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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1930
Page
4
A devotional verse cites 2 Timothy 2:3 4 urging endurance as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. The text emphasizes resisting entanglements with worldly affairs to please the chosen commander. It frames spiritual combat as disciplined and dedicated service.
A Nation writer argues that communist expansion in China has received too little coverage. He notes revival after earlier Russian-backed decline, with peasant districts under growing soviet-like influence. The central China uprisings, threatening cities like Changsha, are tied to this expanding peasant movement.
The dispatches note political unrest in Peru, Cuba, Argentina and Brazil driven by dissatisfied outsiders rather than new theories. The piece laments Western world turmoil and contrasts it with the United States voting system. It warns against temporary gangster expulsions, urging law enforcement to remove gunmen nationwide to protect the public.
A Paris headline misidentified a man as a racket king. he is merely a tennis player. Across Europe heat waves kill many, with England suffering about forty deaths as Americans cope better with heat but miss ice water and cooled foods.
Affected regions struggle as prolonged heat stresses systems and daily life. Officials warn that the public health impact is rising while infrastructure and home cooling measures lag behind the extreme temperatures.
W Y Morgan finds both platforms similar yet notes one Democratic point is shorter and one Republican plank stands out as crucial. He says the governor and state officers pledge to a clean efficient government, removing political camouflage. they vow to fulfill duties with care and seriousness.
Mrs J W Zerby hosts thimbles and plans cards at 680 Louisiana St as Anne Alford moves to Ft Scott to teach English. Prof McDonald and family depart for Providence while Bertha Wieman heads to Denver. Licenses issued to Hungerford Kennedy. Clayton Hackman, Ulrichs visit Denver. Ruedigers move to Snyder store. Gustafson joins Sam McCurdy. Registrar Foster shoots rattlesnake south of town. fifteen rattles.
On this date in Kansas history 1882 the Democratic convention met in Emporia and nominated George W. Glick for governor while John Martin declined.
The text outlines a sick room setup with corner layout and two windows, urging quiet, minimal furnishings of iron or brass, an arch chair, an arm chair, two nightstands, and a chest of drawers. Remove carpets, drapes, and any items likely to catch dust, use blinds or shades to block light, and keep spaces insect free. Maintain cleanliness, dry sweeping, and good ventilation with screens to prevent drafts. For infectious cases, enforce strict quarantine limiting entry to essential persons only.
AP dispatches note Dr Charles W May of Winnipeg ties religion to medicine aiding patient confidence before surgery. In New York Alexander Hamilton III runs for state senate. in Easton Senators may shoot at a bay club as Tydings buys Poplar Island. Berlin glitch signals a German ticker tape messaging system. Ohio State grants Marian McKhenny an MS in entomology. New York boy John Hamilla returns two ten dollar bills found near Trinity church.
Shawnee County reports a women hog calling champion at the county fair with H D Lisk of Lenexa prevailing against three women and a man. Lindsborg opens a remodeled hospital near Bethany College for inspection. Atchison signs a contract for two football games between St Benedicts College and Kansas State Teachers College of Hays with dates set in October and the following year. Ralph A Brown, 50, president of Home National Bank, dies of pneumonia after an arm fracture. survived by widow and two sons. funeral Sunday at First Presbyterian. George S Howell, 55, prominent Kansas official and sponsor of the first Southwest Free Fair, dies after paralyzing illness in City.
Domestic Detroit-Lindberghs visit flier's mother after air races. Altus deputy sheriff killed and police chiefs wounded in a gun battle with four rum runners who escape. Atlanta grand jury to investigate American Fascist Association and Order of Black Shirts accused of threatening employers of negroes. Orange Hoover to confer on speeding up ten year 550 million federal building program to relieve unemployment. Edth Sh Mahan a former football star weds Ber yl Boerdman, childhood-school mate.
Italy issued 263,006 personal passports in the last fiscal year with about half for work abroad. Of these, 130,633 sought employment while 132,375 traveled for other reasons. Most work passports go to France where jobs are easier to find, though holders must return to Italy within a set time.
In ten years United States carried grapefruit totals increased from 2,000 cases to 1,850,000. Alabama opportunity schools enroll 9,818 adults this summer to study the three R's.
Elsa Chase learns of Kane’s death after a fall from a window as detective Thorne investigates. Dr. Kane’s autopsy reveals no clear cause while Winslow’s motive to protect his engagement to Elsa clashes with Thorne’s pursuit of truth. Poison suspected pending blood tests as Inspector Mitchell arrives.
Local politicians W. B. Ford B. P. Davis F. W. Coleman Alpha Huddleston Ralph Gibbs Curtis Patrick and Charles Decker join Republican and Socratic gatherings in Topeka on Tuesday. Community notices recall visitors from Kansas City Omaha and Detroit with church events and a Presbyterian Missionary Society picnic at Mrs. Will Sayler's south of town.
A local Sunday gathering featured Mrs. G hosting a covered-dish dinner under trees, with Jace Johnson leading a program on Love. Guests included many neighbors and relatives from Topeka, Hutchinson, Gardner, and other towns. The band concert in the park drew a large crowd, while families and friends continued reunions across the area, with travel to Leavenworth and Baldwin for visits and celebrations.
Paul Eberheart attended a Battery A World War I veterans meeting at Edward E. Pugh Jr. home in Kansas City. Lester Chesney of Horton visited Mr and Mrs W S Mize. Sunday guests included Bert McClure and Robert McClure of Kansas City Kan, P Kindred of Bonner Springs, Georgize of Wilder, and D H Sarver of Olathe. Eleanor Bell Polete and Billy visited in Olathe and Kansas City. Polete and Billy visited Peter Spohrer family. Ames Ellis suffers severe eye poisoning. H O Alleman family visited Kansas City Kan with his mother I T Martins illness. John A Giebener and J D Buckingham were in Lawrence. Buckingham visited daughter Mrs Sherman Casebier. Mrs Charles Broyles and relatives moved to Abilene for road construction work. Ival Lane, previously in Kansas City, remains at home this week.
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