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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1937
Page
4
The excerpt presents a religious verse from Psalms 33 13 15 praising God’s view of humanity. It appears alongside a header about the Member Audit Bureau of Circulations, contrasting secular audit references with scriptural quotation.
Senator Vandenberg accepts President Roosevelt's call to cut highway spending. He rejects abstract economy without concrete steps and cites the Michigan highway commissioner. The piece notes many congress members profess economy but oppose specifics and suggests Congress blocks the President's relief plans.
The wage hour bill, aided by some contested lobbying, advances from committee and will reach the House floor by mid month. It aims to raise wages and shorten hours, but faces criticism that costs will rise and that general legislation cannot align with regional labor differences. Critics warn of potential trouble and possible failure, while supporters cite relief from long hours.
Packing juries and incidents hint at a general clean up in Kansas City. Reports claim jurors used assumed names and others outside the list dictated verdicts. Corruption extends to ballots and court rooms, shaping perceptions of local governance under influential bosses.
The piece contrasts CI0 leadership in violence with the A S L as a calmer, more moderate labor group. It argues impressions arise from brief observations rather than long study of organized labor records this year.
The passage argues that strike violence as a means to ends endangers life and property. It notes the CIO has pursued stronger pressure than the Federation this year, not due to different methods but timing and judgment about when to exert full pressure.
The Abilene Reflector cites Roosevelts housing plan as enabling a $6 000 home with 600 down and 5400 loan but warns of mortgage burdens and foreclosures. Carpenters and bricklayers unions seek 12 a day, while many families prefer apartments to avoid upkeep and allow easy departures.
Marion Ellett of the Concordia Blade Empire leads the first frontal attack on Steuart Edward Curry’s statehouse mural designs. She claims the sketches lack motion and fear the artist’s indifference to Kansas politics could yield a generic prairie scene rather than a true Kansas representation.
A high standard of football marks the pipe bowl contests where top picked teams with spectacular records play. These games reveal the sport’s finest possibilities and points, featuring most of the home team’s next year schedule.
London December 8 David Lloyd George told a peace gathering that the League of Nations has been struck with palsy its voice is feeble and indistinct he warned that democracy is receding and dictatorships are advancing as respect for the body wanes the war time Liberal premier noted the league included Germany Italy and Japan and has been cast aside
Dr. Bert Nash professor of education at the University of Kansas will speak at the Methodist Men s Forum class Sunday morning. The meeting takes place in Funk s chapel at 9 45.
Plymouth Congregational pastor Rev A D Grey will speak at Lawrence Lodge No 595 annual memorial Sunday December 4. Four lodge members have died since last year and eulogies will be read by E F Alexander Theodore Charlton Frank March and W K Bruner with music by local performers.
Twenty five years ago on Friday December 3 a further fraternity expulsion was announced after another member faced a charge. The report notes disciplinary actions within the same Greek group and details surrounding consequences for the chapter.
Willy Nilly and Rip fear the bears may be asleep after a hungry spell and set out with their friends to search across the countryside. Christopher the crow, Top Notch the rooster, Sweet Face the sheep, and Mrs. Quacker race to check farms and pastures for the missing bears.
In the tale, Willy Nilly discovers the Puddle Muddlers have fallen asleep after the trailer, filled with food, is found. The story hints at a next episode titled Wake Them Up as the characters react to their discovery.
Practical home remedies for minor burns with baking soda paste or saturated solution, magnesium sulphate, and picric acid compress. Warns against large area picric acid use and notes oily dressings are soothing but non antiseptic.
In Wilson North Carolina a milk truck owned by J Oliver White and driven by Carson White collided with a car owned by John White driven by his son William White in front of Mrs J E White s home. The investigating officer was Robert A White. In Amherst Ohio the public electric plant board reports a Christmas gift to consumers a paid stamp on monthly bills totaling 3275 dollars. In Minneapolis Minnesota Dr Victor Heiser urges chefs to develop an alfalfa salad palatable to taste noting miners in South Africa eat alfalfa regularly for salts and nourishment.
Julian Galindo, a twelve year old from Hot Springs New Mexico, received sight for the first time after surgeons removed cataracts from both eyes. He exclaimed it was wonderful and immediately recognized familiar objects such as a bicycle once the bandages were removed.
Dun and Bradstreet reports retail trade across the country showed a 3 to 12 percent rise this week from a year ago, driven by winter merchandise demand and Christmas gift shopping. Wholesale buying remained uneven with replacement orders generally disappointing, but volume was 3 to 10 percent higher than last year.
Snow fell yesterday into last night leaving three to five inches on the ground. Streetcar traffic slowed and some trains were delayed. The dry snow is valuable for forthcoming wheat fields suffering from drought. Also noted: Methodist ladies plan a reception for Mrs. Armstrong of Chicago at Mrs. Frank March’s Kentucky Street home. Social visits and a Fraternal Aid officer election in Athens with Gardner as president and Whitman as VP.
A pasture kept in good condition provides low cost livestock feed and protects soil from erosion. Proper grazing across seasons prevents delayed spring growth and weak stands. Key practices include spring grazing, avoiding summer overgrazing, removing livestock in fall, and no grazing in winter to store plant food.
In a 1937 Publishers Syndicate piece, Ma admits she chose a husband for her daughter but calls it a failure. The dialogue reveals pressure, disapproval, and a孤立 feel as family dynamics unfold.
Radio schedules show a dense lineup across WREN KMBC WDAF and related stations. Programs include Annie, Highway Safety, sports talk, orchestras, and guest artists such as Louie F. Gregg, Xavier Cugat, Benny Goodman, and Harry Lewis. Substantial late-night music blocks and news headlines conclude by midnight with forecasts and encore repeats.
The terrace construction machinery completes a one mile terracing job on the W. H. McDaniel farm and will be stored at the CCC camp north of Ottawa for the season. Cold weather is expected to halt further work this season. Terrace work is finished in the West Tally Creek area.
A discussion led by T. F. Yost state weed supervisor shaped a county weed control plan. A 4 mill levy will raise about $7,000 to treat roughly 500 infested acres at about $14 per acre, including a training school for committee members and county wide organization down to school districts.
County commissioners and local agricultural leaders formed a two tier structure to oversee weed control. A large committee including county officers, farm bureau and Grange representatives, city mayors, and an agronomy expert will guide policies, with a smaller working group of key officials led by a proposed county weed supervisor to implement plans.
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