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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1932
Page
4
Public notice text listing national representatives in major cities and Associated Press distribution rights. Includes contact reminders for Journal-World subscribers in Lawrence and a note about delivery by 7 p m with a phone contact for a copy.
A 1932 report details repairs and projected operating costs for reopening the old Y M C A building as a community center, noting current receipts fall short of expenses and urging continued study. It also covers Democratic campaign finances with Helvering reporting about thirty thousand dollars raised from voluntary state employee contributions and questions about other sources. The Interstate Commerce Commission approves eastern rail consolidation, raising debate on executives' high salaries amid government aid contexts.
Forty years ago this week editorials debated railroad executive salaries and Greenland coast rights between Denmark and Norway. In Upstate New York Governor Roosevelt faced Walker/Tammany politics, while duck season was lengthened to two months next fall boosting Izaak Walton leagues. Local items note travel to Colorado and India, Messiah performance in Ocean Grove, property sale in Topeka, and a Jamestown exhibit trip. Thefts on Rhode Island street and community socials mark the period as social bustle amid summer heat.
In the Old Home a house warming for about fifty ladies hosted by Miss Anne Dudley Blitz dean of women at the University at 1000 Ohio Street featured a gold piece gifted for the fireplace. Prof. Iliff Garrison leaves today for the East. A picnic supper at Woodlawn Park honored Mr and Mrs Gus Wahl before their move to California. A trip to Kansas City includes Mrs Arthur Marks and others visiting the Bagby and Hinesley families. A nine pound boy was born to Rev and Mrs Eusden in Michigan. another birth announced for Mr and Mrs Harold Mattoon of Beatrice Nebraska. Dr Will Gorrill reports his Ford sedan was stolen from his garage Wednesday night.
Twenty five years ago notices recall Luther Lewis planning a Thursday departure for Chicago then a long East trip. Mrs Radcliffe and children visit in Salina expected home soon. C W Smith ill at 912 Alabama Street, home of Mrs Alice Olmstead. Daisy Hoar and Nelle Wilcox mentioned in fragment.
A large body of experimental data shows vitamin A affects diverse illnesses from eye disorders like night blindness and xerophthalmia to respiratory and degenerative spinal cord diseases. Historical notes cite ancient remedies rich in vitamin A, while recent animal studies connect deficiency to nerve degeneration.
On 1893 state railroad property values reached 61 million plus as valuation data was compiled. In 1895 Wichita faced a heated prohibition enforcement dispute splitting the town amid Governor Morrill’s license policy clash. Sixty two Lawrence district Boy Scouts left for Camp Natsh near Bonner Springs for one week. fifty five from Lawrence, rest from nearby areas. Leaders include E T Burgess, Edgar Leigh, Rex Hunter, Melvin Griffith, Paul Phillips of Emporia. Lester Miller heads Scout work in the Emporia district.
A quiet family saga follows John and Ann Hathaway as Aunt Emma arrives to stay through Christmas, testing loyalties and reshaping plans. Alice marries Max, Penn plans a baby, and the couple faces aging, memory, and a longing for home as they decide whether to relocate or stay.
A telegram quotes Chairman Stone of the federal farm bureau urging cooperation to hold wheat at $1 a bushel. Colorado candidates and farmers react as North Dakota growers move to restrict sales, aiming to stabilize prices. Edwin Johnson, a Colorado gubernatorial hopeful, supports the plan after campaigning on tax issues.
A vivid mystery tale centers on a startling murder tied to New York’s underworld. Three bystanders influence the unraveling as romance and fate collide in a tense attic confrontation and a bridal scene amid reflections on Em and life choices.
Mary Graham Bonner tells of Peggy Bert and Betty with John Bill Freddy and old Jonah turning a sunny day into a secret project. They build wooden seats in an apple tree with help from Jonah, creating doll seats and a treehouse like a tiny apartment for dolls.
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