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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1924
Page
2
A compact newspaper item surveys wheat crop prospects amid export pricing, political maneuvering at St Paul, and rising American travel. It notes potential yields, tariff effects, La Follette’s stance, Day for President talk, and ongoing highway construction funded by federal aid, highlighting a nation eager to move and grow.
The Day's News profiles General Jan Christian Smuts, South Africa's prime minister, as a central figure in the upcoming elections. It notes his wartime leadership in the South African War, postwar reconstruction work, and key roles in the Imperial War Cabinet. Smuts, a Cape Colony native, studied at Victoria College and Cambridge.
A brief on today’s events notes the Democratic national convention opening in one week. Also, the Independent Order of Foresters marks its golden jubilee. Bobby Jones plans to wed Mary Rice Malone in Atlanta. An inquiry committee on the Internal Revenue Bureau is to meet today for a final decision on prohibition enforcement.
A garbled page fragment reports vacation notes for teachers and children, a quip about champions, proverbs on conscience, a remark on being a college professor, and a brief marriage license notice for Floyd W. DeWeese and Mabel Hammig of Lawrence. It also mentions a court fine for Harry Ingalls and references a Missouri resort near Onaka.
Texans fight over a monument planned for General Sam Houston in Houston. Sculptor Enrico Cerrachio defends his art depicting Houston at San Jacinto while some descendants and locals dispute likeness and pose. Nearby news covers storms, school events, and community notices in Baldwin and Baker University surroundings.
Dr. Harry Wilson and daughter Margaret arrived from Chicago to visit Mrs. A. J. Shumway and Dr. and Mrs. Charles A. Shumway in Baldwin. Harry Denning and sons Ernest and Max from Long Beach, California, welcomed for a few days with old friends, traveling with Mrs. Denning formerly Inez Mc Adams. Joseph Baker and son Riley headed to Ottawa for a family reunion before visiting relatives in Princeton. J. Howard Campbell left for Kansas City to repair damages from Sunday’s storm, the wiring repairs and service praised by locals. Mrs. Joe Robinson visits Ottawa to see her son Fred Betts family. The First Methodist church cancelled evening service due to storm damage and power outages.
The article extols sun and air exposure as healthful while noting modest moderation in hot weather. It recounts the Mann family at a resort enjoying baths and swims and urges people to shed heavy clothing and allow the body to air and sun, especially in warm seasons, with care to avoid dizziness or headaches.
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