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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1927
Page
4
A Kansas newspaper column reviews Tex Rickard’s potential return event after recent public efforts and discusses athletic scheduling, school balance with studies, and a Buenos Aires chess report. It notes highway tax proposals, a former K.U.L. student becoming national golf champion, and urges university prominence in athletics.
Russia announces an debt settlement with France and hints at possible similar talks with the United States. France says no such arrangement exists and seeks reimbursement for Russian bonds held by French citizens. The move follows months of Soviet officials arguing against loan repayments while Russia now shows a need for loans. A Lawrence woman recalls fall window displays and praises local merchants' improvements.
A proposed shift to a Big Six aligned Missouri Valley conference seeks clearer championships and more balanced athletic resources. The plan envisions a compact league where each member can play all others, reducing excessive schedules while preserving competition and public interest.
Pleasant visit with William D. McKinsty former Gray McKinsty Co hat man now running a wholesale glove house on Locust street. Miss Alice Ludington leaves for Arkansas hot springs for health. George A Reynolds heads west to Texas. Independence voters approve 75000 for railroad Cherryvale to Independence and Parker 25000 for L and G extension. Fort Gibson military post discontinued and garrison split between Fort Dodge and Fort Hays.
Twenty five years past the Baldwin city council annexed Media uniting Palmyra Prairie City Baldwin and Media into one town under Baldwin. Birthday celebrations mark social ties with Henry Asher Bennie Carman Esther Wilson Nelle Morris and Margaret Parkins. Wred Olson recovers from malaria Elks offer funds for a street sweeper and its month long operation Mrs Mary Strong travels from Auburn to winter with Dr Frank Strong at the University of Kansas.
Rev N H Huffman is appointed the new pastor of the United Brethren Church and will preach his first sermon Sunday. The couple Mrs Huffman and Rev Huffman have a long missionary history in Port Rico after Lane University and Dayton studies. Luncheon plans honor Adrienne Atkinson whose wedding to Vance Day is set for October 6 with Lawrence Peakers and Charline Smith hosting October 2. Also notes Lieut Claude Vickery returns from a government science mission to teach at naval torpedo school.
In Salina Kansas on September 26 AP report notes Dr I W Johnson Washington field secretary of the board of temperance prohibition and public morals of the Methodist Episcopal church praised Assistant Secretary Ohman and Prohibition Commissioner Doran. He urged parties to enforce the law showing Republicans have greater resolve under new power. He highlighted Mellon support and emphasized church reform groups must educate the public about prohibition. The piece also mentions Redman Wanamaker, an insurer and aviation enthusiast, as son of John Wanamaker, and notes his advocacy for American Indian issues and ideas for safer transatlantic flight.
A fragment from a New York paper notes Denmark celebrates the fifty seventh birthday of King Christian X. The item mentions national events and a safety congress in Chicago, with unrelated travel mishaps and local misprints.
Two buffaloes are donated to Riverside zoo by the Prairie Oil & Prairie Pipeline companies, arranged through Prairie official W S Fitzpatrick. Also note a night school course for day workers at the business college starts in the new term on October 4.
Former Lyons resident Jos Spaulding traveled home from Grand Rapids after attending a G A R reunion. He stopped in the city Friday to see old friends and relatives at his Elgin childhood home, recalling years of grocery work and a long sales career.
Rainy day attendance remained strong as First Baptist and Immanuel Lutheran logged busy weeks. Professors and pastors spoke on Christian progress, patience, and light shining through good works while youth programs, a School of Missions, and a new Junior High department planned ongoing activity.
The article contrasts pessimism and cynicism with Christian optimism, arguing salvation comes from faith in humanity and God. It cites H. L. Mencken and newspaper crits, calls for renewal through hopeful outlook, and notes church services and community events as signs of a thriving moral effort. It mentions local church activities, devotional meetings, and Sunday programs across multiple groups.
The sermon argues an irreconcilable conflict between orthodox fundamentalist faiths and modern science. It contrasts belief grounded in ancient scripture with the freeing, progressive approach of science that seeks current understanding. The message warns against harmonizing both, urging commitment to evolving knowledge over past dogma.
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