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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1936
Page
4
An August 1, 1936 Journal-World column reflects on international envy of American freedoms. It contrasts foreign hardship with U S promise, citing immigration quotas and the right to own homes, cars, radios, and worship, urging readers to cherish America’s system and defend its ideals.
The text contrasts a 108 percent rise in the national debt over six years with a $37.749 billion federal outlay, arguing taxation must bear the load. It cites Roosevelt’s 1932 remarks and questions voters’ faith in 1936 Democratic speeches, urging stay-at-homes to send mountain postcards now.
The report shows relief expenses reduced by over 50 percent while protecting deserving cases. It notes thousands of able-bodied workers found employment and hundreds of ineligible relief recipients dropped from rolls. Major savings came from overhead and government funds misused for personal gain, signaling an honest administration can halve the relief burden without harming beneficiaries, per the Topeka Journal.
A six day school session opens August 23 offering a one week institute for Douglas county teachers with a complete speaker list. The week long course will be held at Liberty Memorial high school and aims to enhance local classroom instruction.
Twenty five years ago on Thursday July 30 a Lake View Depot robber named Archie Stone, from St. Joseph, was arrested for tapping the Lake View station and confessed to similar acts at McLouth Kansas a week earlier. Nearby road safety plans were adopted, with cars stopping at the near side of crossings. A whist party invitation went out for Monday, plus a camping party of about 20 youths at Lake View for two weeks, chaperoned by local families. Additional society notes include travels and visits among local residents and out-of-town guests.
In a playful exchange Emma acts cross and mean to Tom yet he finds amusement throughout. He settles in as a welcomed guest wherever he goes, save for his own home which remains off limits to his comfort.
The 1932 federal kidnapping law spurred 65 cases, 160 convictions, and 18 awaiting trial. FBI has solved all cases it handled, with 33 life terms, four death sentences, and 2,113 total years. Deaths occurred by various causes, including self-inflicted, gang killings, and lynching, reflecting a crackdown on kidnapping.
Forty years ago entries note Noel Mo camping plans for tomorrow, a miscellan eous shower for Miss Frances Johnson at 10 Tennessee street, and a Bryan ratification meeting drawing 53 attendees with active partisan badge sellers. Other items mention Mrs A Monroe and her daughters traveling east, J Gordon Gibb visiting Kansas and Denver, school district activity at the courthouse, Lily fair grounds picnic August 6 with races and speeches, local improvements in Lawrence, visits of Dr W T Leonard, Indian Commissioner Loupp in town, and today’s calm breeze.
Farmers in the West Tauly Creek area may be hired at 3éc per hour to make fills in terrace lines. They must furnish bed water and Fresnos provided by the Soil Conservation Service. Only one worker per family. Work may be on their own or neighboring farms. Contact the Soil Conservation Service in Ottawa. Seeding of alfalfa doubtful this fall but seedbed prep urged. Lime should be spread after plowing. lime spreaders available in Ottawa. SCS camp superintendents from Seneca Valley Falls Council Grove and Ottawa met in Ottawa to discuss new cost reports from Washington. Terracing completed on Milton Kring Judson Leach P. K. Beck and John Pippett farms. work continues north to Jo hanning farm. Plan to extend tractor hours to 12 per day in two six hour shifts. Cooperators pleased with terracing activity amid drought and willful rains. anticipate heavy gully washes and high runoff once rains return, terraces reducing soil loss.
Warsaw reports General Edward Rydz-Smigly declined to echo Mussolini and accept wedding rings as wartime support. An Italian offer inspired by distress funds was refused after the couple’s rings were returned with a note. He called such a donation akin to the last cartridges, to be used only in extreme necessity.
Coleman Texas amateur gardener CPI John Davis plans a novel watermelon project. He aims to grow watermelons that will produce flavors by strings of jars containing fruit flavors attached as they reach size. He envisions orange lemon and strawberry flavors drawn into the melons.
Inspector Hylton narrows suspect to Dale Shipley after a tramp reveals the cigarette case and timelines. Shipley's walk from Fielden Cottage to Ferney House fits a half hour window, with motive from being cut from the will. The inspector maps the route, notes Shipley’s opportunity, and suspects the staged weapon from a wall of clubs.
Mary Graham Bonner narrates a whimsical visit as Willy Nilly tows Mrs. Quacko and Christopher Columbus Crow to the city of Puddle Muddle. They encounter hungry animals, plan gatherings, and assign bell collars to cats amid anxious nerves and playful mischief.
Kidney stones may form in the kidney ureters bladder or urinary tract. Factors include heredity climate diet water supply vitamin A deficiency and infection. Prevention centers on hygiene moderate eating exercise fluids and avoiding dehydration. X rays and contrast studies aid precise diagnosis of size location and damage.
A wealth Indian sues the British government in Nagpur high court for four trillion dollars through the Secretary of State for India. He claims his father-in-law named the Secretary of State as trustee to Indian properties and other lands, including oil wells, with a demand for immediate cash or equivalent property.
Fireman William de Wolf on a day off discovered a fire in Cohoes and helped eight people escape before the house burned down. The report notes the hero received the alarm and aided the occupants before the structure was destroyed.
Ostia ruins yield ceiling mosaics and paintings reattributed to the first century rather than Byzantine times. The finds include Nile gazelles, hunted beasts, a five foot Hygeia statue, and murals of marine and hunting scenes in a bathing palace, plus a man with an ox.
Local archaeologists are puzzled by a metal disk of alleged Egyptian origin found in an Indian grave dating to Mission Fathers era. The disk was located with ashes and remains in the San Pasqual valley by Bred C. Perrigo.
A whimsical tale opens with a penguin claiming exile from the South Pole and a long stroll to here, foreshadowing a lighthearted local column. The rest records visits, family gatherings, and social calls across Wellsville, DeSoto, Franklin, and nearby towns, noting illnesses, trips, and hosting duties.
A dense listing of radio program times and performers across stations KMBC WREN WDAF WREX WDAP and others for Thursday and Friday evenings and late night. It includes orchestras led by Roy Shields and Frank Knox speeches, Amos and Andy, Easy Aces, Bing Crosby, Eddie House organist, middle blocks with multiple musical acts, weather forecast, and a brief local note about Wanda and Miss Alice Hernitz visiting Kansas City.
Mr and Mrs Walter Turner of McLouth announce the birth of a daughter on Tuesday July 22. The Ladies Council of the Methodist church will serve lunch at the August primary election in McLouth. Dean Boydston remains in Kansas City after appendicitis but is expected home soon with to-be-released relatives in residence.
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