Journal-World front matter and edition details
The page lists publication staff and office details for the Journal-World Lawrence Kansas including editors, business manager, address, and phone. Shipping and subscription rates are shown for various distances and terms. The note mentions Associated Press use, circulation data, and a contact procedure for missed copies. The date is October 1, 1931.
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Journal-World
the World Company
W._C. SIMONS
Presida
W. Murray
Dolph Sions
Massachusetts Street
Lawrence Kansas
Inafiva
Lorenzen & Thompson, Inc
New York
Law- Tener
Kansas
Court Journal-World
Aionday
Capone Verdict and Football Aid Prompt Tax Debate
A Capone verdict finds the gangster guilty of evading income taxes, highlighting the government’s focus on tax violations amid broader criminal schemes. The piece notes Capone’s fortune funded via alleged illicit activity and urges expanding tax-prosecution methods. It also discusses post season football games funded by unemployment relief and the burdens carried by student athletes balancing sport and studies. A former employee sues Henry L. Doherty for $2000, hinting at lingering payroll disputes.
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Capone
al Capone
Chicago
National Relief Commission
Ames
Not Hooverites Yet A Clear Voice From Roycrofter Editor
Elbert Hubbard II writes in the Roycrofter Magazine that while not aligned with Hoover supporters or their opponents, he sees one clear voice rising above the current welter of woes and din, urging steadiness and reflection.
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Hooverites
Elbert Hubbard II
Roycrofter
Hoover Calls for Reduced Government Spending
President Hoover urges cutting federal expenditures as a remedy to a global economic lull. He warns that raising taxes alone won’t fix the crisis and credits past measures like the German moratorium and the credit corporation for relief. Congress should adopt his constructive plan to restore the economy.
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Congress
Times
Hoover
Credit Corporation
Physicians oppose compulsory anti toxin for pupil immunization
Old Home Town reports physicians nearly unanimously reject mandating anti toxin doses for all city school pupils. They cite high cost and short duration of protection as main objections. D A R Anniversary noted with a luncheon and toasts at Presbyterian church. Golden wedding celebration planned for Mr and Mrs Solomon Engle. High School sororities pledge new members with Owls colors for Kirchoff and Atkinson sisters. Sigma Psis pledge Miss Lillie Kirchoff.
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Ord
Lawrence
Owls
Gertrude Kirchoff
Vera Atkinson
Adrienne Atkinson
Sigma Psis
Lillie Kirchoff
Anniversary Sale Reconnects Innes Store First Customer
Ten years ago Monday October 19 Mrs Annie Prentiss was the first customer when the Innes store opened fifty one years ago. Yesterday she recalled the initial purchase a bolt of muslin and Mr Innes carried it to her home. The Elks club bowling alleys are finished and ready for practice all week. The University aesthetic dancing girls form a new sorority to pursue dance research.
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Annie Prentiss
Innes
Mr. Innes
Mrs.Prentiss
Elks Club
Aesthetic Dancing Girls
PA BY CLAUDE CALLAN
Claude Callan writes a piece from 1325 Publishers Syndicate distributed across Pennsylvania. The brief focuses on regional events and cultural notes authored by Callan for syndication.
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Claude Callan
Publishers Syndicate
Laird to Speak at Woman's Forum on Scotland Universities
Miss Sarah G. Laird, instructor in English, will address the Woman's Forum Thursday afternoon on Scotland Universities. She spent eight months in Scotland and the second semester last year at the University of Edinburgh. Tau Sigma Charter members are Beth Smith Hope Selig Helen Elfeldt Virginia Haynes and Elizabeth Dunkel with Adelaide Stégger as faculty adviser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tau Sigma
Beth Smith
Hope Selig
Helen Elfeldt
Virginia Haynes
Elizabeth Dunkel
Adelaide Stégger
Miss Laird
Sarah G. Laird
Scotland
Woman's Forum
Face Aches and Head Pain Source Guide
Edited by eee an explanation of facial neuralgia and other face pains, including dental causes. It notes decayed teeth or poor dental work as pain sources, remedies like cleansing cavities and painting exposed surfaces, and heat therapy. It mentions sinus infection as a cause and cautions against indiscriminate sedative use. Tomorrow Whooping Cough.
Fire at St Marys Hits 1851 History Loss
A fire at St Marys in 1851 causes serious loss while Atchison printers publish a history of the United States by J B Mansfield of Effingham and others.
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St. Marys
Atchison
United States
J. 3
Mansfield
Effingham
Isaac
al al
Flashes of Life in 1920s News Snippets
A collage of short captions from cities worldwide notes diverse items. The Gonzalezes occupy five Boston pages. a Fernandez family half page follows. Ernest Jentile from Boston breaks his neck in football and wears a neck collar after hospital visits. New York’s Marine Society adds Captain Robert Dollar to its historic honorary list. A York Pennsylvania plant from Germany blooms after a century. Buenos Aires burglars mail a humorous 1000 peso bill for time lost. Washington reports Lake Erie yields about 30 million pounds annually, a third of all five lakes’ output.
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Buenos Aires
Cohens
Smiths
New York
Gonzalez
Gonzalezes
Fernandez
Boston
Ernest Jentile
Dungar Aes
Robert Dollar
America
Historic Marine Society of
George Washington
Alexander Hamilton
Charles Evans Hughes
Calvin Coolidge
York
Germany
Ernest G. Garner
Windsor
Victor Garcia
Washington
Lake Erie
Bureau of Fisheries
Father of Johnson Dies in Independence Funeral Set
Independence Kansas obituary reports J A Johnson 79 father of explorer Martin Johnson died in Enid Oklahoma. He was a longtime jeweler in Independence and his son and daughter Freida Cripps of Enid attended his death. Funeral to be held Tuesday.
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Independence
Kan
J.A. Johnson
Martin Johnson
Enid
Okla
Freida Cripps
Johnson
Venice Muir at Lola's party shows a strange charm
Venice Muir, an unusual center of attention at Lola Goodby's party, puzzles guests with her quiet demeanor and mystery around Ann Duryea who was suspected of murdering her husband. Venice, drawn to a witty Drake Farrellly, contemplates how popularity can stem from a dark past and complex social intrigue.
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Lola Oudby
Venice Muir
Venice
New York
Hex
Altho
Lola
Muarder
Duryea
Ann Parks
Eastover
Pittsburgh
Bovine
Ann Duryea
Eithei
Ening Gosture
William
Tutler
Jerry Ward
Jerry
Derey
Willian
Donny
Drake Farrelly
Penguins In A Winter Adventure
A fantasy tale follows Vergy, John, and Peggy with the Little Black Clock as they travel by plane to a southern land in search of penguins. On arrival they encounter emperor, king, and other penguin families as the clock shares facts about their varieties before departing.
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Mary Graham Bonner
Vergy
John
Pegry
Peggy
Jet
Ecsan
Newguins
Tomorrow The Kings carlin a Kansas News Briefs
Great Bend and surrounding towns host popular touchdowns and place kicks as the Central Kansas Horseshoe League forms with teams from Great Bend Rushton Ellinwood Heizer Claflin and Lyons. In Wichita a car crash kills Ruth Shannon 22 the intermed iate school secretary. police seek the other driver. In Yates Center Walter DeCombs 17 of Chilhowee Mo was shot and killed during a failed restaurant hold up by Henry Shelton former Woodson county sheriff. Beloit Beloit school pupils will
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Associated Press
Great Bend
Walter DeCombs
Chilowee
Henry Shelton
Woodson
Beloit
Edison Highlighted as Nation Mourns Edison’s Death
President Hoover urged to declare a national light outage to honor Thomas Edison. Mayors in Maplewood and The Oranges NJ reported a mourning week with two minutes of silence during services. Samuel Insull ordered utilities to pause for one minute as tributes poured in. Dr. Samuel Stratton commented on Edison’s career before dying.
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Oranges
Maplewoot
N. J
Samuel Insull
Mr. Edison
Samuel W. Stratton
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Bethel Dinner Guests Share Birthday Celebrations
Bethel community socializes with multiple Ottawa residents and guests at the James Jones home and nearby families. The event honors CLM Albright for his 70th birthday with a birthday cake centerpiece. Several visits span Worden Chicago Overbrook Falls City and nearby towns as neighbors attend dinners and a party with teachers and a Wiener roast. The Bethel Ladies Aid meets at the church planning a November white elephant sale and supper, with notes on memorials for Mrs. Jane Baker and a hymn request for her funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Jones
Arthur
Cora James
Irene
Earl
Ottawa
Charles Jones
James Jones
Charles Crawford
Walter and
Dale
Virgil Schwartz
Worden
Mahlon Greenmiller
Centropolis
Clarence Albright
Ernest
Sundoy
M. Albright
Clm. Albright
Olin Powell
Charles Simmons
Dorothy
Harold Watkins
Verdon
Neb
John Hoffman
Howard Hoffman
Ed Hoffman
Ervie Haas
Herman Krause
Fall
Overbrook
George, Finch
Vergie Hoffman
Howard
Charles Hoffman
Falls City
Ernest Albright
Overbrook High School
Bethel Ladies Aid
Cleveland Clark
Overbrook Fair
Jane" Baker
Alice Crawford
Josephine Fisher
Funeral attendance and hospitality at Strafford event
Freshments of sandwiches, pumpkin pie and cider served to many guests including Mrs. Fre McKinney of Lone Star and Mrs. Ma ble Root. S. W. Owens and Miss Perle Enslow drove to Melvern Kansas for Mr. Evertson's funeral. Overbrook visitors, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Coursen and son, joined Sunday dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland Clark and Mrs. Nancy Clark.
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Fre McKinney
Lone Star
Mable Root
Lou Featherstone
Delbert Hoff Nan
Raymond Oehrle
Clarence Albright
GC. M. Albright
George Finch
Maxine
Earl Forth
Mae Vance
Charles Simmons
John. Hoffman
Virgil Schwartz
Cleveland Clark
Nancy Clark
Community Notes From Clinton Belvoir Area
Thursday visitors include Harvey Houk and Will Humphrey at the Harry Murphy home. The district missionary meeting at Lawrence discussed officer roles and a Kentucky mission. Attendees from Clinton included Mrs. Hall, Mrs. Kampschroeder, Mrs. Murphy, and several others. Ground is drying wells, wheat planting continues with smaller acreage, rain welcomed by farmers.
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Harvey Houk
Will Humphrey
Harry Murphy
Harry Tuckel
Miss Bahamier
Tuckel
Charles Herschell
Lower Star
Harvey Barton
Ebon Anderson
Nelson
J. TY. Anderson
the Missionary Society
First Presbyterian Church
Lawrence
Astman
Gregg
Lawson
Martin
Frank
Hall
Kentucky
Mason
Lawrence First Church
Charles Kampschroeder
Clinton
Fred Kampschroeder
Kropff
Louise
J. Murphy
Chas. Kampschroeder
Fred Baldwin
Chester Baldwin
J. T. Anderson
James Allison
A. B. Bradle
Bessie Murphy
Fletcher
M. J. Murphy
Horace Humphre
Harvey Hall
Topeka
Leslie Denterritt
Art Johnson
Kansas City
Fred Tornaden
Linwood
Uutting
Wheat
Charles
August Kampschroeder
Anna
Helen
Carl
Harry
Effie Kampschroeder
Missionary Society
William Johnson
Edd Steele
Wiliam Johnson
J. S. Anderson
India
Losh
Allison
George
Belvoir Royal Neighbors Social Planned at Belvoir Hall
A postponed Belvoir Royal Neighbors meeting was held at Mrs. M J Murphy's home. A social with program and supper is set for Friday October 16 at Belvoir hall with public invited. Guests included Mrs. Johnson of Topeka among others and several local residents attended.
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Ray Harrell
Chester Baldwin
Chas. Kampschroeder
Leslie Demerritt
James Allison
Laura Claxton
Fred Kampschroeder
Charles Houk
D. A. Bidinger
Jake Bidinger
Roy Harrell
Lois Harrell
Ethel Howser
Vanita
Irene Nemic
Edith
Walter Houk
Roberta Steele
Ollie Miller
Walter Nelson
FAIRVIEW WOMAN'S MISSIONARY SOCIETY MEETS AT AIKEN HOME
The Fairview Woman's Foreign Missionary Society hosted a November bazaar program and plate supper plans. Reading, devotion, and missionary notes were shared by members including Mrs. Harold Marshall and Mrs. Mary Marshall. Social activities followed with refreshments and assistance from several members. A kitchen shower honored Miss Pine. Dorothy Pine's wedding to Eugene Leary nears. Several couples were noted for visits and anniversaries, with attendance affected by road and weather conditions.
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Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
John Aiken
Harold Marshall
Mary Marshall
God
R. C. Day
E. L. Brown
Coffman
Vernon Garrett
William Wells
C. A. Whedon
Dorothy Pine
Eugene Leary
Ernest Leary
Eugene
E. B. Pine
Gertrude Elkin
Peoria
Calvin
Holton
R. M. McCullough
Ottawa
GC. A. Nisely
E. Heary
Bessie Purcell
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Ingo Galdston
Cara
Arthur Mills
O. H. Drescher
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Lady Wits Coast
Harriet Henry
Donny Reese
Diogenes
Sam
Harriet Hearn
Drake
Kansas State Teachers Association
Augusta
Frank Elerick
G. B. Kassebaum
Wichita
William Henry Brookings
the Kings
Carlin
Kansas News
Edison
Detroit
Joel T. Boone
Mr. J Edison
Bethel
Ueres
Bun
World
Clinton-Belvoir
Fairview
Rumsey
Reuter
Indiana
Shimmons Bros
Bork
Lawrence National Bank
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