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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1938
Page
4
A compact religious note quotes Philippians 4 7 urging faith and trust in divine peace to guard hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. It frames Bible verse as personal encouragement and spiritual assurance.
Vincente Lombardo Toledano, a key promoter of Mexican expropriation of foreign oil properties, plans a Monday night address in Washington. Seven government officials back the sponsoring committee, drawing U S government pressure over payment for seized American properties. The State Department worries the lecture implies U S backing for the expropriation.
Jonathan Davis identifies the faction seeking to drop his petition as an independent candidate for governor, accusing the national administration and Kansas Democratic leadership. Governor Haxman aligns with the Washington crowd, while old party wheel horses stand outside the new deal. Davis faces internal disapproval from insiders who doubt party harmony.
The President issues an executive order barring civil service employees from active political campaigning. It excludes heads and workers in new spending agencies, who are not covered. About 100,000 political appointees may enter civil service next February 1 if they pass a non competitive exam and receive a boss recommendation.
Discussion returns on Thomas Hart Benton after the Kansas City Art Institute fails to renew his teaching contract. Critics say Benton's murals resemble contemporary art and leave some viewers unsatisfied, while supporters defend his artistic merit.
The public debates Benton's celebrated murals noting faulty colors and a sense of from below influence. Critics argue murals in public spaces should invite varied judgment and reflect a free society’s right to criticism.
As transatlantic air travel becomes more feasible, German English and French interests plan to pursue regular passage this summer. Americans appear hesitant compared with Europeans eager to reach the United States, though the idea of shortening Europe America distances holds limited appeal.
The government aims for a fact finding study rather than a political act. It may begin as planned but could shift into the familiar pattern before progressing far, as government investigations often do.
President Roosevelt signaled yesterday that Senator Wagner of New York could run for reelection rather than pursue the governorship. Governor Lehman has declared for the Democratic nomination for senator and opposed the court packing plan which explains the White House hesitance to back Lehman in the senate race.
Lyons News notes that relief recipients in Kentucky receive strong paper bags printed with Senator Alben Barkley’s name. The piece suggests voters may see the senator as providing food and work, while Senator Hatch of New Mexico introduces a bill to stop such graft, voted down narrowly, with Senator McGill of Kansas siding to continue the practice.
A breezy comic line from Rosie in the Man kato Advocate jokes about young women who boast of breaking men’s hearts. The remark playfully asserts imagination rather than real romantic conquests.
A reflective quote notes that having two parents aids child rearing, contrasting the ease of working with one parent versus the other. The line attributes wisdom to Peggy of the Flint Hills and emphasizes traditional family roles.
Mary Graham Bonner describes Willy Nilly living in Puddle Muddle who speaks to animals. The teacher discovers his animal friends understand him and invites Willy Nilly and his lamb into the classroom to clear up the confusion.
Sweet Face admits taking pencils to keep exams from failing as Willy Nilly and a crow named Christopher Columbus Crow cause laughter on a Baldwin classroom platform. The tale blends playful mischief with a lesson about examinations and student pranks in a local school scene.
Miss Ruth and Kathryn Well shear and Helen Hale drove to Topeka on business. Miss Merle Fischer spends one day weekly in Tonganoxie teaching music in the Tonganoxie schools. Mr. and Mrs. George Marquardt entertained at a Baldwin lake picnic supper with Ada Mae, Karl ton Marquardt, Paul Vollmer, Charlene Gale. Mr. and Mrs. Ted Frazee visited Kansas City then Louisburg to see Mrs. Frazee’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. R C. Dean. Nadine Short of Prairie View spent the week in Baldwin with uncle Claude B. Willey. Mr. and Mrs. H. C. McVey of Kansas City visited Charles Du Bourdieu. Mrs. Paul Kochan and Dorothy Lou returned from Florence with Mrs. Kochan’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. George M. Lincoln. Paul Jr. remained.
Hail struck eight miles by two miles east of Phillipsburg in Phillips County last night damaging crops. Accompanying rain stopped harvest activities.
Local theater in Frence to stage The Push by the Ted North stock company behind the Eldridge hotel. Social items include Katherine Klein’s shower for Anna Dorothy Lester, Jane Woestemeyer’s birthday party with a Jack Horner pie, and Mu Phi Epsilon convention travel plans for Florence Beamer, Frances Robinson, and Selma Klemp.
Rain flooded cellars due to excessive sewer flow. A horse ran away dragging a boy in a buggy near Parson's jewelry store, causing vehicle damage but no injuries. Aunt Jane Williams fined for past raids. drouth broken by soaking rain. Social events include parties and engagements with local families and guests.
Forties era dispatch reports Roosevelt's Rough Riders under heavy fire near Santiago with thirteen killed including Hamilton Fish of New York and at least fifty wounded. several expected to die. Other items note Ottawa Chautauqua, college figures, and local social events in Lawrence and Ottawa.
Asey Mayo investigates Marina Lorne’s murder tied to Pam Frye and Roddy Strutt. Strutt family tensions escalate as Roddy is killed and Jennings becomes a red herring. Mayo plans a press statement while seeking a killer among locals and a missing $50,000 ambereins.
A young woman applicant in Augusta discovers the IELTS-like difference between lighthousekeeping and light housekeeping while signing up for a civil service exam as assistant lighthouse keeper. Post office staff note that both roles now avoid lamp trimming in the electric era.
In Klamath Falls Oregon a quarrelsome billy goat wandered into A D Addison’s house alarming residents and drawing attention as Addison shops for a new full length mirror amid the odd intrusion by the animal.
Ten year old Richard Bushkuhl imitates a heavyweight’s punch in a Peru Indiana setting. The act draws attention to schoolyard resilience and competitive mimicry among students.
A dense listing of weekend and Monday evening programs across WREN KMBC and WDAF. Includes music, drama, news, sports, variety acts, and stage shows with numerous orchestras, hosts, and guest performers scheduled in hourly blocks through late night.
Champion Joe Louis shows power against Max Schmeling last Wednesday night in a display that mirrored a kitchen accident. Louis’s shot ended in a fall that left a boy with a fractured right arm during the same period.
Carl Johnson of Lindsborg Kansas locked the doors of the Mercantile store and spent twelve hours inside the building waiting for the latch to release. The heat was intense but Johnson remained in the cool solitude through the night.
The Riverview park custodian in Marshalltown Iowa reports pruning shears being resharpened. Rustic benches across the recreation grounds are sprouting new life thanks to wet weather.
The North Lawrence Christian Endeavor selected a July committee at the Wednesday night church meeting. Wilma Bond was named chairman with Helen Mason Bessie Mason and Betty Davidson as members.
Iodine derived from seaweed proves more effective in treating goiter than alternative iodine forms, suggesting a preferable source for therapy.
Distribution of 7,000 pounds of green tomatoes from the Federal Surplus Commodity division was under way for Douglas county relief clients today. Welfare official L. G. Abele announced. Earlier this month dried prunes rice beans milk and canned peas had also been distributed to clients.
In Rome on June 25 P Italy and P Germany pledged to respect Swiss neutrality and congratulated Switzerland on freeing itself from future League of Nations sanctions a freedom acknowledged by the league council May 14.
Elvie Allison, 69, longtime public safety official in Franklin County, died of a heart attack yesterday in Garnett Kansas. He served as Ottawa police chief before his 1920 election as sheriff. Survived by widow, son Amett R. Allison of Garnett and daughter Mrs H A Devore of Detroit.
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