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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1930
Page
4
The January 44 1980 issue carries a Kansas Lawrence newspaper page with a lengthy opinion piece analyzing Calvin Coolidge. A biographer’s portrayal questions whether Coolidge’s traits constitute true greatness, noting the paradox of an apparently average figure inspiring deeper reflection.
President Hoover's commission on law enforcement emphasizes the need for a clearer prohibition code and unified authority. It notes enforcement weaknesses, court capacity strains, and urges Congress to readjust statutes, enforcement, and judiciary to improve compliance and reduce crime, citing ongoing gangland killings.
The article notes a violent crime linked to unknown killers resembling a gangland affair. Relatives of the victim urge direct law enforcement involvement, challenging usual gangland justice. Prohibition enforcement plans spending over fifteen million dollars next year to push offenders to court, signaling judicial bottlenecks. Jouett Shouse tours Kansas to rally Democrats toward broad national reform, recalling his 1913 political start amid a 50 50 party split and Democratic governor program.
In The Old Home Town David Passon was taken down with pneumonia Monday night and is seriously ill. Miss Maude Morrison returns from Chicago this evening to take a vocal instructor post in a New Mexico college next term. The river ice is eight inches thick and being harvested, with Wiedemann hauling and skating good on the scraped surface. Miss Adeline Horner and Dr. Kerns will move to the new courthouse tomorrow. A chitterling supper with fried chicken is planned at Mrs Hart’s restaurant from 4 to 9 p.m.
A half mile of hard surfaced fort-to-fort road was opened for public use today from the north edge near the Al Hicks Place. The project marks the first step toward furnishing the Ameri can Legion Elf Dorsey Post quarters as the Chamber of Commerce presents a billiard table. Esterly elected school board clerk and purchasing agent to begin February duties replacing I Stevenson who became Farmers State VP. Birth announced for Lois Marie Foster in Caldwell Idaho.
Mrs. Nona Atkinson announces the engagement of her daughter Vila to E Creighton of Plagler C EL who recently sold his farm west of Lawrence and has just purchased the store building at 736 Massachusetts street from W C Simons. The building had been occupied by the Epley restaurant for many years.
1880 reports list R. W. Jenkins as resident member of the state board of iculture during its annual meeting.
In a January issue critique Claude L Scott defends the Farm Bureau while the writer argues the bureau needs reorganization and criticizes its leadership. The letter praises the Chamber of Commerce, recalls long involvement with farm bureau work, and stresses cooperation for farmers who need guidance and funding.
Senate debates tariff and probes on cotton changes while several committees pursue probes and proposals. Immigration limits, land use, and budget bills move through committees as prohibition reports reach Congress. In Baldwin, heavy snow blocks streets prompting use of state and county plows.
Fragmentary clippings reveal a stormy sequence at a remote railroad camp where Morse Bretton and Douglas discuss Glenn’s dam project while Jarvis plots Miss Wilmot’s whereabouts. Morse orders pursuit as rain and thunder fade, with tension over a dangerous confrontation and an escape by car.
In a tense meeting, Morse Bretton Douglas and an engineer argue over project decisions for the reservoir. Bretton demands speed or resigns, while Douglas and Morse delay action to await a better chance as a storm hits and a railroad matter looms with Anne facing a tough tomorrow.
Mary Graham Bonner's piece follows John and Peggy as they observe the evolution from picture drawings to letters. A childlike narrator notes early writing skills, the struggle to read real stories, and a playful wish for future adventures with a cheerful old winter friend.
New York John W Mackay son of the postal telegraph chief and grandson of the founder is learning to operate automatic telegraphing machines. With 160 others he is taking a three months course in the country's school.
University of Chicago physiologist Dr. Mathews compares the human body to an old lamp noting that as long as combustion occurs heat and energy are produced. He warns that once fuel runs low the body tires and life may end, stressing balanced diets and proper nutrient intake.
Domestic brief highlights report mixed wartime style events with law enforcement praise for an ICC report. Bandits blow a pay wagon in Wilkes-Barre, six killed in a Alabama mine explosion, and a Texas raid ends with a Cuba rummer killer shot. Foreign and diplomatic notes cover U S naval talks, Samoan resistance, and Paris Seine flooding.
Mr and Mrs Clarence Hoover and Trene were in Overbrick Monday morning with brief local exchange and greetings observed by residents.
Gerald Hoover and Paul Sherty visit Asa. Shertys and Postmas drive to Over Brook. Neighbors call on H C Metsker. Wards meet at Metsker home. Howard Dillon and others visit Ray Shuler. Mohler home hosts Cayton and Marsh families from Kansas City and Muncie. Orchestra planning forms at Worden Church. New Year party in Lone Star features many locals.
Harry Hemphill aided P E Reusch with a Tuesday forenoon butcher job. Melvin Holmes and Don McMullen traveled to Baldwin Saturday evening. The Willing Workers class of Washington Creek church held a New Year’s Eve watch party at Elizabeth Mowder’s home. the social gathering ended with a taffy pull. Attendees included Mabel Kingery, Ethel Sherfy, Alan Hoover, Elsa and Wilda Oerkircher, Bula Wolfe, Pearl Covler, Lonzie Kingery, Raymond Ball, Paul and Ralph Sherfy, Gerald Hoover, Homer Brunk, Otto and Martin Boerkircher, Millard Behrens, Vincent Wolfe, William Nesbitt, Rev W H Meyers, Eva and Esther, Sam Miller, Elizabeth Mowder and Elsie, Mary and Samuel Mowder. Filson and Jack Dillon freed cattle to Kansas City Monday.
A string of social notes records Mr and Mrs P E Reusch visiting Baldwin and Lawrence, Mrs Ralph McNeese and Mrs Mayme Scott visiting the McMullens, Emery Vitt's family outings near Eudora, and a schoolyard injury to Veral Welly. Also noted is the death of Caspar Mugler, Kansas representative from Clay county, after an illness in Center, Kansas.
Oil operator Joseph King of Wellington Kansas reports Gly-Cas as a breakthrough that cured his crippling pains and paralysis like symptoms after prior failures. He credits rapid improvement in back, kidneys, bowels, and appetite and says he now walks, drives, and feels years younger. The Gly-Cas man tours Lawrence to offer samples at Round Corner Drug Store.
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