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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1938
Page
4
Winter Driving: Excessive Speed in Dark Months
Excessive speed fuels most fatal crashes, especially in dark months with poor weather and visibility. Reduced speed is the primary safety rule for street and highway driving, and state patrol efforts to promote seasonally appropriate winter driving habits deserve broad support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Patrol
Jess
Tafts Definition Shapes 1940 GOP Liberal Talk
Senator elect Robert A Taft of Ohio challenges liberal labels and hints the 1940 Republican nominee should be a reform minded hard charger. He argues a candidate must be determined to change and improve conditions, not just willing to alter the status quo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Taft
Supreme Court Limits Labor Board Authority in Wagner Act Case
The Supreme Court ruled the Labor Board exceeded its authority in disputes between rival unions under the Wagner Act. Chief Justice Hughes said the act aims to protect interstate and foreign commerce from industrial strife, though critics say its use has increased such strife. The issue will likely be revisited by Congress next session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Labor Board
Supreme Court
Congress
Justice Hughes
Operation of the act serve more effectively its fundamental pur pose
The fragment notes a aim to strengthen how the act functions to fulfill its basic purpose. It hints at evaluating procedures and efficiency, seeking clearer application and improved outcomes for those affected by the act.
Townsend Pension Plan Faces Revenue Crunch
A spokesman for the Townsend pension plan originator says Dr Townsend would accept a $60 old age pension if a 2 percent transactions tax fails to cover costs. The shift signals recession effects on the pension program and questions whether the plan can still deliver the prosperity once promised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Townsend
Dr. Townsend
Assurances Nab Bedrock Italian Tunisian Demands
Prime Minister Chamberlain received assurances that Italy’s Tunisian demands are not backed by Rome. Italian press pushes propaganda and Europeans doubt official statements. Dictatorial governments have not earned reputations for honesty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Tunisia
Roosevelt Bridges Politics And Film In Debut Press Day
On his first day in the film industry Jimmy Roose velt shows comfort at a press conference, suggesting political experience aids entry into cinema. Whether film experience can build a future political career remains to be proven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Roosevelt
Farewell to Sixth Avenue El as Subways Rise
New Yorkers bid goodbye to the Sixth Avenue elevated line before its replacement by an underground bur row, a shift that shifts travel underground and may raise travel challenges for travelers from the Midwest seeking to see New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sixth Avenue
New York
Forecasts Gauge Next Congress Spending
Washington predictions estimate the next Congress may spend ten billion dollars or push past eleven and one third billion, with taxpayers once again the forgotten group until collection time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
FCC takes no action on Martian war scare broadcast
The FCC decides not to take action regarding the Martian war scare broadcast and assures the stunt will not be repeated. It warns dial twisters to expect further, bigger scares in the future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Communications Commission
Dial Twisters
Alf Landon Bids Sailors Welcome in Equator Crossing
Alf Landon undergoes a trimming ritual by Nep tune's barber as part of a rite upon crossing the equator. He may face additional shaves before returning from Lima.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alf Landon
Neptune
Lima
Influenza Strains Strain University Resources and Deaths
Influenza numbers rise with nearly fifty student cases overtaxing University facilities. The 1406 Tennessee Street hospital held 32 patients while 11 beds are readied at 1100 Missouri Street. Peter Nevada a Haskell Indian football player died at St. Margaret’s Kansas City from meningitis as the team prepared for a Tulsa game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee Street
Missouri Street
University
Corbin Hall
Peter Nevada
Haskell
St. Margaret’s Hospital
Kansas City
Nevada
Tulsa University
Tulsa
Okla
Sam Elliott
West Seventh Street
N. P. Sherwood
F. W. Gaunt
J. B. Mack
Osborne County
Chan Baldwin
Eli Ferrell-Dorsey Post
H. T. Randle
Douglas County Farm Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
A. I. Gilkinson
Elizabeth Randle
Minnesota to Hire Leonard Frank as Jayhawks Coach
Leonard Frank signs a contract with Minnesota University after two seasons coaching the Kansas Jayhawkers and will leave his current post February 1. He returns from St. Paul where he spent Thanksgiving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
Leonard Frank
Kansas Jayhawkers
Minnesota University
Mr. Frank
St. Paul
Marathon Wrecker Harold Snyder Causes Citywide Wrecks
Harold Snyder a 15 year old driver borrowed a neighbor car without permission and crashed into six other cars and two trucks in under a mile after a wild ride police said. He was lightly cut when the car hit a truck ending the spree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Harold Snyder
Wrecks in Icy Utah Curve Leave McDonald Car Upright
In Bingham Utah on December 6, Mrs George McDonalds car skidded on an icy curve and overturned. A second automobile collided with the McDonald machine, followed by a coupe and a grocery truck. A bakery truck finally lifted the McDonald car back onto its wheels. No one was hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bingham
George McDonald
McDonald
Loud Outcry Stops Robbery in Chicago Street Attempt
In Chicago on December 6, Joseph Wisniewski saved $30 by shouting loudly to three gunmen who tried to take Miss Lee Gilbert’s purse containing $4. The aggressors fled after his protest, sparing Wisniewski’s money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Cpi
Joseph Wisniewski
Miss Lee Gilbert
Miss Gilbert
Wisniewski
McKeene’s plan to get arrested backfires in Chicago
Arthur Mc Keene said he threw a rock at a store window but struck a steel partition and cut his forehead. He then broke a restaurant window and waited for police, charged with malicious mischief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
Chicago
Arthur McKeene
Gandhi urges possible war against Germany for humanity
Gandhi writes in his weekly that a war against Germany to stop persecution of a race could be justified. He argues for passive resistance and declares he would claim Germany as home if born a Jew in Germany while resisting expulsion and discrimination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bombay
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Germany
India
Pickaback Flyer Cited for Atlantic Flight Honor
Captain D C Ben net flies the Mercury across the Atlantic in 22 hours 31 minutes earning the Johnston Memorial Trophy for the year’s best air navigation feat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pickaback
London
D. C. Bennet
Mercury
Atlantic
Aggressive policy urged to develop Kansas natural resources
Sam Wilson of the Kansas Chamber of Commerce urged an aggressive policy to develop the state's natural resources during a Current Topic club meeting in Tola Kansas. He cited other states spending $300 000 annually on publicity and research and urged immediate state supported applied research to foster industrial use of Kansas resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tola
Kan
Kansas Chamber of Commerce
Sam Wilson
Kansas
Designs Magazine Cover by Miss Jane Allen
Miss Jane Allen daughter of Dr and Mrs F C Allen designed the January Household magazine cover a Capper publication The cover titled European Doll Family features tiny colored figures against a black background She graduated from the University of Kansas school of fine arts in 1937 and earned a B A from Stanford this year She is pursuing commercial art work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Allen
F. C. Allen
The
Household Magazine
Miss Allen
University of Kansas School of Fine Arts
Leland Stanford
Sundown Stories Meal for Santa and Puddle Muddlers
Willy Nilly prepares cocoa bread and jam for Santa Claus as the Puddle Muddlers gather around the warm fire. Santa relaxes after disrobing, while the group shares winter tales and hopes to help him. Hunters killed more than 1,000,000 game birds and animals during Florida's 90-day 1936-37 hunting season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa
Mrs. Quacko
Willy Nilly
Santa Claus
Rip
Sweet Face
Top Notch
Christopher Columbus Crow
Puddle Muddlers
Florida
Forty Years Ago The K. U. Dramatic Club Will
Forty years ago the Kansas University Dramatic Club announced plans for a new season. The brief note indicates auditions and performances to feature student actors and campus productions.
The Army Post Murders Chapter Teaser
In a mid western army post, Katherine Cornish uncovers notes titled Point of Attack Reticences as Barney lies unconscious from a head contusion. Doctor Moore confirms no fracture while Adam Drew questions motive and a hidden notebook hints at Ethel Curtis. The night deepens with fear and unresolved danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine Cornish
Elizabeth
Wright
R. Adam Drew
Adam
Barney
Doc
Charlie
Orpingtons
Lou
Doc Moore
J .Saw Flower
Ethel Curtis
Virginia Hanson
Baldwin News Roundup of Local Visits and Travels
Local residents recount visits and plans including Mr. and Mrs. Edward Heaston and Frances Heaston meeting Baldwin friends, Prof. and Mrs. Frank E. Wolf sailing from New Orleans on a 16 day Caribbean cruise, Dr. Punton's death in Kansas City, and various family visits across Baldwin with associates in Baker University. Dorothy Lou Kochen recovers from scarlet fever at home. KW
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Heaston
High Prairie
Frances Heaston
Pomona
Calif
Old Baldwin
Frank E. Wolf
New Orleans
Toloa
Cuba
Central America
Panama Canal
Baldwin
Dorothy Lou Kochen
Dean
Paul Kochen
John Punton
Kansas City
S. A. Deal
Philip Barnthouse
Frank C. Leitnaker
Margaret Claire
Topeka
Leitnaker
Robert E. Maclean
James McCurdy
L. C. Case
J. W. Stewart
G. 8
Fossett
Osawatomie
Clyde Stewart
Beulah Helen Stewart
Lawrence Friends
Christmas party plans and social mentions in town notes
Noble Grands of the Rebekah lodge held a Christmas party at Mrs. Roy Clary's home. Dr. James S. Chubb returned from Peoria after lecturing at a youth conference. Miss Anna Lewis visited her ill sister in Horton with Miss Floy Liston. Miss Ethel Hicks and Miss Gladys Kinsey traveled from Kansas City to Baldwin to see Miss Alberta Sappenfield after her grandmother's death. The Ladies Aid plans a Christmas party at Mrs. J. S. Hockensmith's home with a noon covered dish lunch and a gift exchange. The Monday Night club met this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathan W. O'Byrne
Pagt
Rebekah Lodge
Roy Clary
James S. Chubb
Peoria
Ill
Giyouth
Anna Lewis
Horton
Mae Pfister
Valley Grove families share Thanksgiving and rallies
Mrs. H F Green hosted relatives from Kansas City with Berylene Skeets visiting Junction City. The Douglas County Christian Endeavor rally in Lawrence featured talks on tithing, led devotionals, and a sunshine meeting. Attendees from Valley Grove included Laura and Barbara Zook, Darlene Smith, and Walter Love with accompanying families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. F. Green
Kansas City
Berylene Skeets
Junction City
H. W. Skeets
Anna Skeets
Lawrence
Richard Petrie
Pleasant Grove
Kenneth Herschell
Douglas County Christian Endeavor
West Side Presbyterian Church
Helen Mason
Veoa
Alvin Smith
Harold Skeet
Gary
Dean
Allen Sr
Anna Reece
Marion
Topeka
Elmer Ousdahl
Midland
Walter Love
Radio Programs Schedule Dense Evening Lineup
Radio programming for Tuesday and Wednesday December lists WREN KMBC WDAF and various shows. Notable names include Captain Midnight Little Orphan Annie Benny Goodman Bob Hope and Edna. The page outlines hourly talent lineups and broadcasts across multiple stations with news forecasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wren
Adrian Rollini
Ore
KMBC
Terry
WDAF
Jack Armatrong
Kansas City
Ottawa U
Ross Robertson
Easy
Gnert 4 & Sullivan
Asic
Edward G. Robinson
Johnny
Jolson
Cal Tinney
Benny Goodman
Fibber McGee & Co
Dr. Christian
Bob Hope
F. D. Roosevelt
Uncle Ezra
Jimmy Kemper & Co
Charles Baum
Amos
Andy
Muehrebacher
Joe Ludy
Ecance
Nighthawks
Les Brown
Orch
Red Norye
Ambassador Orch
Ted Travers
Terry and the Pirates
Jack Armstrong
Captain
Askansas City
Phil Spitalny
Orb
NKMBC
Roy Shield
Paul Whiteman
Tommy Dorsey
Star Theater
Lima
Rossini
WDAI
Kay Kyser
Edgar Guest
Sophie Tucker
WRIEN
Red Norvo
Don Redman
Abe Lyman
Local Families Attend Community Events Across Sunnyside and Lawrence
Blaylock and the Ousdahls with the Loves visited the Shultz home in Sunnyside. Mr and Mrs Love were guests of Mr and Mrs Bob Laptad in Midland on Tuesday evening. Teachers and pupils from several local schools traveled to Lawrence to enjoy the parade on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blaylock
Ousdahl
Love
Shultz
Sunnyside
Bob Laptad
Midland
Lawrence
VETS FACE A STRUGGLE IN CANADA RETURNS
Vancouver reports Canadian veterans who fought in Spain drift homeward facing greater hardship than World War I returnees. Many are wounded and almost all are unemployed with no pension. Private subscriptions now cover medical care and a weekly $6 allowance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
B. C
Spain
Canada
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Seevan
KFKU
University of Kansas
Russell L. Wiley
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