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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1928
Page
2
Dean Swarthout praises a high quality program for the faculty vesper recital at 4 PM in the University auditorium. The event features twelve pieces with diverse instruments, a Te Deum by Prof. Carl A Preyer in its first performance, and participation from over fifteen faculty members and forty five students in the chorus
Mrs Florence Brooks aged 38 died at a local hospital this morning. Funeral services will be at Rumsey funeral home at 2 o clock Monday afternoon with Rev Charles A Puls in charge. Burial follows at Oak Hill Cemetery.
Manhattan Kans March 24 AP A 16 day school of community leadership directed by Frav Walter Burr of the sociology department will be one of the outstanding courses of the 1928 summer school at Kansas State Agricultural College Announcement of the leadership school and other courses for the 1923 session appears in a new bulletin One hundred fifty two regular faculty members will instruct June 1 to August 2 The second session starts July a Courses span all departments with several new offerings Dean E L Holton will direct again
The Lawrence chapter of the D A R urges adoption of an official U S flag code. It backs a joint resolution debated in Congress and letters from Representative Guyer supporting the measure. The resolution mirrors provisions long backed by patriotic societies and officers of the army and navy. Debaters break even.
The University of Kansas debaters defeated the University of Mississippi in Atchison with Evans and Haugh winning on the Latin American topic before the Rotary club. Loyola Chicago defeated Leavenworth St Marys academy 23 to 0 on the same question. Also reported is Isaac Riley fined for indirect contempt for non payment of support with stays on payment, a car theft incident near Lawrence, and H D Hill planning a used car annex at Ninth and Vermont with new grounds fencing and lighting.
Police were informed that an Oriental rug was stolen from the Cosmopolitan House on 1653 Indiana Street about a week ago. Bertha Stultz was granted a divorce from Elmer Stultz by Judge Hugh Means in district court and restored her maiden name.
At Trinity Episcopal Church Sunday evening the choir of thirty five voices, under Miss Helen Pendleton, will present Maunder's sacred cantata Olivet to Calvary. The program includes hymns, recits, and choruses depicting the last days of Christ, with soloists Paul Johnson Harold Meddham Delos Smith and Gerald McClure.
Lawrence police report Zarl and Ralph Flickinger and Lester May escaped from Jefferson county jail in Oskaloosa last night. The Flickingers, held on chicken theft charges, were arrested in Lawrence February 7 by Officers Messer and Ingalls. The trio fled during an ambush attempt near Midland, leaving a Ford roadster and stolen chickens. Patchen, watchman at Bowersock mill, said two men bought bread at 4 50 this morning. police believe they were the Flickingers.
Topeka reports a return to normal spring weather for Kansas tonight and Sunday with partly cloudy skies. temperatures expected 60s today and around 45 eastern and 40 western tonight. scattered showers possible but not enough to muddy highways per meteorologist S. D. Flora.
Three men accused of stealing a Buick coupe and gasoline were trapped by a mudhole on the Cannon Ball trail east of Dodge City. Sheriff's deputies chased them from Garden City, recovered the car, and jailed the trio before forwarding to Lawrence authorities. Names were not released but the vehicle matched a Buick coupe reported stolen Tuesday night in front of the Elks club.
Real estate transfers include John A Hess and wife transferring Lot 12 Block 9 University Place Lawrence to Frank G Hagenbuch. Charles E Hughes and wife transfer Lot 14 and part of Lot 8 East Manor Given Court to Alva B Carter, both of Lawrence. A Given and wife transfer Lot 14 East Manor Given Court to Hughes. Virgie Child and husband transfer part of Lot 13 East Manor Given Court to Hughes. Marriage licenses issued by Probate Judge L H Menger for Charley Matchett and Irene Stanley of Tonika, Roy Rule and Alberta Bateson of Lawrence. Thayer News item notes 405 years old tailors death in Thayer Kans.
The article notes that twenty five years ago Menger-Was won the nomination for police judge at the Republican primaries in this city, defeating R. C. Manley by a narrow margin. It also mentions school board selections by Wilder S. Metcalf, W. H. Carruth, and Geo. R. Gould, with results very close and only known after late votes.
Ten years ago Americans and French join British forces in fierce action on the Somme front. Haig reports Germans briefly reached British trenches but were repelled. Paris bombarded all day Sunday with Parisians joking bravely. wheat flour rules limit slices. wedding announced for Adriance Stubbs.
National Council for Prevention of War worker Miss Winder speaks at Friends' Church Delaware Street at 7:30 tomorrow evening following the young people's meeting. She has toured the U S promoting peace, with a program featuring actors and a screening at the Varsity including John Gilbert and Tom Mix features.
Theatres schedule features Joan Crawford in Rode Marie at Bowersock and Richard Dix in Sporting Goods. Milton Sills stars in a Friday program as Lois Moran rises to prominence with Sharp Shooters. Fox News and Metro setting details round out a busy week of film at area venues.
Dean Haverhill of the University of Oklahoma College of Pharmacy reported back after attending the joint meeting of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy and the National Board of Pharmacy in Hot Springs Arkansas. The sixth district included Oklahoma Texas Kansas Arkansas and Missouri. The convention aimed to improve collaboration between the boards and colleges and to address general issues. A number of resolutions were adopted for submission to the national convention later this year.
A yearly physical education demonstration at the senior high gym last night featured fifteen numbers. Miss Emma Howe and L R Perry led the event with calisthenics pyramid building and tumbling. The program ran smoothly before a fair-sized crowd.
Four Lawrence high school students Marjorie Kiefer Clayton Lott Alice Mae DeForest and Bruce Dunn will sing with the National High School orchestra in Chicago April 16 to 20 rehearsing daily. A benefit concert is planned for April 11 with Kansas University men's glee club as part of the program.
Hays Emporia and Pittsburg Kansas State Teachers Colleges were named among the nation’s top 20 in a report by the American Association of Teachers Colleges. The ranking, based on equipment buildings faculty training school library and curriculum, places three Kansas schools in Class A among 86 examined.
Market news reports mixed wheat outlook with central west losses and southwest optimism, while corn weak on cash trading. Chicago livestock shows hogs steady to lower, cattle and lamb prices varied. Kansas City notes softer hogs and steady calves with mixed cattle. Kansas City cash grains show modest wheat and maize values. Chicago closing prices mirror market shifts and a broad roll of commodities across markets.
scrambled OCR text lists services at a church with references to a Sunday program, biscuit and pan items, singing by a soprano named Rose and a group called Hiverside. unclear words and names suggest a religious or community event snippet with multiple misread tokens.
Local society notes list Miss Filkin and Miss Nottingham in Kansas City for the weekend visits. Several residents including Mrs Bertha Wilson, Miss Thelma Hemphill, and Miss Hazel Quuline traveled to Kansas City for the day or weekend. Mr and Mrs J H A Clawson and daughters joined others in Topeka for a brief visit while Mrs Charles D Miller accompanied by Frank Miller's family headed home.
A garbled OCR fragment notes Potts or Potts like advertising in Kansas City, a short visit involving E Wellman and sleepers at a location possibly near a jail. The text is incomplete with scattered names and places, making a clear event hard to determine.
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