South Side Reading Club hosts summer camp and community events
South Side Reading club held its annual picnic with contests and outdoor sports. prizes went to Arjus Winfrey Inez Jensen and others. Members to attend interdenominational Sunday School camps in Geneva Glen Colo this summer and two boys to a separate camp.
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South Side Reading Club
Arjus. J. Winfrey
Inez. Jensen
Warren Wood
C. L. Jensen
A. van Horebeek
Rachel McElhiney
Onita Winfrey
First Methodist Church
Geneva Glen
Colo
Helen Hosford
Helen Stover
Elizabeth McFarland
Virginia Arnold
Thomas McFarland
Sidney Emmett
Lawrence Social Notes Count Weekend Travels and Visits
Lawrence residents head to mountain and coast as visiting friends arrive from Topeka Kansas City Ottawa and Bolivar. M J Wells leaves for a ranch in Rooks County and sells his Ohio street home as Alfred Lawrence and family plan a California two month stay. Several locals visit relatives in Beaumont Estes Park and Los Angeles while others host guests at 916 Ohio St and with Mrs Lina K Savage.
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M. J. Wells
Lawrence
Rooks County
Ottawa
F. W. Hosford
Edward Edson
Mary
California
Frances Bond
Mary Louise Gates
Topeka
Ohio St
Lucile Cole
Kansas City
J. Gordon Flynn
Flynn
Lina K. Savage
Burton
R. “Cole
Kansas News Briefs and Travel Notes
U S Attorney General visits his mother Mrs E R Cole and heads to Washington D C to assume duties. Miss Lucille Swallow and Miss Claudia Brown attend a ten week summer course at Kansas State Normal in Emporia. Ralph Wolfson returns from Topeka. Abe Wolfson hosts Kansas City friends en route home from Topeka. T F Bradley of Bonner Springs visits sister Mrs J Colbert. Mrs Lois Ott and son Waldo Wootton visit in Kansas City with Ott’s mother in Bethany hospital. Lorraine and daughter depart for Long Beach California for summer visiting. Mrs Nelle Owens will run the Lawrence Studio during Mr Lawrence’s absence.
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Topeka
T. F. Bradley
Bonner Springs
J. Colbert
Colbert
Lois Ott
Waldo Wootton
Kansas City
Ott
Bethany Hospital
Alfred Lawrence
Lorraine
Long Beach
Cal
Goats to Save Babies in Labrador Mission
The Grenfell mission in Labrador seeks goats to provide milk for infants. Chicago millionaires including Mrs. James A. Patten and Charles A. Stevens are contributing pure bred goats. It is claimed that goats milk could save up to 500000 babies annually in the United States.
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Chicago
Grenfell
Labrador
James A. Patten
Charles A. Stevens
United States
Kansan Ern Est Leisy Named English Dept Head at Illinois Wesleyan
Ernest E. Leisy, KU graduate of 1913, received a PhD from Illinois in spring commencement. He accepted the role of head of the English department at Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington and will begin duties next September.
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Kansan
Ernest E. Leisy
University of Kansas
University of Ilinois
Leisy
Illinois Wesleyan University
Bloomington
Illinois
Man Rescues Cat From 60 Foot Pit for Bronze Medal
Robert Brown received a bronze medal from the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals for rescuing a cat stranded sixty feet deep in a deserted pit at Skinningrove Enge. The daring rescue occurred on June 20 as Brown risked his life to save the animal.
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Enge
Robert Brown
The
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Doctor to Lecture on Alaska Presbyterian Mission Fields
Dr Frank J Spence will speak at the Presbyterian church Tuesday evening at 7 45 o clock on mission fields in Alaska. He has spent several years in Alaska and will present illustrated remarks for the audience.
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Alaska
Frank J. Spence
Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Sunday School Picnic Set for Wednesday
The Presbyterian Sunday school picnic will be at Smith's Grove on Wednesday afternoon. Attendees meet at the church at 2 30 for transport. Conveyances will be provided for all.
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Presbyterian
First Presbyterian Church
Smith’s Grove
Griesa Brothers Headed to National Nurserymen’s Meet
T. E. Griesa and W. S. Griesa departed yesterday for Chicago to attend the national nurserymen’s convention, which runs throughout the week.
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T. E. Griesa
W. S. Griesa
Chicago
Nurserymen’s
City Commission Schedules Early Afternoon Meeting
The city commission is set to convene this afternoon at 30 o clock instead of the regular 7 80 pm session. The notice indicates an earlier meeting time to address pending city business.
Bomb on Rome steps at Colonna Palace
A bomb from the 1848 siege of Rome rests on the steps to the main hall of Colonna Palace, remaining there as a historic curiosity and reminder of the city’s past.
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Colonna Palace
Rome
Police Notice on Unclaimed Dogs Redeemable in Three Days
Dogs taken up will be held three days during which owners may redeem by paying keeper’s charge. After the period, all unclaimed animals are disposed of. Co. Ww. Carman, Chief.
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Carman
Turbine damage cuts Lawrence power supply brief outage
A steam turbine malfunction caused a 10 percent power loss in Lawrence this morning when blading failed on a 1600 kilowatt unit. The Leavenworth transmission line supplies morning light, and the accident disrupted Lawrence until repairs could be made.
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Lawrence
Leavenworth
Shawnee County Salaries Cut Over Census Count
Shawnee County officials face salary reductions after an official count shows a population of 69 033 versus 70 000. Assessors are accused of undercounting by about 1 500, leading to staff pay cuts as a result of the population scale.
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Shawnee County
Topeka
Heavy Oats Indicate A Bumper Harvest Near Barker School
S Rose of Barker near the school brought in a sample of oats to the Journal World. The oats were well headed out and early indications point to a heavy yield. Sneak Chief Steals reported to police. intruder broke into F B Dodds’s office last night stealing two Conklin fountain pens an electric fan and postage stamps.
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S. Rose
Barker School
Journal World Office
F. B. Dodds
Conklin
Afflicted Jersey Calf Dies in Ohio Street
The Jersey calf owned by Mrs. Harriet Heath at 2285 Ohio Street, believed afflicted with rabies, died last night.
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Jersey
Harriet Heath
Ohio Street
Mosquitoes Attack on Porches Draw Heat Relief Sought
Mosquitoes swarm crowded porches as residents seek relief from heat. The insects’ aggressive resurgence interrupted evening gatherings and prompted calls for control measures.
Fireworks at India Station E. 23rd
J. R. HOLMES operates "Just Insurance" at 107 Seventh Street, with a phone listed as 19.
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India Station
J. R. Holmes
Coffer Miller Players Stage The Imaginary Invalid
Jess Coffer stars as Argan in Moliere’s The Imaginary Invalid at Robinson Gym. Martha Miller as Toinette delivers flirtatious wit while Rose Shaw and Mark Cole lead strong supporting roles. The cast excels in humor and satire with notable character acting from Martha Miller and Charles Booth.
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Jess Coffer
Moliere
Robinson Gymnasium
Coffer-Miller
Mr. Coffer
Martha Miller
Argan
Mark Cole
Angelique
Arthur’ Curran
Angeliques
Charles Booth
Neil Smith
Androcles and the Lion Tale Opens With Loyal Audience Hope
Review notes the play’s satirical jabs at medical practice in Moliere and the lengthy dialogue in act three but expresses hope for a larger crowd tonight at Robinson Gymnasium. Also mentions a 2200 acre fox farm started near Wrangell Alaska.
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Argan
Coffer-Miller
Androcles
the Lion
Robinson Gymnasium
Wrangell
Alaska
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