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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1939
Page
2
Washington reports a bumper corn crop and growing hog supply similar to 1983. Officials reject a pig-killing program this time and outline two-fold actions: loans to support corn prices and relief distribution plus possible export subsidies and premium incentives to curb hog quantities.
Four employees of the local Agriculture Conservation Association left for Lyndon Kansas to attend the annual district meeting. Nine counties with about 60 attendees will participate to inform office staff about 1940 wheat crop insurance 1939 wheat loans and the liquidation of 1938 corn loans. From Lawrence the group includes John French Ernest Prim Walter Oehrle and Mrs Rachel Caton. They will return home tonight.
J A Dove of 646 Kentucky street will assume management of the Jayhawk barber shop at 727 Massachusetts street on Monday August 14. He succeeds C B E Hood of Topeka and says no immediate changes will be made in operation. Dove has several years of experience in barbering and has worked at the Jayhawk shop. Hood’s future plans were not disclosed.
The National Labor Relations Board ruled Ford Motor Company violated the Wagner Act and must reinstate 24 discharged employees with back pay. In Detroit Ford counsel said it would contest the order in court. The board found unfair labor practices including discouraging union membership and intimidation of union men.
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The President criticizes Connally’s pension amendment as a step toward federal control of old age benefits. He notes eight or ten states lack adequate pensions and cautions against shifting to a nationwide payroll or sales tax. He contrasts Townsend plans with his stance on taxes and social security funding. Other notes highlight the Journal-World classifieds reach.
Mendelssohn and Company, a private Amsterdam bank once run by the late Fritz Mannheimer, announced suspension of payments a day after Mannheimer’s death. Mannheimer, naturalized Dutch in 1935, was 49 and had been named a French Legion of Honor advisor on finance. The closure came amid large foreign deposits and unmarketable French and Belgian loans, with few Dutch depositors and no Amsterdam stock exchange activity.
LSU in Baton Rouge reports its first fatal death since scandal hit the university six weeks ago. George C. Heidelberg, 60, secretary of the student employment committee, shot himself as the campus oil well was brought in. He had ties to former president James Monroe Smith, now embroiled in arrests and indictments.
New York August 11 boards of directors of Kansas City Southern and Louisiana Arkansas railroads approved the consolidation subject to ICC approval. Charles Peter Couch becomes president of both roads. Harvey Couch chairs L A. William Deramus moves to LA position. George Schnitzer joins KCS. C Couch joins KCS board, E C Bennett resigns from KCS and joins L A board.
Albert Murphy son of Mr and Mrs James Murphy left Wednesday night for California where he has employment for the coming year after working for Frank Wulfkuhle for the last two years.
Washington reports President Roosevelt did not rule out an independent run or third-party influence as Democrats debate 1940 strategy. Senators Logan and Thomas speculate on his actions while he urges liberals to press for a progressive platform and accuses conservatives of aiming to undo recent reforms.
The Japanese navy fixed August 21 as the cutoff for German Jewish refugees in the Shanghai international settlement north of Soochow creek. About 5,000 of roughly 12,000 Jews live in the area under naval occupation, with the move aimed at reducing friction with the local Japanese population as Jewish arrivals surge toward 20,000 this year.
Heard in Lawrence reports last night’s rain totaling .55 inch bringing month to 7.87 inches while normal is about four inches. Police assisted neighbors rescuing a black cat from a house vacant for vacation as residents heard its cries. Prof Earl D Hay mailed KU’s Civilian Air Training Program application. KU joined 18 schools last year with 20 pilots trained. City workmen bored under Eleventh and Massachusetts to lay traffic-light cable. bolt of lightning struck near a gun club trap house causing a brief darkening. A shipment of 6,240 pounds of oranges and 1,800 pounds of rice will be distributed from the surplus warehouse next Tuesday and Wednesday. this is the county’s second shipment this month. A safety note from Mrs S J Runkle of Jackson Minn suggests keeping calm and pulling knees up to reduce leg injuries during stand collapses. Douglas County’s proposed 1940 budget hearing be held at 10 a m in the court room. levy 6 418 mills on $39 776 972 valuation as of July 1 per county commission action. Fred Cox of Western Union notes a slight improvement in the Ozarks while vacancies in Lawrence business rooms are few. Lawrence Memorial Hospital patients receive bouquets from Mrs Alice Davis.
Clarence B Stowe aged 73 of RFD 1 died at his home after long illness. Funeral services set for Monday at 2 PM at Rumsey funeral home with burial in Clinton cemetery. No known surviving relatives.
Mrs Amanda S Hemphill died yesterday at her Bald win area home. Funeral services will be Sunday at 2 PM at the Vinland M E church conducted by Rev Willis Browning of Stony Point.
Funeral services for 57 year old Jake Widener who died Wednesday night at Research hospital in Kansas City will be held tomorrow at 2 PM at Schubert funeral home in Lawrence. Rev. W O Watson will officiate with burial in Euodora cemetery. Special wedding complexions are effected by Albanian brides by smoothing their faces with a preparation of lemon juice and sugar applied boiling hot.
Walter Higbe pitched a two hitter for Philadelphia as the Phillies defeated the New York Giants 2 to 1. The Giants scored on walks a sacrifice and an infield out, while Millies Schumacher and Danning contributed for Philadelphia.
Edmund Heilpern, Vienna refugee and Topeka advertiser, spoke on The Last Three Days of Austria at the Kiwanis noon meeting. He described life before and after Hitler's 1938 entry, his escape with eight dollars, and his lecture tour in the Midwest. Clifford D. Dean was welcomed as Lawrence schools superintendent and Clayton Calvin attended as a guest.
A cool spell cooled to the low 60s and a shower this afternoon aided apple and tomato crops, with apples especially the autumn varieties benefiting. The moisture checks ongoing fall and may yield a larger harvest, while pastures revived and water hauling ended. Last night’s rain measured .05 inch.
Bromwich and Quist boosted Australia to the three match total in the American zone finals by defeating Morales and Nodarse 6-1 6-0 6-8 after securing two singles wins yesterday. The win clinches the series for Australia in Seabright New Jersey.
Peter Wisowaty, 54, of Dalton was charged with cruelty to children after police said he admitted winding a tow chain around his 14 year old daughter's waist and leg to keep her from staying out late. A playmate, June Blank, found Alice Wisowaty wearing the chain and alerted her father, who called police.
In Salina Kansas on August 11 a CCC camp will be formed near Concordia to aid a soil conservation demonstration. Governor Landon announced the camp moves from Farlington to Cloud county, with about 180 men to be stationed by December 1 for the project.
Edith Estabrooks of Dubuque Ia defeated Mrs Russell Mann of Milwaukee one up on the eighteenth green with a birdie four after a 20 foot putt to advance to the finals of the thirty ninth annual closed western women's golf championship in Detroit. A mobile gasoline laboratory tests gasoline grades across Illinois.
Guests from Tonga Oklahoma City and Tulsa gather with the Vails Frye Wise and Cook families at various homes. Epworth League activities, picnics at Baldwin Lake, and a golden wedding anniversary honor mark a busy week of social visits in Iola and nearby towns.
The annual ice cream picnic brought together many local residents including Mrs. Jardon and several families for a day of eating ice cream and cake. Lucile Hutchins hosted the Phoebe Emery Missionary Series gathering with devotionals led by Mrs. Phillip Miller. Mrs. B. R. Hutchins attended as a guest and a business meeting was held before group games and refreshments ended the evening.
Last Wednesday and over the weekend a string of visits and guests touched Hopewell and Independence. Lloyd Lewis and Honor Clark with Floyd Shaffer traveled from Plattsburg to visit the Tauls on their way to Colorado.
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