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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1930
Page
4
The page lists subscription rates by week and distance, Chicago and New York representatives, AP rights notice, and a Kansas gubernatorial campaign radio timing note. It closes with a biblical verse and mentions cool breezes aligning with final radio addresses.
A humorous note on corn on the cob as Kansas primary politics drift, then practical tips for eating roast corn. It describes proper roasting timing, special utensils for public eating, and home etiquette from buttered ears to savoring steps, ending with a nod to tradition.
Moslems and Hindus clashed again in India yesterday as a Muslim group tried to break up a Hindu religious procession. The encounters suggest both sides lack immediate plans and tensions rise in a region where British authorities are watching closely.
Kansas farmers may use part of their wheat as stock feed as a response to a poor corn harvest. Chair eman Legge notes the shift is driven by stock feed needs and crop failures. The wheat market is expected to loosen as stock feed demand shifts away from wheat. Shortage of corn now threatens further changes.
The article notes wheat likely to become costly and widely used as feed while remaining available. It also states three American battleships will be scrapped or sunk under the London treaty, with one possibly used as a training ship, though execution waits on France ratifying the pact.
The report notes advancing Communist forces encounter little resistance as nationalist troops crumble, with defections enabling key captures. Changsha fell to the reds, and Hankow and other cities await similar pressure as defections aid the campaign.
In Douglas County delegates return jubilant over D C Haskell's unanimous nomination. Gov St John and T D Thacher to speak. Flambeau club torch parade precedes address. Lawrence Guards likely in line, then colored and State Encampment attendees. Camp meeting culminates with Smeed overseeing final work. Bromersick departs for New York and Boston to stock hats and gent’s furnishings.
Twenty five years ago on Tuesday August 5th the mother of Clarence Wilmoth was very ill at Simmons hospital. A surprise party honored Mrs. M Parsons, Euchre and refreshments described. Y M C A brick work completed today. Mary I McMillan sold her Vermont street property. Maude Reatz ill with appendicitis. Howard Laslett lost two middle fingers in press room accident while reaching for a belt string. Otto and ae Fischer returned from I T. Mrs Frank O White and Mrs QO Hill and children from New Orleans visit Mrs N J Fluke until yellow fever scare calms. Mrs A Henley hosted a dinner party for Mrs Arthur Symons. Mrs R W Cone hosted luncheon for same. Miss Maidie Morgan and Miss Anna McGrath to visit Mrs Albert Worley in Kansas City tomorrow. Lawrence Granadford Manufacturing Co. began sidewalk work in front of Anson Storm’s and Aug Pierson’s today.
The item lists 1881 General John A. Clark death as land commissioner in Kansas and 1885 appointment of W. C C. Jones of Iola as United States marshal. It also reports Alleghany Sheep Growers' cooperative spring lamb sale results with prices for immediate shipment docked lambs eight cents a pound and pit-tailed lambs six and one half cents.
Dwight W. Davis, governor general of the Philippines, names Nicholas Roosevelt as vice governor. Roosevelt, a former New York Times editorial writer, studied Far Eastern affairs, daughter of a cousin to President Roosevelt, Harvard graduate, and an avid gardener. He will focus on Philippines affairs and garden duties at Hewlett Long Island. Detroit session details follow.
Kansas news briefs report several fatalities and injuries. Toronto resident H J Bogard, 70, died after being struck by a car while crossing a street. In Wichita Edward Williams, 20, was electrocuted after touching a light socket from a bathtub. Edwin John Leis, 19, of Clonmel died from burns when tractor oil ignited and flames showered him. In LaCygne Mrs Clark Russell, 25, burned fatally when a farm home burned. her 11 year old stepson was severely burned rescuing her. kerosene can explosion cited as cause.
An article from Geldaen Academy of Maints argues no cancer cures exist in the full sense. It notes cures require uniformly effective remedies and cites diphtheria toxin and malaria treatments as true cures, while cancer remains incurable though prevention via removing irritation and early tissue removal can help. It outlines cancer as uncontrolled growth starting from a single site and lists surgery radium and x rays as current treatments, with a true cure still undiscovered.
In Waukegan Illinois a passenger Mrs James Grangiorg of Highwood is hospitalized with a fractured skull after leaping from a car at 50 miles an hour. She warned her husband to slow down and leapt from the vehicle when he did not.
Readers are invited to submit a choice advance dessert recipe for the Market Basket contest. The planned prize is a $2 cash award. Entries must reach the Journal-World office by Thursday evening.
Los Angeles reports a United airport test where airplanes landed and departed on the same runway. The runway is described as 300 feet wide and the paving requirement is stated at 3,000,000 feet.
In this Duffield 1930 excerpt, American adventurer Bisine Howard loves a wounded ace Captain Jack Vaneering though married. News of Howard missing in France expands Dagger’s aching entanglements as family tensions rise and a doomed future unfolds with a looming tragedy in the Vaneering household.
Jack Wandering resists family pressure to curb drinking as he touts plans for trans Atlantic aviation with Clay. Dagger, his ally, urges moderation to sustain his health and future ventures, while his mother pushes for decisive change, fearing his recklessness. The scene frames a tense negotiation between ambition and dependency within a family.
Mary Graham recounts a tale for children where the Little Black Clock and siblings John Peggy witness early rail travel. Townsfolk mock George Stephenson while the clock explains time shifts. The story follows trains, growing networks, and the dream of becoming an engineer amid skepticism.
Father Berard Haile a Franciscan monk and research associate at the University of Chicago works with Navaho Indians in New Mexico this summer. He preserves rites and language using phonograph, typewriter, and pen for study and preservation.
The report covers assorted notes from Colson Lindbergh gift plans to Ruth Elder, a tree mishap, Coolidge’s windmill, a candy store owner’s will, a rubber ball idea to cross the Atlantic, a New York drunk bicycle plea, and a mass shift of tenement inspectors after lax still reporting.
Chicago showers bring relief to hot midwest regions while Washington reports a radio appeal for dry law obedience. Senate probes expenditures in Colorado and Massachusetts campaigns as Dorothy Goff of New Orleans wins Miss United States and Goodyear Zepelin entry wins national balloon race.
George Whitford Thurber born January 13 1910 at Twin Mounds Kan died in Lawrence June 20 1930 at age 20 years 5 months 7 days. He spent his first decade on the Twin Mounds farm then lived in Lawrence with his family. Known as Ford he was a home loving cheerful helper to others and a 1929 Liberty Memorial High School graduate. He enjoyed outdoor sports and led the Young People’s society at Sunday school. Surviving are his parents Mr and Mrs George Thurber two brothers Glenn and Hugh five sisters Elinor Velma Elsie Lois and Dorothy Ann all at home and his grandparents Mr Mrs C C York of Scranton.
Advice for relief from nausea and morning sickness promotes Phillips Milk of Magnesia as a quick anti sour stomach and heartburn remedy. It notes mild laxative action and use as a mouthwash to prevent tooth decay during expectancy. Directions accompany each bottle, with 25c and 50c sizes available.
In Bendigo Victoria on August 5 30 ounce gold nugget discovery at Taragulla 40 miles away sparked a new gold rush. Over 250 prospectors have arrived driving high powered American cars and pegged claims. The report notes that New York says rotating discs see higher stress with larger central holes.
Local buyer Mr. George Sanders of Linwood Kansas testifies he suffered four years with rheumatic pain and was nearly unable to move. He says Gly-Cas cured him entirely after treatment at Round Corner Drug Store and recommends it to others with rheumatism. Gly-Cas is sold in Lawrence at Round Corner Drug Store and nearby outlets.
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