Voting apathy and postwar cooperation in Europe
The Kansas City Kansan notes voter turnout gaps, 1930 census figures, and the 1928 vote. It questions election board interview needs and highlights oil field production, price hopes, and improved but uncertain market conditions. It cites a Prohibition debate at American Legion conventions and reports Franco German talks fostering a joint economic commission for Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
South
World War Army
Legion
Clarence True Wilson
Wilson
Congress
Equinoctial storms and grid clash tease season start
The Kansan notes a tornado at Missouri amid football season talk, sees ties to the Jayhawker Tiger clash in November. It cites a Colorado statute on college labor duties for Fort Collins Agricultural College, restricting male and female students to farm labor daily and permitting exemptions only for disability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Kansan
University of Missouri
Kansas
Alfred Hill
Fort Collins Express Courier
Colorado
Agricultural College
Fort Collins
Old Home Town social rounds and local notes
Social notices report a card party hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Dunkel with whist at five tables. prizes awarded to Mr. A. Young and Mrs. Frank McFarland, sisters Elizabeth and Marianne Dunkel assisting. Upcoming events include a launching party for Eclipse Card Club, a river trip to Cady's Grove with moonlight return, and a children’s party to be held October 6. Local business news covers the sale of J. Burnett Hamilton property to S. S. Weatherby, while residents travel to New York City, St. Louis, and Leavenworth. Seven new diphtheria cases span three families in Lawrence, and W. Miller of Boulder acquires the Berry lumber yard to relocate families here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal-World
HE World Company
Sinons
J. Murray
Doolph ‘Semons
Massachusetts Street
Lawrence Kansas
Lorenzen & Thompson, Inc
New York
West 41Th St
Chicago
South Michigan Ave
San Francisco
Sansome
Los Angeles
South Broadway
Kansas City
Coca Cola
St. Louis
Star
Atlanta
Walton Bullding
Associated Press
Newa
Audit Bureau OF Circulations
Mildred Knight
G. L. Knight
C. B. Hosford Investment Co
Mrs. Glasser
George Glass
Charles Freeman
Harry Green
Leavenworth
George Rutter
Galbraiths
East Lee Street
Smith
East Lee
McAuliff
New Hampshire Street
W. Miller
Boulder
Colo
Berry Lumber Yard
Miller
Lawrence
Ten Years Ago Diphtheria Reports And Local League Formed
Ten years ago on Tuesday October 29 no new diphtheria cases were reported in Lawrence. Six cases since the epidemic began in the state with one death. A meeting at city hall organized the Douglas County League of Women Voters with officers elected and committees named. They voted to protest the removal of Miss Linna Bresette as head of the women’s welfare department in Kansas. Mrs Rosa Ise travels to Irving Kansas then California for winter visit. Miss Viola Voelkner departed yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Health Department of
Lawrence
A. W. Clark
Douglas County League of Women Voters
T. H. Chalkley
A. C. Mitchell
Linna Bresette
Kansas
Rosa Ise
Irving
Kan
California
Viola Voelkner
Yester
Welty announce birth of son in Bartlesville Oklahoma
Mr and Mrs Don R Welty of Bartlesville Oklahoma announce the birth of a son on September 27 Mrs Welty was formerly Miss Muriel Strong of Lawrence The notice notes a prior month in Lawrence and mentions a stock price change and a highway project with completion hoped for next year Weather permitting about half the Fort to Fort highway slab will be finished this fall and the entire job by June
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Lawrence
Don R. Welty
Bartlesville
Okla
Welty
Muriel Strong
Fort to-Fort
Understanding Dizziness and Balance Mechanisms
This article explains how the brain’s cerebellum processes sensory input from eyes skin muscles and labyrinths to maintain balance. It notes vertigo stems from disease in these parts or from vision issues and suggests patient bed rest head elevation and careful movement during attacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cerebellum
Iddie
Kaw Valley Evangelical Association meets at Wamego
1884 Kaw Valley Evangelical Association meets at Wamego and 1885 Mrs M A Bickerdyke arrives from California to attend the soldiers reunion at Topeka. Flashes of Life reports diverse items from Associated Press including views on prosperity, world rehabilitation, and public curiosities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaw Valley Evangelical Association
Wamego
M. A. Bickerdyke
California
Topeka
Fight with Communists in Winnipeg City Hall Clash
In Winnipeg Manitoba on September 29 AP reports police and about 2000 communists clashed as they stormed city hall over unemployment. Seven rioters were jailed and three officers hospitalized with injuries from the hand to hand battle after council refused to hear the unemployment delegation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Man
Unemployed Workers’ Association
Sam Sherrill Faces Truth Behind Pregnancy Promise
Sam Sherrill fears confessing to Peak Abbott that she has loved Freddy Munconen all along. She promised marriage to escape poverty, yet the love has cooled. Sam suspects Fourth Alderses, her stepfather, influenced the disappearance of Martha, Nelson’s wife, and seeks to reveal the truth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Sherrill
Peak Abbott
Sam
Freddy Muncon
Fourth Alderses
Martha
Nelson
Postponed Confession Chapter 80
Sam pleads to tell Peak about luncheon with Freddy Munson and other matters. Peak, exhausted, asks to delay and finish Martha and Nelson business first. Afternoon ends with quiet tension as Sam agrees to talk at Peak’s house later that night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freddy Moonson
Sam
Peak
Imortant
Freddy Munson
Marttha
Nelson
Martha
Jane
Ramsgate
New York
ow _Peak
Freeth fair talk and rumor at Topeka event
In a crowded Topeka gathering on September 17, conversations drift to a rumored misfortune and a potential update about Freddy Munson. The scene includes Mrs. George Emmett and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Nolting, with several attendees listening intently as plans and family matters unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Gentry
Sun Luces
Robert Nolting
George Emmett
Munson
Galen Ware
Arnold
Sam
Ransdall
Helen
Siegel Rose
Arthur Richards
Freddy Munnon
Paul Winter
Ambrose Bigsby
Balboa Builds Ships and Sets Sail Across Oceans
Mary Graham Bonner tells how Balboa and his men chop forests to build ships. The Little Black Clock shows time moving forward to reveal two vessels ready to sail toward the Pacific as Balboa faces enemies plotting his end. John and Percy reflect on whether Balboa remains a discoverer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Graham Bonner
Balboa
John
Ciock
Pacific Ocean
Southern Ocean
Percy
The Stowaway in Kansas News Briefs
Kansas briefs report corn shucking under way in scattered areas and silos filling last week while wheat seeding progress varies by region. Fort Scott mourns the death of producer and theater figure William H. Drake. A Wichita district court jury sealed their verdict in a theater labor case. Shawnee County Attorney Glen Lagan says Ray McDaniel confessed to multiple Wichita area robberies after his arrest in Lawrence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Topeka
United States Department
State Board of Agriculture
Fort Scott
William H. Drake
Kansas
Wichita
W. P. Huston
Glen Lagan
Shawnee County
Ray McDaniel
John Gartner
McDaniel
Lawrence
Washington Youth Makes Debuts for Winter Whirl
Washington notes that over sixty debutantes are listed for the season as society circles prepare for the winter whirl amid economy talks. The ball is described as inexpensive with a country supper and simple setup. Prominent families include Miss Sara Louise Snell, Miss Helen Robbins, Miss Elizabeth Shouse, Miss Mary Elizabeth MacArthur, and Miss Clara Grant. James A Hungate of Spokane signed Washington’s original constitution 42 years after its adoption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Sara Louise Snell
Representative Snell
New York
James A Hungate
Spokane
Wash
Local residents mix with silo crews and social visits
George Howells silo work draws Charles Winter family and Virgil Bradley shares meals with Gorrill clan. Barr Gorrill hosts visitors including Mason from Lawrence. Memorial high class attends free fair. tractors bought, Topeka trip for Jenice Lewis. Yellowstone Park friends met in Kansas City. 4-H at Sunflower club. Robert Miller recovering at home after Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Howell
Charles Winter
Arthur
Paul Winter
Barr Gorrill
Virginia
Mr. Mason
Lawrence
Ambrose Bigsby
Brxs
Leonard Garrett
Virgil Bradley
Robert
Marshall Gorrill
Garfield Mair
Robert Gorrill
Memorial High School
Osgood Armstrong
Jenice Lewis
Topeka
Robert Nolting
Arnold Ransdall
Helen Harshberger
Kansas City
Yellowstone Park
Mildred Gentry
Elizabeth Wiggins
Helen Bigsty
Sunflower
Onabelle Collins
Robert Miller
Memorial Hospital
Stony Point Family News and Road Update
The Stony Point section notes community visits to the Rockhold and Kassinger households, plus family gatherings with Griffis, Cripe, Deay, and Wray families in North Lawrence and High Prairie. Road grading on the Baldwin to 73-W stretch is complete for now, with additional winter work planned amid recent heavy rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stony Point
Clarence Griffis
Marvin Griffis
B. I. Holmes
Fred Gotlstein
Vinland
Fred Rockhold
Ernest Richards
Grandpa Hird
Lawrence
Alva Rockhold
Dave Wray
Ernest
I. D. Cripe
North Lawrence
Jesse Deay
John Southard
R. Hobbs
High Prairie
D. A. Wray
Robert Markley
Lila
Baldwin Road
Dick Fisher
Cline
Schockie
Baldwin
James Kassinger
Herbert Fitz
Martin Holcom
Ira Cripe
Helen Helcom
Jake Houser
Clinton
Gene Deay
Worden
Chas
Harold Roe
Joan Holcom
Community notices and visits in Tonganoxie region
Local items report visits by Dr and Mrs W B Coe to Topeka and attendance at the Kansas State Fair. A Community club committee was appointed to solicit funds to improve roadings. Several residents and relatives are noted visiting Topeka, Ottawa, Chanute and Kansas City. Easter church plans are announced and local schooling and social events updated amid a week of rain and farm life notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Coe
N. Grest
Topeka
Kans
Duke Brown
Walt Neibarger
Charles
Laming
Louis Tonar
Mae’ Tonar
Mary Crady
Kansas City
Frank Cashier
Alice Spoor
Chas
Kansas Congregational Association
Ottawa
Spoor
Husband
Sara Mae
C. H. Cain
Don Fordyce
Tongavoxie
Helfo
Washington State
Texas
Whitsed Laming
Foster Laming
Whitsed Laming, Jr
Chanute
Kan
Margaret Sanders Pleyed
Alpha Omricon Pi Sorority
Billy Hazen
Tan Omega
Kenneth Thistlethwaite
Ottawa Univrsity
Robert
Fof Lawrence
John Johnson
H. Bartlett
Ray
Divorced Woman in Leavenworth Court and Local News
In Leavenworth district court a divorce was granted to Tillie Zmek. The issue page lists community updates from Tonganoxie and nearby towns, including football practice, band organization, club meetings, and social visits. Readers note upcoming Leavenworth fair dates October 7 to 10 with livestock and crafts prizes, plus numerous local engagements and visits across families and clubs.
High Prairie Social: Extended Visits and Community Calls
Frank Beasly and many neighbors from Minnesota and Topeka mingle in High Prairie visiting and calling at various homes. The period includes extended visits, Sunday dinners, club nights, fair attendance, and several families sharing weekend and weekday social stops with the Johanning, Puckett, Williams, and Disque households.
Local families gather for visits and events in Lawrence area
Denver visitors Mr and Mrs W F Parker and three sons stayed with Mrs Parker's sister Mrs E Bahamier and family. Mr M Dornon returned from Monument Kansas after two months with son Frank Dornon. Several attended a luncheon at Wiedemann's in Lawrence hosted by Mr and Mrs Mason of Lawrence. Talks on poultry were led by Mr Twain and Mr Dustin of Missouri. Marylin Bahnmier is in Jones hospital. Dozens of neighbors and friends from Franklin district to Topeka joined Good Will Club events at Kanwaka Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Parker
Denver
Gal
Wiedemann's
Lawrence
Mason
Lawrence Hatcher
Twain
Dustin
Missouri
Orville Smith
Burlingame
Rodger Mac Bahamier
Stanwix
B. Stanwix
Rev
Watts
Deay
Kate Whitney
Ogborn
Colony
Kan
Franklin
Theo, Wiggins
Topeka
Torte
Philip Peterson
Kansas City
Roy Deskin
Shipman Carter's
Marylin Bahnmier
Jones’hospital
Nelson
Buerman
Ben Swallow
Doris
Frank Houk
E. A. Bahnmier
Wiggins
Mark Pierson
Good Will Club
A J Anoual
Kanwaka Hall
M. Dornon
Will Deskin
W. O. Slusser
Bosserman and Sons
Kline
Leavenworth
Floyd Scellhorn
Smith
Grover Rothiwell
May Carr
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Apu
Germany
France
Berlin
Europe
Poor PA
Claude Callan
Publishers Syndicatd
John R. Rolfe
Hartford
Charles Gray Shaw
New York University
Einstein
Edison
Mussolini
Hoover
West Burlington
N. J
Seaford
Del
Charles H. Isaac
Isaacs
Charles H. Isaacs, Jr
Dot
New _ York
Old City College
George Timiansky
Abe
Ae Lincoln
Freeman Lincoln
the Stowaway
Washington Youth
Tonganoxie
Whiz
Puffy
Paradise
Tillie Zmek
Mirror
Sashia Whitaker
Agnes Carney
Margaret Ward
Alfreida Hess
Elizabeth Schenck
Frances Pearson
Emily Laniwehr
Bernice Mauchin
J. McNaughton
Paris Trotter
Atchison, Kansas
Mary Wager
Walter Bleakley
John Hkiser
Birs
F. &. White
Oliver Myers
William Heynen
Bertha Kingler
Paul Heisler
St. Mary's
Leavenworth County Fair
Elliott Myers
Osawatonie
Odd Fellows Hall
Rinda Chapter
E. S
Byington Chapter
E. S. Hunt
P. T. A. Health
EB. E. Daniels
Carl ‘Y Vanhousen
Arthur Rockhold
Viny Dan Shotwell
Orville
Clyde Puckett
Loren Williams
Ada Williams
C. E. Beckner
Dan Johanning
Will Niebrugge
Virgil Landis
Elmer Landis
E. E. Daniels
Ezra Churchbaugh
Gon Claire
Low Tucker
Newman
Hopewell
Jesse Wingert and Sons
Lloyd
Gerald
Cecil
Alvin Puckett
Pleasant Grove
E.E. Daniels
Ira Flory
Orville Puckett
Frank Beasly
Minnesota
Will Goodell
Roy Merchant
Marvin
Cecil Puckett
Bob Markley
Armin and
Warren
Marshall Churchbaugh
Joan
Lew Churchbaug
Paul
Keith Ulrich
Otto Johanning
Kanwaka
Dan Johann
Arthur Rockheld
Claire
Merle
Gene Wingert
Lorene
Virginia Williams
Leland Ulrich
Ralph Kline
C. E
Beckner
Homer Disque
Lucille
Lawrence National Bank
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