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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1941
Page
4
Daily publication details show the paper published each day except Sunday and entered at the Lawrence Kansas Post Office as second class matter under the 1879 act. The fragment hints at distribution and filing status for archival records.
A biblical excerpt notes Samuel set up stones at Mizpah and Shen and named the place Ebenezer to mark divine help from Jehovah. The passage emphasizes gratitude and remembrance of past aid.
A Lawrence gathering of men in khaki shirts sought contracts for Kansas highways, hoping to hire labor and buy materials. The piece contrasts contractor activity with labor racketeering, criticizing government protections while condemning price boosting and alleged private deals.
The Wichita Beacon notes a 50 percent rise in real estate values, recalling a past period when over half of the sector in that Kansas region was elevated and properties moved long distances before settling. Critics from the dust bowl are dismissed as mud slingers.
A long ago American family famed for beautiful singing and sharp tempers drew attention when the father died. His sons served as pallbearers and nearly fought over the correct weight of the deceased, a detail that brought recent publicity to the family's musical talent.
Sauerkraut juice appeared this week at the Eldridge despite past efforts to popularize it. The unusual drink offended many delicate stomachs and failed to generate ongoing demand, though it did improve the flavor of other appetizers.
A well known public figure urges calm as men worry about silk sock shortages. The statement stresses prudence and patience amid potential supply constraints.
About 50 years ago a Kansan won a congressional seat amid chatter that he wore no socks. A Lawrence man warns his limited German could trap him in wartime, not aid escape. Public opinion soured on Harold Ickes, yet he remains defiant.
In Oak Grove Louisiana the county school board closed a country school due to declining attendance. The upset parents reopened it as a private school. Sixty six children enrolled for the new term with nine unpaid volunteer teachers. Parents consider asking the supreme court to force county support again.
The sixth Kansas senator in Washington is W Lee O Daniel of Texas who lived in Anthony and sold flour for the Anthony Milling company. Banker W A Miller urged him to open a savings account and helped launch his career. The O Daniel children say their father directs them to save a quarter of every dollar for investment. Kansas now has Senators Capper Reed Hatch Thomas Johnson and O Daniel, all former Kansans.
A Salina Journal excerpt notes men’s conspicuous achievements yet highlights a striking scene of workers at a soda fountain breakfasting on strawberry cake, peanut butter sandwich, rye bread and pickle as dawn crowds arrive.
A Stafford area woman jokes about mosquito bites and chigger irritation, saying the pests complicate her daily exercises of slapping and scratching, leaving her barely able to perform setup routines.
A Hays girl born to her father was described as a chip off the old block by a friend but the parent contradicted, calling her a feather off the old hen.
A brief, sharp quote from a Bend Tribune item notes a girl challenging her boyfriend with Cleopatra and the reply claiming she lacks nothing except a better assembly line.
An Arkansas City Traveler quips that a Wisconsin poultry raiser outfits hens with rose colored glasses to prevent pecking and jokes the experiment should be tried on humans.
The war column argues a rapid drive on Ukraine to secure breadstuffs and supplies, access the Near and Middle East for oil and strategic position, cripple Soviet industry and Black Sea links via Odessa, and counter British strength in the region. Odessa’s defenses and strategic value are noted as decisive.
Gov Harry Woodring announced the state general tax levy would not rise next year. Receipts shrink from lower valuation will be met by cutting nonessential state expenditures.
A Rome wireless dispatch says Austrian forces abandoned most positions on the Isonzo and Carzo fronts while Italian cavalry pursue. Zeppelin raids hit England with about 100 bombs causing 23 casualties. Wheat markets surge in Kansas City amid August crop losses. Lawrenc e Me announces La Jolla sanitarium opening by S. T. Gillispie. Gas price to 35 cents after August reading. Frank Liggett announces birth of a daughter born Wednesday August 9.
A New York City native at a government arsenal was urged by co workers to buy a buzzing insect they called a rare steel borer capable of eating metal. He paid $15 to a coworker who trapped it. A Union College professor later deemed it an ordinary June bug.
Intense internal heat from a hot spell ignited the automobile of Chester Lanigan. He parked the car in a field with doors and windows closed while he shocked grain, resulting in the vehicle catching fire and being destroyed.
Forty years ago the Henry street paving was completed with the last brick laid at 2 30 this afternoon. Peaches are plentiful this market and the crop is expected to exceed the average. White waste baskets on street corners should be emptied twice weekly. A special Santa Fe car carried about fifty Lawrence residents to a picnic at Eudora with Thomas Harley among the speakers. William A. Harvey of Lawrence was elected grand chancellor of the Sunflower Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias. R. B. McWilliams is past grand chancellor. J. B. Moore of Lawrence was elected grand treasurer of the endowment bureau. A red Swift Bros. car distributing meat has logged over three thousand miles in three years, cost 2500 dollars, and runs on electricity storage battery capable of fifty mph. It departs here tomorrow for Topeka.
John described waking with four aching teeth and deciding to end the pain quickly. He grabbed pliers and pulled them out, choosing immediate relief over prolonged agony.
Firefighting forest rangers were called to Saratoga California after several acres of Sun Ray nudist colony were laid bare. Rangers found the residents had fled, prompting Ranger Walter D. Winters to note they feared their toes would burn.
Local residents trace visits from Gales Creek Ore to Topeka and Lawrence. A baby girl named Nancy Marie Hodson joins Mr and Mrs Harold Hodson with family ties to Lecompton. The Sunshine club met, and attendees shared news at the city hall and homes.
Barbara rejects Larry's marriage proposal after he fails to win her heart with Dugan Blake in New York. A polo clash blindsides Dugan who is injured but survives after a transfusion from Barbara's uncle Hank. Barbara declares love and vows to marry Dugan, promising to claim his rights.
A detailed list of radio programming across stations WREN KMBC WDAF KNBC and others for Saturday August 9 into Sunday August 10. It lists timed shows including musical variety dramas news musicals sports and weather forecasts featuring acts like the Grand Ole Opry Bobby Byrne and Gabriel Heatter with local KC stations KMBC WREN WDAF and others.
Fall activities in Wellsville as Peggy and Barbara MecMellon visit their aunt Mrs. Schellack for a couple of weeks. Local families including the Vitts and Reetzes are sharing visits, caring for relatives, and helping with sick relatives as autumn chores and social visits continue.
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