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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1939
Page
4
A brief biblical line proclaims that obedience to divine law brings divine company in all endeavors, invoking faith and guidance from a scripture reference. The passage emphasizes steadfast trust in God during every action.
The House appropriations committee backs changes to prevent political manipulation of the WPA. It would place control under a three member board, bar agency staff from next year’s conventions, and eliminate federal theater, arts, music, writers and historical records projects. The panel deems most projects as relief money producing mediocre value and warns WPA funding must be limited and closely watched.
Governor Stark leads Missouri to place Kansas City police under state control. The move aims to shake up law enforcement and courts to dismantle machine influence lasting over a decade. Citizens must act wisely to capitalize on Stark's reforms for improved city government.
Japan presses its control by blockading British and French concessions in Tianjin to force Western retreat from Asia. Western powers contemplate counter measures amid doubts they can muster a forceful response.
The department of justice questions the fairness of maintaining the Alcatraz prison for incorrigibles. It argues a strong facility is needed near a populated area, but locates the exact alternative site remains unresolved.
Fragments suggest debate over fair representation and the ability of a smaller population to raise objections against San Francisco. The text hints at concerns about inclusivity and allotment of influence in city processes.
Labor trouble in Detroit manufacturing plants pits rival unions against each other not employers. Despite new labor laws, job scarcity elevates union leaders’ positions, intensifying competition for control. Essential work is disrupted as leaders battle internally.
Government experts increased Kansas wheat allotment for 1940 to allow a larger next year yield while avoiding a surplus. Politicians sought to quell the indignation that followed this year’s allotment announcement.
Striking prisoners except the ring leaders are back in the coal mine. Warden Amrine reports none of the demands granted. Public relief is noted as a new administration appears to oversee the state prison.
Gargotta, a Kansas City gangster, enters a guilty plea after officials continued his case through 27 terms of court. The case delays spark a scandal remark that such conduct is unlikely to recur locally for years.
A Des Moines man allergic to money quit his store clerk job as handling five and ten dollar bills caused a rash. He seeks unemployment compensation while doctors note several similar allergies, ranging from feathers to ink, with many people and nations shown as allergic to debts and attention.
Miss Ruth Ellis announced engagement to Eldon Ardrey of Yankton South Dakota at a bridge party given by the bride to be. The wedding is planned for fall. Prizes at the party went to Mrs Dolph Simons and Miss Helen Beard. Frances Robinson has returned from nine months in New York studying violin with Sascha Jacobson Leopold Auer and Samuel Gardiner.
Postmaster General James A. Farley advocates boosting business and uniting America in enterprise. Senator Arthur H. Van denberg warns of shifting deals. Attorney General Frank Murphy urges timely action. Dr. Rock Slevster signals possible criticism by the AMA. John Temple Graves Jr. calls for a full fair place in the U S economy.
A guide to proper mouth health describes starting oral care with a mixed diet child, choosing brushes by size and bristle quality, avoiding travel in pockets, and drying after use. It notes brushing should remove debris from teeth and gums with a rolling or sweeping motion and urges personal suitability and hygiene.
The Kansas wheat harvest will surge this week but continued rain risks heavy losses. A group including I. J. Meade, Carl Rarick, Francis Jaedicke and others traveled by train to Hays and returned to Lawrence after a 14 hour trip, with three hours lost to rain. Several students and families plan camping trips and summer study moves in Colorado and Wyoming.
A small party from Lawrence will sail July 1 on The City of Rome for nine weeks through European countries. Attendees include Prof. and Mrs. Olin Dr Morse Miss Eva Horton and Chester Woodward.
The CIO executive board urged joining old age and progressive groups to push for 860 monthly pensions for those 60 plus. It backed congressional proposals for over 3 billion dollars in security and relief funding. The board criticized federal old age and state welfare as inadequate and supported NYA and Farm Security budgets.
Attorney General Frank Murphy declared the blueprints for a reconstructed economic system exist and must be drawn by businessmen industrialists engineers and economists with representation from all people. He said essential institutions should be preserved civil liberties kept and government should not run business though assistance may be needed to serve the common good.
George I. Ward, secretary of the Harlan County Coal Operators Association, said the member coal firms dropped their united front and would negotiate individually with the United Mine Workers CIO over a union shop contract.
Iris Ives pushes Bart Whittaker to upgrade their finances for a stylish life, while he sticks to thrift and planning. Heat waves, scarce food, and mismatched desires test their marriage as Iris dreams of dinners out and new clothes, and Bart insists on budgeting for a future.
Mrs. Jill Taylor of Atlanta, told she may die within weeks after an operation, joins the Georgia day program at the New York fair. She smiles from a stretcher as her husband Lieut Col Jack Taylor directs the 125 piece Georgia state girls military band.
The artist Titian found beauty in form and line by studying a bunch of grapes hung in his studio as a living model for his work.
Nightly listings show KMBC WREN WDAF and others broadcasting a mix of orchestras, news, and variety hours from 5:30 PM to after midnight on June 15 and 16. Stations include KMBC WREN WDAF WDAP WDIK WIBW with acts like Jimmy Allen Bing Crosby Tommy Dorsey and Count Basie alongside newscasts and weather forecasts.
A mule fell into a five foot deep well on Perl Slackwell's farm near Tonganoxie Tuesday morning and drowned. The second mule, pulled into the hole during the accident, was rescued alive. Sam Haas and Blackwell used a wrecking car derrick to pull the animals from the well. Haas descended into the hole and tied a rope to one of the mules as it was submerged.
Nebraska woman Mrs. John Steinbrecker testified she used a German dinner call to summon 12 barred rock chickens in another pen. John Florez, owner of the pen, faced chicken theft charges after being bound over to district court on a $300 bond.
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