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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1935
Page
4
A 1935 Lawrence Kansas Journal-World page includes editor names and office details, subscription notes, and a column featuring brief observations. It references Huey Long’s visit to the Washington monument, Roosevelt’s budget plans, Senator Norris and politics, and a note on the Dillinger gang actions and law enforcement.
The article argues that replacing economic judgment with political decisions has damaged farming and packing houses, cutting meat packing employment by at least 25 percent as supply shrinks, while prices to growers rise and consumer prices trigger a buyers strike. The piece labels this a failure of planned economy per political control in a nonpolitical field.
A Lawrence parent questions the need for a new junior high plant arguing the system is costly and unnecessary. He suggests rolling back to eight grades plus four in high school and ending the public kindergarten to save money while keeping educational efficiency intact.
Ray Gafney will lead vocal music at Southwest High School in Kansas City this fall. Prof and Mrs C C Crawford return from Minnesota vacation near Lake Vermillion. Dean and Mrs D M Swarthout back from northern Illinois trip. Miss Jessamine Fugate returns from University of California summer school. A home wedding unites Mary Charlotte Fearing and Albert Harold Beering at Bucyrus with Rev Needles officiating. Beth Fearing flowers girl. Mr and Mrs Fearing plan to live near Barker Ave in Kansas City. A second annual family reunion held at Mrs E A Eastman’s home for twenty one guests. Miss Charlotte Cutter hosts a bridge party at 1604 Tenn St. prizes to Miss Virginia Crim and Miss Elizabeth Shepherd. Mr and Mrs F G Moore host picnic at Brown’s Grove with ten guests. Mr and Mrs Otto Fischer back from four weeks in Colorado mainly San Luis Valley. Miss Marjorie Jacquemain and Miss Josephine Jacquain return from Charleston W Va with their father.
This afternoon Lawrence welcomes America's foremost citizen, Colonel Roosevelt, with a special car expected to reach the city around six o'clock. Despite bad weather, the event is billed as a grand gala appearance with prominent crowds anticipated.
Ella's sister is a missionary in China and Ella is raisin' five healthy children at home, so neighbors say they're both havin' experience with heathen.
A Roosevelt party including Col Roosevelt Gifford Pinchot James G Garfield and Governor Stubbs will depart Osa Watomie at 3 30 arriving Ottawa around 4 00. The Lawrence aero glider built by Ogden Jones and Frank Preyer was wrecked in a storm leaving the pasture shed and uprights broken. Beulah Adams returned to Weaver's Store Mitchell Pennsylvania after vacation and was injured in a runaway injuring her scalp ribs and leg. Mr and Mrs R R McFarland leave for Fort Bidwell California others arrive from Hurley Texas with fat cattle car.
Lightning struck the old North College building causing minor tower damage with no injuries. A wedding united Cora Day and Fred B. Cunningham in this city, Rev. J K Spencer officiating. Clinton Presbyterian church to be dedicated with Rev. B Fleming delivering the sermon. Local residents and visitors are noted, including trips, guests, and assignments. A person found dead in a bathroom closes the batch.
Ada Thorne 60 widow of former state senator John R. Thorne was found dead from gas asphyxiation in her Olathe Kansas bathroom. Coroner called it suicide. son Robert Thorne a Baker University graduate reported his mother had been melancholy recently. John R. Thorne served as state senator from 1923 to 1927 and died in 1931.
Mound Valley Kansas citizens in yesterdays election authorized a 27500 dollar bond issue for a waterworks system by a 216 to 90 vote. The plan aims to match a 22500 dollar PWA grant for a 50000 dollar project. Past attempts failed. a PWA grant application will be filed soon as wells and cisterns currently supply the town.
Emily Felton travels to the Carroll plantation for Easter, meeting Judith and the lively Carrolls. At dinner David captivates her with bright, restless charm, hinting at a reckless, thrilling romance beyond Emily's orderly life amid Bedlam like rooms, candlelight, and garden swings.
Mary Graham Bonner tells of Honey Bear torn between temptation and honesty as she clutches a final honey taste. She returns to friends Willy Nilly Jelly and Jupiter Bear, admits she was greedy, and learns self control and accountability.
A health column defines key vaccine terms such as bacterial vaccines antitoxins and toxins. It explains how vaccines stimulate immunity and notes Pasteur's contributions and varying effectiveness against diseases like smallpox and typhoid.
Historical notes on vaccine efficacy suggest past bacterial vaccines failed due to altered proteins from heat or chemical killing. A new approach grinds living bacteria into infinitesimal particles to preserve active contents, potentially yielding a superior vaccine. Monday appendicitis a challenge.
A collage of brief items from small towns. Missouri county votes to withhold August salaries while others approve. Kansas hotel clerk Wilbur Marshall improvised a dyke to avert flood damage. Nebraska man salvages few crops after a truck crash. Iowa rider Roy Metz survives a June bug crash on a motorcycle.
Washington affairs writer Herbert Plummer notes Vice President Garner laughed at press misreadings of his Manila inauguration plan. He may visit Tokyo, says his aim is simple protocol, with wife Etta joining to handle family diplomacy amid secret service caution. Moran’s guards monitor Elliott Moran farm near Washington for unexpected presidential stopovers.
An OCR fragment lists radio programs across KMBC WREN WDAF and other stations from 5:30 PM to after midnight including operatic gems Spanish serenade Jack Armstrong Hit Parade Joe Rines Orchestra and numerous orchestras and variety acts with times and station tags scattered throughout the page.
In hectic closing hours of congress the Guffey-Snyder coal bill prompted banter between Sen Neely of West Virginia and Sen Bailey of North Carolina, once editor of the Biblical Recorder. Neely urged Bailey to recall Paul and be burned by coal. Bailey quipped he knew the Apostle and misread the phrase. The bill passed though Bailey voted nay.
Mr and Mrs W E Peters hosted weekend visitors Mr and Mrs C T Hankes from Kansas City. Mrs Hankes stayed several days. J W Alexander made a business trip to Kansas City. Delbert Richardson attended the campaign fundraiser. Florence Nightingale’s voice on a phonograph record is being used to aid funds for the British empire cancer campaign.
Committee meets Monday evening at the Farms Bureau office to organize the c H and vocational agriculture fair set for September 6 and 7 at Mt Hope o Nursery. Reports of residents visiting relatives near Valley Falls and local social notes follow, including Labor Day picnic postponement and school prep underway. The item mentions Mary Jordan Atkinson and the Comanche flag history in Texas.
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