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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1928
Page
4
A column of assorted items mocks political figures and social clubs. It jokes about President Coolidge, Kansans protesting Esch’s rejection, and critical takes on Secretary Mellon and Senator Couzens, mixing quips with brief notices and editorial asides.
Kansas faces brilliant wheat prospects yet holds a small March wheat holdover, with three million bushels remaining the lowest in years. A Topeka Daily Capital note mocks a motorist wrecking the White House gates costing eighty dollars to repair while referencing Italian politics and Mussolini as a single favorite son.
A 1856 entry notes Toneka constitution presented in the U S Senate. An 1856 convention at Minneola adjourned to Leavenworth. In 1871 Governor Harvey appoints railroad assessors and M W Coulter becomes owner of Baxter Springs Sentinel. In 1873 Senator Caldwell resigns to join the U S Senate.
The recital for Mrs Amy Carremore's Lawrence High School voice classes is set for Monday at 3 30 in the high school auditorium. Twenty three numbers will be performed with Dorothy Arnold Lorna Jean McElhinny Harold Harkter and Clayton Lott assisting. Lee Greene will accompany.
Kiwanis secretary Raymond H Wheeler announced three clinics to be held in the health rooms at city hall. On Thursday morning March 29 from 9 to 11 Dr G Leotard Harrington will conduct a nervous and mental clinic. On Friday March 30 at 1 pm through the afternoon an orthopedic clinic will be led by Dr C B Francisco, and at the same time Dr Harry M Gilkey will run a well baby clinic. Posters from Lawrence High School Arts II classes were sent to the state health department in Topeka yesterday showing aids to health.
Baldwin and vicinity carry the week’s social and academic notices. Reports include Baker University activities, sermons, lectures, and community greetings, with engagements, hospital visits, and funeral services for local residents.
Community notes describe a school outing day enjoyed by students and a caretaker’s relief plan. Mrs. Uhu steadily recovers in Trinity Lutheran hospital and will move to Olathe before returning home to Baldwin. The City Federation of Clubs praises residents for planting hard maples, with over a hundred trees ordered to beautify the town. Mary Ann Lawrence returns from a Wichita convention. she leads the Baker home economics department.
A prominent editor argues against prize fighting and bull fighting as low grade amusements fueling vice. He condemns alcohol's role in society and warns that liquor, dope trafficking and crooked politics threaten American civilization. He cites costs of prohibition versus pre prohibition spending and urges moral preservation for future generations.
Lawrence branch of the Association of University Women will send two delegates to the biennial conference of the Southwest Central section in Fort Scott next Thursday Friday and Saturday. Mrs T J Smart and Mrs F P OBrien will present papers on Rural Education and Educational Legislation. The local group, led by President Mrs OBrien, has grown to over 190 members with several college and university members.
In an airy March mood, Peggy Prim describes shopping at local stores for spring wear and home care. The column highlights Blue Mill Sandwich Shop, Rankin’s Drug Store, Smith Hem Stitching, The York Cleaners, and a rug cleaning service at $2.15 for a 6x9 domestic rug, noting openings, finishing touches, and the comfort of new outfits and home freshness.
Fragmentary notes mention liability, consumer shopping concerns, and safety at REEN'S. The text is incomplete but indicates a dispute or inquiry about responsibility and consumer protections in the shopping context. Public interest centers on how stores handle liability and customer safety.
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