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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1931
Page
4
A nation spanning editorial column discusses hopeful signs in Puerto Rico with a balanced budget unemployment relief and better banks. It questions U S policy and credit for progress, notes tax delinquencies and county city refunds, and surveys billboard removals and Hurley investigations in the islands.
The London round table conference opens with Mahatma Gandhi in brief attire and a day of silence. He spoke to no one Monday, choosing not to disrupt the session he traveled thousands of miles to attend, maintaining his customary silence during the proceedings.
First week totals show Old Home Town high school enrollment at 478, while grade schools fall 21 short of last year, with Central 526 Quin cy 385 New York 243 Pinckney 158 Woodlawn 218 Lincoln 75. Local social notes include visits by Will Hutson from Chickasha I T and Mrs Elmer Potter hosting Larkin club members.
Ten years ago enrollment at L H S reached 642 with late arrivals. Invitations were received in Lawrence for the dedication of the new Linwood rural high school to be held Friday evening.
The text outlines the liver as the body's largest organ, producing bile for fat digestion, filtering blood and bacteria, storing glycogen, and releasing sugar as needed. It notes the bile ducts forming the common duct and the gall bladder's storage role, while stating gall bladder disease is common. It ends with a cryptic Tomorrow-Angina reference.
In Topeka the State poultry association meets with George H Hughes of Topeka as president. In Lawrence the Haskell Institute opens with 23 Indian students marking a milestone in Kansas history.
AP items from New York to Rio report reconciliations in divorce cases and a mayoral separation, a Brazil sleep mystery, a debutante dance in a barn, and a newly incorporated Lattingtown village with a $7 million valuation. Also noted is a humorous line about a single voter among four precinct officials.
An airship carrying two men was tied to the top of the Empire State Building, the world’s tallest, as of Sept 15. The structure soars over 1,000 feet above Fifth Avenue at 34th Street, featuring a mast for mooring.
Fourth Alderson orders Nelson and Martha to leave after Nelson returns with his bride and former maid. Sam Sherrill defends Nelson and argues the couple should stay. Fourth hints at self harm as tension rises. Sam worries about Fourth’s invention funding by a wealthy widow Eugenie Frye and the future of the stable household.
John and Peggy meet the Little Black Clock who can turn time to 7 o clock and they plan a magical journey. They reflect on the clock's kindness and their shared adventures as they set off toward a glowing bonfire together.
Kansas City reports 178 year old David A Cheney has whooping cough believed contracted from a household child. Topeka notes moisture shortage delays fall wheat planting across the Kansas wheat belt and a wheat crop decline, with little change in the northeast. Altamont residents approve petitions urging Governor Woodring call a special session to cut salaries and suspend hunting and fishing licenses for the year.
Ralph Terrell is building two barns with Sim Snyder helping. Mr and Mrs Maurice Starr and daughter Virginia spent two weeks visiting Colorado Springs and returned home Thursday evening, stopping at the home on the way out.
The article lists numerous weekend gatherings across De Soto and nearby areas. Families including Corlis Osborne Harbison Sprague and Sheldon attend social visits. Eleanor Whitelaw returns from Chicago for vacation with John Whitelaw family and associated classmates. Rattles and Tuttle families share a Sunday basket dinner. local grocery staff change noted with Lucile Lawrence replacing Dorothy Watson at Kraus grocery.
Reports from Jewett neighborhood cover weddings and visits, including Audrey Eaton and Jim Everheart’s Leavenworth marriage, Topeka residents Sherman and Mrs. Gasebier, and Kansas City relatives visiting the Ashlock Longstreth home. Labor Day activities, school openings, and local travel to nearby towns are noted along with a serious traffic accident involving Charles French.
Merriam area accident details follow. DeSoto folks traveled to Lawrence for the Green Bros tournament. DeSoto beat the Coyotes for Holcomb's Grove, then split a doubleheader with Greens Brothers and the Coyotes to claim second place. prize was $23. Opal Warsop and Richard Jensen wed at Topeka, will honeymoon in Iowa before settling in Desoto. Ira Hubbard and Woodrow Douglas plan high school attendance. Miss Willadean Roberts to live with grandparents and attend grades. Miss Dorothy Watson to train as nurse in Chicago.
No services at Evangelical church Stall Sunday night. Members attend fellowship meeting and supper at Washington Steck church. Kansas City guests at Rev Berk home. Local visits to Kraft store and Yarnold schools noted. DeMolay appoints Arthur Strickland to international staff. he formerly Kansas City Kan purchasing agent and finance official.
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