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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1938
Page
4
A brief meditation on Jesus praying at the Mount of Olives as he and his disciples depart to the place. The passage urges vigilance to enter not into temptation and follows Luke 22 39 40 in tone.
Senate public lands committee heard a witness admit interior department agents tapped telephones and 600 to 700 investigators checked federal workers and officials. A Moscow dispatch warned informers they risk arrest as Soviet authorities curb spying while Washington informers face leaked details about wire taps and file rummaging.
The conflict in the Far East shows stiffening Chinese resistance against Japan with counter-attacks regaining ground in places. Soviet built planes aid the north as Moscow calls for more help to curb the invasion and Japan warns of a gravely changed course and a new central Chinese government plan at Shanghai.
Portland Oregon earns a dubious title as the main incubator of rumors since its newspapers are idle due to strikes. Other information channels are overworked but cannot replace daily news publications.
City government with machine backing refuses to pay election board bills for voter registration and election setup under the new law. Officials aim to hamstring the board and impede the push for clean elections, provoking concern among reform-minded citizens.
Private citizens pledge about 12000 dollars to a fund aiding the election board with its duties, as the board seeks more than 50000 dollars for operations and court actions to claim public funds. The President seeks veto power over items in appropriation bills, a move opposed by the Senate as weakening congressional checks.
Mayors of large cities praised extended government spending as a way to spur prosperity. Mayor LaGuardia told the Senate appropriations committee that further priming the pump would bring growth, while elsewhere critics noted the policy’s failure to deliver expected results and some cities still back it to ease urban unemployment.
A Coffeyville Journal comparison shows Lawrence and Coffeyville adopting different government forms three years apart. Lawrence cut public debt by 350000 while Coffeyville reduced outstanding bonds by 826000. Authors argue form matters less than the quality of the men in office.
Captain Clyde warns Robert and Christine Forrester of looming Dyak war parties and a boil-up risk in Balingong bay. The Avon and her crew weigh safety against trading pearls as tension rises between two worlds half a world apart.
The men finish righting the cage as the lions calm after a fall. Animals are led to their runways and rooms while Willy Nilly’s decorations please the man in charge. He plans to stay with them overnight before continuing in the morning.
A narrator recalls a scene of a world of wild animals arriving at a town. Lions, tigers, monkeys, a giraffe, orang utan, elephants, zebras, hippo, walrus, jaguar, camels, a koala, rhino and leopards appear, thrilling Willy Nilly. The man promises to return in spring and asks readers to contact if they need him.
A compressed snapshot reports on Mrs. Frank Kruse's illness slight improvement. Eldridge hotel second floor concrete work advances with continuous pours. An automobile accident near Topeka injures Mrs. Zeno Rogers and her mother, both recovering. National Guard enlistments add eleven new men across companies H and M. Social updates include anniversary celebrations and travel plans. international note on Poincare Clemenceau duel anecdote. Lawrence high basketball prep for Baldwin. Inaugural ball debate and social tributes close the item.
Forty years ago Baker University, Kansas oldest college, enters its fortieth year with a grand jubilee on March 10 led by eminent speakers Bishop Fowler Bishop Cranston Dr Payne and Dr Palmer of New York. Baldwin citizens form a committee for plans and commence week preparations begin.
Nelda shops for a formal in peacock blue, restless and weary of Bill’s proposal. At a party she witnesses Reck’s inebriation and a cold confrontation with Mrs. Reckless, who reveals Earl plans to break the engagement, leaving Nelda stunned.
Nelda refuses Mrs. Reckless and declares no intention to marry Earl. She imagines independence at Stanford and a future with Bill at the rancho, while confronting Beck's snobbery and a renewed longing for home before ending with a late-night call to Bill.
Washington reports the Works Progress Administration increased Kansas quota by 3,000 in a notice to Senator McGill Democrat of Kansas. The action reflects federal job program adjustments during the period.
Radio listings present a dense January schedule across stations WREN KMBC and WDAF with numerous acts. Performers include Jack Armstrong Barry Wood Victor Ardens Oak and Ed Robinson with orchestras led by Henry Busse and Leighton Noble.
The White House said President Roosevelt will meet Friday at noon with leaders of eighty automobile manufacturers and finance firms to discuss preventing high pressure car selling and credit terms. A separate item reports the Dennison State Bank robbery with two men fleeing south in a 1938 blue Chevrolet leaving Jackson county.
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