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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1935
Page
4
A mixture of newspaper masthead details and local advertising lines appears before a political digest. The column shifts to national issues noting Democrats on the House Ways and Means committee reaching a tentative tax bill agreement, plus commentary on congressional probes, a balloon flight incident, and assorted political and social observations from the era.
Britain will export munition to Ethiopia via its territory under a treaty while withholding shipments to Italy for now. If war comes, Ethiopians face modern Italian gear. Italy may resume talks with Ethiopia, as negotiations seem the wiser path to avoid conflict. A protest telegram names a dead man in a utilities bill hearing, highlighting the futility of mass telegram campaigns to Congress. Huey Long disputes five Louisiana congressmen calling him a traitor.
A half page portrait of Miss Ber nice Ackerman of the Ziegfeld Follies appears in the July Art Lovers issue. Miss Ackerman, a former Lawrence girl, is visiting her parents this summer. Kansas City births and club events are noted, including a fifty member AOUW initiation at Odd Fellows hall with J W Graybill and A Reside as guests. A university glass blowing class opens for graduate students at the University of Kansas. A Rebekah lodge program followed by light refreshments for about eighty attendees.
Twenty five years ago Congressman Scott arrived in Douglas County to set Lawrence as his headquarters. He would mill with voters at Eldridge and speak at Brown's Grove, with a Friday night address in South Park introduced by Col. John K. Rankin. A concert preceded and followed the talk by a band.
A short scene from Claude Callan's Poor Pa features a narrator defending himself after the widow Dapper sits with him at a party while his mother criticizes his calm demeanor. The 1935 copyright note appears at the end.
Great Falls notes a three day pyrotechnics display at Victor Park with a mixed crowd of shoppers and workers attending the show. The event features a female clerk teams exhibition from Innes Bullene Hackman against Weaver stores, with many listed players and spectators allowed. A ten pound boy was born to Mr and Mrs A Hollingworth of Clinton today.
Forty years ago notes from Lawrence and surrounding areas recount Carl A. Preyer at Leavenworth disputing a rheumatism claim and stating he returned from Europe in good health. J M Brinkmyer moves to Lawrence. Joe Shaffer, a former Kansas U. student, now has a $90 job with Standard Oil and moves east. A galvanized iron cornice is being installed on the Johnson building. Dr H C Wheeler and family return from Wisconsin. Lane University president C M Brooke visits. County Supt J F Peakrs returns from Colorado NA planning. A Lawrence group views Saturn on University Hill, a rare 35 year sight. County commissioners assess Wakarusa bridges damaged by flood, two upper bridges destroyed. total damage under $1,000, savings versus early fears.
Rex and Laurie Moore pretend to be married to keep jobs with Mark Albery, an airplane maker. Laurie discovers her employer loves her as Rex returns from Africa. Laurie’s sister Gladys faces a similar dilemma loving Jimmy Dallas, who hides as Jimmy Smith after a prior encounter.
Rex Moore arrives in London and checks into Laurie Moore’s life while financier Mark Albery pursues his private ambitions. Albery praises Laurie as Moore faces media glare, romance tension, and a mystery fuel project that could alter their futures.
In a Windy town tale Christopher Columbus Crow laments losing his bank to cover an ad and a license. Rip is urged to accept the bank and a five cent piece as repayment while Ton Notch and Willy Nilly contribute gifts. Rip contemplates earning money as loyalty shines among the Puddle Muddlers.
Albuquerque reports Will Rogers and Wiley Post arriving after a Los Angeles departure in a new plane. They described themselves as tourists and dismissed rumors of a first leg toward Moscow or Seattle as rumors. Rogers plans to leave soon for a return to Los Angeles.
The First Methodist church will hold worship at 8 30 each Sunday for the rest of the summer with Dr. Robert A. Hunt delivering the sermon on The New Leadership. Mildred Kirkby Holcomb will sing The Lords Prayer and Dorothy Enlow plays the organ. Duke D Ambra will address the High School department at 9 45 during Sunday school. Visitors are welcome.
Dr. Iago Galdoston notes that faddists claim protein and carbohydrate foods must not be mixed. He cites studies showing meals with both elements digest adequately in the stomach and intestines. A year of testing by Dr. Martin E. Rehfuss found no evidence that proteins and carbohydrates are incompatible in the stomach.
Orange Connecticut golfer Lou Sperandeo faced a rough start at Race Brook country club on number ten. He drove into the rough then sliced into more trouble before lifting out to the screen and into the cup for a birdie on the par five. In Rockwall Texas a resident lost teeth and a wood carved molar set helped him manage a laborer's diet after dental trouble.
Grants Pass Oregon committee lists entrants for next Saturday race including a man over 80, a cyclist with wooden legs and a blind rider. Omaha Nebraska divorce petition alleges husband squandered food funds while abusing wife and three children. Charles City Iowa police chief says hobo camps cleared by offering work, leaving only ashes.
Washington faces a volatile public utility holding company bill. A tense conference committee of five senators and five representatives holds the fate of the controversial measure as investigations on both senate and house sides unfold. Lobby talks and horse trading stir the Capitol while lawmakers weigh the merits against political risk ahead of reelection.
Mrs Mary I Hudson widow of J T Hudson a Johnson county farmer and state bank incorporator died at her home in Stanley after 69 years residence The report notes her husband died in 1934 and lists her as a longstanding local figure with ties to banking and farming.
A dense schedule of radio programs across KMBC WREN WDAF and others listing orchestras soloists talks and dramas with times from 5:30 to midnight, including features from Bert Block Irene Rich Jessica Dragonetti and Tony and Gus among many others. The long matrix shows hourly blocks with multiple station lineups and recurring ensembles.
A new municipal pool meet linking Olathe Paola and Emporia opens with a diving exhibition by Fred Schmidt of Emporia. Also reported is a fatal train car crash near Norton Kansas where Mrs. Marada Jansen died and Mrs. Katherine Sporing was injured after her car struck a crossing.
Arkansas City report notes Ohio State coach Francis Schmidt, visiting his hometown, predicts Minnesota and Illinois to top the Big Ten next fall while Ohio State fields a solid club. He warns Indiana may surprise, and he promises Buckeyes will be lucky to beat Bo McMillan’s Hoosiers.
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