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Newspaper

Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Mar 18, 1921

Page

3

Armory Plan Raised At American Legion Meeting

Captain Frank Jones of the Fourth Kansas Infantry proposes a Lawrence armory funded by state legislature. If approved the facility would include Eli Dorsey Legion club rooms and serve community needs. Rumors of extra National Guard units in Lawrence prompt a committee to study funding and civic cooperation.

Lawrence American Legion Eli Dorsey Frank Jones Fourth Kansas Infantry Jones Eli Dorsey Legion National Guard State Guard Dinsmore Alter Legion

Fairview Church Lecture and Community Gatherings

Fairview notes a church lecture by Rev. Frank H. Smith of Lawrence on Wednesday March 16. The item also records multiple social visits, family meals, sick folks improving, Easter practice at the church, and various local residents attending events and gatherings throughout the community.

Frank H. Smith Lawrence Dorothy Griffin Chas. Wells Wamego R. C. Seele St. Marys Louis Seele Ellen Leary Kansas City E. Leary Wayso Petti Peters Peter Dreher Rose Dreher Griffin Alfred G. Seele Six Corners Kathryn Nannie Howard Myrtle Garrett

Weekend Visit With Local Families Mentioned

A fragment describes a family gathering with Mr. and Mrs. E Schulmeyer, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Seele, Mr. and Mrs. Gee, and Hun singer, as guests for Sunday dinner and an afternoon visit with grandparents. The text suggests a social family scene during a weekend.

Dial Knowledge Hill F. D. Miller Kanwaka Ladies’ Aid Society Godlove George Richards George Banks

Social notes and upcoming events in Kaw Valley area

Mary Stahl visits from Kansas City while many neighbors host gatherings and attend dances. March 18 brings a pie supper at Barber schoolhouse and a dance planned again in two weeks. Local clubs, church and lodges hold quilting, meetings, and dinners with families from Lawrence Overbrook Perry and Topeka participating.

Mary Stahl Kansas City H. Tramsmeier Ernest Bigsby Merle Colman J. R. Topping Charles Topping Laura Gray Carl Scheldhorn Cora Eastman John Criss Midland Barber School House C. E. Stanwix Pleasant Grove Elsi Godlove Rose Watson Stella Belles Rose Dews Albert Belles Risdon Godlove French Dale Thomas Mildred Vera Brown Lawrence Guy Bigsby L. Bigsby George Bigsby Don Westhef Kaw Valley George Coffman Clarence Welcher Topeka Cannon Tonganoxie W. R. Tucker Miss Mabelle E .Sutton Josephine Chas Topping Trent Missouri Murray Place

No-To-Bac Tobacco Ad Slogans Readers Warned

An old advertisement claims No-To-Bac can break the costly tobacco habit with phrases about relieving nerve tension and curbing cravings. The readable bits show fragmented copy urging readers to try the product as a solution to tobacco use.

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