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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1938
Page
4
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Tensions flare along the Manchoukuo and Siberian border near the eastern sea. Reports claim Russians used tanks and heavy guns while Soviet planes bombed rail links. Japanese sources say they held the initiative. Analysts question whether the clash signals a broader war between Japan and Russia.
A TVA hearing featured a witness claiming a jackass caused a $290 loss and sold for $350. Senator Bridges dubbed the animal the perfect jackass, noting the creature has brought publicity and appears to be the only jackass linked to TVA to yield a government profit.
Douglas County commissioners submit a welfare budget to the state welfare board while seeking permission to raise an additional tax mill. The state board increased the total by about 12 880 dollars to meet federal requirements, signaling Washington pressure to boost taxes and spending.
Not In But Near Ralph T O Neil lectures Preston Dunn, both ex state Legion commanders, on keeping the Legion out of politics. O Neil argues the Legion is kept out of politics, though he concedes a partial exception. The two men likely got their first political training in Legion halls as Kansas and the nation face uncertain times.
The article notes that many World War I veterans, including Harry Woodring, entered politics aided by their military record. It contrasts Legion participation with the G.A.R. experience, saying the Legion lacks a single party dominance and that political engagement by veterans is a natural civic outcome, though safeguards against partisan uses existed.
Maurice Milligan the federal district attorney is monitoring the Missouri primary at Governor Stark’s request. He notes that without federal authority election frauds in Kansas City would have gone unpunished and would have been accepted as part of the Kansas City system.
Norma Shearer has reportedly refused to portray Scarlett O Hara. Film magnates resume search for the right actress, and public interest shifts elsewhere, casting doubt on a possible Gone With the Wind adaptation.
Daniel J. Doherty national commander of the American Legion told a New York audience at Columbia University that welcoming communism would curb free speech. He condemned communist influence at the university, drawing hisses that were drowned out by applause for the democratic principle.
A city girl visiting Stafford told the Courier she did not want to ride a horse bareback because she sunburned easily, as reported by Ed Chapman in the Topeka Journal.
In a reflection attributed to Jack Harris, the $2 tragedy of John Warde is framed as a missed chance to seek help from a proper manager before his fatal decision to jump from a New York hotel. The remark suggests an alternate path to political election if he had chosen intervention.
W H Cobb of McLouth celebrates eighty with a strenuous farming season. He describes plowing with a walking plow planting corn oats kafir and cane and handling hay shocks potatoes and garden chores to show that age does not end a farmer’s work. The letter questions Capper's claim that farmers quit by forty.
Hollywood reports film dance director Leroy Prinz found from 80 college annuals that only one girl might be classed as beautiful. He observed beauty queens ranged 3 to 16 per yearbook, noting coiffures and makeup resemble small town church socials and brows were often unflattering.
In this excerpt Jelly Bear laments the sea’s roar while Top Notch mocks speaking for attention. Christopher Columbus Crow weighs in that speech can be self serving and that others may not want to listen. The exchange ends unresolved as the two birds continue their banter.
The Puddle Muddlers gaze at the sea for the first time while Willy Nilly leads the group toward a rocky cove and rough forest for camping. Mrs Quacko and Mrs Quacker revel in the voyage as Willy plans a forest campsite. Tomorrow’s sea sleep hints at a vacation subscription offer for the Journal-World.
In New York on August 2, Mrs Ellen Galski a 38 year old mother of five faced three hours imprisonment and a $10 fine for spreading a newspaper on a Coney Island beach where newspapers are barred Magistrate James Finegan noted her defiant reply that she would not surrender the paper to a park department worker due to his attitude Relatives later paid the fine showing a brief local incident at the seaside resort.
A Minneapolis paper printed a 40 year old World War bulletin listing Jesse L. Stegner among Manila casualties. Stegner appeared at the newsroom and admitted he was alive, prompting the paper to publish a correction after decades.
Emmetsburg Iowa August 2 Henry Hughes 82 longtime life guard at Medium lake since 1924 resigns to made way for Dayle Roberts 21 No drownings occurred under Hughes watch and he rescued about 75 youngsters during 14 years of service.
Critics in New York and London found George Bernard Shaw's Geneva unfocused with a lack of story. The play features caricatures of Hitler Mussolini and Franco on trial before an international court and drew mixed reviews from outlets like the Daily Mail and Express during a Malvern festival opening.
The U S circuit court of appeals unanimously ruled the National Labor Board unjustified in finding Ballston Stillwater Knitting guilty of unfair labor practices. It ordered the board not to enforce its order requiring reinstatement of discharged employees.
Spectacular pioneer pageant in Fort Riley Kansas recalled the bloody slavery era while the old territorial capital stone building was restored by Union Pacific and dedicated as a memorial museum with Kansas Governor Ben S. Paulen and state officials in attendance. Jay Bond toured Lawrence as a Republican state senate candidate. Major Cygon and family returned from Kentucky as others traveled for visits and vacations across the state and beyond.
Forty years ago Dr. Arthur Anderson travels to Colorado after a telegram about his father's illness. Harry Hutchings relocates his store to the Doyle building on Massachusetts street preparing for Robinson and Winey’s clothing. W. H. Barker moves his barter shop under the YMCA room in Deichmann building. Early this morning the A. W. Lamb home suffered fire damage. George Innes, now a skilled wheelman, was in a bicycle accident on Henry street, injuring his arm thigh and forehead but can still work.
Ankrom helps find the truth behind the Rafter T plot as Betty Struthers reveals her past with Sheriff Ratchford and Kelton Drean. A staged romance, a jail confrontation, and a fatal arrest expose the manipulated plot and the pranks of fate. Betty confesses she was Ratchford’s pawn, and Ankrom faces arrest for Drean’s murder.
In a July 30 1938 dispatch P Lambertson notes the strain of party primary campaigning easing into August town fueled gatherings at old settlers’ picnics. He visits Doniphan and Denton meeting township board members and a Missouri Democrat, observes river geography and a lawyer encounter, and mentions farm names Alimony and Meadishway and a No Trespassing sign at a politician’s home.
King George VI arrives by rowboat to visit the boys camp at Southwold England aboard the Victoria and Albert on a holiday cruise. About 400 boys mobbed him as he donned gray shorts and tennis shoes to greet them. The camp, funded by the king, serves upper class public school boys and working youths.
The police court hearing for George Brain regarding the Wimbledon slaying of Mrs. Rose Muriel Atkins was adjourned until next Tuesday after an alleged confession. Brain reportedly told police he killed Mrs. Atkins with a car crank over blackmail threats by the victim.
Applications to inspect and endorse rooms for Kansas University students must be filed before August 10. A list of satisfactory houses will be compiled and sent August 15 to prospective students statewide. Applications may be made at Henry Werner’s office in the basement of Frank Stronghall.
Mrs Edna Holmes of Mannford Oklahoma visits relatives in Eudora and nearby. The Raybournes from Lawrence join for Sunday dinner with the Papenhausens and later travel to Tonganoxie. Mrs Raybourne stays with her parents after returning home Sunday evening. Curtis Bagsbys relocate near Weaver to the Ziesenis house east of Main Street. Christine Eisele suffers nosebleeds and illness while August Richtermier experiences a dizzy spell and heart issue. both improve but require rest.
Joe inherits a fortune and, with Grace, constructs the town’s largest house. They believe people’s size equals the house they inhabit, a tale from 1937 syndicated fiction.
A long list of social visits fills the week with relatives from Wichita Kansas City Olathe Gardner and Prairie Center and visitors from Villa Eden El Monte and Ames. Local residents attend dinners church events and summer school activities while noting illnesses and travels among families and friends.
Radio listings show a dense slate for Tuesday August 2 with KMBC WREN WDAF stations airing music dramas news and weather across times from 5:30 PM to midnight. Notable acts include Benny Goodman Wayne King Felix Knight Comstock and Woll Johnnie Presents and Gene Ripley among others.
Wednesday marked Mrs Clement Zillners birthday with several entertainments in her honor. Sunday guests included Mr and Mrs John Sommers and family at a dinner. Monday afternoon two tables of bridge were held at Mrs Paul Sommers home with high score to Mrs Clement Zillner and refreshments served to a list of guests.
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