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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1939
Page
4
The guest writer Paul B. Lawson dean of the College of Liberists at Kansas University and Lawrence Board of Education member contributes an editorial on education leadership and policy.
A reader praises Lawrence for its location landscape and climate while noting imperfections. The essay extols Mount Oread views, elm and maple trees, and a balanced population mix of University and local youth. It lauds residents integrity, work ethic, and commitment of teachers and church leaders shaping a close community.
A resident praises Lawrence for its religious life through churches civic groups honest officials and public servants. They laud friendly citizens strong public service merchants and professional people and note how the town supports families through good schools churches and cultural activities.
Stanley Shook of Strickler's relays two Kiwanis convention anecdotes. A Boston speaker pitched milking machines to a farmer with one cow, taking the cow as down payment. The other tale has a bewhiskered man waking at 4 a.m. to discover his whiskers cut, exclaiming the mistake.
A St. Louis worker arrived at his usual morning shift to discover he had been replaced, prompting mention of unfair labor practice and a potential NLRB case. The Kansas City Kansan notes the issue, while the Leavenworth Times jokes about congressional amendments to the Ten Commandments.
Luman Miller of the Telegram attributes the blast heard near Belleville to a farmer feeding a layer-bust ration to a rooster, noting the unusual cause reported by locals.
Paul H. Ditzen argues in a Kansas City Kansas letter that democracy, religion, and rugged individualism lie on a global scrap heap. He urges a supreme effort by the U S Navy to salvage sunk institutions and a revival of sane thinking and strenuous effort to regain courage and initiative.
A collection of quotations from figures including Vice President Garner Colonel York Reverend Fosdick and Senator Taft reflecting on war democracy religion and political pressures amid a period of global conflict and domestic strain. Human costs are invoked by Hoover while officials discuss policy and missteps and the public mood amid wartime uncertainty.
In Nashville a Julius Caesar actor playing Caesar was stabbed during a scene by a fellow player. The wound required stitches and the injury halted the show for the night. Cast and crew were cautioned against excessive realism.
The Graf Zeppelin departed Friedrichshafen August 10 for Tokyo and has crossed into Latvia after a world voyage. In Lawrence the CPA picnic ends today and a carnival platform dance was held yesterday. Attorney General William Smith plans to speak this afternoon.
The Haskell band and orchestra will furnish music for the play to be staged. The ensemble will provide orchestral and band accompaniments as part of the production program.
In a New York Herald Tribune children’s feature, Nanette aged eleven asks if there is room in the country for her and her little sister. The two girls and their parents live in a two room tenement, highlighting poverty and crowded urban living.
A satirical narrator assures Nanette there is space for her in nature and in the marketplace. He warns she must push aside fat bellied politicians and space-grabbers, including professional humanitarians, to claim room for life, will, and happiness.
A speaker imagines an empress ruling to direct relief funds to children and proposes firing squads for anyone over 25 to give the young a fresh start. The monologue mocks elder despair and envisions room beyond grim walls.
Charles Jefferson 34 pleaded innocent in Palm Beach County to indictments charging kidnaping and murder in the death of 17 year old Frances Dunn. Judge C E Chillingworth set trial for September 25 and appointed Jack W Salisbury to defend him.
Christine Thorenson visits her cousin Emma Talbert then takes a boardwalk artist booth under Wilmet George Wilmet on the Twentieth Century Pier. A mysterious note from Chandra and a public reading lead Christine to a Temple of Truth as unseen tensions rise on the surf city boardwalk.
Radio listings for August 16 and 17 show a dense lineup across WREN KMBC WDAF and others. Programs feature orchestras, news, comedies, variety shows, and weather forecasts with guests such as Jimmy Allen Kay Kyser and Duke Ellington.
The article explains sacro-iliac strain as a common back pain source. Symptoms range from mild discomfort to severe agony affecting sleep and appetite. Diagnosis involves posture checks, pinpointing pain, and differentiating from sciatica, while treatment includes belts, possible anesthesia during manipulation, heat, massage, and graded exercise.
Community family visits fill a weekend in Lawrence and Valley Falls with guests from Bonner Springs Webb City and Kansas City. The piece notes dinners birthdays and a hospital operation for Mr Hemphill as well as teacher rest and campus summer activities.
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