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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1931
Page
4
A Pacific liner stops at Pago Pago to load cargo and one man. It then takes on Puff and Bunny in new suits after a lady remarks the skipper finds them cute.
The Journal-World notes Governor Woodring unlikely to seek vice presidency, hinting at a possible second-term governorship as Democrats reap gains from last fall. It contrasts gas rates in Kansas, highlighting Iola’s 57 cent per thousand rate versus others at 80 to 94 cents, questioning state needs for leadership to lower prices.
The last question in the Kansas bank guaranty affair is settled by a court decision. The final chapter involves about $25,000 in bonds remaining in the guaranty fund and its distribution among depositors of two failed banks next on the waiting list. Others remain waiting as many banks failed too late to share the fund. The guaranty fund exceeds five million dollars in the red, representing losses borne by depositors.
Secretary Andrew Mellon after a period of quiet stated that relief for the business world should come from individual initiative, not government or group action. He argued that success depends on each business focusing energy and judgment, and that improved small businesses will lift overall commerce.
Fragmented text hints at a discussion of a Don Juan style suit and Byron references, noting a fatherly income tax amendment and a mysterious Indian figure. Mentions marriage of Young Bill White, Beanees upcoming Sun day arrival, and a cryptic Ottawa hilltop scene with charity prohibitions.
Resume highlights the four ensuing years of pursuit and departure as young Bill leaves Emporia for politics, expected governorship yet warned he will return as a married man with domestic duties. The Ottawa Herald notes the shift from independence to conventional spouse duties.
Mr Joseph E Ross travels north to Albany after south trip and will rusticate in the Hub. George EF Dunn weds M J Parmlee in Lawrence per Tribune. Clarence Wilmarth leaves for a short stay in St Louis. Mrs E E Cherry departs for New Hampshire for summer. Judge N T Stephens ill then convalescent. Elmer Tosh resigns from Express Co and Herbert Winchell named successor Ottawa route. Young Men's Social Club elects Q Stephens president and officers Mossbacker Moore Heyman.
Professor George Hood receives a one year leave of absence to gain practical engineering experience in California. Edgar Sheen returns from Kansas City after dental college. Searles Brothers buy Warren Street meat market. The Domestic Five host an indoor picnic for Matilda Smithmeyer’s birthday at Riva Anderson’s home. Mrs. T H Chalkley hosts an at home for Mrs. Dee Russell of Great Bend. Birthday dinner honors Mrs. O Bryan with 63 candles on a cake and guests making wishes for future birthdays.
Ten years ago on a Wednesday, Van Bruner who bought the Lawrence Steam Laundry a year earlier has purchased land for a new dry laundry plant in Lawrence. It will be one story and visible from the office. C Winster of Kaw Valley Creamery is in Kansas City for an ice cream makers convention. Mrs Roy Henley plans a Los Angeles trip after weeks at the George Innes home. Techgo Campfire Circle members held a council fire in Viola S h a ke’s cemetery lot. Girls Jo sephine Hosford, Rose McCulloch, Helen Churchill and Marion Decker earned wood gatherer rank and cooked supper after. Mrs E W Pinkston, early Lawrence resident, celebrated her eighty fourth birthday in Cottonwood Falls with Mr and Mrs D W Wood. Eli Dorsey post honors American Legion provisions last night.
A short syndicated comic strip caption from 1928 features Claude Callan's Poor Pa, reflecting humor and social satire of the era in a compact panel concept.
Guy Pettit was elected to fill the position of local employment officer after a recent vote. The selection completes the community’s staffing for job services and workforce support.
The article outlines resting the lungs through inactivity and breathing control, use of sandbag weights or chest splints, and non surgical methods for easing pleuritic pain. It notes radical surgical options and that suitability varies by patient, determined by the physician after careful study.
In 1885 L G Wasson is appointed to the state board of dental examiners. Baxter Springs buys land to establish a national cemetery, expanding local history with a civic project.
Topeka announces state board of education appointees George Sanders Kay Hodgell and W T Markham term to 1933. Wichita reports Alvin Baer confession in fatal hotel room shooting of Robert Boyd. Topeka PSC cancels licenses of four truck and bus firms for nonpayment. Emporia Rotary delegates nominate Edwin Zimmerman Wichita for district governor. Topeka names Marvin Brammett probate judge of Hamilton County. Kansas City Kan Burnside G A R roster shrinks to two with death of Frank Albertson.
Mrs Ella Adams 80 widow of former Colorado governor Alla Adams died in Public Colorado after pneumonia. Born in Bangor Maine she moved to Colorado as a young woman and married in Manitou in 1871. Her maiden name was Ella Nye. Survived by son Alva B Adams U.S. senator and brothers W H Nye of Hiawatha Kansas and A S Nye of San Bernardino California.
Marriage licenses issued yesterday to T. P. Fitzgerald of Kansas City Missouri and le Y. Tracy of Parkville Missouri who planned to marry by a Kansas City minister Esten K and Octo L French both from Kansas City Missouri who planned to wed by Rev A De Grey of Lawrence. Read the Journal World Classified Ada.
Nora Lake, a widow in a loveless marriage, travels with Jonathon Thayer to the ancestral Thayer home. She confronts family hardships, glimpses Hallie and Damon, and clings to the hope of finding security and acceptance among Julian Lake’s kin as she contemplates her precarious future.
In a tale where Mary Graham Bonner and children join the Monarch butterfly with a magical Clock, time is sped forward to reveal the life of butterflies. Caterpillars hatch on milkweed, spin cocoons, emerge as tiny butterflies, and take their first flight as the children watch the journey.
Lakewood New Jersey mourns Tige a navy ground crew member who perished when the airship J 3 lifted off causing a fatal fall after his rope release. In Washington a thief at the presidential breakfast table is alleged as Edwin Aber reports on a fried item stolen from Hoover’s plate by a dog.
Muskogee Oklahoma reports Chili Fish declines being chief of the Seminoles at the president’s request, mainly to sign a deed, while disputing a government move to close a school. In New York Mayor Walker likens city government to fractions, and Edwin Thompson mocks the figure. Windsor notes debutantes to the Prince amid illness news. Bangor mentions Siam’s hope for music at breakfast with a fourteen-tube radio set provided.
Dr C Allen praised the ninth annual Kansas Relays as the most successful to date, citing smooth operations, strong crowd engagement, and high praise from Big Ten coaches. Plans for a bigger 10th edition were outlined, with potential reinstatement of the high school meet and an emphasis on improved public address and athlete treatment. Don Seals received a commemorative wrist watch for four years of service, with remarks from KU staff and student relay leaders.
Arkansas City custodian found two piles of newspapers with boxes of matches on the Daily Traveler building roof. The matches were lit but the fire was smothered. the structure is fireproof. Two recent fires in the city have caused about 350000 dollars in losses, with authorities deeming them incendiary and offering rewards for information.
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin promotes daily bowel movements with rules for hydration exercise and fixed times. The ad claims thorough cleaning out without weakening the system and says it relieves tongue coating bad breath and headaches while improving appetite sleep and overall well being. Big bottles available at drugstores.
Kansas convention of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen adopted resolutions seeking legislative protection for railroads against buses trucks and underground pipelines. Louis Brown of Florence was elected chairman T D May of Kansas City vice chairman and P M Kays of Wichita secretary. Herington selected as next meeting site.
A house boy confessed to killing W. B. Wagner, a banker and merchant, and his wife Mrs. Mamia Wagner in their home on Monday night, according to police reports.
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