A Safe Investment and Press Freedom in Policy Debate
The Chamber of Commerce seeks a middle course on the new deal, opposing mistaken measures while supporting business friendly policies. The talk contrasts free press defense with the need for careful study of government powers, noting Japan's stance after leaving the League and a daylight saving bit from the New York Sun praising the seasonal clock shift as a pleasant conspiracy to gain extra time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce of
The
United States
Japan
League of Nations
New York
Rain, deficits and a free press in Kansas news column
A Kansas weather note reports showers bringing relief to drought parched counties, with 62 counties deemed drought areas allowing wheat signers to abandon crops without affecting benefits. Treasury figures show a ten month deficit around three and a half billion, Roosevelt predicting seven by June. The Outpost of Freedom covers Roy Roberts at KU on the free press amid New Deal tensions, stressing the press as a pillar of liberty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Treasury
Roosevelt
Outpost OF Freedom
Don Meliett
Roy Roberts
Kansas City Star
University of Kansas
Canton
Ohio
Roberts
Local social notes from Old Home Town events
Miss Lois Greenlees, soon to wed Helmer Klock, hosted a luncheon bridge while Miss Edna McBride and Miss Helen Wagstaff hosted bridge gatherings. Mrs J P Jensen and Miss Martha Rayhill held a suburban party, and Mrs H J Hanna entertained thirty children with a carnival. Mrs J D McNeill hosted dinner for Miss Daisy Lyon and J D Keiffer prior to their marriage. Carnival preparations continued for Noble C Fairly shows under the American Legion. Mr and Mrs George M Falley celebrated his sixty ninth birthday. A family gathering marked Mrs Laughlin’s sixty third birthday. Kathleen Black and Wilbur Wandell wed May 2, per Colorado Springs notices. Wandell has ties to Lawrence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lois Greenlees
Helmer Klock
Edna McBride
Helen Wagstaff
Miss Greenlees
Bridge
J. P. Jensen
Martha Rayhill
Mrs. Jensen
Learnard
H. J. Hanna
Buddy
J. D. McNeill
Kentucky Street
Daisy Lyon
J. D. Keiffer
West Sixth Street
Noble C. Fairly
Eli Fertrell Dorsey
American Legion
George M. Falley
Falley
Robert Laughlin
Ohio Street
Fire destroys Bartz Meat Market and Zimmerman's Drug Store
Twenty five years ago on an early May morning in Lawrence a major fire swept through the Bartz Meat Market at Indiana and Pinckney, nearly razing Zimmerman's Drug Store beside it. Ed Kasold owned the buildings. fire alarms sounded at 1 40. John Herman bought a new Ford four cylinder, vehicle number 91, while Harry Kemp left the Massachusetts street area after the skating rink noise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bartz
Zimmerman
Lawrence
Indiana and
Pinckney Streets
Zimmerman Drug Store
Ed Kasold
John Herman
Harry Kemp
Massachusetts Street
Kemp
Poor Pa by Robert Quillen
A humorous vignette about Dan who divorces his first wife due to her constant headaches and marries a younger woman who likewise gives him headaches, reflecting Quillen style satire on domestic life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Quillen
Dan
Publishers Syndicate
New City Marshal Sid Herd and Other Officials Appointed
Sid Herd confirmed as city marshal after mayor's recommendation. Jim Mitchell named city attorney and James Fitzpatrick streets commissioner. Frank Brooks reappointed city clerk, Holland Wheeler city engineer, W. F. Reinisch fire chief, A. E. Tweed sexton of Oak Hill, H. B. Richards weigher and measurer, Captain Hunnicutt bridge watchman, Will Brown station man. E. A. Brown elected city council president. Daughter of Mrs. R. Morgan quarantined with diphtheria. Mrs. W. J. Gilmore hosted luncheon for Miss Haskell of Wooster, purple and green decorations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Sid Herd
Executive Council
Sam Bishop
Grant Township
Jim Mitchell
James Fitzpatrick
Frank Brooks
Holland Wheeler
W. F. Reinisch
A. E. Tweed
Oak Hill
H. B. Richards
Hunnicutt
Will Brown
E. A. Brown
R. Morgan
Ohio Street
Etie Morgan
W. J. Gilmore
Haskell
Wooster
W. E. Hazen
Local Society Notes Highlight Visits and Meetings
Forty years ago on May 5 you read of Miss Kate Folsom visiting Miss Anna Drake and Mrs J K Neisley heading to Colorado for summer. Others travel to Indianapolis for Phi Delta Theta, attend district editorial meetings, or host and attend social gatherings at homes on Kentucky Street and Chancellor Snow’s mansion. Albdach Prehm advertised fifty dozen ladies hose at five cents a pair, originally ten cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate E. Folsom
Oskaloosa
Anna Drake
J. K. Neisley
Colorado
C. M. Ward
Jin Patterson
N. J
G. W. Maffet
Seventh District Editorial Association
McPherson
Kan
Allie Mason
Pettijohn and Pickering
Olathe
Ea O’bryan
Indianapolis
Ind
Phi Delta Theta Fraternity
C. H. Sheldon
Kentucky Street
Howard
Miss Ridgeway
Miss Sweeney
School of Elocution
Roger Williams
Art Fitz
Willia Bailey
Burton Sears
Nettie Newmark
Hortense Street
Mabel Barber
Chancellor Snow
Pi Beta Phi
Ruth Plumb
Edith Snow
Lallie Poehler
Kansas History Note for 1899 Wheat Crop Loss and Regents
On this date in Kansas history the 1899 wheat crop is reported greatly damaged by high winds that swept the grain belt for several days, and Governor Stanley removes C B Hoffman and J N Limbecker, regents of the agricultural college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Stanley
C. B. Hoffman
J. N. Limbecker
The
Agricultural College
Judith Lane by Jeanne Bowman resolves a family will dispute
Judith confronts Norman Dale and lawyer Morton Lampere over the Bevins will as Mathile Bevins and a dam plan loom. Judith plans departure after a tabloid exposes Lampere’s bid to break the will for his own gain. She seeks refuge with Clia while Lampere presses a suit to seize Bevins money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Dale
Tom Bevins
Mathile
Morton Lampere
Norman
Judith
Bevins
Rio Diablo
Lampere
al Tho Norman
Big Tom
Artner
Delphy
Lige
Norgan
Tuaith
Mathile Bevins
Merton Lampere
Bevins Construction Company
Intrigue on the Upper Level a Futuristic Novel Review
Thomas Temple Hoyne Reilly and Lee publishers review a Chicago 2050 tale in which a two tier city separates rich rulers and their servants from a dispossessed lower class. The Master rules with net rays as Miriam Estley leads a youth revolt while Jimmy Manse navigates the upper level and romance amid upheaval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Temple Hoyne Reilly
Jimmy Manse
Miriam Estley
Thomas Temple Hoyne
Chicago
A Pedestrian and Gardener Appeals for Sidewalk Repairs
A reader laments failing sidewalks and demands repairs for pedestrian safety and easier travel. He mocks city campaigns for street repairs and yard beautification while recounting daily nuisances from dogs and a flooded yard pond, concluding with a plea for practical urban improvements.
Birds and Audubon Birthday Noted in May Observations
The passage mentions studying birds and their options, cites May 5 as Audubon’s birthday, and notes Alrich selling his 736 Massachusetts street printing business to Miller & Malott who plan to move in with unclaimed freight. Repairs proceed under the new owners, Alrich contemplates selling the printing business, and he will relocate east after 42 years in Lawrence. James Abbott, a Southern California sprinter, plans to become a commercial artist after graduation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. G. Alrich
Massachusetts Street
Miller & Malott
Alrich
Ulrich
Lawrence Journal
Lawrence
East
New Jersey
James Abbott
California
Bird Day Origin in Oil City Schools
Bird Day was first celebrated in Oil City public schools in May 1894. Founder C A Babcock, then superintendent, started the observance. In 1896 the U S Department of Agriculture issued a circular urging all public schools to devote a special day to Bird Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oil City
C. A. Babcock
United States Department of Agriculture
First Christian church joins city in Music Week observance
The First Christian church backs Music Week to stress music in worship led by Rev. Seth W. Slaughter. The program features Prelude Meditation Thais Massanet, Bushong trio, Saint Cecelia, and Anthem My Faith Looks Up to Thee with solos by Blanche Sams Mattie Crumline and Claude Scott. Choir director C. E. Sawhill leads the performance with Mrs Sawhill on organ. A May 9 dinner will host the choir in an annual recognition event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Christian Church
Seth W. Slaughter
Rachel
Margaret
Jona Bushong
Saint Cecelia
Gounod
Schnecker
Blanche Sams
Mattie Crumline
Claude Scott
Charles Noble
Rogers
C. E. Sawhill
Sawhill
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Journal-World
the World Company
Ae Sprons
Don PH Simons
Calandar
Lorenzen & Thompson, Inc
West
South
Michigan -Ave
San Francisco
Sansome
Pitt ‘Angéles
New Orpheum
Kansas City
10Th St
St. Louis Star
Atlanta
Walton Building
Associated Press
Audit Bureau OF Circulations
Mellett
Judith Lane
Jeanne Bowman
Clia
Reno
Slim
Anna J. Brush
Christopher Publishing House
Barbara Werner
America
William A. Wirt
William Wirt
Congress
Dr. Wirt
Henry A. Wallace
Union Library Association
Walter Neale
Highland Shadows
Claude T. Eastmond
Eastmond
Mr. T. S. Stribling
Literary Guild
Mr. Stribling
Brest
Tony
Edith Warton
Appleton Century Co
Peary
North Pole
Houghton Mifflin Company
Donald B. MacMillan
Pole
Cook
Brain Trust
Oxford University Press
Alexander Sachs
National Recovery Administration
NRA
John Dickinson
Rexford G. Tugwell
Agriculture
Leo Wolman
Labor Advisory Board
Willard L. Thorp
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
A. A. Berle Jr
New York City
Chamberlain
Phyllis Bottome
W. Colston Leigh, Inc
Vt Regig
Journal
John James Audubon
Sells
Edward Bumgardner
Christian Church
First National Bank
the First Savings Bank
of Lawrence
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