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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1940
Page
4
A Biblical admonition urges believers to endure grief and wrongful suffering with patience. It contrasts suffering for faults with patient endurance of doing good, framing the latter as acceptable to God.
In New York state a broad protest march reached Albany with more than 800 organizations and thousands of participants opposing an expanded state budget and higher income taxes. The article notes growing pressure on legislators as claimants of funds and taxpayers clash over relief funding.
Congressman W P Lambertson recalls being hissed by Youth Congress delegates when he praised John Hamilton for refusing a meeting representative. He says the English and French were derided yet not Joe Stalin, noting the youth group’s shifting ideologies since last September.
Russia offers raw materials to Germany while Germany promises manufactured goods in return. The deal aims to balance wartime needs but may strain German factories and markets as both sides depend on increased output. Inflation of German industry could become a major postwar issue.
Hanford MacNider, former national commander of the American Legion, warns that repeated emergency laws push the nation toward dictatorship and risk making temporary powers permanent. Senator Norris proposes a broad “moral embargo” on warplane sales, while Senator Pittman argues for a legal embargo on all goods as a preferable alternative.
The passage argues that voluntary moral embargoes avoid legal accountability by allowing authorities to drop measures with little record of change. Such opaque limits blur law and policy, creating a hazy space ripe for irresponsible action, a pattern seen when dictatorial regimes exploit similar gaps.
Tweedsmuir John Buchan, lawyer, novelist and newspaperman, becomes Lord Tweedsmuir and governor general of Canada. His wartime productivity as a writer included war histories like Battle of the Somme, earning broad acclaim across the British Empire and proving his fitness for leadership.
The Anzacs have joined the allies on the near eastern front traveling 10 000 miles. An army of unspecified but undoubted strength volunteers for service to defend the British empire. They are expected to challenge Russians and Germans if combat occurs.
A Kansas City woman celebrates her eightieth birthday by continuing her lifelong work sewing for the needy. The article notes private philanthropy remains abundant despite government and state efforts, highlighting ongoing opportunities for charitable work.
Wheat dusted in and exposed to cold conditions in western Kansas is found to be sprouting beneath the snow. The farmers and grain itself embody the perseverance that keeps Kansas as the nation's breadbasket despite harsh weather.
Governor Clyde M. Reed issues a proclamation calling the Kansas legislature to convene February 27 to consider revision of state tax laws. Vladimir Horowitz delighted a fair audience with a recital at the University of Kansas auditorium last evening. Announcements of upcoming social events include Leona Baumgartner hosting bridge at four tables for Mrs. William Goode Wilson. Miss Mildred Gentry and Mrs. James Sanders giving a linen shower for Miss Bonnie Bishop. and Mrs. W. H. Cobb hosting a birthday party for Myrtle Cobb with a Lincoln-themed setup. Capt. Galen Gorrill departs for Fort Benning to begin a three month National Guard officers course Lt. Harold K. Snyder to assume command during absence. Post office addition exterior brick work nears completion with stonework underway.
Marie La Porte stands at the center of a tense meeting aboard the Molly as Dan Donovan, Tommy Ryan, and Bat La Porte clash over Marie's future. Mike Donovan observes, tensions flare, and the scene shifts toward a dramatic confrontation to be continued.
A magazine writer robs a taxi and endures a police pursuit while a famed actor's Broadway stumble makes headlines. An eminent editor’s wife storms a wedding, holds a press conference, and proclaims her role as muse. Art survives publicity hounds, and artists distrust the sightseers.
A fire of unknown origin last night consumed the carpenter shops shoe shop and harness shop within one building atop the institute heating plant. A horse on the hook and ladder team collapsed and died after being unhitched to cool off.
The article explains two types of anemia pernicious and ordinary. It notes chlorosis known as green sickness has largely disappeared due to diet and iron intake. It discusses iron's role in ordinary anemia and the distinct cause of pernicious anemia involving red blood cell production.
The text traces pernicious anemia from Adams in 1855 to 1926 Nobel prize winners Minot Whipple and Murphy for identifying a missing gastric substance. It notes liver-rich diets improved anemia in dogs and Castle's work on a gastric factor. Modern treatments include injections capsules and fortified foods, labeled among the 10 most important Magic Bullets, followed by sulfanilamide and sulfapyridine.
William Allen White warned that democracy will find its leader in crisis, choosing a plain, honest man of common sense who can crystallize talent under pressure. He contrasted 1860 slavery with today’s unemployment and urged a humble, unvanished leader to guide democracy through peril.
A clothing store in New Britain Connecticut was found ablaze after a telephone operator noticed a flickering light on the switchboard and alerted police. Fire officials theorize the light flicker came from flames reaching a telephone cord.
A collage of Sunday visits and gatherings across Black Jack region with families such as Nels, Rhoades, Warnock, Kalb, Bell, Hays, and Scott. Local residents travel to kin, attend KMBC entertainment in Wellsville, and share meals and visits with grandparents and friends. Frequent Kansas City guests and bus trips mark the social scene.
Radio listings detail evening programs across WREN KMBC WDAF and related stations for February 14 18. It lists shows such as Bud Barton Smilin Ed McConnell Tom Mix and various orchestras news and drama segments with times from 5:30 PM to midnight. The schedule includes The Aldrich Family Information Please Cavalcade of America Bob Hope's Company and Moonbeams plus weather forecasts and sports segments.
M. D Batlard travels to Kansas City for a shopping tour. Mrs Dessie Hunsinger spent Sunday with home folks. Ted Thoren visited John Nels home. Mr and Mrs Russell Hays of Lawrence visited Henry Bell. Mr and Mrs P W Jones and Beth visited W A Scott. Classifieds promise quick home or room rentals.
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