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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1935
Page
4
A fragmentary article notes a magician in the Missouri legislature amid calls that a work relief wage clause tied to prevailing rates could curb dole lists and spur private employment. Kansas Democrats eye Huey Long’s Washington’s Birthday visit while pundits warn of political factionalism and National Guard talk.
The Supreme Court’s two unusual statements fuel belief the court struggles to decide and delays persist. Officials remind the public that no dates were set for a decision, and the court remains unhurried, choosing its own pace for announcing rulings.
Ten years ago Mrk Selah and children Blonnar Wert Sixth will journey Tuesday to San Diego Cal for an extended visit. Other notes include a mine shaft reaching 76 feet with 39 feet timbered near Sand Cave and a Missouri Intercollegiate Glee Club contest where K U glee club placed fourth while Missouri U won first. Plans for an I O O F temple drive were discussed at Elks club. Beatrice Nelson of Walnut Creek Calif announced marriage to George B Edgar Jr formerly of this city. Mary Christina Moya broke her collar bone after slipping on a slippery sidewalk.
Notes from twenty five years past include John Lovett leaving football to join the Kansan City Times as a reporter, a Christmas Day marriage license issued to Fred Hunsinger and Miss Lovie Winkelman followed by a private ceremony, Winkelman now teaching at Linwood after Lengoe, a severe leg injury to S. FE Willis from a fall at a farm job, and land sales as Bill Schaake buys the William Zimmerran farm containing 1820 acres from an Ohio owner.
A short 1933 Syndicate feature presents Poor Pa by Claude Callan. The humorous item recalls religious talk and a mother’s plea about heaven and earthly chores, framed as a light character vignette.
The old James Stewart place one mile east and half a mile north of Bismarck schoolhouse was sold today for 4000 dollars, equating to 100 dollars per acre. Miss Marie Sinclair will entertain tomorrow for Miss Mildred Geddes of Kansas City who is her guest. Seniors Give Program at high school featured mandolins piano and vocal numbers with Dan Hazen Henry Loesch Jonathan Dow Ruth Evans Victor Larson Park Phipps and Isabel Gibb. Gibb plans to depart in April for St Catherine Ontario to join her grandfather J L Gibb and study abroad two years. Mrs Havenhill and Mrs Baumgartner hosted a neighborhood gathering with a six oclock luncheon.
The February 1 item recalls the forty year past University Science club meeting held last night in the combined chemistry building. About 80 attended with informal socializing, talent show bits, and local figures like Caldwell and Thacher noted as visitors.
Vienna reports that ten socialists were jailed following demonstrations marking the anniversary of the socialist civil war where hundreds died last year. Berlin ponders postwar foreign policy amid pressures for peace or isolation. France and Britain maintain order amid royalist observances as governments face unrest.
The Varsity presents a feature where the U S president vanishes and days pass without trace amid national upheaval. A gray shirts faction weaves into the plot as a large cast including Edward Arnold and Arthur Byron star. A comedy and news reel accompany the feature.
The Patee offers Gene and Oliver with 1985 Varieties through tonight plus the feature I Sell Anything starring Pat O Brien and Ann Dvorak. A Charles Chase comedy cartoon and news reel accompany. The stage show of dances and music pleases Sunday crowds while the feature follows a high pressure auctioneer and romantic troubles with humorous moments.
Representatives from Kansas State College Kansas University Washburn and Nebraska University will attend the District 14 conclave at the home of Bata Tau of Kappa Sigma Baker University February 22 Charles Weeks Wichita district plant master and national officers will be present for the gathering. Angry motorist and Iyate pedestrian exchange remarks on road manners in a brief street-side dialogue.
The Montana Kid and Mateo Rubzriz, a quixotic bandit pair, gain entry to Du fort and plan to steal back the em id crown of Our Lady from the Duraya church. Mateo endures a brutal mock execution as a plan to distract guards. They anticipate a dangerous trick tomorrow as they consider escape and glory.
Rubriz and Montana push to steal an emerald crown from General Estrada’s fortified rooms. A hidden safe is found, but alarms blast as Sergeant Andres’ men close in, forcing a desperate gamble to escape through the postern amid exploding dangers.
In a rambling village scene, Christopher Columbus Crow and friends enjoy a warm evening by the fire. Willy Nilly plans corn treats while Top Notch roosts and Mr. and Mrs. Quacke Duck join the fun. A strange bleat interrupts as night nears.
The text discusses the balance between relieving pain and preserving diagnostic accuracy. It notes the drawbacks of pain suppression, including fatigue and sleep disruption, and warns that masking pain can hinder diagnosis in conditions like appendicitis. It emphasizes treating the underlying disease to achieve lasting relief.
In a curious police tale, Sergeant Andrew Neeley used a puff of smoke to access a suspected gambling room. He and an officer reportedly cornered nine men after a doorway pop, leading to arrests. W Vin Superintendent Fruntytown and P Bell of the reform school corroborate Ambitious Elmer Jackson’s desire to pursue a trade, though details remain unclear.
A late night council meeting in Clymer Pennsylvania ends with A P Tate resigning then reconsidering and winning the vacancy he created. The report notes a tense session as colleagues struggled to choose a successor and Tate ultimately served in the role.
Washington observers fixate on the senate fight over the administration's five billion dollar work relief plan, seeing the outcome as deciding the bill's fate before it returns to the house. The risk of open revolt in the house looms if rules restrain debate too long. The Wagner economic security bill hangs as a broader context.
Former KU student recounts a Hollywood Journal experience at the Gotham near Hotel Roosevelt with a Paramount lot preview. Attendee Corrnelia Vanderbilt Jr. rode with Wagner, then wandered behind publicity and into DeMille’s Crusades set, a courtyard with turrets and balconies amid bright film lights.
The narration describes a giant ancient war device replica used for hurling boulders, with leaded corners and narrow streets resembling London streets from a bygone era. Grace Moore offers a quirky home remedy to shake fatigue by climbing stairs on hands and feet, waving the neck, and singing exercise, then sliding down the banister.
Leavenworth brakeman N C Brammell lies in serious condition after a freight train accident Saturday night. In Independence, a Longton Kansas team won the south east Kansas Independent basketball tournament, defeating Cherryvale. A Crowned Oklahoma Blackhawks title race ended with a fatal injury to Camilo CTO and a companion. Lew Sharp, 27, was killed in Wheatsheaf. Topeka’s Kent Koburan announced Sen Joe Lone will not speak at the Democratic convention dinner on February 22.
Hutchinson Kan Feb 11 The Qtson Oil Company's big well SW SE 23-28-4W brought in today with a flow of 180 barrels an hour. The discovery began at a depth of 3608 feet in the Hunton time. The well is eight miles north of here, owned by M B Blake Oklahoma City banker.
Firemen fought chimney fires at G. G Glenn 1312 Ohio Street Saturday afternoon and at Hi Q Laughlin 1300 Rhoda Island Street Saturday night with no damage reported. A Buick coach owned by W Vorney 021 Connecticut Street burned lightly Saturday night. A bicycle stolen from in front of the Varsity Theater around 11 PM Saturday was reported to police.
A man named W. G. Adama dies following bloating and gas buildup after meals. Medical attempts to relieve gas were unsuccessful, and witnesses report his heart stopped soon after digestive distress. Local pharmacist Rickert and a drug store are noted in the account.
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