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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1938
Page
4
Hughes Round World Flight Sets World’s Fair Scene
Public reception at New York City Hall refocused attention on the 1933 World’s Fair as Howard Hughes and his crew completed a record round the world flight in under four days. The journey touched New York Paris Moscow Omsk Yakutsk Fairbanks Minneapolis and Floyd Bennett Field concluding 37 minutes after noon. The feat blends adventure with a machine age milestone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Hughes
New York City Hall
Hughes
Jules Verne
Phineas Fogg
Equator
New York
Paris
Moscow
Omsk
Yakutsk
Fairbanks
Alaska
Minneapolis
Floyd Bennett Field
Budget Standoff Over Douglas County Welfare Relay
Douglas county allocates 202 950 for next year welfare budget, a level officials deem affordable without incurring debt. The state welfare board urges about 30 000 more, but county fears bond issues. Officials argue relief must be trimmed to actual need and kept within community ability to pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas County
State Welfare Board
Welfare Board
Federal sales tax eyed to replace payroll taxes someday
An expert near the social security board predicts a federal sales tax could replace payroll taxes to fund old age pensions. The plan would expand eligibility and make all contribute, while payroll taxes would rise to treble the current level.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Social Security Board
Fragmentary plea on taxation of elderly wellbeing
An incomplete passage discusses a collective effort by citizens to tax themselves to ensure comfort and wellbeing in old age, reflecting debates on social welfare funding. The fragment lacks concrete details about plans or parties involved.
Wheat Pay-Off and Farm Aid Critics Blast Allotment Plan
The Hays Daily News denounces the government wheat loan plan as too late and misaligned with farmers needs. It questions Secretary Wallace and President Roosevelt, notes most wheat has been sold and stored poorly, and says the allotment boomerang created surplus by pulling in other states into large-scale production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hays Daily News
Ellis County
Hoover
Wallace
Roosevelt
Hitler eyes Danzig absorption and plebiscite push
The report says Hitler may push to absorb Danzig into the Reich and hold a plebiscite in the fall with British acquiescence sought. Germany aims to gain a favorable vote and may also plan to sever the Polish corridor to restore contiguous German territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitler
Danzig
Wheat loan rate fixers affect market in Kansas City
Market weakened in Kansas City as government loan rate neared current prices. Worried farmers may dump stored wheat to avoid missing the hoped 45 cents per bushel on government loans, altering supply and prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Senator Logan Names McGill as Possible Supreme Court Pick
Senator Logan cites Kansas Senator McGill among those who could be considered for the Supreme Court vacancy, praising the colleague's qualifications and readiness for the high court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Senator McGill
Kansas
Supreme Court
Beard Growth Amid Global Travel Boosts Pace
A lighthearted remark notes civilization's progress allows fast global travel leaving little time to grow facial hair. The observation playfully contrasts rapid journeys with the absence of a leisurely beard during a round‑the‑world trip.
Willy Nilly Solves Pet Rivalry In Sundown Stories
Rip complains about pets misbehaving as Willy Nilly reassures him. The dogs Christopher Columbus Crow and Sweet Face are teased to lead and avoid mischief. Mrs Quacko and Mrs Quacker battle pride, while Willy Nilly contemplates a solution to end rivalry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willy Nilly
Rip
Christopher Columbus Crow
Sweet Face
Mrs Quacker Plans A Quick Trip With Willy Nilly
Mrs Quacker invites Mrs Quacko to join a small excursion to see the sea. Willy Nilly cautions against bringing too much, while Mrs Quacker expresses excitement and gratitude. They hurry to get ready for the journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Quacke
Mrs. Quacker
Tomorrow Mrs Quacker's Preparations headline
Flash item notes Tulsa fireworks ban after Fourth of July as young editors Dick Langworthy and John H Brown present a mimeographed issue to Mayor T A Penny, inviting a youth hearing. The mayor agrees to a hearing. In Gering Nebraska a million dollars in Scotts Bluff county and Gering bonds burned in a celebratory blaze as officials burned through boxes of matches and a blow torch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Dick Langworthy
John H. Brown
T. A. Penny
Gering, Neb
Scotts Bluff County
Gering
Judge McGarry Remembers Beaning In Dismissed Charge
In a Chicago courtroom Judge Joseph E McGarry recalled being beaned 24 years earlier by a pitched ball. When John O Conn or 47 appeared on a minor charge the judge quipped about the old injury and dismissed the charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Joseph E. McGarry
John O’connor
John
Northern Rhodesia Plans Centenary Celebration 1940
Northern Rhodesia announces plans to mark the centenary in 1940 of David Livingstone's landing on the South African coast. The event will honor the explorer's 19th century travels and colonial era ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Rhodesia
David Livingstone
South Africa
Howard Hughes A Quiet Life And Audacious Flights
An in-depth portrait traces Howard Hughes from a solitary upbringing in New York to a driven, private life. It notes his early inheritance, film industry pivots for Hell's Angels, and pursuit of aviation breakthroughs. His 1937 transcontinental record from Burbank to Newark lasted 7 hours 28 minutes 25 seconds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Howard Hughes
Howard
Jean Harlow
Charles A. Lindbergh
Hughes
Katharine Hepburn
Burbank
Calif
Newark
N. J
British physicians allow 50 Austrian refugees to practice
Plymouth July 15 The British Medical association agreed to permit 50 Austrian refugee physicians to practice in England despite threats of a strike from a section of the profession. A committee was planned to assist Home Secretary Sir Samuel Hoare in selecting the Austrians. Dr A Welply of the Medical Practitioners' union criticized the decision but did not indicate if the strike would occur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth
England
British Medical Association
Samuel Hoare
A. Welply
Medical Practitioners’ Union
Spring Tonic for Grasshoppers In Kansas
Grandmother’s recipe of molasses onion and sulphur dubbed spring tonic. Dr. E G Kelly of Kansas State College extension says substitute sodium arsenite for the sulphur to create an effective grasshopper poison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhattan
Kan
E. G. Kelly
Kansas State College Extension Service
Old Home Town Notes Highlight Student Abroad Plans
Miss Myra Jordan sails July 1 for Boulogne to study French and then teach in Colonges for two years. Mrs. Alice Moncrieff and companions plan a Shelter Harbor summer with trips to New York City. Various locals head to Chicago, Baltimore, Columbus, and Carrizora for work and visits as 1913 heat records surface and community events unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myra Jordan
H. E. Jordan
University
New York
Boulogne
Paris
Collonges
Alice Moncrieff
Shelter Harbor
Westerly
R. I
New York City
Elizabeth Freyer
Leavenworth
Ira Martin
Lawrence
Irene Zimmerman
Osborne
Elva-Belle Lawrence
Chicago
W. A. Wiebolt
Golden Starr Scott
Richard
Medford
Uve
Scott
Ida Swad
Eugene McFarland
Carl Ritter
Forty Years Ago Em peria Photo Graphic Campaign Returns
S Goodnight resumes the Em poria visit to continue the photo graphic campaign. Washington war department notes some yellow fever mortality in Shafter's army, though slight. Gun owned by Joe McConnell, presented to an army officer in 181. Holes near the butt allow smoke escape, once thought necessary to prevent bursting. Miss Fannie Wagner of Olathe visits Miss Anna Patterson. City turned over to the frontiers last night. large Massachusetts street crowd with casualities minor, Byron Jones burned hand from misfired firecrackers. S S C's hosted a lawn party on Mrs Levy's. races at Kansas City expressmen's picnic at Bismarck grave Sunday. ten cent admission to deter objectionable characters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Goodnight
Emporia
Washington
War Department
Shafter
Joe McConnell
Fannie Wagner
Olathe
Anna Patterson
Frotltiers
Lrge
Massachusetts Street
Byron Jones
S.s.c.’S
Love on the Range Chapter 13 Amid Suspicion
Ankrom and the group at the ranch face a night of danger and interrogation after Struthers impostor Drean is killed. Betty confesses nothing, Sheriff Ratchford presses for the killer, and Ankrom discovers his gun in plain sight as tensions rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abe Streeter
Ankrom
Rafter Tranch
Lee Trone
Struthers
Betty
Kelton Drean
Drean
Ratchford
Claydell
Streeter
Miss Struthers
Tom
Nelson C. Nye
Arthur Mullen Dies. Former Democratic Leader
Arthur F. Mullen 65 former Nebraska national committeeman and Roosevelt floor leader at the 1932 convention died after a gastric ulcer illness. He practiced law in Washington until 1937 returned to Omaha. Survived by widow and son J Arthur of Detroit. Funeral planned in Omaha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Neb
Arthur F. Mullen
Nebraska
Roosevelt
Mullen
Washington
National Democratic Campaign Committee
Kingston
Ontario
O'Neill
University of Michigan Law School
J. Arthur
Detroit
St Swithin's Day Bores Weather Bureau Legend
Washington reports that the Weather Bureau dismisses the 40 day rain myth tied to St. Swithin's Day. Since 1870 there has been no nationwide stretch of rain starting July 15, and officials doubt it will ever occur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
St. Swithin
Weather Bureau
England
Winchester
No Game Without Beards in Paris Cafes
French cafe owners upset as beard betting fades from Paris terraces. The pastime once drew crowds watching bearded men accumulate scores in the tennis beard game. Meanwhile California libraries report 45 million loans last year at an average cost of 11 cents each, raising public funding concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Library Service
Sacramento
Calif
Public Treasury
California
Mabel R. Gillis
Poor Minnie Sells Cleaned Dress for Debt
A 1937 item notes Minnie, after cleaning her brown dress, deciding it wasn’t worth remodeling. She offers it to a penniless woman if she covers the cleaning bill, reflecting thrift and hardship.
Radio Programs Friday Evening July 15 Schedule
Friday evening radio lineup lists shows across stations WREN KMBC WDAF and KIBC with program names such as Ashburn and Barcroft Popeye Crickets Trip Time News and Sports Daenee Cavaliers Concert Hour Univ Town Meetings Boake Carter St Louis Blues As You Like It Royall Crown Revue Hollywood Showcase Waltz Time Death Valley Days March of Time Second Husband First Nighter Design for Dancing and Hit Tunes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wren
Wren—Royall
KMBC
Hollywood
WDAF
Football Players Rank Lowest in Classes
Dallas reporter John S Windell analyzed scholastic records of 1 287 athletes from seven Southwestern schools for a Southern Methodist thesis He grouped players by single versus multiple sports and found tennis and track players with higher grades while football ranked lowest Among five sport lettermen one man had the top grades but the study is not conclusive evidence of overall superiority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Tex
John S. Windell
Windell
Southwestern
Southern Methodist University
Windhell
Boy’s Button Heist Turns City Hall Into Alarm
A Chicago boy glued elevator buttons to his old accordion to resemble a 48-key instrument. For five weeks police WPA workers and city staff chased the culprit who pressed buttons on multiple floors. An elevator operator detained him and police released the boy without arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
WPA
Bull Infuriated by Car Image Charges at Farm
Charles Brawner parked a new car in his dairy pasture and a bull charged the reflective door after seeing its image. The impact ruined the car door and left only a few smooth surfaces able to reflect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Okla
Charles Brawner
Brawner
Glad He Got Ticket
A Davenport motorist found a parking violation ticket on his car but turned the card over to learn the message You have flat tire on rear The Journal World offered to send copies to a summer address
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Radio Station Schedule Roundup for Weekend Concerts
A dense listing of WDAF KMBC WREN broadcasts across Saturday and Sunday including Jimmy Fiddler Grant Park performances and orchestras such as George Hall's and Henry Busse's. The schedules cover time slots from 5:30 PM to 12:00 AM with various programs like Newscasts Weather Forecasts Dance Time and Nedious concert lineups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WDAF
Jimmy Fiddler
Wren
Grant Park
KMBC
George Hall
Orch
Henry Busse
Amos
Andy
Lou Breese
Tommy Dorsey
F. Trumbauer
Billy Swanson
Jas
A. Farley
Seattle
Muehlebacher
Lou Blake
Benj. Sweet
Deacon Moore
Henri Gengron
St. Francis Or
Jimmie Noone
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Lorenzen & Thompson
West
North Michigan Ave
San Francisco
Sansome
Los Angeles
New Orpheum
Baltimore Ave
St. Louis
Star
General Motors
Atlanta
Walton
Associated Press
Newl
Audit Bureau OF Circulations
Sundown Stories
Mary Graham Bonner
South America
McFarland
Lookout Magazine
Mt. Oread
Lawrence Railway and Light Company
Woodland Park
A. M
Cayton
Hicks
Brown
M. Pettibone
H. Bailey
Murphy
Moosier
Eastman
McCall
Extras
Duffield
Rogers
C. B. Pettibone
F. Zeet
P. M
Harris
Joyce
Wilson
Whipple
Reynolds
Flynn
Martman
Gibson
G. Bailey
H. L. Winey
Rev
McMarland
St. Joe
Winey
Oregon
Charles McFarland
Lida LeSeur
Ward Tillotson
F. E. Finne
Margaret Fort
Maude Rhoades
Floyd Alquist
Clay Center
Winifred Alexander
Chanute
Ireland
Holton
Charlotte Boutwell
Alice Guenther
Misses Boutwell
Linnie Sheets
Elfriede Fischer
Nelli-May Schall
Eleanor Atkinson
Charlotte Kreek
Eva Anderson
Lake View
D. Bishop
Russell
I. J. Meade
Elizabeth Enfield
Marshall Gorrill
J. Frank Jones
Arthur Mullen
Akers
St. Swithin’s Day
Publishers Syndicate
Bull
Journal-World
Ronnie Ashburn
Wdaf—Safety Council
Joe Ludy
WDAP
Kaltenmeyer
Johnny
NBC
Barry McKinley
NBC Symphony
Xavier Cugat
Columbia Workshop
Eddie le Baron
Wricn
KBC
Hotel Hermitage Or
KXMBC
WRISN
Astor Orch
Wrim—Kine
Wdal—Heatel Hollenden
KMIC
Leighton Noble
Farmes
Mike
WDAK
WDA
WRES
CBC Singers
Winnipeg
Memory Lane
Marion Tallay
Guy Lompardo
Jean Sablon
WRIEN
DAF
KMBE
Jerry Belcher
LDS Vesper
IKMBC
Charlie McCarthy
Ernest Gill
Lewisohn Stadium
Con
Hollywood Playhouse
Walter Winchell
Irene Rich
Cheerio
Press-Radio
KMEBC
Vincent Lopez
Blue Barron
Jack Benny
Lou Breeze
KKMBC
LDS
Glen Island Casino
Jan Garber
Wren—Gray Gordon
Ikxmbc
Henry King
Muehlebach Or
Paul Martin
H. Henderson
Husk O'Hare
Husk O’hare
Henry Gendron
Eastman Kodak
McKesson
Aytevgg
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