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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1938
Page
2
W W W. E. Spalding urges the Journal-World to rethink a $15 000 city windfall from unused state sales tax and argues for postponing expenses. He questions salary increases for city workers and calls for less spending and more saving during tough economic times.
Classes were dismissed Friday for holiday vacation and resume January 3. William Robinson left to join U P Ry Co in Kansas City. Miss Cora Bruner reports success in Topeka. The assembly featured a Christmas program led by Lois Roy with Santa Corwin Sperry.
The Douglas County Taxpayers League will hold a meeting Wednesday night at 8 oclock in the court house. Matters of importance are to be considered and all committees and township representatives are urged to attend.
A set of seven questions asks about Georgia's rivers the globe's hydrosphere FHA autoclave land area of the British Empire grammar usage Leave go of the stick the river of Nashville Spottsylvania Courthouse Sweden's capital and a depilatory product.
Beta Theta Pi and Sigma Alpha Epsilon held socials at their houses before vacation. KU students left by bus and train, heading home after classes. Dr. W L Burdick releases The Principles of Roman Law and Their Relation to Modern Law available January 1. Finals set for January 26 to February 2.
John Brand president of the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce Glenn Charlton board member and George Hedrick secretary returned from Omaha where they studied the Omaha Association of Taxpayers. They will report findings to the chamber taxation committee soon. The Omaha group's work has drawn national attention for its influence in Nebraska and beyond due to favorable tax conditions.
The Minneapolis Moline Contortractor model with radio fan heater and steel cab was demonstrated in Lawrence by N Raymond Hudson of Ottawa. Distributed by Lawrence Iron Works, the tractor features a vision lined cab five speed transmission and 40 mph top speed. It includes spot light electric fan radio heater windshield wiper defroster cigarette lighter rearview mirror clock and dashboard starter.
Mrs. Mildred Watson county welfare director announced a January CCC camp enrollment quota for Douglas County. Single men aged 17 to 23 are urged to report to the courthouse by next Tuesday for an in service.
The church at Tenth and Kentucky streets led by Pastor W. W. Stoeppelworth holds Sunday school and Bible class at 11:00 with Divine Service on the Fourth Sunday in Advent. Sermon title is "Mary's Joy, Our Joy" from Luke 1 46 585 330. Luther hour follows. A children's service is scheduled for Christmas Eve at 7 o'clock.
-Month December 19 at 8 p.m. Master Masons urged to attend. Fraternal notice signed by Guy Phillips W M No 6 Forrest L Noll W M No 9 William H Quakenbush Secretary No 6 John H Parker Secretary No 9 Adv.
The college provides shorthand typing machine bookkeeping comptometry and office training in day or night sessions.
Mrs Harry D Brown hosts a small informal gathering tomorrow from 4 to 7 pm. Mrs A L Kirchhoff entertained the Friday contract club at Evans Hearth with a Christmas gift exchange and cards. Chapter CV of P E O held a dinner for 26 and exchanged gifts. Chapter AZ hosted 32 members with carols and readings. L E Myers Construction employees held a dinner for 18 at the Colonial tea room.
A Melbourne fish cleaner died from Weil's disease contracted from rats, marking the first recorded case in the city. In London a notice announces a marriage between Sir Andrew Hislop Pettigrew aged 81 and Miss Joan Cottam aged 28 at a register office.
Investigators continue to probe the McKesson and Robbins case tied to Coster Musica. Connecticut financier MacKenzie pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud Waterbury of over a million dollars while stock and company reorganize after trading suspensions.
Miss Elizabeth Haupt of Washington D C a 26 year missionary to the Indians and research worker for the Indian Benefit association spoke at the Seventy Day Adventist church service today She is concerned with checking the marijuana evil She spoke at the Baldwin W C T U monthly meeting yesterday and at Baldwin high school assembly on Thursday.
Notice to water consumers: water will be shut off Sunday December 18 from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. in the 900 to 1000 blocks and north end of the 1100 block on New Hampshire Street to repair a fire hydrant. Frank E. Willey Water Supt.
Lawrence area farmer Heard in Worden recounts 64 neighbors shucking nearly 1,000 bushels of corn in four hours while he stayed in Leavenworth Veterans hospital. He returned December 10 and says he is feeling fine again.
Mrs Chirs Kraft spends day in Kansas City. Mr and Mrs E W Penchard and Jr travel to Miami Florida and plan Havana and return via New Orleans in about two weeks. Mr and Mrs W C Simons head to Minneapolis Kan for weekend with daughter Mrs L A McNalley and family. James A Reeds of Kansas City with daughters Mrs J H Parsons and Miss Gussie Reeds and granddaughters Miss Ruth Garnett and Miss Kathryn Reeds depart tomorrow for a two weeks trip.
Instructor P M Rickabaugh from Omaha Technical High School let eighty four pupils explore a confiscated slot machine from the sheriff. They attempted to win with slugs but none broke even. He called the machine a super shyster noting a 40 percent pay rate and faulty wheel stops limiting wins.
Ed Heaston president of Kaw Valley Farm Loan association along with secretary treasurer C C Gerstenberger director George W Husted and secretary Violet G Fleming traveled to Wichita for a two day Federation of Kansas National Farm Loan associations meeting. Topics included farm loan issues farm management and the role of the association in local agricultural development.
Advertisement offers day and night classes in shorthand typewriting bookkeeping and machine work at Lawrence Business College. The ad emphasizes practical business training for students seeking rapid skill acquisition and employment readiness.
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