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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1939
Page
3
This OCR fragment lists multiple addresses and contact notes for representatives and city locations. It mentions delivery times and a request to call the office if the Journal-World is not received by 7 pm with a promise to send a copy.
The text notes that after examining all human labors, the speaker finds vanity and vexation of spirit with no profit under the sun, echoing Ecclesiastes 2 11 about enduring values beyond worldly achievement.
The union head’s comment That’s not what we pay our money for followed a labor board ruling against the union. The incident fuels congressional scrutiny of the labor board and echoes John L. Lewis’s campaign contribution stance. Political factors in board decisions are suspected to influence impartial rulings.
The article explains why aiding Finland is practical while aid to Poland is blocked by land and sea barriers. It notes Finland remains connected and fighting, enabling relief and manpower to help, while Poland is isolated behind Russian advances. It highlights Hoover relief funds as a practical channel for American aid.
The source notes Secretary Ickes Ambassador Davies and other new dealers rallying for a third term for President Roosevelt. It characterizes their campaign as radical and aggressive, aiming to drum up sentiment despite public debate.
Secretary Ickes warns against overrating any rival to President Roosevelt saying only Roosevelt can handle the presidency in hard days ahead. He dismisses new dealers as driven by self interest rather than the welfare of the nation. The New York circuit court of appeals holds employers may hire freely before labor act provisions apply, risking trouble once the employment relation forms.
After two weeks of battle in Finland the Russians show little gain. They penetrated Finnish territory but failed to break Finnish resistance. As they retreat from bases their difficulties are likely to grow.
Cleveland aims to restore full relief payments by issuing $1,000,000 in bonds while the federal government plans an additional $1,000,000 in relief funds. Both sides seek to resolve the current financial difficulty by signing notes.
The Finns' successful resistance is portrayed as a beacon that could avert global despair and rebuff ruthless predatory powers, reviving hope that the world will not yield to aggression.
The latest plan envisions spending 50 billion dollars on a massive road program. Government lack of several billions to begin is deemed immaterial to the proposal's progress.
The nationwide warmth comforts many but Kansas faces critical dryness. Moisture is desperately needed to save crops and avert hardship.
A Texan reports that ducks migrating south carry their own canteens, possibly causing sportsmen to miss many at typical Kansas watering spots during the season.
Word goes out that Jackson County Missouri officials will revise budgets downward after a period of free spending. The move signals a tightening of county finances and reduction in planned expenditures.
The Hutchinson News reports the President seeks to move national political conventions from mid summer to early fall, a proposal the public may resist as it would affect attention to World Series prospects and public debate.
An Osborne man believes his device will draw all the drowsy air from churches and release it in hotel bedrooms. The inventor, identified by a local farmer as Osborne, aims to profit from perfecting this machine that alters indoor air quality.
A K A student who preached in a local church this summer heard a rap at his study door. The visitor claimed the student would marry soon and asked if he was tepasturized in a moment of doubt.
A columnist argues against total despair over grim front-page news. The piece praises individual courage in the face of looming totalitarianism, notes democracies’ flaws, and stresses that Finns’ resilience shows the enduring power of independent resolve.
Dr Morris Fishbein reviews advances in painless childbirth noting 800 consecutive births with analgesia showed no rise in infant deaths or health harm when drugs are properly chosen and administered. Prematurity and breathing difficulties remain risks, but benefits for mother and baby can outweigh harms with precise dosing.
About 30 high schools will send debate teams to Lawrence for a two day tournament starting tomorrow. Local activities note a strong calendar with engagements, club events, and social gatherings across the community.
Mrs Biermann left Lawrence for Lamar Missouri this morning. Chris Armstrong went to Greene Kansas. A small herd of cattle passed through the streets yesterday afternoon. Mrs H W Howe goes to New York to make her home. The thermometer stayed twenty degrees above zero most of the day. The high school class once taught by Miss Riggs has bought a present for her to send to Europe. Three new smallpox quarantine places are in the third ward. The disease is hard to stamp out but not smallpox and does not make patients break up. The Commercial Club elected officers including J R Sanborn president George Innes vice president S A Wood secretary J O Holloway treasurer Paul Landes financial secretary and F C Marvin A Marks on the executive committee. New members Ord Clingman William Shaw and W F Smith joined. Fred Ide and Mr Carey will host an attic dance tonight at the home of Mr and Mrs John Nace.
Mrs James S Chubb visited Waverly for her ill father J H Boeke. Dr Clara Krefting from Bradley Institute attended Baker events and traveled on to Peoria. Leonard Irwin and others hosted guests at dinners as Alpha Chi Omega and Rotary related activities filled the week. Christmas party plans, alumni visits, and trustees’ meeting notes wrap the Baker schedule with a long vacation ahead. Names include Dr Clara Krefting Dean Grace Irwin Omicron Alpha Chi Omega Ray Puckett Billy lists. The Christmas break runs from Friday to January 2 with students pleased by the extended holiday.
In Southbury on Christmas Eve Santa Claus Brown delights local children at Donaldson's Palais Royale while Jim Carter shovels for money to buy his kids gifts. Teacher Alice Banks rebukes taunts as Betty clings to belief in Santa with genuine charm.
The Independence community club presented the play allabaloo at the CCC camp near Ottawa on Monday evening and at No. 10 school house Friday. Numerous families from Ottawa Lawrence Overland Park Enid Tulsa and Lawrence hosted or joined Thanksgiving gatherings with relatives across the area.
Radio listings show a dense schedule across WREN KMBC WDAF and WDAF with musical acts orchestras and talk segments. Notable names include Smilin Ed McConnell Captain Midnight Paul Barron Johnny Green’s Orch George Olsen’s Orch and Ella Fitzgerald's Orchestra along with weather forecasts and newscasts.
The radio listing shows KU programs including a German lesson at 2 30 p m a campus news seabee at 2 44 and a books and reading segment at 2 47 followed by Your Health with Something For Headache and a 10 00 University of Kansas roundtable on the Reading Diagnostic Program.
A Christmas gift idea offers a year long mail subscription to the Journal World. The note invites sending a gift by mail or phone to subscribe for daily reading throughout the year.
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