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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1936
Page
3
A Chicago survey shows pork and flour leading declines in retail prices with cuts of up to two cents per pound on pork and 16 to 28 cents on flour. The court decision nullified major processor taxes, but hog scarcity and recent price movements limit broader relief for buyers.
A Reno Kansas justice of the peace, A C Hess, performed a second three cent wedding for Earl R Spidle and Rose Ada Rosine of Bethel. The groom gave a dollar and Hess returned 97 cents, saying the change could fund a honeymoon. News wide, letters flood his office and a press photo with the sign Come On Boys 3 Cents a Shot! drew national notice.
Baptists who have belonged for 26 years or more will be honored at a Fellowship Supper next Wednesday at the First Baptist Church. A post supper program will recognize members who joined before 1900. This launches a monthly series with decades of membership honored. the February 18 event will honor members who joined between 1900 and 1910. Transportation will be provided for older attendees. Mrs. Minnie Louise Harrel Hout, born May 17, 1873, Clinton Kansas, died December 31, 1935 at age 62 years, 7 months, 14 days. She married John Hout in April 1898. three children were born to them.
Puff climbs into the rocket and admires the wheels calling it a big locomotive. He proclaims it the best rocket ever, while a warning bell rings not to touch the strange lever.
The Granada Dickinson and Varsity theaters announce next week’s film lineup with multiple showings. Highlights include Jean Arthur starring in The Public Menace at the Varsity, and John Wayne in a return engagement at another venue.
The obituary notes the death of a Clinton area woman leaving husband John Hoyt and children Tom George Lloyd Ethel Jensen Rose Gimlet and Goldie Dirk along with many grandchildren and relatives. Funeral rites were held January 2 1935 at Clinton Presbyterian Church with arrangements by the Royal Neighbors of America.
A letter from H. M. Funston of the Ottawa Bar Association to Attorney General Bailey notes Arkansas day divorce law prompts Ottawa residents to file in Arkansas while retaining Kansas homes. Plaintiffs allegedly avoid notifying spouses in Kansas and return to announce the divorce. The Kansas attorney general cites a state supreme court ruling that a permanent home in Arkansas isn’t required to sue there.
G Criss Simpson will present the eighty fifth vesper organ recital in the University of Kansas auditorium Sunday afternoon at 4 o clock. The program includes Prelude and Fugue in C Major and other works. He trained under Prof. C B Skilton at the university and studied with Albert Riemenschneider and Dupre in Paris.
Douglas County Bar association hosts an illustrated talk on Malaria and Its Influence on History by Dr M T Sadler after dinner at the Hotel Eldridge grill Monday evening. Attorney General Clarence V Beck will speak later at the courthouse in a Republican Ex-Service Men's club event. The courthouse meeting marks the county Republicans opening activity for the new year to promote Kansas Day on January 29.
Topeka reports mild mid winter weather with a promise of very pleasant conditions for the weekend. S.D. Flora says temperatures will reach 40s and 45s today and 45 to 60 tomorrow, with no precipitation and clear skies statewide.
The meteorologist said 41 degree daytime temperatures would melt remaining snow across the state. Tonight’s forecast calls for about 28 in the north and 35 in the south with ongoing warmth.
University of Kansas students face eight remaining school days before final examinations. Freshmen and sophomores will meet advisers, learn about course standing, and plan registrations. Snowball mischief causes three window breakages on campus as revelers enjoy the Sophomore Hop with Buddy Fisher and his orchestra. Reverend S B Lucas’s sister Mrs C D Hartman dies at Beloit after stroke. he returns to Lawrence.
A scanned crossword puzzle page fragment lists numerous across clues, numbers, and partial word prompts. It includes references to classical figures, astronomy terms, legal phrases, and literary hints, with many OCR artifacts and unclear entries interspersed throughout the grid.
Bradley Barker, a New York sound worker not a film or radio expert, is proud of his dinosaur noises. He imitates shrill roars and barking souls during rehearsals, joking that a jungle movie roar echoes his own sound.
The Westminster a cappella choir will resume its work at the morning service on Sunday after a nearly three week absence. They will sing an unaccompanied anthem from Palestrina with each voice part equal in importance. The offertory will be Paul’s These Are They, sung by Alice Marie Moya of KK C School of Fine Arts.
In 1985 Samoa endured an extraordinary weather anomaly as a single month delivered seventy three inches of rain. The record reflects intense rainfall across the region, affecting daily life and infrastructure. Authorities monitored flooding risks and advised precautionary measures for residents and travelers.
Jan 11 Cuba's election returns showed Miguel Mariano Gomez, coalition candidate and former Havana mayor, taking a lead in the presidential race as voting continued across nearly two million ballots. Rival Gen Marion G Menecal charged intimidation while officials predicted Gomez's victory amid scattered violence and a sluggish count. Former president Carlos Manuel de cespedes trailed without active campaigning. Local official Masimilanio Smith noted Gomez's bloc would win at least five provinces, signaling a democratic triumph for the Liberal Nationalists and Marianists aligned party.
The Lawrence Sunday forum resumes after a three week vacation at Ninth Street Baptist Church Sunday afternoon at 4:60 o clock. The program features Margaret Walker violin solo Helen Pierson piano solo Mattie Mathas readings Clyta McMurray readings Sarah Winbourn vocal solo Lloyd Groves readings Arthur McLendon and Elgin Woody vocal solo. Classified advertising promotes the event and schedule.
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