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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1928
Page
4
A mixing of random civic notices, sports reminiscences, and commentary covers a Kansas city post item, Balkan student rioting, Kansas political conventions, currency changes, and international theater. The piece blends humor, travel tidbits, and foreign affairs, reflecting a late 19th or early 20th century newspaper snapshot.
Fort Scott Tribune columnist George Marble notes golf's pull beyond politics after the editorial review of the Pittsburg tournament. Charles F. Scott plays qualifying rounds quietly, wins many trophies, and embodies golf’s ideal gentleness on the Roe course amid stiff competition.
A long town report describes the Decoration Day celebration with a huge turnout. Eleven tables 160 feet long served the crowd as meals were replenished. The main oration by General GC Blair followed by speeches from S A Gobb Rev Dr Fisher Maj W S Warner Gen W H Powell and Capt G R Peck. Delegations came from Ona wa Kansas City Vandotte Topeka Atchison Leavenworth Paola. Attending officials included Gov A Osborn Wilder Auditor J E Hayes treasurer and C A Morris governor's private secretary.
Twenty five years ago the river crest halted the worst of the flooding as neighbors rallied with $2 035 subscribed at a Sunday meeting. Heroes Dolly Graebey and Low Phillipps led boats across to save people while committees formed for relief. Homes and property were lost, but the town began flood relief work across the community. The town lacked water gas and electricity yet workers pumped and organized as residents faced widespread damage.
Paris reports the extreme German advance is about two miles north of the River Marne. A collision on South Massachusetts Street leaves George Mackie Jr. with a broken collar bone. Joe Nevin departs for aviation training. Mr and Mrs Jack Hawk plan a Colorado Springs summer. Red Cross raffle winners Helen Pendleton and Lloyd Ward chosen for prizes. Mrs P W Claassen arrives from Ithaca to visit her parents.
At Washington Auditorium on May 26 a crowd of 7000 cheered seven high schoolers who spoke on the Constitution. The event showcased over five million students who wrote essays on liberty. Norquists of Kansas City stood out, with the audience praising his dramatic talent until a rule prevented his closing sentence. The feature underscores the Constitution’s influence on youth and government. A police station note describes a desk officer answering calls from the doorway via a window screen setup on warm evenings.
The piece, titled Poor Pa, is attributed to Claude Callan and appears to involve a speaker lamenting lost companionship with the Powell girl. The text hints at romantic changes and a sense of drifting apart.
Weather bureau weekly report notes light showers and near normal temperatures. Eastern Kansas reports good corn stands, first cultivation underway, and deepening root growth despite some slow growth from dry spells. Wheat mostly heading, sorghums and alfalfa starting, potatoes and strawberries progressing. Local town notices include community events, marriages, and visits to Lawrence and nearby towns by residents and former students.
In 1869 Governor Harvey issued a proclamation to Crawford and Cherokee counties urging obedience to the law and requested troops be sent to Neutral Lands to preserve peace. In 1872 a state convention of Universalists met at Lawrence. Secret moat guards gold.
Paris AP reports the Bank of France shields its treasure with a seven foot thick safe door, burglar proof boxes, and a sixty five foot moat with a ten foot flow. An armed sentinel guards the vault and access is restricted to the chief director, amid ornate protections that deter even adept burglars.
Albany Medical College proposes a clearing house to place rural doctors amid a widening shortage that risks public health. Dr. Matthias Nicoll warns that aging rural practitioners and few young entrants threaten years of care, with many rural physicians over 60 and 30 rural officers dying in 1927. Memorial directors and university officials plan meetings this Sunday.
The Vinland community gathered at Vinland Rural High School Sunday evening May 20 for the baccalaureate service. Local clergy delivered messages of encouragement as graduates prepared for commencement.
An antidote claim about pain relief uses Bayer branding and red genitive text to urge customers to check boxes. The message warns that genuine Bayer Aspirin should display the Bayer name and directions, noting some boxes lack the marking. It emphasizes retailer consistency and consumer vigilance.
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