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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1938
Page
4
The Audit Bureau of Circulations reports a bureau membership update for period 313 showing a net change of 6.00 with adjustments of minus 2.50 and zero two five in the accounting figures.
The text quotes Jeremiah 9 verse 24 urging praise of knowing the Lord who shares loving kindness justice and righteousness. It emphasizes the Lord delights in these qualities rather than self glory.
Advocates for government ownership push a plan to buy coal lands and lease mines to private operators to relieve tax burdens on coal companies and cut consumer prices. Critics warn such vast purchases would raise taxes on remaining private property and widen private tax liability.
Interior Secretary Ickes endures sharp questioning from Senate members who accuse the department of laxity and possible carelessness. A clerk's $84,000 CCC fraud is raised as an example while Ickes’ secretive wire tapping program is cited, with some senators alleging themselves among his targets.
Official treasury figures show Social Security and railroad retirement costs about 300 million dollars higher than tax receipts. Revenue partly funded state program starts and other initiation needs. Some argue preliminary setup should have been WPA funded.
The text notes that security funds are always slightly insufficient and that when collections finally match outgo, there will be surprise. It emphasizes that this outcome was anticipated by those who have observed such funds.
The article denounces Romania's alignment with the Rome Berlin axis through harsh new laws that expel Jews and bar them from taking money abroad. It criticizes the government's lack of responsibility for the crisis it creates and notes the difficulty Jews face in leaving.
The Soviet parliament ended its first session with cheers for a show of military readiness and denunciation of Japan's Asia campaign. Japanese influence was framed as a distraction to avert scrutiny of Russia's internal affairs.
Stalin indicates the purge will be tapered off and that the Soviet government feels it has liquidated the opposition for now. The Russian people are warned they have learned their lesson but know the heat can be turned on again at any time.
A remark notes Alfred M. Landon may be famous for contributing the term cockeyed to describe governmental operations. It states no better word fits current official activity and finds the fit surprising and disconcerting.
Quoted advisers contend the president may need to use demagoguery to lead, though whether it is a duty or a pleasure remains uncertain.
Kansas City University provides special courses aimed at training effective researchers. Ample material for research is available through resources tied to Kansas City elections and public records.
Sherwood speaks at Liberty Memorial for junior high promotion. Lawrence teams lose debates at Olathe on McNary-Haugen bill. KU basketball beats Iowa State 46 33 and Harold Schmidt retires as captain. Various society notes cover club meetings bids and upcoming oratorical contest. Local business and church actions include Sunday shop closures debate and a railroad contract firmization. Nansen to speak in Kansas City with Lawrence excursion proposed.
A 25 year old local note indicates steps toward closing all groceries and meat shops on Sundays, with discussion ongoing Thursday January 20. Officials and residents weigh impact on commerce and family plans.
Letter to the editor questions the state tax commission removal of private property from Douglas county rolls without county approval. It accuses the commission of planning to list tax exempt properties, cites a Topeka meeting, and argues Douglas values compare well with Nebraska and other areas amid calls to raise valuations.
Mary Graham Bonner presents a tale where Willy Nilly urges readers to welcome diverse visitors and protect their feelings. The characters emphasize shared empathy, avoiding cruelty, and appreciating global animals visiting their world without travel. The story invites readers to imagine a grand journey through kindness.
A fragmented quote argues that a world consisting only of billions of roosters and other creatures would be undesirable and mentions Top Notch as part of the dialogue. The readable text shows a humorous or satirical tone about biodiversity.
In Shelbyville on Jan 20 farmer Paul Wilson uses a loud speaker mounted on a barn door to play mountain music for cows hogs and horses. The livestock respond by trotting in for milking and feeding, avoiding the winter frost stubble tramping.
A burglary at a grocery store left the scene a slapstick chaos as burglars spilled 15 dozen eggs across floors walls and counters and improvised with two dozen crushed bananas and five pounds of beans. Owner Harry Silver was not robbed by the act but annoyed by the mess and spectacle.
Washington A. Uncle Billy Boyer, a Civil War veteran from Red Lodge Montana, married Dolly E. Trotter aged 71. They plan a wedding trip to the G A R reunion in Gettysburg Pennsylvania.
In Everett Washington on January 20 T. H. Bowman at age ninety vetoed his twelve children's bid to gift him a cushioned chair. He joked that at his age he needs exercise and added get him a five foot crosscut saw for good measure.
A Leavenworth funeral parlor faced picketers after a non union contractor supervised union workers on repairs. One signer proclaimed the firm unfair to organized labor while another banner claimed the firm is fair to labor, the owner said the Whoopee sign was meant for emphasis.
The Bureau of Indian Affairs announced the 1939 federal budget proposal for Chilocco Oklahoma Indian agricultural school. It asks 250000 plus for operation and admin expenses, 187000 for a new central heating plant and heat distribution rehab, totaling 250 450. The total is $550 under the 1938 level due to cutting a non recurring printing cost item.
A tropical bay near Balingong harbor hosts a fortified Lin Kang while Avon sails undefended. English girl Christine and her brother Robert resist pressure from James Clyde to depart as secret gun runners loom. The narrator suspects a hidden motive and British stubbornness.
In a tense aboard ship scene Captain Clyde argues with Christine Forrester over the Dyak revolt and his stalled plans. She insists their mission ties to her late father's project and warns waiting is required as Bal ingong and Siderong unfold.
A busy chain of visits and hospitality across Lawrence and nearby towns. Residents hosting relatives and friends include the Pence, Bernitz, Neis, and Bernitz families with guests from Topeka, Eudora, Neola, and Kansas City. A birthday surprise for Miss Margaret Spitzli and numerous Sunday and Monday social calls are noted.
A confidential domestic worker named Julia is dismissed by Ma for not speaking about other employers. Ma states she will not pay for mere cooking and cleaning without broader disclosure.
Former Governor Alf M. Landon and Dr. W. R. McCormack co chair Topeka committee inviting unity among Methodist groups and bringing the general uniting conference to town in May 1939. The event is expected to draw about 1000 delegates and thousands of visitors.
Saturday and Sunday social notices from Lawrence report Miss Jen ning’s return Sunday evening. Guests celebrated George Ott Sr.’s 79th birthday at a dinner hosted by Mr. and Mrs. George Ott Jr. and included extended family from Butler Missouri Belleview Linwood Reno and Wichita.
Orville Flory of Lawrence visits Pleasant Grove. Local residents assist with hedge trees and wood deliveries. Meetings of the CPA and Ladies Auxiliary draw crowds. Several injuries and gatherings noted including a bank cave in injury to Lloyd Hezeman and a 50th wedding anniversary at Washington Creek church.
A dense listing of radio broadcasts across KMBC WREN WDAF for Thursday January 20 and Friday January 21 with multiple time slots. Programs include news segments sports shows and musical hours featuring performers such as Jack Armstrong Barry McKinley Rudy Vallee Barry etc. The schedule notes concerts operatic and variety acts across stations and times with weather forecasts and headline reads.
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