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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1935
Page
4
The article notes that The Associated Press retains exclusive republication rights for news dispatches credited or not, within this paper and locally. It also reserves rights for special dispatches and confirms membership in the Audit Bureau of Circulations.
The article notes record wheat acreage in Kansas and speculation on next year's crop impact under the AAA plan. It discusses how yields and prices could influence agricultural policy and the domestic supply, with references to pay for cutting yields and the broader control system from Washington. The piece hints that outcomes depend on unknown factors within the program.
Eastern Republican leaders weigh a presidential hopeful from the Midwest farming belt yet stress Landon’s rise is based on national appeal and governance. Supporters say his outlook and policies as Kansas governor qualify him for the presidency beyond regional favoritism.
Premier Mussolini cites Italian unity against a disorganized League as he pushes the African war plan. He orders reinforcements and pledges continued policies until the claimed goal is reached, while sanctions' impact and the Franco British peace plan’s failure reveal limited apparent advantages and strong world opposition. The disorganized appearance masks deeper tensions.
The piece rails at smear tactics tied to Hoover and London, notes Charles Michelson as a leading practitioner and warns such campaigns rely on public ignorance. It also covers Senator Truman backing common people and opposing Farley’s $10 Jackson Day dinner fee in Kansas City as a critique of New Deal pricing.
Old Home Town notes cold start as temperature dips to 10 above in Lawrence marking a record low for the area this season. Mrs. William R. Green improves from pneumonia at Lawrence Memorial Hospital and expects home for Christmas. A fire on Fourteenth and Vermont prevented losses as Horace Glidden’s Anderson car burned. Edwin Dale born December 19 to C. E. Hundley and wife. Frank Strong, Yale student, heads home for holidays. Logsdon Walther visits sister Mrs. Henry L. Stover on way to Oklahoma. Walther now a Chicago civil engineer.
A list of businesses and individuals in Lawrence receiving greetings and holiday letters for Christmas trade. The compilation names merchants, manufacturers, shops, and services from furniture to groceries, drugs, nurseries, lumber, meat markets, and public institutions with Judge Wilson in charge and Mrs Patee listed among prop.
Jane must move two hundred miles from the nearest relative to raise her baby without spoiling it. Published by Publishers Syndicate in 1935.
Association figures include Kirt Williams and Whitcomb & Son in local trades. E J Hilkey resigns as cashier of Peoples State Bank to join American Union Trust Co. Kansas City effective January 1. Art Wood to succeed him. Alpha Tau Omega leaders J N Van der Vries Elliott Porter and Charles Brook head to Atlanta for biennial congress. University student Walter Mayer spoke at Perry High School about his world journey after teaching in Samar. Lawrence fruit growers send five representatives to Topeka for the Kansas State Horticultural Society meeting. Esther M Clark unable to read a poem due to illness. S J Hunter and A H Griesa to speak. Tommy Johnson quits Jayhawker athletic competition and will officiate his first game at Halstead Friday night.
Forty years ago on December 21 the Fraternal Aid Association council prepared Fraser hall with modern facilities. The hall will be christened during their New Year masquerade ball. Also noted are travel updates, marriages, and upcoming local events including a university tour and church meetings.
The Plymouth Congregational church completed its annual election. A G Mitchell was chosen moderator succeeding Judge Hugh Means. T G Fitch and EF H Olney were elected deacons for three years. Walter J Keeler and Arthur B Weaver became trustees. Officers reelected include auditor Frank E Banks treasurer S Elliott and clerk Mrs C M Sterling. New religious education and prudential board members were also chosen. Officers begin duties January 1.
A Christmas program is set for Tuesday at 7 30 in the Stull Evangelical church featuring a prelude by Hazel Hawk scripture reading and prayers led by Rev S A Burgert and Rev W J Huscher. The event includes recitations by Zella Mary Ann Luella Stull and Rose Mary Wulfkuhle with performances and a tableau and a play Honoring the King's Birthday. Also noted is a report that over 3 500 000 quarts of vegetables were canned for winter relief by Indiana relief workers via the garden and conservation division of the governor's commission on unemployment relief.
Allatre West aids Terry Willett in a quarrel with Hilder over packing cases for river equipment. As revolution nears, Fox and Willett conceal plans to keep Allaire West out of the affair while diplomats debate flight and evacuation. Fox suggests a Vera Cruz route for escape. Willett departs for the Paraiso.
In a playful Christmas vignette, the Puddle Muddlers anxiously await Santa Claus and his gnome helper Willy Nilly as they load toys into Santa’s sleigh. Characters include Christopher Columbus Crow, Top Notch the rooster, and Mrs. Quacko Duck as they remind each other that Santa never forgets every child worldwide. Santa assures them and departs for Christmas Eve delivering joy to all.
Niantic girl Mrs Amanda Dorman seeks an extra large mouth for a 25 pound lollypop as a unique Christmas present. In Boston John Nihill 23 attempts a toy plane trick and swallows the model whole, prompting doctors at city hospital to treat the incident.
Provo Utah based Calvin Bartholomew defeated BYU coeds in a pudding contest dubbed batch cooking. His entry won judges votes. In other briefs, a butchered turkey story, a thumb-cutting accident, a gunpoint theft, and a midnight tavern burglary with liquor and cigarettes are reported with sparse details.
Mrs M N Wilcox of West Lawrence urges the city to finish local tree trimming and thinning to provide wood for the needy. She argues crowded, shaded conditions harm appearances and suggests cutting and removing dead limbs and surplus trees for a self supplied wood source.
An editorial from the Kansas City Journal-Post argues that Dr. Guy Tugwell undersecretary of agriculture should be temporarily exiled from public speech and influence in 1946. The piece portrays Tugwell as an ineffective administrator and a provocative ideologue whose economic nationalism alarmed both parties.
The United States Public Health Service warns that influenza is prevalent in Hawaii. Past epidemics began there then spread nationwide. Research shows influenza is caused by a tiny filterable virus. Ferrets and mice studies reveal serum from recovered patients and induced resistance in animals. Experimental work promises further insight.
Radio listings show a dense schedule with multiple stations WDAF KMBC WREN KNBC KNBC KNM for Monday evening. Programs include Uncle Ezta Johnny Lewis Orchestra Dick Fidler's Orchestra Seymour Simons Orch and evening hours featuring The George Washington and Amos n Andy. The lineup also lists musical interludes organists and various orchestras with headlines and weather forecasts.
Radio lineup lists KNBC WDAF KMBC WREN and KMNC broadcasts with opera, musicals, news, and serialized dramas. Notable entries include Kate Smith, Boake Carter, Lawrence Tibbett, Wayne King, Jeremie Durante, and Fred Waring. Schedule covers 6 PM to midnight with religious, theatrical, and concert programs across multiple stations.
The article notes no vaccine or immune serum is yet available and urges avoidance of infection. It advises influenza sufferers to withdraw from circulation at the first symptoms to conserve energy and limit exposure to secondary infections.
Joseph Harvey Cooper born March 17, 1863 in Beetown Wisconsin was the eldest child of William and Sarah Cooper. He lived in Oakdale Antelope County Nebraska Sibley Kansas and Lawrence Kansas. He married Collie Wiltshire in 1898 and Carrie Piper in 1903 and had three sons and five grandchildren. He died November 28 1935 at his Lawrence home. Surviving are his wife three sons two sisters six brothers and five grandchildren. Thousands read the Journal-World classified page daily.
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