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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1937
Page
4
A religious meditation from January 265 1937 highlights Proverbs 16 7: when two paths please the Lord even enemies settle into harmony with the righteous. The devotional frame invokes divine favor shaping social friction toward peace.
William A. Johnston, former Chief Justice, died Saturday in Topeka. He sat on the Kansas supreme bench for over fifty years, a record of continuous service. He faced six year re elections yet maintained broad public support for his high quality of service.
The Ohio flood disaster prompts a Red Cross relief push. A goal of 2 million dollars is set to fund ongoing relief and rehabilitation for months. Douglas county residents are urged to contribute promptly to support efficient aid and recovery efforts.
Report says Governor Huxman may replace Adjutant General Milton R. McLean with a new appointee. The piece contrasts past politicized turns with a modern view of the office as nonpartisan, noting Gen Charles Martin previously steadied the National Guard and improved efficiency, training, and equipment.
The state will continue to rely on competent soldiers from Kansas for primary duties in the first continents world war effort. General McLean, who served in France, has long led as adjutant general keeping the Guard efficient. The position must stay a professional role, not a political job, to preserve state interests.
Officials push for talks between General Motors executives and John L. Lewis while trustees caution investors. Cranks surface amid public uproar as Mrs. Simpson fears return to England. Cannes retreat letters turn abusive and threatening. Detectives warn against possible dangers.
A Saturday evening blaze at the Overton Hardware store, 1029 Massachusetts street, damaged most of the stock valued around 12 000. Building owned by J F Grayson carried ample insurance. Firefighters also responded to a non urgent alarm at A F McClanahan home.
A city merchants group met to report committee activities for the year. J. R. Greenlees spoke on monetary reform. The McQuary-Tower Manufacturing company was endorsed and permit to sell was approved. Olin Bell, as president, outlined club progress.
The passage depicts a narrator in debt and unable to buy a dress for Ma while the widow Dapper sits nearby. The fragment shows tension between affection and financial strain with a hint of social concern.
A Commercial Club communication prompts formation of a joint committee with members Bell Ashter Starkweather Sweeney to confer with a rival team. Directors elected include Bell Sweeney Ober Weaver Fincher Starkweather Wiedemann Asher Cobn Peckham Wagatoff Manley Friend March Gufler Hill. The 14 class revival is visible at the High School with large decorative 14s on the roof and a pennant from the flagstaff. The Heartbreakers feature Damerel and Peebles with Damerel favored for center stage. Mrs. J A Henley hosts a luncheon for Mrs. Winthrop Allen of Kansas City and Mrs. McFarland of Minneapolis. Prof F H Billings travels to Boston for study.
Christopher Crow announces exciting news from outside while Willy Nilly prepares to join him. Rip, recovering from mumps, senses pending doglike mischief. The trio plans to reveal “Christopher's News” about the two geese tomorrow.
Bigelow and Dr Austrelitz face a mounting police threat after Vronski dies, Dryden’s arrest looms, and a web of blackmail and misdeeds tightens around Anne Phelps. Strong warns of impending testimony while Dryden may betray all.
A flood story from Huntington recounts rescue crews using parked meters as mooring posts for skiffs with no mooring time limit. Other items include a Kansas City critic of heat in Bishop Taylor’s remarks, archer rabbits caught while rock grabbing in Arkansas City, and a Missouri man’s pine blown apart by a .22 cartridge wedged inside.
The piece mocks dieting advice by urging harsh abuse of the digestive system. It lampoons meat and potatoes meals, skipping foods like milk and fruits, and urges irregular eating, late meals, and dependence on alakalies or neighbors’ remedies. It ends with a warning about hastening ruin through anger and fatigue.
Washington reports the Nicaragua canal plan ready for congressional approval. The army corps of engineers backs a joint defense and trade project, estimating costs at 722 million dollars and a 10 to 15 year build period. If built, it would mirror Panama in logistics and protection measures.
Mr and Mrs C H Waldo of Richmond Kansas arrived Wednesday to visit daughter Mrs G D Walter and family. George D Walter accompanied a business trip to Fredonia. J Baker of Ottawa visited daughter Mrs S McClelland and family. Howlands, formerly Brackett neighbors, announce purchase of Kansas Camp for Tourists between Colo Springs and Manitou Colo and plan permanent residence. P V A met at the schoolhouse with president Mrs Ernest Kasgold presiding and the school board providing entertainment. A farce directed by Mrs E Daniels, and games followed with toasted sandwiches cookies and coffee served. Mr and Mrs M S Walter and two sons George E and Charles L of Princeton Kansas were dinner guests.
G D Walter home welcomed guests on Friday evening as M L and G D Walter, brothers, hosted. In Lawrence Wednesday morning Co L McClung and M W Janicke were on business. Pleasant Hour club met with Miss Ellen Anderson and Mrs Charles Winslet hosting a program on Education in the U S up to the 19th July. About 20 members attended. Mrs J R Holmes, Mrs Charles Arnold and Mrs C L Leacher, all of Lawrence, attended. Mr and Mrs A W Jehle, Mrs Paul Kasold and Mrs Carl Sneegas spent Monday in Topeka. Jack Catlett has been ill the past two weeks with the flu.
Harmony school reports nine students achieved 100 percent in spelling over the last two weeks. Names include Dolores Hadi Teddy Dale Crady Dorothy Boehie Vernon Lutz Junior Hadi Letha Lutz Max Hegerman Nora Jean Miskimen and Virginia Nichols. Also noted are visits and social calls among residents, plus local sports and community notices.
A dense, period style radio listing for Monday evening and late night hours. Various programs across WREN KMBC WDAF include musical interludes, drama segments, and orchestra performances featuring numerous named acts and hosts, with forecasts and headlines at midnight.
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