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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1921
Page
2
The scripture section quotes Proverbs emphasizing divine guidance and restraint. A patriotic film titled The Land of Opportunity will screen in a Lawrence church tomorrow, praising the American ideal of equality of opportunity earned by sacrifice. Monday to honor those who gave lives for freedom and opportunity.
A Kansas City Star editorial signals a shift against initiative and referendum, noting experience in Missouri shows risks of the act being used to block progressive legislation. The paper argues legislatures are more responsive and warns the public over the long term consequences of the I and R movement.
The Kansas City Journal notes boys in college hostels disrupt rooms and annoy landladies, a lingering problem for generations. It argues gambling harms sports and warns against overstocked munitions similar to Germany in 1914.
The piece notes veterans reentering civilian life after war face scarce work while the economy demands their competitive drive. It highlights how former service members view employment, bonuses, and the role of organizations like the American Legion in aiding job placement.
A veteran reflects on serving during the war and facing rivals who clung to economic gains made while servicemen were away, hoping to prove himself in a tougher postwar market reported by the Indianapolis News.
Fifty years ago in Lawrence a burglary occurred on the north side late Friday night. Details withheld pending prudent printing. Mr Darling is at work on a large Audition to the Delaware Mills and plans completion by summer’s end.
Lawrence readers are told by the Lawrence Daily World and Journal that street cars will run to Bismark grove tomorrow. The items also note a cyclone event in St Louis with AP despatches and report a mass meeting at the courthouse endorsing Sam Bishop for Congress from the second Kansas district, chaired by T. J. Sweeney with W. H. Winter as secretary.
Wichita reports veteran pioneer Colonel B R Pearson plans to present a live bear to President Harding after days in the city. He says he guided Theodore Roosevelt on Rocky Mountain hunts and may offer a mountain lion from Mexico if Harding shows interest. Pearson admits minor injuries after the bear struck his car, which overturned in a ditch. The bear rode chained in the car with a trailer kitchen and bunk house attached for Pearson.
A note observes the Roman Catholic diocese of Sacramento celebrating 35 years since its establishment. Also mentioned is the centenary of Charles Short, noted American college president and author, with a nod to Rear Admiral Herbert G. Dunn.
May review from Kansas City reports a stronger financial position and gains across basic industries. Loans and discounts shrink while time deposits rise. total district bank loans, discounts and investments fall from April to May. Reserves to liabilities rise to 50.8 percent, with substantial district banking activity and improving meat, flour, cattle, hog markets amid mixed crop conditions and ongoing foreign demand.
The report notes metal mines slowing smelters while oil and silver regions stay active. Coal mining shows restraint due to weak market demand. Sugar beet acreage falls 3.4 percent. Building activity rises with permits 22 percent higher, yet estimated construction costs are down from the prior year.
The monthly vesper service at Trinity Episcopal Church is set for Sunday at 4 30 pm with a full program including organ preludes hymns and anthems by Miss Helen Tendieton Mrs R C Rankin and others Speakers from northeastern Kansas will join. A large tent meeting in Bunn's Grove continues all week with day and night sessions led by Rev. Morris from Ottawa.
Various churches list Sunday schedules with sermons on Memorial Day themes and church school sessions. Trinity Lutheran and St Luke AME outline morning worship, communion, and special programs. others announce quarterly meetings, revival style services, and missionary programs led by pastors like Hobbs, Goehring, Harris, and Lawson.
Union Sunday evening meetings open June twelve with Intermediate Christian Endeavor at seven, topic The Work of Missionaries in Africa. Midweek talk by Eusden at seven forty five. First Methodist Episcopal Church at Tenth and Vermont Streets lists services including Epworth League and Special Missionary program with readings, a patriotic film Benedict Arnold, and Dr Klyne address Our Flag.
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