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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1920
Page
8
In Jewett Texas women control city government after spring election. Mayor Hattie Adkisson and five sister aldermen govern with one male marshal remaining. They plan street improvements back tax collection and new taxes if needed, traffic law revisions and stock law enforcement, sweeping changes after narrow majorities.
Ottawa area residents including Mr and Mrs A Cope and their children spent Sunday with Mrs Cope’s parents. Numerous locals attended Memorial Services at Clinton Cemetery led by the Cemetery Club. Attendees included Rev Sorey of Lawrence Christian Church and ex-soldiers from Ottawa and Lawrence.
Woodward residents report visits and travels in a brief social note. Mrs. Fred Baldwin and daughter Rose spent Friday at the M. J Murphy home. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Steele Jr. drove to Ottawa on Monday and stayed the day.
The Fraternal Aid Union band will perform an open air concert in Soutil Park this evening, starting at 8 o'clock. Public invited to hear selections including Overture and The Maiden of the Spindle, Fox Trot Alexandria, and The Prince of Pilsen.
The weekly women and girls swimming class shifts to Thursday instead of Friday morning. Girls under 12 can use the Y.M.C.A. front desk for signup and supervision until 1. Classes run from 10 to 10 for beginners and higher school sessions begin at 1. The pool remains open to business women in the evening from 6 to 8.
The YMCA is instituting a free swimming class for boys aged 9 to 12 in Lawrence this Thursday from 1 to 5 PM at the pool. All boys from North Lawrence to Breezedale are invited per the YMCA swimming instructor.
The City Fire Department responded to a shed fire behind 850 Massachusetts Street at 8:30 AM. Firemen extinguished the blaze quickly with very little damage reported.
Francis O'Brien, a young Ellis Island tenor famed as a stowaway, returns to Ireland after immigration officials question his Philadelphia birth claim. His rise began from illness and hospital singing on the island, while many other stowaways await departure orders back to their embarkation points.
A tire-maker weighs how much to offer for quality in tire building. The Brunswick name signals superfine standards since 1845, with Brunswick Tires winning top place in each line. Motorists often choose Brunswick for full equipment after a single superior tire.
Railroads reach Crestview Florida as large groups of railroad construction engineers gather along the west coast of the state. Seaboard Airline and Georgia Central plan joint work near Town Point opposite Pensacola with deep water and a land locked harbor, signaling possible expansion.
The former Crown Prince Frederick William marked his 38th birthday largely alone at Weiringen as relatives did not attend. The Berlin Kreuz Zeitung recalls that in 1882 three emperors stood at his cradle. Miss Helen McCarthy of Kansas City is visiting at 900 New Jersey Street with cousin George W. Smith.
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