Remembering Lawrence Telephone Old Times
A Lawrence reminiscence recalls early telephone work by a youth named Phillips. The window display prompts memories of luxuries and the primitive “desk type” wooden transmitter. An older operator’s duties included battery care, line repairs, and hand‑connecting subscribers with a bell ringer hauled by pulley.
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Journal-World
Lawrence
Carl, Phillips
Lawrence Exchange
Phillip
Nosh
Rew Ness Aerephone
Elucer Aeig Richards
Lawrence Tho Hig
Kansas City
Fragmentary OCR Note on Questions and Discussions
Fragmented text appears to list questions about service, charity, discussion openness, and mentions church and Kent. The readable parts are unclear, with many incomplete words and random letters. No coherent events or names emerge to form a proper news item.
Tramp Minstrels Prep for Liberty Memorial High Show
Final preparations for The Tramp Minstrels by Lawrence High School boys glee club are complete for tomorrow night in the Liberty Memorial High auditorium at 8. Miss Mabel Barnhart directs. Girls glee club and orchestra perform. one number in costume. Admission 50 cents. Also notes on summer school housing lists and minor court fines.
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Lawrence High School
F. Ar
Morgan Business
Liberty Memorial High School
Mabel Barnhart
2 Glee Club
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University
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Agnes Husband
Francis Hamilton
Wendall Lott
H. Daugherty
Jay
Sam Tiptin
Leuilty
Dodge City
Ford, Clark
Kiowa
Hodgeman, Meade, Gray, Or
Edwards Counties
Knights of Pythiaus
Sayer
Bayer
Lee
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