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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1932
Page
4
Ent at the Post Office in Lawrence Kansas as second class matter under the Act of March 1875. If you do not receive your Journal World by 7 PM call this office at 22 and a copy will be sent to you at once. Call between 7 and 7:30.
President Hoover asks Congress to close loopholes and strengthen procedures to curb gangster crime and improve law enforcement. The message cites delays in appeals, the need for firmer legal standards, and state authority in rate cases like El Dorado.
The piece notes a Soviet mobilization near Vladivostok and near the Merdharian border as a cautious stance. It reports ongoing cannonade at Shanghai with hospitals strained but optimism rising as China and Japan discuss possible peace terms. It highlights Finland mobilizing against a revolt and questions raised by prohibition repeal.
In Lawrence the Record will start a daily edition called The World with a Republican panel beginning Wednesday this week. Editor Brady leaves after two months amid disagreements with the proprietor. Ex-Governor St John and Prof Evans are listed among upcoming speaking events in town.
A Washington paper lauds Margaret Rohe for rising to the highest ranks in newspaper work and cartooning in New York City. The St. Louis Globe Democrat notes Adele Marks of Lawrence appearing in charity tableaux. Mrs Jacob Rush travels to Silver Lake Kan after her brother's wife’s death. Dr A B Sellards returns from Florida with his Ohio-bound brother. Mrs A Mitchell and her daughter accompany.
A 1925 syndicated column quotes a man recalling his mother’s warning that someone in his office is being watched by his new stenographer. The remark hints at tense family and workplace dynamics during the era.
Hannah visited Topeka with Mrs W R Stubbs. The Pirates of Penzance opened despite bad weather to a crowded house. University Fine Arts students with the university orchestra presented the light opera in a major musical effort. Leads included Florence Heizer Kate Reynolds Everett Copley Archie Naramore and Sam Forter. Cast agreed to repeat the performance Saturday evening for the McDowell fund.
Ten years ago on March first a Chicago educational meeting prompted plans of staff travel. Snow delayed concrete work on Memorial high school yet winter’s openness kept progress ahead. Bank official Sweeney, recovering from lumbago, expected back by Friday. Tea dances at Wiedemann’s were discontinued on university guidance. Mrs J W Eby visited relatives in Howard Kansas. Opal Holmes resigned from Smith Center high school. Birthday surprise honored H B Asher at eighty four. Birth announced for Burton Sears son born February 21. D M Dunakin ill with inner ear abscess, slow recovery.
A health column salutes Michael Faraday, tracing his rise from a blacksmith’s son to Royal Institute researcher. It notes his role in founding the dynamo and enabling X rays, electrocardiographs, and other medical electric devices. Faraday’s early lessons and Davy’s mentorship shaped a life of scientific achievement.
Entry notes a tornado hitting Newton on 1888 with two deaths and heavy property damage, followed by brief items from 1893 about the legislative war ending and the Douglas house starting work after surrender. A Kaw River breach near Lawrence is also mentioned.
New York state raised the gasoline levy to three cents per gallon and doubled the stock transfer tax to four cents. The increases, approved by the legislature, aim to help the state through financial troubles.
Hope Ross flees a drunken auction on a ship and finds Hickey, her sister Judy’s ally, in a tense reunion. She reveals fear of confronting Dickey Dale and their past, while Hickey urges truth about cancelled plans and money rumors. Hope learns Dickey’s feelings may still linger, shaping her next choice.
Mary Graham Bonner tells of Surprises and the Magic Maker guiding John Peggy and a dog across Africa. A hippo greets them, calls itself the river horse, and explains its diet and love of swimming and diving in the river.
Kansas briefs report a bank robbery thwarted during a bridge game in Wichita with Frank G Huey cashier of the Southwest National Bank. The attackers were deterred when friends arrived. Also noted is a fatal motor crash injuring Representative Ben Endres and others near Leavenworth en route to the district Republican convention in Hiawatha.
The state board and federal agriculture department reported "notice able growth" in Kansas wheat. Favorable weather aided eastern and western fields though moisture was scarce since last fall. Cut worms found in central Kansas wheat and alfalfa. In Wichita, R D Crabtree killed himself after vacating his family home. In Center, Ben Back 55, a farmer, died from shotgun discharge entangled in a fence. In Wichita, C W Cramer and two other Fisher officers were sought or arrested on blue sky law violations connected to Fisher Ranch company bonds.
In Charleroi Pennsylvania police seek a sheep stolen from Charleroi Monessen hospital amid cancer germ testing fears. The theft could endanger the thief if consumed. Elsewhere in Wisconsin, Alfred Olson challenges Speaker Garner with a warning over broken gavels. In New York, Assemblyman Carl Pack seeks repeal of antiquated laws including ones against tightropes and pet shows.
Elizabeth Hoffman of Bethel secured her first grade teaching certificate after passing the teacher's examination in Ottawa last week. Many local names appear in a page of community notes covering illnesses, a funeral, and social events at Mrs. John Brecheisen's home.
A snapshot of local life features the Big Springs Grange Institute with speakers Charles Brown and George Babpmsier at Watson Grange Hall, plus a March schoolhouse meeting for the group. Social rounds include family birthdays, anniversary gatherings, and a large cluster of names from local farms and clubs, with sewing, baking and dairy topics among the projects.
The note details a fall injury to Mr. Myers, depot agent of Overbrook, who broke a leg in a cistern accident and was transported to St. Louis for care, with his son Richard accompanying him. Other items report visits, meals, and a school event plus Faye Wintermantel’s illness and local teaching arrangements.
The Big Springs 4 H club met Friday night at the schoolhouse for its regular session. President Miss Juanita Webber appointed a special committee including Mrs. Rose Mymer Ferne Wymer and Ross Wallkuhle. Wilma Bertschinger led music numbers and Helen Wymer with Helen Henry performed a violin duet. Hepler, the home demonstration agent, gave a short talk.
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