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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1930
Page
4
Fragmentary text lists subscription rates and addresses for a local paper, with mentions of Massachusetts street, Lamune, Kaumen, and phone numbers. Includes references to Associated Press dispatch rights and the Audit Bureau of Circulations, plus a Bible verse.
In Topeka Republican Governor hopeful Frank Haucke seeks a restrained platform with no unfulfillable pledges. Platform results hinge on the resolutions committee and council temper. Democraticers press for a different approach with the idea of viability overshadowing principle.
The patchwork drought break shows near Lone Star where rain has yet to arrive while other parts of Douglas County see relief. A recently built lake near Star retains six feet of water and stocked fish thrive, but local farmers still suffer from the irregular rainfall.
The Texas Democrats rejected Ferguson’s gimmick of two governors for one. They favored Sterling’s gubernatorial nomination and a businesslike administration with fewer pardons. An editorial from Topeka notes a will to reduce taxes often becomes a wont to avoid action.
In even numbered years the leaders of all organization Picnics are reinforced as political years draw candidates to attend every picnic. This pattern suggests intensified political activity and engagement at public gatherings during those years.
The Topeka Capital backs creating a commission to systematize state government to cut employes and expenses, citing the tax code commission report. W Morgan adds that transferring rearrangement to newspaper editors could save half a million dollars without extra effort, while others caution against such shifts.
The text argues against appointing commissions, favoring existing departments like the state budget director to handle changes. It notes a push for efficiency and economy, with Morgan likely urging legislative action. Morgan is a Kansas house candidate, named while away in a Minnesota hospital, reflecting times’ push to cut costs without losing efficiency.
In Old Home Town the Kansas State Horticultural Society picked a corridor in the main exhibition building for a fruit show that is expected to be the county’s grandest. Ed E. Dix leaves Cherokee for Chanute with a higher salary. An aid society for drought victims in the western frontier formed August 18 at High Prairie serving Willow Springs and Palmyra township with officers Dr. Holliday president W. A. Marshall treasurer and H. Harvington secretary. Bowersock offers to grind grain for free.
Twenty five years ago notes recount August events as Mrs F M Doane leaves for Denver and Arthur Edmondson of Atlanta visits family in town. A stag party at Morganville hosted by Lou Silver ends with several returning to town. The Ziesenis brothers return from Eudora to family in town. Brownell family and friends plan Estes Park summer wrap at Carruth cottage. EB C girls feature a hay rack and marshmallow roast with many attendees. Agnes Uhrlaub hosts a 1108 Kentuck street gathering. George Leonard relocates from 821 Tennessee to 1317 Connecticut. Eagle Boys honor Jack Thornton with a New York street shower.
On 1881 Rev Mitchell a Greenback editor of Topeka Journal dies on a train west of Newton. In 1882 the Greenback-Labor convention nominates Charles Robinson for governor. Also noted is Dr Richard Cordrey writing about the Quantrill raid history for the Lawrence Republican. Cordley survived the massacre.
An excerpt from Claude Callan's piece portrays a tense scene where a character resists anger after a police confrontation and a blocking distance prompts a maternal restraint. The dialogue hints at underlying family strain and a child's attempt at composure.
Milbank Memorial Fund study of 100000 adult white males finds over 35 percent in the 20 year old group with nose and throat defects. Obstruction leads to mouth breathing and other defects. diseased tonsils linked to heart, kidney, and joint diseases. Emphasizes need for attention to young people's nose and throat health.
Editor laments reckless driving in Lawrence and California, recounting near misses on Seventh Street Rhode Island and Massachusetts. The writer urges careful driving and respect for right side passing, noting both verbal exchanges and near collisions.
Arnold Winslow, living in Dupont Circle Washington, seeks help from detective G Thorne after discovering his son John plans to marry Elsa Chase, a paraplegic woman. A mysterious blue clad woman appears in park encounters and leaves coded notes and a perfume bottle, hinting a web of secrets surrounding Elsa and her suitor.
Wichita Senator Henry J. Allen returned home from Mexico City where illness struck him while visiting Ambassador Dwight Morrow. His condition is not serious. Topeka Guy T. Helvering of Salina named by Harry Woodring as Democratic state central committee chair. Helvering, Salina mayor and former fourth district congressman, accepts per Woodring. Marysville William L. Holloway, 68, famed fiddler, dies from injuries after car accident near Hiawatha.
King George spends Wednesday mornings on his stamp collection with curator Edward C. Bacon. They work from 4 to 1 in his state library at Eyceham arranging and indexing rare stamps. Queen Mary is not allowed to disturb him while he reacquires old Grecian stamps and negotiates for American stamps.
Dagger Wandering travels from El Paso toward America in search of Blaine Howard, believed alive after dramatic World War I losses. Reconnecting with Uncle Jim Marley and McCarty in transit, she faces practical road hazards and a changed self as she contemplates future steps toward happiness.
Dag gar confronts Chang about a vanished lover believed dead. Chang reveals the man escaped Germany, hid in Russia, and exchanged papers with a dead man to survive. The lover may still be alive or dead, and fate may guide Dag gar to him or keep him apart. Chang urges patience and hints at a lucky talisman.
In a crowded scene near Casa Blanca the Dagger and companions race past a water tank to a warm reception. A woman’s cautious glance and a strong uncle’s brisk pull signal a shift as neighbors gather with weathered, sun-darkened faces. Tomorrow’s chapter promises more.
Mary Graham Bonner recounts a magical evening as John and Peggy ride a swinging experience with the Little Black Clock. Windy Wind helps propel them while the clock plans a future special adventure, hinting at time turned back and magical travel tomorrow.
Domestic reports show Sterling widening lead over Mrs. Ferguson in Dallas while Chicago witnesses an air derby spectacle with Casey Jones. Foreign notices include German arrivals in Queensport after trans Atl flight and turmoil as Peru reels with cabinet resignation and rebel control in the south.
The Genoa citizen Sera fina Alimonde established an annual award for the best articles on children and animals, awarded to a Rome or Genoa newspaper. The Genoa Lavoro won first prize with a call for journalism to avoid reporting arrests or trials of minors.
Robert Kronfeld, Austrian, began at Wasserkruppe and finished at Marktredwitz after six hours, beating a 93 mile record. C B Clarkson of Chicago set a 99 mile billiards record, besting prior marks. Ferdinand I Habert notes a Harvard Law School class of 1905 anniversary item. Polonia, the first Polish flag trans‑Atlantic ship, heads from Gdynia. A London man on 8.25 shilling weekly unemployment dole seeks a money lender license.
Valley Chapel notes record multiple visits and social calls across Lawrence, Winwood Lake, and nearby towns. Families such as the McNees, Schellhorns, Puckett, Dunn, Thomes, and Williams are mentioned with outings to Kansas City and Overbrook, plus an ice cream social at the church.
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