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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1926
Page
2
The June 30 1926 issue notes a Bible verse from Deuteronomy and discusses evangelist Aimee McPherson facing a heated, cautionary series of interviews. The piece argues she may be in danger of talking too much if past statements are accurate.
A commentary by Governor Powen critiques the right to run for office, arguing that primary laws have lowered standards and inflated ballot access. It cites a Republican candidate from the district whose failure to win showed how party norms drift from high standards, urging voters to resist lower-quality candidates in public service.
Municipal control now covers growth factors in the city under the new zoning ordinance. While some distrust may linger, officials say the measure responds to a clear need and should benefit Lawrence. Observers note similar enactments in other cities have yielded advantages. The piece references liberal figures and humane society concerns in the broader discussion.
The piece notes the job supervising new dog regulations in Lawrence, aiming to ease life for dogs. It mentions President Coolidge enjoying fishing, a hoped return to sport on vacation, and a Kansas creekside rumor about boys scaring away fish. The Adirondacks humorously hints at heavy casualties this summer.
Maj W C Rawson delivers a Fourth of July oration at Tongan oxie. We are indebted to Mrs Warren of South Lawrence for apples. University reports over three hundred sisters attended a Topeka excursion. Anna Wood returns from Junction City where school closed for summer. Tenney goes to Sedan for business. Phillips returns from Philadelphia praising the centennial fair. Judge Hendry threatened with typhoid fever. Murdock, formerly with Rushmer, now runs a jeweler’s shop in Woodstock Vermont. A military company to be organized tonight at the Court House aims to be ornamental and utilitarian for the town.
A retro item recalls Roy Henney driving thirty miles to Ottawa in a sensational trip. He drew crowds in Baldwin and Ottowa, and even rode with the governor around town. The Herald notes diminished interest in the Assembly while locals recall other city movements and gatherings.
Alexandra Day observed in England as the U S Government ends its fiscal year. Canadian Pacific Railway opened for regular traffic forty years ago. National Editorial Association meets in Los Angeles for its forty first annual convention. Jewish Rabbinical Assembly gathering in Long Branch N J includes 100 plus rabbis from U S and Canada. Lord Willingdon to arrive Vancouver en route to England for Ottawa duties. North Dakota primary focuses on Senatorial race between Gerald P Nye and L B Hanna. Crown Princess of Sweden visiting America is descendant of Victoria and Milford Haven.
About 250 officers from the 161st and 180th field artillery, 174th cavalry, 137th infantry, and 35th signal company completed a four day instruction at Fort Riley in preparation for August encampment. Improvements at the guard camp include 23 mess halls and new roads and drainage. The Kansas State Military Committee plans a visit August 11 and 12. Artillery units move in August 4 with infantry and cavalry following. a field meet is set for August 11 attracting visitors from across the state.
Mexican schoolchildren near Mexico City draft petitions urging the Ministry of Education to end bull fighting or at least to stop horse goring in the spectacle. Other schools circulate similarly while some kids still stage informal bull fights. Louis B. Hanna dominates North Dakota GOP primary coverage, tracing his rise from Governor to senator hopeful and his earlier role with the Nonpartisan League tied to Dakota politics.
Alpine Texas June AP reports the Black Lobo of Brewster County, a famed marauder, was finally captured after trapper W J Evans used a whelp and gunny sack to lure and trap the dangerous wolf. The creature had slaughtered livestock worth thousands and killed two men, with a 450 mile roaming area. Evans trained the trap based on the wolf and whelp tracks and used a decoy whelp placed in a sack to lure the mother into a final trap, weighing over 150 pounds.
Rev A W Ferry of Yakima after a week as editor pro tem of the Yakima Daily Republic says no one can run another man s job as well as his own and that the editorial grind is relentless. He notes the strain of daily space and time pressures outweighs preaching each Sunday.
Kentucky becomes the latest state to form a state high school press association joining Michigan Texas Ohio Kansas Illinois Indiana Minnesota Oklahoma Oregon and Missouri with five sectional groups including the Northern Interscholastic Association for regional activities.
The Central Interscholastic Dress association based at the University of Wisconsin has national scope with membership in publications exceeding 1,500. It covers South Dakota, the Rocky Mountains, Colorado and adjoining states, the North Central region, Ohio and eastern states, New England, Columbia, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and other Atlantic states.
Prague begins the Eighth Sokol Gymnastical Festival, a 11 day event drawing over 400000 attendees from continents away. 14000 men and 11000 women will perform calisthenics. US delegates of the American Sokol Society act as guests of honor for July 4 celebrations.
In Colorado's rugged west, Gilson and Hayden stake a rich claim while a traveling journalist Marcus Handy launches the Cottonwood Courier. A hold up at the stagecoach, a growing camp politics clash led by Marcus Handy, and a romance with Mrs Denne unfold as Buck Hayden's mining venture attracts outsiders, including a dangerous saloon scene and mounting tension with a marshal.
A fragmented tale describes a prisoner’s inner turmoil near a jail cabin as Marshal Megrath looms. The narrator weighs facing the marshal or avoiding confrontation while reflecting on status, risk, and loyalty. The scene ends with a cliffhanger cue to continue. An unrelated note introduces Wanda Frey Joiner as founder and leader of a women’s professional network in America.
A health ad promotes Calotabs as a universal purifier. It claims doctors endorse “Perfect Purification of the System” and urges a weekly course over several weeks to restore vitality. A family package with full directions is offered for 38 cents at druggists.
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