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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1937
Page
4
Legal notice style page from the Journal-World includes Associated Press masthead and marketing addresses for multiple cities, a daily circulation notice, delivery contact times, and a biblical verse from Psalms. The fragment signals a standard newspaper front matter item with publisher information and reader service details.
A Lawrence gathering discussed potential fusion tickets amid GOP and Democratic shifts. Suggestions included Garner for president with Gannett for vice president, and alternatives with Van denberg, Dewey, Byrd, and Clark. The talk framed broad citizen-led reform and critique of the current administration and party leadership.
President Roosevelt sent a special message to Congress urging cancellation of a 214 million highway apportionment already authorized and to replace it with a new plan to spread the funds over the next two years. Democratic senators object that next year’s highway programs would be harmed by the change.
The piece argues the federal treasury is nearly exhausted and that both federal and state highway spending is unsustainable. It urges substantial reductions by hundreds of millions, warning continued debt and impaired credit if current policies persist, while noting the political pain of restraint.
Bruce Barton, noted advertising man and newly seated New York congressman, urges relief through repeal of one law each day. After ten days in office no laws have been repealed yet, but his idea may gain traction in time.
A Bible claimed to be 412 years old was located in Clay Center and described as in a fine state of preservation. The remark follows a quip about mail order catalogues continually wearing out and being replaced, attributed to Osborne.
Honey Bear, Jelly Bear, and Caraioaditia weigh one more nut option as a girl nearby shares her penny. They earn two cents and plan to return to their stand while hoping for more customers tomorrow. The bears consider a pause at a food trailer before resuming business.
The tuberculosis death rate among unskilled U S workers is nearly seven times higher than among professionals. X rays and tuberculin tests aided diagnosis. The first free TB hospital opened in Boston in 1857 and the first NYC clinic in 1894. America relies on 95 000 beds in 1 200 hospitals. Notable victims include Mathewson Stevenson Gans Rhodes Chopin Keats Browning and Bolivar.
A historical report notes tuberculosis deaths over three decades in multiple nations, estimates losses if death rates had persisted, and mentions seal sales as finance for TB programs. In the United States thousands of associations run annual auctions, with the global emblem as a symbol of the effort.
In Pinehurst W W Sheffield fell from an oxcart at three miles per hour and fracturing his skull. In Laurinburg Ernest Norman fears hay fever will kill him after sneezing three times in four months causing hospital visits.
In Kansas City a patent case featured 12 washing machines as exhibits and public airing of dirty linen. In Dallas Judge Thornton barred a lion from the courtroom causing jurors to watch Zimba’s circus stunts from the lawn as dancer Norma Edwards sues promoter Edwards for injuries from an entry into Zimba's cage amid claims of docility.
Five year old Hal Hasselbach left home with a toy popgun and returned with a pheasant. Parents offered no solid explanation for the shot leading to the bird’s death. they speculate the bird died of fright from the unexpected pop.
Floyd E. Evans of Michigan urged national air officials that land grant colleges offer flying courses to juniors and seniors at a nominal fee to build a reserve of aviators for possible national emergency. The proposal was presented at the annual convention of the National Association of State Aviation Officials in Miami Florida.
The Christian Institute study class will meet at 2 80 o clock Thursday afternoon at 413 West 14th Street. Leader Miss Stella Langford will present the subject Omnipresence. Public is cordially invited.
Ten years back in Lawrence and surrounding areas features include Soviet peace proposal comment at Geneva, local banking chief V. Hoover returning home after illness, social and club notices, a Kiwanis election, a theft report, a Pacific voyage plan, Elks memorial services, and social events in Lawrence with garden parties, cards, and theater notes.
Burglars broke a window at the D. M. Wilson residence at 808 Louisiana Street and escaped with a gold watch worth 40 dollars and a watch fob. Police began inquiries, with no further details available at press time.
Nina, an ex debutante, marries David while secretly loving her stepfather Richard. Nina’s mother Money, obsessed with Richard, develops a serious heart ailment. David, a young auto salesman, suspects Nina cares more for Richard than for him.
Nina returns to the Ritz and confronts the breakup with David through a stark note and a farewell call. She reads his message ending their partnership, notes his departure from the apartment, and clings to their dog Button as she processes the severed relationship and unanswered questions.
The new Greek stamp issue features 18 lithographed and recess printed designs ranging from 5 to 80 lepta. Subjects include a Cnossos fresco bull fight, Tiryns court lady, and Zeus the Destroyer, drawn from Minoan and Mycenaean eras with crowns as watermark.
A parent in a 1930s voice argues that their son should stay at home to learn practical skills rather than attend college, contrasting with peers who pursued higher education. The piece reflects domestic expectations and rural values of the era.
A line from a 1937 syndicated column notes the pain of a girl who knows she is pretty and the ache a boy feels when he knows he is pret.
A catalog of ancient pieces including 40-lepta amphictyonic coins and Rhodes dia goras, a Venus de Milo fragment from Milo, Salamis victory depictions, Parthenon frieze fragments, Phidias works now in the British Museum, and Byzantine scenes. It notes provenance from Dodone Epirus to Berlin, with pieces tied to Solomos poetry and Psara's 1824 war.
Linwood residents hosted gatherings and visits over Thanksgiving weekend. Mrs. C A Harbaugh led the knitting club with twenty members present while families and friends from Linwood and nearby towns attended dinners, visits, and a lodge gathering in Tonganoxie. Numerous names appear including the Everlys Brannock Bremar Laptad Ransdall Butler Poston Wright Brown Smith Meineke Kuebler Engle Hughey Milleritte Hughey Caulk Parry Hale Wright Allison Sullivan Dean Johnson Church Bowen.
Readable bits reveal a dense December 2 radio lineup with KMBC WDAF WREN posters. Programs include Eddie Cantor Wayne King's Orchestra Your Hit Parade and Hollywood features, plus weather and late news.
Mr and Mrs Maurice Marshall of Leavenworth visited Riley Barnett for Thanksgiving. Mr and Mrs Luther were weekend guests of Mr and Mrs Riley Bennett.
A promotional notice invites readers to give a year long mail subscription to the Journal-World as a Christmas gift, likening it to a daily letter from home and highlighting the comfort of regular news delivery during the holidays.
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