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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1919
Page
3
Fragmented OCR text hints at federal government aims to add five offices and improve staffing to support a growing harvest period. Officials emphasize dispatch and orderly handling, while noting steps to prevent disorder and ensure supply lines for essential services.
Fragmentary OCR reads about 1008 Mass and Mrs W H Prumpeon returning to her home in Aeneas City this morning. Names like Mariney, Stillman's aunt and Lette appear in garbled form with unclear roles or events.
The Poehler Mercantile Company expands from a Lawrence grocery venture to a large wholesale house with branches in Emporia and Topeka. Theodore Poehler senior built the business, passed in 1901, and Theodore Poehler Jr. led the Emporia branch. By 1904 the firm occupied modern quarters, grew to fifty-five salesmen, and became the largest Kansas wholesale grocer. The Lawrence and Emporia houses are major carload shippers on the Santa Fe system.
Dorothy Brown travels to Kan pasey this morning to spend the weekend, planning activities and return plans unclear in the brief.
Washington June 17 Frank B Noyes AP president told the Pan American conference that true unbiased news exchange among North and South America via Southern Hemisphere newspapers strengthens friendship and cooperation. He said AP is a news service, not an advertising or propaganda agency, and its function is to supply unbiased reporting to members. South American newspapers welcomed AP membership, seeing it as a cooperative, not transactional, relationship.
Fragmentary text notes content about journals south of the United States and references to Oldfield tines, Hanna-Carter Co., a Caldwell High principal W S Brown, and a summer session at Kansas University. Also mentions McNish soda water and a brief gemstone diamond discussion with colorless berils and gem stones. The readable fragments imply local notices mixed with educational updates and consumer ads.
John and his father visit a downtown shop where a pair of shoes pleases them. John asks his father if his feet feel content with the choice, and the transaction proceeds as the clerk is informed to complete the sale.
A Pun from the Qataorlo Post notes a man dubbed the human sponge who only feels well when soaked, a humorous town anecdote reflecting local wit and wordplay.
A long notice lists multiple church events across Lawrence including First Baptist Omnireh Second Christian First Christian Seventh Day and many more. It details Sunday School times Children’s Day programs sermons and special events with pastors names and church locations.
A large gathering of delegates from Topeka Ottawa Junction City Manhattan Emporia Antine Osage Council Grove Rosedale Paola Olathe Hillsdale Lakeview Rock Valley Garnett Osawatomie and Eudora convenes Wednesday morning at 9 in the North Lawrence church. The event runs through Sunday with three daily sessions and sermons by Rev H D Harris and Rev N H Jelts. Bishop H B Parks will preside and address the convention attracting many noted speakers and preachers from the district.
Christian Science First Church of Christ Scientist lists Sunday services at 11 a m with the subject God the Only Cause and Creator. Sunday school begins at 10 a m. Wednesday testimonial meetings at 8 o clock. Reading room hours are weekday afternoons, closed Sundays and holidays.
The home like church known as the Sun Shines In offers Lord's Day Services with Bible school at 10 a.m. preaching at 11 a.m. by Raymond McDuff, minister. Christian Endeavor at 7 p.m. preaching at 8 p.m. The Biggest Graveyard In the World. Regular services Sunday morning June 8 at 1 o'clock conducted by Rev. J. H. Gibson of Kansas City Missouri. All members urged to attend the important matter presented.
Plymouth Congregational Church at Vermont Street announces a 9 percent tax? trivial. Rev Ross W Sanderson, Pastor leads Sunday school at 10 am and children's day exercises at 11 am. At 3 pm services with Dr Sanderson titled The Gift of Self. Senior meeting features Prof A G Mitchell discussing Conditions Necessary for World Peace at 7 pm.
Miss Falta Shepherd and Miss Evangeline Casto of Wellsville visit Miss Myra Summers as a local business college offers summer sessions. Training started now could lead to good salaries and dividends. The school will be in session all summer.
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