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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1935
Page
4
A jumble of small notices and opinion bits discusses a March 3 1873 postal matter, prepaid notices for a December 1935 mail, biblical citation, surprise at Mexican politics, art criticism, kidnapping rumors, and farm policy pressures. It notes government control fears and farmers facing coercive regimentation.
A discussion at a potato growers meeting questions farmer control of AAA measures while a Lindbergh kidnapper appeals to New Jersey pardons board. Reports note a Washington committee, a Chicago meteorologist’s grim 1936 forecast, and debate in collegiate circles over admitting athletes to scholarships, labeled by one manager as dynamite.
Old Home Town reports George Esterly teaching at the University of Arkansas Fayetteville will spend the holidays at home. Arles W Carman is reelected secretary of the B P O E to fill the vacancy caused by W W Clells death. Camp Fire girls to handle Tag Day for the mayor's Christmas tree on Saturday December 10 with Elizabeth Walker in charge and awards for workers. W R Coulson leaving for Emporia to become cashier at a large bank there. Mrs Coulson and daughter Janet will remain in Lawrence until spring. Armin Barteldes and two children of Denver will arrive to spend holidays here and in Kansas City. T Jerrell Carter to return from Jefferson Medical College Philadelphia for holidays with his parents. Miss Susie Lohman married Paul Evans of Williamstown at 4 pm at the bride's mother's home. Rev F E Bleck officiated. Mrs George Lohman attended. Alice Marie Meyn welcomed guests. Mrs Evans formerly taught at L H S and in Eudora. Evans a graduate of Kansas State Agricultural College at Manhattan. They will live on a farm near Williamstown after a short wedding trip. The season’s prettiest party, luncheon bridge hosted by Mrs W E Tenney for sixty guests. prizes to Mrs Harriet Tanner, Mrs F H Smithmeyer, Mrs L N Lewis, and Mrs Alex Mitchell.
Funds from Red Cross seal sales in local stores will benefit the Kansas University hospital. Proceeds support the tuberculosis department which has conducted experiments at the facility. Elks form a Big Brother movement to ensure every child attends the Christmas party, pledging 250 dollars for Lawrence youngsters. Local organizers include W. W. Cleland, M. A. Gorrill, T. J. Sweeney, W. M. Newmark, and Fred L. Morris.
An old boy under guardian Hugh Blair benefits by 750 as Shawnee county treasury funds finally reach the rightful owner. The case hinges on a will and railroad confiscated property with Blair appointed guardian after the mother's death. Also notes about travel plans of Mr. and Mrs. Carl C. Lamb to Dunlap Kansas and Mrs. A C Mitchell to Battle Creek Michigan and Bert Harmon to Los Angeles California.
Forty years ago in Lawrence the First regiment Kansas National Guards planned an afternoon election at the rink with candidates including the current colonel Howard and challenger McCrum while Major Metcalf may run. Other items note the new Y M C A secretary, holiday travel tickets, odd street observations, and orange shipments to the east.
Belleville and nearby towns report shifts in crime and relief. Vic and Ethel Anderson secured habeas corpus escapes from murder charges tied to J. M. Sigsbee case, while Edith Carter and John Fridelund remain jailed. Kansas City faces a WPA relief crunch as job seekers block courthouse access. officials plan patrols to restore tax payments. Arkansas City boosts salaries by ten percent under city manager governance. Wichita mourns Miss Carrie E. Stites, longtime educator, who arrived in 1874 with sister Alice. Manhattan notes death of Charles D Midleton, Riley county relief supervisor and former Democratic chair, at 66.
Police report a stop sign at Ninth and Mississippi streets was stolen last night. Chief Will Johns called it a prank but warned it endangers pedestrians. A second sign at Sixth and Indiana now requires traffic to stop at the intersection.
Terry Willett plans to load equipment aboard the Para saibo at the docks tonight causing tension with the native government. George Fox suspects danger and debates joining, while Allaire West urges caution as allies plot and the embassy crowd readies for a risky late evening action.
Mary Graham Bonner presents a holiday scene where Mrs Quacko scolds a naughty duck while others reassure him. Santa calms the group as Sweet Face the lamb is carried to Santa's workshop to be joined by lambs that resemble Sweet Face.
Dr Lok Galde ton explains body tonus as a nervous system driven muscle tension that defines feeling fine. He notes central and external stimuli from skin and air, ventilation, nutrition, disease absence, and balanced exertion shape tonus. Adequate exercise and good hygiene promote it.
A string of quirky items recounts odd happenings: a stolen chief’s coat and a confiscated slot machine jackpot, a mother fearing an eagle snatching a baby, a taxidermy bear and wild boar in the zoo, a multi‑hatted publisher running three papers and a barber shop, a barber’s crime‑prevention quip urging knitting to curb delinquency, and a Omaha romance with a large blended family joining next Sunday as Carl Studt and Kathryn Stenzel marry.
Quinton James notes the first U S stamp issues since 1932 for the 1936 Winter Games in Germany. Three stamps depict winter sports with athletes and equipment, featuring the five Olympic rings and a swastika watermark. Mexico issues include three stamps honoring 1910 11 revolution and an air mail value with Quetzal. Dominican Republic issues mark a boundary treaty with four stamps starring President Trujillo, though some designs are hard to read.
The article describes stamps with frontier agreement text dated February 27, 1995 in 5¢, 6¢, 7¢, 10¢ values and a 70-centime Belgian portrait of Queen Astrid not to be collected. Additional denominations include several surtax stamps benefiting the national antituberculosis society. The extra values likely respond to world demand for the main item.
Washington observers report Townsend plan supporters plot a swift session of Congress starting January 3. Edward F. Trefz warns thousands from the Townsend national region may descend on Washington. Townsend leaders boast 40 to 50 Congress members sympathetic and predict a bloc of about 100 to back OARP. Republicans feel the pressure more than Democrats as Bolton signals possible cooperation to shape the plan. Hutchinson city officials move to abolish an annual fee in a related note.
Radio listings show a dense schedule across KMBC WREN WDAF and others for December 18 19 featuring Dick Tracy Little Orphan Annie Jack Armstrong and performs by Kate Smith Jimmie Allen and Harry James plus programs like Amos n Andy The Lone Ranger and Burns and Allen. The passage ends with notes on weather forecasts and an unrelated statement about dairymen license fees.
In South Windham Connecticut G C Underwood’s dog Duke shows hunting prowess by treed grey fox and aiding raccoon pursuit. Meanwhile in Burlington North Carolina Chief Carl Stanfordvine orders detectives into action, yet most work unfolds around the station as investigations proceed.
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