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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1938
Page
3
The snippet lists subscription rates by carrier and mail for various periods, followed by a Bible verse from Hebrews urging support for the weak. It appears as a small newspaper notice fragment with pricing and a religious quotation.
The budget message admits high government costs and falling revenues due to the depression. Deficits exceed a billion dollars this year and remain large next year. Relief and defense spending rise as recovery schemes fail, signaling no current remedy and a call for public scrutiny.
The Supreme Court will drop to two conservatives after Justice Sutherland’s retirement marking a shift toward a liberal majority. The piece questions President Roosevelt’s court packing program and frames the retirement as a test for future nominations and congressional support for the New Deal.
The piece notes President Roosevelt recommending cuts to many appropriations and expects congress to refuse. It mentions no reductions for the year and references the 1936 context with emphasis on Washington’s probable stance.
The piece argues Congress used unprecedented sums from the federal treasury to influence an election. It suggests lawmakers may regard such generosity as a path to favorable majorities, despite a presidential injunction against the practice.
An eastern circulated bulletin spread speculation that a Landon Roosevelts cabinet coalition would form this year. The idea rests on Landons pledge to support Roosevelt and recent business optimism. Analysts say the story lacks sources and seems influenced by festive chatter and political sentiment.
Reports by army engineers on flood and drought control projects were kept from Congress because they conflicted with administration policy. The administration chose to press ahead with potentially faulty projects rather than reject them on design and planning grounds. Quoddy has many little brothers and sisters.
Former President Herbert Hoover addressed a capacity crowd in Pasadena's civic auditorium. He cited the constitution protecting boyhood liberty and the pursuit of happiness and urged that a properly born educated healthy generation could near utopia even without planned economy.
In a quiet tale Mrs Quacko and friends dream of lions and tigers all night. Each character debates fear and duty as Willy Nilly weighs risks versus kindness while the group ponders a future decision. Tomorrow they decide.
The current issue features Gilbert Ulmer, Oread mathematics supervisor, discussing geometry teaching methods. Christmas travels include James Stanley to Ordway Colorado and Thomas Dolan moving to Linwood Kansas.
Plans announced by Prof. K C Buehler indicate Will Rogers will address audiences in the K U auditorium late in March or early April after signing with Charles Wagner New York City manager. Local notes include radio KFRU seeks wavelength change and various community updates.
Mrs. Ulmer traveled with a companion to Cincinnati for the national convention December 28 to 30. The pair visited Mr. Ulmer's Indiana parents the prior week. Miss Mary Fee of the Dread faculty will help serve at a tea for the University Women's Club today.
December rainfall in the West Tally Creek watershed averaged 1.44 inches, two tenths above normal. For 1937, four gauges recorded 22.69 inches total, about 1.89 inches monthly, roughly 13.87 inches below normal. Only January March and December exceeded normal. spring and summer were notably low. The piece outlines quail food and cover needs and recommends fencing and woodland planting to improve habitat and bobwhite populations.
Rep. W. P. Lambertson of Kansas announces opposition to reviving the wage hour bill. He says any form that gives Washington power to regulate industry is unacceptable. Lambertson cites the recent special session defeat and accuses the President of acting to save face rather than protect wages.
Sixty six section men in the two roadmaster districts of Ottawa were laid off at the start of the year. The action affects workers in Ottawa and surrounding area as part of a staffing adjustment.
Nelda Barrie, a lettuce farmer, faces a prolonged strike that pits labor against capital as she and her brother Jack struggle to ship crops. Bill, Reck, and Beck complicate relations while violence and pickets threaten deliveries and the family’s future.
A New Britain resident seeks a refund of $1 paid for a marriage license twelve years ago after his wedding did not occur. Town Clerk Harry E. Schelly refused, noting the fee was nonrefundable. In Evanston, police planned a brief crackdown on unlicensed motorists but halted it after five minutes to await 1938 licenses.
In Lake Forest two brokers Taylor Strawn and John Evans bought a 600 pound man and a 400 pound dog statue and moved them between yards as a prank. They charge residents 50 for each move and have spread the statues through neighborhood routes since Christmas. A side note reports on Mississippi river power usage, stating 2,000,000 kilowatts used of 16,000,000 available.
Film Daily poll of 531 critics names The Life of Emile Zola as best picture of 1937. The Good Earth follows with 424 votes, Captains Courageous 380, Lost Horizon 825, and other nominees including A Star Is Born Romeo and Juliet Stage Door Dead End Winterset and The Awful Truth with various vote totals.
Mrs Susan Williams Chapman died at her McLouth home Saturday January 1 after a lingering illness. Born in England December 16 1865 she moved to America in 1887 and settled in McLouth. She and Thomas Chapman had ten children eight living with the couple at her death. Services were held January 3 at the Methodist church with Rev Massie and a mixed choir. She leaves a large family including husband Thomas and seven sons plus two daughters and many grandchildren and great grandchildren.
The U S cruiser Augusta, once protecting Americans during Shanghai fighting, left the Whangpoo River for Manila. Admiral Yarnell shifts command to the naval yacht Isabel as the Augusta previously arrived August 14 and a shell fragment mortally wounded one sailor with 17 more injured on August 20.
Dean Frank T. Stockton departs for Hays Kansas to address Fort Hays State College students at a student assembly. His talk titled Seven Hundred Examinations will also cover a faculty luncheon on Curricula for Economics and Business. He plans to return tomorrow evening.
Dr. W A Elliott starts his thirty second year as pastor of Ottawa Kansas First Baptist with the new year marking a notable long tenure for the church.
Radio listings show a full night of programs across WREN KMBC WDAF and WRAT including Lee Hall's orchestra KMBCs long time program WDAF's Hollywood Hour plus sports and weather forecasts with names like Armstrong Ardent Noble and Buddies. The schedule spans 5 30 PM to 12 00 AM with multiple bands orchestras actresses and hosts across stations.
At 2:30 p.m. Music Appreciation features Nine teenth Century Beethoven with Raymond Stuhl, cellist, Jan Chiapasso, pianist, and commentator Frank Cunkle. At 6 p.m. Maria Wiikina performs lyric coloratura arias. A 6:15 p.m. piano recital by Prof. Howard Cc Taylor follows.
At the church annual meeting in Kansas A F Haynes retired after 25 years as deacon and was named deacon emeritus. Church officials said he was matched by no other Baptist pastor in the state. The notice also mentions a classified ad reminding readers to get wood for the fireplace.
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