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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1938
Page
4
The treasury deficit note says the government owes less to private investors than last year but part of the debt is owed to social security funds the government trustees. Money paid in payroll taxes funded current bills and old age benefits, raising questions who owns the funds. The total paid into the trust funds is 1,048,943,000 dollars.
The article argues President Roosevelt’s long range budget may simply defend a growing deficit. Observers doubt the promised future balance and self reliance, noting ongoing expenditures exceed current revenue and that emergency measures become permanent policy with uncertain timing.
Speakers drawing the assignment praised Finland and its people at the monument unveiling for Finnish settlers in colonial days. The article notes Finland has enjoyed favorable coverage here since becoming prominent as the only European nation to continue paying its debts.
The Congressional Record shows regular issues with speeches not delivered and placeholder applause notations, reflecting a lull in congressional activity and missing floor action.
President Roosevelt addressed the National Education Association urging preservation of freedom of the press while noting his evolving positions on related questions across different times and contexts.
A Letter to the Editor urges safe Fourth of July observance promoted by the National Safety Council. It calls for responsible driving water sports and fireworks use, and asks Lawrence pastors to mobilize congregations for life preservation through July and summer.
Glen Culver 24 was wheeled into surgery for appendicitis when his brother Earl 20 arrived with pain and doctors announced the condition. Earl then accompanied Glen into the operating room as events unfolded. A dramatic hospital scene sparked by family ties.
In Del Monte California on July 1 the Gamma Phi Beta sorority rated the average college athletic star as not dazzling marriage material. The vote at the internation al convention found the hero who wins the game not suited as a husband by a three to one margin.
A man dropped 29 dollars in nickels dimes quarters and half dollars in a crowded Loop bank lobby. Scores gathered the coins as they rolled across the floor. The returning counting machine confirmed the full amount was recovered and the pickers acted honestly.
A narrator recalls scenes from Sundown Stories where a boy reports his mother nibbles his ear lightly from time to time and promises to stop. A grandmother contributes a separate complaint, hinting at small family tensions in a gentle village setting.
Washington reports crops begin July with strong growth and ample moisture. Weather officials note only scattered rainfall deficiencies in the Dakotas, Montana, western Nebraska, and western Kansas. Corn shows good to excellent growth across the Midwest after a late May start.
President Roosevelt rode to New York with his bodyguard Tom Qualters's floppy Panama hat atop his head after the chief executive could not locate his preferred Panama hat. The hat proved a good fit and was kept for the journey.
The Lawrence free public library switches to summer hours starting Tuesday July 5 and closes all day July 4. The adult department opens weekdays 10 to 12:30 and 6 to 9, Saturdays 10 to 9. The children’s room offers weekday mornings 10 to 12:30 and Saturday 10 to 6.
A rider named Abraham Lincoln Ankrom called Blur halts atop a high plateau scanning a heat hazed trail. He reaches Peso Pinto to sleep under a roof and stumbles into a tense room where three city thugs hold a girl captive, he fights back with gunfire and saves her before dawn.
Mrs. Dick Williams visits New York sister while Dr. and Mrs. O'Bryan and Mr. and Mrs Kilworth attend Cloughey Kepler wedding in Kansas City. July and August social gatherings honor Miss Anna Dorothy Lester with teas, luncheons, and bridge. A Chesterfield of weddings includes June Judy and Nowal Langworthy at Congregational church with family and guests. Leslie H. Dodd named building inspector, Leonard O'Bryan sails to Liverpool, and Miss Pauline Holiday, Aleene Carter, and Huberta Russell plan summers in New York and California. The Ulrich Weith marriage at 1808 Kentucky street and W. R. Stubbs heads to Washington then abroad for summer.
Twenty five years ago thousands of veterans camped in the open at Gettysburg despite army efforts to shelter them. Major Normoyle oversaw the large camp and predicted 55 000 veterans by nightfall with blankets and tents provided. Hospital stays numbered under 300 due to intestinal issues from improper meals.
Forty years ago talk of a five cent barber shop in Lawrence. Santa Fe route dining cars have electric fans. Mark Hackett, an old Lawrence boy, renewing acquaintances here today. W C T U will serve ice cream and cake Monday in the park. Corbin family left for New Haven to stay with children in school. Only 88 teachers in county exams today. Nannie Towne still hospitalized in Kansas City may travel to New England after move. Dr S B Anderson in Colorado in poor health. son worried. Seimeairs sold bicycle business to D Simpson. Henry Moore left for Boston for summer. Will Griffiths family moved to Lawrence from Kansas City Kan. Pierson mill shut for improvements. reopens in ten days at 1000 barrels daily capacity from 600.
In this tense scene Asey recalls the chain of clues revealing Peg Boone shot at Tim Carr amid a web of ambergris theft and a mural mystery. The Carrs confront Peg’s actions while Tim recovers from a gunshot and the group untangles Marina’s schemes.
A 1937 Publishers Syndicate panel portrays Ellen faced with three stepchildren whose disrespectful talk strains family ties. The column notes the social friction and parental challenge without graphic detail.
Asey investigates a murder linked to ambergris theft and a coded mural. Peg Boone emerges as the killer, with Roddy involved and multiple suspects chased as clock clues, car keys, and a hidden past unravel on a tense morning.
A dense listing of radio programs across WREN KMBC and WDAF for Friday July 1 to Sunday July 3 detailing concerts dramas comedies news and music segments with numerous orchestras and hosts scheduled through midnight and into Sunday afternoon. It lists Maurice Spitalny Paul Whiteman NBC Symphony NBC programs Death Valley Days Story of Gettysburg and more across multiple time slots and cities Ashburn WREN KMBC WDAF.
In today’s Journal-World, Wakarusa Township Lecompton Township Kanwaka Township and the Mud Creek Drainage District publish budget statements as required by law. Budgets must be published between July 1 and July 5.
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