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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1924
Page
4
The piece discusses General Pershing and the potential reopening of the active army list. It notes the need to free him for duties and the political and administrative hurdles of reactivating veterans, with emphasis on retirement timing and the burdens of army red tape.
A survey notes potential for increased dairy and poultry production in Douglas County. County growers and dealers urge expanding poultry and other farm lines to boost revenue and create surplus for urban markets. The piece cites a Republican Washington conference and mentions Herbert Hadhey, a University of Kansas graduate and former Missouri governor, as a decorative figure tied to regional history.
The Grand Duchess Melitta of Hesse, widow of a Russian grand duke, sails for Newark to assist in Russian relief efforts. She is the widow of the Grand Duke Cyril and granddaughter of Queen Victoria, with a tumultuous royal marriage that ended in divorce.
Readable text notes Jesse Porperoy known as a longtime inmate, turning 65 in Massachusetts prison. It also references a Chicago stock expo opening today, a Russian grand duchess heir to the throne, and a vague Washington gathering for a late 8th congress with anti chip initiatives.
The community gathered for Thanksgiving baskets with eleven distributed to Lincoln school children and families in need. News also notes the death of a respected local figure and expresses collective grief.
University scientist H H Lane will speak on the Power of Heredity at the Christian Church tonight. He is known for Evolution and the talk promises accessible discussion with light musical entertainment and an admission fee.
W. H. Robbins reports on a four day Western Union gathering in Kansas City November 24 where 60 representatives from Kansas and Missouri discussed rapid telegraph use in business. The event featured talks on multiplex systems, automatic tape-to-telegraph translation, and retailer reliance on telegraphs to manage stock and pricing. Major L. E. Rudd hosted the luncheon with Kansas City Advertising Club officials attending.
Local church notices list Sunday school at 10 a.m. and morning worship at 11 a.m. Epworth League at 7 p.m. with preaching at 7:30 p.m. Rev. M. G. McKenzie of Tonganoxie to preach. Pastor Wil. Shules. Nazarene Church 42 Lincoln: Sunday school 10 a.m. preaching 11 a.m. Clinton Nazarene Church: Sunday school 10 a.m. Peoples’ Meeting 10 a.m. Young People 7 p.m. Preaching 7:45 p.m. A correction: offering day amount should read fifteen hundred dollars not one hundred fifty. Welcome to all services. Finster.
Five Kansas men including J C Midler and W M Jardine are named as possible candidates for Secretary of Agriculture in the Coolidge administration. Others listed are Charles F Beott Arthur Capper and Ian Haskins with backing from state farmer groups. Some support seeks a single Kansas candidate as appointments loom with March 4 soon after the late H Wallace’s successor takes office.
The report notes high priced American apples from the Pacific and France apples selling up to 90 cents each. Berlin delegates receive 140 dollars monthly and rail travel. a Lawrence branch meeting covers home economics and administration. Also mentions Nickerson high school gift offer and a December adoption ceremony with election of officers.
Donald White foils a scheme by Lai Ho to force a marriage and executes a brutal plan on an Orang-Puteh estate. Corrigan arrives, overthrows the plot, and frees White and Heng as the pair reunite amid pursuit and danger.
Two automobile thefts were reported to the police last night. A Ford owned by Terry Gatkil was stolen around 7:40 PM, and Leo Pers’s Ford roadster disappeared from 1002 New Hampshire Street. Officers had no trace of the cars early this morning. Dr Corbin and Dr Alberta University faculty are mentioned.
A fragmentary notice notes Dr Emma Hill of Oswego was called to Lawrence. The text mentions a home setting and a reference to her aunt, creating an incomplete obituary or dispatch.
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