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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1934
Page
4
The article notes President Roosevelt urged action before adjournment, with Congress delaying as members showed reluctance to quit. As time stretched, the President’s push appeared to improve odds for passing the remaining items, even as Congress lingered into the new week.
The Lynn Massachusetts school superintendent questions lowering the voting age from 21 to 18 and the Boston Post asks what is gained beyond more votes. William Allen White’s University of Kansas speech is cited as a democratic warning in Congress records. Hitler’s Venice conference nickname notes a Malian label.
A Kansas City family treated their lawn soil with a chigger repellent before a party, aiming to prevent bites. The approach, moving the fight to the pest’s turf, reportedly kept guests unscathed as chiggers avoided the area or were deterred.
Real progress in the effort to make the world safe for humanity. Some corners may be made safe and summer picnic grounds could be advertised as de-chiggered so visitors can sit on the grass and enjoy nature without interruption.
Kansas faces tax collection challenges as cellophane wrappers defeat the cigarette tax band stamps. The state department has improved collection but admits further gains depend on a better bond with the packaging. General Johnson forecasts the NRA's permanence, though it may fade if Republicans regain power.
A roundup of local notes including Prof C J Winter’s Perry trip, Catherine Owen joining Camp Shawnee for a month, Henderson Martin off to the Democratic convention in New York, little Alice Meyn breaking her arm, a car accident on Ninth and Arkansas, the marriage of Agnes La Velle and Clifford Nicholas with a Colorado trip ahead, Mrs. Rowland’s luncheon for visitors, Anna Sweeney’s six week stint as Dudley Buck accompanist in Portland, Frank Hosford at the Denver Kiwanis convention, and Mrs. Sam McCurdy in New York with her son Henry for several weeks.
Twenty five years ago notice invites public to a free exhibition by the Lawrence Turners. The team leaves Sunday June 20 for Cincinnati Ohio and on June 18 the boys will have their last practice before departure. The Turner class includes Hal Williamson Ed Hess Frank Sugrue Fred Thadhum Paul Wolf Floyd Schliefer Bert Cooper Alfred Hess and Theron Farley.
Willis Rohrer and Kate Brown wed at Rev C L Milton's home in Lawrence in a ceremony described as unusual. The couple plans a honeymoon in Dickinson county after the wedding. Also joining the day were Ethel Trueblood and Fred Hale who married at the bride's parents home with Rev Louis T Jones officiating and the pair leaving for Indiana and eastern points. George Leonard left his job at Gustafson jewelry to join Ed Parsons.
Forties era notes report a Kansas City Knights of Pythias picnic in Lawrence at Bismarck Grove with 300 to 400 on a special train. Nearby marriages granted include Clarence Hanscome with Nellie Morgan and Michael Reedy with Sarah Strobel. County Attorney Sam Bishop travels to Idaho for his father’s death. Captain Cyrus W. Crane returns to Lawrence after six years in Connecticut. Christian church children’s day event draws large crowd with songs recitations and a choir.
The Bunker Hill Monument cornerstone was laid on June 17 1825 by General Lafayette during his U S visit with Daniel Webster delivering the address. The monument took 18 years to complete and was dedicated June 17 1843 with Webster again as orator. It is believed to mark General Warren’s death site in the 1775 battle.
Dr. AGOGALDSTON discusses why dietary habits vary by country, arguing that accessibility, cost, taste, and culture shape meals. He asserts a wide variety of foods and sufficient intake allow thriving health regardless of meal timing, and labels many popular food mixing superstitions as bunk.
In this scene Doyle presses Harper with a new theory about the Dufresne murder case. Doyle suggests a hidden watcher on the estate near the stone wall could expose premeditation and a secret witness, while Harper opts for patient, quiet leverage to let suspects reveal themselves with time.
Harper and Lafferty review a batch of crime scene photos prints and documents to identify the dead man Hamill and locate a hidden witness. Jackson sends prints to major cities and the US FBI while Doyle Donaghy hints at a deeper truth and a possible Mrs Dufresne link.
Detective Harper reviews gun, bullets, and test projectiles linking a single weapon to the fatal shooting. Autopsy shows no extra wounds. two men, strangers, allegedly kill each other in the same room, while a flood of crank letters and an autopsy report await deeper study tomorrow.
In a gentle woodland vignette, Honey Bear heals from a burn saving cubs Jupiter and Jacky. Willy Nilly the little man and Blacky Bear tend her while Jelly Bear helps. The bears plan berry picking and a return to streams, as ducks quack at the pond and a hopeful tomorrow dawns.
Havana reprisal fears rise after a bloody weekend as enemies fire on a parade of ABC supporters, killing 12 and wounding about 64. Berlin vice chancellor Franz von Papen condemns the regime in a student speech and hints at monarchy. London and Washington begin naval conference talks while Paris notes German alarm over Franco Russian talks.
This compact clippings page reports on Concordia golfer Wil Shrouf who misfired a tee shot clipping a turtle dove mid-air. It also notes Willie the robot at the Chicago World's Fair behaving oddly, and a Milwaukee tale of Gertrude Sturdevant’s death leaving William Sturdevant penniless and asking for quiet burial. Deputy sheriffs move the deceased to a morgue after neighbors summoned help.
Puff’s father and mother endure sorrow as they confront the mortgage holder arriving at their homestead. The man warns that tomorrow they will be driven out, marking a grim moment for the family and their child Puff.
County officials arranged the burial as Sturdevant wished at Woollawn Cemetery after her pleas to stay together. The Journal World was offered to be mailed regularly during the summer away, at a monthly rate of 2 dollars and 60 cents.
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