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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1938
Page
4
A brief obituary style item quotes a religious verse from Luke and notes a bereavement observance in the community. The discovery centers on a mourning message intended to comfort readers and provide guidance during a period of loss.
A committee report on the South's economy due tomorrow is seen as key to political and economic aims. President Roosevelt, refreshed by a sea vacation, will resume speeches in the region to frame the report and rally wavering voters to the new deal and Democratic platform.
In Kentucky, Alben Barkley wins re election with over 50 000 votes as Happy Chandler concedes and blames federal money for his defeat. Observers warn that funding driven campaigns risk corruption and moral concerns, a practice unlikely to end despite protests from opponents.
Runner-Up Carl Friend led the campaign for lieutenant governor with a commanding margin, leaving many opponents far behind. Among the trailing candidates a so called mystery man surfaced in the field as the contest unfolded.
The Pittsburg Headlight notes H. Chase of Salina, a former lieutenant governor candidate and law school graduate, led the field behind the winner with 1408 votes to 2008 for Friend in Crawford county. Voters speculated his publicity value and possible relation to Harold T. Chase as reasons for the surprise showing.
A Iola Register correspondent notes Texas voters favor nonprofessional leaders like O Daniel but warns that headline figures such as Brinkleys and Alfafa Bill Murrays may prove no better in office. The piece argues for true professional politicians with character and training.
Several counties petition the state for authority to issue emergency warrants to augment relief funds. They argue current tax levies fall short and the relief situation remains financially strained.
A quip notes the pivotal life moment when a man shifts from family dependence to securing government support, highlighting reliance on the state as a defining transition.
The record notes the great pyramid uses 2 300 000 limestone blocks each weighing one and a half tons, highlighting its massive scale and construction heft.
The hermit crab explains hiding in a borrowed shell to avoid predators and using a claw as a door. Willy Nilly helps by providing a shell, and the crab notes its near full size and upcoming dinner with a cousin spider crab. Tomorrow: The Spider Crab.
In East Hampton Connecticut a customer who bought five gallons of gasoline could not pay and offered to leave his wife as security. Michael T. Wall the filling station manager took his name and address and sent the couple on their way.
Rochester reports George Millham 23 coached Eleanor Kramer 20 in golf. After instruction he stepped aside and Kramer swung, hitting the ball with Millham sustaining a fractured nose and being taken to a hospital.
UPI reports A F Lockwood avoids folding bed jokes after his bed folded early and two police officers helped him free. In Scottsbluff Bud Melaney notes golf humor as banker H D Wells and Guy Hayes probe the course at night to locate the second extra hole in a tied match. McKinney postpones until daylight.
Edward F. Hoy challenged a traffic officer over a No Parking sign. The court dismissed the case after Hoy produced a June letter from the park district superintendent showing the restriction had been lifted.
Detroit August 9 George McKenna says he has not sneezed through hay fever season nine days in and credits a 40 day fast last spring for ridding his body of impurities. He weighed 150 pounds dropping to 90 and then resumed eating after 41 days and drinking goat milk to regain weight.
John Roosevelt youngest son of the President will work at William Filene's Sons in Boston after returning from a wedding trip with Anne Lindsay Clark. He will start at the bottom at a modest salary with an estimated eight dollars and eight dollars a week discussed.
The Oil and Gas Journal reports the U S crude output for the week ending August 6 averaged 3 314 901 barrels daily, down 1 889 from the prior week Oklahoma up 275 to 422 900 East Texas up 515 to 440 100 while Texas state total fell 357 to 1 391 793 Louisiana down 7 705 to 261 720 California rose 900 to 651 150 Kansas off 2 250 to 151 725 Eastern states up 8 099 to 205 668 and Rocky Mountain west slid 1 620 to 69 000.
Countess Barbara Haugwitz-Reventlow the Woolworth heiress arrived in Paris for an indefinite stay. She lodges at the same hotel as her husband Count Court Haugwitz-Reventlow who left for Italy two days earlier. The pair, formerly Barbara Hutton, announced their separation July 29 in London. their son Lance remained in London.
R H Garvey of Wichita purchased the Eureka Bank assets closed in 1938 for 1844 dollars. The bundle included judgments closed accounts and notes totaling about 309000 dollars.
Clyde M Read topped John Hamilton by more than 25 000 votes in the Kansas GOP primary. The day also covered state political figures travel from Topeka to Montana and local social events from picnic meetings to a Kansas City banquet.
Twenty five years ago extreme heat kept temperatures near 100 degrees daily. Mayor E A Bond issued a fire warning as four fires strained the water supply. A Farmers Institute and Grange picnic drew about 300 at the county farm with Mrs. Cora Bullard as main speaker. Pleasant Grove faced Belleville in a ball game to close the day. Lawrence marks Quantrill raid sites for the 50th anniversary with a planned special magazine supplement and a history book titled Lawrence Today and Yesterday. Topeka hosts the Blue Sky Law hearing verdict soon. University staff appointments include McMurray Mattews Cowgill Conwell. Mrs Dudley Asher and Miss Alice Asher hosted a party for Mildred McCurdy. Miss Mildred Knight visits from Salt Lake City. Will Monk returns from a month in Colorado. F B McCulloch heads to Green Mountain Falls tomorrow.
Forty years ago Prof R S Saunders begins a class in Tonganoxie today. Judge Emery named a delegate to the irrigation convention by Governor Leedy. Charles Lobdell near Lawrence moves his family as he hunts a job. Dick Meade leaves his grandparents home to join his parents in Arkansas. John Standing buys Bolles coal and wood yard at Vermont and Henry. The Misses Boucher visit Ottawa. Captain Sherman Harvey returns to his company in Topeka. Harvey is a fine looking officer.
Hugo Stern and Archie Lamsen meet the famous cartoonist Rene Geiss at a seaside cafe. Geiss warns of dark women and foreshadows danger as a blonde named Eve leaves abruptly. Ada Stern, Hugo’s sister, and the trio discuss Palm Beach plans while a tense mood lingers over the party.
A brief humorous note recalls a shot at a quick loan. Henry lent ten dollars to Poor Pa, who vowed repayment. Henry returned today seeking another ten dollars, proving the debt lingered as a comic family memory.
Oskaloosa residents Hazel Ahrens and Miss Jeanette Jacquemin visited Bald win and Epworth Institute with Jacquemin staying with cousin Mrs. Harry Bowers of Kansas City. An ambulance took Mr. Hawk to St Francis hospital after a threshing incident at the Keeling farm.
A dense listing of radio programs across WREN KMBC WDAF and other stations. Entries include musical showcases talks weather forecasts sports and variety programs with multiple orchestras hosts and entertainers listed.
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