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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1935
Page
4
A satirical note on coastal politics during the rainy season linking it to costs of an African military venture. Congress narrows tax discussion to income inheritance and gifts while warning revenue will lag. Also mentions a tobacco executive’s marriage to his secretary and medical caution about salty foods and hydration in heat.
The piece notes former Senator James Reed’s disillusion with the Democratic Party, critiques Huey Long’s tasteless rhetoric, and mocks a Maine ethics scuffle over a utilities bill. It covers the state book commission’s contract fight over new texts and Lawrencians upholding a strict milk ordinance. It ends predicting a looming conflict as Italy and Ethiopia edge toward war.
The Scopes evolution trial opens tomorrow in Dayton Tennessee with William Jennings Bryan Jr joining his father and prosecutors. Meanwhile local notes cover street work on Massachusetts street, new homes, lectures by Dr Edwin Slosson visiting Lawrence, a tea at Miss Ketcham’s apartment, hospital stays, and summer travels of local residents including General Sears and the Stutzs.
Twenty five years back on a Wednesday several locals are noted. Eriksen, son of Mr and Mrs C J Eriksen, recovers from scalding injuries. Mrs A A Russ travels to Battle Creek for a sister’s treatment. W S Johns leave for extended western trip. Marie Gallenkamp hosts party on Ohio street. Annie and Anie Mitchell plan Oaks North Dakota trip. Bertha Sauer heads to Colorado Springs. Aileen Weaver returns from Morristown teaching. Robert Fisher to Yase mento Kansas for cement works. Prof Ashton family set for Colorado. Dr Smith injures right arm cranking auto. Epworth League session in Bonner Springs draws local attendees.
Forty years ago on July 10 a street grading crew worked on Winthrop Street and residents planned a baseball exhibition between clerks on Massachusetts street. Mr and Mrs W T Sinclair left for Nahant via the St Lawrence river and Quebec for the summer. James Gardner family sailed for Glasgow aboard a game ship with Prof E H S Bailey. Horse racing events were postponed from the Fourth of July due to rain and rescheduled with the Indian band performing after noon admission 25 cents with ladies free. The Lutheran Children's Mission band hosts a lawn party July 12 at 1035 New York Street. Union Pacific yards loaded twenty five carloads of fine potatoes priced 40 to 45 cents. Mrs Seymour entertained the Sierre Leon club at her south city home with an enjoyable program and social time.
Great Bend reports Kansas game warden Fi-W.G. Strong died yesterday with burial set for 2 p.m. El Dorado dedicates a 125000 main street approach with Governor Lanon speaking. Salina notes Joseph F. Breer, 66, died after car strike. Parsons notes P. T. Foley, 75, adjudged insane. Garnett records Charles H. Kennedy, 61, died after falling from a truck. survived by mother, widow and two sons. Heintzelman funeral held with full military honors at Arlington. Missouri River victim Fred Gordon, 27, of Salina, drowns. Robert Patterson reports river accident.
Laurie Moore and Rex Moore return to a London plot where she must continue pretending to be his wife to protect his job with Mark Albery. Rex demands the deception continue for two years while he hides his past, his pride clashing with her wary resolve as memories of Sydney’s peril haunt her.
Rip, fearing exposure, dashes through a bustling town as cars, sirens, and a crowd chase him calling mad dog. He hides in a firehouse, pursued by policemen and the growing commotion after a child is knocked down and the crowd gathers.
The article outlines simple home measures such as proper footwear and cutting nails squarely, using absorbent cotton to ease irritation, and emphasizes seeking medical care if infection occurs. It notes that many cases clear on their own but persistent ones may require radical nail bed removal by a qualified professional.
Buck Terry faced ill treatment charges and avoided jail when the mayor suspended the sentence and freed him upon costs. Terry refused payment and was escorted out. In New York Mrs. Stawicki reported her husband’s disorderly conduct could lead to six years, but magistrates imposed six months. A Seattle dust storm over the Bering Sea endangered fishermen, possibly from dust storms or volcanic ash, per Captain Shields. In Council Bluffs Donald Huenger, 12, was knocked unconscious by a water jet from a hydrant and suffered brain concussion.
Topeka reports continue to bake under abnormal heat as relief misses the state. Federal meteorologist S. D. Flora notes a Dakotas low pressure system failed to drift south as hoped, keeping temperatures near 108 degrees at Dreaden Liberal and Phillipsboro and around 101 at Topeka before dropping to 78 overnight.
The exchange has Dingle telling Puffy not to give up believing and expecting dinner by night. Weather notes show clear skies in Kansas with cloudiness moving north from Nebraska and the Dakotas.
Heat wave continues across Texas Oklahoma and Kansas with nine deaths reported and toll reaching twelve in the region. Federal meteorologist A M Hamrick warns little relief in days ahead as furnace-like readings persist and scattered thunderstorms offer only slight respite. Citizens seek shade in parks and yards while many turn to swimming and outdoor meals. Officials in Excelsior Springs begin a second day of schooling on relief placement for 150000 Kansas and Missouri clients under the President’s public works program. Missouri receives 96000000 and Kansas 56000000 in relief funds.
Washington July 10 For the first time since World War I the War Department assigned an American army officer to study in Berlin. Captain Harlan N Hartness of the 17th Infantry Fort Leavenworth Kansas will attend the German General Staff School in Berlin starting October 1. The exchange recalls prewar practice when German and American officers swapped for courses.
Rundown of Kansas City area radio lineups across KMBC WDAF WREN and KMBC stations. Programs include Fred Allen Town Hall, Amos n Andy, Vivian Orch and multiple orchestras, variety shows, news, weather, sports, and midnight headliner. Listings feature numerous bands, hosts, and time slots through the night.
In Washington on July 10 a girl explains her long job title. She is secretary to the administrative assistant to the associate director of the standards and research division of the United States employment service, labor department.
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