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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1930
Page
4
Journal-World edition from August 22, 1930 notes a religious reflection on godliness with contentment. It cites a Bible verse about not bringing or taking material possessions, urging contentment with food and raiment as essential. The fragment ends with a quote from Timothy about contentment.
New York reports claim milk vendors pay far above worth as racketeers manipulate the trade. Violence near Victory Junction targets shipments from Douglas and Jefferson counties, threatening a winter food supply and sparking public opposition to strikers.
The Pinckney school project is stalled as the board defers awarding the contract until counsel reviews applicable laws. The board sought attorney general input on proposed plans and received approval, while funds will be raised by a tax levy in advance of construction to avoid bonds. The delay may prolong employment within the community and postpones building, driven by a legal challenge but grounded in a recognized local need for new classrooms. Communist forces in central China have suffered a decisive defeat, possibly easing nationalist pressure as red armies are poorly equipped and disorganized.
The article notes that aggressors moved unchecked when no opposition stood against them, amplifying their capacity to loot and burn cities such as Changsha and others. Authorities and civilians faced escalating danger as these powers extended their urban devastation and strategic reach.
A royal court source quotes King Carol of Romania criticizing his divorced wife for not accompanying him into exile. The tale invites debate on proper behavior for a wife in such a historic departure, noting she reportedly chose tact over accompanying him, while he faced exile with others.
Mrs Geo W Kumler and Mrs Mendenhall left for Chicago. Eva Butler hosted friends at 1244 Kentucky. Fred and Mrs Noll returned to Leavenworth from visits. Mary Sanderson came back from Vancouver. Bertha Zimmerman to Ogden Utah for summer with sister Mrs Wherry. Crutchfield pledges 1000 dollars to finish Y M C A building. total needed seven thousand dollars. The World touts juvenile court law and Y M C A as key to cutting crime. Raymond Palmer leaves Raymond Drug to join Bell Telephone Co.
F C Paxton agricultural statistician with U S Department of Agriculture and the state board of sericulture has been notified of transfer to the foreign service. He expects to serve as agricultural attache with diplomatic authority possibly to Australia or Argentina, leave for Washington within two weeks for a month then abroad. A successor will be named by the Agriculture Department. An English electricity rise stands at 150 percent in seven years.
Rev W Hayen of Selwyn College Cambridge writes about renewing ties with Cambridge in 1930. He notes shifts in English views of America postwar, rising female student visibility and smoking, and English hospitality toward international scholars as fostering goodwill and preventing future conflict.
San Francisco August 22 AP The state supreme court paused its unprecedented pardon hearing for Warren K Billings amid closing testimony and potential further affidavits. The justices will privately weigh charges and recommend to Governor Young, who will use the findings to decide on Billings pardon. Mooney awaiting consideration.
A suspenseful tale follows Dagger Marley as she travels the world seeking life’s riddle. She encounters a holy man who preaches self forgetting, a warlord who praises strength, and a famed thief whose ruthlessness tests her. The intrigue centers on what awaits her in Chang Kai Sho’s capital.
Dagger receives a lavish invitation from Chang Kai-Sho, a powerful Chinese leader, to visit the Tu-chun palace. She weighs danger and intrigue as Chang courts her with flowers, private talks, and a planned dinner, while the Consul warns of Chang’s Oriental attitude toward women.
This date in Kansas history notes the completion of the Leavenworth and Southwestern railroad to Meriden in 1882 and its sale to the San. Also recorded is the 1885 murder by poison of J. R. Walkup of Emporia.
John Peggy and the Little Black Clock travel by plane to an air hotel for a concert. Crickets aboard are mistaken for new music by the audience, then revealed to have come along from Earth, providing a lighthearted ending to their skyward night.
A discussion on accidental drownings urges lessons in swimming education and water safety. It notes surprise at how many drownings occur despite beaches being widely used, with males dying far more often than females and most victims over 20, stressing societal losses and community burden.
A jumble of brief AP items mentions Theresa Towns back from Italy meeting friends at a pier, frogs in Westchester, a mayoral order in Puebla pinching men in shorts, censorship in Prague, a seaplane Trans Atlantic plan from New York, Rockefeller estate work for 200 married men, and Bernard Smith the beggar with precious coupons.
Peale advises fostering a child's self esteem as the foundation of confidence and happiness. He warns against sharing jokes that could humiliate a child and urges constructive criticism focused on actions, not character. Emphasis is placed on praising what a child does well and ensuring genuine home security.
Dr Marbury from Gorgas Memorial Institute outlines that fingertip puncture infections can rapidly worsen into blood poisoning. Heat and moist dressings aid drainage while prompt professional care is urged for all infections to prevent spread and potential death.
W. W. Curfman of the Lawrence schools will teach the Union Adult Bible Class meeting Sunday at 9 45 am at Trinity Lutheran church. The experiment drew approval from many Sunday school attendees in Lawrence with over fifty men and women present from about five local churches.
The Rev. Mr. Puls notes only two more sessions for the current class as other schools resume on the first Sunday in September. Residents of Lawrence are invited to attend. the meeting is in the main assembly room of the Lutheran parish house.
Prospect section notes Mr and Mrs Martin Rohe and Ruby and Beula visiting Saturday evening with the Rohean family. Mr and Mrs Glenn Smith and baby were dinner and supper guests. Reu ben Weeks Eva Arthur Weeks and children and Frank Speicher were afternoon callers. Mrs Leone Deay left Sunday evening for Olk City where she is employed at City hall.
Mrs. Joe Dodson of Lawrence area reports years of rheumatism ending after taking Gly-Cas. She says severe pain, kidney and stomach troubles, and indigestion vanished, allowing her to work again and sleep through the night. Gly-Cas sold at Round Corner Drug Store and other local outlets.
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