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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1932
Page
4
A Secretary Mills review defends the Reconstruction Finance Corporation distribution of funds. It counters claims that money flowed only to big concerns and cites wide loans to diverse interests. Improvements in the business outlook are attributed to the board’s broad aid efforts.
Reports on Capt Mollison completing a westward solo across the north Atlantic ending in New Brunswick after landing to rest. The fuel heavy craft proved reliable though fatigue halted progress to New York. The piece links advances in small plane design to safety and efficiency. It also notes Illinois coal mines idle due to strikes and wage disputes. Further, Kansas University will not test incoming freshmen this year, relying on assumed intelligence until exams are graded.
The Sioux City area farm strike, though short, halted most farm product truck shipping and shifted traffic back to railroads. City residents still access necessities as highways are blocked. Rail shipments increase while rail operations face no interference from the strikers.
The article notes the sale of Ivar Krueger the Swedish match king’s vast art collection in Stockholm in September. It recalls his rise and fall, his suicide after financial collapse, and reflects on the futility of permanent material dreams amid life’s uncertainties.
Clement Perkins and George Rutter delivered a fine Rambler from Topeka this morning. The four cylinder auto, ordered through a Topeka firm, is owned by Perkins and is among the finest in Lawrence. It drew crowds with its siren horn as it cruised the streets.
In Douglas County Republicans meeting to pick nominees for public office, chairman Endsley Jones opened the session. Senator W C Howard won the temporary chair, with J M Walker as temporary secretary, later made permanent. Delegates named include John Charlton M Summerfield J C Walton Sam Houston Ed Zimmerman Charles Hoskinson Thomas McFarland J Woodward Wm Evatt John Fer.
A Viennese clinician, Oppolzer, advised a patient with morning abdominal disorders to place a rug before stepping from a warm bed to a cold floor. The cure illustrated intelligent medicine. The article explains physical therapy as therapies using physical agents like massage, electricity, light, water, and temperature.
Topeka reports Vice-President Charles Curtis formally accepted his renomination and left for Washington after a day of congratulatory messages from more than 25 states. He travels with sister Mrs Dolly Gann and daughter Mrs Webster Knight.
Kansas history note reports Charles S. Gleed, a Topeka lawyer linked to the Santa Fe line, announcing the railroad would exit receivership by late October. An AP item from Kiangsu province notes farmers pooling resources, lending surplus cash or rice to poorer neighbors at 18 percent interest to deter banditry.
Barry Cabot, a young man drawn into the underworld, confronts gangsters linked to the Bosco crime family after a nightclub murder. He informs lawyers, resigns from a bank, and encounters threats while pursuing the truth. In a brutal street confrontation, he subdues a jackknife gangster and keeps control, finding rare personal peace at the end.
Kansas City reports Charles Hirsch j 16 pursued his homemade aircraft after launching it in a non stop display race. He spent 200 hours building the craft and chased the speck as it vanished toward the stratosphere, with motorists following in sympathy. Separately, Kenneth C Higdon issues a license deal of 1.75 dollars plus produce to wedlock couple J M Harris and Leona Ballard. Santa Claus Indiana sees theft of 50 dollars worth goods from James Martin general store. New York notes college girls mock beer, preferring lemonade after year in Munich.
Willy Nilly and Flotilla Botilla free a distressed whippoorwill kept in a cage. They release it outdoors and watch it fly, hoping the bird’s homesickness fades by night. They plan an evening walk to the woods, where the bird’s song is heard clearly.
Willy Nilly asks a whip-poor-will if it can sing or sleep and shares concern over the bird's illness. The conversation reveals the bird cannot sing, struggles to sleep, and both seek a cure from Willy Nilly.
Mrs Elizabeth P Shuler widow of Jacob Shuler died at her home near Centropolis Kansas August 10 1932 at age 68 years 5 months 1 day She was born December 9 1863 in Franklin County Virginia the eldest child of George and Martha Hopkins Montgomery She married Jacob Shuler December 9 1880 to this union 18 children were born one infant son and one daughter Minnie Royer preceded her in death Survived by six sons five daughters a step son and step daughter ten grandchildren five great grandchildren and thirteen step grandchildren Two brothers and four sisters She came to Indiana at four and Kansas at seven lived in Jewell Douglas and Franklin counties Funeral Aug 12 Willow Springs Pleasant Hill cemetery Pleasant Grove A note on highways in the Near East follows.
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