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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1936
Page
4
A week of widespread moisture transforms Kansas fields, especially the Kaw valley, where wheat corn and other crops surge toward maturity. Lush green landscapes reflect favorable weather and growing prosperity as agricultural activity advances across the state.
Connecticut will send an uninstructed delegation to Landon with many New York delegates backing the Kansas governor. The Landon surge appears nationwide, outpacing rival candidates as the Republican national convention approaches. In China the Canton and Nanking governments clash over Korea style moves against Japan. The tax bill stalls, and San Francisco police graft probes reveal officers defending large earnings as natural gifts, with investigators seeking another explanation.
The senate version of the tax bill would raise 829 million dollars, 26 million more than the house bill’s estimated revenues. Debate centered on whether the senate plan is a better bill, with taxpayers asked to consider its revenue-producing capacity and potential state tax increases.
Governor Hoffman dismissed Col. H Norman Schwartzkopf after 15 years leading the New Jersey state police citing dissatisfaction with handling of the Lindbergh kidnapping case. The governor has long criticized the case management and has not substantiated his beliefs with new evidence. Hauptmann’s conviction and execution remain unresolved by his theories.
Dwight Olinger to spend summer vacation after Kemper Military School. Mrs Gibb of Dallas visiting Lawrence. former Mount Hope resident. Florence Hyre returns from Shreveport where she taught. Mr and Mrs Penchard and son Edward to tour Northern Indiana and Michigan. Dollar Cleaners opens branch at 309 East 7th Street with Albert Fieger managing. Frank Melone’s bicycle collision with Buick. car did not stop. Ruth Sneegas receives Oread medal as ideal student at Oread Training School commencement. Dr J W Twente speaker. eight diplomas awarded. Mrs Allen Shaw hosts Imperial Auction Club luncheon. Sigma Kappa delegates to Madison convention listed. Marriage invitations: Jennie Blakely Glendenning to John Floyd McComb. Mamie Gorsuch to Harold Meek. Miss Ruth Kennedy plans summer trip with uncle and relatives. Marjorie Chadwick to join. Theta Phi Alpha buys old Leis home at 115 Louisiana Street and remodels.
A brief comic strip item features Claude Callan's character Poor Pa and Cousin Nora. Nora frets that her past sins may doom her soul while she obsesses over bragging and moral self-praise in a lighthearted family scene.
The article recalls the last day of school on June 3 with a speaking day for parents. Weather reports describe scorching heat in Kansas, with 100 degrees in the shade on Massachusetts Street and drought concerns for Kaw crops. It notes the University of Kansas senior class planning to plant trees, thanks to donor James N. Davis from Portland, Oregon.
Kansas Democratic state convention for delegates at large to the Chicago meeting organized with temporary officers led by chairman John C. Sheridan Paola and secretary James R. Logan Lincoln. indications favor ex senator John Martin to head the delegation and David Overmeyer to follow. J G Sands travels to Excelsior Springs for a month of recuperation. Other notes: Dr J T Moreheat appointed assistant physician at the Topeka insane asylum. Gardner couple back from Colorado. L A Simons returns from Guatemala surveying party. Miss Etoile Simons teaches in Kansas City institution for the blind. Prof L L Dyche departs for Alaska expedition with potential North Pole plans denied by university. Sands sells home at Pinckney and Tennessee to Eben Baldwin. Harris Gibson and Son to break ground for new feed mill along river. Miss Daisy Orton recital praised. Violinist Henri Anov and Prof Carl A Prever perform. Jan Chiapusse article on improving musical memory in Etude.
Dirk Joris seeks answers about a veteran’s errand that pulls Hope from the old Joris estate at dawn. Rupert Joris wed Hope without knowing her, and Dirk’s knowledge does not unravel the mystery. Hope charms the Joris circle, drawing Dirk's unexpected, troubled thoughts toward her.
Dirk and Hope attend a Madison Square Garden rodeo as Hope pursues a solo outing with Rupert absent. Hope fixates on Lucky Dan, the New York rider from upstate, whose quiet, angelic look masks a link to her past. Dirk orders detectives to trace the Jones family while confronting a mysterious arrangement with Hope.
In a whimsical tale set at night, Rip the dog reunites with Willy Nilly and Christopher and is greeted by residents of Puddle Muddle as darkness falls. Rip proclaims renewed happiness after trials, while nearby news notes two weeks ahead harvest in Wellington Kansas. Fred Halliday reports cutting 40 acres of black hull wheat with an estimated 14 bushels per acre, and an adjacent 160 acre field of another wheat variety waits for ripe time late this month.
Lester Jackson runs unopposed for Laurens County surveyor on a pledge to do as little work as possible. He said his decision was persuaded by himself and no one else in a published statement. The item notes this odd vow and Jackson’s self-driven candidacy.
A special 2 franc light blue French stamp commemorates Alphone Daudet, the noted French novelist poet and playwright who died in Paris in 1897. The design features a Dutch type windmill set against a rural backdrop.
The piece outlines various postage stamp changes and surcharges across Europe and San Marino. It notes altered values for San Marino air mail stamps from 1951 and 1926 commemoratives, plus Algeria designs and Hungarian air mails. It also mentions Arkansas Centennial with a Little Rock first day sale set for June 15.
Health and income study from the Rowett Institute shows England’s nutrition survey findings apply to the United States. As income rises, milk fat fruit and vegetables intake increases, and health improves with lower disease and mortality rates. To raise the poor’s diet, milk eggs butter fruit vegetables must rise. Tomorrow Psychologic Infection.
Topeka reports state treasurer J J Rhodes of Council Grove filed for re election in the Republican primary. Dr Sam Murdock of Sabetha sought the Republican nomination for state senator in the 17th district. Olathe urged Republican women to participate actively in the campaign at a meeting of women’s clubs. Kansas City Kansas electors re elected Cecile Hamilton president of the Kansas State Association for the Blind and officers Addie Boyd E Webb Smith and Marty May. Chanute voters approved 14 500 in bonds for a Santa Fe viaduct over tracks to be built by the state highway commission. Hays Fort Hays College summer school enrollment was set to reach last year’s level of more than students. Gilbert Nordstrom district re employment supervisor said finding workers for state high way and other projects remains challenging.
In Ottawa Kan a public school cleanup week yielded 144000 pieces of unburnable trash collected 91 barrels of dandelions dug and cockroaches killed. Great Bend Miss Bess Clark former president of state business and professional women's clubs died yesterday after an operation. An official notes oil activity in the county eased unemployment and calls for 50 more carpenters in his district.
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