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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1927
Page
4
Memorial Day reflections honor the dead and their sacrifices across wars. A Lawrence minister argues for liberal arts training for future clergy, stressing general education as essential for ministry. The piece also notes Kansas senator's sly humor about cigarettes and filibuster tactics in the Senate.
Two elements stand out in Hussey's reply to witnesses before the legislative committee probing the Public Service Commission. Some countercharges he makes are confirmed by the attorney general, while the committee's role favors selective disclosure. The piece notes how inquiry differs from a trial, with the panel able to pick which facts appear in its record, possibly omitting the full truth. Editor Roberts critiques state-office allocations and lampoons a Senator Curtis letter aiding cigarette advertising, tied to local campaign prospects.
Fifty years ago in our town a group including Dr M Edgerton and several ladies traveled west after accepting an invitation. Bid openings for the State University main hall ranged from 5916 to 9000 dollars. A Baptist church steeple is full of holes from woodpeckers. Mrs Leatnard misplaced a small sum and a pass on the railroad. John Frazer married May Hunt at the bride’s parents’ home in Garnett. They arrived back in Lovrands by 2 PM. Wm N Banks was named deputy clerk of the District court. Decoration Day is a public holiday, so the Journal will not publish tomorrow.
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO Arthur Marks will move into the residence property at 915 Tennessee as soon as the property is ready J M Henry and her daughters and son Harold will start soon for Berlin Germany Mr Henry starts Saturday the ladies Tuesday All will leave New York on the same steamer June ith At Miss Copleys party last night each guest wrote a steamer letter to Mr Henry Otto Fischer as Exalted Ruler of the local herd of Elks is having his hands full managing the 4th of Daly celebration The celebration will be the greatest success the city has ever known Frank Cosley has sold his residence at 235 Kentucky street for 1600 to Lyman McCuray Mrs Theodore Poehler and daughter Alice left yesterday for a visit in Emporia The Quincy teachers presented Miss Towne with a souvenir spoon at the close of the school year Miss Kate Thacher of Philadelphia passed through today from Topeka to visit Clara Francis She will return in two weeks to be the guest of Mrs S C Thacker and Mrs Peter Emery Misses Mary and Jean Bowersock daughters of the second district Congressman and Mrs Bowersock plan a three months tour of European countries this summer They expect to sail from New York June 18
Memorial Day events mark the 60th year with Coolidge to deliver the national address at Arlington Cemetery. Dedicatory services for the Mormon Battalion Monument in Salt Lake City. General Federation of Women's Clubs biennial meeting opens in Grand Rapids. Holstein-Friesian Association of America meeting in Springfield. Alabama precedent as Mrs Mabel Walker Wildebrandt delivers the state university commencement address.
Magnus W Alexander, longtime president of the National Industrial Conference Board, warns of over expansion in installment selling and the risk of a business panic. A New York City native of Austrian ancestry, he studied in Austrian institutes and later became an engineer focused on labor employment, production efficiency, and economic issues for a major electric company in 1908.
A quiz listing questions about presidents: father and son who were presidents, a hunter and explorer president, the only president to serve nonconsecutive terms, the only president not affiliated with a religious denomination, who Jefferson Davis was, three assassinated presidents, and other quick prompts.
Baldwin neighbors and visitors are profiled with trips to Kansas City Ottawa and Lawrence. A Baker campus May Fete featured the queen Roberta Haley with attendants, Greek dances, and stage acts under perfect weather.
Baldwin residents bustle with visits and travel plans as families return for the summer. Charles Burgtorf, a Wyoming high school educator, is set to join Baldwin for the season with his wife, and Miss Josephine Burgtorf and Miss Lucy Lane plan summer stays with relatives and plans to travel to Estes Park and beyond. Local gatherings, cantatas, and weddings fill the week, while teachers and students reconnect with home towns and former schools.
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