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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1935
Page
4
The Journal World edition by World Company in Lawrence Kansas. This issue includes standard masthead details and addresses for circulation and advertising. Dated Tuesday December 17 1935.
A Minneapolis publisher murder case offers another identification against an accused man and questions an alibi. Kansas reports 1934 relief spending near 34.6 million dollars with federal funds comprising 25 million. Cleveland won the next GOP convention site, touted as neutral ground, with factors about Lake Erie's breezes and a $50,000 pledge shaping delegate sentiment.
Ethiopian defense leaders say heat desert and long supply lines favor them as Ethiopian and Italian forces face a defensive stalemate. Italian northern advance slows while southern troops struggle to push forward, leaving the front stretched and uncertain.
President Roosevelt convened relief administrators to shape the budget as governors plead for continued federal aid. He vows no one will starve while contemplating a gradual tapering of relief and a slow federal retreat. The piece contrasts past planning blunders with the need for a sustained, adaptable support system. It also notes a shift in advertising toward fresher imagery, suggesting evolving societal attitudes.
An extensive Christmas week program culminates Thursday at Fraser hall with George O. Foster speaking on Christmas traditions at K U, a mystery play directed by Prof. Allen Crafton, then a procession to Blake hall for a carol program by men’s and women’s glee clubs. The event caps a festive season in the Old Town.
Twenty five years ago the Kanwaka district closed the school for two more vacation days as measles epidemics spread, leaving only students without illness at home. J Gordon Gibb suffered a severely cut hand while intervening in a dog fight, with a dog attack on his pet prompting the injury. Col A Christy, longtime auctioneer, moved to Douglas county and placed his farm-sale card in the World. Mrs Ann E Brownlee issued wedding invitations for Miss Marcia Brownlee and Frederick Bleisner on December 27 at 7 PM.
The text outlines several holiday travel plans and family gatherings. Mr. and Mrs. A. Weber expect their daughter home for Christmas. Mr. Gaskill plans to join. O. H. Williams travels to Montana and later California to visit his sister Mrs. I. E. Baxter. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Ramsey depart for New Mexico after the holidays due to their son's ill health, with Mrs. Ramsey's mother Mrs. Frazier accompanying them.
Forty years ago on December 17 the Woodmen elected officers for the coming year. Diphtheria was quarantined at Hubner's on Connecticut Street. Silver wedding anniversary celebrated for Mr. and Mrs. R. Hubner with a silver tea set gift. An elocution recital at Maneyhall featured pupils in a modest audience. Oyster supper planned at W J Gilmore's. Licenses issued to Frank Hatch and Jennie Martin and to John Butts and L Mabel Richards. Visitors Mr. and Mrs. W J Halderman from Burchard Neb reside in Lawrence vicinity. F W Jaedicke and spouse return from Europe. The express office received a live monster eagle from Laredo Texas for J S McCleary in the natural history dept of the university, creating excitement.
Ed Garrett argues the Waggoner potato bill is farmer controlled, not New Deal, and predicts outcomes. He cites Maine’s dumped potatoes, calls for cutting production, defends farmer bookkeeping, and critiques government influence on markets. Former residents seek a year’s Journal World gift subscription.
On his way to the canital to oversee an engineering project, Terry Willett delays a shipment near the Palva river and rescues friend Tommy Speede from a Hortu-Ruese assassin. He now negotiates at the capital’s embassy to sell George Fox the attache while Ani Fox chats with a charming girl named Allaire.
Willett and Fox discuss a brewing conspiracy as Novaes hides a threat, while Allaire confronts the grim reality of risky moves. Tensions rise with Patra the shipping agent, and the Foreign Service shadows the unfolding danger as the odyssey intensifies.
Mrs Quacko Duck laments the disappearance of Yellow Beak from a duckling group. Ants Claus notes everyone is present except the missing bird, prompting concern and a call for observation. The fragment suggests a children story tone with playful dialogue and a search prompt.
In a tearful Christmas scene the Pud die Muddiers fear for Yellow Beak who is presumed lost after a dangerous fall from Santa's sleigh. Willy Niliy and Mrs. Quacko lead comforting talks as Yellow Beak reappears cold but unharmed, recounting a brief fall and a joyous reunion.
Analyzing undoing fad diets, the article argues lasting weight loss comes from a balanced, varied plan. It warns against single or two item regimens and artificial sweets. Emphasizing gradual loss, it promotes lean meats fish vegetables fruits milk and controlled starch foods with hunger management through fresh produce.
In Des Moines and St. Cloud reports, a group led by Mrs. Sadie Barker forms the Hot Potato Club to raise and sell potatoes in free gardens and yards as a challenge to the potato control act. The plan involves gathering a ton of potatoes for distribution as a political statement amid broad public attention.
Kansas officials meet to hear 84 inmates at Lansing state prison who have served over 15 years. Chief James M. Scott cautions few will receive parole. Hearing aims to allow grievances. Separate note reports Ernest Ballwer death and Calvin’s soldiers compensation claim after memory loss and desertion. Brig. Gen. M. R. McLean notes possible obstacle to back pay for desertion period.
Hugh Hartley conducts auditing work in Ponca City Oklahoma and hopes to return for Christmas with wife and son Philip. Coleman Dell club hosts an all day gathering with covered dish lunch and gift exchange at Mrs Edward Randalls next Tuesday.
A brief collage notes Mrs Violet Wilson, 27, injuring her leg trying her young son's shooter, hospitalized, and Mrs W M Cofield in Elizabeth City NC staying on home base 18 years apart from three short trips. The piece weaves holiday life themes with small town routines and a night train moment at a lonely platform featuring a welcoming puff and a tough looking cop.
Actress Dolores Costello Barrymore, estranged wife of John Barrymore, signs to star in a forthcoming film. She has not acted since 1931. The item accompanies a social column noting various local bridge guests, YWCA meeting, church society events, and a family reunion in Spring Hill.
A complex strip lists radio programs on KMFlag outlets from 5 p.m. to midnight, including Jack Armstrong, Opera, Totten On Sports, and Korrespondent features. It mixes show names, hosts, orchestras, and weather, plus community notes on Baker University graduates, area church events, and local classifieds closing at 6 p.m.
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