Surplus Labor Shifts as Rail and Oil Demand Rise
AP report notes large brewing council faces ant Tahar requirements of siderite while surplus labor is redirected to harvest needs. In Kansas, rail and oil sectors show a seasonal dip in employment though building activity remains uneven. Wichita and Hutchinson areas report strong road and paving projects boosting labor demand amid ongoing railroad construction.
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U.S
Norning
Wichita
Heavenworth
Atchie
Hutchinson
Kansas
Capitol Briefs Portray Court, Officials, and Ranks
A Kansas Capitol brief notes tension at the Supreme Court with lawyers inside the chamber and public gallery access restricted. It mentions Chief Justice William A. Johnston's forty two years on the bench, and William A. Smith leaving the attorney general post for National Guard camp. Carl R. White and William R. Baker hold major ranks in the guard, seated at walnut desks, though inactive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dustica
Kansas Supreme Cquit. Ja
Johnson
Sonst
William A. Johnston
William A. Smith
National Guard
Wort. Ruey
Judge Advocate Generals Department
Law Branch
Army
Swaith
Captain Smith
Pocahontas Fame
Carl R. White
William RE. Baker
Smith
Baker
White
Gusya
Woman Trap Shooter Wright Captures Three National Titles
Atlanta AP reports Mrs. Jesad Ca Wright began trap shooting to please her husband and now holds three national championships in women’s trap events the singles doubles and handicap. Her string of success includes state titles dating to 1921 and a national high score in Vandalia Georgia with a 96 of 100, plus a 25 straight in a shoot-off for another victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Jesad Ca Wright
Taurnage
Georgia
Walter Andrews
Wright
A Wright
Vandalia
Medicine Cycles as Colleague predicts balance for doctors
Dr Charles Mayo argues that medical progress runs in cycles about every two centuries with specialization rising then receding. He foresees general practitioners handling diagnosis and coordination while specialists serve as technicians, stressing education may shift to ensure a steady supply of practitioners.
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Charles
Chicago
D ‘Chas
HL Mayé
Mest
Maras
Sundae Origin Story Tied to Ithaca Birthplace
In Ithaca New York 1899 a clergyman visited a drugstore after a sermon seeking ice cream and soda. The resulting dish, a dish with ice cream and cherry soda, inspired the name sundae after the Sunday sermon. The tale traces the word’s journey from local lore to dictionaries via Cornell students.
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Ithaca
Moo
C. C. Platte
Lettme
Cornell
Tennessee
Dior
Auantic Ciyt
Iowa
Water supply markers tested by state board of health
The state board of health will mark water pumps and fountains with signs indicating Safe Drinking Water or Unsafe for Drinking. Signs will be mounted near sources, with red warning markers if unfit. Engineers will perform the marking as they travel the state, aided by the state highway commission and county engineers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
State Board of Health
Board of Health
State Highway Commission
Ian Exten
June 1927 Tops Local Temperature Records
The report by C J Posey of the University notes June 1927 as the coolest in twelve years for this area, with mean temperature nearly three degrees below the 80 year normal. Rain fell on 11 days totaling 0.48 inches above normal, while the last nine days were rainless.
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Karsds
C.J. Posey
Owever
Ives Chapel Seeks Picnic and Elections At Sunday Meeting
The Juniper League of Ives chapel met at the Flanders home for games and a business session. New officers were elected to fill vacancies as summer members were away. Refreshments were served and plans formed for a Wednesday afternoon picnic.
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Juniper Learge
Ives Chapel
Mararet
Harold Flanders
Maurice Frye
G. C. Branks
Drexel
Baldwin
T. F. Huss
Brooks
Mr. Hans
Ben Hammond
Fd Heaston
H.H. Ulrich
Junio League
Miriam Dicl
Arlene Fleshman
John McLaughlin
JT. F. Hans
Leland, Wise
Bernard
Virgil
Oscar Ingle
Helena
Lawrence
John Wise
Dorothy Simpson
Blue Mound
Simpson
Marlin
Cook
Gayle Eugene
John Cunningham
Mildred
Gonk
Roy Coldk
Charles Stevenin
Loui
Wellsville
Earl Hobson
Hazel Hobson
Edna Sullivan
Guss' Simpson
Cupid
Ray Greer
Butler
Miss Greer
Isaac Scanlon
Winter Social and Local Visits Pattern in Town
Winter notes a sequence of social visits and illnesses in the community. Richard Richards hosted dinner with Arnold and Arthur Richards. Several families from Lawrence Kansas and nearby towns visited or stayed with local residents. Mrs. John Lewis fell seriously ill. Dr Bliss was summoned from Perry. Newt Hamlin suffered a rib injury. multiple families were described as visiting or being visited across the week.
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Richard Richards
Arnold Ransdell
Arthur Richards
Ethie Banks
Leila Banks
Kansas City
Matie Armstrong
F. D. Miller
Yanil
Lawrence
Leo’ Hill
Everett
Gene
Herman Banks
Hill
Perry
Harry Garr
Edith
Lehrover
Harry Carr
Helens i
Will. Haas
Chas. Haas
Hazel
Charles Haas
Albert Hamlin
George Seeton
Newt Hamlin
Ross 'Cole
James Schroyer
Robert. Schroyer
Douglas
Newt _ Hamlin
Mrz
India Imports Old Newspapers Wrapping Wares in Them
Washington reports note secondhand newsprint used as wrapping paper in India reflecting scarcity and local customs. The piece mentions women in interior towns forced to wrap parcels with old newspapers while merchants in Bombay and Calcutta develop headwraps for sale. Several local names and events are touched in passing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Washington
America
Ten commandments for cleanliness and health
A London report notes an exhibit display titled Ten commandments for cleanliness and health. The text urges residents to honor neighborhoods by keeping streets and backyards clean, manage rubbish, prevent fire hazards, and avoid polluting the air, reflecting civic health concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
U.P
Levprton
Immigrant aid notices and Vienna streetcar refreshment update
Paraguay and Peru inform the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society they will welcome Jewish immigrants. Meanwhile Vienna streetcars add refreshments including coffee beer wine and sandwiches aboard routes running through the city.
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Paraguay
Peru
Hebrew Immigrant’ Aid Society of
New York
Coffery
Vienna
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Bill Smith
Wikrupt
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ARS
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Sundar
Robert Sehroyer
John Lewis Mendway
Tawis
Henry Fraker
James Fraker
Newt’ Hamilin
Wall Calman
Willis Calman
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Clare J
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G. Ni van Neste
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Willis Colinax
Franklin
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Gmy
Henr
Michael
Blanche
Ida May Richards
Guy Davis
Snns
George Richards
Texas
Groends
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Cowlcutta
Haggars
Tatamerahhe Street
Hawke
Rene
Milady
Chamberlain Medicine Company
Des Moines
Wells
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Ors
Watkins National Bank
Lawrence, Kaners
Federal Reserves Bank
U. S
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Lawrence National Bank
Lawrence, Kansas
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