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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1930
Page
4
Readers glimpse debate over farm property valuations in Atchison County and statewide tax implications. Commentary notes Democratic figures in Kansas politics and remarks on public office persistence, campaign dynamics, and Hoover era vacation plans amid legislative focus on the London treaty.
Fragmentary text describes Aronian makeup as a dangerous spice and mentions good fortune for Lawrence and Mrs Atkins in a city, nurse home, hospital, and a university fund. The piece portrays wealth held in trust for the community rather than personal possession.
The Board of Education held a special session last night and chose Ed Stanley to lead the city schools. The group also discussed reseating High School with automatic noiseless desks as a nearly unanimous preference.
Twenty five years ago on a June Saturday, lists of travel plans and weddings fill the page. Gen Metcalf attends rifle range events in Burlington while families plan visits to Ann Arbor Russell Milwaukee Salt Lake City and Kansas City. The article notes weddings in progress in Arkansas City and Clay Center with details on attendees and hosts.
A garbled item notes Jane and family movements in Clay Center Kansas ten years ago and references to students and schools. Mentions of G Wiese moving to Lawton and various local names while fragments hint at surrounding towns, cement plaster business changes, and a June wedding of Claudia Pendleton to William S Johnson with details on attendants and ceremony.
This article outlines suffocation causes such as water in the lungs gas poisoning or airway obstruction. It promotes clearing the lungs removing poison and starting artificial respiration using the prone Schaefer method with chest compressions at 12 to 16 per minute.
In a 1930s salon drama, Clarice Day weighs a romance with Brynmor as insider hints of a club theft surface. A plainclothes officer questions guests while Freddie’s engagement looms, and hints of a hidden theft at Mr Ricardi’s private office unfold.
John Peggy and the Little Black Clock visit a room filled with ice cream on a counter with tall stools. Chocolate ice cream is the favorite and the group shares two dishes while others feel sweetly judged yet no one is truly jealous.
A jumble of clipped items from various places mentions Bobby Jones’s triumph in New York harbor, a secretary of the navy comment, Sinclair Lewis becoming a father, Berlin dress reform debates, and a New York Indian heritage note. It also touches on Atlantic City travel tips, a Pocahontas descendant, and Admial Byrd’s dog, all presented in rapid-fire snippets.
The ceremony honors Rear Admiral B Salisbury with the National Graphic Medal for service. Key officials attend as the award is presented, recognizing his two decades of leadership duties.
Fragmentary report notes Pacific Commission and Girat zany plan joint 200 mile build in California. Washington Senate confirms some pact while Brookhart attacks the FD American Legion abroad. Rebel advances in Shanghai checked as Malta constitution suspended and government resigns. Villazon border town driven out.
ALICE JUDSON PEALE advises parents to prevent discouragement in children by matching tasks to ability, offering timely help, and fostering successful experiences. She stresses early self confidence, guidance on when to assist, and avoiding repeated failure as children grow.
A fragmented note recalls the dedication of a new college building in Lecompton and mentions the legislature, the trial of probation duties, Thacher delivering a speech, and R. Tennison in a Kansas history context.
A man identified as Walter Bernitz, an ex-soldier, appeared in Topeka to inquire about state bonus money due him. Reported missing since the war’s end, he had formerly lived in Lawrence with his mother Mrs Anna Bernitz of 1116 Rhode Island. He said he had been in the center of Africa and could not communicate until recently.
News briefs report the first offering of wheat from the 1900 Kansas harvest arriving as officials in Morris County seek nominating papers for county attorney. Other items note Joe Jacobs saying Schmeling is ready to meet Sharkey in September, Mexican deportations from Kansas City, a local arrest for bad checks in Springfield, a Kansas City embezzlement arrest, and oil in Wichita’s Eastborough district.
Ninety Kansas counties are represented in a state teacher college summer roll call. Lyon County leads with 216 students, Greenwood 59, Osage 49, Morris and Jackson 44 each, and Douglas 11, totaling 1,633 enrolled. Kiowa Harvest begins near Greensburg with yields estimated five to seven bushels per acre. A Massachusetts street incident cites a motorist to police court. a car theft report covers William Johnson of Eldorado, linked to a Harper theft on June 10.
A Kansas man refused to answer questions on a federal warrant issued in Washington. He was arrested by a United States marshal in Eimer County and released on 300 bond for appearance at the October term of the federal district court in Leavenworth. This marks the first arrest on such a charge in the district.
In Ferrelview Missouri on June 21 an unmasked man held a revolver toward a bank employee during a morning incident. Shots were fired from the street at a motor car used by the suspect and a companion as they escaped. A second item notes shipments to Hutchinson Kansas dated June 21 1930 detailing wheat harvest from Kiowa.
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