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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1940
Page
4
A religious verse citing John 15 3 urges believers to remain in Christ as a branch bears fruit through union with the vine. The text emphasizes dependence on Jesus for spiritual sustenance and growth.
Officials report President Roosevelt plans to send an official observer to Europe to assess peace opportunities. Secretary Hull engages neutral nations in talks about postwar world, while Allied and Axis powers bolster forces for a possible grand scale conflict.
The article notes Roosevelt and Congress refining economy plans met with a clear countrywide reaction. Officials appear uneasy about a demand for strict budgeting, while farm groups resist agricultural cuts yet public sentiment favors keeping expenditures within income. The President is urged to treat his economy proposals seriously as a path to a balanced budget.
The Turkish government orders removal of Germans from Krupp related jobs in Turkey after a suspected sabotage plan is uncovered. The action reflects wartime harsh measures against nationals linked to enemy industries and mirrors a tactic seen in Nazi ship scuttling.
A Russian admiral declares continued combat until Finnish defenders at the Mannerheim line are annihilated. He is urged to tour the Karelian isthmus to see who is being annihilated.
Illinois Democratic presidential primary ballots list both President Roosevelt and Vice President Garner as preferences. The text notes that this feature carries no special significance since the vote expressed preferences will not determine the outcome.
The text discusses voters changing their minds before a convention or election and states the presidential preference primary is intended as a forward step toward something, though the exact outcome remains uncertain. It notes no barrier stops voters from changing their minds.
The Russians are said to infiltrate Finnish rear areas by parachute, disguising as peasants or soldiers. They cut wires and cause damage before detection, adapting the "boring from within" tactic used in political affairs. Undercover work is their specialty.
Elliott Roosevelt says his father should not seek a third term despite support from jobholders. In Chicago he claimed to know nothing about Roosevelt senior’s plans, leaving the question of whether he will disappoint his father or prompt a presidential endorsement unsettled.
Nazi broadcasters complain raiding parties fail to find British soldiers on the western front and hint that most British troops are in England. They acknowledge likely British forces in France and warn of possible clashes once they push into Belgium and cross into their path.
A census test in two Indiana counties suggests people are moving from urban centers to farming areas. Observers note that long hours under bright lights accelerate financial collapse for workers, indicating economic strain behind migration trends.
The piece argues the Wagner Act is inequitable and undemocratic and claims Roosevelt betrayed liberal ideals to placate labor. It contends amendments are needed to balance capital and labor, notes past failures to act, and predicts political fallout as elections approach.
Quotes from Charles Edison Hi ram Johnson Hachiro Arita Neville Chamberlain and Clarence Cannon reveal tensions over naval strength dictatorship democracy economic policy and farm tenancy as war looms and global order shifts.
The article traces diabetes from ancient Aretaeus to modern insulin, noting key milestones. Willis links sweet waste to diabetes. Banting and Macleod win Nobel Prize for insulin. advances include protamine zinc and crystalline insulin, reducing injections and extending lives. It hints at future life-extension possibilities for diabetics.
Manuel S. Garcia of Fairhaven walks free after 18 months in prison for an act ruled not to be a crime by the state supreme court. He had pleaded guilty to marrying his step-daughter, with a 1938 sentencing later annulled by Justice Qua. His wife, also implicated, received an indeterminate term and was paroled in September.
A Printer's Ink writer argues the public resembles perpetual children and thumb suckers due to a mass retreat to carefree childhood. He cites Snow White box office, Oz craze, Shirley Temple and Mickey Rooney as indicators, plus infant fashion, play-suits, and childlike radio whimsy.
The Pittsburg Headlight notes Kansas City officers are instructed to be exceptionally courteous to all visitors. It adds that visitors themselves have not caused the city’s troubles, and frames the measure as reasonable.
The nomination of Charles Evans Hughes for chief justice of the United States was reported favorably to the Senate by the judiciary committee despite protest from its chairman and another member. An armed hold-up occurred at Cooke's Help Yourself Grocery injuring three, with $1,800 taken. A Missouri Valley contest trip for the K U men's glee club was secured by a recent concert fundraiser. A miscelaneous show at Miss Leona Marsh’s home celebrated Edna Schaake’s marriage to Phillip Trust, with valentine themed refreshments and tallies.
Reports cover a proposed law banning makeup for deception, deputy city assessors named by the county clerk, and the north side constable appointment. Also notes on social events, birthday party plans, a motor show visit, sleighing, a poetry rhyme, Twentieth Century club papers, a race accident, whist club results, Kansas City visits, and rare Jeffries Sharkey film excerpts with extensive filming details.
Forty years ago Mayor Gould traveled to Kansas City this morning while Fred Read signed the city script this month and it was delivered today. A new fashion is upon us. There
A mixed review roundup of recent books including Idaho Lore from Caxton Printers with illustrations by Federal Art Project workers. Burroughs Tarzan tale, Boss Man by Cochran, and Life with strong social conflict are noted along with church entertainments by Preston and Jackson. Kansas guidebook by the Federal Writers Project is praised for maps and tours as Engine! Engine! on fire fighting history is highlighted for its color plates.
Dan Donovan clashes with Tommy Ryan at Albany docks as Marie La Porte faces pressure from Baptiste La Porte. Dan searches along the Hudson, finds the Molly missing, then confronts Marie at Varner’s, but she refuses to see him and is fired.
A dense listing of radio programs across stations WREN KMBC WDAF and more for Saturday February 10 and Sunday February 17. Includes talk shows news newscasts sports features and music with numerous orchestras bands and programs listed by time. The schedule also cites Sunday February 12 and Monday February 13 with additional broadcasts and musical acts.
The Dutch government announced plans to construct three battle cruisers to defend the East Indies amid rising anxiety over Japan’s conquests in China and island seizures in the South China Sea, due to the region's oil wealth.
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