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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1937
Page
4
A brief religious excerpt cites Ezekiel 34 11 urging divine pursuit of the Lord s flock. The verse emphasizes God will search and seek out His sheep, framing the pastoral care theme in a devotional tone.
The county fair features a tall corn and big melon contest to be decided in Lawrence tomorrow. While overall yields suffered from hail damage, promising individual specimens are expected to win prizes for exceptional length and weight in the exhibition.
Allied chatter over Japan warns that conflict distant from the field reaches Hong Kong with a cholera outbreak. Hospitals lack anti cholera serum due to Shanghai shipments blocked by war. Fires and bombardment in Shanghai amplify civilian suffering and hinder aid.
The piece notes popular faith in the neutrality act’s role to keep the U.S. from war while a Shanghai incident escalates, Americans die, and officials publicly downplay the act. It also cites Portugal breaking ties with Czechoslovakia over a failed munitions contract tied to Spain’s civil conflict.
An assortment of commentary notes from Kansas readers and journalists. It references Congressman Bill Lambertson, pacifist sentiment among college students, a Kansan joining the fight in Spain, and anti fascist war talk. It ends with local anecdotes from Atchison Globe and Lawrence Journal-World about travel and money.
Willy Nilly explains a playful parade plan as Honey Bear holds a green cloth and Jelly Bear stretches a red cloth to flank him while spectators stand along the roadside watching a whimsical display.
Willy Nilly guides the Puddle Muddlers through a traffic lesson using green and red cloth signals to illustrate safe crossing. He hands out pledge badges and invites more safety groups, while promising a future warning tale with Christopher.
Dr Galston states that excess weight shortens life and increases mortality. Clinical experience and statistics show radical overweight, 20 percent or more above normal, worsens health. A Life Insurance report notes obesity 35 percent above average raises mortality by over 50 percent compared with the average group. Excess overweight of 15 to 24 percent also raises mortality.
A fragment discusses how weight affects mortality across ages, noting slightly overweight men fare best until 30, then average, then underweight dominates after 40. It warns abdominal girth over chest increases death risk by about 50 percent, while overweight raises risks for high blood pressure and diabetes. Overweights show higher self harm rates. أسباب linked to psycho‑physical factors are unclear.
Washington Aug. 2 10 bi casually severe outbreaks of three livestock diseases cost farmers millions. Anthrax fatal to cattle and horses, sleeping sickness deadly to horses, and swine erysipelas a serious hog scourge. Shortage of vaccine serum in Minnesota due to high demand. Outbreaks reported in South Dakota Nebraska Colorado North Dakota Iowa. Control methods via serums and vaccines exist, federal ex hort said.
The National Park Service reports beetles in Mammoth Cave Kentucky have reduced wings and eyes. They have grown unusually long antennae and a series of stiff handlike sensory appendages on their bodies.
In Lawrence updates report the Dallas Spirit incident with a wide search by about 45 ships off San Francisco after a plane crashed in incressive tail spins. Nearby, residents note visitors from San Diego and California, plus social events and a lively week of community activities across the town.
Neill, a young federal agent, visits Baltimore for a vacation with his girl Janet. She refuses to join Prescott Fanning for a late dinner, sparking a clash over Fanning’s age wealth and charm. Neill investigates Fanning, befriends him at a hotel, then attends a party upstate where Neill loses consciousness in a taxi.
Neill wakes fully dressed in a Baltimore hotel room after Janet disappears. He suspects tax agent Prescott Fanning drugged him via a wet glass. Janet resigns from her job and goes missing as Neill traces a yacht, hears a taxi driver account of strange pickups, and searches Calvert Street and Belvedere routes for clues.
A collage of odd clippings covers life from Macon Georgia to Hartford Connecticut and Berkeley California. A bloodhound trails a fugitive and ends up tied to a convict suspender. A man sues over a dog bite from a frankfurter. A Pekinese tail dispute prompts quirky court notes. A man reopens a 350 year old friendship while a farm asset tale highlights a clever field catcher repurposed as car hardware.
Five million readers have devoured the long novel despite initial dullness and unknown author. Critics and professors have dissected it, yet focus remains on the author Margaret Mitchell and the inner purpose guiding her tireless labor even from a hospital bed.
An anecdotal comic strip item notes Joe reflects on his wife’s memory lapse as she calls him by her first husband’s name. The quip lands as light humor about marriage and forgetfulness from 1937 syndicated material.
Radio listings for Friday night August 20 feature WREN Ashburn Bratton. KMBC Herbert Foote. WDAF The Caballeros. Louise Floren. Harmonica Ensemble. and Death Valley Days. Late entries include Tommy Dorsey, First Nighter, George Hall, and Elks Club broadcasts. Saturday and Sunday continue with varied orchestra performances, dance bands, and weather forecasts across KMBC WREN WDAF and related stations.
A publisher reveals a persistent lead that spurred the book’s publication. The author’s aim to tell the South’s story convincingly succeeds, shaping public opinion and arguing the South’s case before five million readers. The piece argues against Civil War era prejudice and calls for unity, noting the novel’s impact may undermine lingering sectionalism. Advertising tips for misplaced items end with a prompt to use the Journal-World classified page.
Miss Jean Stouffer daughter of Dean and Mrs E B Stouffer appears with several other middle western girls in a Life magazine page 3 photo She is at Camp Andree Briarcliff Manor N Y attending the first international encampment in the United States of Girl Scouts The Lawrence girl graduated from Liberty Memorial high school this spring with an outstanding record She was in the Girl Reserves debate team pep organization plays and music contests and a member of the National Honor Society.
The Lawrence Aviation club will hold a Sunday afternoon contest at 3 o clock at the municipal airport. It features junior, senior, and your own make divisions with prizes. Boys from nearby towns are invited and should arrive to register on Sunday.
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