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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1935
Page
4
Notice from the Pontoffice in Lawrence Kansas instructs readers to call if the Journal-World is not received by 7 p m. A copy will be mailed promptly. The notice is dated Saturday April 6 1935 and references first class mailing under the 1879 act.
Projections show social security bills may require 800 million in new taxes in 1987 and 1.8 billion annually by 1949. The piece notes debates on prosperity through tax policy, Gespan turmoil in Germany, and rising sea dangers as Morro Castles fear fire. It ends with a Kansas dust-storm solution and a note on sod for buffalo grass.
An Indian Register note imagines applying California personal tax receipts to vehicle licensing. It argues farmers accept weather delays, and a driver must show current personal taxes to obtain license plates. The piece questions why Kansas cannot adopt the same system to ensure tax compliance.
The Vanity Beauty Shop in the Stubbs building at Twelfth and Massachusetts street has been purchased from Mrs. Anna Johnson by Miss Ida MM. Sisco. Mrs. Johnson operated the shop for about fifteen years, and the same operators will continue at the shop. Friends of Mrs. Fred Bisher and Mrs. Mabel Popence plan to move to New York April 20 after a year in Europe, then to Oakland for the summer. Mrs. Thomas Aremore leaves Wednesday for New York City for the summer with her party and will continue voice lessons. Prof. Larramore will join her at the end of the school year. A new Delta Zeta charter at the University will form Alpha Phi chapter and be installed during Easter vacation, bringing the total national sororities to fourteen. Mother McCauley of Hoisington identified the new organization. Miss Alberta Corbin and Miss Ruth Jane Garver hosted an informal tea honoring Miss Roxanna Plumb visiting Mrs. W. E. Higgins. Mrs. F. E. Learn will host a series of sittings at her home 1721 Massachusetts Street for Mrs. R. Alden. Ralph Curry has returned from Chicago where he works for the Burlington Railroad and plans to head southwest to work for the Santa Fe. Miss Edith Cole, formerly in Denver, has returned to Lawrence for a month’s visit. Mrs. Oliver Evans and Miss Agnes Evans depart tonight for Chicago and Cincinnati for the next month.
Twenty five years past, April 6, voters in North Lawrence’s Sixth Ward elected B Dicker and others amid confusion. Dicker faced defeat amid hints he would not serve, while incumbents Tufts Hazen Cox Wider and Wood were re elected. Athletic Association elections in Fraser Hall favored Uncle Jimmy Green and new officers Tom Stephenson and H A Rice, amid rugby rumor. Chancellor Strong spoke at Mankato dedication, and Gretchen Rankin planned to enroll.
Friday afternoon gathering in the neighborhood honors Miss Maggie Bell Long. She leaves Sunday with her uncle and family for a trip abroad.
Forty years ago in Lawrence April notes report KU baseball team narrowing from forty five to twenty two players with twelve named as starters. Donnelly’s stable horse clipping praised by a veteran with seven years’ experience. Mrs Gorton Rushmer visits Lawrence and returns to Pueblo. Col Ben I Lillard arrives to reorganize Lawrence Select Knights lodge. Living marble statuary series continues at Congregational church with readings, organ by Prof Penny, and singers Eaton Howe Ewart Horse. Chas A dining farm of eighty acres in Bismarck district rents to Alex Steele, former Wakarusa resident.
A collage of light items: actor Roland Young contemplates Hollywood exile citing Hollywood’s climate as draining. a comic name-change tale in Pontiac Michigan. John J. McLean’s pig chase mishap in Oakland. doomed prison escape by dogs in Springfield Missouri. and Rep Otto Bentzen defending henpecked husbands on Nebraska liquor law in Lincoln.
Ladies seek James Stimson II as match for Jane Northrup while he favors Leslie Morris. Leslie’s drunk father disrupts James party and claims Aunt Sarah looked down on Leslie. Leslie withdraws, leaving James despondent and unseen.
In a late chapter set in New Concord, James and Jane grow close after a summer in Kansas. Their engagement follows a starry confession and Jane's insistence on marrying soon despite James's worries about finances. Family tensions surface as Jane resists moving away from her mother and Aunt Sarah, who co-owns the mansion.
Eureka Dr R D Bradley faces five to 10 years for burglary and one to five for larceny after pleading guilty to stealing narcotics from a drug store. Leavenworth Ronald Finney, central figure in the bond scandal, remains a coal miner at the state penitentiary. Herington Rufus Watkins, 61, longtime tailor, dies of heart disease in his shop. Garden City Farmers and officials in 20 southwestern counties express satisfaction with the federal dust barrier program amid mixed reports from Hays and Stockton. About 300 people met to hear details. the plan lists 2 1 2 5 million acres and uses 259 000 in funds. Kansas described as proving ground for the program. Some Hays farmers oppose swearing they have no funds before listing. Stockton farmers disgusted but willing to accept federal aid.
The Girl Reserve officers are Helen Naramore president Katherine Heck vice president and member of the student council Alice Ann Jones secretary and Betty Bridges treasurer The Hi Y boys elect Jake Young president Thomas Gerhart vice president Robert Bullock secretary and Maurice Still treasurer
Mr Beaver and family explain abandoning crowded waters for a quieter life. They build a pond by a dam, view a one room apartment under water, and invite visitors to see their home. Mrs Beaver notes other potential home sites while Mr Duck questions their holiday plans.
Mrs Beyer claims a secret to the curious Mrs Quacko as Mrs Duck questions if it will work. The scene centers on a whispered hint about busy beavers and their famed diligence.
U. G. Mitchell argues that Kansas’ first governor Charles Robinson’s portraits are scarce in Wichita and Topeka but abundant in Lawrence. He cites multiple book images and clippings from 1883 to 1914, noting University and local citizens may hold originals, and urges local archives to locate additional copies.
Dr. Iago Galdston explains that varicose veins require movement and periodic leg elevation to improve circulation. Elevating feet at night, using elastic stockings or bandages, and proper bandage choice support veins but do not cure the condition, which may require surgical removal to achieve a cure.
Mr and Mrs B A Hammond spent Sunday in Topeka. Hershel and Joan Merchant and Geneva Reynolds of the Hopewell school were present.
A dense schedule lists multiple station lineups for Saturday April 6 and Sunday into April 7, including KMBC WDAF WREN KMEC K3GC KMHC and others. Programs feature orchestras conductors soloists choirs and drama with noted acts such as Freddie Bergin's Orchestra Claude Hopkins's Orchestra and York Philharmonic. The items show times and program blocks across morning afternoon and late night with assorted talk music and entertainment aimed at general audiences.
Children accompanied their teacher Miss Francis Bailey to a Saturday Lawrence grade school contest. Geneva Reynolds earned a perfect hundred in spelling. Raymond Williams dined with the Vaughn family. Mrs. Purvis improved from flu. Several neighbors visited, hosted dinners, plays, operettas, and church events across Baker, Willow Springs, Bald win, and High Prairie. The Alliance monthly meeting is rescheduled to Tuesday April 9 at 10 30 a m at First Methodist Church.
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