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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1940
Page
4
A devotional note cites Ephesians 4 32 urging kindness tenderness and forgiveness among believers as God forgave in Christ. The passage emphasizes mercy and mutual forbearance within the church community.
A growing cross party movement forms against Roosevelt’s bid for a third term. Democrats and Republicans alike express anti third term views and Willkie proposes a national anti third term organization to coordinate efforts. A Willkie club in Lawrence reflects this bipartisan sentiment.
The article notes intraparty clashes over free speech amid youth groups and radical factions, citing pressure at a Chicago convention where supporters hissed talks on a third term for presidents and tried to curb discussion. It contrasts explicit devotion to freedom with attempts to censor controversial topics.
The report notes British attitudes toward Hitler and suggests broadcasts from Berlin are weak in England. It states the British feel unconquerable and are ready to meet Hitler’s threat, reflecting a mood of resolve rather than panic.
The document notes Secretary Hull presenting a Havana conference proposal while seeking 60 for possessions in Central and South America. It also reports Germany disavowing warnings to South American nations as Nazis reportedly devised a plan related to the event.
The document outlines a covert French influence strategy to counter European power shifts and secure Western Hemisphere territory against rival alignments. It discusses protective measures and political arrangements intended to maintain regional balance and deter aggressors.
The opening Pan American conference hears President requests Congress to boost export import bank lending by half a billion dollars to aid hemisphere defense. The plan implies that United States will finance much of defense while neighboring nations will share plans and costs as funds allow.
Missouri lawmakers convened a special session to vote more funds for the state relief program. The move comes amid a primary campaign as many legislators seek re election and aim to rush the session to finish quickly.
The Roosevelt acceptance speech stressed crisis as justification for draft submission while the Democratic platform softened foreign policy to appease isolationists. The discrepancy between the two political utterances raises questions about motive and potential political strategy for a third term.
Russia suggests organizing a popular government in Romania to ease King Carol's worries. The proposal raises questions about where such a government would be based whether Berlin Moscow or Bucharest.
In Mackenzie column Britain’s stance against Hitler’s peace terms is framed as striving to restore a prewar order, though vast political and social upheaval in Europe makes a simple restoration unlikely. He foresees lasting changes, high taxes, and a transformed postwar world, with passions of civilization and upheaval shaping Britain and Europe.
A report notes three tremors at the ankle of an Italian boat today cost 327 lives and left about a thousand injured. Other items include aviation pioneer Glenn H. Curtiss dying in New York and local social notes on theater, travels, clubs, and a street accident in Kansas City.
Twenty five years ago Ambassador Gerard delivered the new American note to the German foreign office in Berlin warning that further losses of American lives would prompt a strong response. The dispatch marked a harsh stance as tensions rose over wartime incidents and civilian casualties.
Forty years ago the steamer Amur arrived in Victoria British Columbia bearing the largest group of wealthy Klondike prospectors yet. The vessel's passengers, many already millionaires from the Yukon gold rush, add to the bustle of the city as excitement grows over new opportunities.
Three young Arkansas teachers stopped at Ross Phenicia’s in a weekend layover during their extensive west to Oregon and California tour. Local social notices include visits to Lawrence Topeka and Kansas City, wheat harvest reports with test weights around 59 to 60 pounds, and a Phi Delta Kappa initiation for Edgar McRill at Lawrence.
Anne Norris trains in a Civil Aeronautics Authority instrument rating course taught by Captain Dick Douglas at Midland University. She masters flight controls, discusses instruments, and lands successfully as Tony Scott spirals into plotting after a failed scheme.
Atlanta July 23 Safety Commissioner Lon Sullivan announced the driver's license of E D Rivers Jr 25 chairman of the state industrial board was suspended for six months after a collision at Clayton the prior Saturday. Rivers is son of Georgia's governor and faced charges of driving while intoxicated and leaving the scene of an accident.
A dense listing outlines July weekday and midweek radio programs across WREN KMBC WDAF and WDAF stations. It catalogs orchestras hosts news weather and public affairs slots including Benny Goodman Glenn Miller Cab Calloway and Tommy Dorsey favorites along with sports and film programs.
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