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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1935
Page
4
Voters learned yesterday that candidates emerged victorious from city primaries and their names will appear on April ballots. Independent candidates may file by March 22, with competition likely to mirror yesterday’s close races as filing closes.
Emporia Gazette opines that Norman Thomas’s claim capitalism creates and distributes wealth fails. It argues Russia’s system imposes poverty, denies liberty, relies on force, and contrasts czarist and Soviet controls, warning against equal distribution of poverty over eighteen years. It questions socialism’s feasibility beyond the senate’s rhetoric.
In a local election E I Alexander was selected as exalted ruler of the Jecu lodge, succeeding Drv. By Henry. Other officers listed include FP W. McDonald CLAS Hunter Jd. Re Good W. We Cleland and WH Johns. The town man marked changes in leadership and community events through the evening.
Twenty years ago on a Tuesday March 6 Prof A Walker toured colleges in Kansas to study prospects for the Kans City Lawrence and Topeka Steelric Interurban line The party including Dr A D Hults met promoters and observed cars operating to Shawnee boosting property values along the route and signaling ongoing development
Construction expands toward Lawrence as demand for suburban houses increases. Councilman Hults missed a tour due to time, while Judge Spencer expects to return to his office soon after six weeks ill health. The Daughters of the American Revolution plan a home talent play, with Miss Martel Culp as author, focusing on Washington. Rebuilding continues at Baeschemiets Site with Keeler building repaired into a glove room and new fronts at Peoples Bank and nearby structures. World Office addition excavation begins to extend basement and first floor to the alley.
Fortieth anniversary report of a city council session shows Mayor Shaw presiding as an ordinance to ban selling or giving away cigarettes was introduced and referred to the city attorney after a petition signed by over 100 residents. Other items include university law school student effort, a law journal plan, and a music club meeting with discussions on American composers.
Forty years ago on March 6 a Wednesday marriage occurred in probate court. A university law writer and student news meeting planned a Unite versity paper. Prof Le Be Dyehe lectured last night at Congregational church. Dogs poisoned in town and Kansas legislature funded physics equipment. Mrs Crawford visits Lawrence. Tracy Learnard shaves side whiskers following a local Ottawa girl’s wishes.
Measles and mumps prompted a working quarantine at Fort Sill Oklahoma, affecting about half the army post. Restrictions barred soldiers from leaving the post while allowing attendance at a ceremony and daily routines as officials assess the outbreak.
A damaged text recounts Brother Pascual enduring brutal labor under Montana foremen. He is chained to a harsh pace, whipped for slowness, and fed meager rations in a forced labor camp. Despite pain and threats, his patient, gentle conduct wins uneasy respect among inmates and guards alike. The piece notes his pious resilience and critical view of the captors’ cruelty.
Montana silently stalks through a tense night as knife and machete clash in a hall of echoes. Vidal lies dead, Garrias wounded, and the captors close in while Montana plans a perilous escape beneath a watchful, trembling light.
In a blazing accident, Rip pulls Sweet Face to safety as the building collapses. Kip and Willy Nilly react with urgency as they tend burns, fetch liniment, and rush to the house to aid their injured companion. Rip vows to return for help and maintain hope despite pain and confusion.
Dr Iago Galdstone explains the infant breathing tract is prone to disorders. A newborn’s first illnesses often involve cold which can trigger gastro intestinal disturbances. Narrow nasal passages cause blockages, hindering nursing and feeding and making the child irritable.
A discussion notes that infant nasal blockage requires check by a mother or nurse before feeding. Olive oil in nostrils may clear obstructions, with adrenalin added during acute colds. Persistent offensive or blood tinged discharge suggests nasal diphtheria. unilateral discharge may indicate a foreign body. Obstructions at the nasopharynx relate to tonsils and adenoids, with surgery considered for breathing or ear issues. Tomorrow The Ides of March.
A quirky collage notes Scotty Allen, famed Alaskan musher, nearly missing a luncheon at a Plymouth church seeking a Mayflower hotel. Arrest reports recount Howard C Franklin in brief fraud charges, plus a Toronto meteorology tale of frog behavior indicating weather. Birthday celebrations span the Morse family and a Humboldt elder, with jail medical notes on Ira Josephs in Oakland.
In a crowded note, stamp issues feature Swiss subject Jean Henri Dunant and a new security design with dual overprints, plus Peruvian stamps marking Lima’s 400th anniversary with separate regular and airmail issues. Other stamps show armory colors and historical scenes.
Article notes stamp color changes and values from 1918 era issues, detailing green versus carmine colors, denomination values of 10 20 and 30 halera, and notes on Canadian and Belgian stamps. Mentions Winged Wheel surcharge on Belgian official stamps and airmail issues with new color variants in Curacao.
RK G Day letters recount Lecompton’s burned landmark from territorial days. He traces ownership from Charles Snow in 1802 to Francis Hoad who rebuilt the hotel, later owned by Mrs Reeder and Charles Vauman, then Colvin, Nav, and others. He notes another historic site destroyed years earlier and laments the loss to Lecompton’s heritage.
Reported in yesterday afternoon market notes, an angler named Ted Milot, living on Twelfth New Jersey streets, employed nearby, wielded a Nica Catfish lure to land 145 fish. The event highlights a strong show of skill and gear in local fishing circles.
A fragmentary report notes fishing on the Wakarusa near Eliot Creek from noon to afternoon. It mentions a heavy catch weighing pounds, with unclear details due to damaged text. Names or exact weights are partially illegible.
A dense schedule of radio shows and orchestras across stations KMBC WDAF WREN WDAE WM, featuring John Kennedy, Lady Kellogg, Alma and Andy, Melodies, and multiple orchestras. Notable acts include Nut singing Lady, John Kennedy, Herbie Kay, and various regional broadcasts through WDAF KMBC KMNC KMIC.
The notice lists two events at 2:90 P. M. and 00 p. m. including an elementary French class with Prof. W. Cornel and an athletic interview featuring Dr. James Nalumtth. It notes Spanish and Chinese language offerings and mentions a Chirence Chiiam.
An advertisement urges prudent mothers to use Creomulsion for their children's coughs and colds. It claims Creomulsion contains safe ingredients, is not addictive, and offers a money back refund if symptoms are not relieved, highlighting its non narcotic formula and parental authorization.
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