The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-11
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Phone b050.-Adv.
The Practical Christianity society
will meet Wednesday evening at 1880
O'Clock with Mrs. Ida R. Hardy, 1881
Lane street
Defective heating apparatus caused
a small blaze in the garage at SIS,
North Kansas avenue. owned by H. =.
Schultz, Monday afternoon. The dam
age was slight.
The Topeka Elks' lodge will hold
its annual installation of officers at
1880 o'clock Wednesday evening at
the club house
The members OF the board of di-
rectors of the Y W. c. A. will hold
their monthly meeting at 9:45 o'clock
Thursday morning at the Y. w. c. A.
The Rev. j. T. Crawford. executive
secretary of the Kansas Baptist con-
tend a meeting of the Walnut Valley
association.
Easter vacation at Washburn cox
lege will commence after classes
Wednesday of this week, and will con-
tinue until o'clock Tuesday morn
ing of next week.
While Mrs. S. n. Norris 1921 Col
l6Be avenue. WAS III the basement u
her house Monday morning, burglars
entered and stole $3.50, according to
a report to the police.
No. hose company this morning
responded 10 a still alarm resulting
when an electric wire came down at
the corner of Fifth and Holiday
streets. There was no damage.
The Blue Cross, an organization to
take the place of the Provident asso-
citation in work among Mexicans, has
been formed here by the Mexican
consul stationed at Kansas City, Mo.
At sos O'Clock Tuesday evening the
fire department answered a, call from
Franklin avenue. where sparks from
the chimney ignited the roof. The
damage was slight.
A large number of Master Masons
observed the ritualistic work of, the
Order of De Molay held Monday night
at the city auditorium. Round Table
chapter will initiate an anniversary
class of 500 members on June 4.
Plans are being made to enlarge
the plant of the Western Tire COM
pany, SIS Kansas avenue Included
in the plan will be the addition of a
of automobile accessories will be
added.
s A building permit was Issued from
the office of the city fire marshal this
morning to Mrs. NJ. Swafford, 4s4
Sumner avenue, for the construction
of 4 store building. Is by "a feet, at
ASP Sumner avenue, the cost of the !
building to- be $3.50 /
Anzanf six-cylinder motors are be-
ing received from France by the Lon
gren Aircraft corporation for install |
lation in the Longren planes. One !
shipment arrived in Topeka Monday. |
and two more are due in New York |
N the Immediate future.
DIR. Hugh Pedley of Montreal, Can
ada. will speak at the special Calvary
service of the First Congrega tional |
church at 1890 o'clock Friday evening. |
A cantata, The Story of the Cross" |
viii be presented under the direction |
of Prof. Harlowe F. Dean.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Tucker will leave /
in the near future for St. Louis, MO, I
where they will make their home. |
Tucker has accepted a position Ayith
the Commercial Film Studios of that
city. He represented the Denver Film
Co. in Topeka.
A. A. Sharp of Salina. Kan, 1873
balk line billiard champion. defeated |
Russell Grimes of Topeka, challenger,
in the first round of the tournament
held Monday at Tronp & Coles par
lors by a score of 500 to Adj The /
second round will be played at Sa-
lima today.
The officers OF the Hi-Y club of
Topeka high schooT were installed at
d meeting MONDAY nlBAC at the Cen
trail Y. NJ. c. A. Officers installed
were: Balfour Jeffries, president;
Edmisron. vice president;
Don Myers, secretary, and Gerald An
derson, treasurer.
The members of the Ladies' Aid
society of the First Presbyterian
church will meet Wednesday in an
all-day meeting in the church parlors
10 sew on surgical dressings. A bust
ness meeting will be held at O'Clock
and will be followed by a program.
The members of the social commit
lee will act as hostesses.
Mrs. Cora McAuley, 1921 Quincy
street. today filed a petition in the
district court asking a divorce from
George W. McAuley, an employe or
he Santa Fe shops. She charges that
he has u violent temper and that he
has cursed and abused her.. She asks
Tor a title to their home and to the
household goods, together with attor-
ley's fees.
While Mrs. Frank A Startling, sos
Swygart avenue, was making out a :
deposit slip at a counter in the Cen
raj National bank Monday, someone
stole n check for $74.3S, which she