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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1925
Page
2
A promotion assembly at Liberty Memorial auditorium honored 1650 high school students moving from Junio to Senior level this September. Principal J A R Barnes presided as lists of promoted students and graduates from both junior and senior divisions were announced.
The Lawrence Choral Union planned a picnic at South Park after rain earlier. Activities included a 4:30 pm start with a baseball game, races, tug of war, a ball throwing contest for women, and a 6:30 pm supper followed by a 9 to 11 pm dance at ALU hall. Members from last year’s chorus and festival attended.
Secretary William M. Jardine of Agriculture spends a second Chicago day touring Midwest offices. He meets with the Illinois Agricultural Association Farm Bureau and National Livestock Producers. he will lunch with department heads and address Moose members via radio. He then leaves tonight for Kansas City to continue his tour. Dental notice places his office relocation after June 1 to Weidemann's Building, 847 XN Street.
Martha Meinert Lillian Pine and Lillian Yahn of the 9A class were promoted to senior high today for perfect attendance across their school time. Others with spotless records include Herbert Barker Harold Howell Hunter Kendall Esther Leigh and two years of perfect attendance by the group. Additional students with perfect records for the past year include Charles Banker Charles Brirdell Ivan Hird Billy Holloway Charles Shuck Rex Sigley Freda Alt Dorothy Arnott Evelyn Blaylock Jane Byrn Carolyn Fortune Gertrude Henry Marguerite Koch Violet Shotwell Maurine Stanwix Fay Young.
The Associated Press reports fifty six Afghan rebels executed near Kabul. The emir of Khost held a durbar to mark the verdict while the condemned men were shot before a large crowd. The rebel leader known as the James Mullah was among those executed triggering local regrets claiming the act violates Moslem practice.
Paris May 29 The French chamber of deputies except Communists unanimously supported Premier Paineve and his cabinet in a confidence vote of 537 to 29 The government defended the Moroccan war as defensive and said peace overtures would be considered if properly approached A 31 7 billion franc war credit was requested through June with a note that actual expenses are uncertain and will be revised in the Budget later The right and center parties rallied behind the government while socialist left bloc members supported the measure to preserve the left majority.
DA class members at Lawrence Junior High received scholarships at the Liberty Memorial auditorium. Seven students earned awards for the first time, with Henry Hood receiving a five-chevron emblem. Two students won the activity award, and two earned the emblem with two chevrons. Names include Freda Alt, Dorothy Cummings, Ibeth Dunn, Vieve Palmer, White, Arthur Heck, Hazel Shiraz, Faye Young, Charles Banker, Edward Penchard, Pansie Shannon, Opal Hevener, Martha Meade, Evelyn Swarthout, Esther Leigh, Paul Clark, and others listed with home rooms and grades.
Athletes from Missouri Valley gather in Norman Oklahoma for the annual track and field meet tennis tournament and golf event. The Kansas Jayhawkers travel with optimism while Missouri Tigers aim to win backed by a strong distance and balanced squad. Nebraska Cornhuskers and Kansas look to upset potential leaders as trial heats determine tomorrow’s finalists.
Kansas City May 29 A P Max Rope former postal employee was acquitted here today on a charge of stealing nine sticks of rhubarb from the United States mails. The jury deliberated seventeen minutes. Rope had 21 years in the post office department and had nine years left before pension eligibility. The rhubarb valued at twenty five cents. Postal authorities said there will be no reemployment if acquittal stands. District Attorney C C Madison, who prosecuted, said principle was involved and he would pursue similar cases to protect postal service integrity.
C L Scott will report on the thirteenth annual National Chamber of Commerce meeting held in Washington at the weekly Lawrence Chamber of Commerce luncheon. The convention met at the National Chamber’s new headquarters which was dedicated. The item also notes numerous local social events and visits throughout Lawrence and surrounding towns.
Community tidbits recount a Tuesday evening car stop at Carol Miller's barbecue stand thwarted by a sharp alarm, while Oakridge groups gather for farm bureau discussions on canning and home economics. Social gatherings fill the week with birthdays art displays and visits among Lawrence and Brighton attendees.
Stony Point residents visited with relatives from Lawrence Clinton and Willow Springs sharing meals church gatherings and neighborhood activities. Henry Wray Noah Weimer Lewis Georgii and Ernest Wray joined outings while a Ford car purchase and a move to 905 Mass marked local notes of change.
The report from East Africa, distributed by the Phelps-Stokes Fund, portrays Abyssinia as an enigmatic, independent empire with vast agricultural potential and complex challenges. It urges cautious development, international cooperation, and education to integrate Abyssinia into world affairs while noting leaders Ras Tafari and Menelik’s lineage and the church’s influence. Dr. Thomas Jesse Jones led the six month East Africa commission for the fund.
Mr. and Mrs. McFarland and son of Lawrence called on Robert Revech Saturday evening. Several families including the Sietzs, Strobel, Meuffles, Edelbrocks and Kaegi spent weekends visiting relatives and shopping in Lawrence and Eudora. Ford tractors were used to help Mr. George Kaegi. many neighbors hosted children at church and family gatherings in Baldwin, Grandview, and Hesper. Victor Colmeyer, Paulie Richtermier, and Walter Meuffles joined weekend trips to Kansas City.
G W Richards of 144 Ida St. Wichita praises Karnak as a cure for stomach troubles and flu after using it himself. He recounts relief from chronic pains, heartburn, and fatigue, credits Karnak for restoring strength, and notes it is sold in Lawrence by Round Cover Drug Co and in Linwood by H E Van Noy, M D, with other town druggists carrying it.
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