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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1930
Page
4
British delegates at a naval conference discuss abolishing submarines, citing humanitarian grounds and the futility of undersea warfare. The report notes possible shifts toward land armament reduction and reflects on broader disarmament pressures shaping future war strategy.
Early potato survey results from the Bureau of Agricultural Economics show a rise in acreage over last year in Prospect and nearby areas. The report suggests growers should avoid expanding operations this year to prevent market losses, echoing oil production control ideas. The piece notes practical difficulties in curbing agricultural outputs and cites that Kaw Valley growers may benefit from advance forecasts before planting season. It also recounts Johnson's Ridge street snow removal mishap, describing how Main Street accumulations were eventually cleared after delays, with Lawrence cited for cleaner streets.
General C W Babcock mentioned with regret while Gideon Elias heads to Pennsylvania for a visit Lawrence High School plans a series of entertainments to raise funds for an organ Liberty Hall shows a new drop curtain painting and upcoming stage scenes attract interest Epworth Ladies announce church plans and artist Remenyi headlines a concert honoring Miss Zella Neill with plans for an improvised concert in the city 25 years ago items include births trips a flouring mill move and social gatherings in Lawrence Kansas
A comic sketch portrays Tom and Lucy surviving six days without sufficient food. They endure scarcity while plotting a weekly show for their friends to prove they can manage, highlighting resilient small town humor from 1928.
This morning Mr. Nace plans a New York trip this evening. Louis Zuttermeister stacks ice in the cold, intending to build a house around it as the ice remains clear. C. G. Schulz, running a blacksmithing and woodworking business on West Henry Street, will add a stack of buggies mid month with Mr Ritner assisting.
Twenty four new influenza cases were reported to Dr A W Clary yesterday, pushing Lawrence totals past a hundred. Allen Curtis, 710 New Hampshire, is seriously ill with pneumonia. Warren Pine, who bought a California farm, plans a spring return to Lawrence. Local business and travel notes include motor show attendance and Buick agency optimism about car sales this year. George B Edgar Jr reenlisted in the Navy after serving on a transport ship and leaving for Mare Island California. Mrs A G Carl has recovered from three months illness and returned to work at Weaver store.
A Kansas history item notes Representative E. Clanp introduced a separation resolution calling for an investigation of the United States Senate election. The Senate vote was 68 to 60. A joint committee was named to work with a House committee on the matter.
A sweeping overnight AP digest reports on President Hoover and Mrs Hoover visiting Taft with slight improvement in condition. Numerous brief items cover failed radio contact with Sir Robert Wilkins in Antarctica, a fatal air crash in Garden City Kansas, a pilot death in Wichita after wing failure, divers resurfacing from 70 feet in a Moon test, and political injunctions in Jefferson County Alabama. Other notes include Lindbergh popularizing gliders, Chicago's Episcopal bishop election, a film actress testimony in a marriage dispute, a cruiser explosion in Miami, elopement news in Los Angeles, extortion charges against Oklahoma’s ex attorney general, and international updates from Mexico City, Jaffa riots, and a London novelist’s death.
Col Charles A Lindbergh and Hailey Bowlus establish a Tehachapi California glider camp to study sailplanes for public aviation training. They plan test flights to test mountain air currents and Lindbergh may pursue the world glider record of 14 hours 45 minutes.
Enid Howard a Canadian hopeful novelist seeks atmosphere in New York East Side. She learns from Phil Martin, a reporter, of the Big Shot a feared figure in the underworld. After a dramatic encounter Enid realizes the Big Shot may be her brother, forcing a life changing choice.
Enid Howard witnesses Shive Frank shot on the sidewalk as a crowd gathers. She fears police questions and recalls a photograph in her bag. The image, cut to a single face, haunts her, taunting thoughts of the Big Shot and hidden danger.
Mary Graham Bonner recounts a subterranean journey where John and Pegiy follow a salty guide into miles of salt tunnels and a sparkling underground ballroom. They tour glowing grottoes, admire green and white salt rooms, enjoy a chicken and vegetable feast with blueberries, and end grateful for the clock’s leadership on further adventures.
The text outlines influenza's rapid spread and impact, noting 1918-19 pandemic figures of about 200 million cases and over 10 million deaths. It stresses germ transmission via mouth and nose secretions, precautions to avoid contact, and the need for prompt medical attention to prevent pneumonia and other complications. It also discusses a Lawrence effort to foster local business cooperation through a "Lawrence 1950 Club" to strengthen community life and support home-owned enterprises.
The Lawrence 1950 Club argues foreign owned enterprises undermine community progress by dodging civic duties and supporting local needs. They demand absentee businesses affiliate locally and bear their fair share of church, school, and drives funding to sustain Lawrence’s growth.
A collage of lively notes from Miami to Belgrade covering celebs like Rockefeller Edison Ford Firestone and Babe Ruth, a Princeton walk 48 miles in 11 hours 12 minutes, electric signage on Broadway, Sioux performers liquor ban in Berlin, Lilliputian cocktail ideas in New York, and Jugoslavian reforms permitting divorce for nonsupport with Islamic law influences.
Reverend Clyde Odom of Topeka traveled to Baldwin with his wife for January and February family visits. Their son Vincent and Warren attended Baker College. Wilbert and Billy Bert Lewis and Corrinne Woods also appear in this Baldwin community note alongside Lawrence Hospital visits and several family illnesses. A Twin Harriett Wright tragedy is noted with siblings Letta and Helen showing differing outcomes as nurse Stella Wright Smith aids recovery. The February meeting of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society is briefly mentioned.
Mrs Frank E Wolf returns from Philadelphia to Baldwin with family updates including grandson Russell Jr. Others visit relatives in Ottawa and Tulsa. Paul Bruner named city editor in Muskogee. Baker College notes include carnival plans, student injuries, and faculty club dinner. Local residents attend events, hospital improves, school elections reveal student leaders, and bank installs new alarm system.
Local testimonials tout Gly-Cas as a remarkable herbal remedy sold at Round Corner Drug Store in Lawrence. Mr Walton reports rapid relief from stomach ulcers, catarrh, hiccoughs, and digestive woes after beginning Gly-Cas, claiming quick recovery and improved health. The Gly-Cas man promotes the product to the public, urging those with rheumatism neuritis stomach liver kidney and related troubles to consult him.
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