Iceland Marks 1000-Year-Old Parliament Jubilee Plan
Iceland to celebrate the Alting's tenth centenary in 1930 with national pageantry at Thingvalla. Benedict Sveinsson leads historians to recount Iceland’s saga era while Icelandic Americans plan a grand return visit and cultural exchanges to forge poems and historic tableaux.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
Saga-isle
Scotland
Kingvalla
Benedict Sveinsson
Thingvalla
British Stress Use of Aircraft Radio as a Navigation Aid
Washington AP reports Britain uses radio widely to aid air navigation with ten ground stations. Imperial Railways aircraft are wired for ground contact. bearings can be fixed in one to two minutes. Airplanes are divided into two classes for radio use, with telephony favored for lighter planes and telegraph for heavier, both under certified operators. Safety messages dominate and unnecessary traffic is barred.
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Washington
Great Britain
British Isles
Imperial Railways
G. G. Stanley
Shoup
Transportation Division
U.S. Department of Commercea
British Empire
Jas
Canton snaked delicacy and a eighth grade graduation noted
Canton (AP) reports on a winter favorite drink using snake gall as an ingredient. A waiter selects from hooded cobra, bamboo viper, or tree adder, then extracts the gall into hot rice wine. Cobra-wine costs 50 cents per cup and is praised for flavor and rheumatism relief. Flesh of the same snakes appears as a separate cold weather dish costing 2.50 per plate. The article also mentions a prake-meat feast around $100 hosted by wealthy families, and a May 25, 1928 eighth grade graduation at Lecompton High School with the play Quack Quack directed by Clarence Smith and notable performances including Naomi Beatty's accordion solo.
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Canton
Gkill
Lecompton
Ida
Igh
Clarence Smith
Naomi
Beatty
Class Play Quack Quack and School Program
The grade school board led by Dr Cy Hi Mast presents a full class program with a play Quack Quack plus a list of roles and student presentations including Salutatory Class History Poem and Diploma distribution. Guests Mr Mansfield and Miss Mabel Mansfield attend dinner with Mr and Mrs Edward McClanahan. Community Council meeting follows with talk of continuing or forming a Community Club and funding plans for a Fourth of July celebration.
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Cy Hi Mast
Fred Smiths
August Hildenbrand
Clase
Harold ‘Leslie
Martha Smith
Katie Kuester
William Reynolds
Zola Holmes
Russell
Hildebrand
Acordian
Naomia’ Beatty
Will
Oliver Wingfield
Mary Drake
Katie Nuester
Martha ‘Smith
Russell Hildenbrand
Howard Lesswell
Zola Falmes
Oliver Winefield
Naomi Bratty
Harold
Mr Mansfield
Mabel Mansfield
Wisner
Nebr
Edward McClanahan
Hich’ School
Mon Wtyue
Cemetery Board
Manipulation of Tests Brings Front Page Notoriety
In a Journal World report from May 28 Elliott’s check on 86 pounds of butterfat shows a 2.7 pound shortage while Marshall’s fat tally of 265.1 pounds reveals an 8.5 pound deficit. The piece critiques monthly commission deductions as they push to pay the highest cash market prices for cream and eggs.
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Journal- World
Elliott
Gould
Marshall’s
Fragmentary Rural Names in Shuck and Perry Notices
The readable fragments list names of residents and visitors including Alda Shuck, Lloyd Shuck, Mrs Frank Black, John Black and family, and Winona touches in Buck Creek and Perry areas. Mentions faintly reference a Sunday gathering, Perry Tuesday events, and unspecified callers and visitors.
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Wesley
Lillian
Alda
Mrsal
Ejora Shuck
Flory
Alda Res Charies
Lloyd Shuck
Avening
The
Ira
Buck Creek and Chester Community Notes
Mr and Mrs Frank Black attended the commencement exercises at the McLouth high school where Claude Black was a graduate Friday evening May 18. Mrs John Smith recently of Perry and Miss Martha Lombard of Valley Grove visited Mrs Margaret Vausbinder Tuesday afternoon. They plan to move to a Spur farm near Richville within two weeks. Mr Smith has been there the past month. We wish them success in their new residence. Mrs B J Perkins and Margaret of Crowder returned home after a ten day visit with relatives. Mrs Gee Welliver, Mr and Mrs John Black and children, and Mr and Mrs J Bo Kyle and Thomas were Lawrence shoppers Wednesday. Mr Johnson of McLouth, a former resident on the O G Beard farm, was in the vicinity Tuesday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Chatt McCay were callers on Mr and Mrs Clyde Humphries Wednesday afternoon. Miss Ferne Woodruff of Topeka has been visiting her uncle and family Mr and Mrs A P Mareum and Ned Thompson, son of Mr and Mrs Er Be
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Frank Black
Mr. Johnson
McLouth
O. G. Beard
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Trom
Paramount ‘News
Associated Press
Ehip
Cittaiano
Umberto Nobile
Spitebergen
North Pole
Nobile
Dr. Paine
Dr. Slycem
Howard
Lasswellenty
Harold Leslie Aimee
Emaline Gals
Tabitha Buzzer
Naomi Beatty
Mr. Gimps
Russell Wildenbrand
Katie Katchoo
Mary Drake al. Falfa
Win
Reynolds
O'Leary
Zola
Holmes
G._W. Jackson Warkus
Tete
Howard Lasswell
Bridget
Columbia
John Broharmer
George Shuler
Will Postma
Richard
Lawrence
Wesley Flory
Elmer Flory
Ie Flory
Arley
Ieactors
Florence
Laurie
Richart
Grandma ‘Sanders
Lone Story
Abe Flory
Laurie Postma
Mabel
Harry’ Flory
Harve Flory
Charlie Brohammer
Ton Markley
Kathe
J John Brohammer
Pearl
Mabel Flory
Alda Brohammer
Evelyn Shuck
Florence Postma
Lillian Brohammer
Frank Deady
Isa_ Postma
Vera
George Markley
Charles
Lloyd
Aida Brohammer
Roy Shuler
Vdr
Solon Mark
Marshall & Elliot
Marshall
Elliot
Gladys
Scholdl
Perry
Mareum
Earl
Vatsbinder Bros
John Black
Dren
Albert Ie Sete
Oladav
Winona
Mss
Tarpi
Clinton
Frank
Buck Creek and
Chester
Wells Garage
A. G
Lon) Wilson
Mass
Douglas County
F.,e. Kalb
K. Stevens
H. Wells
Noor
Brown
Colmah
P. Mla
R. ‘Reed
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