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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1937
Page
4
The Lawrence Ban Johnson team, leading the league with ten wins and two losses, faces Topeka in a double header expected to draw a crowd at the new park. Local fans anticipate a pennant while Green Brothers sponsor a promising season amid a thriving community baseball scene with 600+ participants.
The article argues for renewed cooperation between employers and workers as essential to America’s recovery. It condemns political manipulation, labor unrest, and strikes, urging faith in employers, fair profit sharing, better conditions, and a Christian, communal approach to support workers and their families.
Throttle Dodge City Globe notes President Roosevelt has final say over vast federal spending and controls in labor and industry through new measures. It cites relief, public works, flood control, farm relief funds and looming crop power, plus court actions and Senate relations amid a mix of local quips and trial news.
Willy Nilly scolds Christopher as Rip apologizes after disturbing him in the night. A sudden noise prompts Willy Nilly to shine a flashlight and reveal Christopher outside, bringing a mysterious moment to a quiet scene.
Willy Nilly and Rip help Christopher out of the boots he found in an ash heap. He explains he tried them on for a walk and left mysterious footprints, a prank that backfired, apologizing for the unintended confusion.
Infantile paralysis topic advised going to a skilled nose and throat specialist for a spray treatment using zinc sulphate and pentocain in saline. The expert cautions no guaranteed protection and notes animal results may not translate to humans.
In the Alabama infantile paralysis episode of 1986 Dr Armstrong notes spray inadequacies and calls for two specially designed atomizers to reach all nasal membranes. Zinc sulfate spray may cause headaches without lasting harm. pontocaine is added to reduce complications. Smell impairment is temporary and sinus inflammation is possible but unlikely to be serious.
New Haven Connecticut Aug 14 William Cruete 27 laughed so hard at a joke he had to go to Grace hospital to have his jaw re set He broke it Portland Oregon Aug 14 All work and no play makes jack That is the idea of John A Freeman 90 who hasn't taken a vacation from his farm implement business for 77 years Not for me says Freeman It s hard work and being on the job every day that counts Chicago Aug 14 Pi Rounding out 35 years of service as a club car porter on the Twentieth Century limited Matthew A Pierson said he noted a big improvement in the drinking habits of the traveling public Fremont Nebraska Aug 14 Henry Rohn Fremont high school athlete is practicing his punting already He was riding in a beverage truck when two men boarded it and attempted to hold him up Henry lifted his talented feet into the air and boosted the thugs to the road with a sturdy push.
Ten gasoline powered model airplanes from Topeka will participate tomorrow in contests at Wichita municipal airport. Topekans bringing gasoline models are George Allen Ted Nelson Paul Boeger Russel Culp Lawrence Bundy J. C. Meeks Bob Curtis Frank Denton Kenneth Gardiner and Bill White. Donald Jester of Topeka will fly stick models in the events.
A PLA team of horses hitched to a hay wagon ran away near Neodesha Kansas injuring 66 year old farmer Andrew Duggan who was fatally thrown beneath the partially loaded wagon.
A busy sweep of local life includes Miss Geneva McFarland heading to Boulder and Colorado Springs then Yellowstone and Lake Camp, later teaching in Cody Wyoming. Nearby travelers Evadne and Pauline Laptad head for Colorado and New Mexico, while Lout family joins a reunion in Blue Rapids. Guards to Camp Whit, paving news, Astor heir born John Jacob Astor, and a string of social events, weddings, and travels fill the city calendar.
Ted agrees to surrender after revealing a diary extract to prove his innocence. Kay pleads while Josh Hastings denies the accusations as tempers flare and a surrounding fire threatens to engulf the scene. Ted plans to meet authorities a hundred yards ahead to confess and clear himself.
Topeka Aug 14 Dave Ford assistant governor of the federal home loan bank system said in Topeka that private money is available for investment at high levels and business is rising rapidly. He noted a continued nationwide housing shortage with insufficient skilled labor and reported FHLB investments and bond plans to back loans across Kansas Nebraska Oklahoma and Colorado.
Hulbert Footner’s Continuing Drama unfolds as Kay, Marion, and Ted carry Josh Hastings after a suspected stroke toward Clear Water. Jealousy, trust, and a tense plan to turn the accused over to a juried decision drive the next leg of the perilous trek through the ridge and toward a Basin destination.
Fred H. Cox, manager of the Lawrence Western Union office, leaves for Fort Riley to supervise press facilities during the Fourth Army maneuvers August 15 to 29. He will command about 10 men with four press stations at Camp Whitside, the Republican flats, Ft. Riley, and Junction City. J. G. Stinnett leads the local office in his absence.
Beal park hosts Kansas State Holiness Association encampment with delegates from Oklahoma Missouri Arkansas Kansas and Texas. Speakers include Rev. Joseph Owen of Boaz Alabama Rev. C W Ruth of Pasadena California E Clay Milby of Bentonville Arkansas and Mrs Nash of Winfield.
Radio listings show WREN WDAF KMBC EMBC and others airing orchestras bands talk and weather through late night. Notable names include Ronnie Ashburn Eddis Varzos Jack Meakin Horace Henderson and Frank Sinatra era acts with multiple orchestras and dance bands across stations.
Beatrice Neb Aug 14 Mr and Mrs A E Wissman of Albert Kan were killed in an auto truck crash 14 miles north of Beatrice Their 13 year old son Dalen Wissman was seriously injured Sheriff Tom Dunn said the Wissman car ran a stop sign on US Highway 77 and collided with a truck driven by John Weins of Fairbury Weins was unhurt Headed For Bankruptcy Topeka Aug 14 Rep William Lemke said the federal government is borrowing money at the most rapid rate in history and the United States is headed for bankruptcy.
Topeka August 14 Wayne E Limbecker of Kansas City Kansas Democrat will succeed Nels A Anderson Republican as chief engineer of the utilities division announcement by E E Blincoe CCC chairman effective August 16 Limbecker a 1920 graduate of the University of Kansas engineering school served in the coast artillery in World War I his career has been in public utility management and consulting Anderson has served eight years with the commission Della R Perkins Files for Divorce against John L Perkins suit cites custody of three minor children
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