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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1934
Page
4
An announcement says wheat surplus will be greatly reduced by next year due to suppressed domestic demand and lower yields. The view is relief for farmers but experts note wheat surplus is only one of several agricultural troubles, with broader issues still affecting the sector.
The piece questions if Tugwell, now undersecretary of agriculture, retains the 1931 program of sweeping constitutional and statutory changes and an expanded federal police power or pursues a different path. It recalls his 1931 warning that statutes, constitutions, and government would be reshaped and industry altered, courting nationalization. It also reports Mayor LaGuardia's sharp rebuke to reds pressuring him over welfare riots.
A Lawrence man criticizes commencement speakers for underestimating graduates intelligence. He notes many students have worked their way through school or relied on family support, and he argues that speakers should avoid talking in words of one syllable and explain the world with substantive respect for the audience.
The text notes dissatisfaction with modern commencements where speakers discuss life and learning on adult terms. It laments the loss of substantial speakers and warns that many graduates now are steered on a first sightseeing trip rather than informed discourse. Premier Doumergue gains a confidence vote on defense policy amid disarmament talks. Partial prosperity returns, but strike leaders profit from the summer, as others work or not.
A dense church column lists United Brethren at Seventeenth and Vermont with L Heatherington as minister and a Sunday school led by Erv Bransot. Trinity Episcopal at Tenth and Vermont with Rev Carter Harrison. Vinland Presbyterian with pastor H B Uneas. First Evangelical at Connecticut Street with J Miller. Union Park Southville park service. First Baptist at Eighth and Kentucky with C Cunningham. Centenary Methodist at Fourth and Elm with J Knox. First Christian at Tenth and Kentucky with Seth W Slaughter. various services, baptisms, and evening gatherings outlined for numerous congregations.
Community church notices show a communion service directed by Mrs Myron Settle with a 7 pm close, then summer services at 9 30 to 11, Plymouth Congregational Church 525 Vermont St and other area church activities including open forums on Social Progress led by Prof R H Wheeler, and multiple worship services, youth meetings, and Pentecostal evangelist sessions across local churches with times and speakers.
Berlin financial observers viewed Germanys debt moratorium as part of a push to end reparations and scrap the Versailles Treaty. London plans a clearing office to shield British bondholders if no satisfactory agreement with Germany is reached. Colon U S army aircraft to fly medical supplies to Central America hurricane zone, while naval planes search for 17 survivors of the sunken Knut Hamsun. Peiping American missionary Dr J H Ingram age 75 shot by bandits as he protected his family. Representations were made by the U S legation. Paris latest mail bomb in the three judges of hell campaign exploded at Andre Citroens offices injuring the librarian.
Captain John Alcock and Lieut. Arthur W. Brown completed a non-stop transatlantic flight from St Johns Newfoundland to Clifden Galway Ireland in 16 hours 12 minutes aboard a twin engine Vickers Vimy. They won the London Daily Mail prize of 50009 dollars for the first nonstop flight. An aviation milestone noted in history.
Mrs Anna Curtis Dall daughter of President Roosevelt has leased a home near Lake Tahoe, signaling possible divorce proceedings. She has lived with her two children Sissie and Buzzie at the White House for about a year and was en route to Reno area. Her husband and she wed in June 1926. Elliott Roosevelt meanwhile divorced Elizabeth Roosevelt and remarried Ruth Googins after moving to Las Veras Davenport IL.
Topeka June 15 AP W P Lambertson of Fairview Republican filed a candidacy declaration and urged constituents to send him back to Washington for another term. Other filings included Earl Fickertt of Peabody for state auditor Republican Lou A Dougherty Kansas City for secretary of state and J K Rankin Topeka for attorney general.
In a snowbound breakfast room at Pierre Dufresne’s house, tension rises as guests and family confront a masked man in disguise. Sergeant Harper questions Pierre Dufresne, Mrs. Croyden, and the others while Donaghy and Dr Ulrich hint at hidden knowledge. The investigation shifts to Donaghy’s memory and a potential past connection. The next day Harper reviews the scene and the uneasy dynamics among the household, noting the deepening mystery and the methodical police approach.
In a lively scene Christopher Columbus Crow learns Honey Bear is battling a cave fire. Willy Nilly and a band of animals race to the cave with a fire engine and water buckets. They arrive just as flames threaten the cubs, and bravely assist in the rescue effort.
In Topeka Irving M. Frank furniture store manager committed suicide by poison in his office due to ill health and business troubles. In Atchison Floyd Jackson faces 10 to 15 years for robbery after being wounded by a police officer during a shoe store looting. In Mankato R C Postlewaite becomes president of the Northwestern Kansas Bar Association with W D Vance and J C Ruppenthal as officers. In Hutchinson Kirk Prather pledges to push for farmer relief if nominated governor. In Manhattan Kansas State College expects 16 years creosoted barriers for chinch bug control to arrive in several Kansas towns.
In Atlanta thieves removed the Church of God cornerstone and absconded with the entire monetary offering from first Sunday services along with many jewelry gifts. In Sioux Lookout Ontario Pete Pohoric and Steve Sichuk were injured near CN Rail tracks and brought to hospital after a deer collided with a speeding car, knocking them off a platform. In Philadelphia the Gray Ladies learned from Mayor Moore the informal distinction between a ball and a dance, and a Milwaukee entry ends abruptly.
ouske has appeared in court forty two times and awaits a formal invitation for the forty third. He faces trial on charges of passing two worthless checks and has six prior cases for check and forgery, one for abandonment, six for running a confidence game, and 28 for traffic violations. His trial is pending on a poison plot involving his divorced wife and he is also wanted in Manston, Wis., on a check charge.
Washington notes discuss Senate leader Joe Robinson of Arkansas managing a bulky chamber while facing rebuffs on veterans' pay and the St Lawrence treaty. Rival Indiana senator and Louisiana Huey Long probe his tactics, with Long openly taunting and watching Robinson from nearby desks as the session drags on.
The piece discusses Senator Robinson of Mississippi facing persistent efforts to limit his power during tariff debates. It notes frequent speeches, resistance from other senators, and rumors that Robinson may be slated for the Supreme Court as a reward for service. If a vacancy arose, Roosevelt might struggle to spare him from the Senate.
A special children's day program replaces regular Sunday school at First Baptist Church. All children will attend starting at 10 o'clock with a brief sermon by Rev. C. Co. Comsinghat. Children taking part should report tomorrow at 2:30 for practice.
Albert Otto of 1308 Prospect Street narrowly avoided an accident when a left rear wheel came off his Ford coach in the 1100 block on Pennsylvania Street. The wheel rolled across the road and struck a parked car, causing only slight damage as Otto halted promptly.
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