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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1940
Page
8
Professor T D Jones of the University of Kansas demonstrates a color machine in his design department. The device uses red blue and green light plus white to show lighting effects, moods and color relationships for art and merchandising.
A practical form described by officials emphasizes teaching color fundamentals as derived from light. The approach is utilized in the design department at Kansas University to educate students in color theory and application.
Washington reports chairman Dies announces plans for House committee hearings on Nazi and communist influence in the motion picture industry and related groups. The panel will also probe consumer organizations and the Christian Front while Dempsey oversees Mexican border information.
Britain faces grain shortages for livestock prompting Food Minister W S Morrison to order whiskey output slashed to one third of 1940. Breweries may keep last year’s production despite reduced sugar. Butchers press to delay meat rationing set for March 11 amid distribution disputes.
The state fish and game department conducts a test to find whether poison placed for rabbits harms game birds. Director Guy D. Josserand says results will be released after completion. Poisoned maize heads were spread in shelter belt areas to curb rabbit damage to young trees amid controversy over bird fatalities.
Clues cover horizontal and vertical entries from explorer to pole to god, with terms for numbers, nature, and objects. The puzzle includes references to North Pole discovery, celestial and mythic terms, flora and fauna, and various objects and actions.
Daily devotional prepared by Dr. Gaius Glenn Atkins for the Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America. The item presents a religious meditation series issued under church governance, reflecting Lent observances and spiritual guidance for congregations and readers seeking devotional practice.
A reflective piece on Psalm 121 from February 28 1940. It discusses life as a circle of going out and returning home. The sermon emphasizes God's care over both actions and the balance between personal world and the wider human experience.
Sunday visits linked several families from Ottawa Kansas City and Baldwin area. Local residents attended sales, dinners and church activities while others traveled to Excelsior Springs for exams and to Topeka for visits. Illness and dental work were reported and basketball games against Baldwin noted.
President Roosevelt, aboard the U S S Long Tuscaloosa offshore, says canal defenses must be doubled with more planes and guns for long range protection linking the Atlantic and Pacific. He notes possible defense operations extending through Central America to Ecuador and Venezuela and declines to comment on March 4 anniversary plans.
In Dedham Massachusetts on February 28 two 16 year old boys Arthur Cray Jr and Irwin R Nelson Jr both from Quincy were sentenced to life in state prison after being indicted for first degree murder in the hold up slaying of Emil Carlson a 45 year old night watchman. The judge noted the death penalty is mandatory for first degree murder.
Istanbul decree requires all Turkish merchant ships to call at a Turkish port on every voyage to boost the nation’s control of its heavy import and export trade, marking a shift toward more traffic carried on Turkish vessels.
Postmaster General James Farley will address the National Association of Postmasters state convention in Emporia Kansas on April 3 after accepting the invitation.
Sedgwick county township officers seek legislative restore of gasoline tax funds to townships. Counties have supervised a $50 000 fund since a supreme court ruling last year from Lyon county, affecting local control and finances.
Sunday gatherings at several homes are reported including the Finch and Gibson households. Mrs Sarah Pippett dies, and pupils Max Hepner Ruth Hornberger and Maxine Finch are noted for perfect or near perfect attendance and spelling awards. The Range Line Community club announces a March 1 meeting with Excelsior presenting The Ready Made Family.
A birthday celebration unfolded Monday night at the Elmer Wintermantle home with guests including Mr. and Mrs. Harley Lyons Doris, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Schwartz, Mr. and Mrs. John Breithaupt and family, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Breithaupt and son Glen, and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Schwalm and sons. The event followed a previous get together a week earlier at the Wintermantle home. Mrs. Wintermantle’s birthday was Tuesday.
Local Journal-World classified page highlights bargains across categories. Readers find deals on furniture, appliances, clothing, and vehicles with contact details and prices where readable.
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