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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1936
Page
4
National Representatives list and Associated Press notice precede a Kansas editoral page from January 22, 1936. It discusses Secretary Ickes statements on Hoover era laws, calls his retractation grudging, and links thrift week to looming taxes amid the new bonus bill and social security spending.
The supreme court invalidates the processing tax act and orders refunds to payers. Secretary Wallace argues the ruling may cause injustice since processors often passed taxes to jobbers or consumers. Debate centers on who bears responsibility for the failed act, including Congress and the President. The note also mentions Mussolini and naval buildup in the Mediterranean.
At a recent gathering President D. Ferrell of Kansas State College posed Shall the United States in the future go after foreign trade or live within itself The United States has arranged more definitely to live within itself by granting independence to the
The piece argues against isolation as impractical for the United States and criticizes neutrality laws. It notes 1,350 tons of German steel will be used in a Morehead City port terminal project as cheaper material for relief work, prompting questions about domestic labor benefits. It humorously contrasts King Edward VIII’s potential marriage pool with the Lawrence bachelors’ many princess prospects. Salomea.
The Kiwanis club meets at Wiedemann's to mark the anniversary week since the 1915 founding. Galen Gorrill chaired the program with Dean Lawson delivering remarks as part of the observance.
Twenty five years ago, Eva Brown known as Evelyn Vaughn and daughter of Mrs. Georgia Brown from Lawrence earned praise as an actress. W F Johns, a former Lawrence boy, sent clippings showing her success while she starred with Bert Lytell in Brewster's Millions in San Francisco. The note recalls her early role as World society reporter and her marriage to Lytell.
The fragment shows NE Callan speaking with wit and resentment about Joe marrying a widow. The line hints at family tensions and Ma’s potential fate if she had not died, revealing a strained fatherly perspective in a 1936 syndicated piece.
A Lawrence High School week features a debate on Commission Form of Government in Kansas with judges Rev Brown Dr Payne and Prof Riggs. freshmen present a program. dancing views shift after Professor Oneys talk. a Kappa Alpha Theta party with 175 couples is hosted in F A A hall with Mrs Herman and Miss Reed coordinating and grand march led by Mr and Mrs Barteldes and Mr and Mrs Craxer.
Fort Ye ars Ago item notes Kansas University athletic talks with Michigan about an April 18 game in a West Coast style tour. Michigan seeks a series opener while planning future dates. Local notes include building work, a landscape candidate for state grounds chief, and social gatherings in Lawrence.
Letters to the Editor praise the shoe fund highlighting Miss Kindlesperger the school nurse and a seven year old boy in new shoes. The writer asks if readers have been liberal givers to the fund and urges support for the needy children's comfort and health.
A Republican National Committee radio dramatization titled Liberty at the Cross Roads depicted Coffeyville Kansas and tied Democratic relief funds to job creation for 2700 Montgomery County voters during the 1934 fall campaign. It suggested Harold Metzugin faced defeat as a Republican incumbent. The program aired last night.
Romanian King Carol plans to travel to London for the funeral of King George V next Tuesday. Court circles say recent misunderstandings with the English royal house are said to be overcome.
Allaire West travels to Propionoire to find Terry Willette and win his love. She lands seeking him, meets Corrigan and Willette at a waterfront hotel, and the surprise reunion unsettles Willette as Corrigan joins in.
Willy Nilly speaks with Top Notch the rooster about missing friends Mary Graham Bonner and Christopher. Top Notch hints at a plan to receive aid and shows signs of doubt while Willy Nilly vows to get Christopher to assist. The resolution hints at tomorrow as the moment to act.
The article explains how acute alcoholic intoxication can threaten life and how elimination of alcohol is key. It notes that respiration exhalation kidneys and oxidation remove alcohol. An experimental gas treatment of 10 percent carbon dioxide and 9 percent oxygen sped elimination and may save lives in emergencies.
Flashes of Life reports Trenton North Carolina planning a tax levy for the first time since 1929. Mayor F R Collins says the town should resume normal functions after years without paid officials.
A string of brief vignettes describes everyday scenes and oddities. It covers a dieter in Berkeley, entomologists studying fever ticks, a sleep dream ending in a broken window, a prince of Wales memory in Chicago, and family marriages in Joliet, capturing small town and urban moments with period flavor.
The notice describes Salvador's new complete stamp set featuring sugar cane, coffee, balsam, and an ocean liner with coffee sacks. It includes an 11 centavo and a 50 cent stamp, three other designs with Central American symbols, and references special gold overprints used by the Philippines for the China Clipper era.
The notice outlines a red border for airmail delivery system featuring a 16 vent flue design. It states the first appearance in 1234 to pay combined state and special delivery charges.
A stamp change will give Convention Fan a blue and red appearance starting February 10. The center seal remains blue while the border turns red, with the blue matching the 25-cent transpacific airmail. The airmail issue is cataloged as commemorative for its November 1935 date. Post Office orders 5,000,000 more stamps to augment the original 5,000,000. Liechtenstein issues three new values locally overprinted for official use: 15-rappen dark orange, 30 blue, and 1.50-franc brown.
Five Kansas University faculty members lead the Wichita program of the Midwest Regional Conference of the Progressive Education Association on February 14 and 15. The event, first in Kansas, will feature 22 sessions with expert addresses and panel discussions aimed at modernizing schools and broadening participation beyond teachers.
Wednesday and Thursday night radio lineup across WREN KMBC WDAF WUES and others, listing program titles, hosts, and orchestras from 5:30 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. Includes Dick Tracy Jack Armstrong The Life of Tochaikow Burns and Allen Lux performances sports shows and weather forecasts with multiple station affiliations and entertainers.
Kansas State Teachers association council of administration schedules a two day session in Wichita on January 31 and February 1 with an expected attendance of 700 school administrators. Scheduled speakers include Dr Willard E Givens Dr G Bromley Dr H L Caswell Dr A K Loomis W T Markham Henry J Allen and W E Sheffer.
In Viroqua Wisconsin Jan 22 GPi Art Jacobson ran a tavern with signs mocking banking and credit. Two elderly men entered, drank pricey beverages, and left after Jacobson demanded payment. One man pointed to a sign offering liberal credit for those 80 or older with a parent, mentioning his 80 year old companion and his 97 year old father. Jacobson extended credit, but appears to seek the sign sale.
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