For the Sake of Others and the Farming Crisis
A 1930 Lawrence Journal-World front section reprints editorials on agricultural distress from drought and market oversupply, the decline in foreign cotton trade, and the dangers of party decline. It discusses Irregulars in primaries, shadowing by private detectives of Senator Nye, and the need to replace old school and court buildings with pay-as-you-go financing. It notes the federal fire losses in Washington and calls for modern, safe government records facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emporia Gazette
Senate
the Gazette
Jacob S. Coxey
Washington
Douglas County
Lawrence
Kaw River
Court House
Lkely
Coxey
Federal
Federal Trade Commission
Old Home Town Republican Flambeau Club Parade
Garfield drum corps with four cars and twelve Republicans led a march at 5:15 yesterday, while Brunson Webber announces a new stock of groceries and wares. Prof Canfield and family plan a vacation return, Cyrena Carmean returns to work at Geo Innes & Co. Young Men's Social Club elects Victor Neill as president and names a board of directors including Moore and McCann.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican Flambeau Club
Garfield, Arthur
Brunson Webber
Iw. H. Carruth
Canfield
Cyrena Carmean
Chicago
Illinois
Geo. Innes and Co
Young Men’s Social Club
Victor Neill
John Cooper
Lute Cooper
Randolph Sommers
Moore, McCann
Zerby
Irwin and
Warren
Twenty Five Years Ago Twenty Fifth Street Community Notes
Twenty five years ago on a Monday in September community members are noted. Eric Owen recovers from a severe illness. Jesse Butler of Leroy and Geo Butler in town plan winter work with Raymond while attending school. Martin L. Long renovates a property on Indiana street improving the block's appearance. Mrs M McClelland and daughter return to Lawrence after months in the west and south health noted as excellent. Miss Isabele Hazen to teach at Phillipsburg high school this winter. Prof E G Frazier and wife return home to reside on Kentucky street. Mr and Mrs Whit Churchill report the birth of a son. I L Baker trains to drive an automobile but lacks confidence to go solo. Charlie Tucker plans to move into the Duncan house on Tennessee street. The first ward will miss him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eric Owen
Jesse Butler
Leroy
Geo. Butler
Raymond
Martin L. Long
Indiana Street
M. McClelland
Lawrence
McClelland
Isabele Hazen
Phillipsburg High School
E.G. Frazier
Kentucky Street
Whit Churchill
I. L. Baker
Charlie Tucker
Duncan House
Tennessee Street
Young Winslow
Jack
Lambert
Elsa
Central
Miss Elsa
Oaklands
Peter
Tdewer
Ferguson
Mixang
Itm
Kansas History Date Fragment Nominates Democrats in 1880s
Fragmentary item notes nominations by the First and Third District Democrats in the late 19th century and references a statue of John W. Gea, a former territorial governor, with scattered dates and names. The readable text mentions Leonard T. Smith, Inworth 3, and August 31 4882 versus historical context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard T. Smith
Teas
Inworth
John C. Cannon
Sedan
Septembere
John W. Gea
Territorial
Bab
Pave Plan Mentioned At Ohio Picnic
A fragmented note references a visit to Topeka and an Ohio picnic with a person named R. Peters. Details are unclear, but the text hints at a local civic or social gathering and an address linked to the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
R. Peters
Ohio
Picnie
Sen
Health Bookkeeping in Shelby County Health Costs
A three year study notes Shelby County Indiana with 400 square miles and 25 000 people spent over 1 000 000 dollars in 1929 on illness care and prevention about 21 per person One third to physicians one third to drugs and medicines and the rest to dentists nurses hospitals and other services It lists 31 physicians 15 dentists 16 druggists and 12 non medical healers plus 176 health care workers in the county
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelby
Indiana
Shelby County
Flashes of Life: Parachutist, stone idol found, dialect notes
A 22 year old from Patterson sets a record by parachuting from an altitude of 17 518 feet, descent thirty minutes. Nearby Tecoco uncovers a 33 foot stone idol of water goddess, dating to pre Aztec times. New York reports reveal dialect studies by Columbia professors, a flirtation with romantic manners, and social shifts as women soften voices. In Portage Island whales and Leviathans prompt legends of interments. Philadelphia recalls George Rodger the alligator wrestler losing a hand. Fort Hancock notes Jersey Lightnin a hard cider and a white mule misidentified as dead due to a firing squad order misfire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Teterboro
N. J
Bernie la Balter
Patterson
Mexico City
Tecoco
New York
Columbia
Thleen Howard
Portage
Prince Edward Island
Philadelphia
George Rodger
Bob
Fort Hancock
Dove Season Opens Amid Brisk Hunts And Gear Demand
Hunters sample fall with opening dove season as licenses sell briskly and hardware stores report high demand for guns. The migratory game bird season runs from November 1 to October 15, and experts warn at times the dove’s flight is uncertain. Separately, funeral services were held for F. T. Faxon, 55, longtime McKesson-Faxon executive, with burial in Lawrence after a Kansas City service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denyse
Nimrods
Jadiek
Faxon
F. T. Faxon
McKesson-Faxon Drug Company
Kansas City
Lawrence
Ill
The Dancing Silhouette unfolds a tense Winslow family mystery
Wealthy retired lawyer Arnold Winslow hires detective G. M. to stop his adopted son Jack from marrying Elsa Chase. A mysterious woman in blue, a crippled guest, and Dr. Paul Kane’s death from poison heighten suspense as Jack and Elsa confront fear and secrecy within the Winslow household. Thorne and Mitchell enter as the storm darkens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold Winslow
Washington, D. C
G. m
Jack
Elsa Chase
Winslow
Or Winslow
Paul Kane
Elsa
Kane
Elaa Chase
Thorne
Jack Winslow in Fortunes Shadowed by Mysterious Debt
Jack Winslow moods swing as a mocking call from the bank leads to a tense night. A masked schemer gets close to his affairs while Inspector Mitchell questions him about Kane's death, hinting at deeper danger surrounding Elsa and Dr Kline. A fog of intrigue tightens around Oaklands.
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Jack
Thorne
Elsa
Mitchell
Mr. Winslow
Mitcheell
D Appleton & Co
Kane
Morrow
The Traveling Geese Mystery Told by a Clock
Mary Graham Bent narrates a scene where John and Peggy watch geese fly south guided by a mysterious Little Black Clock. The clock explains how birds navigate and migrate, sparking wonder about wings and weather. The story hints at turning time forward and backward to reveal more.
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Mary Graham Bent
John
Peggy
Sunday Social Visits Across Ottawa Area
Local residents including Mr and Mrs Soxrman and Ian Glenn visited E 3 Heuston. Miss Carolyn Ulrich is home on vacation. Many calls followed at households of Ulrich, Daniels, Puckett, Johanning, and Lawson. Virginia and Dorothy Lawson stayed with grandmother. several families shared Sunday dinners and informal gatherings around Ottawa area homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soxrman
Ian Glenn
Heuston
Carolyn Ulrich
E. E. Daniels
Alice, Lawnon
M. E. Daniels
John Daniel
Bill Porte
Joe Strobel
H. H. Ulrich
Misaruth Puckett
Et Pocome
Il Landis
Renina ‘Arren
Lew Churchbaugh
Sher
M. Orville
Survin
Lloyd
Gerald
Cecil
Dan Johanning
Dorolyn
Everett Peace Home
Cook
Sioux Fails
Will Goodell
Cheago
United States
Canada
Allie Lawson
Arpa
Dorothy
Je Puckett
Ward Landis
Doris
Elmer Landis
Virgil Landy
Otto Johanning
Elmer, Herald
Glenn
Mildred
Clyde Puckett
Ada Williams
Valley Chapel community notes and farm visit mix
Local column records prepare for Sep 2 public demonstration by Kansas Electric Power Company at Charlie Sanders farm, plus school opening prep, silo fillings by Willis Dunn, and visits and activities around Valley Chapel including Alda Elizabeth Knott of Lawrence staying with Mrs. Robert Wilson, carpentry by Hugo Schellhorn, and various neighbors’ gatherings.
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Kansas Electric Power Company
Charlie Sanders
Charlie Riley
Willis Dunn
Richardson
Alda Elizabeth Knott
Lawrence
Robert Wilson
Hugo Schellhorn
Royce
Marian
Carl Nieder
Winston McNees
Iss Beth Crowley
Gladys Shutt
Topeka
Robert. Wilson
Henry Beck
Schellhorn
Roy Curtis
Goodland
Kan
John Dunn
Elizabeth
John Banks
Floyd Curtis
O. P. McNees
Winston
Fred Gray
Alfred Riley
Jess Markley
Nickoli Thome
Nickoli
Thome
Master Jameson
Kansas City
Thoraday
Willie Puckett
Valley Grove
Ellis Bond
Howard Longanecker
Midland
Solon Markleys
Bert Gregory
Marmpernie
Bir
Valley Chapel
John Canavan
Townfolk Gather for Minstrel Night at Thames Hall
A Wednesday evening minstrel show at Thames Hall features songs such as Crocodile Isle Coontown Quartet Put on Your Glad Rags and Come With Me and Barber s Allegheny My United States. Performers include Helen Norwood Frances Vivian Mildred Goodrich Lorene Hildenbrand Lucile Hildenbrand Esther Kettering Inez Graves Iva Graves Esther Michael Louise Clarke Emelie Reynolds Warren Wingfield Howard Lasswell Norman Lasswell Ralph Hildenbrand Em er Robison John Chiles and Curtis Sehon.
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Crocodile Isle
Coontown
Norman Lasswell
Ralph Hildenbrand
Emer Robison
John Chiles
Curtis Sehon
Local Visits Across towns Highlight Weekend Socials
DE SOTO Mr and Mrs Ed Murray of Ola visited Mr and Mrs Baxter Hughes Sunday. Mrs F H Graham and grandson Donald Schutz of Kansas City visited Mr and Mrs C P Dickens and son Wayne last week. W D Osborne and sons Harold and Donald and nephew Junior Corlisa of Topeka went to Kansas City Thursday where Harold was fitted with glasses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed. Murray
Olathe
Baxter Hughes
F. H. Graham
Donald Schutz
Kansas City
C. P. Dickens
Wayne
W. D. Osborne
Harald
Donald
Junior Corlisa
Topeka
Harold
West Fairview News Notes and Community Visitors
West Fairview reports visiting relatives from Colorado and Kansas City, a 4 H picnic at Mrs Ivy Kennedy’s home, and a large group of neighbors attending. Attendance included the Benanders, Kennedy family, Gerishs, Costa family, and others. William Lutz Jr funeral, school opening soon with Mr Bliss. Thelma Gross recovering from an auto accident. musical lessons with Big Springs orchestra.
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Fipehce
Deathridge
Mary Jane
Colorado
Winifred Benander
Lawrence
Adds Benenader
Kansas City
Ivy Kennedy
Albert Houk
Adda
Ozarks
George Gerish
Paul and
Ledena
Julia Nell Albaugh
Frank Benander
Lois Benander
Martha al- Baugh
Elmer Benander
Marjory Zirkle
Charles Gerish
Mable
Mildred Shheets
Loretta Gerish
Edwin Gerish
Amelia Costa
Orinda Lela Costa
Olive
Hazel Bland
Topeka
Keith
DeWight Leanard
John Doane
Don Hedrick
8. W. Kennedy
Pleasant Hill
Lutz
West Fairview
Mr. Bliss
Earl Claude
Homer Hilbert
Big Springs
Thelma Gross
Will Holbert
Russell
Crony 132 Years Old Pines for Zaro Aga
In Bitlis Turkey an aged resident known as Zaro Ara's playmate contemplates life and death amid aging, with questions of medical ethics rising as he recalls daily routines, and a younger companion reflects on the value of care as he faces his own mortality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zaro Aga
Bitlis
Turkey
Zaro Ara’s
Amerie
Two Patients Need Respirator at the Same Time
In San Francisco at the Children's Hospital, Irving S. Johnson, an artist aged 25 treated for infantile paralysis, was placed on a new respirator while a second patient, May Jean McCulloch, 30, was brought in for similar care. Johnson survived while the woman died. doctors plan to buy two more machines, noting the device is the only one of its kind west of Chicago.
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San Francisco
Childrens Hospital
Irving S. Johnson
Johnson
May Jean McCulloch
Chicago
Contractors Will Meet In Kansas City Wednesday
A meeting of concrete contractors will be held Wednesday night September 3 at 8 o clock in the Builder's Association offices in the Arkansas Life building Kansas City. L L Griffiths of the Portland cement company Chicago headquarters will conduct the meeting. E R Rogers Kansas City district engineer will guest impart at the meeting.
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Kansas City
Builder's Association
Newark Life
L. L. Griffiths
Chicago
Portland Cement Company
E. R. Rogers
Will
Gasset Im
Pre election measures in Bielfield halt meetings in halls
Police decree forbids moving tables during political meetings and requires fixed chairs to prevent lifting. No serving of alcohol at meetings to stop use of bottles as missiles. In another incident a trash fire at 701 Louisiana street caused lattice damage with slight harm but drew a fire department response.
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Bielfield
Germany
Lh Pi
T. D. Funk
Louisiana Street
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Natalie Sumner Lincoln
Jack Winslow
Inspector M
Sundown Stories
Peru
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Prass
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Lecompton
DE Soto
Dees
American Federation of Munitions
Broadway
New York, D. C
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the. American Federation OF MU Musicians
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