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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1926
Page
4
A mosaic of local notes and international tidbits. Topics include politics with candidate remarks on taxes, a Wichita school board prospect, aviation incidents, labor strike tensions, and prison escapes. Also mentions Sinclair Lewis refusing the Pulitzer for Are You Mocking, a slate of editorial snippets and literary notes.
A discussion of last year’s top American fiction award and possible influence of prizes on artists. Mention of Mr. Lewis and his Kansas visit noting interest in a Phi Beta Kappa student who refused election. Also references a Kansas City man’s death after attending lodge and local zoning ordinances.
The old town endures a heavy storm with rain wind and hail. Two valuable broad images of B. P. Akers killed. A brick house near the Lake blown down. Wakarusa river rises. rail lines disrupted with trains late. Plymouth pulpit to be filled by Rev L W Spring for three months. Louise Alder ill. district delegates elected for Republican convention. Democrats meet in Douglas county. Twenty five years ago notes recall gas works, church committee, and travel anecdotes.
A Vermont report notes all teachers are women and commend their work. It argues the principal’s role matters less, listing Miss Sue Martin as tied to one school while Mr. H. W. Baker offers to join a windmill project for $225. If 7 or 8 more join, the plan could succeed.
The Lawrence Rotary Club discusses why Lawrence boys of high school age should pursue education. It argues the high school offers time efficiency, purposeful choice of experiences, and fewer shattered ambitions than the “university of hard knocks.” It outlines benefits to individual development, citizenship, and productive work, including physical, cultural, and intellectual growth through structured programs and opportunities.
The article asks what the high school can provide to prepare boys for present and future civic duties, detailing knowledge of history and government, international cooperation, and four years of community living. It notes the benefits of high school for career prospects, social development, and ethical responsibility, plus upcoming Schick test results and vaccination efforts at City Hall.
West Lawrence residents protest city dumping trash into Central Park claiming it’s used to fill depressions and level surfaces. They plan to file a formal complaint while noting odor from discarded material and a perceived mismanagement of park upkeep. Also reported is a traffic collision on a Kansas City street involving Miss Jean Fox and Mrs. Eckleberry with vehicle damage and minor injuries.
William Ponder released on his word of honor to appear today to answer charges of buying canned heat for drinking. He claimed the heat was for Ear Burns, but Burns testified he gave a dollar to Ponder for gasoline. Mothers of primary grade children at First Presbyterian Sunday School invited to visit Mother’s Day department on May 9.
The piece contrasts biblical character portrayals showing Abram as a pioneering, generous founder of monotheism and Lot as a selfish figure. It argues Old Testament storytelling reveals moral traits without heavy preaching, highlighting Abram’s leadership, independence, and humanitarian restraint after rescue, while Lot’s choices lead to downfall and dependency.
The piece notes the eleventh anniversary of the Lusitania sinking and Varina Howell Davis’s birth centenary, plus birthday greetings to Joe Cannon on age 90. It mentions the Earl of Rosebery’s 80th year, E. H. Holmes’s execution anniversary, Arbor Day observances in six states, a Salem Oregon vs Salem Massachusetts interscholastic debate, and the Temple University inauguration with Dr Charles E Beury succeeding Rev Dr Russell H Conwell.
Dr Charles E Beary chosen as Temple University president succeeding Rev Russell H Conwell He is Princeton 1903 Harvard Law and has led finance building and endowment committees He plans a $20 000 000 endowment payable over fifteen years to raise Temple into the top tier of U S higher education Also notes weather outlook and a local tire loss incident in Indiana Street.
The ad urges mothers to use California Fig Syrup to ease feverish and constipated children. A tea spoonful is said to gently cleanse the liver and bowels and sweeten the stomach. Ask for genuine California Syrup to avoid imitations.
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