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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1938
Page
3
A brief religious verse from Exodus emphasizes truthfulness with the command Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor. The citation appears as Exodus 20 16.
The dispute between TVA leaders escalates as Arthur Morgan reveals employees barred from talking to him. Investigators seek full access to records, while Morgan, labeled an outsider, faces gatekeeping and suspicion within the agency he once led.
A Wichita church lineup split as 21 ministers opposed Gerald B. Winrod for the Republican U S Senate nomination while later 26 ministers backed him. The column notes the campaign remains political and urges voters to consider candidates’ records and the nation’s needs.
King George and Queen Elizabeth visit France to project shared aims for European pacification. The pair stress Britain and France as partners against common threats to stability and peace in Europe.
The piece argues that a partnership of Britain and France maintains order in Europe while facing a coalition of dictatorships. It states democracies hold strength in resources and potential aid from other European powers, giving them the superior position if challenged.
A government department calls banks to increase lending to business to restore prosperity. It argues loans are needed for private banking and growth, though banks warn they must safeguard investors' funds and security. many firms wait for real upturn before borrowing more.
The region identifies further development of live stock as a regional need. Recovery is underway from the drouth years with the Flint Hills in Kansas rehabilitated as grazing country. Summer cattle pasture was below normal, allowing pasturage to recover further.
The aviator Corrigan enjoyed an easy trip to Dublin while opportunities to cash in on his exploit flood in. He faces pressure to balance profitable offers with public perception, or risk his hero status fading quickly if he overplays the cashing-in.
Douglas county sold road bonds at a substantial premium after a 1 percent interest rate. The report notes slackening demand for PWA grants as cities find borrowing costs lower than the 4 percent PWA rate.
The bureau aims to discipline young Corrigan of Los Angeles and Dublin in a way that does not cause hurt, seeking a measure that balances authority with restraint.
The Topeka State Journal quotes a definition criticizing gender roles by noting that a country is backward if a woman may work as many hours as she spends playing bridge, contrasting progress with leisure.
A travel party led by Willy Nilly stops for lunch and a chat with a Green Frog by a brook. Mrs Quacker and the ducks join a cooling bath nearby as Willy Nilly explains their holiday plan to wander and enjoy sights.
Philadelphia on July 21 reports Jacob Katz a clothing salesman who has 78 traffic summonses. He faces a dilemma between keeping his car for business or giving up the automobile after paying a 4.45 dollar fine for overtime parking.
James Alexander Hendry, St Louis businessman, says he has lived 82 years without many common pastimes yet has never missed church or Sunday school in 55 years. He spoke at the Living Chicago Gideon convention about his austere life.
In Chicago on July 21 Judge Robert Jerome Dunn ordered Ray Schmidt's tat tered pants placed in custody as chief exhibit in the case against Leo Heinz Sr local street commissioner. Schmidt testified the holes were made by Kenneth Emerson's dog Patsy which Heinz later killed, the charge being malicious killing of a domestic animal.
The article notes that seven-tenths of employed men work in manufacturing, agriculture and trade, highlighting a concentration in primary economic sectors. The figures imply a domestic labor pattern and potential implications for industry growth and policy.
Representatives of steel labor and management met at the labor department to discuss minimum wages for government steel contracts under Walsh Healey. A public hearing was set for July 5 to determine prevailing rates, urged by CIO leaders and counsel Lee Pressman to curb non union underbidding.
John C. Warner 41 of Verona, vice president at Radio Corp of America, was found dead in his car after it wrecked on a 10 foot embankment in West Orange. Police suspect a heart attack before the crash. Survivors include widow Florence Fair Warner, two children John 12 and Patricia 8, mother Mrs. G. H. Warner, sister Florence of Topeka Kansas, and brother Robert of Lawrence Kansas. Prof Robert Warner, his brother, heads engineering departments at Kansas and Texas universities.
The Mossman estate home in West Middlesex, Pennsylvania, will be razed to make way for a monument shop. The house belonged to the Rev and Mrs W H Mossman, Landon’s maternal grandparents, and was a site Landon visited during his 1936 presidential campaign.
Pi Con struction of a new postoffice building at Galena Kansas costing 75000 has been authorized by a joint treasury postoffice committee.
In Topeka the state legislature cannot finish debate on a road amendment in one day and plans the final vote for tomorrow. University enrollment hits a new four week record with over 900 in term two and 1500 in six weeks. Local notes include church events, dairy tour attendance, and faculty travels as communities resume summer activities.
Abe Ankrom works undercover to protect Lee Trone from rustlers and a shadowy backer threatening the Rafter Tranch. Betty, the golden girl, probes Ankrom’s motives while tensions mount as a deadly showdown with Hackett and a rising mystery about Drean deepen the case.
Dowager Queen Marie of Romania lay in state today at the royal palace in Bucharest ahead of her funeral Sunday. The body arrived by train from Sinaia where she died Monday in her 68th year after a long illness. Princess Elizabeth fainted as the train departed Sinaia. Long lines of mourners formed with authorities expecting under 350000 to view the bier.
Mrs Andrew James and Miss Elizabeth James of Lenexa with Miss Mary Mc Christy of Wichita call on college friends Monday afternoon. Mrs Allen Daugherty returns from Asheville after attending Phi Mu national convention and elected president of Phi Mu seventh district.
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr and his wife Ethel du Pont welcome a baby son in a Philadelphia hospital. The notice lists family visits, social events, and local residents attending parties and gatherings in Baldwin and Ames Iowa, with names and brief activity details.
Radio grid of Kansas City stations KMBC WDAF WREN details hourly programs July 21 22. Lists shows including news sports orchestras dramas concerts and special broadcasts with various hosts and venues across time blocks.
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