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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1919
Page
3
Washington on June 12 the Department of Agriculture plans a campaign to control tent caterpillars. The American Forestry Association says the drive will engage youth and communities in removing the webby nests that hang in trees this month.
The association notes tents on wilted fruit trees and advises careful use of a burning rag, torch or kerosene to destroy webs. It urges June spraying for leaf eating insects and early defoliation, offering guidance to readers who write with a stamped return.
Members of St Luke AME held a Monday night reception for retiring pastor Rev John Adams. The event featured floral decorations, speeches by local clergy and judges, a student musical program, and refreshments served by the stewardess board and church ladies.
A Cleveland company advertises Zemo as a safe dependable treatment for itching skin irritations pimples blackheads eczema blotches ringworm and similar troubles. The penetrating liquid is applied as directed and claims wide relief.
The 1919 Hutchinson High School class plans a memorial on school grounds for former students who served in the war. A large stone boulder will bear a bronze plate naming donors and the dedication. Also notes Bathing caps at Rankins Drug Store and local businessmen Hanna Carter Co. 1009 Mays.
Emporia merchants and clerks will receive service stripes for twilight harvest duty in the wheat fields. Led by Frank Loatutter the plan assigns one stripe per day of service and many workers will donate their wages to charity while evenings are spent fishing or playoff duties.
Kansas Federation of Business Women's Councils organized today in Hutchinson with Miss Ida Venable as national organizer present. Mrs I E Smith serves as president of one of the state’s largest councils and delegates will be chosen for the national convention in St Louis next July as the first state council officers are elected.
Mexican reports note Canadian capitalists claim banana leaf fibers yield a cheap high grade calendered paper. They plan a Pacific coast plant near banana producing districts once machinery arrives. The note includes other local items from Topeka and Hutchinson Kansas, with school and social notes.
A landmark ambergris sale features the largest piece on record weighing 130 pounds and fetching 2600 dollars. The text notes ambergris as a basis for high grade perfumes and mentions its distribution near the British Isles.
The era of knighthoods for music hall figures begins with King George granting the honor to Harry Lauder. Other items include a quirky note on giraffes and a boast of a lamp claimed to emit a million candles in a brief flash, plus product mentions and a Kansas City visit.
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