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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1927
Page
4
The item notes that suppression of opinion by force has occurred at times in Italy and Mexico and comments on a student editor being opposed for expressing his views. It references the durability of dissent and hints at broader concerns about university honor societies and conduct.
An Alabama grand jury indicts about one hundred Ku Klux Klan members for terrorizing actions, asserting state authority over unofficial groups. The piece argues that law is the proper remedy for violations, noting the danger of private vengeance and praising lawful processes. It also mentions two French pilots who completed a challenging south Atlantic flight, indicating high risk for such attempts.
President Coolidge refused to issue a proclamation for American Education Week November 7 to 15, arguing proclamations by officials undermine importance. Proponents say sparing use would preserve impact and avoid pressure from interested groups.
Senator Reed's Sedalia keynote for his presidential bid draws tepid reviews in New York papers while Kansas editors and locals report improved sentiment on the economy. The Missouri senator may counter by alleging bias in New York media as the campaign unfolds across the state.
Amity residents feel growing prosperity as crops thrive statewide with high farm prices. Wheat threshing is starting and corn harvesting will follow, easing banker fears of frozen assets. Reports from several regions note recovery after years of poor yields, boosting both farmers and merchants. A ton apple mince pie was served in Yakima.
In this column dated about fifty six years ago this week, items include new arrivals such as Rev. Edward I Galvin heading to preach at the Unitarian church, Prof Stimmson joining the State University of Kansas chemistry and physics, ILF Turner leasing vacant lots for a carpenter shop, Major George W. Smith confirming an elevator project with ten thousand bushels capacity, Hartford Insurance promising full Chicago loss payments, and a list of marriage licenses issued the prior week including Lambdin Petrig, Rudi Poehler, Sangers Matney, Williams Cogswell Blacker Perry Ackerman, all noting Lawrence and Douglas county connections.
A Lawrence social page lists Prof W H Carruth hosting a Harvard aligned dinner in honor of Dean Briggs during inauguration week. Guests include Harvard degree holders among the faculty.entertainment included a framed picture titled The Approaching Storm. Visitors from St Marys and Ramona families travel, others depart for Phoenix and San Diego. Local travel, illness, and wedding plans appear alongside a completed sidewalk project on Massachusetts Street.
Dean Butler of the school of fine arts announces a cut down University concert course due to lack of demand. The advertised program is canceled and replaced with three numbers, featuring Paul and Althouse among others, at greatly reduced rates.
Investigators probe origin of a fire that swept through the Kansas City stockyards yesterday morning, causing extensive damage estimated at thirty thousand two hundred dollars to buildings and livestock. Birthday party honors Thelma Maude Edmondson with guests including Ruth Ellis and many Edmondson relatives.
Amy Kelly of Bryn Mawr surveys a planned Bennington College in Old Bennington Vermont proposing a radical women’s college. The plan centers on oriented studies, flexible vocations for married women, and an education emphasizing social problems, personal development, and practical inquiry over traditional lectures.
Dr. Karl F. Wettstone, newly appointed president at Omaha University, advocates a campus large enough for an airplane landing field. He predicts air travel will transform college life within fifty years and envisions aviation courses by then.
The town of Lee Massachusetts marks its incorporation’s 150th anniversary with elaborate celebrations today. Elsewhere, a 24th National Business Show opens in Madison Square Garden showcasing the latest ideas in retail and store equipment.
Mrs. C M Latimer returns from Chanute. Mrs Forrest Beard visits her mother and brother Paul Bruner. Kansas University auditorium dedication noted with Chan cellor Lindley dinner. Birth announcement frame links to James Cavaness Baker University. Multiple Baldwin residents and visitors cited including doctors, students, and athletes. High school football loss at Wellsville. next game vs Williamsburg. Delta Tau Delta Chicken Fry event and local gatherings listed.
Milley led the event with a program featuring several vocalists entertaining the ladies. A number of games followed and refreshments were served during the stadium hour. Attendees included Mrs W M Webbs Mrs George Michaelson Mrs Walter Kennedy and her daughter Mrs Stull with others noted in attendance. Kansas Wisconsin game was witnessed in Lawrence by relatives and guests.
De Soto residents report visits from relatives and friends, including Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ineken and others attending meetings in Wichita. Local travel and social rounds include Mrs. Ernest Sigman and Mrs. Sam Vance visiting kin, farm workers in a road camp accident with injuries, and numerous families hosting guests from Kansas City and Topeka. The community also notes schooling achievements, a valedictorian, church events with Dr. Harry A. Gordon, and upcoming services at Bethel and De Soto Methodists.
A long column of social notes lists visits and travels of residents and friends. Mrs. F E Soule and guests from Kansas City Kans, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Spohrer, Mrs. Clyde Moffit, and Roy Warsop plan weekend movements including a K U Kansas Aggies game in Lawrence. Several families travel through Edgerton, Olathe, Gardner, and Shawnee, with visits to relatives in Gardner and Lawrence and remarks on health, work, and upcoming relocations. A Paris Parisian auto show piece and aviation notes follow, then Emproria Kansas amateur athletics rules adoption.
Brig. Gen. Henry L. Abbott of Boston dies, leaving Gen. Adelbert Amies as the oldest living West Point graduate. Ames, born in Rockland, fought in the Civil War and Reconstruction, served as U.S. senator from Mississippi in 1870, became Provisional Governor, faced partisan strife, led a state militia among Black residents, triggering white resistance, and later served in the Spanish American War before settling in Massachusetts.
Abilene Be school football alumnus Herbert af is elected captain of the Junction high school team. The announcement designates him as leader for the upcoming season, reflecting his prior prominence at Abilene.
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