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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1930
Page
4
Historic report notes the R-100 airship achieved a record lighter-than-air crossing using a great circle route. It dodged a St Lawrence storm, docking at Montreal after a weather bump, underscoring ocean travel’s evolving comfort and risk.
The New Mexico entrant stands out by naming himself among the three to be saved when faced with a desert “life and death” choice. He argues practical flaws in the problem while acknowledging self preservation instincts may alter classroom solutions. Edison notes he’s content to let students work it out, and most people prefer not to face such a choice.
Some papers have closed columns to publicity about youthful tree sitters. If they react by swishing, to avoid discrimination they might consider extending the ban to endurance fliers.
The country endures a record July with temperatures above 100 degrees and severe drought. Crops suffer nationwide as river and groundwater decline hinder barge navigation on the Mississippi. Water shortages disrupt small towns and raise concern for an end to the heat spell.
The Baldwin road celebration shows how hard it is to keep gatherings nonpolitical under current conditions. Several speakers treated the event as political, with local candidates present who could attend.
The article notes that Chinese Communists spread broad sides and pamphlets accusing foreigners of causing China’s troubles over the past fifty years, stirring a mass of anti foreign sentiment and shaping public blame.
The article notes outsiders are cast as villains in the scheme but argues history shows China has faced similar troubles for centuries. It recounts the closure of the final cross state highway link with a chat surface, calling it a celebration though no speaker mentions the need to close that link annually until a hard surface is established.
In The Old Home TV region DeWill and Kellogg of Kansas spent Sunday in this city KT Tabor and wife and child ren depart for Peabody Mrs Tabor visiting several weeks and Mr Tabor a few days John Boyer seeks owner for a stray hog he would bill for damage Misses Ella and Lillie Irsley Leavenworths fairest spent weekend at Bismarck and return by Sundays train hoping to revisit before meeting ends Married residents of Daly Lo Slat of Daly and Richard Naat Mrs Susan Hastie both of Douglas county Rev A A Trimper officiated
Twenty five years ago on a Saturday in Lawrence Charley Cowles, Western Union manager, left Salt Lake City to reach Lawrence later in the week. Abe Knight, previously in charge here, was promoted to a Topeka post. A farewell dancing party was held in Everett for the Knights and Meadows. Mrs. Gardner departed for California for several weeks. Bernice Barker plans to return from Iola. Several Lawrence residents plan to Douglas Michigan travel at week’s end. Funnell hosts a smoker at the Merchants Athletic club. Sugar chemist Watson Sellards visits his uncle in Lawrence. J H Orr resigns as local Standard Oil agent.
Ten years ago on Saturday August 2 local items include Naismith in charge at the City YMC A August by vacationing Geo Siler. J J Rublee sells property to D D Collins of Winfield, Collins family to enter university. New geology professor C Posey appointed at University. Elizabeth Plank heads to Wichita Falls Texas. Sadie Dorsey and mother travel to California for six weeks. War e moving to Leavenworth. Bulkene returns from Wyoming outing and Colorado Springs. Joyce and family join Denver trip for work.
A fragment notes a birthday party Saturday evening honoring Miss Fay, with details about W. C. Schultz drug store and visitors in Eldorado. Mentions preserved by Mes Me, Husted and Hine Martin, and a secreted presence by Miss Fay's as yet unclear attributions.
In Topeka, a Kansas history note recalls a 1962 Greenback convention in the Second District. The fragment references civic attitudes, legality, and the role of citizens native or foreign-born in forming opinions on prohibition and law compliance.
Tuberculosis is an ancient disease found in Egyptian mummies and cited by early physicians. It remains a leading cause of death, often killing slowly in adults 25 to 45, and spreads within families causing social and economic burdens.
Short gossip notes report on Phoebe Omlie and Blanche Wilcox Noyes delivering an invitation to the Hoover White House for national air races, Leonore Ulrich training for a bathing suit role, Gandhi tunics as winter fashion, Addison Day starting his 62nd year as a daily NY commuter, bar receipts aboard the California cruise, Orange Tennis Club cooling costs, John Bull ship plans, Milan veteran Alberto Pelagalli claiming Garibaldi era memories with wine.
The temporary injunction stopping the head camp of the Modern Woodmen of America from collecting increased fraternal insurance rates was dissolved in the Washington county circuit court. Judge Henry G. Miller ruled after about 10 hours of argument.
Roland Stover, baritone, will be the soloist at the First Christian Church service tomorrow morning. He will perform The Publican by Van de Water.
The AP reports one death from the heat as the city swelters with a 9M degree reading at 2 pm in Minneapolis.
Dagger, niece of rancher Blaine Howard, loves two men, one presumed dead in France. She marries Jack Waneering after reunion amid memories with English lord Dick Wenlock. With Jack home from war, she struggles to reconcile loyalty to Blaine with new happiness and a longing to forget the past.
In a tale from a mining town in England a boy cared for cows then shifted to engines and coal mine work. As time moved forward the boy grows into an engineer and later a brakeman while the clock notes his ascent and fame. John praises the boy’s talent though the clock asks for his name.
The overnight AP bulletin reports on Burnsign wood and a nationwide study effort called by Washington officials. It mentions Orange Virginia residents Mr and Mrs Hoover beginning a weekend at Rapidan River Lodge and notes Washington Thomas F Wood.
Lock steps down from the Interstate Commerce Commission while Charles Mahafie is named as successor. In Reno Vivian Duncan marries Nils Asther. Portland youths report drowning incident to the county attorney during a rescue attempt. New London doctors save four submarine crewmen with an artificial lung. Detroit man’s bankbook reveals $2000 daily deposits. Marjorie Mansell is questioned about Buckley. Tulsa husband Gordon Wilson obtains divorce from Maude Lee Mudd. Foreign reports note peril to R-100 in a storm near St Hubert Airport. Icelandic Germans fly toward Chicago via Orkney. Indian committee arrests shock observers. martial law and anti-communist preparations in Haakow. Calles’s marriage postponement noted in Mexico City.
Urbana Illinois AP notes meteor activity rises in August with Perseids peaking around August 11. The shower stems from debris swarms intersecting Earths orbit and produces brief luminous streaks as meteors heat and burn in the atmosphere.
Five Republican candidates compete for the U S Senate nomination in West Virginia ahead of the August 5 primary. Former senator M M Neely seeks the Democratic nomination unopposed. GOP contenders include James Ellwood Jones Albert R White Benjamin L Rosenbloom Judge Harry Shaw and C Lewis Wilson.
Washington AP reports President Hoover will rest and fish during a vacation in Yellowstone and Glacier parks. He plans outdoor trips with friends to tranquil lakes and swift streams, aiming for large trout while enjoying the mountain country. Government fish experts note cutthroat and black spotted trout inhabit these waters, offering a possible dramatic catch.
Waters of Yellowstone and adjacent lakes hold abundant trout, including Yellowstone cutthroat and Montana grayling. California’s Golden trout from the Sierra are stocked in Glacier Park high lakes, while fisheries data show Yellowstone yielded fifteen cutthroat eggs and related stocking notes for high-water areas.
Washington egg producers propose a national cooperative to unite all egg and poultry associations in the United States. The plan aims to oppose Oriental powdered eggs and seek tariff relief, though officials note Smoot Hawley bill setbacks.
The act raised duties on shell and frozen egg products while excluding powdered or dried eggs, which officials say pose the greatest menace to the industry. This distinction highlights policymakers focusing protection on certain forms of eggs amid broader market concerns.
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