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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1937
Page
4
A collection of brief notes covers varied topics from a joke about the dairy industry to John D. Rockefeller's vast philanthropy, moon anomalies blamed on the school year, Lawrence hosting a new sales tax district, and the Air Corps deploying a mechanical device to blow bugle calls, dulling soldiers’ urge to kill the bugler.
Judge Means holds state beer control law within the legislature’s power and allows townships to block beer sales by protest while incorporated areas cannot. The ruling frames beer as a regulated privilege, not a common necessity, aiming for tighter control amid past disorder concerns.
Baker University trustee Alfred M Landon spoke to the graduating class on the broader American scene. He warned that selecting between government by collective wisdom or strongman rule tests democracy and cautioned against extremes whether fascism or communism. He noted rights under the American system must be preserved. He also mentions a Topeka milkshed price maintenance contract for 10 years, with speculation on the meaning of the term.
In a medical note, impetigo contagiosa is described as pimples that can spread and become a serious skin condition, distinct from acne which originates in oil glands and primarily affects adolescents. Impetigo pimples may arise at any skin site where streptococci can gain a foothold and commonly break open.
Impetigo commonly affects the face neck and chin of youths with crusted lesions. Risk increases with pediculosis and close shaving. Emphasizes skin hygiene, regular washing, crust removal, and ammoniated mercury salve. Severe or spreading cases require physician care and avoidance of self diagnosis.
Willy Nilly and friends from Puddle Muddle travel in the Two Ways automobile and trailer enjoying a carefree holiday with stops to eat and admire the country as they meet animal friends along the way.
A lamb laments human laziness as birds declare spring and a desire to witness an orchard oriole nest. The brief excerpt centers on seasonal birds calling and a lamb’s musing about natural activity.
Willy Nilly leads a cautious trip with Jelly Bear and Christopher as they hunt for the oriole nest. Sweet Face asks about the birds while Willy reassures friends their holiday will be safe. Oriole family greets them, easing fears and signaling a peaceful encounter.
A Chicago Tribune puzzle notes the meat packing industry struggles with gall stones from cattle. Buyers from Japan and China pay 75 to 125 dollars per pound, seeking gall as a base for medicine, dye for chinaware, and other uses. One hundred thousand cattle yield about one pound of gall stones, varying in size from pinhead to bird's eye.
S Shuey, chief of Cincinnati bureau of sanitation, estimates 20 percent of the city’s 400000 rats drowned in the record January flood. He notes floods usually drive rats to higher ground via sewers, but heavy rains filled sewers and blocked retreat. Waste collectors report no rats on two city dumps and hundreds found dead where trapped by rising water.
Mrs. W. H. Griffith celebrates birthday with friends. Dr. and Mrs. E. Smith host a family reunion as Dr. and Mrs. Frank Herron Smith visit for commencements. Berkeley guests Pauline and Eloise Smith attend, with Chicago friends. Miss Leola Harshfield marries Carroll F. Shukers in Myers Hall. Scout Court honors Eagle Scouts Frank Melone and Billy Holloway. College visitors include Dr. Noel P. Keyes and Prof. Larremore. Esther Jane Jones wed Donald L. Kendall at KU era. Roy Palmer and Robert Brooker head to Chicago University meet for track.
Twenty five years ago on Monday June 7 K U men from Lawrence set out for the Rocky Mountain student conference of the YMCA in Estes Park Colorado. Attending are F F Hanson E E Stephens Wayne Edwards Allen Wilbur Roy Stockwell with George C Foster and Prof W C Payne joining in Denver and Lawrence respectively. The item notes dances and a wedding at Leavenworth plus plans for a North Lawrence automobile wheel factory and Europe trip for Miss Olive Brock.
Forty years ago a happy crowd gathered at Mrs. D H Robinson’s home on Ohio Street to tally pledges from Y M C A contesting teams. A splendid supper followed speeches by Innes Hazen Roberts Johnson Plank Eberhardt Gould Haifley and Steele. The event marked a successful drive with various local civic notes and upcoming university ceremonies referenced.
In a stormy Farrington Bluff weekend, Jude is shot and bodies surface as Michael Farrington, his aunt, and a tangled cast confront a possible killer. A skeleton key, a loft, and shifting loyalties push Jim and Michael toward a dangerous discovery about Barbara and the hidden loft.
Port Arkansas Texas Barney Farley veteran guide who fished with President Roosevelt recalls the chief executive’s fishing habits. He says Roosevelt stayed humble, simple in speech, and treated others as equal. Farley notes Roosevelt’s patience with tarpon and that he used plain American language even among the powerful.
Alyce Jane McHenry, once called the upside down stomach girl of 1935, has grown into a healthy 18 year old in Omaha. After emergency treatment by Dr. Philemon Truesdale in Fall River two years ago, she recovered from a chest cavity stomach displacement and now rides a bicycle, roller skates, dances, swims, acts, and focuses on studies while a mysterious benefactor continues to support her.
A dense listing of radio station timetables from WREN EMBC KMBC WDAF and others for Monday and Tuesday evenings June 5 to 7. Includes show titles such as Little Orphan Annie Burns and Allen Vox Pon and Hotel Astor Orch with numerous orchestras and variety acts, plus a Memorial Stadium graduation segment and remarks by Dr. George Norlin.
Readable crossword list with scattered clues and partial answers across many numbers. The mixed entries mention Mohammedan noble variant down bends at 11 and 12 across, Russian village community at 18, and several garbled terms for objects actions and biographies. The puzzle solution appears to be from a late newspaper page segment with many OCR errors.
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