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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1934
Page
4
The piece warns taxpayers may act if officials ignore the unsustainable tax burden. It notes debt makers may ignore warnings until plain talk reaches them. It reports continued drouth in the central farming region with rainfall delays worsening crop distress and urging timely soaking rain before it is too late.
A Darrow review board member resigns in protest against what he calls fascism in the NRA program. He leaves just days before the government acts. The administration plans to end outside advice from the Darrow board by July 1. The departing member was more emphatic than his colleagues.
A note to Secretary Hull suggests war debtors could pay part of what they owe in goods rather than money, with Roosevelt not endorsing the debt amount but warning it could help avoid defaults. British authorities doubt it, France hints at possible solvation, while talks await new conferences. Kansas City buyers pressure top-building temperature readings, and the national debt is projected to reach a new high near 27 billion dollars as borrowing continues. A Louisiana mass meeting calls for tax cuts to aid the administration.
The New York Sun questions growing city dwellers’ shift to subsistence farming and its impact on agricultural policy. It notes production targets and wonders who will cultivate land if urban plans expand. It predicts land reallocation may push conventional farmers toward subsistence farming too.
Charles Dawes of Illinois was nominated by the Republican national convention after Frank Lowden declined. The convention initially chose Lowden, a former Illinois governor, who refused the role.
W E Spalding sold his Ford to J M Beauchamp of Perry who drove it there yesterday. Dr Burt R White and family of Kirksville Mo have moved here and are at home at 325 Indiana Street. Mrs Kate Greenlee has taken a position with Innes Bullene Ackman during Mr Willett’s leave of absence. Enrollment at the summer university stood at 281, not counting music students. M McCarty, who bought the Haskell residence at Winthrop and Connecticut, is building a small store with candy kitchen and refreshment parlor behind the lot. Miss Gertrude Risley returned from Chicago. James Owen left for Cripple Creek after visiting relatives. Prof E M Briggs and wife leave for Lincoln Neb for the summer. Harry Kemp, Lawrence born poet, will travel long distance this summer to work and earn his way, starting in Duluth and moving toward Chicago Buffalo and New York City. The University of Kansas ordered 7000 dollars of test tubes and glassware from German firms, its largest glass tubing purchase ever.
Forties era notes show Wiedemann's orange ice day and chemisettes for women. A wedding at the Bul lene home unites Albert Dix Flinton and Kate Bullene Devereux with Rev. Cordrey presiding. Local officials attended the graduation, and visitors include Nellie McClure of Denver and Hugh T. Richards of Sonora Railway. Hypnotic demonstrations entertained friends at the Eldridge House. In Topeka, Annie L. Diggs lies critically ill due to suffrage campaign work.
Venice hosts Mussolini and Hitler amid praise after a flight from Berlin as disarmament talks loom. Britain says it will not pay the war debts installment due to the United States. A man linked to police as Henry William Brown, 25, shot six at the Russian legation, wounding one seriously. A terror campaign by the three judges of hell is tied to an un exploded bomb aimed at high officials. Strikes and Catalonia secession fears raise Madrid’s government concern.
A historical note recalls Col G W Goethals who led the Panama Canal construction from 1907 to 1914. The verse recalls a worker's ascent against the mountain barrier as the canal region opened to the rising tide. A separate Chicago item reports Mrs Adolph Zukor, wife of the film magnate, was robbed at the Blackstone hotel of 86075 in cash and jewelry. A bag containing a 75,000 necklace of 79 pearls with an 8 carat diamond was taken.
A dramatic police investigation surrounds a double shooting at Pierre Dufresne's home. Detective Harper scrutinizes disguises and alibis as Dr. Ulrich and the house staff attempt to restore order amid a tangle of motives, identities, and staged appearances.
Mary Graham Bonner narrates Honey Bear battling a forest blaze amid smoke and heat. She cries for help and calls to Christopher Columbus Crow who promises to locate the others and bring aid as Honey Bear shields her cubs in a cave.
Flashes of Life reports Valencia High School in Placentia Calif awarding a diploma to Roy Tillery the sole graduate. He delivered the valedictory and was honored by a mixed chorus while Vierling Kersey state superintendent addressed the ceremony.
President Roosevelt’s adviser Rex Tugwell, tagged as the prophet of the Roosevelt revolution, faces sharp Senate opposition to his confirmation as undersecretary of agriculture. Critics, led by Byrd, question his philosophy and claim he aims to undermine constitutional safeguards, though Tugwell’s real authority may be modest.
The cabinet appointment seen as boosting Republican attacks on Tugwell and the New Deal, with critics citing his “planned economy” as a target. Meantime Methodism campaigns for cleaner movies, Bishop Waldorf urging a decency pledge and signatures from Methodists sent to Hollywood.
The late Clyde H. Freese who died April 20 had applied before his death for a patent on an electrical control system and the patent recently was granted with rights assigned to General Electric. The application originated in Moscow in 1932 with International General Electric and was the first from Russia to be granted since U S recognition of the Soviet government. Freese had earlier patents on electrical devices in the United States. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Freese of route 2, Lawrence. Lightning kills farmer.
Parsons Kan June 14 AP Charles Makemson 56 prominent farmer was killed today by lightning while shocking wheat on his farm. The bolt tore his clothing. His son Howard nearby was not hurt. A Spanish American War veteran who lived in the area 40 years he is survived by his widow a son and three daughters Edith Jones Oklahoma City Mildred Makemson Coffeyville Kan and Helen Makemson.
Sedan city council approved bidding for a municipal water works system funded by a $27,000 PV grant and a $63,000 federal loan. The plan includes a 60 acre lake on Deer Creek four miles northwest, a 1,100 foot dam averaging 30 feet high, and a filtration plant near the city park.
The Twin Mound Ladies Aid Society will meet June 18 at Mrs. Ted Clark's home with Mrs. Latha Rukes assisting. Daisy Jean Montfort visits her grandparents in Mound. Neighborhood attendees went to a Children's Day program at Clinton Presbyterian Church. Stuart Thurber attended a Vocational AA.A meeting in Lawrence on June 5. Twin Mound beat Globe in a local ball game. Several residents hosted guests at social events and visits, with families moving and harvest gatherings noted.
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