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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1939
Page
4
Where Is Economy In Relief Bill Battles
As a committee sent a next year relief proposal to the house, Washington moved to remove restrictions from the appropriation bill. Administration officials blocs and individuals sought to restore cuts and keep projects funded, aiming to curb WPA spending. The bill may emerge with larger appropriations and liberal spending conditions. The irony of economy talk while spenders dominate action is noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Washington
Eli P. Anderson
Helen. Anderson
Ella Geiring
Kansas City
Baldwin
Oakland
Cal
George W. Lincoln
Florence
Dean
Paul Kochan
Dorothy Lou Kochan
Maclure Butcher
Kappa Sigmas
Lawrence
Evans Hearth
Alpha Delta Pi Sorority
Butcher
University of Kansas
Bill Deel
Sam Deel
S. A. Deel
Clarence Bell
Virginia
Dorothy
Ft. Scott
May Summitt
Rainey Glenn
Paola
Daisy Turner
Bill Province
Mound City
W. C. Cox
L. C. Wright
Cyprus
Tex
Idaho Falls
Ida
Kaw Valley Potato Market Seeks Cleaner, Better Prices
Growers at Kaw Valley tour discuss the challenge of marketing clean, well sorted potatoes. Perfection in marketing requires time, equipment, and improved handling to boost net returns despite higher washing costs. Deliberations emphasize balancing extra sorting costs with anticipated price gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaw Valley
Kaw
Beauty Lobby Details Spark Washington Influence Question
Testimony in a New York trial reveals a young woman described a beauty lobby that catered liquid refreshments and company to Congress members to influence votes. The affair hints at why some lawmakers stay in office and why many wives join their husbands in offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sticks
New York
War debt due date highlights Finland repayment
Yesterday marked installment due dates on war debts to the United States. Finland alone paid in full, while Hungary paid a small token sum. The Finland debt reflects postwar nation building, not wartime spending, prompting reflection on future lending practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Finland
Hungary
West Coast maritime union demands conditions for new Pacific line
The west coast maritime union threatens to block ships if U S government rules clash with union rules on crew hiring for a proposed trans-Pacific line. The maritime commission seeks care in crew selection, but the union warns of picket lines to keep all personnel from vessels if rules are not altered. An old Pacific coast trade friction reemerges in new form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Maritime Union
U. S. Maritime Commission
Pacific
Parson gown linked to royal garden party tale
Mrs Clyde M Reed sought a new gown for a royal garden party hosted by the British ambassador and ordered it from Parsons in her hometown. Word spread that the King and Queen saw a dress from Parsons, stirring talk about political sagacity within the Reed family and Kansas senator's social exploits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde M. Reed
Parsons
Reed
Kansas
Lawrence Man Seeks Details On Cactus Jack Bet
A Lawrence man, prompted by a garden party anecdote about Vice President Garner slapping King George, is scouring papers to confirm who Cactus Jack bet with and the amount won. He requests exact names and figures from the source coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garner
King George
Cactus Jack
Bounty on Organizers in Stafford Courier Rants
A Stafford Courier column denounces organizers as dangerous, likening them to predatory coyotes. The writer blasts isms and proposed memberships or contributions as schemes to fund the movement while accusing organizers of profiting regardless of pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KE. A. Briles
Stafford Courier
Brazilian dancer tours U S with money joke and left handed desks
A humorous snippet notes a Brazilian dancer arriving in the United States aided by a quirky currency refrain. It also mentions English language humor and a separate note about English school desks with inkwells designed for left handed students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Quotable Forewords and Political Digressions
A collage of quotes from Judge Atwell Westwick, Milwaukee mayor Dan Hoan, Mrs. Franklin D Roosevelt, Governor Loren Dudley Dickinson, and Charles W Kellogg. The remarks address punishment, reigning dictators, child welfare, faith, and resilience amid government pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atwell Westwick
Santa Barbara, Calif
Milwaukee
Dan Hoan
Crown Prince
Olav
Norway
Five Health Quiz Questions and Answers by Dr. Morris Fishbein
An instructional health feature presents five multiple choice questions with answers. Topics cover shaving hair effects, homogenized milk, standing posture, pituitary gland location, and the three most feared diseases tuberculosis cancer and syphilis.
Lawrence folks greet Air Cruisers visitors and town events
The report covers a Lawrence Massachusetts delegation greeting Mayor Rankin, summer registration reaching 1626, a union service led by Dr. Harry A. Gordon, crop damage from recent rains, Harvard MBA graduates from Lawrence high school alumni, a city officer injury, travel plans for local residents, a charity performance at Haskell Institute, a university platinum theft note, a wedding in Lawrence, and various local social and school news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Mass
Rankin
Lawrence High School
University
Harvard
Edward Spencer
Francis Teter
Sam Elliott
Fred Vogler
Charles Greenlees
Stuart, Fla
May Riggs
G. E. E. Lindquist
Frankfort
E. F. Caldwell
Soil Conservation Notes on Mowing for Weed Control
The Soil Conservation Service emphasizes pasture improvement by eradicating worthless growth. Mowing at the start of bud formation, especially mid June, reduces weed regrowth. Iron weed and vervain are the common perennials to target during this period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soil Conservation Service
Contour Farming Promoted By Soil Conservation Service
The Soil Conservation Service urges contour farming to conserve soil and water. Placing crops on the level across slopes creates miniature terraces that slow runoff and improve moisture use. Gentle slopes suit terracing while steep land should be retired to grass or woodland. Continuous planting on contour aids drought resistance too.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soil Conservation Service
Prime Minister Mackenzie King Carried Matches for King
Halifax June 16 Prime Minister W L Mackenzie King, guide on the royal tour, carried matches for King George V who did not smoke. He also carried cigarettes for friends as the Empress of Britain sailed home, reflecting the crown’s good will impact on Canada and relations with the United States. Fossil notes distinguish between original bones and stone casts of prehistoric animals with petrified bone details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Canada
W. L. Mackenzie King
King George
King
United States
Bride on a Budget Sparks Debt and Dream of Honeymoon
Iris Ives and Bart Whittaker quarrel over money leading to a summer of dining out and spending on credit. Bart borrows against insurance policies to stock new line of appliances, hoping for quick profits while Iris urges a vacation. They depart on a three week deferred honeymoon as the strain tests their marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iris Ives
Bart Whittaker
Bart
Iris
Whittakers
Lake Shores
Radio and Washing Machine
Boston
Whittaker
Linwood Clarion
Home Office
New England
Clarion
the Clarion
Credit Group
Andy
New York
Excelsior Summer News Roundup from Local Families
Milton Kring returns home for summer after Pittsburg State Teachers College. Local families host dinners and visits, church and youth group activities noted. Overbrook team beats Ottawa Future Farmers 26 to 6. multiple birthday celebrations and weekend visitors listed. Birth announced for a Montgomery wolf? Wait. Noted: birth of daughter to Mrs Etta Montgomery. Journal-World vacation subscriptions urged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Kring
Pittsburg
L. W. Haas
Eva
Mabel
Rose Simmons
Centropolis
Eunice Fohl
Marjorie Gibson
Christian Endeavor
Lawrence
Worden Evangelical Church
Elmer Rappard
Margaret Mae
Dorothy Marie
Harry Flory
Glen Flora
Mabel Haas
Iva Palmer
Fred Sieweke
Eudora
Women's Union
St. John’s Evangelical and Reformed
Glen Gilliland
Buddy Flora
Raymond Gibson
Overbrook
Ottawa Future Farmers Association
Professor Banton
Overbrook Future Farmers Association
Pleasant Hour
Excelsior
Thelma Dyer
Helen Thomas
Fred Lutz
Charley Gilliland
Walter Pohl
Ernest Pohl
Ben Gibson
Fred Lynas
Chester Gibson
Raymond and
Dudley
Kenneth
Aurelia Gibson
Manhattan
Ike Montgomery
Clarence Wolf
Frankford
Albert Schwarz
Irene
Edith Hale
Radio Schedule Highlights From June Weekend Lineup
Radio listings show a dense schedule across stations KMBC WREN WDAF and WIBW with orchestras hosts and programs for Friday June 16 to Sunday June 18 including Jimmy Allen Barry Horlick Glenn Miller and Nat King Cole era acts plus newscasts weather forecasts and public affairs segments across multiple time slots and venues. The dense guide notes many recurring shows and musical acts spanning daytime evening and late night hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wren
KMBC
Buck Rogers
WDAF
Jimmy Allen
ABC
NBC
Ean
Allen
Bec Ree Paige
Barry Horlick
Death Valley
Grand Central Station
Guy Lombardo
Horace Heidt
Jimmy Fidler
Glenn’ Miller
Amos
Andy
Bee
Nir
Larry ‘Clinton
Muehlebach
Wdaf—Safety Council
Ted Travers
Orch
Jimmy Dorsey
Johnny Presents
Dick Tracy
Brent House
KKMBC
Professor Quizz
Avalon
Honolulu
Hollywood Today
Arch Oboler
al Donahue
del Courtney
Top Hatter
Jan Savitt
Muehlebacher
Kay ,Kyser
Isham Jones
Henry King
Nighthawks
Geng Beecher
Ikxmbc
Matty Malneck
WDAFF
Father Coughlin
Ben Sernie
Ray Perkins
Wren—Wuatson
Flotsam
Jetsam
Juse —Jourcal
Silhouette
Hollywood
Wren—Radio Guild
WRIEN
WDAKF
Charlie McCarthy
Walter Winchell
Irene Rich
Charlie Barnett
Primrose
Joe E. Brown
Associated Press News
Nobel Sissel
Vincent Lopez
Jack Benny
Wrigen
Count Basie
LDS
Hotel
Edison Orch
Artie Shaw
Kay Kyser
Sherman Orch
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Journal- World BY
the World Company
Simons
Murray
Boney
Lorenzen & Thompson, Inc
West 44Th St
Chicago
North Michigan Ave
San Francisco
Sansome
Los Angeles
New Orpheum
Baltimore Ave
St. Louis
Star
Detroit
General Motors
Atlanta
Walton
Associated Press
Marchard
Journal-World
Beauty Lobby
George Eyer
Parsons Sun
Franklin D. Roosevelt
The
Workers Alliance
Loren Dudley Dickinson
Michigan
Charles W. Kellogg
Edison Electric Institute
Dr. Morris Fishbein
Journal of the American Medical Association
Mrs. B
Ollanta
Haskell Institute
Frances C. Wenrich
Minnesota University
Power
C. L. Lescher
G. W. Spiss
T. D. Funk
Popeka
Bertha Klock
George Wetzel
F. H. Klock
Rev. Powell
Pauline Wetzel
Mildred, Klock
Ethel Walters
Earl Frisselle
Gypsum City
R. S. Saunders
F. L.' Majors
Harriet Greisinger
George A.” Banks
Martha Wilson
G. B. Penny
C. A. Preyer
Eva Scholer
Wamego
Jeanette Wheeler
Florence Clark
Louise Wiedemann
Mamie Adams
Maud Smelser
Maude Miller
Kate Riggs
Pleasanton
Maggie Smith
William E. Binker
D. E. Bingler
Nash” Walker
Pierce
Soil Conservation Service Notes
NEA
Service, Inc
Baldwin News
Gayle Riley
Mich
Mildred Hahn
Dramatic Arts Department
Baker
Easton
John W. Hill
Motro
Hill
Lloyd Dunn
Dry
Kenneth Hunter
Wichita
Nola Hunter
Josephine
Belle Plaine
G. W. Garrison
Mt. Hope
Mark D. Ballard
Hunter
Ballard
Karlton Marquardt
George Marquardt
Lux
WAASS
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