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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1933
Page
5
Tomorrow, over 750 northeast Kansas high school students converge on University Hill for a vocal and instrumental competition, while Lawrence High hosts the 12th annual grain judging contest with participants from 17 schools. The events aim to bolster agricultural and cultural vocations for local youth.
A reported plan by followers to overhaul the Lutheran church in Germany under new ideas provokes concern among conservatives. The Bible is said to be edited to replace parts of the Old Testament with material acceptable to strong nationalists, signaling a broader attack on religion by a leftist Russian dictatorship.
The piece notes fears of a right wing rule molding religious belief to party aims, recalling Nazi church plans once dismissed as fantasy. It contrasts French deputies backing peace within the League and mentions Harry Woodring sworn in as assistant secretary of war, tying events to Democratic politics and the inauguration.
Rev Mark Mohler resigns as pastor of the Unitarian church at the annual meeting and will leave for Boston with his wife and daughter after concluding services in Lawrence tomorrow. He has been accepted into Harvard Theological School on a scholarship next year. New pastor Rev Mr Lady arrives from Oklahoma City to lead Evangelical church services tomorrow. Local notices include visitors from Omaha, a two year old’s recovery from illness, births of John Breas and Henfa Marces, and home purchases on New Hampshire street along with local residents returning from Madison to build new homes.
Twenty five years ago on April 7 a notable season event, Twelfth Night, drew a Phi Gamma party from Ottawa and theater groups, with additional guests from Topeka and Kansas City. The show promised high class comedy and drew lovers of theatre to Lawrence scenes as new Junior Order groups formed among Lawrence youths.
The Lawrence lodge of United American Mechanics, two months old, reports rapid growth and lists its officers J A Flint H A Peakrs J L Morris Walter P Innes D H Horner W J Weiser Albert Herning John Nuce O W Oatman. The University Board of Regents convened with Chancellor F J Snow Gov Charles Robinson and others as they discussed proposals from Mgr H Van Brunt and Mr Chas Es Shepard of Kansas City for new libraries and other buildings.
S T Wilbur and E F Lament killed a mad dog, its owner R M Kunkle identified the animal. Animals attacked in Midland Barnett Valley Grove neighborhoods. Arthur Parseven and Hew relating events. W E Spalding returned from Salina after his father’s death. Effie Orson visited St Louis then returned badly bruised. Mrs A J Phillips received a 100 year family letter. Miss Carter before marriage. L Rutter moving to Indiana street. Otto Fischer’s house. Eugene H Ware and wife Kansas City announce birth of son. Potter family leaving for Idaho. Lawrence Pierson improving from blood poisoning. G C Phillips visiting from Mexico. Mrs E M Chamney renting home on farm. Dr E F Mundy departed for New York via Washington for weeks or months.
A Kansas City man, John Hight, 60, Wichita, was charged with attempting to sell $1314,000 in government bonds stolen from Gorham State Bank. he is held in Salina after being arrested in an undercover sale. Emmett Fixley, 35, Osawatomie, pleaded guilty to involvement in a Princeton bank robbery and received an indeterminate district term. A fire at Service Oil in Wallace destroyed 20 barrels of lubricating oil, with tanks nearby spared. In Topeka, A M Thoroman was elected secretary of the reorganized State School Book Commission, succeeding Olga House who remains chief clerk and stenographer.
Civil War clash at Pittsburg Landing began April 6 1862 as Albert Sidney Johnston faced Ulysses S Grant after Grant seized Fort Donelson. Johnston was killed and Union troops held with reinforcements arriving. Confederates retreated to Corinth on April 7.
Pope Pius entered St Peter's through the holy door in the Holy Year ritual kneeling at the confessional altar and seeking indulgences. Attended by cardinals and prelates, the cathedral was closed to the public while religious students watched. Journal-World advertisers note weekly bargains.
Colonel Le Sage reveals a web of German plots and rivalries among Riccoli, Raisul, and the Malignis. He explains the plan to seize the Mekazzen Citadel to control Morocco and threaten France, while warning of Riccoli's dangerous ambitions and double games within the French empire. Margarets questions and Le Sage weighs a perilous last chance as tensions rise.
Margaret and Le Sage discuss escape and disguise with Captain Pierrepont and Major Langeaca. They plot simultaneous actions to outmaneuver Riccoli Raisul and the Raidor while preparing for possible reinforcement, hoping Margaret can return home to Yelverbury.
Willy Nilly arranges a colorful spider web of yarn around the shop inviting guests to unwind and rewrap string. Leafy fan prizes, green paper caps, and a nest centerpiece accompany a supper of patty cakes wrapped in pale green, brook lemonade cups, and willow twig juice. The Quackers praise the party as the finest of the year, with quacking echoes lasting beyond the stroll.
Oklahoma City reports five wolves at the county courthouse door with four killed and bounties paid at 83 apiece. A deputy clerk saved the fifth cub, naming it deficit as the mascot. Canon City, Colo. notes drought and slow grazing growth nearby.
An Ohio physician’s formula claims to ease indigestion sour stomach gas and constipation. The ad notes relief for thousands with Dr Parker's Treatment in Missouri andLaurence sales at Crown Drug Store with a 30 day supply. Money back guarantee.
A tale from Philadelphia recounts Anthony Familiare seeking the first legal beer from a neighborhood brewery. He bought the inaugural bottle, lifted it to drink, but dropped and shattered it, leaving a moment of sorrow amid a dry spell relief.
AP notes from Asheville and other cities on April baseball camps. Bill Terry fixes Carl Hubbell and Fred Fitzsimmons as the Giants’ first two starters and shows uncertainty for the third game. Other items mention Cubs opening NL pennant race, lineups against St Louis, and Braves, Red Sox early-season games with assorted pitchers.
A vintage health ad claims rheumatic agony stems from sluggish bowels and promotes Cream of Nujol as a cheap daily laxative treatment. It promises relief by cleansing poisons, lubricating bowel walls, and restoring regular peristaltic action without hindering work or play, urging readers to buy at drug counters.
A playful excerpt features Puff the speaking duck sharing travel thoughts and geography lessons. He mentions the Panama Canal and locks, noting directions and a surprise from his friend about north and south navigation.
Rowe will pitch at least part of the game for the Giants at Polo Grounds New York with Philadelphia and Princeton in focus. The Phillies and Athletics meet in collegiate competition while National Leaguers visit Princeton and the A’s face Pennsylvania at Franklin Field.
Alan Kelley of Tulsa 144 pound national champion will captain next year's Oklahoma Aggie wrestling team, succeeding Andy Hesser at 118 pounds. Kelley also won the outstanding wrestler cup and the Dodder medal for 1933, undefeated this season. Tom Cunningham 153 pounds and Hesser are the only Cowboys to graduate, leaving F. C. Gallagher with strong material for a top squad.
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