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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1928
Page
4
The Kansas Gazette column reflects on a forthcoming special legislative session in Topeka, concerns about re election pressure, and a mix of light notes from Iola and Chanute. It cites Proverbs on wisdom and pokes fun at officials and a wandering motorist in Iola.
Early campaign chatter shows critics fearing Hoover would be disadvantaged by inexperience. Reports say anti Smith Democrats in Texas, the South, and the Midwest rally, threatening November results. Amundsen rescue debate shifts as Amundsen is lost and unknown fate of others remains. Bill White questioned over reception of Smith and broader Kansas tensions.
Fifty five years ago on July 19 the Terry party reported a Lawrence camp on a mountainside near Idaho Springs at 9750 feet. The Lawn Festival lit Chinese lanterns around Judge Christian’s grounds with a living pictures exhibit featuring Miss March America and Miss Susan B Anthony among others. Ice cream and coconut cake were noted, with a German Band in a summer house and art gallery set up at the judge’s residence. Ten years ago stories mention Allied advance in Europe and a sale of the L Bullene homestead east of town to G F Brown for September possession.
Fragments report weddings births and local events. Frances to Mr Clifford and Will Gorrill announce Mary Alice birth. J M Nevills left for Denver to send rest of summer. A birthday for Swede Mary age 67. Shearer store appraised and closed by court order. Lecompton to get a Methodist church. An automobile accident on the Haskell road damaged a Rutter car.
Elwood marks completion of the railroad to Wathena noted as the first rail line in Kansas. In 1866 a land treaty with the Cherokee Indians is recorded as part of the state history.
Oklahoma J. Lawrence Dean of the Cleburne Times argues that buying dry goods outside the home town harms local merchants. He says patronizing home merchants and advertising locally can curb outward trade, noting big city ads reach smaller towns daily and encourage leakage to larger markets. Argentine high post title appears at end.
McPherson Kansas July 19 AP George Holtfrerich former McPherson high school coach has been released from his contract to take a similar job in Argentine Kansas Leo Crumpacker All Kansas Conference guard last year and football star at McPherson College will succeed Holtfrerich with his brother Leonard assisting Gaston B Means released from Atlanta federal penitentiary AP July 19 Means a former Department of Justice agent tied to the Senate investigation of former Attorney General Daugherty
Chicago AP reports scientists uncover the lost Hittites in central Turkey where an Oriental Institute expedition led by Dr. Erich Schmidt and H. H. von der Osten excavates a 2000 foot diameter mound. They find preserved pottery with cuneiform inscriptions and hieroglyphics, seeking to read beginnings of the Hittite race and bridge cuneiform with glyphs. The team endures harsh sun and illness while pursuing inscriptions that may unlock language origins.
Geneva AP reports a debate over inviting the United States to join the League of Nations anti opium commission. The issue centers on US cooperation, with the United States not yet signing the convention but possible inclusion of an American expert on the central board. The eight member board will include specialists from producing and consuming countries, not officials or opium interests. Canada and others have ratified, with the convention likely operative by year-end after a League budget of 30 000 to 50 000 dollars.
In Tokyo a golden Kwannon statue, revered as the goddess of mercy, was taken from the old Asa kusa Kwannon temple to a temporary building. The procession involved 24 priests and 60 children in ornate robes, with thousands of worshippers behind them. The statue, found by fishermen over 1,200 years ago, has endured fires and earthquakes, with the temple slated for major repairs costing about half a million dollars.
Nashwauk residents Mr and Mrs G W Frvench chicken farmers have camped in a tent with modern conveniences for twelve years, worn out three tents, and plan to build a log cabin. The report notes their endurance in the unusual living setup and mentions related regional notes on Florida research and Norton County licenses.
The Rev. R. Robert Crawford of Portland blends ministry with piloting as an ordained Apostolic Faith minister and regional assistant overseer. He flies a three passenger American Eagle biplane to reach distant towns for rapid evangelistic work in the Pacific Northwest. The craft, boasting 125 horsepower and a top speed near 119 mph, is used exclusively for church missions across a broad territory. In Norfolk, Nebraska, 21-year-old house slippers worn by W. Nichols are noted as a longtime daily comfort.
Marguerite Morse of Nellie Don Garment Kansas City spends vacation with parents in De Soto. Neighboring families visit, illnesses and surgeries cited, including appendicitis at research hospital in Kansas City and at Wesley hospital. Auto crash east of town injures Paul Polfer and Wilfred Poland. Community notes cover social events, visits to Kansas City, Ottawa, and Lawrence, plus road work plans and potato farming updates.
The report lists scholars like Lyman By, Shiith, and Sheldon planning projects in southern Brazil, Cuba, and France. Topics include aquatic fungi, woody plants, and museum flora studies. The piece notes Darwinian continuations, field trips across mid Atlantic states, and unique seed origins in Jefferson County with watermelon history in North Florida.
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