This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 23 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1930
Page
4
A meandering 1930s Lawrence Journal-World page notes Rome and the London conference, hints at a three power naval pact, and praises Douglas county highway pioneering. It reflects wartime diplomacy chatter, Kansas political forecasts, and Swiss liquor tax ideas while recalling past road building and kidnapping cases.
Oklahoma wells gush oil and gas so fast that control is lost and vast fortunes vanish. Producers ignore danger as new wells break forth in the same region, reviving fears of fires and waste while taxes and politics intertwine with a glamorous past.
Col Eldridge returns from San Juan country as C. O. Finch visits Ann Arbor law graduates in Miami County. Fred Klock departs for Lawrence Kansas after game timing work. Thirty workers at Biscarck Grove repair driveways and torn dining sheds. Donation visit by Rev Ole’s congregation brings 30 to 50 members with a substantial offering after a pleasant supper.
Twenty fifth anniversary items report moves of Mr and Mrs Perry Barber to new homes as Mrs Barber relocates to her former Kentucky Street residence. G A R members plant three trees at the courthouse. HL Raymond makes a spring trip to George Ford place for fern collection. Willi Hutt visits from Guthrie for Owl party. Ernest Epley recovers from typhoid enough to sit up. Prof C G Dunlap to lecture in Topeka on the development of the novel as part of a ongoing series. Mrs W H Carra th give Prof Car Fath a surprise party.
A plane used by Dr. Tom Outland of Kansas City was trapped in a snowdrift at Smith Center Kansas amid a spring storm that halted trains and interurban service all day. Miss Laura Rankins sprained an ankle after a Monday fall, likely keeping her from an early appearance.
A terse workplace note reports that Jones discharged the three pretty girls employed in his office and has hired one homely girl to handle their duties. The report, credited to Copyright Publishers Syndicate, reflects a sharp economy move in a small firm.
The program titled Katena-Koo featured the Voto and School Girl Chorus this evening while J Miiss Rankin danced despite a sprain. Miss L U C Moore, city bacteriologist, recovering from appendicitis, plans to visit home in Blackwell Oklahoma before resuming duties. Mrs Mary Barnes returns from California and stays at 918 New Hampshire. Mrs Tom Harley to Mayo Hospital for sinus operation tomorrow. Lawrence city election yielded W W Cleland reelected commissioner of streets and public utilities by 121 votes over Floyd Lawrence. total vote under 1200. Birthday party for Mex Kennedy at 2242 Massachusetts Street. George Kirchoff Jr and wife announce the birth of a daughter on Saturday April 3.
The article explains two types of styes, external and internal. External styes affect the eyelash follicles and sebaceous glands, are common, and linked to hygiene and general health. Internal styes involve meibomian glands, develop slowly, and occur higher on the eyelid. Also covers symptoms, self care with cold then hot compresses, infection spread prevention with saline solution, and when to seek medical help.
The report summarizes diverse events including a court ruling on a merger vote involving Youngstown Sheet and Tube and Bethlehem Steel, tariff discussions on iron and pottery, oil brewing claims by American Chemical Society, a court-ordered royalty payment in Delaware, Maryland governor's term bid, Theodore Hoover’s White House visit, aircraft executive Samuel Lambert’s death, a federal restoration bill for old structures, and international incidents from London to Hong Kong, plus a Kansas bridge fire halting Missouri Pacific train service.
In the tense chapter Jacqueline Grey faces arrest after a Circe’s raid theft of a £10,000 necklace. Scotland Yard closes in as she hides the diamonds in a plant pot while Teddy Montrage remains her uneasy ally and potential savior.
The Little Black Clock explains to John and Peggy that he is turning time forward to reveal a Great Flower Parade. In the garden, flowers shift from tulips and hyacinths to lilacs, then to roses, asters, and snow berries as seasons advance. The children glimpse a continuous flow of blooms across spring and summer.
Brief items from London and New York report Mrs Stimser aiding naval talks and puzzle data, Mrs Goodman winning a motor accident verdict for 22500, plans for a Flanes selling tea room and barber shop at Roosevelt Field, Chauncey Kills In The Bush Yellow Robe dead at 63, grant to Lord Carnavon heirs for Tot tomb excavation, a bill referred to committees, and George’s hammer seals reform replacing Ireland mention.
Harold C. Constant, manager of South Lawrence lumber yard, writes from the East in a personal letter for the home builders' magazine. He notes Wall Street’s gloom, investors facing losses, and praises the Midwestern home as protection for families. He recalls the Grand Central Station crowd and a humorous moment with workers eager to get home.
New York reports the sale of control of the Fox film interests as William Fox sells 151000 shares of class B stock in Fox Film Corporation and Fox Theatres Corporation to a syndicate led by Harley L. Clarke. Untermyer says Fox will retire from control but stay as chairman of the advisory board for five years and continue to produce and exhibit motion pictures under the Fox name. Refinancing plans to be issued by BancAmeries Blair Lehman Brothers Dillon Read and Halsey Stuart are announced.
About 200 school executives are expected at the Kansas schoolmen's club annual meeting at the University of Kansas on Wednesday April 16 Invitations have been sent by R A Seh wegler head of the K U school of education The Junior College principals will meet at K U on April 15 with delegates staying for the main meeting The group may stay in Lawrence for Rotary International conference the K U rodeo and the Kansas Relays later in the week
Ashington April 8 AP later Simmons a Democrat to Carolina asserted in the senate his repudiation of Chairman Raskob of the Democratic national committee in behalf of the Democratic party of his state for contributing money to an association against the prohibition amendment He said that the Democrats of his state overwhelmingly disapprove of the chairman contributing money to an association whose purpose is to elect wet Republicans over dry Democrats.
Cairo Egypt AP reports the Egyptian state telegraph department orders three mobile wireless outfits mounted on motor lorries. The stations will operate where the regular Tandj telegraph and telephone service is unavailable, enabling rapid links to the main Egyptian telegraph network across a broad Nile region.
In Whitewater Kansas April S IAP residents face water scarcity after a dry winter. A Saturday night bath becomes a rare event as arid conditions persist despite two snows last January.
The item notes weekend trips to New ton and Wichita for relief from water scarcity with visitors enjoying a steaming tub. In labor news, the New York Board of Trade reports a rise in employment across 1,356 firms after a questionnaire drew 1,500 responses. Most payrolls are at or above average and executives feel a bottoming of the mood.
Two firemen were overcome by burning sulphur fumes as a fire destroyed one section of wharves and two loading chutes of the Union Sulphur Company at Sabine. Damage was estimated at 25000 dollars. Fire units from Port Arthur prevented spread to Otis.
It is easy to end excess fat when using Marmola prescription tablets as advised by modern physicians. The method targets a weak gland without abnormal exercise and has reportedly reduced fat across a 22 year period, with millions of boxes sold. Druggists offer Marmola at $1 per box and each box includes the formula and reasons for results.
AP report notes cheese imports for January 1930 reached 5,360,561 pounds, down about 33,000,080 pounds from the same month a year earlier. The article references Chicago as a point of coverage and mentions company buildings and wharves.
Local farmer Mr. O. H. Flora, long known in the community, praises Gly-Cas for rapid relief from crippling rheumatism after two to three boxes. He reports hip and back pain subsiding, occasional damp mornings, and improved digestion, recommending Gly-Cas strongly. The Gly-Cas salesman at Round Corner Drug Store in Lawrence explains the remedy to the public as a new sensation locally.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.