Professor Bates Resigns from Kansas University Faculty
Prof Frank G Bates handed his resignation to Chancellor Strong today as a Kansas University faculty member and received official notice of appointment as librarian of the State Historical Society of Rhode Island. His duties begin about September 1 and he will prepare to leave soon, with demonstrated influence in Wichita's municipal organization.
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Lawrence
Frank G. Bates
Strong
Kansas University
Bates
State Historical Society of
Rhode Island
Wichita
Prof. Bates
Stamp Window Tales at Christmas Post Office
A citizen, amusedly bold, buys a 2 cent stamp and ponders Uncle Sam’s stamps at the window. The clerk, patient yet weary, recalls the daily parade of customers who mistake the stamp counter for a mind reader. Holiday rush tests temper as clerks cope with eager shoppers and their questions.
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Simon
Mark Twain
Uncle Sam
Ile
George
Dick Ballinger
Stamp Window Etiquette Encouraged in Christmas Push
A public appeal urges stamp window customers to state clearly what they want and speak promptly to save time. The campaign aligns with efforts urging more rational behavior at the stamp window during the holiday season.
Many Kansans Make ShortTrips and Visits
Purely personal notices list Gordon Gibb and Maurice Breidenthal in Kansas City. Esther Rauch returns to Topeka after a visit. Bertha Allison visits Topeka relative to Alice Smith. Leonore Steele of Valley Falls visits friends. W J Busch returns from an East trip. Anna Shipley returns to Kansas City. Prof L L Dyche heads to Pratt State Hatchery. Mrs T F Senderson and son back from Missouri. Katherine Delman visits Topeka. Fred Taylor and Lawrence Jackson depart for a western trip. Maud Morrison plans extended foreign travel. Amarette Weaver and Ethel Morrow attend Taber VanDerVries wedding in Holton. Earl Keilman returns to Topeka from Hutchinson Gazette. Mrs Bruce Pilcher of Black Rock NM will visit her parents. Zoe Menthore and Hazel Baldwin guests of Mrs J F Roberts en route to Buckner MO. Mrs Harrison Wellman of Denver sails for abroad trip with son. Mrs J A Craig joins Germany trip after funeral. Mrs Charles Spencer and daughter Lucene come from Tula next week. Spencer, Lewis, and Means plan summer at Stevens cottage Green Mountain Falls CO. Walter Brown and Myrtle Howard marry yesterday.
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Gordon Gibb
Kansas City
Maurice Breidenthal
Esther Rauch
Topeka
Bertha Allison
Alice Smith
Leonore Steele
Valley Falls
W. J. Busch
Anna Shipley
L. L. Dyche
Pratt
Kansas
T. F. Senderson
Missouri
Katherine Delman
Fred Taylor
Lawrence Jackson
West
Maud Morrison
Lawrence
Amarette Weaver
Ethel Morrow
Holton
Earl Keilman
Hutchinson Gazette
Bruce Pilcher
Black Rock
N. M
Vanl Kasold
Zoe Menthore
Hazel
Baldwin
Buckner
J. F. Roberts
Harrison Wellman
Denver
Wellman
New York
J. A. Craig
George Innes
Ann Arbor
Michigan
Germany
Lawrence Couples Marry In Quiet Kans City Era Style
A string of society notices recounts several weddings and engagements in Lawrence. J L Brady and Valera Crittenden wed at 8 30 pm at 728 Indiana Street officiated by Rev H E Wolfe. Kathryn Morton and Prof William Herbert Carruth announce a summer wedding and Estes Park trip. Prof Carruth, KU vice chancellor and German head, is noted as an author. Bernice Tabor weds John Van der Vries in Holton with Delta Tau Omega and Pi Beta Phi members attending. Other events include Mr and Mrs Herman Brown visiting from Rhodesia and Mrs Blackwelder visiting from Chicago, plus upcoming class reunion plans at the Alder home.
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J. L. Brady
Valera Inez Crittenden
Gillispie
Indiana Street
H. E. Wolfe
First Methodist Church
Elizabeth Kunkel
Clara Kanaga
Helen Bacher
C. L. Rutter
Kate Riggs
Howard Morton
Tescot
Kansas
Kathryn Morton
William Herbert
Carruth
F. M. Bennett
Unitarian Church
Colorado
Estes Park
University of Kansas
Morton
Lawrence
Holton
John van der Vries
David Garrick at Air Dome Tonight with 15 and 25 Cent Prices
Comedians Briant Bros present David Garrick at the Air Dome tonight. High royalties force a 15 and 25 cent admission. The show, a no-fuss delight, promises genuine comedy and brisk laughs. Also advertised is Fruits and Flowers at the Grand for a must-see evening.
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David Garrick
Briant Bros
Airdome
E. Il, Sothern
New cottages for sale near proposed school and city lots
Two modern cottages offered for sale South near a new school site. A six room home at 2350 dollars with 50 foot frontage and easy terms. a five room cottage at 2200 dollars with flexible terms. Also vacant lots and farms in Douglas and Jefferson counties for exchange. Local realty agents McQuary and Johnston invite inquiries. The closing line notes a stray social remark about women with babies and dogs.
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McQuary and Johston
Leader
Douglas
Jefferson
Lawrence
Death of Mrs. Ludington in Lawrence City
Mrs. R. W. Ludington, a well known longtime resident of Lawrence, died today at her home 640 Rhode Island street after a long illness due to dropsy. The Ludington family were prominent in the Lawrence area. funeral arrangements to be announced.
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R. W. Ludington
Rhode Island Street
Children’s Day Observance at First M. E. Church
The First M. E. Church schedules Children’s Day next Sunday with morning service led by the Sunday school and an object lesson sermon by Dr. Wolfe. Several Sunday school members will be baptized and received into church membership. evening service starts at 7:30.
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M. E
Wolfe
Judge Grants 2-Cent Fare Injunction Across Rail Lines
Guthrie Okla June 1 Judge Hook grants the temporary injunction sought by the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific and the St Louis and San Francisco against enforcement of Oklahoma 2 cent passenger and maximum freight laws. The petitioners say the rates are confiscatory and a three cent rate will be restored within a few days.
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Judge Hook
Guthrie
Okla
United States Circuit Court
Rock Island and Pacific
St. Louis
San Francisco
Vernon Resigns Presidency of Kansas City Negro School
William T. Vernon registrar of the United States treasury today resigns the presidency of the Western University and Industrial School for Negroes in Kansas City Kansas. He is one of the best known Black educators in the United States and reportedly left due to insufficient time to devote to school work.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Kans
William T. Vernon
United States Treasury
Western University and Industrial School For
Vernon
United States
Insurgent senators back house provision in sundry civil bill
Washington June 10 insurgent senators reached an agreement to support the house provision in the sundry civil bill. They will speak in the senate in favor of tariff board expenses while accepting the house language. In Lawrence Samuel G Clarke orders clothes from Ed Price Co for style fit and value.
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Washington
House
Senate
London
Lawrence
Samuel G. Clarke
Ed. V. Price & Co
Mass
Prehistoric Character Red Visits Lawrence
A Kansas figure known as Ogee Red arrives in Lawrence from Baldwin, hailed as a prominent “prehistoric” character. The Ledger notes his valuable services in Baldwin and remarks on his sharp attire and clean shaving, suggesting he may have embraced prohibition.
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Kansas
Lawrence
Muskogee
Baldwin
Gal
Fixing Postoffice Walls to Stop Water Seepage
Workers at the post office dig and pile dirt outside the building while repairs aim to seal walls and prevent basement water intrusion. Efforts focus on making the walls watertight following earlier construction issues.
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Post Office
Caus
Uus
Two K. A. Graduates Seek Law Careers West
Fred Taylor and Lawrence Jackson depart to Tacoma Washington and other western points to locate a law practice. They believe they have a good chance at success in the West.
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Fred Taylor
Lawrence Jackson
K. A
Tacoma
Washington
Smith Raises Mushrooms in Lawrence Basement Bed
AW Smith operates a 700 square foot mushroom bed in the basement of his Mass street building in the GOO block. The venture marks the first practical mushroom industry attempt in Lawrence and is reported to be meeting with rare success.
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AW. Smith
Lawrence
G. W. Smith
Mass. Street
Mr. Smith
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OUL Outfitters
Frank Bates
Ale- Nish Bottling Works
Charles Spencer
Lucene
Tula
Spencer
L. N. Lewis
Hugh Means
Green Mountain Falls
Col
Stevens Cottage
Walter Brown
Myrtle Howard
Sewing Club
Olga Barteldes
E. R. Learned
Herman Brown
Rhodesia
South Africa
Mrs. Brown
John Alder
Blackwelder
Chicago
Alice Duncan
Paul Wall
Wall
Sigma Chi
Miss U Duncan
Pi Beta Phi
K. U
W. E. Hazen
Raymond
Seattle
Frank Banks
Raymond Hazen
Alder
C. HK. Society of the Presbyterian Church
Edith Pollock
Maine Street
The
Grand
Rumford
Robertson
Ogee Red
Venice
Sands Dullind
Nachman
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