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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1926
Page
2
A committee and directors vow to provide full facilities for intensive and extensive work for all enrolling in the summer school. The policy aims to help college students by expanding work opportunities to earn credits toward their degrees.
Edmonton dispatch reports a woman calling herself Blanche Potter questioned about the disappearance of Mrs. Aimee McPherson. Detective Middleton notes identification confusion as Potter and Gould are linked to California studios. McPherson’s whereabouts remain unresolved amid mixed testimonies and hotel sightings.
The men’s glee club hosts a spring concert amid UK commencement week activities. Conducted by Ixan L. Roberts with performances of Contest songs, Brunsky records, and selections arranged by Andrews. Featured pieces include Now is the Month of Maying and Alma Mater, highlighting the annual program at Kendrie, Biaem i Davison.
Saturday Sachem Dinner at 6 o'clock Chancellor's Reception Alumoni Senior hall Sunday Alumni Reunions University bend on campus at 3 o'clock Mortar Board at 2nd Baccalaureate Sermon in Stredi um at 7 30 Monday Earnes trial at 9 o'clock in district court City commission meeting at 7 20 at city hall Senior Alumni banquet at Enl U v graduating exercises at 7 40 at the stadium Tuesday Vacation Bible school opens at six o'clock Thursday Open waving bids at 10 o'clock at city hall
The Jest will be presented as a substitute for The Second Mrs Tanquay due to actor Charles Edwards death. The Jest features eighteen characters across four scenes and offers a thrill heavy plot. Spooner Theater nears completion and tickets are available in the dramatic art office or Book Nook.
A former federal prohibition director for Wisconsin, Clark McPerry, was sentenced in federal court to three years imprisonment and a $3000 fine after pleading guilty to conspiracy to violate the prohibition amendment. He faced another indictment over alleged irregularities at the Calumet Sales Corporation tied to the Chilton Brewery, with co-defendant Dainth Theodore Grabenstein also pleading guilty to conspiracy and receiving sentences.
Werhert Wenig a 17 year old from Los Angeles won the 1926 national oratorical contest among 12 000 high school entrants. Chief Justice Taft and Justices names backed his victory as he earned a cup and a months long European tour for him and six other regional champions. Myrtle Posey 17 of Washington placed second and Helen Byland of New York third. finalists included Carey of Philadelphia Mallarky Augusta Bearman Minneapolis and Hardin Louisville. John Aiso the Hollywood high pupil who mentored Wenig was unable to compete and supported Wenig as substitute after illness.
President Coolidge continued his habit of inviting Republicans to breakfast. Present were Representatives Vestal Indiana Brighant Gibson Vermont Cramton Michigan Buriness North Dakota W Talk Illinois Anthony Kansas Dowell Town Crowther New York Leitbrecht New Jersey Merritt Connecticut.
In Columbus Ohio Fowlkes Muncie Ind second Wilcox Kansas City Mo third Patterson Chicago fourth Horan Michigan City Ind fifth Time 21 5 12 yard high hurdles Won by tromble Cambridge Nebr Car Imen Bristow Okla second Mc Farland Kansas City Mo third Kennedy Chicago fourth Beattie Fort Collins Colo yi fifth Time 15 4 Cambridge Neb tied the worlds interscholastic record for the 120 yard high hurdles by reaping the barriers in 15 4 He finished 2 yard ahead of Carmen Bristow Okla 1 mile run First section Won by Kiser Wenatchee Wash Martin Bellmore Ind second Simpson Denton Tex third Carret Hood River Ogn fourth Kingsford Grand Rapids Mich fifth Time 4 31 8 1 mile run Second section Won by Taylor Prescott Wash Harvey Fort Collins Cole second Thatcher Douglas Wro third Waner Florence Kan fourth Boca De Kalb Ill fifth Time 4 35 8
The schedule lists reunions dinner and events Saturday June 5 through Sunday June 6 at the central Administration building Fraser chapel and stadium. Highlights include Phi Beta Kappa meeting, alumni address by May or Albert J. Beach, commencement exercises at the stadium with an address by William O. Thompson and conferring of degrees by Chancellor Brest Hiram Lindley.
In Manchester Lloyd George vowed he would not accept dismissal from the Liberal party after an intra party fight sparked by Lord Oxford and Asquith. He defended his land policy, urged annual renewal of country contentment, and criticized publicity of their letters as stemming from his absence from the shadow cabinet. He warned against a split, calling for real quarrel rather than a rotten quibble.
Fourteen delegates from Joseph A Wahl camp will attend the state encampment at Junction City June 9 and 10 to invite the gathering to Lawrence next year Claude L Scott will accompany the delegation to present an invitation from the Chamber of Commerce The Junction City encampment runs June 9 10 Also reported Capt Asher C Baker director in chief of the Sesquicentennial Exposition died in Morristown N J at 74 once a Navy officer and held roles in the Panama Pacific Chicago and St Louis expositions.
United Press compiled listing details alphabetized by city for Saturday schedule blocks and evening programs across major networks. Entries include station call letters, city, frequency, and planned programs from symphonies to baseball and devotional services with times noted in Eastern and Central Time zones.
Boulogne June 3 AP report details a proposed method by a railway engineer M Douai to cross the English Channel this year. The plan uses tides with a start four hours before full tide near Cape Gris Nez to ride ebb currents toward the North Sea, then be carried to the England coast as the tide changes. Enríque Tirabocchi of Argentina and Charles Toth of Boston, who crossed in 1923, supported the approach, contrasting common seafaring advice to enter with the falling tide.
Crusader carried Glen Riddle Farm’s colors to victory in the $10,000 suburban handicap at Belmont Park. American Flag, also from the same stable, finished second and King Solomon's Ear took third as Crusader flashed a sensational late surge to win by eight lengths over a mile and a quarter in 2 3. Max Hirsch trains Crusader with jockey Callahan aboard the runner.
Seventeen rough sketches mailed to Moyhawk carpet mills in New York by University of design students were returned and will be displayed with the annual student work exhibit during commencement week. The top three prize winners and three honorable mentions stay with the company for later display in rooms 802 and 804. Viewing hours are tomorrow and daily during the summer session. Warmer in Kansas tomorrow with sun bringing a return toward normal temperatures per weather observer Flora. The annual reception for seniors and alumnae of the University by Chancellor and Mrs. Lindley is set for this evening in the Totunda of Central Ad.
Emily Josephine Smith daughter of Governor and Mrs Smith married Maj. John Adams Warner, commandant of the New York state troopers, at The Immaculate Conception Cathedral. The ceremony was conducted by Cardinal Hayes with a 1500-guest crowd, and the couple departed for a six-week honeymoon in Yellowstone Park after a breakfast at the executive mansion.
The American Red Cross local chapter reports ten students for the First Aid and Life Saving school at Camp Washita Kansas City. About 125 are expected total from June 10 to 18 with graduation possible from offered courses. A man passed a bad check for 10.80, later found to have no funds. description notes a white male about 25, 5'10", 140 pounds, no coat.
In New York on June a AP reports heavy selling and sporadic day trading, turning prices reactionary after an early uneven start. Industrials fell 1 to nearly several points while rails remained comparatively firm in quiet activity. In other news, Melvin A Cook and Jessie Ralph of Baldwin received a marriage license. Cook works as a telephone man and Ralph is a chief operator, with their wedding performed by Rev. Jackman. A summer term business college course is advertised for profit.
Blair Hackney and Ronald Ramsey of Atchison spent yesterday with friends in Lawrence. Phi Gamma Delta and Delta Upsilon members are mentioned. Bliss Visijan Stanley from Topeka attended the Delta Upsilon farewell. numerous visits and travel plans involve KU graduation and relatives visiting from Nebraska Missouri and Pittsburgh.
Banners honor University Spirit as merchants display flags on a Massachusetts street during commencement week. Douglas county commission met to approve last month’s bills. Work progresses on the city water plant settling basin with footings poured and paving awaited. City Engineer Hough expects about twenty five firms to bid paving projects, with bids opened Thursday morning and contracts awarded that evening. City commission to meet Monday night for routine business. John Callahan testified in a disturbance case as part of district court today’s proceedings, with all district court cases continued. Babbit versus Peek was the sole case acted on, and a motion requested to set aside service in a $733.02 money attachment. Also noted: education offer for a summer term in a business college.
De Soto Wisconsin June 5. Passage of a lifetime has not dimmed the hope of Mrs. Julia C. Coon a Minnesota pioneer 108 years old that her son George reported killed by Indians while on a journey from the Black Hills will soon return home. The son then a grown man was supposed killed or captured tortured and scalped on his way back from a hunting trip into the Black Hills but no authentic word of his death has ever come from the prairie.
Paris June 5 AP Suzanne Lenglen the French tennis ace called on her chief rival Helen Wills the American women's champion at the American hospital where the latter is recovering from an operation for appendicitis Doctors declined to permit a visit before next Tuesday Two Forfeit Bonds George Brown and C H Dunikin forfeited the $50 bond when arrested on intoxication charges early yesterday Sheriff's officers took them into custody They had not appeared for trial. Pay Fine Leave Town The Nelsons paid a $100 fine for possession of liquor and were released from jail They were instructed to leave Lawrence by sundown and departed after about two months in the city.
A marketing claim urges readers to consult a druggist for a two ounce bottle of Emerald Oil and apply it night and morning to swollen veins. The ad asserts veins shrink and even piles are absorbed, promising rapid results and urging ongoing use until normal size returns.
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