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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1940
Page
4
A religious saying offers comfort with the assurance peace is given by Jesus not by worldly means. It encourages calm hearts and fearlessness in believers during troubling times.
The article notes new British levies and higher rates as the war continues. Even modest brackets see taxes approaching high percentages. It frames the tax appeal as a duty for victory and national survival, urging citizens to give what they can to save something from the ruin of war.
Representative Guyer notes Congress grows alert to curb extensive agency power. Support for court review of bureau rulings signals a push to restore citizen access to courts and move away from totalitarian style government by bureaucrats.
The article notes Britain tests four more battleships and stresses surface strength, while Germany bets on air power. It argues Norway’s troop movement hinges on air superiority, and air power shields convoys. Analysts speculate Hitler may seek a quick war end before the blockade’s full impact.
Duff Cooper's England address yesterday echoed the old cry Carthage must be destroyed. He warned it is idle to think destroying Hitler ends the war for the British, as the struggle involves the entire German people. He suggested fears that if the allies do not destroy Germany, Germany will destroy the allies.
After the war began Britain clung to hope that German sentiment toward war could be swayed by pamphlets and appeals. Bombing raids prompted pamphlet campaigns with little result. Now allied and German forces clash in Norway in desperate fighting, yielding no hopeful forecast for the near future.
The Swedish reports recall Key West dispatches from the Spanish American War era with daily heavy cannonading near the American coast. Later findings suggest no hostile ships were present. Minesweeper activity may explain some claimed naval battles offshore.
The Supreme Court upholding the right to picket is praised as free speech but critics say it also gives bosses the right to picket. Observers contend labor board rulings that restrict employer discussion at work may be undermined by the decision.
At age 11 Shirley Temple remains a box office draw yet struggles with childhood to maturity. The article notes she still enjoys ice cream and cake on set and elsewhere, but how to pace her transition away from child star status remains unresolved.
German troops are reported massing in the Memel area amid doubt over whether the next strike will target Sweden or Romania. Observers expect a new blitzkrieg chapter to unfold soon in some direction.
An enthusiastic visitor hails the K. U. engineering exhibit as a little world's fair. The ingenuity of the young fellows in the school of engineering is on full display, making the annual show deserve broader patronage beyond its brief run.
Rain fell in Kansas last week and again this week. The state faces a slow return to normal soil moisture with surface and subsoil replenishment requiring more prolonged wet periods across the region.
In the east floods rise while the Kaw river watershed absorbs spring rain. River stage barely shifts after a two inch drop last week.
Prizefighter Eddie Cavalier battles Corky Briggs in a brutal bout aboard a ship's deck amid blood and tempo. Val Douglas, a young sports writer, confesses love and reveals she shanghaied Eddie's rival and plans a future with him as Duffy Kelso plots the scoop.
Senators clashed over a 231 million river and harbor package covering 141 projects as leaders warn days of debate ahead. The House approved an 83.8 million measure and a companion army promotion bill to ease slow promotions for WWI officers seeks seven year funding starting July 1, 1941 with 705 colonels cap and 1,350 extra officer ranks to follow.
Building committee notes need for more room to serve expanding enrollments in Chordley and Pinckney as population shifts across the city. Kiwanis heard from Helen Keith on school attendance work in Lawrence. A rooster attack on A. F. McClanahan sparked a comical sidelight on a business trip. Mrs. O W Maloney hosted an informal tea for Tulsa guest Mrs M S Maloney with help from several hosts. Lawrence High tracksters beat Leavenworth 71 to 56 at Haskell Stadium with E Harris totaling 11 points and Crawford leaping 20 feet 4 1/2 inches. Douglas County Bankers Association hosted 100 guests at a Country Club dinner dance. officer elections were announced for the Old Home Town annual meeting.
Twenty five years ago reports describe a renewed German assault and stiff British resistance near Ypres. In other news, work advances on the Bonner Springs to Lawrence interurban line with steel laid between Bonner Springs and Linwood. Local notes mention relief efforts in Belgium, a boiler accident injuring Frank Jennings, a Belonged birthday party for Zeno Rogers, county affairs in Beloit, and Kansas City matinee plans for Miss Billie Burke.
The proposal would retire all officers at 60 years of age instead of 64, affecting officers and five percent of colonels under the new rule.
Lieutenant of detectives Kaul was named acting police chief by Mayor Scott to replace Charles D. McKnaught, suspended by the supreme court amid an ouster action over alleged lax enforcement of liquor and gambling laws. McKnaught faces May 9 to answer as Parker seeks ouster. three arrests including a policeman follow Parker’s liquor pay off probe.
John Wilfred Sample born Perry August 27 1857 son of Jane and David Sample. Married Mary Emily Rouse January 7 1885. Survived by Myrtle Casten Ida Runberg Paul Sample Belle Johnson Leslie Sample Leo and Nellie Gladys predeceased him in 1929. Also survived by Mary Altig widow of his second marriage and three Topeka brothers plus fifteen grandchildren. He lived with daughter Mrs Casten after 1984. paralyzed and bedfast for two years.
Mrs T H Chalkley and Miss Brown hosted last evening at Mrs Chalkley’s home a dinner and an evening of whist in honor of Miss Gail Gossett from Kansas City.
A post office floor rework and local chatter abound as residents swap odds and ends. A Lawrence clerk notes a clean store while a group led by Alex Marks and Rob erts plans a European tour. Miss Kate Watkins is invited to speak at Council Grove on the ICofF anniversary. Local effort to harvest peas and crops boosts optimism in Douglas and Johnson counties. Dr. Charles Simmons buys a handsome carriage for 550 dollars.
Local residents traveled to Ottawa Scranton and Lawrence for visits and theatre performances. The Zeta Chi Mothers Club hosted a large dinner with out of town guests while Kaw Valley Garden clubs plan a Lawrence convention. Rotary club notes include new member Tawis Dehhs and a pair of business trips.
Dr. L F Biddleman and family avoided danger when a log jammed in the furnace and was found to hide a fuse attached to a dynamite can in a knothole. Police nothing confirmed, but the device appeared placed to split the log.
Eddie and Corky Briggs trade brutal punches as the bell rings through a roaring crowd. Eddie bleeds from a cut yet keeps fighting as the seventh round begins, driven by rage and a forgotten love for the Douglas dame.
Kansas campus listings show a dense array of radio programs and air times across WREN KMBC WDAF and others for Wednesday and Tuesday evenings. Entries include talk variety music drama and news with named shows hosts orchestras and performers plus campus segments on KU.
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