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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1935
Page
4
Readable notes discuss local detour needs for a football game and urge a Chamber of Commerce research department to study small improvements that could boost Lawrence trade. Also mentions Ethiopia and Italy, noting Italian advances and anticipated resistance as the campaign progresses.
The article notes experiments beyond the New Deal as counties adopt manager forms. Douglas County Nebraska includes Lincoln voted for the change last spring. Cuyahoga County Ohio and Monroe County New York also approved the form. Nebraska plans a smaller unicameral legislature next session. Trust in posse warnings appears after bullets spread.
A discussion on maintaining neutrality divides opinions as groups debate how far to curb trade with belligerents. Earlier calls to halt all wartime material exports risked killing Italy trade and reversing neutrality, a view linked to oil policy and Secretary Ickes's stance.
The piece reports a reversal on oil sales to Italy with former Oklahoma Governor Murray proposing all goods except arms be sold to all nations at any price, while warning customers bear sea-risk. It notes neutrality risks for the United States if Italy acts on threats and cites Jack Harris on constitutional change, followed by a feminists amendment claim that would affect alimony and other rights the passage of such an amendment supposedly alters.
Clifford A. Pine, Grant Township farmer, was elected president of the Douglas County Farm Bureau for the coming year at the meeting yesterday in the Chamber of Commerce building. Mrs. Willis Dunn was elected vice president and M. Elliott secretary treasurer. Dean L. E. Call of K. S. ALC delivered the chief address. Reindeer meat planned for holiday sales in Lawrence. Lawrence High announces honor roll for second six weeks.
Twenty five years ago on Thursday December 5 Henry Hutching Ludington died at his home 640 Connecticut street aged 98 after old age and heart trouble. He was a Knights Templar member. Charles Winch nursed a broken finger from a hay pitching accident. Union Pacific station passengers saw red buzz cars from Leavenworth replacing the steam train as motor car service resumed this morning.
A humorous vignette about Dave who values his own religious path over church location insisting heaven is gained from another side of town. Copyright 1535 Publishers Syndicate.
Street railway station planned with umbrella design to be built west of the Law building, mirroring large city stations. A. C. Mitchell, congressman elect, travels to Washington to argue bank guaranty constitutionality before the Supreme Court, then to visit President Taft.
Forty years ago in Lawrence the Fraternal Aid Association held its final recruit batch amid a citywide membership contest. Presentations to Doane Robertson and Dr. Anderson reflected the group’s work while plans for lectures and events at Kansas University circulated. Other items note Sheriff-elect Moore naming Ike Johnson turnkey, the science club meeting, and a skating spree on the river with minor mishaps.
Kansas City reports Louise Goodman 66 of Leavenworth given two year suspended sentence for untaxed liquor after pleading guilty to a twenty first liquor-law violation. Liberal hosts KU coach Ad Lindsey who lectures on heroes. Hill City farmers adopt resolution alleging inadequate federal care for needy WPA-eligible farmers. Olathe man L Price Benn, 52, killed in a collision near town. survivors include widow and Toronto brother. Marriage licenses issued to Scott and Vorse of Topeka and Schrader of Lawrence with Virgie Miles of Greeley.
A divorce was granted today in district court to Rue Overstreet from Benjamin Overstreet by Judge Hugh Means on grounds of abandonment.
Ansel Kellogg presses the case against Anne Farnsworth with witnesses and new evidence in court. Tom Farley admits firing the fatal shot to protect Anne, claiming she was not the killer, while others test the timeline and motives surrounding Lee Farnsworth’s death.
A discussion of filterable viruses and their role in causing the common cold. It explains that the virus weakens body defenses, allowing secondary germs to invade, and notes the potential for vaccines combining the cold virus with invading germs.
Memphis magistrates suspend garnishment collection following an old custom and let Christmas pass unconfined by delaying debt actions until after New Year. In Oakland a memorandum query shows Russell E. Giard of Los Angeles wrote County Clerk G. E. Wade claiming a prior marriage in the town and seeking further steps.
A San Francisco divorce case centers on a marriage license 63 332 and the name Pauline Fountaine. At Tulsa zoo a Central American palm squirrel learned to eat pecans after Curator Charley Allen demonstrated the fruit. In Chicago suburban Des Plaines John Hahn 80 and Lillian Snyder 72 filed for marriage, Hahn seeking to judge a future housekeeper first. Minneapolis civic culture buzzed over a roller canary show and a cat show with hundreds of birds and cats scheduled.
Willy Nilly contemplates remedy for a bear prank orchestrated by Christopher Columbus Crow. Bears admit mischief and accept responsibility. Willy Krohn reveals belief in loyalty and restraint, declines punishment, and dismisses bears to their room with food provided by themselves. Tomorrow follows the meal.
Random Washington notes reveal the Justice Department's bustling scene with 10000 law briefs, subpoenas, and a rapid mail system to AG offices. The welfare and recreation association funds cafeterias. crime prevention head Justin Miller leads the unit. Also features embassy tennis zeal and Curtis' sign language flair with a deaf school greeting.
In a compact, fragmentary local prose, the piece recalls Washingtons lower Pennsylvania avenue once teeming with tattoo shops and disreputable hotels now vanished. It chronicles Thanksgiving visits in Tonganoixie and nearby towns, mentions births, visitors, and obituaries, and notes several residents and their activities in Lawrence, Leavenworth, and Topeka, including school staff, social clubs, and local families. It closes with a Kansas City heart ailment death and a birth announcement linked to Leavenworth.
A dense broadcast schedule lists WREN KMBC WDAF and other stations with programs from 5:30 p m through midnight including orchestras, theatre features, news, and special segments. Local notices follow about the Sechrest family funeral details and community visits, with society items and upcoming meetings in Tonganoxie Kansas.
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