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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1930
Page
2
The state tax commission released the Douglas county share of the 1990 valuation of public utilities totaling 347,366. Railroads remain the largest single item. The statewide assessment, conducted by the state, is apportioned to each county after completion. Douglas county shares include street cars, motor carriers, pipelines, railroads, telegraphs, telephones, and transmission lines.
City officials discuss the fate of a home for the needy as plans unfold over who controls it. The dispute centers on management and funding with calls for groceries and care, while state board members meet with Smith to address concerns. A separate report notes an attempted bank robbery at Centre State Bank in Hutchinson ending in failure after burglars tunneled into a vault and encountered a steel wall.
In Bombay on Saturday more than 500 Hindus were injured as British police using bamboo clubs dispersed nationalist demonstrators in the Maidan esplanade. Officials cited salt raid clashes at Dharasana and Waldala as contributing factors, with women volunteers noted among parade participants led by Motilal Nehru of the All India Congress.
Emmett Eastman of New Jersey Street collapsed at the police station while awaiting Chief W. J. Cummings during a police court session. A physician treated him in the rest room, and he was later taken home. The noon temperature that day was 90 degrees.
Allan Hoover second son of the President, in his Harvard business school summer, starts work at the Bayonne New Jersey American Radiator plant. He works without special treatment, learning the manufacturing process from the ground up. Company officials say his pay is modest and not noteworthy.
Berlin reports the airship Graf Zeppelin completed a dramatic skyward voyage from Hamburg amid technical scrutiny. Captain von Zeppelin and crew reassured observers after a buoyant, sunlit test. ground crews confirmed a safe return to Stanken airfield by 9:00 p.m. without further incident.
The State Board of Tax Appeals will begin hearings from county boards on July 9. Appeals from district parts will be heard as the board meets to consider tax adjustments. The hearings cover counties including Atchison Brown Franklin Doniphan Jackson Jefferson Johnson Leavenworth Nemaha Miami Shawnee Wyandotte.
Kansas City June 28 Bishop Partridge of the Missouri diocese of the Protestant Episcopal Church died at age 13? years. He was noted as a traveler who spoke multiple languages and guided foreigners to safety. He authored poems with Oriental settings and entertained guests with sleight of hand tricks.
Albert Harvey died at his home in Eudora. Funeral services scheduled for 2:30 Wednesday at the Eudora Bat church with burial to follow. widow Anna Harvey survives. Other items mention E. Biller jailed and Miller tied to preparatory matters, but details are garbled.
Former state representative from Shawnee county and longtime educator died at his daughter Mrs. George McEntire’s Topeka home. Born November 29, 1847 in Ohio, he moved to Kansas and served as school superintendent and state lawmaker. Funeral set for Tuesday at the McEntire home with burial in Grantville cemetery.
Mrs W H McKone hosts Year Round club gathering at Independence temple as twenty parents and others attend. Cordley vacation Bible school pupils present Friday morning with popcorn balls and cookies from visitors. Virginia Arnold from New York City performs classical pieces. Arnold, a member of a noted artists group, broadcasts on Columbia network. Douglas Bar Association plans an event at Green Owl Tea.
Mrs. Alice Flash of Beverly Hills joins daughter Miss May Johnston in Lawrence for an extended visit. Mrs. Day Mile of Texarkana, returning from Winnipeg and Duluth, arrives in Lawrence to see relatives. Mrs. T. H. Chalkley, staying at Hotel Eldridge, heads from Lawrence to Kansas City. Lena spends weekend at her Goff home. Sam and another pair plan return from Minneapolis after visiting relatives.
Forty boys enrolled in vocational agriculture begin summer work under instructor Essick. Projects include crop planting on 101 acres of corn plus peas tomatoes potatoes sweet potatoes wheat beans and fruits. Livestock includes cattle sheep and birds. Last year profits exceeded 4010 with prices of the era indicating a larger total this year.
The piece surveys threats to editors and reporters in the United States, noting murders and suppression linked to exposing crime and political meddling. It also mentions a Louisiana tax proposal on ad sales, police inquiries into several Whites, and mixed local notices including marriage licenses and missing car reports.
The article lists a long sequence of pastors from 1857 to 1924 with their service dates and notes on church developments. It mentions building dedication in 1870, renovations in 1907, a 1921 organ install, a 1926 addition, and a 1906 parsonage funded by Mrs. Ford and Mrs. Grovenor with deacon husbands. It also notes support from churches in Philadelphia, New York, Boston and Lowell.
The American-Texan Junior League plans an event tonight at 6 15 at EKU stadium weather permitting Kiwanis won the contest last Tuesday The Douglas County CPA meets Thursday June 26 in the Grange Hall Midland E W Ousdahl president reports candidates will be fed and August picnic plans to be made Chamber of Commerce committee holds 7 30 pm meeting tonight Essick chairs and will discuss only George H Hedrick to present cultural survey findings Two Die at Camp Ground report notes a Becompton woman related death and a C of C committee to meet in coming days
At a campground two men died in a tent after ingesting poison alcohol. Carl Mitchell, a companion, died Thursday at the same site. Barnhart survived. Mrs. E. P. Meal of Laerg reports the incident. Officers found a bottle containing poison alcohol in the tent.
Kansas faces high temperatures with some relief expected tomorrow as central and eastern sections may edge near 95 degrees. Meteorologist D Flora notes only modest cooling, while western Kansas records lower 60s. Showers possible in northeast today. tonight a Kiwanis versus Liberty Post game awaits.
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