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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1937
Page
4
A broad synthesis discusses Biblical verse, world finance, and the neutrality act’s aim to keep the US from war despite willingness to ignore it. It notes GM plant entanglements, government divisions over legality, and a wedding scene where women charged police lines at the Duke of Norfolk ceremony, casting light on England's bachelor status.
The Kansas legislature reviews a bill declaring any beverage over one half of 1 percent alcohol as intoxicating, a move toward absolute prohibition. Debate notes that 3.2 percent and other limits are seen as compromises, with juries in dry areas already resisting beer convictions. The discussion aims to shape public opinion on the best path for state liquor control.
Mississippi and Louisiana state engineers challenge army plans to evacuate a 50 mile flood strip along the Mississippi below Cairo arguing levees are sufficient. The engineers fear a too large flood may overwhelm lower Mississippi defenses, while residents face disruption if warnings are ignored or misinterpreted amid recurring overflows.
Walter Runciman president of the British Board of Trade now in the United States says the American neutrality law will make no difference to his own nation or other European nations. He adds that any nation wishing to buy munitions will be able to.
Old Home Town Open Legion canteen to be opened at Eli Ferrell Dorsey post hall over 10065 Mass street tonight for ex service men and will run until 11 o'clock. Woman Judge Florence Allen of the Ohio supreme court spoke to a Kansas University convocation this morning in Fraser hall. Vice Chancellor Burdick presided. M Tidrow elected president of Kaw Valley Encampment Association of Odd Fellows for 1927 at Ottawa last Saturday. Tidrow has resided in Lawrence 27 years. A cablegram from Martin Johnson says Mrs Johnson is ill with pneumonia in Nairobi, East Africa, where the couple is stationed. Alumni chapter of Kappa Alpha Theta met to celebrate 49th anniversary at Greencastle, Ind. Mr and Mrs Harry Beguelin announce the birth of a son at Memorial hospital. Raise Lewis pay: John L. Lewis approved salary raise to $12,000 per year after debate.
Twenty five years ago on Thursday January 28 a Kaw Valley C P A hunt killed two wolves and two red foxes. About four hundred armed men participated in the roundup declared a grand success. The slain animals were sold raising 17 dollars 25 cents to fund lunch for the crowd. Meanwhile Governor Stubbs of Kansas arrived in New York on January 27 as Colonel Roosevelt spent the day away from Oyster Bay.
Daisy jokes about her dog as she advertises a phantom suitor. The quip notes frequent divorces and marriages that confuse the dog into thinking any new man is his master. Copyright 1957 Publishers Syndicate.
Forty years ago reports from Lawrence detail University debates on single tax at LHS and Rosedale, student council opposition to hilltop eating house plans, faculty and regents actions, and local social notices. Other items include a tuition bill proposal, Beasley revival, Erskine-Cheverton marriage, and a ten day sale at Abe Levy’s with discounted clothing and accessories. The dispatch blends campus governance, student life, and community notices.
Icy roads and cold kept attendance at the Overbrook father and son banquet to eighty three from one hundred fifty. Dr Nelson P Horte of Baker University spoke on Facing Two Directions. Members of the Searchlight club read letters from prominent Kansans about being proud of Kansas.
Anne Phelps and Bigelow confront a tangled web after Count Vronski is found dead, with Madame Karsanakoff a prime suspect. Dr Austrelitz and allies probe motives while considering Lorna Dryden and possible outsiders, as they seek to locate Mrs Dryden before police close in. Inspector Hagedorn arrives to question Anne.
A long list of visitors from Wellsville Baldwin Joplin and Lawrence gathered at Martin Rohe Jr residence including Albert Neil Irene Nao Sevier Tadlock Robert Ralph Madi George Rohe Charles Vaugh Ruth Russell Adah Filkin and others. A whale shark weighing 26594 pounds was landed on the Florida coast.
The article traces early hopes in chemical blood sterilization led by Paul Ehrlich and the rise of new drugs like prontosil and sulphonamide. It notes successful case recoveries from septicemia after childbirth, with cautious praise from The Lancet and potential broader use for streptococcal infections and prophylaxis around childbirth.
Christopher Tella More By Mary Graham Bonner describes a rough handmade house with nail in patchwork boards, a tiny partly frozen pond, rainwater barrel, geese, and a wild limping dog. The tale echoes Hernando De Soto’s 1540 Fountain of Youth search in this country.
In the scene the bird remains unresponsive when questioned. A captain’s clever ruse exposes the disguise as the bandage slips, revealing the truth behind the act and signaling a turning point in the exchange.
A health office sign aims to curb kissing during civil weddings amid flu fears. A goat hitchhiker is jailed after an Erie to Detroit trip turns goatless. A night student jailed for drunkenness jokes about bartenders' school. A pie theft case leaves only a pumpkin pie missing. Nebraska senators divide crowds with a cord to separate lawmakers from spectators in the unicameral chamber.
Unprecedented floods on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers push flood control beyond levees toward groundwater storage and soil health. Vegetation, erosion control terracing, crop rotations, upland storage basins, and run off management are discussed. Diesel Tractor School topeka January 26 details.
Radio programs for Thursday and Friday evenings list WREN KMBC WDAF KNBC WRON and other stations with hourly lineups including talk shows music orchestras and news features. Items mention weather forecasts and a late night headline slot. The fencing article notes a diesel engine exhibition at Lawrence Memorial High School and local farm planning guidance by Soil Conservation Service agents. Scout troop 55 holds weekly meetings. Scout Key awarded to E T Burgess for five years of service. Hawaii’s brief independence noted with dates 1894 to 1898.
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