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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1927
Page
8
At a special meeting this morning the city commission rejected all bids on the proposed garage and orange building for the city. They will consider a new cost plus plan and a different, less expensive type. The commission authorized the city engineer to secure bids at the meeting September 20, aiming to utilize space north of city hall for storage and a pork facility.
Extension group announces Monday night classes in French and Spanish under University extension division in Kansas City Kansas. Miss Nine Howe will lead elementary French, with Miss Violetta Garrett guiding advanced Spanish, as Dr Paul Witty and Prof W A Lewis oversee education courses. Helen Rhoda Hoopes runs American Poetry and H Wilbur Ross conducts elementary sociology classes.
Evening Star items recall Archie Allen becoming a new scholar, numerous social visits among Edelbrocks Kurtzes and Trowbridges, and small travels to Lawrence and Kansas City. A straw stack fire at Edelbrock’s straw stack caused damage. Masons from Doric lodge 834A attended a Kansas Grand Lodge meeting in Lawrence.
Bowen and others attended a football game in Ev ont on Friday. Numerous visits and dinners linked Bowen Broer Strobel Kurtz and Reusch families in Eudora Weaver and Tongernoxie with engagements, travel, and church class hosting reported. Poultry show plans for November 14 to 19 discussed at Kaw Valley Improvement meeting.
Victoria B C AP Mrs Marion Maben of Pahesta Bay traps eight mile line from Marion Lake to Pa chen a river mouth through rugged canyons to harvest pelts. She has winter hobbying for three years and last season took eighty six pelts mainly raccoon marten otter and sain. She says trapping pays and keeps her occupied in lonely winters.
A stray sentence fragment recalls Mrs Maben traveling with her dog Bud a black and tan Airedale who acts as a faithful companion and protector in dangerous terrain. Bud has reportedly saved her from danger more than once.
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