Misses Ester Hagen and Marguerite Schellhorn join visits in Lawrence and Willow Springs. Wheat shocks, flues built, and farm tasks appear alongside Kansas City trips and social calls at the Dietz, Nieder, Flory, Bond, Ulrich, and Curtis households.
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Lawrence
Esther Flory
Low Childs
Anna Curtis
Tomi
Paul Curtis
Near
Baldwin
Will Curtis
Robert Johnson
Rudolph, Dietz
Eldon Ulrich
Mise
Rudolph Dietz
Fred ‘McKinney
Alvin
Marvin Bond
August
Dietz
Minnie
Kansas City
Lonny Brubaker
Charlie Sanders
Ralph ‘Childs
William Johna
Murry Bond
Esther Hagen
Marguerite Schellhorn
Fred McKinney
Pearl Johnson
Nyehone
Angus Li Dietz
Lawrence Hales
Bernice Robinson
Pearl. Johnson
Alice Frank
Cecil
Raymond
William Johnson
Austin Flory
Valley Chapel Farms Bureau
Emma Nieder
Randle
Elenor Tidrow
Betty ‘Lou McKinney
Franklin Longa
Necker
Philip
Kansas
City
Gottlieb Nieder
Esther
Frank Flory
Abe Flory
Mabel
Wesley
Willow Springs
Alice Boehm
Carl
Nieder
Austin
Flory
Bere Nieder
Porter Band
Lawrence Holes
Kansas_City
Linas Dietz
Valley Grove Sunday Social and Local Events
A Valley Grove note spans a sunny Sunday with fine church attendance and community greetings. Ruth and Juanita Johnson sang at the local church, with services planned for Wednesday and July 4. A large shower and charivari honored Mr. and Mrs. Earl Beard at the Melvin Blaylock home, amid gifts and well wishes.
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Ruth
Juanita Johnson
Lawrence
Earl Beard
Melvin Blaylock
Heard
Topeka
Octave
Ford
Lottie
Wessa
Petrie
Sylvia Parnell
Sunnyside
Ruth Johnson
Heleni Ogle
Susi¢ ‘Kolliay
Charles. Petrie, Jr
Melouth
Dorothy Stewart
McLouth
Orin Smith
Fred Champion
Ira Ward
TS. Ward
Ayenwortht
Tori Lombard
Texas
Walter Dunbar
Charles Petrie
Donald Bowers
Dorothy Whit
Near McLouth
Jami Richard
Buens Petrie
Tra
Ward
Willam ‘Puckett
Mildred
Gertrude
Paul
Vera
George Edmonds
Leaverworth
A. Ward
Frank Champion
Death of Mr Dennis of Oskalooza
The article notes the death of Mr Dennis of Oskalooza and lists visiting family members and local residents. It mentions Mr and Mrs Op Smith spending Sunday afternoon with the Dan Smith family, and other neighbors such as Marvin Stewart and Lawrence Ward visiting various homes. The piece records social visits during a period of busy grain cutting season.
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Dennis
Oskalodsa
Op Smith
Dan Smith
Marvin, Stewart
Lawrence
Ward
Frank Shrout
Welliver
William Patchett
Keith
Ruby May
May Smith
Russell Ray
Marvin
W. C
Reading fragments from a medical update and names
Fragmentary text mentions Stewart, Lawrece Ward, Chanel, and Elis Bond in a vague health update. Details are unclear, but the note hints at recovery and rounds of care.
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Stewart
Lawrece Ward
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