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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1925
Page
2
Construction updates from Lawrence report that reinforcing steel is being placed to support the first concrete pour for the Eldridge hotel columns. Once the initial column forms are ready and steel frames are embedded, the floor pouring can begin within ten days, per architect Cy Wiser and hotel owner Halzohy.
Kansas City July 8 Judge Charles R. Perce overruled a continuance motion by Forest W. Hanna county prosecutor and ordered the immediate trial of Roy B. Garvey charged with killing his father James G. Garvey in 1999 The judge set a new trial date for September 4 due to extreme heat and ordered a capias for Garvey after dismissing part of the information and filing a new charge Many details of the grand jury investigation and last minute witness handling were noted as grounds for the delay and immediate action was taken to arrest Garvey. The docket now shows new proceedings with possible further calls in September and a final trial date to be set.
An outdoor program in Central Park tomorrow evening features a diverse lineup. Selections include Losey’s Us band overture Overtime Lustpiel by Kela-Be la, My Dreams by Ishanj Jones, Mountain Heights Polonaise jOu, Moonlight on the Nile Waltz by King, Spanish Serenade La Paloma, Fox trot Holiest and Truly by Rose, Medigy overture On the Mississippi, Knights of Old March by St Olax.
The University of Kansas alum becomes assistant coach in football and basketball at Southwestern Missouri State Teachers College. He coached Lakence High School for the past two years and will report in September.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe the junior college offering training classes in the solery department with references to Colby Master’s degree and prep for resurfacing on Massachusetts Street in the 1000 block, indicating preparatory work and classes.
The Wichita sheriff disapproves of federal officers conduct during a search warrant, calling the tactics amateur and dangerous. He declined cooperation with agents employing aggressive, improvised methods and warned of holding responsible those who use such approaches.
A flurry of construction reshapes the Massachusetts street corridor between Eleventh and Park. Widened roadway sections, new paving foundations, and barriers curb traffic during settlement. A razed hamburger stand at Massachusetts and Park makes way for a Frank Evans one story store. Remodeling hits 1021-23 Massachusetts with Sommet Alphin Grocery renewing space and adding a Book Nook shop. The Carter Tird Battery shop at Tenth and Massachusetts is completed while the Kansas Electric Power Co. building near Seventh shows demolished feel. Hotel work crews prepare to pour concrete and the first floor offices of the power company are stripped and replastered as mass improvements sweep the business district.
C A Carson alias Albert Matterson alias Kenneth Denton waived arraignment in district court this morning on the charge of forgery and pleaded guilty to the charge. Judge Hugh Means sentenced Carson to the state reformatory at Hutchinson. Carson was arrested recently by city officers on the charge of forging a check and was later turned over to county officers for prosecution.
Mrs O L Tindall former Lawrence resident died at Zion City Alabama June 13 from aftereffects of flu. She was 82 and married 41 years. Mr Tindall, formerly a Methodist minister, has long been an elder in Zion City. They visited Lawrence two years ago. home then was 846 Alabama Street. Britain Free of Cattle Restrictions and other brief items follow.
A garbled advertisement touts lemon as a harmless skin whitening method. It promises a “two part” juice mixture and asserts the product’s superior, purchasable whiteness effects without clear sources or credible details.
Ontario registered 208,693 cars, the Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports, as Canada totals 652,321 motor vehicles on January 1. Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta combined hold 166,234. More than 60 percent of rural area cars are in the prairie region.
Miss Mary Fox of Gridley and Miss Sara Mock of Kansas City visited Baldwin guests of the Busfacia and Florence Bennett families. J. Homer Ebright and Betty spent a day in Kansas City. Mrs. Bristow returned to Topeka after visiting Baldwin friends. J. M. Wilder attended a Richmond family reunion with relatives from Amarillo. J. D. Nutter died at his Baldwin home after a long illness. services led by Dr. John Maclean. burial at Oakwood. The community hosted picnics, Bible classes, and lawn parties as residents shared news and visits.
A flurry of visitors and family gatherings marked the Independence Day period. Geo Dornon and daughter Avis Ruth visited the Slusser home. Margaret Coffman stayed with Mrs Das hiell in Lawrence for festivities at Woodland Park. Topeka residents and area families joined picnics and church visits across Lawrence, Lecompton, and Oskaloosa.
A fragment lists visits and gatherings among local residents. Mr and Mrs George Coffman and Richard Schelhorn are noted with several family exchanges. Kanwaka and Clinton visitors, Lawrence trips, and threshing activity are mentioned among neighbors.
Havana reports the Isle of Pines harvested the largest fruit and vegetable crop ever marketed this season. Cuba’s treaty ratification for Hay Quesa island is viewed as advantageous to both Cuban and American residents. Diversified crops boost plans for more food varieties. A national penitentiary at Nueva Gerona is proposed by Secretary Bazan, with a possible model insane asylum.
Newton man RL J. Clark has been elected president of the American Association of Cereal Chemists, noting that four of six past presidents were Kansas University graduates. The piece cites two presidents from the University of Minnesota and hints at a Journal-World Market promotion for a cream-time recipe contest.
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