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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1930
Page
4
A clipped meditation blends scripture with editorials on finance and public conduct. The piece laments costly debt, warns against overuse of credit, and critiques motor campaign traffic while noting Kansas heat and public safety concerns. It contrasts moral guidance with real-world fiscal reckoning.
The article notes half a million farms in the United States use electric current and expect the number to double in five years. It argues electricity will rival tractors in improving farm life, with hot weather aiding crop ripening and wheat fields showing visible ripening last Saturday.
Miss Stella Spalding and Miss Sadie Tucker arrived from Lawrence Kansas to visit Mrs T F Mitchell. Spalding will visit Chicago next week and Tucker will proceed to Boston.
Local residents Hettich Vermont street homes and a new neighbor R E Protech settle in. John Zimmerman builds beside Mrs. Hettich opposite the Congregational church. Dr and Mrs Mabin travel to Kansas City for a car and Gardner to Chicago for a homeopathic convention. Edith Wood and Davia McFarland host a Lake picnic. Helen Phipps to lead University violin department from Chicago conservatory. Mrs Amnett and Mrs Williams visit Chicago. J D Bowersock and Arving Hill depart for Chicago and New York.
Ten years ago on Monday June 23 local families hosted and traveled. Mr. and Mrs. William Hutt of Fort Worth spent the weekend in Lawrence visiting Mrs. Rachel Hutt and Miss Sadie Hutt. The Hutts’ daughter left for Gloucester Massachusetts to spend the summer while Mr. Hutt returned to Fort Worth. Henderson Martin and his wife left for San Francisco to attend the Democratic National Convention. Miss Charlotte Morrison entertained guests at Cameron's Bluff in honor of Miss Helen Marcel of Ottawa visiting for a week. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Klein of 809 Missouri planned a dinner party for Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Price who would soon depart for Evanston Illinois for the summer, with a reception to follow Thursday at 7:30.
Mr and Mrs John Prunty announce the engagement of Alba F Amick to D Fowles of Denver Colo on June 20 in Denver. Mrs Fowles is a Lawrence girl who has spent most of her life there.
The record notes the Kansas State Teachers Association annual convention at Topeka in 1880 and a 1881 soldiers reunion at Logan. It also mentions a June 23 1883 Santa Fe dedication of a new station in Lawrence and a tornado killing three in Osage County.
Leavenworth Times argues that many small Methodist colleges like Missouri Wesleyan near Cameron may fail due to expense and location. It suggests Baker University, though in a remote town, could become a regional leader akin to Dartmouth by maintaining high standards and selective admissions, potentially attracting national patronage if mergers occur.
A heat wave pushed the central region above 100 degrees with Anna Illinois at 110 and Centralia Illinois at 105. St Louis 102, Omaha 100, Sioux City 99, and other cities near 98 96. Des Moines swimmers drown two men William Scribner 18 and Lester Rees 25. Chicago beaches open officially next Saturday. Reid’s Lake Neb capsized boat rescue four saved P Be Shepherd E T Robertson a Miss St John and a woman unknown.
Kansas counties report census totals with Barber 10149 and Reno 47751 showing increases while Kiowa and Butler show declines. Revisions include Newton 11031 and Harvey 22116 with notable farm counts, plus a governor Reed broadcast address in Topeka and the death of author Melville Post.
Mary Lou Leslie visits London and copes with romance and a wealth-obsessed aunt. Tony Titherington aims to win her over by presenting Mary Lou to Miss Ethelberta, a formidable aunt who manages a Tudor cottage home and a rock garden. The scene blends courtship, social status, and light domestic humor as Mary Lou adapts to high society.
John and Peg journey with a clock that can bend time and reveal nature’s wonders. The clock teaches them about the blue sky, dust’s role in scattering sunlight, and how air affects color while hinting at future adventures. tomorrow What Dust Does.
Betty Carstairs, an Englishwoman who drove wartime ambulances in France as a teen, intends to circumnavigate the globe in a three masted schooner two years from now. She has sailed with speed boats for a decade.
AP dispatches report a range of incidents including a Missouri diocese death, a Juarez bar dispute over penalties, a fatal plane crash in Toledo, and a Zeppelin delay in Hamburg. Exiled Spanish leaders meet in Paris to discuss state matters while Vatican canonizations are proclaimed. Bridge collapse in Chemnitz injures 90 and foreign fronts note nationalist advances in Honan amid rebel credits.
A resolution paying tribute to the late Dr. Edwin M. Slosson was approved at the third biennial American College Quill Club convention closing meeting at the University of Kansas. The note thanks KU hosts and Dr. E. M. Hopkins for planning, and honors Slosson’s scientific and literary contributions and influence on students and colleagues.
Colonel Charles Lindbergh and Rear Admiral Richard Byrd met at the Hotel Biltmore in New York and exchanged congratulations. Byrd praised Lindbergh’s return from a recent voyage while Lindbergh lauded Byrd’s South Pole conquest and Byrd welcomed Lindbergh’s newborn son.
James Red Forsythe once tied to Chicago politics and the Moran Aiello gang is hunted for the murder of Tribune reporter Jake Lingle. Forsythe, jailed a year for carrying concealed weapons, was released after identifying as a city corporation counsel employee. Police link Lingle’s killing to the Moran Aiello gang and Capone era rivalries.
Berlin reports Russian monarchists claim American communists met with Moscow agents in Danzig to intensify U S communist activity this September. A secret Chicago convention July 3 may approve laws and invite South American reds, with campaigns planned in Chicago Philadelphia and Baltimore. They cite a June 17 allocation of 1 000 000 gold rubles for U S dissemination and list returning American operatives including William Hood, George Holbrook, Harold Talbot, and Ruegert.
A 19th century tale credits Dr. Caldwell with a renowned prescription for constipation relief. His Syrup Pepsin gained fame for easing coated tongue bad breath headaches gas nausea and low energy, leading to mass demand and ready availability by 1888.
Representatives of more than eighty universities attended the dedication of new University of Britapelya buildings in Brussels. King Albert II presided as relief funds from the Rockefeller Foundation totaling 3 million dollars supported the project, with half for buildings and half for faculty.
Moscow reports the Communist Party expanded by 221000 in the first quarter of 1930, bringing total well to 1800000. About 150000 members were expelled for deviation from policy and conduct standards. Forty eight percent of members are factory workers.
Lawrence furniture dealer J A Halberg reports rapid relief from rheumatism after using Gly-Cas. He says three boxes eased his symptoms and notes Gly-Cas also helps stomach and kidney issues. He promotes Gly-Cas as a superior remedy sold at Round Corner Drug Store and other local outlets.
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