Half-Holiday for Mail Carriers Announced in Lawrence
Postmaster C B Hosford says the annual half holiday for mail carriers on Saturday afternoons this summer will proceed unless a formal objection is filed. Afternoon deliveries will stop after University close, Jones three months. Saturday mornings will see two deliveries in the Business district and one on other routes, with patrons urged to call for mail if awaiting important letters.
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C. B. Hosford
Lawrence
Post Office Department
Hosford
University
Jones
Mayor seeks stay to save nickel fare in supreme court
New York Mayor Walker heads to Washington with lawyers after a federal court allowed the Interborough Rapid Transit to collect seven cents fare. He seeks an immediate stay and a court hearing at the earliest date, aiming to preserve the nickel fare. He planned to confer with Supreme Court Justice Harlan F. Stone upon arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Walker
Washington
United States Supreme Court
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Sujweime
Harlan Pike Stohe
Cannot Pay U S Debt Interview Sparks Debate
An interview with Georges Clemenceau in a current weekly issue quotes the former premier saying the United States debt will never be paid as it is impossible. The piece notes a second letter on the debt question and mentions delays in action due to unfavourable timing. Nearby items include Wichita first Central Track Meet plans for May 18 and 19 at the university athletic field with tennis and golf in connection, and Garden City hosting the Southwest Editorial Association spring meeting on May 19.
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Tavis, Maysey
Georges
Clemencea
Cunrlidic
Tha Tiger
Wichita, Kan—ihe
Wichita, University’s
Garden City
Kan
The
Southwest Fcangus Editorial Association
Youngest American soldier to set foot on foreign soil
Ten years after World War I, Romney West Virginia recalls Merriman, who at age 14 enlisted in 1918, served with the seventh machine gun battalion, Third Division, and went to France. He earned a Wilson letter praising him as possibly the youngest overseas soldier, with him later marrying and having a baby girl.
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Romney
W. Va
Ghestley Merriman
Merriman
Cumberland
Camp Greenleaf
Camp Mills
N. Y
France
Jetter Hiraman
War Department
Protest Filed Over Union Pacific Road Tax Increase
A protest was registered Wednesday with county commissioners at a special session opposing the assessment against the Union Pacific Railway to fund a district share of expenses for a federal highway project north of Lawrence. The protest noted the railroad bore a large portion of the levies and added no other complaints were raised.
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Union Park Railway
Ibene
Foriles
Lawrence
County Commission
Pleasant Valley Social Roundup in Baldwin and Model
Pleasant Valley residents visit relatives across Baldwin and Model towns. Families such as Crigsie Richardsons, Holcoms, Toblers, and Hegermans share Sunday and Wednesday gatherings. Several neighbors, including Dan Ilian and Paul Howard, are listed as sick or recovering.
Local families and visits noted in Tobler area
Mr and Mrs Tobler and family plus many neighbors attended events and called on friends around Orville Carey and Holcom in the Tobler district. Ralph Peterson of Pleasant Grove and Huling Richardson joined a Lincoln trip Friday. Mildred Maloney visited Dan Illian at McConnell hospital Sunday. Charley Haas boys own a new Shetland pony. Opal Richardson visited Dorothy Bibles. Howard improving. Louie Holcom hosted guests Sunday at the A B Holcom home. Finalists from the district were Dorothy Tobler Orville Carey and Jimmy Tryon.
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Crigsie Richardson
Opal
Delbert
Baldwin
A. L. Holcom
Louie
Dorothy Tobler
M. L. Holcom
Vinland
Jack Maloney
Valley Falls
Paul
Arthur “Holcom
Virgil Goff
Model
Roy Hegerman
Kenneth
Pleasant Grove
H. B. Axe J
Little
Dan Ilian
McConnell _hospital
Maxine
Nadine
John Arnold Breece
Lawrence
Crissie Richardson
Tobler
Fred Hastie
Dim Young
Harrison Dutton
Town
Howard
Maloney
Dan Iian
Paul Howard
Ide le Tobler
Louie Holcom
Orville
Carey
Richardson
Dorothy Bibles
Paul. Howard
A. BE. Holcom
H. B. Axeard
Alize Holcom
J.S. Tobler
John ‘Maloney
Mildred J
Thayer
A. L
Connecticut Democrats Back Smith for Presidency Endorsement
The Democratic state convention adopted a resolution pledging its delegation to vote for Governor Alfred E. Smith of New York for the presidency until he releases them. The action was reported from Hartford on May 3 by AP.
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Connecticut
al ‘Smith
Hartford
Conn
Alfred E. Smith
New York
Faller Brushes
Report Cow Testing and Real Estate Transfer
The April report of the Douglas County Cow Testing Association shows 483 cows tested, 431 in milk, four over sixty pounds butter fat, and one Ayrshire with 67 pounds fat from 1368 pounds milk. Real estate transfers list F L Varnum and wife to Myron L Dicker for lots 68-72 and 78 in North Lawrence. Prisoners in McPherson County jail are put to county road work. County Treasurer J F Metsker was ill and absent.
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Douglas
Harbour of Lawrence
Ayrshire
Ee M
George Dews
Ee Real Estate Transfer
F. L Varnum
Myron L. Dicker
Lawrence
North Lawrence
McPherson
Kan
ePherson
Selling Your Soul and Auctioned Lives in Modern Times
A reflective piece questions the value of the human soul amid pride, worldly pleasures, and money. It contrasts spiritual worth with material gain, noting Christ’s purchase of humanity and warning that souls are “auctioned” daily for status and wealth.
Emerald Oil Promises Fast Relief for Pains and Corns
An ad product claim extols two ounce Emerald Oil by Stoone or Arcone, offering quick relief from inflammation, soreness, and pain in foot corns and veins. It markets a formula of essential oils with camphor and antiseptics, claiming dramatic improvement after a few applications, with a money back guarantee if unsatisfied.
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Arcone
Martelous
Méone
Ox gall promotes liver function says Dioxol ad
An old newspaper ad claims ox gall nourishes the liver and blood, touting Dioxol tablets as a natural stimulant. It promises a free sample from a local druggist if you visit the listed agent, Round Cornex Drug Co.
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Blow
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Clemencean
Barker’s Drug Store
Glennz Coett
England
Hunstantail
Paston
Wichita
Rochester
Board of Education
Coleet House
Finne
Kanz
New Maney
Sioners
Carthage
Chester Merriman
U. P
Pleasant
Valley
Watkins National Bank
Lawrence, Kan
REO Flying Clouds
REO Motor Car Company
Lansing, Michigan
Wells Garage
Lawrence, Kans
MonthIs Ayrshire
F.M. Conroy
J. F. Metsker
Conoco
Colorado, Idah Ok
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