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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1938
Page
4
A brief religious quotation notes Jesus referencing Luke 10 18 as Satan falling from heaven, framing a moral brief for readers. The line emphasizes spiritual warfare and divine power against evil in a devotional context.
The death of Justice Benjamin N. Cardozo opens a spot on the Supreme Court for Roosevelt to fill. A new appointee could tilt the bench toward pro New Deal positions or preserve recent liberal leanings, with regional balance and policy goals under consideration.
The New York union chief announces immediate resumption of picketing and harassment against the Donnelly garment company in Kansas City. Observers say labor troubles loom as new laws slow recovery, with production hampered and the business pressured toward closure amid ongoing legal and political scrutiny.
The President dodges Kansas on tour yet drops a tongue in cheek nod about sunflowers not blooming in November. In Oklahoma City, a Secret Service guard and local police strike Woody Hockaday while He tried to reach the President to polish his shoes. Hockaday, promoter of the slogan Kansas grows the best wheat in the world, has a history of stunts and aimed to reform an American Legion convention in Omaha.
The speech condemns unspecified schemes as a veiled push to aid Kansas wheat farmers. The speaker argues any plan would fare better if pursued through regular New Deal channels, suggesting many programs are merely administration propaganda.
A. Q. Miller of Belleville challenges army engineers backed Milford flood control plans. He argues floods above Milford are already destructive, that damming the river would remove productive land, and that major floods cannot be contained within the valley, citing Kaw river events and the limits of practical flood control.
The President frames voters as masters of their own Congressional choices in Covington Kentucky and endorses Senator Barkley while avoiding direct control over Kentucky’s governorship. He hints at favorites to be left behind across the tour as WPA agencies ignore the political signal.
The new government wheat crop estimate awaited today sparked reservations about its accuracy. Observers questioned whether the previous month's figure, seen as padded to push crop control contracts, influenced farmers. Widespread speculation followed as people read their own readings into the figures.
A massive wheat influx in Kansas City yesterday filled the market to produce 85 billion loaves of bread. An official remark notes the quantity rivals the nation’s debt in dollars, underscoring the scale with a wry comment.
Mrs Quacko Duck visits Quackerville with a spring leaf parasol and new awning wings. She informs Mrs Quacker of a planned vacation to view the sea, inviting discussion while guarding her pond as hostess and revealing news of an upcoming trip.
Charles Smith aged 55 and Elizabeth Werner aged 52 renew vows after a 25 year separation since their 1904 marriage and divorce. They married again after meeting at one of their eight children's home. Reverend J E Douglas ferried a wedding party from Indiana to Kentucky to wed William Meador and Mary Helen de Jarnette aged 21 amid license issues.
Nonchalance Pueblo Colorado reports Jack Gucciona recounts a rattlesnake intrusion into a turkey’s nesting area. The turkey, calm amid danger, killed the snake by pecking its head to pieces while guarding eggs.
July 11 report from Manila Utah notes Daggett County finally meets a real district judge after decades without felony cases until a man was charged with assault marking a legal milestone for the county.
Heat wave stirs minor spectacle as a Wisconsin shoe store in Neenah displays a provocative sign. A 90 degree shade temperature didn’t dampen the shop’s warning that customers under 15 or inadequately dressed would not be served.
Allen Y. Junkin announced that the Reconstruction corporation may seek a 20 million dollar loan to fund a natural gas pipeline from southwestern Kansas to the Mesaba iron range in northern Minnesota. The proposal drew protests from coal mine operators and the National Coal Association, with the United Mine Workers urged to object to the RFC.
The Arch bishop of Canterbury urged Anglicans to join with their Jewish brethren in prayer for Jewish sufferers next Sunday. He condemned devilish methods in Vienna and warned of a world dominated by evil spirits, a prospect of darkness and confusion.
The Sunflower 4 H club schedules its July business meeting for Wednesday July 12 at the Lakeview schoolhouse. The June gathering was a picnic at Camerons Bluff. The girls meet weekly, most recently at Virginia Hazlets home, with plans to meet Tuesday at Lois McClung's.
Dan Santry former K A student has joined the United States aviation service and will report to Riverside California after passing a Fort Leavenworth test with a class of 90. A land transfer involving 6.64 acres to Lakeview Hunting and Fishing is registered in Jefferson county. Potatoes delayed by low prices. digging underway in Eudora and DeSoto districts.
Reports say Santiago de Cuba entered a new phase as land and sea bombardment started with the aim of a land assault, while General Toral offered surrender if his army could retreat with colors flying, a move that was declined. Separately, Corbett and Mc Coy agreed to a 25 round boxing match in Buffalo on August 27 with a substantial purse. Lieut Col Henry Carroll was promoted to brigadier general by the President. James Kibbe was badly injured after a hand car accident and remains in grave condition.
Blur Ankrom aka Abe Streeter helps Lee Trone as trouble brews around the Trones ranch the Rafter T. Sheriff Ratchford suspects plots to topple the Trones while Ankrom navigates old feuds and a bank confrontation at Peso Pinto. Mayhem looms as alliances shift and a Dallas visit nears.
Washington reports the army navy and marine corps will join next winter in the most extensive joint war games ever conducted in the Atlantic Ocean. The maneuvers, part of Defense of the Panama Canal, will involve 150 ships and follow a route from the Atlantic into the canal then south toward Brazil before looping to Culebra and Guantanamo Bay.
Violet Hart, 14, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charley Hart of Parsons Kansas, died from injuries after a truck motor car crash near Galesburg Saturday. Neighbor Noma Vitousek and driver George Cannon of Thayer were only slightly hurt.
The note recalls Gladys fearing the unknown after her wedding tomorrow with no plans in place for the following day. The quip hints at a carefree mindset despite upcoming nuptials.
Washington June 11 Miss Katharine Lenroot chief of the children s bureau says the bureau is studying sections of the new wage hour act that forbid child employment under 16. A research program will be carried forward and orders issued promptly. The act allows minors 14 to 16 in non manufacturing work while 16 to 18 cannot work in hazardous jobs. Lenroot brings Wisconsin experience to the job and has been with the bureau since 1915. Beatrice McConnell heads the industrial division and previously worked in Pennsylvania.
Montgomery Ward and Company will establish a new large retail store in Leavenworth. It has leased the six story Cran cer building at Delaware and Sixth streets for 20 years with $25 000 to be spent on improvements. The store will hire at least 30 employees. a small Leavenworth store has operated there for seven years with 13 employees.
Arthur Barclay, 86, former president of Liberia, died today in Monrovia. Born in Barbados to a black family, he led Liberia from 1904 through a turbulent period before World War I, during which the United States provided aid amid German and French pressure and a German gunboat anchored off Monrovia.
Two cash bonds of 1 each posted by Harry C. Courtney and Mrs. Paul Foster were forfeited for failure to appear before Police Judge Donald S. Hults this morning. John Andrews was fined.
Radio listings for Monday July 11 and Tuesday July 12 show a dense grid of familiar stations WREN KMBC WDAF and others. Program blocks include news sports dances orchestras talk shows comedies and night entertainment with multiple artists and venues across time slots.
A motorist appeared in police court this morning and paid a one dollar fine for over parking. The brief hearing noted the violation and the fine settled the case.
In Honesdale Wayne county on July 11 P girls visiting the town to its resorts must wear dresses and remove shorts. Burgess G S Wendell says Shorts will not be permitted noting the town’s modest standards and non bathing beach facilities.
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