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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1921
Page
4
Historical note discusses Judge Clyde Reed opposing a gas company service charge and the possibility of court action. It also covers economic prospects under Herbert Hoover, world trade, and domestic concerns about costs, currency, and policy directions affecting prosperity and public utilities.
Reprint from the Republican Daily Journal notes Quenemo's position on the Marns des Cygnes, forty miles south of Lawrence. March 7 records a Mayimupra Ta degree warmth as the warmest day since October 26. Improvements proceed apace with several stores completed and Capt J K Rankin erecting six miles of board fence near town. The surrounding community is prospering and population rising. Mr J M Guest received a drove of salable horses from St Louis yesterday.
Twenty five years ago in Lawrence, J M Taylor camp Sons of Veterans announces Past Captain A G Ulrich as candidate for division commander at the state encampment in Beloit. A large turnout filled the hall as the meeting exceeded capacity. The era notes tomatoes only recently became common as food, with past beliefs about cancer proven unfounded.
A Manila report from The Associater ass J-the insular finigine com mission recommends cutting personal exemptions from 4.00 to 2,000 for married heads of families and from 50 to 100 for unmarried earners, noting three percent tax on amounts over the exemptions could raise annual revenue if adopted. The Guardian of the Accor Ine will be shown at the first Christian church next Sunday night, highlighting employer employee relations through a bank president.
A Sunday afternoon meeting at Unima Church formed the first Girl Scout troop in the area with twenty one girls attending. The High School group will be led by Mrs Bennet M Allen and the younger group by Mrs Charles F E Johnson, with patrols of eight and adult leadership, mirroring the Boy Scout structure.
Kansas towns discuss enforcement of Sabbath prohibitions from 1868 covering hunting, games, work, and sale of goods. court decisions narrowed bans on Sunday baseball and theatre operations, while cities keep stricter local ordinances. penalties remain up to 30 dollars for violations.
A series of real estate transfers in Lawrence and vicinity details transfers by multiple buyers and sellers. Names include Adam Scheer, Jennie Watt, Maude White, Norman Nichols, W. Detwiler, J. Hackenberry, Cassandra Craig, Margaretha Hausman, Fred Bahnaier, Frank Shimerda, Steve Hadl, Sarah Richardson, M G Bowersock, and others. Considerations range from 100 to 7000 dollars with parcels in subdivisions and blocks, plus notes on a Kaw river bridge closure and local business promos.
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