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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1936
Page
4
The text states that The Associated Press retains exclusive rights to republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not credited in this paper and reserves rights to special dispatches. It notes membership in the Audit Bureau of Circulations and reserves focal news for republication.
The senate committee heard testimony on how the Van Sweringen railroad empire was lost by the brothers and revived by a friend at a remarkably low cost. Testimony showed large corporate structures are controlled by a small stock block, with Washington favoring political control as an alternative. For citizens, both options appear unattractive.
The article notes 2 dozen Japanese warships anchored in Tsingtao harbor and marines landed in Chinese territory to prevent disorders, provoking Chinese displeasure. It warns the Japanese could seize control to make suppression permanent, while many officials in Washington speculate braintrusts are resigning to pursue business gains.
Rear Admiral Cary T. Grayson reports from Paris that about half a million deaths in the Spain conflict are largely noncombatant executions. He cites Madrid figures of 25,000 executions by the government and notes rebels likely committing similar atrocities. The piece forecasts a dreadful narrative of savagery once full details emerge. A separate note discusses the zigzag time line across western Kansas and local calls to align with the western boundary.
A Kansas-press snapshot comments on campaign fades and the next Congress, noting editorials bridling at British leadership, local figures quipping about pumpkin pie tips, and weather lore mixing with public talk. It cites Topeka Capital, Concordia Blade Empire, Pittsburg Headlight, El Dorado Times, Iola Register, and Kinsley residents.
Christmas vespers and tableaux from Nativity to be staged at Fra ser hall next Sunday at 4 pm directed by Bloch Eastwood and Ketcham. Candle-lighting led by Maston Maxon and organ by Miss Ruth Ellis. Debating high schools to discuss United States entry into the League of Nations. Ginger Rogers and Red Heads open three day run at Bowersock theater with Katheryn Rogers in the company. Miss Elizabeth Randle called home for mother’s illness delaying a Farm Bureau report. Car accident near Fort to Fort highway marks eighth in area. no serious injuries.
A short humor piece by Claude Callan portrays Hazel as so small and slender that Ma fears she will make two husbands miserable. The narrator notes Hazel’s diminutive frame leaves little room for a large heart, reflecting comic domestic wit.
An afternoon gathering at Miss Annie L Monroe's home featured a luncheon at 1 o'clock and bridge with sixty guests including Mrs W A Hinesley of Kansas City. In Topeka, Miss Sarah Owens and George Harris Jr were wed, with both families from Lawrence, and plan to reside in Lawrence.
Phillips and Co. will relocate from their current location to the former Otto Fischer building on January 1. The store has operated at its present site eight years, with optimism that the new store will surpass past feats.
Forty years ago notes recount Topeka event with Mr B W Woodward reading a paper on The Early Days of Bayard Taylor. Paper draws from personal admiration and ties to Taylor as teacher in Pennsylvania, offering a highly interesting historical glimpse.
The essay defines fatigue as a common, subjective condition with warning signs such as persistent tiredness, sore muscles, and mood swings. It links chronic fatigue to physical posture and appetite loss, urging checks on work strain, rest, recreation, and diet. Recommendations include a half to full hour rest before dinner and a weekend in bed to restore energy.
Willy Nilly plans a full house cleaning at the empty Galumps house and imagines it becoming a shelter. He gathers brooms soap pails and the Puddle Muddlers to help and jokes about removing Sweet Face’s cast and sharing tasks with Christopher Columbus Crow Rip Top Notch and others. Tomorrow’s task is announced.
Sally Warren 22 joins War Renton Courier as society editor to support her family while navigating a secret engagement with Philip Page. A party reveals tensions with Page over mill graft, and Sally learns Tip faces pressure to fly while Terry pushes her toward independence. The strike at Joe Morris’ mill sets Page against the old regime, shaping Sally’s choices and the newspaper’s stance.
A fragment shows playful banter with Puff speaking of sounding funny and increasing confusion as he tries to explain to Johnny. The scene hints at lighthearted, improvised dialogue between two characters.
Sally, the Warrenton society editor, interviews Hor ton, the buildings inspector, about condemned workers houses owned by Mr Morris. Horton vows he will quit condemning as instructed and hopes to land insurance work. Page calls Sally in and she prefers being his secretary.
A collection of brief, quirky anecdotes from various U S locales dated December 9. A groom seeks a permanent marriage license, tires are repaid via religious repentance, a couple faces a police judge over assault, and a boy’s estate windfall lands him twelve thousand dollars. Nearby dog counts and winning boasts close the page.
Radio listings show a dense, era style schedule across WREN KMBC and WDAF for Wednesday and Thursday evenings. Entries include orchestras, vaudeville acts, weather forecasts, and a long list of program titles with band names and hosts, plus a note on a late night weather forecast and midnight headlines.
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