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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1936
Page
4
The piece reflects Kansas wheat harvest expectations and normalcy, plus rural life notes. It discusses radio listening habits in winter and neighborly considerations, then warns about traffic safety at intersections and urges moderate driving to reduce ambulance callouts. It reflects Lawrence community issues and public concerns in June 1936.
The Republican sub committee in Topeka seeks a stadium venue for Governor Landon’s nomination ceremony with Lawrence and the University of Kansas offering Kansas stadium for a large gathering. The event would return Landon to his university for a brief visit and honor the institution and city.Congress resumes work on Roosevelt tax bill amid uncertain progress and dislike for the bill in its current form. Farley attacks Landon, triggering party rhetoric ahead of August filings in a busy political week.
Lawrence residents are invited to an open house at the McNish Sanitary Bottling Works on Vermont Street tomorrow from 2 to 9 PM. Albert McNish offers free drinks to guests to showcase care and equipment at the soda plant.
A humorous syndicated column quotes a rural family scene where the new preacher is described as liberal while a mother asserts Satan does not run the church, noting the preacher and Satan merely patched their differences.
Vera Lear and listed honorees attended a country club dinner hosted by Mrs A D Weaver celebrating four Lawrence women with birthdays this week. The bridal party and guests Adams Weaver left for Chicago after the meal. Miss Dorothy Shand hosted a bridge gathering for Miss Muriel Coghill who departs tonight for Philadelphia.
Twenty five years back notes a potato shortage with June prices climbing from 40 cents a peck to brine scents at the local market and old potatoes at 1 80 a bushel. Texas crop failure and Oklahoma reductions push car lot prices higher. Also listed are local social notes including visitors, a pony and cart contest, and a new J B Watkins house project near the K U Physics building.
Forties era notes from Lawrence recount Hon William Higgins visiting town, bicycle excursions, Miss Cloud Brass returning from Missouri, a Lawrence siege of whooping cough, a portrait unveiling at the Baptist church, George McClure now a mounted Kansas City officer, S H Carmean named assistant sergeant at arms at the Republican convention, Clarence Hall to marry Lillian Powe noe, Frank Moore earning a law sheepskin, sixteen Haskell graduates and a soon-to-begin commencement, Silver men threaten to bolt the convention, Ohio delegation at McKinley headquarters notes, and expected 633 votes for McKinley on first ballot.
Cedar Falls reader H. A. d Jet notes strong support for Governor Alf Landon among Iowa Republicans. The letter mentions watching Cleveland returns and predicts a large GOP vote in Iowa. The writer signs from Cedar Falls, Iowa.
Dirk Joris pursues truth about Hope Joris amid a web of circus ties and felonious pasts. Logan and Dinwiddie review Merritt's failing show, Torrobin and Leonor drift, and Hope's visit to Fazzini ties to a dangerous secret. Dirk weighs danger and duty as Rev Silas Devine arrives.
Willy Nilly plans a party for Mrs Quacko Duck to honor Mrs Fine Ducking, but she objects to hosting. The Puddle Muddlers discuss the busy gnome like man and Mrs Quacko's cheerful mood, while curiosity grows about the reason behind the hesitation. A looming question unsettles the group as they pause in talk.
Food spoilage is more common in summer and raises poisoning risk. The sufferer is usually acutely ill with gastro intestinal upset including diarrhea and vomiting. Most cases are not life threatening though severe illness can incapacitate for a long time.
The article recalls a Republican Convention memory with Mrs Harrison, notes Landon was shaped by public imagination, and praises Hoovers speeches. It mentions the June 10 ovation lasting 38 minutes, and predicts H H as the big figure against F D R. The Lawrence Landon ceremony at K U stadium is suggested.
Preston Grover notes the postwar surge of veterans into party leadership roles. He cites Cleveland convention figures Governor Landon of Kansas and Senator Steiner of Oregon as examples. The piece contrasts Civil War era leadership with World War II era dynamics, referencing McKinley and General Leonard Wood as historical touchpoints.
The piece notes a shift from warriors to wartime civilian service as postwar leaders emerge. Harding Coolidge Hoover and Roosevelt rise from Senate governorship war administration and naval secretary roles while a large portion of the country’s youth wore World War khaki. The item mentions the soldier bonus being paid amid a Borah convention scene with a pink-clad reporter asking about farm conditions and monopoly.
Quick vignettes from Roanoke to Salt Lake City recount odd incidents and accidents. A railroad engineer faces law after whistle and bell rules clash with local ordinances. a cow milks chaos as a farm cat claws a nose. a cook and maid crash a car into a station, causing substantial damage.
Radio listings show a dense schedule across KMBC WREN WDAF and WREX for Monday evening June 5 with numerous bands orchestras and programs. Highlights include WREN Fibber McGee and Molly KMBC Wayne King’s Orch and the National Radio Forum plus The March of Time and The George Washington.
A survey by the Dominion Entomological Bureau shows grasshoppers in the Estevan region are far less abundant this year than previously feared. The report notes substantial declines in hopper numbers across the surveyed territory.
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