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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1939
Page
4
A religious text excerpt from Malachi 3 17 is presented as a ceremonial or inspirational quotation about divine protection and special devotion. The passage emphasizes the Lord’s promise to spare and redeem his chosen people in a future day of recompense.
The piece discusses national budget strain and local retrenchment in Hays Kansas. It notes WPA office closures and layoffs as part of federal cutbacks. It highlights calls for less overhead and shared sacrifice, with Lawrence facing Armory funding shifting to community bonds as stilts wear thin.
Public hearings on the Lawrence school and city budgets for the coming year are held tonight. Officials expect both budgets to pass as tentatively prepared with few changes, since major trimming occurred before publication and prior public scrutiny shapes the final figures.
Public hearings review budgets representing extensive work by the school board and city council. Officials assess what is required to run school and municipal services for the coming year without deficits or waste.
The government moves to extend relief to eastern drouth sufferers but keeps flat that western style relief methods remain uncertain. No plan exists to buy drought land for relocation nor to plant a shelterbelt from Hyde Park to Warm Springs to coax rains and fertile earth back.
The 76th Congress ends with bitter mood as Democrats split over the failed New Deal and pump-priming hopes. Republicans pressed economy, boosting scrutiny of administration measures. Public spending hit a new high with 13 billion dollars, nearing 16 billion had coalition cuts failed.
The settlement includes a provision prohibiting production interruptions. The union likely faces the hardest test in enforcing this requirement, given past industry losses and confusion caused by disruptions.
A town once self sufficient now limps to Washington for funds to repair a sewer leak. The piece critiques reliance on relief to cover basic municipal needs.
The Topeka State Journal notes Lawrence’s perseverance as the city finally adopts traffic lights after resisting salesmen for an extended period.
The Brooklyn born actress Sigrid Gurie aged 28, famed for Marco Polo and Algiers, married Dr Laurence C Spangard aged 42 in Hollywood with C Aubrey Smith officiating. The wedding follows chic film circles joining Claudette Colbert and Irene Dunne as wives of physicians.
Miss Bernice McFarland of San Francisco visits her mother Mrs. W. G. McFarland. A group including Marcella Sterling and Harriet Daniels sails to Lake Geneva with relatives joining in two weeks. Gussie Gaskill to sail for China to work for Cornell University. Potatoes shipped from Kaw Valley total 940 cars per O. H. Snyder. Socials include a supper bridge for the H Hicksons of Enid and a motor trip by W. E. Spalding to Canada and New York. Bonner Springs Scout camp update. Minnesota vacation plans for H. B. Chubb family. WWI era news mentions a German defeat at Ft Barghin in Belgium. Haskell receives a $30,000 gymnasium appropriation. Miss Nellie Smith wins mispelled word contest. several local couples wed or travel, with a camping party to Ocean Lake park and local bakery proprietor Ernest Miller visiting From Topeka.
A historical overview of efforts and opinions on presidential term limits. The piece details figures from Washington to Coolidge, notes constitutional absence of term limits, and discusses the unwritten tradition, political motives, and repeated efforts to enshrine a third term in law.
The Journal-World publishes a self describing note by Marion Ellet outlining varied content for her Mugwump Musings column. She promises lighter pieces for the intelligentsia and prose poems on sunsets for politicians, while offering literary commentary for farmers and sharper takes for power politics.
In a Lawrence column, notes include Mark Ellie moving to Hub Clothing, Miss Marie Dillard’s Chicago Normal trip, Miss Cora Voorhis visiting Colorado, and unknown persons tearing up Carbondale railroad tracks to be investigated by County Attorney Brownell. Also mentions the track sale next week and local weddings and social events.
The writer vows to question all dogma and public servants, preserve democracy’s saving minority, and switch minds mid column or campaign. He promises fearless, candid opinions regardless of party or piety, seeking honest reader responses.
Quotes from Dr Charles Lyon Seashores Senator O Mahoney Alfred M Landon John L Lewis and Maj Gen Arthur E Grasett reveal debates on freedom federal power anti trust reform term limits colonial defense and labor needs. The remarks span religious civic and military figures addressing liberty governance and national policy.
Linda Storm hides her engagement to George Cameron while awaiting news of Jimmy Cooper a naval flyer. Marcia King writes Jimmy is ordered to sea and Linda fears betraying Marcia, as she contends with her father’s wartime anxieties. George invites a picnic, but Linda declines to keep tomorrow free for Jimmy’s return.
The article explains that house flies breed in manure and refuse including garbage cans, decaying produce, and stagnant water. It urges tight lids, drainage of liquids, wrapping waste in paper, and burning or proper disposal of decaying materials to prevent breeding and odors. It notes flies travel far and cites an Montana experiment releasing 400 000 marked flies with only about 1000 recaptured.
The page lists August 7 and 8 broadcast lineups across WREN KMBC and WDAF with programs from 5:30 p.m. to after midnight. Entries include orchestras, comedies, newscasts, musical variety, and special features like True or False and The Shadow, plus weather and forecasts, followed by a closing health note on flies as health pests.
The article notes hybrid corn in Douglas county fields promising higher yields with fewer tall stalks and uniform ears. It cites a 140 acre North Missouri test comparing open pollinated and hybrid, with a hail adjuster reporting about 20 bushels per acre more from hybrid. It warns about moisture limits and possible need for grinding for livestock feed.
Ralph Hoffman reported the theft of a blanket from his car Saturday night while parked in front of the Winter Chevrolet Motor company. The incident was reported yesterday afternoon to police.
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