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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1936
Page
4
The President's state of the union address links foreign policy to domestic aims, urging democracy over autocracy while signaling reelection tactics. It questions big versus small business, notes budget strains and rising taxes, including social security levies, and frames policy as a balance between continued New Deal programs and fiscal restraint.
The article discusses Senator Borah's tentative view on the Townsend old age pension plan, noting he favors the principle but doubts feasibility. It adds satire on both supporters and critics, then reports Kansas Attorney General's opinion that repeal of national prohibition allows liquor possession on Fort Riley and Leavenworth reservations, while Kansas dry law restricts intrastate transport.
Federal aid for the Lawrence to Ottawa road via Pleasant Grove was approved this morning by Engineer E E Trueblood, ending five years of county effort. Also news of local family travels, immunizations, births, and academic staff movements across nearby towns.
Twenty five years ago on Saturday January 4 three KU student missionary teams returned from a holiday trip. The groups had been working with youths in small Kansas towns and spent the holidays among the boys.
The strip centers on Haze adopting a baby after two prior marriages and divorces. She notes the adoption will fit any husband she gets, highlighting a cynical, comedic premise from the 1935 Publishers Syndicate syndicated feature.
The Kansas University group visited Industrial School at Topeka and Washington county, shared daily services, and socialized with the students to show religion’s role in college life. Dr. J N Van der Vries of mathematics was elected Worthy Grand Chief of Alpha Tau Omega at the Atlanta convention. A Holton wedding for Helen Graham and Clay Shinn is set for January 14 with plans to live in Ottawa. Four residents of Earl Pringle’s Elm Street home were treated after a near asphyxiation incident caused by a blocked chimney and stove.
Forty years ago on January fourth a mix of local notices appears. Carrie Abels becomes a stenographer for W. H. Pendleton. Mrs. J. D. Kenyon hosts Thetas on South Tennessee Street. F. W. Howell markets White Sewing Machine agents. F. D. Brooks buys fixtures for a new insurance and tobacco shop near ten days out. Rev. Wm. Lane, former China missionary, returns to the U.S. for health reasons and stays in Bardvale, California. Judge O. A. Bassett, amputees a leg at Christ Hospital Kansas City, forecast recovery. Mrs. Ed Monroe travels to Kansas City to study the Divine Healer movement, witnesses Williams healed on crutches, and probes Welch’s claims. Welch seeks Lawrence support and offers healing without charge but requests funds for rent. Marcia Wood hosts a Friday evening Sunday school gathering with class and friends.
Charles Sager bari tone will give his graduate recital Monday at 8 p.m. in the Administration building auditorium. He earned a KU B M in voice in 1930 and studied summers with Mrs. Alice Moncrieff. Wilson will accompany. program in five groups of numbers. Free admission. He has led voice departments at Buena Vista College Iowa and Doane College Crete Nebraska.
In 1935 Washington, Terry Willett returns with his father's body and confronts Allaire West in her mother’s grand home. Their heated reunion erupts with passion and accusation as Willett contemplates escape to distant places while Allaire questions his loyalty. He departs alone after a tense farewell.
Willy Nilly heads to the General Store and Post Office after a village resident calls out that a letter for him bears a North Pole postmark. The crowd watches as he hurries to open his mysterious mail, a moment echoing holiday magic.
Willy Nilly bursts with news as Santa Claus sends a letter after Christmas. He rushes to Puddle Muddle where Christopher Columbus Crow sunbathes and the group gathers by the fire. Rip, Sweet Face, Top Notch, and Christopher listen as Willy Nilly reads the missive aloud.
Dr. Iago Galdston surveys anemia’s two main types, one from disease impeding blood factor use and another from nutritional deficiency. He notes iron vitamin C and a liver rich mysterious substance drive blood production, urging diet optimization to prevent illness and support health. Iron and Vitamin C.
The Associated Press reports Alan Montgomery, state dog warden Leon Debardelahen released prisoner Delmar Wilson to test bloodhounds for a tracking exercise. Heavy rain washed out the trail. Wilson has not been seen. Also mentions Dean Cox facing jail costs and Judge Don Ellerton.
A jumble of brief items reports a $10 fine on an installment plan for intoxication, a phone call mistakingly answered by a mother as a drowning baby, a waiter Otto Stubba leaping to death after killing his wife and leaving a note, a premature baby Marguerite Holland now thriving, and winter robins debated by ornithologists with a butterfly sighting noted by Joses Lippski.
Topeka reports Republicans prepping for Kansas Day January 29 with possible Landon nomination role and Democrats planning Jackson Day banquets with up to 5 per plate. Wheat prospects rise with New Year moisture. traffic deaths reach seven statewide. Local clashes at Central Avenue Christian church. college basketball protest over Olympic eligibility. Kansas faces no immediate cash relief funds. New Year snow postpones dust bowl game and buffalo hunt. federal revenue official Helvering visits. Katy shops add jobs. tragic stove explosion in Goodland. oil well unveiled by Governor Landon. liquor restrictions on military reservations. first wolf sighting near Wichita. Ottawa Chamber withdraws from national body.
The Rev Mr and Mrs Hess of Topeka visited North Lawrence last week to try a newly purchased car and call on friends. Miss Clara Pine returned to her Chicago work after spending Christmas here.
A dense listing of Sunday and Monday radio programming across WDAF KMBC WREN and other stations. Shows include musical interludes, orchestras led by George K. Kostelanetz and Abe Lyman, news features, sports reviews, dramatic readings, and variety acts with numerous performers and bands.
Lawrence notes report holiday visits and travels of residents including Albert Pine Wilbur Pine and Clarence Pine on a vacation trip to Texas and Mexico. A new daughter arrived at the Price home on Lincoln street. Centenary M E church activities include a father and son banquet and election of trustees. Bicycles gain popularity again among locals.
A number of boys and some girls in North Lawrence received new items for Christmas, bringing cheer to the younger generation in the community.
Bethel social items list multiple family visits and events. Mr and Mrs Lee Jones entertained. Mr and Mrs Claude Fisher and others shared a Christmas gathering. John Snyder welcomed a son and Mabel Root visited. New Year party hosted by Lee Jones group featured dainty refreshments for numerous relatives and friends. Lawrence Business College offered courses from three months to two years.
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