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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1929
Page
2
A crop forecast details wheat production for the season with total wheat and spring wheat estimates. It lists numbers in bushels, noting figures for various varieties and conditions as of July 1 and projecting total output alongside inter Wheat and other categories.
An exhibit of children’s art from the German school in Stuttgart is on view at the University design building third floor West Administration from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The collection, part of the International Exhibitions of School Work in Prague, features over 50 works in black and white and color. Dr. von Pechmann organized the show with guidance from an American committee of artists and critics. The drawings, by children aged 6 to 18, depict spring or autumn days and fairy tales drawn from memory or imagination.
The American Legion district announces the junior baseball banquet will go on tonight despite uncertainty over the Kaas vs Kansas City district championship game. Legionnaires from Liberty Port and other posts are urged to attend as district leaders aim for a large turnout.
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Police answered two prowler calls last night at a residence on Fifth Street and an address on Louisiana Street but reported no prowlers present. A bicycle theft from in front of the Patee Theater at 828 Massachusetts Street was reported by Don Temple of 736 Mississipp Street.
Fragmentary listing shows Bell's Ampice and United Reproducers Coronation with 4:00 PM schedule and Serenade by an orchestra. Other items include The Ghost Hour 12:00 PM, Atwater Kent Orchestra, Longines time signals, Slumber Music, and a weather forecast. Music acts cited include Joe Rine and Mildred Hunt with various ads and program notes.
The summer session arts faculty recital is open to the public at no charge in the Administration Building auditorium. Soprano Irene Peabody and pianist Allie Merle Conger present a varied program of ballads and classics with Ruth Crutt as accompanist. The program includes works by Moszkowski Chopin Schubert Schumann Liszt and more.
Obituary notices report Mrs. Mary Pogue 68 of Morri son dying at home three miles southwest of Eudora with burial planned at Pleasant Hill. Homer A Koerner 32 dies at home near Eudora. services at St Paul Evangelical Church and burial in Delaware Cemetery. Mrs J H Griffin, 63, dies at 400 Illinois Street. funeral at First Baptist Church with Rev J F Watts. burial at Baldwin and Lawrence. Surviving family includes husband, three sons Lester Griffin and Erie, Dale Griffin, several grandchildren, and many siblings.
A fiery wreck near Corning New York after the Cleveland New York Erie express collided with a freight train left five dead and a sixth badly burned or dying. The engineer Fred E Blatek and two railway mail clerks Henry Hulbert and PL A Fagan plus two unknowns Swan Berger and Vaughn Rose among the victims with one severely burned survivor rescued from the wreckage. The crash sparked flames that spread from a ruptured tank car to baggage and mail cars, derailing the passenger and freight consist. authorities identified the dead and reported the survivor likely to die.
County officers arrest Carlson and Earl Cline about four miles southeast of Lawrence on possession and transportation of intoxicating liquor. Carlson pled guilty and was sentenced to sixty days in jail plus $257.50 costs. Cline pleaded not guilty with a preliminary hearing set for tomorrow at 2 p.m. Bond fixed at $500. Seven pints of liquor found in the Ford roadster driven by Cline.
Smithsonian assistant F B Fowle proposes two ozone bands in the northern hemisphere. One forms by ultraviolet sunlight transforming oxygen to ozone. the other by solar wind particles bombarding upper air, creating a positively charged ozone layer. Observations from Table Mountain and Montezuma show spring ozone maxima and fall minima, with hemispheric differences linked to sunspot activity. The theory links terrestrial magnetism studies to dual ozone production by separate processes.
Chicago aviation editor Robert Wood reports the Antin Bowler amphibian, ferrying from Chicago toward Berlin with 600 gallons of fuel, faced thick fog and rough winds delaying its Greenland hop. Crews fought ice upheavals as the craft waited for favorable weather before resuming a cautious five day plan.
President Hoover filled his cabinet and administration with Chicagoans. James W. Good became war secretary and Robert P. Lamont secretary of commerce. Frank Loesch joins the legal enforcement team with experience as Cook County state's attorney chief assistant. Charles G. Dawes returns from banking to duties and Alexander Serge of International Harvester heads the farm board.
The University of Chicago named 30 year old Robert M Hutchins president after a tortuous selection process that valued youthful energy over scholarly years. Trustees initially doubted a young leader but ultimately his drive and vision won support amid debates with Yale and other educators. The appointment contrasted with more erudite candidates.
In Saint-Valery-Sur-Somme France an American painter Herman A Webster leads the new Society of Friends of the Old Mills to save France's windmills. About 300 mills remain many abandoned. owners are poor and funds are raised to buy or subsidize mills. The oldest known is Moulin de la Galette dating to 1295. tax history led to destruction of many mills.
Ogden Utah packing company announces a method to can potatoes by peeling quartering packing dry then steam cooking until ready for serving as boiled or salad base. Large scale seamning could stabilize prices and prevent market glut while extending selling period.
Winter residents share Sunday visits with the Moorlands of Topeka. Kanwaka Good Will club met with Mrs Hamacker. nineteen members answered roll call on miscellaneous items. Lois Emick to wed. several local families visit, host a Fourth of July picnic at Lake View.
Rena and Raymond Bdwen of Weaver visited Pfleger's while Oscar Canary and his son Charles of Manhattan joined Mrs. McBud for a weekend gathering. The fragment hints at a social call sequence in a small town setting with named individuals and a brief visit.
Bonny Jean Canary returns home with her father and brother after a four to five week vacation. Wheat farmers threshing near here. rain halted work Friday night. Numerous visits and family gatherings noted across Eudora and nearby towns. Residents and travelers including Rennels, Longacre, Motiver, Moore, and Vitt are mentioned with daily activities and local events.
Marie Smith spends Tuesday afternoon at Lonege John Smith home. Lawrence visitors Chester and Mary Mander called at Simmons hospital to see Richard Brooks and at S. S W. Findley home. Richard Brooks ill for two weeks, moved to Bell Memorial Hospital, then to Simmons Hospital in Lawrence. Multiple locals and relatives exchange calls, dinners, and attendance at funerals, with frequent references to Weybright Mowder Bond Kingery and Postma families.
Mrs Elizabeth onder and Samuel were Lawrence callers Monday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Snyder and children of Wichita visited with her sister Mrs W M Kingery and family. Webb Postma stopped by the A M Postma home Tuesday. Marie Smith called at the Mowder home Saturday evening and Sunday morning. Mr and Mrs F W Snedicke spent Sunday morning at the Elizabeth Mowder home. Vera Postma spent Sunday evening at the George Markley home. C M Hoover was a Lawrence caller Monday. Mr and Mrs Frank Langston of Topeka visited Clyde Cook Tuesday evening. Junior returned home with them for several weeks with aunt Mrs Clyde Cook.
Mr and Mrs Henry Roche hosted while many neighbors visited kin in the Ottawa area on the Fourth and Sunday. A tractor accident injured Martin Rohe Jr as bystanders and relatives offered support. several households reported illness notes and holiday gatherings at Roche Speicher and Edler homes.
Mr and Mrs Merton Woodward Galen and baby called on Mr and Mrs S W Kennedy Thursday evening. Mr and Mrs John Benander and Miss Winfred Benander, Mrs Edith Hilbert and sons attended the picnic at Lone Star. Roy Kennedy and Miss Georgie Kennedy visited Mrs Kennedy s mother Mrs W R Tucker of Lawrence Sunday. Harry Kennedy of Watson visited Dee Kennedy Sunday. Russell Hilbert visited Wallace Kennedy Sunday. Ernest Devores visited the Will Snyder home Monday night. Art Gaines called at S W Kennedy s Monday. The funeral of Harve Zirkle was held Monday afternoon at the Methodist church. Zirkle was an old Shawnee county settler near Richland. Miss Zola Zirkle left for Yellowstone. Mr and Mrs Bruce Gress and children called at Will Gress home Tuesday afternoon. Will Wulfkuhlg jr of Stuvisits with Will Gress and daughters Doris and Zelm Sunday. Ward Beara called on Harry Kennedy Friday evening. Archie Cumm Kennedy day night. Mrs Linna sunt, Mrs Frances Thursday afternoon.
Mr and Mrs Witlam hosted relatives from a distance at Valley Grove. Puckett entertained kin last Sunday. Church services were well attended Sunday evening.
A pastor and Ruth Johnson led a special song at the church service with Sunday school following. Numerous social visits and family events are listed from Lawrence and nearby towns, including Fourth of July gatherings, dinners, and neighborly calls. Names repeated include Ward, Petrie, Stewart, Eggert, Barnes, Johnson, and Champion among others.
Mrs. Ernest Pohi spent Monday with Mrs. Henry Pohi while Jack Dillion of Pleasant Grove hauled hogs to Lawrence for Harry Flory. Lewis Simmons of Flora spent Tuesday with the Charley Gilliland home. Harry Flory motored to Lawrence Tuesday. J. L. Montgomery and Marshall Churchbaugh were Baldwin visitors Tuesday. George Simmons and Lucille of Centropolis visited the Haas home with Tisses Sophia and Margaret Heim on Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. J. Filburn of Whittier California called at Roy Shuler's Tuesday afternoon. Ottawa callers Tuesday included Harry Flory and daughters Helen and Marie plus Walter Pohl. Miss Clara Schwartz spent several days with Anta Johanning and Mrs. J. Filburn of Whittier. Mr. and Mrs Cecil Sterling of Continental Ohio also noted.
The community shares news of visits and dinners among families including Flory Pohl Haas and Shuler households. Henry Johanning, Tom Gilliland, and Herman Pohl figures are noted with kinship ties across Ottawa and Paola Kansas. A Fourth of July celebration in Ottawa featured fireworks and a Chamber of Commerce play The Superba. Sympathy extended after Kate Yeargler's death with condolences to relatives including Will Peffly.
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