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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1939
Page
5
A clipped newspaper fragment presents a religious quotation from Acts 17:24 25 about God not dwelling in temples and giving life and breath. The text includes Associated Press copyright notices and a brief mention of the Audit Bureau of Circulations.
The National Labor Relations Board will extend the right of petition to employers under certain circumstances. This change comes without new congressional action and will be enacted through regulatory alterations. Critics say the board had previously favored one side in labor disputes, misaligning with fairness and justice.
Ton ganoxie Mirror editor Walt Neibarger nominates Snort Brown of the Atchison Globe for president praising a three word platform Stop the foolishness. The piece questions if such brevity can win before the country goes broke as voters face necessity.
The Hutchinson News recalls a 15 year old forecast that radio would foster international understanding and goodwill. It argues that rather than uniting audiences, radio has become a propaganda tool, with broadcasts from one country aimed at minorities abroad.
The Iola Register comments on the Supreme Court decision affecting Lawrence and possibly all Kansas cities. It notes it is early to judge the full implications until a written opinion arrives and suggests future legislation may grant cities the right to lease municipally owned buildings to National Guard units.
The city must address a serious situation as a lease with Coach Moulder for the swimming pool would be cancelled, preventing rental of Memorial hall and auditorium for pen and meetings, requiring correction at the earliest possible moment.
Aides and supporters push for a Roosevelt third term while reporters press the issue at a presidential conference. The president jokes that headlines tell him little and implies he could comment if inclined, but vows to prevent the topic from fading away.
Romanian police busted another plan to kill King Carol with hand grenades. The conspiracy aimed at the monarch personally, with earlier plots seeking to topple the government. Officials say the king remains unpopular with some subjects, but authorities acted before any attack.
House and Senate conferees reached agreement on a farm bill carrying the 225 million dollar increase favored by the Senate. The conference report highlights the difficulty of securing large buys in Washington for the economy level.
The Wichita Eagle notes Oklahoma advances diagonal routes replacing the traditional east west paths. A planned airline highway from northeastern Oklahoma through Tulsa toward Oklahoma City aims to speed long distance traffic and may bypass towns, pressuring Kansas to rethink its highway layout.
A witness testified that congressmen at a Washington party bored her enough to leave at 10:30 PM. The remark delivers a blow to congressional pride, noted by the New York Sun.
The Pittsburg Headlight reports Governor Ratner urged KK. A. graduates to remain in Kansas rather than cross state lines, questioning who would conquer the world if graduates are not allowed to leave.
Lawrence hosts football under lights next fall with the Haskell Indians possibly playing one or two home games. Frank McDonald confirms plans for a modernized night contest setup at the home stadium.
A collection of statements from Secretary Ickes Vice President Garner Edgar Howard Father Coughlin Governor Vanderbilt and Adolf Hitler critiquing democracy foreign policy neutrality nationalism and the state of national ideology. The remarks highlight tensions between liberty engagement and political influence in wartime and postwar discourse.
Fresh fruits are available at reasonable prices and provide vitamin C and pro vitamin A. Oranges lemons grapefruit and limes lead in vitamin C while yellow fruits offer high carotene. Fruits contain sugar but little fat except olives and avocado.
The text explains calorie values for various fruits, noting olives and bananas versus apples and cantaloupes. It discusses water content reducing fuel value, dried and canned fruits, and the impact of ripeness and digestion. It also addresses washing fruits to remove pesticides and contaminations before eating.
Slipstream pickups Donald J. Ashcraft an airport manager earned a commercial license while holding the top Civilian Aeronautics rating as a mechanic. Seaplane training and glider options are being pursued by students from 13 colleges, with additional instructors from KU and Conway Springs. The field is fully usable again after repairs including a wind-damaged hangar.
June 22 Kinston North Carolina P L P Tyndall notes Rover the dog has a charge account and chooses his meals by barking at the display case. Once beef was the norm but now frankfurters and hamburgers are common picks. Include Journal World delivery to your vacation address for summer reading pleasure.
The river is up today after last nights rainfall of 1.82 inches. Driftwood flows downstream and shocks of wheat are noted. The weather and water levels are changing as June declines.
Gene Alder sails to Paris for summer. Nellie B. Hughes rents Barber residence in Nashville street area. A wagon shop is demolished for a new C. J. Eriksen building. Park couples warned against nighttime outings by police. Soxman and Simmons bowing teams open with Brown’s 589 pins. Miss Kate Riggs to Europe July 22 to study German. visiting Leipzig. Mrs Hume Gardner host an afternoon at home. others planned social gatherings.
Royalton Augustus Herring meets a striking girl while retrieving a watch in a wall beside an apple tree. She explains she is engaged to two men Ronald and Wilfrid, who resemble each other. They plan a morning golf match to choose her groom, complicating Royalton’s vacation mood. The scene sets up a comic romantic clash.
Leo Freed filed for divorce against Lillian Freed but the action was dismissed on the plaintiff's motion. The couple has reconciled and will attend the University together next fall.
Mrs. James Aus and family spent Wednesday in St. Joseph Missouri. Prof and Mrs W J Williams and Miss Marion Louise Williams met Miss Mary Margaret Williams returning from Newton at the peace relations conference in Lawrence. Miss Helen Deel to Kansas City to visit sister Mrs Philip Barnthouse. Mrs E C Allderdice and Mrs Lawrence L Thompson hosted Friday at the Allderdice home honoring Mrs Byron C Donmyer of Riverside California. Mrs Margaret C Dickinson plans trip with her sister to northern Maine. Mrs Dudley Myers and Miss Mary Bray of Mendon Illinois visited Baldwin relatives on the way to Independence. Mr and Mrs John Buckner and son Donald of Lyndon recently moved to Baldwin. Buckner is brother of Mrs Ben Davison.
Radio listings present for Thursday June 22 and Friday June 23 across WREN KMBC WDAF with orchestras bands hosts such as Goldberg Benny Goodman Bing Crosby Harry Kogen Hal Mo Horen and others across a full evening to midnight broadcast sequence including newscasts weather forecasts and special programs like Dance Cavaliers First Nighter and Believe It or Not. Specific performers include Jimmy Allen Kate Smith Benny Goodman John Brown Harry Horlick Glenn Miller Count Basie Larry Clinton and Tommy Dorsey among others with time blocks from 5:30 PM to midnight.
The report lists multiple Baldwin area residents visiting relatives and friends across Kansas and nearby states. Names include E W Hubskmann and family in Vermillion, Claude B Beeks and sons in Kansas City, Virgil Wood and children in Emporia, Loren Conner in Yates Center, Harold Cutrell in Galesburg, Ashley E Mann in Napton, Emma Hall in Topeka, Ferny Hall Ellen Callan and I P Sullivan in Heber Springs, Nora and Donna Ames in Baldwin, plus Dr W H Webster Edward Huey and Charles Price visiting or returning from trips.
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