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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1929
Page
4
A Norris study surveyed 1,000 Chicago men about desired wife traits and only two mentioned cooking. The punchline notes the can opener has become a symbol of modern expectations, reflecting shifting domestic roles.
British delegate at the Geneva conference on disarmament notes nations may still use poison gas if it promises advantage, urging negotiators to focus on easier paths to avoid war rather than imposing humane principles. Lincon Steffens discusses raising a son with conflict by opposing and arguing, a notion some find newsworthy.
Readers report adhesive stamps failing to stick in transit, while officials note that sticking is not the sole factor. An oversight may have left a school without a lick-your-stamp course as counties weigh road improvements and county fair futures against shifting needs. Nearby fairs may fade as transport speeds rise, with Topeka’s state fair seen as a regional anchor for pumpkin displays and broader interests. The political note on Al Smith’s tomb visit echoes post election chatter, as German disarmament strategy hints at another planned conference after the current break-up.
The article notes German leverage over any delay in discharging a fixed war debt. Harry Sinclair's commitment papers are expected next week, while government machinery has not moved faster in the Sinclair case and may no longer slow the process.
The University reports 395 attendees amid appeals for tobacco donations to aid refugees. A major military event at Bismarck Grove is postponed by one to two weeks as preparations grow. The Winkle Club pigeon shoot, relief funds from Mayor Van Heezen, and university lectures are noted along with Kilworth Bros sidewalk work and cost of living observations in Lawrence.
Mrs William Green was moved to hospital today with inflammatory rheumatism C W Carman moved from Simmons hospital to his home Miss Mary E Monroe and Mr Ross Brodhead wed at the Episcopal church with Rev I E Baxter officiating They will be at home after May 13th in 640 Indiana street Mr and Mrs Brodhead left for Kansas City en route to St Louis and Washington D C Pi Beta Phi celebrated its thirty seventh anniversary at Mrs Frank Hlackmar's home Toasts were given by several members Miss Hannah Oliver as toastmistress Miss Jennie Sutliff Miss Mary Spencer Miss Janet Ulrich Miss Margaret Hammond Miss Inez Plumb Mrs I E Baxter Miss Mary Keldgg and Mrs A O D Weaver Miss May Lands entertained Olath¢ high school students Constance Garruth issued invites for a card party May 14 Exposition opened St Louis World's Fair formally opened to the world at 1 04 pm with bells bands and a mass chorus The Louisiana Purchase Exposition was declared open Mrs W N Brewer and Miss Eleanor Brewer guests of Dr and Mrs A Gifford en route from Springfield Illinois to Los Angeles Miss Brewer will visit Kansas City tomorrow Saturday night club to close year with banquet at A Henley's home Toasts by F L P Simmons and Dr W Leonard and wife from California where they have spent weeks
Ten years ago on Tuesday April 3 residents greeted a returning friend with warmth. Files recall Miss Harriet Greissinger hosting a chafing dish party for pupils and Mrs R K Tabor with daughter Bessie visiting from Chicago via Texas. Laura Ware has been seriously ill for weeks with no improvement. Friends of Nelle Kuhn, a nurse in France, learned of her arrival in New York. Initiation at Bertha Perkins home included Hilda Chalkley and others. Other items note C B Holmes visiting Rome on seven day leave and Lucius Perkins and Arthur Oatman headed to Funston for discharge processing. The Lawrence region saw several families returning from events and plans for moves to Kansas City and New York.
Congressman L S Guyer reflects on Gettysburg as America s master battlefield noting granite Round Top Seminary Ridge and the Union line of 150 cannons facing the Bloody Angle. He recalls Lincoln s 1863 dedication and the government s ownership of battlefield acres. The piece laments the legacy of the Civil War and the monuments marking heroic deeds.
The undulating plain shaped as a fatal mile where Pickett led his Virginians in a historic charge. Described as heroic, the assault near the Bloody Angle displays dauntless gallantry amid brutal battle conditions.
Susan D. Alford recalls how Kansas University lilac hedge cuttings from Fraser hall were planted by Professor William Her ber t Carruth in Stanford's campus after his move to California. The hedge, rooted and watered with Kansas sentiment, flourished beside Carruth's house near Herbert Hoover's studio.
This date recalls 1875 events in Kansas history. Bonds quoted in New York above par for the first time, F. P. Baker buys the Starr Record at Topeka from S. D. MacDonald and G. D. Baker, and J. W. Wheeler is elected grand chancellor of the Kansas Knights of Pythias at the grand lodge meeting in Leavenworth.
Mary Elizabeth Glenn Davidson born near Lecompton Kansas December 27 1959 and died April 8 1829 aged sixty nine years three months and twelve days. She married Henry A Davidson March 1 1881 and had two sons Paul Glenn and Pred Murel. A devoted Methodist member she guided community work and church life. Funeral held April 12 at Lecompton Methodist Church with Rev WW Read and others officiating. interment at Lecompton Cemetery. Survived by son Paul Glenn Davidson two brothers two sisters and many relatives and friends. remembered as loving wife mother and Christian worker.
In a San Francisco to Klondike tale, the narrator and two companions pursue gold in the Yukon. Salvation Jim, a former gambler reformed by faith, joins after a chance encounter. They size up prospectors, uncover ambitions, and embark March 4 for the frozen North amid bustling prep and warnings.
Six births in Lawrence were reported to city clerk Floyd Lawns during the week. Five girls and one boy are listed with names and addresses including Reed, Bell, Dobson, Dalin, Sleeper, and Lawrence. Births occurred April and February dates at various local addresses.
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