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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1934
Page
4
Lawrence residents face a pivotal city election tomorrow with a finance commissioner vote and a decision on adopting the manager form of government. The piece urges informed voter participation, notes recent Kansas City political fallout, and discusses investor caution amid high pressure securities promotion.
The proposed securities act aims to shield investors funds from loss while raising objections to restrictive laws that curb legitimate business access to capital. It notes investors’ propensity to take risks spurring new ventures, yet warns of vast numbers of valueless stock certificates clogging strongboxes and pigeonholes.
The Chicago Herald and Examiner claims a reliable source says Herbert Hoover will not seek the Republican nomination in the next election. Hoover has not stated his position. observers note a defeated candidate rarely leads a party after a loss. The piece cautions against predicting the 1936 race based on past patterns and points to evolving factors as two years remain before nominations.
Frank M. Holliday was elected mayor of Lawrence by a narrow 40 vote edge over James H. Mitchell in a high turnout election with slightly over 5200 ballots cast.
Twenty five years after their wedding in Indiana Mr and Mrs Enos Bond marked their golden anniversary at home on 901 New York Street in Lawrence. Their eight children and many old friends joined the quiet celebration, following a lifetime on a farm eight miles west of Lawrence since moving there nearly fifty years ago.
A humorous remark attributes Tom’s change after religion to calling his liquor intake a tonic. Ma comments that his drinking persists at similar levels, though framed differently. The lines echo Prohibition era irony and family banter about temperance.
Chester Bond and Mrs Clara Long necker live in Douglas county. George M Advers, longtime clerk at the Lawrence house, will start clerking at the Santa Fe hotel next Monday. A serious diphtheria case today quarantines Mrs William Fetty’s home at 618 Rhode Island. Several women plan to attend Topeka to see Midsummer Night's Dream. W E Spalding arrived from Kansas City with a new four cylinder Oldsmobile, one of the town’s best.
Fortyseven years ago report notes Miss Ela Bunton a Vermont school teacher ill at her East Lawrence home. Local residents Dr W S Bunn Ed Green and Bob Saunders biked to Kansas City yesterday. Mrs L Kellogg returns from Germany and resumes at Kansas University. A G Landis returns from vacation. D S Alford couple depart for a three week California trip. Edgehill hosts ladies listening to Miss Kate Stephens on Lowells Letters with Miss Gilman assisting.
Chicago health scare ends with a metal disk removal then taunting shop ads. Portland youths nab 87 46 dollars worth of cigars after offering help to start a car. A bison roundup near Greensburg ends in a chase and a truck ride. Mabel the cow at St. Vincent College farm opposes tuberculosis tests, injuring a worker in a hospital visit.
Fort Scott coroner's jury probes death of Robert W. Haggard former Goodlander hotel operator found dead. Stockton judge W B Ham dies of heart disease at home. Topeka treasurer Rhodes resigns and bond posting pending. Tax delinquencies in 56 counties show $11.5 million due with $2.67 million collected. Coffeyville taxi driver abducted by two men identified as Ralph Jarrett and George Welhoff. victim freed near Elk City.
The entry recalls Colonel Frederick Funston’s 1899 congressional bid in Kansas Second District from Topeka. It notes a Seventh District Republican editors meeting in McPherson and reports the state board of health finding two physicians per category in the state.
Two chairs and two settees were stolen from the front porch of Mrs. W. L. Eckleberry at 1042 Ohio Street before 10 30 o clock Saturday night, police were informed.
Detected murder aboard a Weehawken bound trolley party for Longstreet’s engagement celebration unfolds with DeWitt and Fern as prime suspects. Inspector Thumm and District Attorney Bruno pursue leads while Lane withholds the killer’s name, promising revelations after a dangerous stakeout.
Bruno warns of further bloodshed if the crazed killer remains free and asserts his warning before Lane assures there will be no more murders as X is finished.
The Teaneck siding scene erupts as a dead man is found aboard a moving train. Inspector Thumm and Dr. Schilling inspect a strangest clue a hand sign on the corpse. Lane hints the victim DeWitt died instantly and a suspicious trip-book stash suggests a motive or trap.
Christopher enters a lion cage as monkeys egg him on. The lions roar and the crow fears for his safety while the monkeys urge him to prove his nerve. A sudden bar pat hints at danger as the story shifts toward tomorrow Christopher Recovers.
West Fairview and vicinity report club meeting with lessons on washday care of hair and recreation led by Mrs Conwell and Mrs Merton Woodward. Attendees listed. birthday dinner for grandmother. visits and entertainment noted. School dismissal for funeral in western Kansas. Community chatter includes visitors, chaivari, local operational updates, and a note on unusually early pussy willows due to February weather.
Vatican City Pope Pius used a gold trowel to wall the door at St. Peters closing the holy year begun when the door opened April 2 1933. In Carcassonne France a bloodless duel left two opposing politicians unreconciled. In Moscow three aviators missing since March 2 were feared lost while attempting to reach a men mirrored on an ice floe.
Midland reports a Rural Social Club meeting on Wednesday April 4 with garden hints from Mrs. Mac Sterling. Oak Ridge Farm Bureau held an all day covered dish luncheon at the homes of Mrs. Chester Toms and Mrs. Frank Toms with Mrs. Ted Alford and Mrs. Gus Brune in attendance. Birthday dinner honors for Mrs. Sam Moore hosted by Mrs. Russell Shaw included Mrs. Josephine Livingston Lloyd Moore Topeka and several others. Sunnyside 4-H met Friday with Glen and Junior Smith. program featured music, reading, and recitations by Dorothy Tobler Viral Maud Shultz, plus games and refreshments. fourteen members and three guests attended. Next meeting set with Norman Weibel Friday April 6. George and Mary Louise Spray hosted dinner for Mr. and Mrs. George Dews and Charles of Kanwaka. Grant township assessor Charles Wood was busy in the area this week. Mrs. A R Gilbert of Lawrence visited with Mrs. Sam Moore and Mrs. Della Weibel Thursday. Mrs. E D Shaw attended the Manley Memorial benefit bridge and thimble party at the American Legion hall Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Charles Spray attended the South Side Reading at the home of Mrs. J R West Tuesday afternoon. Potato planting is nearly complete in the area. Mr. and Mrs. W R Adams will spend Easter with Mrs. Adams daughter near Albany Missouri.
A fragmentary account notes one of Kansas earliest Methodist churches was built at Franklin near Lawrence. After Franklin declined and Lawrence burned in 1863, vacant Franklin houses were moved in, and the little Methodist church was relocated to Vermont Street opposite the City Hall, later used by liquor dealer R W Luddington as a storehouse for his stock.
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