The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-12-20
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DR.. ]. c Shaw. of Topeka. will read
Medical associatio in Sabetha, Thurs
day
n. H. Edwards, assistant district
manager, and l. r. Hicks, chief of CO.
operation of district No. 3, United
/ States Veterans bureau, of St.~11ouis,
were in Topeka today on business con-
nected with the department.
| Darwin j. Storey has been employed
as advertising manager of the Crosby
Brothers department store. He has
worked in the advertising department
, of several daily newspapers in Ohio,
Michigan and Arkansas. He and Mrs.
Storey will live at 1920 Tyler street.
More than 100 Civil War veterans
were entertained at the Christmas
party of Women's Relief Corps No.
"a at k1ingaman hall, Tuesday after
noon. The soldiers were presented
with candy and smokes Entertain
ment was furnished Dy the Boys In
dustrial school.
The front axle and a front wheel
of a Buick automobile were badly
damaged at s o'clock this morning
when a. Ford car owneo by the Check
er Cab company collided with IL on
the Sixth avenue viaduct. ]. H. U!sn,
manager OF the City Hand laundry,
was the driver of the Buick.
Topeka Greek families Will hold
two Christmas celebrations this year,
the first ON December 25 and the lat
ter on January T.. January is the
date of Christmas on the Greek cal
endar. Several Greek citizens of To-
peka will attend services at the Greek
church in Kansas City, Mo-, on that
date. -~--
January was today selected as the
date of the annual business meeting
and election of tofficers of the Topeka
Builders club, the meeting to be held
in the Chamber of Commerce rooms
The reports of the present officers, the
election of new officers and the closing
of business for 1922 will comprise the
greater portion of the program with
short address by some outside
speaker.
More thap $500 has been contrib
fund, according to Ensign V. J. Huff
man. This leaves only three more
days to raise more than $500. Three
hundred and seventy-five basket
Christmas dinners will be distributed
by the organization Saturday morn
ing. The ba.apce of the fund may
have to be made up from private
sources.
j. T. Crawford, secretary of the
Kansas Baptist conference, returned
from a business trip in the central
part of the state this morning. Sun
day he preached the dedication ser
mon in a new $4,000 Baptist church
at Great Bend. He also assisted in
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the interest of the new building An
evangeliStic campaign which resulted
IN thirty additions to the congrega-
ton, also closed Sunday
T. NJ. Lillard, local attorney, is chair
man for Shawnee county of the
Woodrow Wilson Foundation of New
York City, which organization is rails
ing $1,000,0OO for an endowTne nt to
'perpetuate the ideals and aspirations
for better world order" The in
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used for awards to individuals Or
No local observance of Woodrow Viii
held here, it was announced.
City authorities ard the police
Tuesday afternoon and this morning
body of Arthur Hustec, 2S. who dis
appeared Satu<day evening from his
home, 1434 North Kansas avenue, and
who is thought to have committed sui
eide by drowning in the Kaw river
The river was dragged in the vicinity
of the Santa Fe bridge but without
avail. Police officers Tuesday morn
ing found footprints leading down TO
the edge of the water, and also found
a tennis ball said to have belonged to
Hustled. The officers are still work
ing on the theory of suicide, it was
said. -
Members of the Silver Lake East
ern Star lodge will hold their annual
installation of officers, December &C.
Mrs. w. s Robinson will serve as in
stalling officer. The new officers to