Refuge I will say of the Lord, He is my fortress
A July 2 1940 religious note cites Psalms 91 2 praising the Lord as refuge and fortress as the preacher urges trust in God. The brief reflects a devotional tone from the era.
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1940
Page
4
Fireworks display highlighted as Fourth of July safety item
The article urges caution for Fourth of July safety amid heavier traffic and dangerous mishandling of explosives. It notes parents opting for lighter noise makers while Chamber of Commerce fireworks offer a public display, ensuring spectators can witness a grand show beyond individual means.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Eggs in One Basket in Roosevelt Nomination Debate
A Democratic view argues Roosevelt cannot refuse a third term without harming the party. Critics say his refusal would leave the Democratic leadership in confusion as competitors question the party’s unity and the White House’s solitary control. Raymond Clapper supports the new deal stance and warns against a runout powder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Raymond Clapper
F.D.R
Wheat harvest dominates eastern Kansas as yields surge
Eastern Kansas farmers report a strong wheat harvest with abundant moisture and high quality. Truck queues at elevators lengthen as the crop exceeds winter forecasts, with Santa Fe estimating 85 million bushels for June, about 50 percent above earlier projections. The article argues yield factors are local, not controlled by Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Washington
Vacation Restrictions Hit Rocky Mountain Travel Plans
Local travelers report limited options as border closures and travel advisories restrict abroad trips this year. In the Rocky Mountain region, agencies note cautious bookings and higher interest in domestic stays and nature getaways.
Vacation Business Shifts As Travelers Cancel in War Era
Hays News notes tourism along Highway 40 remains busy with camps and hotels reporting good business. Prices rise and mountain lake trips cost at least a third more than prior years. Eastern reservations are being canceled as people opt for weekend getaways or cheaper outings due to wartime uncertainty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hays
Highway 40
Colorado
Japan Seeks Status Quo While Doubts Rise Over Meaning
The Japanese government backs the status quo in the Far East but doubt exists over its interpretation by Japan. Observers fear Japan may push disturbance once confident no one will stop her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Far East
Japan
Italo Balbo Death Mystery Ties to Libya Command
Italian authorities say Balbo's death in Libya remains a mystery. He was sent by Mussolini to Libya to remove him from Rome due to personal dislike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italo Balbo
Libya
Mussolini
Rome
McNary Viewed as Strong Republican Leader and Potential President
The Capable McNary profile praises Charles L. McNary of Oregon as a longtime Republican leader in the Senate. It highlights his farm focus, tenure, loyalty, and cross partisanship, arguing he could be a capable president or first rate vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg Sun
Charles L. McNary
Congress
Senator McNary
Senate
Oregon
Iowa
Roosevelt
McNary
Farmers of America
United States
Secretaries Hull and Wallace in Cross Purpose Debate
Commentator notes at Leavenworth Times that Hull and Wallace appear to clash over tariffs. One admits foreign products with reduced duties while the other pushes higher prices for domestic farm goods. The piece suggests only New Deal minds grasp current policy shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hull
Wallace
Leavenworth Times
Obituary and Local Notes From The Old Home Town
Frank W. Kingsbury 71 longtime district court bailiff dies at 1028 New Hampshire street after brief illness. Local residents move addresses within Lawrence. guests attend bridge parties and garden events. Miss Lillian Jacobs honored at a garden party. students attend Columbia University session. The Old Home Town reports WWI battle rumors from Paris and an upcoming Woodlawn park celebration on July 5 with team lineups for the Fats and Leans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank W. Kingsbury
District Court
New Hampshire Street
Dean
F. T. Stockton
Louisiana Street
Indiana Street
R. H. Wheeler
South Mississippi Street
Emil Johnson
Clara Pine
Pacific Coast
Stuart A. Queen
Lawrence
Kenneth Landis
J. J. Kistler
E. E. Bayles
F. P. O Brien
G. L. Knight
C. F. Nelson
Thomas Atkinson
John Ockerman
George M. Beal
Guy Keeler
Earnest Boyce
A. B. Weaver
Lillian Jacobs
Catherine Townsend
R. W. Townsend
New Hampshire
Jose Stapleton
New York
Columbia University
English
Argonne
Verdun
Paris
Fats
Loans
Woodlawn Park
Bob “Johnson” Krum
Winn Newmark
Bill Atkins
Bob Eyth
Bob Krum
Ed Charlton
Pate
Allie Carroll
Collins Simons
X. J. Kennedy
Lewis Flory
Charlie Decker
Otto Fischer
Ike Meade
George Hackman
Connie Ericksen
Jim Metcalf
John Sugrue
Chet Brown
Everett Cory
Julius Uhrlaub
Art Evans
Ed Wilson
Ralph Achning
Roderick Reed
Prudence
Patience Martin
E. W. Martin
Flora Pittenger
Ednah Helm
Grace Helm
Margaret Miles
Eunice Artman
Verdilla Gaumer
Edith Olson
Anna Kiley
Lucile Heflin
Emma Olson
Lena Marshall
Viola Evinger
Mae Kouschak
Prudence Martin
Pearl Stewart
Messrs
Allen Harris
Levis Silvis
Allen Strahm
James Saunders
Sam Finn
Neil Gaumer
William Martin
Ray Pierce
Earl Mar
Stalin's Balkan maneuvers threaten Hitler and Britain
The piece argues Stalin aims to counter Nazidom by destabilizing Hitler’s Balkans war, disrupting German food supplies, and strengthening Russia’s strategic position. It speculates on potential peace moves, including a possible British settlement, and notes Russia’s aim to reach the Dardanelles and Constantinople to control the eastern Mediterranean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Balkans
Stalin
Hitler
England
Russia
British
Reich
Moscow
Britain
Churchill
Fuehrer
Bessarabia
Bucovina
Balkan Peninsula
Constantinople
Dardanelles
Mediterranean
Mussolini asserts four day battle on western Alpine front
Rome reports Premier Mussolini declaring Italy fought fiercely before the June 24 armistice. In a letter to Crown Prince Umberto he praises Italian troops for hard fighting along a 120 mile front, claims French resistance persisted after armistice, notes thousands of Italian casualties, and promises a later list of the dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Mussolini
Italy
France
Umberto
Il Duce
Baldwin News Highlights Social Visits and Local Obituary
A Baldwin round up notes Miss Mary Elizabeth Doolittle and Miss Anna Lee Harrison visiting relatives, and tours by Miss Floella Farley and others. The column records travels to Topeka and Leavenworth for services, a large 50 attendee party at Knob Hill, and mourns the death of Willis O. Messinger with funeral details. It recalls Baker University ties and a Men’s Brotherhood visit to the state penitentiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Elizabeth Doolittle
Lawrence
Baldwin Friends
Floella Farley
Baker
Columbia
Sam Deel, Jr
Joplin
Baldwin
S. A. Dees
Anna Lee Harrison
Philadelphia
E. H. Harrison
Harold W. Guest
Ernest Wiener
Topeka
Wiener
iEuclid Avenue
Czechoslovakia
Guest
Mr. Wiener
Leavenworth
First Methodist Church
Esther Brockway
Carol Wilson
Carrolton
Katherine Kelly
Emporia
Kansas City
Nelson Art Gallery
N.D. Campbell
Scott Morgan
Bonnie Adriance
Messinger
Clyde Stewart
John Messinger
Martha Cochran
Los Angeles
Angeline Messinger
Gertrude Messinger
John W. Crooks
Seattle
Walter Messinger
Wichita
Homer Messinger
Parsons
Eylar Chapel
Green Lawn Cemetery
Willis Messinger
Baker University
Richard Marsh
Theodore Rudisill
Arrest order by Wang Ching-Wei shocks Shanghai settlements
Foreign authorities in Shanghai warned of a Japanese driven mandate by Wang Ching-Wei to arrest 84 Chinese residents in foreign settlements. The list includes Eugene Kiang Loy Chang and Li Ming, signaling potential forced actions or kidnappings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
Wang Ching-Wei
Wang
Nanking
Eugene Kiang
International Settlement Municipal Council
Loy Chang
Li Ming
Shanghai Bankers Association
Submarines Active Again Twenty Five Years Later
Twenty five years ago submarines resumed activity after a period of limited operations. Naval officials reported renewed patrols and exercises, signaling a shift in underwater strategy and readiness sharing updates with allied fleets.
Forty Years Ago Dispatches Confirm Boxers Butchery Report
Official dispatches received by the Shanghai consular body confirm the German ministry was butchered by the Boxers. The consuls fear no foreigners survive in the capital, with about 800 believed present. Mrs. Mattie Rogers heads to Michigan for the summer, and Mr. and Mrs. Spangler plan a Neodesha summer visit. Ed Stimpson celebrate wooden wedding. Theodore Roosevelt, Rough Rider, visits Lawrence, praising the 20th Kansas and Haskell Institute. Depot crowd cheers. Roosevelt notes. Congressman Bower sock introduces Roosevelt. Lawrence football fans warned of Tammany Tigers touring Kansas to challenge Missouri Tigers. Miss Katherine Nicholson and Prof. F. W. Blackmar announce July 24 marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
Mattie Rogers
Michigan
Spangler
Neodesha
Ed Stimpson
Theodore Roosevelt
Lawrence
20Th Kansas
G.A.R
Haskell Institute
Bowersock
Roosevelt
Tammany Tigers
Kansas
Missouri Tigers
Katherine Nicholson
F. W. Blackmar
Europe Rearranging Berlin Signals New Economic Order
European powers report rapid economic reorganization centered on Germany. Sweden signs a pact to boost exports to Germany while Norway's fisheries lumber and metal output mostly head to Germany. Finland plans a 75 percent export rise from 1938 39 figures. The Windsors depart Madrid for Lisbon by car after a stay that began June 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Europe
Germany
Finland
Windsors
Portugal
Madrid
Duke and Duchess of Windsor
Lisbon
Peace Warren's Train Trek Entangles Film Star Sighting
Wayne Dennis agrees to escort Peace Warren a six year old from Boston to Los Angeles. Chaos ensues on the rail car as Peace is lost and Mrs. King and a film star Carole Love draw suspicions. Darby and Joan the turtle pets spark a dining car riot and ripples of doubt course through the passengers. The scene ends with a scream as the tale continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peace Warren
Boston
Los Angeles
Wayne Dennis
Rhoda’ Lowell
Wayne
Carole Love
Darby
Joan
Peace
Wayne Donnts
Rhoda Lowell
Denny
Mrs. King
Rhoda
Mamtha
Honey
Pegce
Peach
Miss Love
Deriy
Carole
Love
Five highest paid American corporate executives of 1938
A treasury list shows Louis B. Mayer and Francis A. Countway among the top earners, with Thomas J. Watson Claudette Colbert and Bing Crosby also in the top five. Mayer drew about 688 thousand dollars, Crosby about 410 thousand, and Watson around 453 thousand for 1938.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
The
Treasury
Louis B. Mayer
Santa Monica
Calif
Russia
Canada
United States
Haverhill
Mass
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corporation
Francis A. Countway
Cambridge
Boston
Lever Brothers Company (Soap
Thomas J. Watson
Oer York
Campbell
International Business Machines Corporation
Claudette Colbert
Los Angeles
Lily Chauchain
Paris
U.S
Paramount
M-G-M
Harry Lillis
Bing’’ Crosby
Hollywood
Tacoma
Wash
Universal
Radio Program Schedule Highlights Across Stations
A dense listing of July evening and late night radio and music programs across WREN KMBC WDAF and WDAP includes newscasts orchestras bands and comedy shows. Notable entries feature Glenn Miller Bob Hope Benny Bernie's Orchestra holiday programming and various weather forecasts plus sports and news updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wren
KMBC
WDAF
Roy Shield
Slusic
Horace Heldt
C. Blues
Walter
J Amies
Andy
Newascast
Johnny
Larry Clinton
van Alexander
Newacast
Enric Madriguera
Fred Waring
WRNEN
Charlie Barnet
WDAKF
Muehlebacher
Associated Press
Sparta
KMLC
Ilay Kinney
Nickie Siscu
Jan Snavitt
Teddy Powell
NBC Orchestra
Associated Press News
WbDaAr
America
Ben Bernie
Hollywood PlayHouse
Dr. Christian
WDA
Witen
Star Theatre
Red Allen
Whisn
James Byrnes
Lewisohn
T. R. Yburra
Glenn Miller
Orch
WDAP
Kay Kyser
Dr. Townsend
WHREN
Radio Magic
Amos and
Lanny Ross
Leuasy
Meating
Jimmy Dorsey
Richard Gimber
Hotel
Hotal Muehlebacher
U.S
Bonnie and the Boys
WBIN
del Courtney
Woody Herman
Moonbeams
W315
KMEBC
Chuck Foster
Jan Savitt
Joe Kine
NBC
Kansas Congressmen Pledge Cooperation With Defense Effort
Kansas congressmen pledged cooperation with the state industrial commission and Kansas City businessmen to seek defense industries for the middle west. The pledge came after J. C. Nichols warned that without an organized fight by midwesterners industries under the defense program would head to the east or Pacific coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kansas
State Industrial Commission
Kansas City
Middle West
Arthur Capper
J. C. Nichols
East
Pacific Coast
The Journal World Classifieds Drive Busy Market Scene
The classified page remains the town’s busiest marketplace with ads spanning jobs goods services and real estate. Readers scan listings for bargains opportunities and community notices as buyers and sellers connect daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal-World
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Sarph Simon Simons
Massachusetts Street
Lawrence, Kansas
Lorenzen & Thompson, Inc
West 44Th St
Chicago
North Michigan Ave
San Francisco
Sansome
Os Angeles
New Orpheum
Baltimore Ave
St. Louis
Star
Detroit
General Motors
Atlanta
Walton Bidg
Eran Ae Pa
Audit Bureau OF Girculations
Rocky Mountain
Mabel Heaston
Paola
W. R. Gorrill
Alabama
U. S
Curtis
Buffalo
N. Y
By Dewitt MacKenzie
Baldwin News
Doctor
N. H
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