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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1922
Page
4
Lawrence city commission secured a twenty five year extension for Kansas Electric Power with a firm city stake on required improvements. The deal preserves options against ownership changes and buffers public utility planning for future conditions.
Senator Joseph S Frelinghuysen of New Jersey, long opposed to the bonus and voting against the prohibition amendment, announces a direct campaign to seek reelection. He is a historic name in Jersey politics, the fourth Frelinghuysen in the U S Senate, with prior service in the New Jersey legislature and state boards, and longtime involvement in insurance. He lives at Parsippany and is described as a progressive partisan with business ties to New York City.
The Third International chemical conference starts in Lyons France Wisconsin Democrats hold a state conference in Milwaukee to pick candidates for U S senator and state offices North Dakota primary ends today as nationwide campaign closes St Paul hosts Baptist Young People’s Union convention opening details reported Progress in United Commercial Travelers annual session begins in Columbus Ohio
A list previews Uncle Mary by Isla May Mullins and Omar The Tentmaker by Nathan Haskell Dole, plus The Spell of Sicily by Will S Monroe. Polly the Pagan by Mrs. Larz Anderson is announced for July. The Page Company promotes these novels in a modern New England tone.
C. G. Titus, former YMCA secretary, writes from Chicago to George Innes deploring the need to close the Lawrence YMCA building. He urges trustees to exhaust all options to preserve the gift’s purpose and suggests the International Committee can assist via its St. Louis regional secretary. He cautions against transferring the property to the municipality if possible.
The Abilene Chronicle confirms support for W R R Stubbs for governor noting no personal ties and praising his past work and potential future gains. Editor P W Heath quotes the paper’s rationale and asserts the endorsement rests on Kansas politics and the candidate’s record, not personalities.
Law affects July 1 and keeps enlisted Gaara pay steady while restoring prewar base pay for officers. National Guard officers will receive subsistence and quarters when on active service, with many unsure how the change will affect their finances.
Neighbors complain of a parrot’s incessant screaming in a south Vermont street area. E F Crocker lodges a complaint with police after a second hand shop owner’s parrot allegedly disturbs multiple households with unearthly screeches. Chief Fisher confirms the unsettling sound and suggests legal steps if nuisance continues.
Mrs Thomas G Winter of Minneapolis Minnesota was nominated for re election as president of the Central Federation of Womens clubs at the biennial convention in session. The unopposed ticket includes Mrs William H W Jennings Mrs Wallace T Perham Mrs James Hayes and Mrs Florence Floore The election will occur on Thursday Mrs Longworth Dead In Cincinnati Mrs Nichola s Longworth aged 77 mother of Congressman Longworth and Countess De Chambrun died today after several weeks illness from pneumonia
Mrs J W Fleming and two daughters Virginia and Katharine left Baldwin for Tulsa after weeks in Baldwin and Kansas City. Miss Virginia Fleming, a Baker graduate, will teach in Burlington next year. Various locals attend conventions in Colorado Springs and Kansas City, with neighbors visiting relatives in Tulsa and Ottawa. Wendall Dean recovers from a scalp wound after diving at Woodlief. a Baldwin storm caused a small fire at Katharine Browne's home.
Local Baldwin column reports visits and travels of residents with numerous notes on family and church activities. Includes attendances at conventions in Kansas City, summer plans, a stroke recovery update, and upcoming weddings. Also mentions a railway president’s death en route and a brief shop advertisement at the end.
A playful tale centers on Betty's impossible wish for a baby carriage small enough for a three inch Kewpie doll. Peter Poodle and the Understanding Scissors chime in with humorous dialogue about practicality versus desire.
A playful scene shows Peter Poodle challenging another, then detailing how a rag doll flea is built from a match box a pasteboard end and bendy cardboard parts. The project includes a flowered paper hood a handle pillow and a decorative finish.
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