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Newspaper

Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Sep 24, 1927

Page

3

Pine brothers plan new store in north Lawrence

Wilbur C and Ralph E Pine plan a one story modern dry goods and clothing store on Fifth Locust in north Lawrence. The building will be 25 feet wide and will be stuccoed after completion on the site of an old business center building. The former structure housed various businesses and once a hedge tire factory with wooden tires. The Pines are known local merchants who previously ran a grocery at Fourth and Elm, later sold to Mr Wiley.

Wilbur C Ralph E. Pine Fifth Id Locust Streets Lawrence Pine Brothers North Lawrence Tine Fourth Elm Streets Wiley Sine

Miss Seaman Heads to Topeka Jayhawk Theatre

Miss Sybil Seaman, famed for organ performances at the Varsity Theatre in Lawrence, will join the Jayhawk Theatre in Topeka as head organist with a three manual organ and concert orchestra. Her Lawrence work boosted local film presentation, and she is praised for her contributions before relocating. She performs Sunday afternoon in Ottawa University events at the First Methodist Church with a Reuter organ and Chickering piano.

Sybil Seaman Lawrence Varsity Theatre Jayhawk Topeka Miss Seaman Seaman Ottawa Ottawa University First Methodist Church Reuter Organ Company of

Deaths And Funerals Miss Mary Francis Ball

Funeral services for Miss Mary Francis Ball aged 8 who died at her brother B Ball’s home on 1224 Haskell Avenue Frasy night will be held Monday at Lehe Kansas. The body will be taken to Lebw Sunday. Funeral services for Hannah TL Allen aged 42 who died at her home in Cheat on Friday afternoon will be held at 1 o clock Sunday morning from the Presbyterian church at Clinton. Burial will be at Edwardsville. Alfred A Bowen funeral services will be held from the Meth church at Linwood Monday afternoon at 2 80 oclock. The Ma sonic lodge have charge of services at the grave. Burial will be in Mt Sidney cemetery.

Mary, Francis. Ball Mary Francis Ball B. Ball Haskell Avenue Lehe Kansas Lebw Han Hannah TL. Allen Cheat Presbyterian Church Clinton Taconard Edwardsville Alfred A. Bowen Linwood Masonic Lodge Mt. Sidney Cemeter

Foch Returns to Brittany to Recuperate After Legion Meet

The ailing Marshal Foch, worn by a heavy schedule of Legion convention duties, has retired to his Brittany country estate to rest. An aide said his stomach upset is not serious and a few days of rest and dieting should restore him to service.

Paris American Legion Foch Brittany L'Hopital Mexico New York Apha Minera Aimeria Coolidge Huo J. PP Morvan & Co

Real Estate Transfers and Notices In Lawrence

Real estate transfers list Batcher to Bond for ten acres of north twenty, and Tatman to Mesenhimer on West Second Street. Holmes to sail from Smyrna for the United States on sixty days leave, after two years in consular service. Marriage licenses granted by Judge Menger to Kelix and Lorey, Detwiler and Russell. Corn samples from George King farm show Reid’s Yellow Dent ears. Telephone directory changes due by October 1. Hess Drug Stove Beauty Parlor advertised as popular in Lawrence.

F_S. Batcher Milton FE. Bond Stu G._B. Tatman Clara M. Mesenhimer New Jersey Street John Blievenickt Julius Holmes Smyrna Turkey United States J. Holmes Admiral Bristol High Commission Kkave Probste L. H. Menger Harry J. Kelix Topeka Anna Margeret Lorey Ralph William Detwiler Peoria Kan Mary Ellen Russell W. Patchen Journal-World Office George King Oskaloosa Reid Ady

Name High School Girls Glee Club Members Revealed

Miss Meten Pendleton Liberty Memorial high school announces the girls glee club membership after last week’s tryouts. Members include Jane Byrn Wilma Hill Lorna Jean McElhinny Christina Nylund Helen Shirnn Evelyn Swarthout Maurine Bruner Alice May DeForest Esther Leigh Marie McPheeters Margaret Reagan Mary Virginia Smith Josephine Jacqmain Carolyn Rot House Cathrine Owen Arleen Wadd Margarine Ericsson Dorothy Moran Evelyn Scanlan Lois Cook Marne s tine Wilson Dorothy Jewell Genevieve Vernson. Reserves listed are Marjorie Nieffer Helen Henston Letha Lennon Mary Thurber Ava Higley Audra Courter Marguerite Smith Pansie Shannon Marguerite Koch Violet Piper.

Meten “Pendleton Liberty Memorial High School Jane Byrn Wilma Hill Lorna Jean McElhinny Christina Nylund Helen Shirnn Evelyn Swarthout Maurine Bruner Alice May DeForest Esther Leigh Marie McPheeters Margaret Reagan Mary Virginia Smith Josephine Jacq

Parachute Test A Success With Nine Jumpers From Navy Plane

Nine men leaped from a Navy plane in a staged parachute test at an air station. The sequence showed rapid exits and simultaneous drops, with the last jumper freeing after eighteen seconds. The exercise demonstrated emergency deployment efficiency for multiple personnel.

Washington

Edora Mill Robbed Again in Flour Theft

For the second time in three weeks the Eudora Mill was robbed Friday night at 10 o clock, with ten sacks of flour taken. The thieves gained entry by breaking a window using the same method as the prior 48 pound sack theft. Officers were notified.

Fadora Dongseee Y

Bridegroom shot at charivari in Holliday area

Hurley Holliday, 22, was accidentally shot in the left side by Francis Tone during a charivari at the Holliday residence west of here. The bullet from a .58 caliber rifle struck Holliday and he was rushed to a local hospital for treatment.

Groont Charivari Louisiana Hurley Holliday Francis Tone a_charivari FL M. Holliday Holiday Kovkul

Extradition Sought for Charles R. Morgan to Kansas

A requisition for the extradition of Charles R. Morgan from F county Texas to Wichita Kansas to face forgery charges was forwarded today by Governors Moody of Texas and Paulen of Kansas.

Kansas Topeka Charles R. Morgan F County Texas Wichita Paulén Kans Moody

Helen Fairweather to star in epic Helen and Troy film

Hollywood report notes Helen Fairweather plans California move from Kansas ity to portray Helen in a lavish epic about Helen of Troy and the Sparta War. Details remain sketchy as production teases a grand silent era style treatment.

Greece Ilelen Sparta Troy Athena Ilelen Fairweather California Akour Itera Helen Noga

Shoot on Dearborn Street Ends in Alleged Robbery Shootout

A chaotic incident on Dearborn Street left witnesses and police scrambling as a masked man associated with an alleged trust on the First National Bank attempted a bag raid. The assailant was shot as officers fired to halt the attack while pedestrians fled for cover. Police expect further updates as the investigation unfolds.

Chien Sopl Dearborn Street Eader

Open Concert Course at Haskell Institute Tonight

The opening concert at Haskell Institute starts at 7 30 this evening performed by violinist Prof Waldemar Geltch with Mrs Geltch on piano The program features Serenade Schubert Reminiscence Rondo Mozart Kreisler May Night and more with pieces by Hubay Cottenet Poldini and Rimsky Korsakov among others.

Haskell Institute Waldemar Geltch Hubay Cottenet Dell Poldini-Kreisler Burleigh Barcarolle Macmillen Rimsky-Korsakoff Pugnani- Kreisier

Mrs Sweetin Acquitted At Second Trial In Poison Murder

Mount Vernon Illinois reports Elsie Sweetin was acquitted in her second trial for poisoning husband Wilford three years earlier. The jury deliberated under half an hour and Sweetin tearfully pleaded for mercy, thanking the jurors after the verdict.

Mount Vernon Childeen Elsie Sweetin Wilford S. Sweetin

Will Build New Hospital in Emporia by Sisters of St. Frances

The Sisters of St. Frances have awarded a general contract to Dusdonn Brothers of Carthage, Me, to build a Gothic red brick hospital in Emporia replacing St. Mary's. The facility will stand as the town's second large hospital with a nurses home planned on the site.

Fimporia Sisters of St. Frances Dusdonn Brothers Carthage St. Mary's Emmoria Ution

Editor Musician Ww Goldthorpe Leads Wisconsin Editorial Bands

Cuba City editor W. W. Goldthorpe, editor of the Cuba City News-Herald, also conducts five bands as a hobby. The piece notes Wisconsin editors and newspaper offices embracing music, with the band idea linked to D. J. Harbeck of the Kewaskum Statesman.

HH. Goldthorpe Cuba City Wis Goldthorpe Wisconsin

Berlin Golden Book honors through the years and guests

Berlin shows its distinguished guests by allowing signers in the Golden Book a red leather volume with gold edges. Entries span 1911 to 1927, including Clarence Chamberlin, Charles Levine, Amb. Jacob Gould Schurman, and leaders like Friedrich Ebert and von Hindenburg.

Berlin Clarence D. Chamberlin Charles A. Levine Jacob Gould Schurman Bavaria Noo Parliment Ned IMG Reichstaw Friedrich Fbert Carl Severing Ever Joseph Wirth von Hindenburg Ford Otto Braun Branden- Bare Maier Meissner Tage Ten America Chamberlin le- Nine Ambassador Schurman

Scrimmage Today Signals KU Football Cuts and Drill

The University of Kansas held a scrimmage for varsity and yearling football teams this afternoon with the freshmen facing cuts likely after the session. Coach John Bunn may cut more than 100 players, with 34 already retained and further reductions planned next week for the Varsity squad. The Stayhawker warriors will focus on attack for the Grinnell game a week from today as Coach Cappon and staff drilled signal sails and passing plays yesterday.

University of Kansas John Bunn Stayhawker Warriors Grinnell F. C. Cappon Jayhawkers

British Navy Suffered Its First Loss In Thirteen Years

Thirteen years ago the British navy endured its first serious loss from German submarine warfare. On Sept. 22, 1914, the armored cruisers Cressy Hogue and Aboukir were sunk by the submarine U-9 off the Dutch coast, killing 60 officers and 1,400 men. The event shifted the view of submarines from coastal defense to a serious high sea offensive factor. Also notes a delicatessen exhibition opening at Berlin’s Witzleben park with 400 booths showcasing sausages hams preserves and jams.

London U.P Cressy Hogue Aboukir Altho Pathfinder St. Abbs Head Delicatessen

Two Divorce Suits Filed In District Court

Two divorce petitions were filed today in district court. Almeta Whitley of Lawrence seeks a divorce from Mervin Whitley of Chanute and custody of their minor child Merle Edward Whitley. Stella Martin of 726 New Jersey seeks a divorce from Forest Martin of Kansas City.

Almeta Whitley Lawrence Mervin Whitley Chanute Cas Merle Edward Whitley Stella Martin New Jersey Forest Martin Kansas City Mow Fudge Bug Fern Waldron Rey A. Waldron Martha K. Athey D. H. Atheyeulah Cargile

Tourists Pass Through France Without Staying, Dollars Walk On

American visitors flood France this summer but largely pass through, stopping nowhere for long. At Saint Lazare station in Paris, baggage shows many travelers’ final destinations are Italy, Switzerland, or Germany while hotel occupancy remains weak. French hotel prices compare with other Europe in dollars. many travelers now leave for cheaper options.

Paris France St. Louis Southwest Philadelphia New York Saint Lazare Station Cherbourg Havre Hotels de Luxe

New Train Excuse Murders in Second Class Carriage

Paris AP reports a surge of railway killings in France, mainly in first class, with second class riders fearing murder as a motive. A Paris reporter describes a night express encounter with a stranger who proves to be a Surete detective, while broadcasters relayed calls about a dancing partner, false teeth, and mispacked pills, tracing threats and poison.

Paris Noit Jong Ase Sureie Generale Scotland Yard Talen

Missing persons calls overshadow pet distress appeals in London

London AP reports the British Broadcasting Company will focus on locating missing men women and babies while refusing distress calls for pets. Authorities cite a flood of pet loss requests and announce a rule against animal distress calls amid public appeals.

London British Broadcasting Company Score

Mark Twain Wig Tale and New Term At Lawrence College

Berlin AP report recounts a little known Mark Twain anecdote from a European tour shared by Peter Richards a newspaper artist and Twain caricaturist. Richards wore a wig and Twain teased him about the hair while passengers demanded a December deadline for subscriber names as a new term division starts at Lawrence Business College on Monday October 3 Adv.

the Business College Adv Mark Twain Berlin Peter Richards New York Liverpool Europe Mrs Clemens Hairie Richards Savage Lawrente Business College

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