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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1927
Page
4
A mixed issue with local notices and national items includes Drake Kansas basketball reflections, German Republic visit sentiment, and a note on a Topeka capital contest. It comments on wheat price history, Hoover’s candidacy, and Genghis Khan’s tomb discovery context.
The State University in Lawrence is praised as a future pride of Kansas. When completed it promises to be among the finest university buildings in the West and the Union with substantial construction and a hillside view that will please observers. Interior work advances and January completion is aimed for with gas lighting and winter registers.
Twenty five years ago, over 150 guests attended a reception given by Mrs C C Funnell on Louisiana street this afternoon. Mire Funnel and her sister Mrs Ewing of Topeka assisted. Mrs B C Manley will entertain Miss Frances Barker Thursday. D L Rowlands sidelined by muscular strain. Halloween patrols increased. Opera house order urged amid noise complaints during recent performances. Ten years ago Von Bertling named Chancellor with new German reforms discussed. Wheatless and meatless days planned as chancellor urges student helps.
Rain and snow spread from Montana to the west as temperatures sank below freezing in the state. Roads across sections were blocked by a snow storm with buses halted and motorists stalled, while a shift of wintry weather affected Wyoming Idaho and other northwest states. Local social notes mention Halloween gatherings and food conservation efforts at the University of Kansas and in campus fraternities and sororities.
Lan ted man Pete Payne alias Dehnison is charged with forging two $5 checks on Kennedy Plumbing and Dunmire Grocer. Police say he used the name Dehnison and drew the checks on the Prewin State Bank. He is held in the county jail awaiting action.
Today marks National Apple Week in the United States. Gen. Albert Ames, at 95 and a West Point graduate, enters his year. The Metropolitan Opera in New York opens Puccini Turandot with Mme Jeritza. The Ways and Means Committee in Washington meets to discuss revenue and a tax revision bill. A federal Prohibition training school opens in Washington to train dry agents in search warrants and seizures.
Sir John Simon, famed British barrister and statesman, renowned for large fees and a long practice, declined the Wool Sacks for politics and later served as Home Secretary. He supported woman suffrage and held broad, tolerant views. Also noted is Mr and Mrs R A Willis relocating from Douglas County to Manhattan to educate seven children at the state agricultural college and seeking a home near Lawrence, owning numerous farms including one near Manhattan and an Edinburg Texas addition.
A long survey of All Saints Day services across Trinity Episcopal, Unitarian, North Lawrence Christian, First Baptist, Christian Church, Immanuel Lutheran, First Christian, and First Presbyterian communities recounts sermons emphasizing unity, service, and democracy. Messages from Rev. Braden on Saintly witness, Mrs. Backus on solidarity, and Rev. Stoeppelworth on Luther and religious liberty frame a day of reflection. other notes cover congregational activities, baptisms, anniversaries, and upcoming events.
The Baldwin column reports Mrs. John B. Ross returning from Kansas City to care for an ill aunt, and numerous Baldwin residents attending Kansas City district events at the First Methodist church in Lawrence. Social visits include Miss Bertha Whitton traveling to Wichita and Kiowa, Dr. Alice Porter and Dr. William M. Balch’s family trips, and Senorita Elisa Perez hosting a Spanish dinner with Baker faculty and guests.
Atchison teachers, parents and students gathered for PTA events at the high school, with talks on expectations for teachers and parents, a third vs eighth grade contest, and a holiday social hour. Western Missouri and Kansas colleges announced a three day Baldwin retreat led by Dr. Poteat, plus a Methodist services schedule. Grandparents celebrated as Julius Haas welcomed a son in Wesleyan, Texas. Leisure Hour hosted guests and planned Mercy Hospital’s fruit shower. City Federation of Clubs discussed flower show finances, town tree and beautification projects. Theta Kappa Nu hosted a barbecue at the George Home with thirty guests from Topeka, Pokata, Edgerton and Kansas City areas.
A. P. report notes Hutchinson schools will enroll about 300 more students this fall. Superintendent J. W. Gowans says total enrollment will be 5,588. Velvet sale at Wolter's Hat Shop offers velvet pieces at 2 dollars per yard.
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