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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1935
Page
2
Weather records show Lawrence endured 11.58 inches of rain in May, second only to 1915, with .69 inches in the final tally and .63 in May. Five month total reached 17.81 inches, cloudiness hit 77.42 percent, and mean temperature logged 58.45 degrees, 5.89 below normal.
Dickinson theater will give 5 percent of gross receipts from June 6 to 8 to the Lawrence police fund, aiding new uniforms as officers face pay constraints. The show Let ’7 Em Have It, a United Artists crime film, will run Thursday through Saturday with regular ticket prices.
A scanned quiz page poses a series of questions on literature history geography science and politics. It asks about Anthony Trollope early Dutch colonists Anthony Trollope is a writer and 19th century novelist and questions about Trollope’s identity.
This Week in Kansas reports heavy floods across eastern and western Kansas causing crop and livestock losses. Vern Reed, 20, of Independence, drowned in a wheat field while spearing fish. Tornadoes near Pratt and Fulton injured a farmer’s wife and damaged farms, with rising rivers threatening power and water plants.
George, the boy held for eight days, was found near Issaquah after his uncle paid the ransom. He walked miles in darkness, was fed by a farmer who lent him shoes, and was brought to the Weyerhaeuser home in Tacoma by a taxi driver. Federal agents and police led a large manhunt before the safe reunion.
Edward Penchard Jr of Goodyear in Kansas City has joined Firestone as sales supervisor at the Twentieth and Grand store and attends a junior leaders course at Camp Theodore Naish near Bonner Springs. Other Lawrence boys include Bodeen Kenney Keene Bob Gustafson Elden Teft and Ed Burgess. Jack Evans earns his diploma and completes twelve years of punctual school attendance while working as Journal-World carrier. his hobbies include athletics and fishing.
Washington reports official UMWA instructions to about 450000 soft coal miners to strike on June 16 unless new wage contracts are signed. Plans were sent to 5000–6000 locals as wage talks collapse after the Appalachian conference. John L. Lewis has arranged maintenance in mines if the strike occurs. Talks may resume before June 16, while operators push revisions to the Guffey bill to avert walkout.
The largest class graduates are shown with award diplomas as Lawrence High School highlights the evolution of music education since 1890 and the integration of girls into bands and orchestras in 1928. Winifred Jameson presents the liberal arts notes, with remarks by Principal Wherry and others. The ceremony closes with “The Star Spangled Banner” and a benediction by Rev C J Knox.
President Roosevelt plans to reject stopgap NRA legislation for now and seek national reaction to whether the federal government should address major economic and social problems or leave them to the states. The issue splits supporters and critics, with talk of constitutional change and a possible historic party realignment. Roosevelt meets with key senators as he signals proceeding with social security and Wagner bill, avoiding rushed NRA action. New shorthand and typewriting classes begin June 5 at the Business College.
Bob Flint survives a shocking algebra exam while Eddie Willeford nurses nephews after a rough night. Weather and exams disrupt KU routines as Mt Dread professors sleep late. Kay Hawks beat Kappa Sigs in intramural handball. Lightning hits Kappa Sig house again amid storm nerves. Dean Schwegler gave the Beth el College commencement address in Newton.
Abilene Kansas June 1 The Smoky Hill river surged through Dickinson county flooding low lands for the second time this week. Rainfall northwest of town pushed the river to about 18 feet above normal and highway patrol guards two bridges west of Abilene. At Sand Springs the bridge two miles west faced imminent failure as driftwood from the Solomon river formed a dam upstream and left less than a foot of clearance under the structure.
The 18 hole qualifying round is under way at Lawrence Country Club with entrants needing to qualify by June 15. One round will be staged weekly starting then, with a $1 entrance fee covering qualifying and tournament matches. Flights will be created to accommodate all entrants and prizes awarded in each flight. Open to any amateur golfer in Lawrence.
A packed schedule for Indiana University features cap and gown events, speeches by Rosemary Ketcham J F Brown and H Hungerford, the Phi Beta Kappa meeting, and a 1935 class march to the commencement stadium with Dr William Low Bryan delivering the address.
D A Wray reports Noah Weimer died May 30 in Pomona California. Body to be shipped to Lawrence for burial. Funeral arrangements to be announced. Burial set at Bromough cemetery near Stony Point.
Pennsylvania star Gene Venzke failed in a bid for a double, taking fourth in the 800 after earlier winning the 1500, as Southern California dominated with three meet records and clinched team honors at Cambridge. Maine’s Ken Black won the 800 in 1:54.5 among a five-man finish. California trailed with 2 points.
The division of applications and information of the new works program reports receipt of an application for flood control construction on the Fall River near Fredonia Kansas. The $190,000 project covers levee building and minor drainage along 8.3 miles of riverbank to protect 4,600 acres, with levee heights averaging 10 feet and added drainage structures.
Altamont Kansas June 1 Mr and Mrs J B Gish a long married pair died within nine hours of each other after a week of illness. They were married February 24 1881 in Mankato and had lived in Altamont since 1903 dying at the home of their son Frank Gish near here.
Governor Landon calls for a nonpartisan approach as Evan Griffith of Manhattan is named work relief coordinator in Kansas amid Democratic protests. He says the new director must rise above political pressure and focus on aiding those in need, while criticizing waste and politicking in relief efforts.
In Lawton Oklahoma a Grady county deputy J E Pete Wilson was killed and four suspects Leon Siler Phyllis Ann Sands Charles Sands Ruby Moore were subdued after a gun battle at a small farm house. The bank president W B Stephens and constable R B Deeds were wounded while an officer A J Medrano and his family were held captive. The robbers fled with $600 found in the house.
Dayton board of education requested public display of Lawrence summer art studio works. The exhibit, described in Everyday Art magazine from Sandusky, Ohio, includes two pictures of Lawrence children at the old Quincy school. The Dayton board seeks to start a similar activity in Dayton.
The Colorado National Guard and the Federal Relief Administration mobilize aid for the homeless in Elbert Kiowa Strastorg and Bennett flood zones southeast of Denver. Drowning reports from Elbert and Kiowa. seven others missing near Bennett. Towns in flood path include Ster Wray McCook Nebr Akron Yuma Fort Morgan and more. Sterling remains relatively dry amid rising Platte River waters. Colorado Springs faces flood damage from Thursday cloudburst with losses around 1,215,000.
Canon City Colorado reports the first simultaneous double execution in its record of capital punishment. Louis Pacheco aged 37 and his brother John aged 25 were executed side by side in a gas chamber outside the prison walls for the February shooting of Clifford Smith, 42, at a darkened ranch home near Wellston, Colorado.
Charles F. McAdams 72, vice president of the National Bank of America, died after months of illness. A Salina resident for 44 years, his death was reported as of June 1.
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