National Representatives list in Kansas paper ad and essay on farming future
A regional newspaper segment carries a long notice listing national representatives and major offices in cities including New York Chicago San Francisco and more. It then presents an editorial excerpt arguing farming has a future rooted in farmer knowledge and self reliance, despite critiques of the agricultural program and court decisions. It emphasizes the farmer as the key to agriculture’s future and cautions against demagogues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borenzen & Thompson, Inc
New York
West 44Th St
Chicago
North Michigan Ave
San Francisco
Sansome
Los Angeles
New Orpheum
Kansas City
Baltimore Ave
St. Louis
Star
Atlanta
Waiton
Detroit
General Motors
Supreme Court
Roosevelt
Gah
Congress
New Deal Uncertainty Shapes Washington Mood
Idle hours at Washington center on what will happen to the rest of the New Deal. From the viewpoint of the new dexters the outlook is not rosy. Yet few others despair for the Republic as a broad undercurrent holds that national effort should move to the next chapter and that it is desirable to clear the slate quickly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Republic
Government limits and the supreme court decision on AAA
The article argues that proper government limits aid general welfare and that complex issues are seen as solvable by small expert groups when ordinary citizens face difficulty. it reflects on delegating hard problems to a limited group to reach solutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
AAA
Washington’s Limitation and the National Experiment
The piece critiques federal attempts to simplify governance noting rising costs and uncertain profits from nationwide policy trials. It argues for confinement of experimentation to laboratories to avoid nationwide disappointment and burdensome taxation. It mentions Washington’s perceived lack of wisdom and references a potato control law and a Supreme Court decision on AAA. It suggests consulting Professor Tugwell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
AAA
Dinsmoor elected to lead Old Home Town Chamber of Commerce
In the Old Home Town Paul A. Dinsmoor was elected president of the Chamber of Commerce for the coming year at yesterday’s board meeting. W L Newman and H G Ingham were named first and second vice presidents, George Kirchhoff Jr. treasurer, Claude Scott secretary, and R C Rankin named national counselor. The Kansas regents adopted modified auditorium plans for the University of Kansas, directing completion of a permanent facility with temporary indoor sports space, echoing Hill Memorial at Michigan. Quivera Club elected officers headed by Mrs M R Pontius, with executive committee named. A Edmondson family reunion marked by full attendance of siblings and mother. Atlantic City honeymooners Berlin and Ellin McKay await Clarence McKay’s blessing. Lawrence endures its heaviest storm of the year as snow coats streets and hills become coaster venues. coasters warned to stay off the roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul A. Dinsmoor
Chamber of Commerce
Board of Directors
W. L. Newman
H. G. Ingham
George Kirchhoff, Jr
Claude Scott
R. C. Rankin
Kansas Board of Regents
Topeka
University
Hill Memorial
University of Michigan
Quivera Club
G. M. Falley
M. R
C. H. Edmondson
Lawrence
Ten Years Ago KU Track Aspirants Begin Practice
Ten years ago on a Wednesday January 8 sixty men reported for University of Kansas indoor track practice ahead of the February 5 invitation meet in Convention Hall Kansas City. Captains Rooney Womenai and Powers lead sprinters. Grady Shannon and others show promise. quarter milers include McAdow Encle Cooper Wood McTerny and Roberts with Lewis Springer and Coffin among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Kansas
Convention Hall
Kansas City
Rooney
Womenai
Powers
Grady
Shannon
McAdow
Encle
Cooper
Wood
McTnerny
Roberts
Lewis
Springer
Coffin
Poor Pa by Claude Callan
In the verse the narrator notes the inheritance tax worries Ma's rich Uncle Ben as relatives grow impatient and the government eyes his last illness, reflecting a sardonic view of estate concerns and familial tension.
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Poor PA
Claude Callan
Ben
Publishers Syndicate
KU Athletes Named For Track And Hurdles Tryouts
The squad lists first time varsity candidates for the half mile long distance events and hurdle, pole vault, high jump, with Doornboss and Boggs representing KU. Eight Lawrence players accompany coach Higgins for a trip to Ottawa, names include Fearing and Dursman. Theaters feature Applesauce, The Man on the Box, and Love's Wilderness performances. Lawrence social notes mention Palo Alto visitors and European travels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jarboe
Johnston
Ernst
Jarvis
Chuck” Doornboss
Boggs
K. U
Phillips
Haas
Underhill
Kanehl
Lawrence High School
Levert Higgins
Ottawa
Fearing
Dursman
Rice
Simmons
Skinner
McKinney
Graeber
Borth
Bowersock
Richard, Herndon
Sidney Chaplin
Varsity
Corrine Griffith
W. H. Carruth
Katherine
Palo Alto
Cal
Boston
Mass
Lola Brown
W. S. Griesa
Kansas City
Prince
Schubert
Roy Henley
Europe
Lawrence
A. Henley
Charles Hobart
Los Angeles
Cat
Ministers To Go To Topeka In Inaugural Delegation
Twenty five years ago the Lawrence business men movement plans a large delegation to Topeka for Governor Stubbs inaugural. The Preacher's Club of Lawrence voted to join and make the trip themselves amid warm reception of the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Law- Rence
Stubbs
Topeka
Preacher's Club of
Lawrence
Lecompton
Smith
Russell
Reed
Sproull
Dunmire
H. Brown
Joad
Kansas City
Columbia
Jayhawk
Tiger
Missouri Valley
Missouri
Ross Hill
Kansas
W. Y. Morgan
Manhattan
Washburn
Bess Stephens
Concordia
Arthur Weaver
Grippe
Wooden Wedding And Forty Years Ago Items Chronicle
A Victorian item from January notes a fifth anniversary celebration for Mr and Mrs G B Penny with wood themed gifts and a music room featuring a pipe organ. Other notes mention scarlet fever at Dr W W Williston's home and travel plans for W S Tanner to Jacksonville Florida. The Kansas University football manager race features Wilder S Metcalf as a leading candidate. The Iroquais club hosted its second party at Pythian Hall with out of town guests and dancing. Sam Cocklin visits from Chicago while Fred Funston heads to New York for a coffee plantation project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Williston
Louisiana and
Lee Streets
Ely Moore
W. S. Tanner
Jacksonville
Fla
G. B. Penny
Wood
Brune
Lynn Hilliker
Deering
Kansas University
Wilder S. Metcalf
R. D. Mason
Iroquais Club
Pythian Hall
Sam Cocklin
Chicago
Fred Funston
New York
Surprise Souvenir Promised At Democratic Jackson Dinners
Wichita Kansas January 8 A surprise souvenir from Washington will be given to Kansas Young Democrats at Jackson Day dinners. Robert Campbell president of the Kansas Young Democrats said about 12000 party members will dine at events across the state. Dinner prices ranged from 1 to 5 dollars with half proceeds sent to Washington to reduce the party deficit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Kan
Robert Campbell
Kansas Young Democrats
Washington
Campbell
Tropical Night Rescue Turned to Blackmail
Allaire West shoots a man in the tropics to save Terry Willett. George Fox, an American Embassy aide, confronts Allaire in Washington. He discovers a blackmailer named LaMarr demanding 30,000 dollars, which George refuses to pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allaire West
Tropics
Terry Willett
George Fox
Terry
Allaire
Washington
George
LaMarr
Terry Willett Seeks Engineering Return at Tyndall Office
Terry Willett visits Gregory Tyndall at the Tyndall Construction and Engineering Company in New York seeking a concrete path in engineering. He offers to return Corrigan and work on the Palva River project while acknowledging a freelance past and a debt to his father Laurie Willett. He leaves with plans to contact Corrigan and Drake, and hints at a future surprise tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry Willett
West Mansion
Tommy Speede
Kana
Terry
Vic
Puff Harrington
Palva
Union Station
Tyndall Construction and Engineering Company
New York
Gregory Tyndall
Tyndall
Terence Willett
Juarez
Willett
Laurie
Tham
Corrigan
John Corrigan
Bucky
Carteret
Drake
National Coffee Company
Propionaire
Bucky Corrigan
Redmonte
David Garth
The Strange Visitor
A busy rooster Top Notch at his General Store meets a mysterious traveler who calls himself a noble, weary business rooster. The visitor urges entry to reveal his identity as they discuss nobility and worth while the exchange hints at a fable like encounter. Tomorrow The Visitor's Name is cited as the title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Top Notch
Nervous Effects Of Injury in Health Talk
Nervous effects after accidents are grouped by immediate injury delayed reactions and long term consequences. Some cases lack clear brain damage yet produce headaches memory issues and anxiety. Malingering is rarely the cause. trauma often reveals deeper personal conflicts. Tomorrow Nerves and Glands.
Ambulance Crash Kills Mrs Hern in Kansas
Mrs Ray Hern, 45, of St. John, was killed and M S Barber, also of St. John, seriously injured when an ambulance overturning southeast of Hutchinson. They had taken Mrs Hern's paralyzed husband to a Wichita veterans hospital after Christmas. Returning the group overturned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hutchinson
Kan
Ray Hern
St. John
M. S. Barber
Here
Christmas Eve Slaying Leads to Life Sentence
Chanute Sam Williams, a Negro, was jailed last night after pleading guilty to the Christmas Eve murder of Arthur N. Broyles, a 43 year old produce company manager. An ambulance skidded in deep snow and overturned as Williams was taken to Lansing State Penitentiary for a life term. Williams confessed he approached Broyles, his former employer, and struck him following a conversation during the robbery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chanute
Sam Williams
Lansing State Penitentiary
Arthur N. Broyles
Broyles
Williams
Flashes of Life Gossips and Juries in a Southern Court
In Spartanburg Judge J Henry Johnson criticizes jurors who gossip on street corners. A separate item from Oklahoma City notes a coat theft with a taunting thief claiming a need for a warm coat. In Spokane three drivers are fined for speeding and a slow driving sentence. Chicago reports a Cheerio Club meeting where the elected president Justin Orvis is revealed to be married with two children. St Paul covers a WPA speech class with a 22 year old girl and a director noting she speaks in baby talk. Minneapolis describes a fuel station odor separation trial to enforce a law barring service to drunk drivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spartanburg
S. C
J. Henry Johnson
Allendale
L’rogress
St. Paul
M. H. Alexander
Austria’s 1936 stamp set recalls empire jubilees and leaders
The 1936 issue features portraits of Austria’s historical figures including Eugene of Savoy Laudon Karl Radetzky and Tegetthoff with birth and death dates. A review of 1935 shows commemorative stamps dominated by British empire jubilees totaling 249 stamps in 62 sets. Complete sets sell near $60 now with prices likely rising as years pass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quinton James
Austria
Europe
Groschen Brown
Prince Eugene of Savoy
Marshal Laudon
Franz Herzog Karl
Josef Graf Radetzky
Tegetthoff
Franz Conra Hotzendorf
British Empire
U S stamp issues of 1935 include imperforate varieties and new 25c airmail
The piece notes limited additions to regular U S stamps in 1935 with Farley special printings stirring interest. It cites four 3-cent commemoratives Connecticut Michigan California and Boulder dam plus a 25-cent airmail tied to transpacific flights. It also mentions Poland's Pictorial series adding four stamps including a 2.10 groszy green.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Farley
U. S
Connecticut
Boulder Dam
Poland
Polish liner Pilsudski draws illustrated series
Fragmentary caption describes a mountain lake scene with a castle and various values in groszy. Mentions the Polish liner Pilsudski and previously listed values 45 and 15 groszy. The text reads as a sequence of labeled items and prices, with unclear structure and no clear event or narrative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dari Green
Carmaine
Groszy
Pilsudski
Townsend old age pension plan urged in letters
WE Nevin argues in the Journal-World letters page that the Townsend bill would provide $200 monthly pensions to about eight million citizens over sixty, funded by a 2 percent transaction tax. He says the money would circulate rapidly, freeing older workers and stimulating employment, and claims it offers a future through revolving funds amid current political options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal-World
Townsend
Congress
Supreme Court
AAA
Nevin
Will Pass On Awards Boy Scouts Court
The regular monthly Boy Scout court of honor will be held Thursday at 7 30 o clock in the Chamber of Commerce rooms Ralph E Graber chairman said this court will be the largest here in years and the last for 1935 as awards cover work done last year Mayor Alfred Lawrence will be a guest member and speak Troop 35 will handle opening closing and offer numbers Parents and friends are urged to attend the court of honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Ralph E. Graber
Court of Honor
Alfred Lawrence
Radio Schedule Fragments and a Power Project Note
A cluttered radio schedule lists programs across KMBC WDAF WREN and others with various shows and times. It ends with two items: the destruction of The Rocks in Eutanville S C due to the Santee Cooper project and a note that 30 states and D C have designed new color schemes for 1936 auto license plates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eutanville
S. C
Santee-Cooper Power
States
District of Columbia
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the World Company
W.C. Simons
W. W. Murray
Dolph Simons
Ele
Massachusetts Street
Advancy
Associated Press
Audit Bureau OF Circulations
Jesus
Potomac
Tugwell
Paul Dinsmoor
New C
C. Head
David G Garth Zak
Dad
Virginia
Lawrence Willett
Mary Graham Bonner
New York Academy of Medicine
Lago Galdston
Dan D. Casement
Manhattan Stockman
Farmers’ Independence Council
Henry A. Wallace
Wallace
Casement
Commission
Charles M. Sheldon
Russia
Tashkent
Sheldon
The
Sige
Oklahams City
Nina Westmoreland
Spokane
Wash
Lester Ingle
Cheerio Club
Oak Park
Justink Orvis
Minneapolis
Henry Dank
Boy Scouts
KMBC
Dick Tracy
WDAF
Tom Mix
Wren
Jack Armstrong
Ailton Charles
Wren—Little
Fea Annie
Totten Sports
Tattler's Sports Review
Uncle Ezra
Johann Strauss
Jimmie Allen
Kate Smith
Kostelanete’s. Orchestra
Ay Noble
Sing Sing
Roosevelt Wren
Jimmy Fidler
KMNC
Abe Lyman
Af—Hotel Plaza
Ruby Newman
Orch
KMI
Hotel Morrison
Itc
Clarence Rand
PAF
Jesse Crawford
MEBC
George Olsen
R Shandor
Chez Paree
Harold Stern
Henry Halstead
Don Bestor
Duck ‘Tracy
WHAF
WAF
John B. Kennedy
Orphan Annie
WDAE
Totten
KMAC
Tattler’s
Popeye, the
Sailor
Howard Ely
Kaimie Allen
KMBL
Boake Carter
Celia
Rudy Vallee
KMUC
Trddy Bergman
the Dramatic Guild
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
Henry
WREXN
Death Valley Pays
Walter Keefe
George Washington
America
KMEC
Horace
Heidt
WNAF
Bing Crosby
WRIE
Stram
Emil Coleman
KFRKU
Margaret Anderson
Clarence
FB. Lengeh
Sara Remedy
W. 45Th St. Maw
York
Peoples State Bank
Massachusetts
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