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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1939
Page
4
The piece discusses the battle over union dues via the check-off system where employers deduct worker dues. It notes that such efforts have caused deaths and property loss and have inconvenienced the public, highlighting the conflict among labor leaders over bargaining power and dues collection.
A Democratic reader expresses hurt at critical coverage of the President by the Journal-World. The letter acknowledges progress under Roosevelt in FBI development and racketeer trials, notes Hoover origins, and hopes for renewed democratic principles and favorable commentary if warranted.
The piece portrays Thornburg as a failure despite natural gifts and community support. It accuses him of preferring theft over earning money and avoiding personal responsibility.
Roosevelt coins rebellious Democrats and ponders their motives. The piece questions whether these Democrats oppose the country, align with anti American interests, rebel against their party, foment class hatreds, despoil constituents, or tear up the constitution. It frames the debate as a harmful political dynamic to watch.
The passage attacks those who refuse to follow further the leader who has steered them into the wilderness for six years. The term rebellious Democrat could amplify Roosevelts hopes and aid those against the accused. It notes Walter P. Chrysler's illness drawing attention to two western industrial giants, Chrysler and James Cash Penney, both born in 1875 in Missouri/Kansas and Kansas respectively, with a six month age gap.
A remark suggests that critics cry over the small portion of spending while overlooking the ten billions already approved by Congress, implying political theater around fiscal policy and accountability.
In his push for scientific food for game fish the state game warden does not face the hog raiser to produce alternate lean and fat layers.
The former president decries the neutrality measure failure and asserts he now has little ability to avert a war outbreak, expressing frustration that he cannot stop speaking.
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A reflective editorial praises the August 1 1939 House vote ending a five year spending spree. It compares the act to the Declaration of Independence and warns industry leaders to curb unemployment by restoring work and investment.
A noted author and journalist Marjorie Hillis, famed for Live Alone and Like It, offers an old fashioned sentiment on love as she prepares for her upcoming wedding. The remark signals enduring romance and commitment.
Pettengill recalls the purge against Democratic leaders and the drive to limit President Roosevelts control. He cites the 1937 38 bills and the party’s backlash, noting lawmakers warned against future intimidation and the 1940 convention that Roosevelt could not dominate. He argues the purge fractured party unity and reshaped leadership.
Judge Albert Williams spoke to a large crowd at the C P A picnic at Brown's Grove. Mrs. Henry E Beck hosted a miscellaneous shower for Miss Gertrude Way. Prof C O Stoland and family left for an eastern motor trip to Boston. Bert Rogers announced a December move to Hollywood to manage his son's affairs. The old home town features a Zeppelin incident at Liege and a fire at 1400 Louisiana. Also noted are social visits, anniversaries, and regional travel.
Reports from twenty five years ago describe the fighting at Liege during the German invasion of Belgium with both sides deploying aerial fleets.
A reflective Baltimore column muses on industrial progress and the promise of futures forged in laboratories and steel. It likens the harbor at twilight to a gateway toward a world of tomorrow and imagines the air clipper rising as a symbol of human achievement and aspiration.
A collection of remarks from Dr Eduard Lindemann Dr Victor Nef and Edwin M Otterbourg and Magistrate Charles Solomon. The lines touch on education politics democracy law and domestic life with a wry note on behavior in private settings.
Linda Storm faces impossible marriage as her naval pilot lover Jimmy Cooper remains in service. She wrestles with duty, family, and a perilous tie to George Cameron while a newspaper reports two officers killed in a crash, signaling grim war realities ahead.
Aerial review by E. P. Mooman and Will Zurbrucken compares hybrid corn to open pollinated strips on the F. H. Leonhard farm. Hybrid rows stand erect with dark green color while open pollenated strips blow down and reveal ground.
Dr. Morris Fishbein explains that sciatica arises from pressure or irritation along the large nerve from the spine to the thigh. He notes causes include posture, flat feet, injuries, infections around the nerve, and cold exposure, and describes diagnostic tests and treatment options, from rest and heat to surgical procedures in severe cases.
Broadcast grid lists WREN KMBC WDAF and WDAI programs for Thursday and Friday evenings including Jack Joy’s Orchestra Jimmy Allen concerts young democrats and various dance orchestras. Notable names include Rudy Vallee Tommy Dorsey Glenn Miller and Harry Owens with multiple weather forecasts and newscasts interspersed.
In Rome on August 10 officials banned Time magazine until further notice due to a July 24 article about Countess Edda Ciano wife of Foreign Minister Ciano. Similar bans remained on Esquire Collier's and The New Republic for material deemed harmful to Italy and Fascism.
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