27 Jul 1939
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1939
Page
1
Secretary Morgenthau outlined treasury study on backing Hulls termination of the 1911 Japanese treaty by actions including possible tariffs and embargoes. Hull noted the note may lead to renewed embargo legislation when Congress reconvenes.
Ann Laughlin, state director of the National Youth Administration, argues there is no distinct youth problem, only a broader social issue. She criticizes schooling for not equipping youth with practical skills and notes closed access to jobs, urging practical courses, teacher-business collaboration, and expanded residence projects that train hands-on workers.
London observers discuss Britain denouncing the 1911 treaty with Japan and halting the Tokyo conference over China policy. Some say Washington’s 1911 treaty denunciation and Moscow talks push Britain toward stricter action, possibly embargoes, with the foreign office silent. Berlin and Paris circles weigh economic and military implications and Tokyo’s six months to adjust policy.
A surprise witness testified that he sat with Harry Bridges in meetings limited to Communist party members. John Ryan Davis identified as former business agent for the Sailors Union of the Pacific in Aberdeen Washington. The government seeks to deport Bridges on grounds he is an alien communist.
Two medical clinics sponsored by the Kiwanis club will be held in Lawrence Friday afternoon. Dr. C B Francisco leads the orthopedic clinic at Lawrence Memorial Hospital at 2 PM, while Dr. E T Gibson runs the psychiatric clinic in the Chamber of Commerce rooms at the same hour.
Friedrich Lopata a 21 year old from Nuernberg was decapitated today for sending military secrets to a neighboring state's intelligence service, marking the 24th spy execution this year.
The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation reported it had turned over 1,607,000 bushels of wheat or its cash value to 5,862 farmers as crop loss claims under the new program.
A Virginia Tech faculty member in Blacksburg Virginia forgot his car at a nearby town. He realized he needed it and returned to the railroad station but bought a round trip ticket instead.
McAlester Oklahoma July 27 A federal decision will determine if Convict Jack Russell will be sent to Chicago for trial on kidnap slayings. Russell confessed to killing William Hamilton and kidnapping others during a week of freedom after escaping July 11. He was recaptured July 18 in Ozark Arkansas and is held in solitary confinement as the Justice Department reviews the case. The FBI obtained his 11 000 word confession which details shooting Hamilton and other robberies and kidnappings.
The dust bowl has reached New York City as 27 rainless days bake Staten Island truck farms and send dust storms into residential areas. Month-long drought costs Staten Island farmers over 300000 while crop damage in ten states runs into millions.
Topeka reports the Solomon River at Beloit rose to 18.6 feet, six feet over bank, following heavy rains in Graham county. Meteorologist S D Flora notes Sunday and Monday storms caused the overflow.
Kansas interior mills elevators and warehouses hold an estimated 2 600 000 bushels of old wheat as of July 1, down from 2 850 000 a year ago and 2 822 000 the 1928 37 average.
The stock index for 60 shares rose to 50.4 from 50.1 yesterday. Investors watched the broader market as gains continued across sectors and notable volume appeared in several issues.
Warden M F Amrine told the Topeka Rotary that before May convicts ran a Monte Carlo style system with gambling and whiskey inside the state prison. He cited nightly poker chuck a luck and dice in the honor dormitory and basement cellhouse, officer cuts of 15 dollars weekly, liquor and narcotics smuggling, fake coal distributions, and inmate speculators profiting beyond the mine superintendent.
Scotland Yard placed Prime Minister Chamberlain and other cabinet members under special guard and questioned three men after a series of bombings. Investigations target a "man with a slouch" seen at Kings Cross station, amid heightened security at rail hubs, Parliament, and the British Museum.
The Liberty Memorial high school band directed by Oliver Hobbs performs two summer season concerts tonight at Woodlawn park North Lawrence and tomorrow at South park with vocal solos by Maxine Lindley and Howard Wray. The program lists El Capitan and The Stars and Stripes Forever among pieces.
Topeka forecasted showers across the extreme northwest tonight and scattered areas Saturday as a low pressure system moves in over the southwest. After near 100 degree heat, highs tomorrow are expected to top out 95 to 100 with tonight’s lows 65 to 75, as clouds increase and light showers occur. Columbus and Winfield reported small rainfall while Topeka noted yesterday’s high of 101 as the Journal World promotes a summerSubscription offer.
Washington July 27 Senator George of Georgia called the administration’s 2.49 billion lending bill a palpable fraud on its face for masking a rise in the national debt. He urged that the bill conceals obligations while arguing most works loans would produce recoverable assets. The Senate added an amendment to drop road tolls on a 500 million project and leave highways to states. House Democrats prepared a caucus to decide party stance amid threats of boycotts and procedural fights.
Tokyo officials said Japan would be glad to conclude a new treaty with the United States in place of the one denounced by Washington. They called the US move a political gesture tied to ongoing Britain Japan talks on China and noted possible economic retaliation options. A rapidly developing East Asia situation was cited by the foreign office.
Twenty six golfers along with 20 caddies seven dogs and no scorekeeper joined C. C. Grandpappy Carl for the annual wolf drive at Lawrence Country Club under a blazing sun. The crowd witnessed a lively event with revised hole order and playful heckling as participants chased par and wolf-themed scoring across the nine-hole layout.
Lawrence reports the death of Dick Fitzgerald at his Joliet Illinois home after a brief illness. He was a brother of Father Henry Fitzgerald of Topeka and had visited him in Lawrence during the priest’s tenure at St John’s church. Funeral services will be held Saturday morning at his Joliet home.
President Roosevelt approved amendments to the 1938 Farm Act to simplify marketing quotas for wheat and corn. The changes, like those for cotton, let farmers under quotas market all corn and wheat produced on their allotted planting acres as set by the Agricultural Adjustment Administration.
Secretary Morgenthau announced private investors have purchased about 61 million dollars of the maximum 100 million dollars of Home Owners' Loan Corporation bonds underwritten by the Treasury in a recent HOLC refunding.
Alf M. Landon the 1936 Republican presidential nominee visited Evergreen Colorado with his family for a vacation. He declined to discuss politics beyond calling third terms a dangerous precedent.
Professor N W Storer invites visitors to watch Mars through the six inch telescope from 9 30 p m to midnight at the University of Kansas Observatory. The planet will be near its closest approach but may appear blurred by heat waves. observers may glimpse the Polar Cap and dark markings while canals are unlikely to show.
Kansas City on July 27 Mont Reily a Republican ally of Boss Tom Pendergast pleaded not guilty to embezzlement linked to street department payroll pads amid arraignments of others named in eleven Jackson county indictments. Howard P Root Meat Cutters union agent pleaded innocent to threat related interference and posted $1000 bond. Tommy Carter and Frank Vincent also pleaded innocent to extortion charges and posted $1000 bonds each.
The county treasurer reports that 8200 drivers' licenses have been issued in Douglas County. July 31 is the deadline to obtain new licenses. old licenses expired in June and a one month grace was allowed. Law enforcement will start checks August 1 as clerks continue license sales into early August.
Osage City reports hot dry weather cut corn prospects to 35 to 40 percent of normal. County Agent George Gerber estimates yields at five to six bushels an acre and notes the heat hit during tasseling and moisture shortfall. Sorghum yield expected around 60 percent of normal.
Senator Hatch after White House talks says President Roosevelt will sign the bill outlawing pernicious political activities. The measure would curb political activities of most federal employees and was reviewed by Hatch and the President.
Partly cloudy conditions with local thunder showers in the extreme northwest tonight and cooler heat in the southwest. Friday brings scattered thunder showers and cooler temperatures with highs near the mid 90s yesterday.
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