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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1939
Page
4
A devotional line citing Psalms 9 9 presents God as a sanctuary in times of trouble and a shelter for those in distress. The text echoes a religious message emphasizing divine protection and support for the afflicted.
State authorities say no outside help will be needed to harvest Kansas wheat this year. Even unemployed residents will supply extra labor as family farms use combines and machinery. The annual migratory harvest workforce, once a key grain belt feature, is largely a thing of the past.
The German steamer St Louis sails back to Hamburg after failing to land its 900 plus refugees in the Americas. The ship carrier denies responsibility for welfare, signaling a bitter, hopeless struggle as passengers recall Havana and Miami memories.
In a congressional debate the term fellow traveler is used to describe individuals not in the communist party but sympathetic to its aims. The discussion argues that government staff may include fellow travelers and notes a drift toward leftist policies within the administration and its advisers.
A Kansas City committee named Forward Kansas City seeks support to fund redevelopment efforts. The effort focuses on infrastructure and public projects amid a broader plan to address local wreckage and building restoration. Community leaders urge backing for pace and funding.
A reform group in Kansas City plans a house to house canvass to gauge public support for continuing its movement against the entrenched political machine. If support is lacking the committee may withdraw and allow another group to pursue the effort.
Japanese pressure grows at Shanghai and Chinese ports with labor troubles in foreign firms. A marine attack causing a British subject’s death on Wednesday is linked to Japan's program to stir unrest. International settlements remain a sore point amid broader coastal domination.
A British envoy will be sent to Moscow to hasten the completion of a defensive agreement with Russia. Prime Minister Chamberlain will not travel. cabinet members assist in convincing him to stay home and ensure the envoy carries no umbrella.
A young man who flew a rented plane out to sea and sank it in the Atlantic was rescued by fishermen and says he aimed for Mars. His voyage ends with handcuffs as the plane owner presses charges.
Admr Leahy was not chosen secretary of the navy but appointed governor of Puerto Rico. The move elevates Puerto Rico to a central role as the administration builds a new military department with a defense strategy extending beyond the Atlantic seaboard.
Accounts of what the King said and what the Queen said and what was said to their majesties may contribute to the silly season conversations. The mix includes imagination and verified material that may swell the chatter, though none of it carries great importance.
Quotes from Gen Evangeline Booth Gen Van Horn Moseley Vacheslav Molotov Vladimir Hurban Ignace Jan Pederewski and Dr J Frank Norris outline views on war prevention, communism as disease and the impact of current upheaval on future ministries and justice awakening. The remarks span Salvation Army, fascist, Russian and Czech officials and a Polish pianist.
Dr Morris Fishbein discusses how mental disturbances and physical changes influence each other. He notes environmental impact on bodily function, evolving views on sexuality, eating habits, and social training shaping behavior and health.
This excerpt discusses how evolving social restraints influence mentality and behavior. It notes that modern psychiatry has created new terms such as rationalization projection and libido whose meanings are unfamiliar to many readers.
Agronomists and foresters agree pastures and woodlands clash. Keep cattle out of woods and place pasture where grasses thrive. Key tips include proper seeding with grasses and legumes, adequate fertilization, controlled grazing, and rotation with cropland to prevent erosion and maintain soil health.
Chicago June 8. Crop expert B W Snow comments on the world wheat situation. He says high tariffs quotas and milling extraction have made bread a luxury beyond reach for many people. He notes falling per capita wheat use and that world prices differ from consumer prices due to government interference.
A mail subscription to the Journal World offers summer vacation pleasure at a rate of 40 cents per month.
Miss Dorothy Zweifel travels to Emporia to attend summer school at Kansas State Teachers College. She will teach RetaE LA at Eudora in the fall with plans that include her art studies alongside her husband.
Iris Ives a radiant campus bride scrambles to win Bart Whittaker with a new blue gabardine suit and mink, funding a lavish plan by budgeting and a costly lifestyle. She eyes a Japan trip and a potential raise, hoping the outfit shifts his view while their finances strain.
A thief broke into Henry Hart’s rooms over his store last night while he was out riding and took a suit of clothes jewelry and money. The Lecompton bridge was dedicated yesterday with good attendance despite threatening weather. Lecompton and Perry residents expressed pleasure. The Lecompton band impressed the town and Prof Marvin with about fifteen civil engineering students leaving tomorrow for four weeks of field work near Lawrence. Lawrence Woodmen C H Smith J A Henderson and A N Dunakin attended Kansas City today.
The Altar Society met Thursday in the church parlors with 12 members and hostesses serving refreshments. Plans were formed for a July social or chicken dinner. Rev Landis led the district conference. The St Pauls Women’s Union met Thursday afternoon with youth and adults building the Christian Church as the theme. Hostesses included Mrs Durr Lotz and Mrs Daugherty. A merry move again marked Eudora as Clarence Botts family occupied the Mistele house earlier this week.
George Shaw Cook C S B of Brookline Mass named president of the First Church of Christ Scientist Boston for the coming year succeeding Ralph H Knapp Needham Edward L Ripley Brookline and Ezra W Palmer Marshfield were re elected treasurer and clerk respectively Cook a native of Iowa moved to Chicago and rose through Christian Science roles including first reader of Fifth Church in Chicago board of lectureship and associate editor of the Christian Science Journal Sentinel and Herald.
Seventh street residents relocate to Lawrence while others swap homes around the Getcher and Ziesenis houses. Local families join the Keota club picnic at Clinton Park in Lawrence on Sunday July 2 and groups travel to Kansas City for a St Paul Evangelical picnic. Nearby visits include Daugherty Brown Cochran and Watson family gatherings with extended kin in Law rence, Garden City and Oskaloosa.
Radio schedule listing Thursday and Friday programs across WREN WDAF KMBC WDAB WDABW incl NBC AMOS n Andy Duke non stop acts. Programs feature bands orchestras and hosts Glen Miller Bing Crosby Duke Ellington and Burns and Allen.
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