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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1938
Page
4
The text notes a Democratic candidate will stand in the Second district where voting for U S Guyer is a fixed habit. It also mentions a close Republican race in the Third district where Thomas D Winter of Girard finished with the winning edge.
A scriptural verse from Psalms 104 24 expresses awe at divine wisdom in creation noting the earth abounds with thy riches and the breadth of thy works. The text highlights a reverent view of nature as God's ordered abundance.
Idaho Democrats rejected Pope, nominating D Worth Clark as a conservative anti administration candidate. Clark campaigned that he would not be a White House rubber stamp and would act independently, signaling a sharp measure against presidential coattails in the west.
Government August estimates show wheat well above last year and above ten year average despite a 12 million bushel drop from July. Corn yield expected to be 80 million bushels below last year, signaling possible production controls next year and potential acreage reductions for wheat corn and potatoes. Farmers face new farm program questions for unused land.
Official canvass confirms tight margins in Kansas primaries. H N Hensley of Topeka will oppose Congressman Bill Lambertson in the First district. W F Jackson of Fort Scott is also in the field.
The president of the American Meteor Society asks the public to count meteors this week as Earth passes through the Perseids. If nights stay hot, many may help. meanwhile the chance for a federal project seems overlooked.
The Republican party names Alexander Boynton of San Antonio as candidate to oppose W. Lee O'Daniels in Texas. Analysts suggest Boynton should assemble a campaign hillbilly band to energize the bid.
Local report notes grasshopper numbers are moderate and widespread but crops suffer only light damage due to abundant vegetation. Pests browse various plants, yet the season avoids the feared disaster.
Two Wellsville farmers who were slugged and robbed at the Cowboy Inn in Kansas City prepare to testify. The witnesses describe the suspects as a hard lot from the city’s cowboy crowd.
Beloit nominee Roy Hamilton targets class prejudice as he faces Frank Carlson in the Sixth District congressional election. Hamilton claims a balanced 1940 budget despite deficits while critics note federal taxes including sales, auto, and gas levied on both rich and poor.
A rushed groom arrived at his bride's home only to present a folded document to the minister that turned out to be a chattel mortgage on a sow and seven pigs.
Game Warden J Y Eller set traps to count deer in Pisgah forest but caught an irate hunter a lady's handbag and two embarrassed young women seeking apples.
The Rev. John Ward, a Methodist minister in Bethany Missouri, was awakened at 3 a m by a couple who asked him to marry them. After the ceremony the couple said they could not pay him and asked for a loan for a 500 mile trip to Illinois. Ward refused the loan with a plain no.
In Sundown Stories Willy Nilly meets a fiddler crab who explains his habit of waving claws and shows off a growing burrow. He describes his door like claw and the burrow room as he rolls a sand ball towards the entrance. The tale blends whimsical nature observation with playful dialogue.
Soil Conservation Service notes that now is the time to mow rag weeds and asters in pastures to control ironweed vervain mule tail and other weeds. A unusually busy season led to neglected pastures that should have been mowed in June or July but mowing now will still reduce weed competition with grasses for moisture and nutrients.
A hurried groom in Holt Missouri on August 11 rushes for a marriage license, grows frustrated waiting for the recorder to process the form, and seizes a paper from the Clay county recorder in a moment of impatience.
Fall plowing has been seriously delayed due to the long harvest and threshing season. Several cooperators including E. L. Hume J. A. Johnson Harold Johnson W. H. McDaniel Roy Baldwin and Lester Schwalm have done considerable plowing in spite of the busy season.
84 year old Silas Swagger, jailed in Mercer county on a charge of beating his 66 year old wife Elizabeth, calls jail a nicer place than home. He denies the accusation, asks for no bond, and complains about hearing and money while vowing to stay in jail.
In Anchorage on August 11 Dr. M Edward Davis of the University of Chicago warned the U S birthrate is falling toward alarming levels He said the average American family must have 2 6 children to keep the population stationary noting 3 000 000 births occurred in 1925 but only 2 000 000 in 1937 and warned of future declines.
Frank Hodges, manager of the Kansas City RFC office, said forms for wheat loan applications were sent to Kansas and would be rushed to 105 counties. Farms were due today at Manhattan. Farmers should apply at the county soil conservation office and then have wheat measured and tested before executing a chattel mortgage to the RFC.
In 1831 the United States employed about 39 000 women in cotton factories reflecting the early scale of female industrial labor and regional growth in textile production across the nation.
Summer session students depart as teachers form a majority of the second term. Mount Oread eateries close signaling a shift in campus life. H E Kepler resigns as Lawrence area telephone manager to work in Barranquilla for Gary interests.
In Topeka the Shawnee district court upheld the Kansas blue sky law with Judge Whitcomb denying an injunction filed by Moon Day. Moon Day faces federal court trial on charges of fraudulent use of the mails. Free lemonade and theater tickets announced for Lawrence visitors on August 22 23 during bargain day sales.
Hugo Stern and Archibald Lumsden arrive in Cannes where Eve Monet dies at a mannequin show. Dr Riquet the local physician and Thiers the police chief begin a formal inquiry as Hugo suspects murder while fearing publicity.
The wage cut clash between railroad management and labor moves to mediation in Chicago with a three man national mediation board arranging conferences with the carriers' joint committee the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and the Railway Labor Executives' association. Sessions are set to run at least ten days.
Mrs H D Brecheisen returns from Wichita after visiting son Charles Brecheisen. Mr and Mrs M Breithaupt host supper for Glen Peer and daughter Marylin and Miss L. Edgerton. Mrs Minnie Hausman attends son Paul Breithaupt’s graduation at Columbia State College receiving his master's degree. Rev C Meeder of Kansas City visits relatives. W J Selzer and family attend funeral for Mrs Kate Weixeldorf er in Eudora. Mrs Weixeldorf er died at home after four days heart trouble. Selzer entourage tours Oklahoma City Tulsa and visits Smith Woodard Kendell families and Miss Lila Selzer. Henry Heckwa and John Storm families attend holiness camp near Ottawa. Lena Breithaupt learns daughter Ida Bonnar underwent serious operation in Carlsbad New Mexico. improving and will return home to Mrs Very Carry. H A Edler and daughter Mable Alma Breithaupt and Dorothy Hausman spend Friday in Topeka also visiting WIBW. W L Selzeer hosts Paul Sommer and Otto Imogene Selzer at supper. they attend ball game in Wellsville. H Al Edler reports horse sleeping sickness last week. recovered. Vernon Sturm ill with measles. Delores Deckwa recovering from measles visiting relatives in Eudora. Keith Brecheisen of Welda visits grandmother Lena Breithaupt while parents tour Washington Canada. M Breithaupt attends Kansas Conference summer assembly at Forest Park Topeka as W M S delegate. visits Paul Kret singer. Others attending include Minnie Murdock Edgerton, John Sturm and son, Henry Deckwa, Mary Brecheisen and Ted, Clarence Hausman, Tommy Grossman Vinland. picnic dinner at Forest Park Ottawa. H Woodard and family also present.
Pleasant Grove announces the birth of a daughter at Memorial Hospital on July 29 to Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Kruse. Local families visit, travel, or work in the area, including Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Williams, Leo of North Lawrence. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Howard in Lawrence. Sandy Williams and children with Perry visitors. John Daggett planning to move west of Lone Star. Four Leaf club meeting with light refreshments. shower for Mrs. Frank Johnson near Baldwin. others visiting John Metsker and Charlie Winchell threshing crew wrapping up farm work. numerous residents listed with kin and neighbors across Pleasant Grove and nearby towns.
EXCELSIOR Carl Schwarz Miltie Kring and Harry Flory served on the election board Tuesday. The Rainbow 4-H club met Tuesday evening at the home of Delores Jackson for their regular meeting. Hazel Gilliland presided Nellie Finch led songs Roll call had 27 members. District events include a tour and picnic on Monday August 8 and Achievement day on August 26 planned by junior leaders. Cake iced tea nuts and mints were served at the close. Outdoor games followed.
Emma Winters and Dick Fisher with James Lin berger of Baldwin visited Mrs. Clara Kassinger on Sunday. Mrs. Woodrow Sturdy called on her parents Mr. and Mrs. Martin Holcom on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. D A Wray had Sunday dinner with cousins Mr. and Mrs. Cora Wray and family near Centropolis. Leroy Hilbert from Burlington at the CCC camp spent the weekend with his parents, and Victoria Bell Hilbert was also mentioned.
A dense list of radio programs across stations WREN KMBC WDAF WDAF and others for Thursday and Friday evenings. The guide enumerates show times from 5:30 to midnight with music dramas news weather and special features. Names like Bratton Vallee Boake Carter and Henry Gendron appear among many orchestras and program titles.
A snake bite last Wednesday sent the victim to Memorial hospital by Wednesday night and home Thursday evening where she is recovering well. Local residents from Lawrence Hopewell and California visited over the weekend, aided by neighbors and family as threshers were hosted at the Morton and Tucker households. Tuttle's Midland chicken sale advertisement follows.
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