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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1929
Page
4
A Topeka aviation school halted operations stranding students while political debate swirled about Prime Minister MacDonald in Britain. Observers note left-wing Labour critics demand more socialism, conservatives and Liberals show cautious approval, and the Spanish fliers reach Madrid after troubled Atlantic crossing.
Announcement by Dr James L Barton chair of the Near East Relief board states the group will withdraw from nationwide drives as drives for war relief and postwar reconstruction end. In fourteen years the organization collected 108 million and disbursed more, with 20 thousand children still awaiting homes and three years needed to complete overseas work.
Cleve lani E. Dodge to head the new conservation committee based in New York. The group will ensure every child is placed safely, with success tied to loyal support from individual backers. De Barton notes plans to document overseas repatriations and the American relief effort in a major history.
Snippet recalls June fifth celebrations twenty five years prior in the town. Mentions I Food tan birthday, box of cigars, hurt Nadelhoffer eye from firecracker but not sight loss, sale of Spurlock market to John Lawson, Weaver couple moving to Saint Louis, Postal Telegraph line to Germany completed, direct lines connecting Lawrence to the empire, and Dr Leni speech at the park unheard due to crowd noise.
Paradise Inn, Rainier National Park was the scene of a perilous fall as six hunters entered a crevasse on Mount Rainier. One, Greathouse, perished. four others escaped after a long trek to Camp Muir. two remained unaccounted for with crews renewing efforts to locate them and recover the body amid rugged conditions.
Ten years ago on a July Friday Miss Lucille Tibbals returned from Kansas after an appendicitis operation at Swedish hospital, accompanied by her nurse sister Miss Percy Tibbals. Grace Gaskill announced a Montgomery Alabama lecture tour for county community work. Nearly four hundred Douglas County soldiers were decorated at Odiawa Park with the Douglas County medal, as preparations moved forward for a county celebration. A group of young women staffed registration and tables, listed by name for a county event. Earl Metcalfe leaves for Great Bend to attend the wedding of Ebert Jolly and Mrs. Gwin, while a large social gathering at Lake View features Mrs Dorothy Blackmar and others dining at the Eldridge House.
Leon S Pickens of Wichita appears as the sole candidate for department commander of the Kansas Veterans of Foreign Wars during the convention in Arkansas City Kansas The election is due this afternoon with indications that the full slate of officers will be reelected About one hundred veterans or fewer women attended the two day encampment and its auxiliary thefts of a 1997 Buick and a 1925 Maxwell coupe were reported to Lawrence police after last night in Independence Kansas.
General Ulysses S. Grant visits Topeka and is greeted by Chief Justice Albert Horton, and travels to Emporia where H. C. Cross hosts the welcome. The University of Tulsa seeks 31,580 for expansion.
Ten people die as a fierce undertow and giant breakers sweep a Grand Haven Michigan beach area. Nine bathers at a park beach perish and a girl swept from a pier with three companions is among the dead. four bodies are recovered, with others feared lost to the lake. Residents say strong surf and undertow made swimming hazardous and several attempted rescues failed.
National Pi Beta Phi convention in Pasadena approves a rule banning smoking by members at all sorority events and college gatherings. Other items note a boy burned by a torpedo in Jersey Street incident, Otto Sihults fined for speeding on South Tennessee Street, and a Hartford man denied a deduction for repairs to a wooden leg.
Coast Guardsmen in Detroit chase a rum runner in the Detroit river near Ecorse and Fighting Island. Four men were arrested and 300 beer cases plus liquor were seized after the vessel fired several shots. One raider was shot in the leg. a fifth man, wounded, escaped into Canadian waters.
Unsettled for Saturday in Kansas with hot conditions. Meteorologist JS Flora expects a 99 degree high this afternoon and a drop to 65 in the west and 10 degrees in the east by Saturday. Yesterday’s high reached 114 at Garden City and a low of 58 at Goodland amid scattered showers mainly in Navansas.
A preacher reviews Ezekiel’s visions and moral lessons with emphasis on prophetic burden and personal sacrifice. The piece contrasts Ezekiel’s faith under captivity with modern mission work and the need to present God’s message with humility.
Sir Richard Gifford pursues Helen D Arcy in a stormy romance set amid a decayed garden. He rescues her from a horse chase, and in a tense moment their restrained passions surface as she confesses jealousy and he seeks pardon. The scene blends peril, wit, and budding affection in a distant, genteel England.
An old romance fragment shows a ring and a gold chain exchanged as vows. Kansas college students are urged to support the church and shed criticism, with Gardner A Winn arguing for cooperation amid modernizing times and awareness of world affairs among youths.
A patient with a decade of hyperacidity claims relief after trying many remedies and X rays. He credits Zinsep Compound with removing the cause and offering lasting relief rather than transient Soda cures. Sold by Round Gurney Drug Co and other druggists.
A historical storefront ad lists multiple药品 and household items with prices including Tanlac 1.20 Syrup Pepsin 0.60 Syrup Figs 1.50 Petrolagar 1.25 Pinkham’s Comp 1.35 Pierce’s Favorite 0.60 Hepatica 0.46 Castoria 0.50 Phillips Milk of Magnesia 1.00 Ovaltine and Shaker 0.35 Aspirin 0.03 Vicks VapoRub 1.00 Larvex 0.35 Energine 1.50 Water Bottle 1.50 Fountain Syringe 0.05 Rubber Sanitary Soap 0.25 Tube Odorono 0.50 Gillette Blades 0.89 Ade Hyer Cocoanut and Almond Soap 4 Bars 1.00 Compact advertisement notes only a few items available.
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