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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1938
Page
4
The Kansas City Star notes Kansas would need five million dollars to administer the social security law and to refund taxing units. It cites Oklahoma findings of improper, unclear pensions and warns Kansas should proceed slowly to avoid waste and fraud while ensuring need-based assistance.
Winston Churchill called the period one of the best weeks dictators ever had while democracies face diminished rights. Critics in England push Labour to demand an election on foreign policy as Chamberlain weighs compromise and a tougher stance against Mussolini and Hitler.
A disquieting portion of Hitler's Reichstag speech proclaims he is the defender of German minorities wherever found. The clause could justify meddling in other nations. Currently it unsettles Czechoslovakia with its German population, as Berlin seeks special treatment and warns of consequences for dissent.
An analysis notes that the German general staff admitted WWI did not proceed per plan, despite many bright successes, leading to ultimate failure and collapse. It warns of a similar crisis emerging in the Japanese campaign in China as replacements are considered.
The article notes intensified efforts to correct the situation with attackers sometimes forced to retreat and others holding. It claims Chinese air raids on Formosa extended war into Japanese soil with Russian made planes and unnamed crews credited. It warns Japan may face suffering similar to that inflicted in China and that failure remains possible though not certain.
The article argues that the phrase common interests between the United States and Great Britain lacks formal binding terms. It notes Britain’s dealings with dictators may stem from this ambiguity while affirming a shared aim for an orderly world with equal opportunities, incompatible with dictatorial powers.
This year the American fleet maneuvers will be secret with no newspaper men aboard the sea forces. In the absence of other information the Pacific location may be significant enough to tell the whole story.
A lighthearted notice suggests King Zog’s three sisters, Albanian royal princesses, are traveling to the United States to pursue marriage with American men, implying a royal matchmaking moment.
Lynn Brodrick as national committeeman says the Democratic Party now has enough members in Kansas to field a candidate for every state and county office, fulfilling a long held party dream.
About a million Austrian workers signed a resolution in support of the chancellor’s bid to preserve Austria’s independence. The move is described as impressive but possibly belated.
A visit from friendly deer ends with mutual thanks as Willy Nilly urges the deer to return next year. The scene shifts to a reflection on discipline in childrearing, arguing that discipline comes from all family members and is taught through atmosphere and everyday behavior rather than punishment.
The piece argues that modern psychology supports disciplined child-rearing though rejects harsh or unreasonable methods. It emphasizes recognizing primitive drives and handling them firmly, noting schools differ mainly in naming and approach but agree on the need for discipline.
A short quirk roundup reports David Lewenberg the shoemaker cutting his meals to cut weight in a reducing campaign. Also cited is a police chief’s recipe for arrests and a La Canada church mortgage incentive based on attendance. An anonymous donor offered $14,000 to cover the mortgage if attendance averaged 200 for six months.
John Caspar, 45, visited a tavern where drinks were on the house as he posed as a federal internal revenue agent. Detective Susebeck says he sampled whisky and left only after congratulating the owner for obeying the law. Caspar held for federal questioning.
United States goodwill fliers on the return from Buenos Aires halt travel until Friday. Five of the huge army bombers landed in Lima last night and a sixth reached Arica, Chile, with expected arrival today.
Ten bandits armed with machine guns and pistols robbed the City bank this morning and escaped in two cars. The six minute raid yielded 50737.36 dollars. The rest of the item notes local injuries, civic events, and social tidbits from Lawrence and nearby areas.
In tropical Balingong the mission to subdue a Dyak revolt and enforce rice planting pits Paul Thorne against Christine Forrester and Clyde. A perilous river assault fails to secure peace as famine looms and white rule strains under harsh pressure. Christine urges escape, but.Thorne presses on with a mixed force, facing resistance and looming defeat.
Fred Shoemaker and Haskell Cates lead cooperators in SCS camp work to raise two earth dams and construct spillways. They fence surrounding areas to allow vegetation, supply water for livestock year round, and provide materials for stock ponds. A large dam on the Old Mitchell Place, Beatrice Martin ownership, has water pipe and drawdown tube installed with puddle core complete.
Thursday into Friday evening lists multiple stations KMBC WDAF WREN and EMBC airing news talks music and dramatic programs. Notable items include Erle Smith on KMBC 6:00 PM, Hollywood programs on WDAF, Town Meeting at 8:30 PM, and orchestral hours. late-night weather forecasts and a final 6:00 AM Beethoven program.
Work grows as eleven cooperative agreements covering 2031 acres are written and nine signed for camp projects. Base mapping on ten more farms completed. plans underway for contour farming crop rotation strip cropping terracing woodland stripping erosion control ponding and gully control. Applications listing owner name address and farm description reach Camp 5 Ottawa Kansas. A forestry school for foremen and technicians was held at the Project office with Regional Forester George W. Wood and A E Rupp leading camps from Valley Falls Council Grove and Ottawa.
Joe Louis received 40522 for under eight minutes of fighting against Nathan Mann last night as Mann earned 12158 after being KOed at 1 56 of the third round Promoter Mike Jacobs announced that net receipts including radio and movie earnings totaled 102999
Bobbie Brass of Medicine Lodge attending KU in Lawrence spent the weekend at the James Brass home. Funeral of Peter Neis in Eudora. Walter Kennedy family of Baldwin attended events in Stull and the Kraft employment celebration. Moving pictures and a free lunch were enjoyed for over 245 attendees with a rooster corn eating contest won by Huvett Patton and Buchheim.
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