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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1939
Page
4
A short religious verse echoes John 15 12 about love among people. The message frames love as a guiding commandment and reflects a Christ centric duty. A price figure accompanies the quote possibly from a catalog or price listing.
Vice President Garner announces willingness to accept the Democratic nomination, challenging the notion that Roosevelt should control the 1940 nominating process. His stance pressures party insiders and signals a contest over who decides the next president.
Frank Clough recalls a shaky flight with Young Bill White who swore off danger. In Stockholm to Helsinki a bombing interrupted the landing but a later trip succeeded. Young Bill now reports from Finland while expressing homesickness for Kansas and simple, nonpolitical dangers. He writes from Berlin to Emporia parents about the contrast.
The article notes taxes are due this week, interfering with Christmas budgets. It discusses whether moving the tax deadline would ease Santa Claus pressures or whether keeping the current date helps people gauge safe holiday spending.
The Soviet government ignores Finland's mediation proposal and continues its march into Finland. Russian forces face mounting Finnish resistance that could embolden Balkan powers to challenge Russia’s border incursions.
The Topeka Capital argues the national labor law harms workers and employers alike, presenting a broad critique of the federal measure and its impact on the economy. The editorial frames the law as unjust and detrimental to national progress, urging reconsideration.
The piece argues the labor act will be revised on political grounds rather than merits. It notes the timing of dollar wheat, stressing farmers would gain more from harvest time prices than December levels.
An official told 200 Hutchinson listeners not to record remarks about a federal department. The tale spread quickly as word of mouth across the town revealing inside information. The piece ends noting newspapers chase “off the record” prompts, often to their own detriment.
Coffeyville Journal reports Roosevelt’s remark about Christmas delivery affecting New York stores with packages marked as open. The item notes the president’s position and implications for urban retail deadlines.
The Topeka State Journal notes the soil conservation scheme aims to bind soil use to benefit payments through checks.
The writer disputes Life magazine’s portrayal of local houses with cupolas and decks. He notes Kansas storms are rare and corrects Benson’s mislocated address 721 Indiana Street built by Mr. Lykins with a lantern feature.
In a snowy Southbury street, Alice Banks faces love and duty while Jerry Donaldson returns drunk to claim her, as Mrs. Brown and the Carter family provide warmth and worry. A quiet Christmas Eve unfolds with longing, poverty, and faith in miracles.
The article surveys notable Lawrence residences including ironwork filled houses at 304 Indiana Avenue and other landmarks, urging preservation by the Douglas County Historical Society. It contrasts portraits of old wealth with social critique on relief, laziness, and the need for work among neighbors.
A north Lawrence farmer, sidelined by a neck infection and a weakened heart, cannot work despite corn in the field and bills to pay. With rising relief demand in Douglas county, he finds little relief help available in Lawrence or Tonganoxie for his wife and children.
Wilber force Whiteman OPR 72 father of Paul Whiteman noted orchestra leader died of pneumonia in Denver. Paul Whiteman made three airplane round trips between New York and Denver since December 4 and last visited December 11. Sister Mrs Ferna Whiteman Smith of St Louis remained with the family Barnes. US ambassador John P Kennedy urged staying out of the war with his remark.
C A Wright of 1237 Oread won first prize of 25 in the Santa's Sleigh contest. Eugene McFarland and Myrtle Kennedy won second and third prizes. several others received 1 prizes. A wedding shower for Mr. and Mrs. Russell Anderson. J D Kennard injured. Chester P Brewer named KU director. Ruth Hoover to marry Garman Daren. officers to likely quit smoking on duty. Lawrence experiences winter and cold spell. aid to Belgians. University concert at Fraser chapel with Harold De Benham and Clyde Smith. local kindergarten program at 1224 Ohio. visitors from San Diego.
The item notes Angora goat meat moving to homes via Ernest Seidel’s market, R C Johnstone’s goat-raising success, and a Kansas City wedding for niece Hattie Ellis. Also mentions B C Mason needing a cane after a knee injury, Eugene Alder visiting Orchard Lake Academy, and a burglary at Mrs Burke’s home with $225 stolen through the coal bin and cellar doorway.
The column praises Young Bill White for his Helsinki dispatches and sharp wit during a tense Finnish-Soviet border period. It credits his verve, vivid reporting, and humor with transforming European events into a engaging, local voice for American readers.
A collection of statements from Leon Trotsky Vlince Hakkila Al Smith and Frank Murphy expressing denial of communist plots, solidarity with weaker nations, Christmas peace wishes, and a desire to spur an economic boom through public effort. The remarks reflect wartime anxieties and bipartisan calls for support and cooperation.
In the twelfth installment, Dr. Morris Fishbein outlines congenital malformations and early infancy diseases as a major US death cause. He notes 1937 saw 69,349 deaths from these conditions and discusses genetic factors and limited prevention despite advances in heredity science.
Radio listings for Monday evening December 18 show a dense schedule across WREN KMBC WDAF and other outlets. Programs include orchestras Fred Waring Captain Midnight Sherlock Holmes and Amos and Andy with news broadcasts weather forecasts and sports updates through late night hours.
A discussion notes that improved prenatal care and control of diseases affecting the fetus will lower deaths from congenital abnormalities as modern medicine advances.
Ismet Inonu, Ataturk’s shadow and Turkey’s premier, leads reform after 1938, overseeing battles at Sakkaria and Lausanne, shaping education and industry, and facing two assassination attempts as he steers Turkey toward modernization while maintaining a steady family life.
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