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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1938
Page
4
An OCR fragment shows a Bible verse reference Isaiah 50 4 along with stray numbers 2 50 8.00 225 and partial phrasing about the tongue of the learned. The readable portion cites morning awakening and listening as taught.
Kansas Democratic leaders return from Washington hopeful about a new relief fund of 3.7 billion dollars. If split evenly the amount would exceed 77 million per state, with Kansas potentially receiving a large share. The fund carries no political activity strings, suggesting a rich campaign finance opportunity.
A Kansas Board of Regents decision requires state college faculty of foreign birth to pursue naturalization by July 1, 1939. The policy links citizenship pledges to teaching responsibility while noting potential losses of skilled educators. It also discusses textbook sourcing and royalties from outside authors to serve Kansas students.
Norman Thomas, attempting a Newark address, was pelted with eggs and decayed vegetables. Police halted the meeting. Thomas blamed Jersey City Mayor Frank Hague, whose jurisdiction extends to Newark, though the country has seen attempts to divide authority in recent years.
The dispute, which started in Jersey City and shifted to Newark, centers on Mr Thomas’s plan to speak to a crowd. Mayors Hague and Newark’s chief officials fear his talk could incite disorder and have used police powers to block the appearance. Egg and vegetable tosses have highlighted public interest while delaying the talk.
A Leavenworth creamery operator faced five years of neighbor complaints over factory noise. Efforts to cut noise reduced disturbance to the point where courts could not tell if machines ran. Contempt of court proceedings may still lead to jail despite progress.
The Emporia Gazette critiques FDR's court packing plan as a major blunder and tests party loyalty. It mocks his public tour and rhetoric labeling his leadership as domineering and fearsome toward dissenters within the Democratic Party.
A Kingman farmer appeared before the probate judge for a sanity hearing last week. When the judge asked if he had done anything that might suggest madness he quipped that he still has his wheat, reflecting a humorous local reaction from Newton Journal.
Going away Have the Journal World sent to your summer address for only 25 cents a month Phone 22.
Honey Bear and Willy Nilly discuss a pond lost watch likely abandoned by a woodsman with no claimants in the remote Puddle Muddle area. The tone hints at a quiet, mysterious small town moment as they wander toward the house.
In a tense scene, Honey Bear Willy Nilly and Christopher Columbus Crow discuss a missing watch found in a house. The ducks search nearby as they fear the owner will blame Christopher for the loss, while Mrs Quacko and Mrs Quacker of Quackerville are told of the incident. Christopher worries about punishment for the theft.
Members of the 106 year old Christ's Protestant Episcopal church in Pelham New York may attend Sunday services in picnic and beach costumes and may bring golf clubs and tennis racquets. Rector Rev Edward Thomas Taggard says it cannot be desecration of the Sabbath to include wholesome recreation.
Esther Finch, 18, is the university’s youngest graduate. She says she is not a bookworm but a procrastinator who never studies before midnight and avoids social distractions, despite earning a University of Pittsburgh diploma.
Fireball Water Portland Beavers faced Beavers at home as Freddie Hut chinson, Seattle's 18-year-old pitching marvel, weakened in the eighth inning and allowed two runs. After a time out and a long drink, he regained form to halt Beavers and clinch his ninth Pacific Coast League victory of the season.
The Rev Eldon A Brown pastor at Calvary Presbyterian posted a bulletin note urging motorists to keep to a twenty five mile per hour speed limit on this boulevard. The message frames safe driving as a personal soul saving act.
A plaque unveiling at the University of Kansas honors Edward Wallis Hoch editor, lecturer, legislator, and governor. Chancellor Lindley presided as Ed Hackney praised Hoch’s advocacy and eloquence. Construction began in 1926, the hall seats nearly 4,000 and cost 317,800 dollars.
Topeka June 6. The State Board of Regents orders all foreign born faculty at Kansas state schools not yet naturalized to apply by July 1, 1989. Chair C M Harger says the requirement affects only a few people. The board also raises Kansas University health fee from 4 to 5 dollars and Pittsburg State College activity fee from 4.25 to 4.75 to fund a yearbook. It approved buying 100 acres for the Garden City agricultural station at 2900 dollars and discussed a Wichita branch of the state geological survey.
The ruling concerns two University of Kansas faculty members a German and a Canadian. A German law forfeits a person’s German property rights upon acquiring citizenship elsewhere.
The town sees many residents departing for summer posts and studies. Albert and Mrs. McNish with children head to California while Dr. and Mrs. O Brien go to Austin Texas for teaching duties. Prof. Patterson sails to Spain near Cadiz for the summer. Col and Mrs. Clarke visit from Honolulu for Lawrence commencement week. Swenson departs for Rochester New York to join the International League club after KU season.
Coach Arthur St. Leger Mosse departs with his Winton Six for a summer on a Leavenworth county ranch. A South Park accident injures Mrs. Charles Mikesell when a carriage is knocked over by a frightened horse near a truck. The University Regatta returns to the river Monday with canoe and boat races diving events tilts and other aquatic sports. Miss Mildred Gilmore hosts a slumber party for Idala Crittenden and friends. Pi Beta Phi initiates Helen Moore Grace Zoellner Davida Sawtell and Mrs. Joseph Farrell of Kansas City. Mrs. Stanley Learned and Mrs. E. R. Learned give a towel shower for June bride Eunice Manter. Curtis Allen returns from Washington University in St Louis. C H Daugherty joins O H McQuary Jr as salesman. Nina Kanaga wins the 1914 University of Kansas piano scholarship.
Rev J C Hall preached at First Methodist in Hutchinson and Mr Sommerville filled the pulpit. Capt Fred Buchan of Co H Twentieth Kansas wed Miss Lucinda M Smith of Lawrence in San Francisco. Lawrence riders form a bicycle club to draw attention. Several locals attend meetings in Denver. John R Sanborn heads to Brockton NY for summer. Albert C Kiser and Effie A Sibley obtain a marriage license in Lawrence. Rev G D Rogers sixth anniversary observed at First Baptist. Shearer and Reineke return from St Louis with fire stock purchases and big sale.
Asey Mayo investigates Marina Lorne's murder linked to a mural dispute on Quanomet. Suspects include sister’s knife and Ambergris stash worth $50,000. Pam Frye vanishes after hiding the treasure and reappears in Octagon House tower. Tim Carr and Pam Frye are entangled in a web of alibis as a barn fire reveals hidden danger.
In a tense march of misdirection the group splits to scour the area for Aaron Frye and two troopers. Asey, Pam Frye, and the Carrs contend with prowlers while Hanson nods off in a hammock. Ambergris remains hidden as dawn nears and the house settles into a fragile calm.
Seven University of Kansas alumni received gold medals at a luncheon to join the "senior Alumni" group. Chancellor Lindley presented the honors. honorees included William Osborn, A. B. 1877, from Chicago, plus six 50 year class members from 1888: John Adams Prescott, Thomas F. Doran, David E. Palmer, Ernest R. Rankin, Arthur E. Topping, and Josephine Gilmore.
Phi Beta Kappa elected two seniors Earl H. Dearborn of Manhattan and Charles Warren Ward of Peabody for completing joint degrees. Dearborn pursues medicine and Ward law. both are Summerfield scholars. They were initiated at the society's annual meeting this afternoon in Spooner Thayer at 4 o'clock.
C. S. Yahn of Hynes California visited in the home of his brother W F Yahn last week. Mr and Mrs Irwin Chambers attended the nurses graduation exercises at Christ hospital in To.
A comic panel recalls a mother scolding over a nurse who patted a boy's hand while earning seven dollars a day, contrasted with scrubbing for him free of charge. The joke centers on perceived generosity and parental pride in a small town.
Mrs Betty Nan Hemphill is noted as a graduate. Mrs Jack Decker recovers from six months illness. Walter Beerbower and family of Valley Falls visit Clyde Sellers. Mrs Frank Adams of Kansas City stays with her mother Mrs T C Bailey. Hodges move into Elmwood street home nearing completion. Irene Morris returns from Overland Park after three weeks work. Marion Strong rides with Reusch family to Eudora and Deay cemeteries on Memorial Day. Paul Bratton and Mrs Ralph Bailey visit Heyward Risley in Reading. LaVerne Thompson from Urich spends summer with Redford family. Adams hosts birthday dinner for A J Wiebe with guests. Harry Davenport returns from motor trip to Shreveport and resumes work. Neustifter attends Kansas City ball game and a later game. Mrs Roy Peaslee visits from St. Joseph. R C Murray visits with daughter Mrs Bud Neider in Lone Star. Walter Adams of Denver visits relatives Frank Adams. J E Shelton and children Donna Jean Price and Bessie Chastain visit Baldwin Cemetery on Decoration Day.
June 6 5 30 PM to 1 00 AM shows across WREN KMBC and WDAF feature a mix of music drama news and weather with program blocks including Ashburn Bratton Popeye Little Orphan Annie Kansas City dances and theater pieces and nightly forecasts. The following day June 7 lists more music orchestras talk shows and a school survey segment with recitals and studios.
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