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Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Mar 06, 1940

Page

3

F D R Jokes About Census Questions

Washington March 6 The census controversy moves between Capitol Hill and the White House with President Roosevelt calling efforts to strike personal income questions political and Senator Tobey labeling the claim a smoke screen The President dodges questions about a mortgage on the White House and notes census returns are confidential while Tobey retorts and mocks the President's political motives.

Washington, Mar Capitol Hill White House Roosevelt Tobey R-N.h Congress Ernest K. Lindley Hull Thomas Jefferson Lindley

Swedish Bishop Fears For Religion in Finland

Bishop Raymond J. Wade of Sweden warned a Methodist rally that a Russian conquest of Finland would extinguish religion and dissolve congregations causing suffering and sin. He cited Finnish pastors fleeing violence and noted Scandinavian pulpits arose from a refuge boat in New York harbor. Also present were Bishops Mead Deceit and Leonard alongside Kansas conference ministers and laypeople.

Toveka Raymond J. Wade Sweden Russia Finland New York Harbor Norway Denmark Wade Kansas Conference Charles L. Mead Kansas City John L. Deceit Birmingham Ala Adna W. Leonard Pittsburgh

New Books at City Library

City Library announces new fiction and non fiction titles including Adams Whisper Armstrong Murder In Stained Glass Asch Nazarene August Troubled Star Austin Murdered But Not Dead Ayres Little Sinner Buck Other Gods Caldwell Eagles Gather Cambridge Mrs Dufresne Croft Cook Same Way Home Devon Heroic Dust Fisher Children of God Ford Reno Rendezvous Freeman Stoneware Monkey Grey Knights of the RangePANIES Case of the Perjured Parrot Rauschning Voice of Destruction Rombauer Joy of Cooking Sterchinger Way Out of War Summers Railroads Sumption Cookies and More Cookies Taubman Music as a Profession Taylor Do Adolescents Need Parents Taylor Well Tempered Listener White Lets Broadcast Wilder Garden in Color World Almanac 1940

Adams Whisper Armstrong Asch Nazarene August Austin Ayres Buck Caldwell Cambridge Mrs. Dufresne Croft Cook Devon Fisher Ford Reno Rendezvous Freeman Grey Knights of the Range Panies Hamilton Hare Harsanyi Henriques Hudson Kantor Cuba Libre Kerr Kyne Lawrence Mann Belen Nordhoff Ogden Patrick Death Pease Pedler Pier Aaron Brittian Breskin Bushong Marionetta Theater Clarke Cornish the Brontes Cushing Outright South America Durant Granger Grimm Guiterman Holton Johnson National Labor Relations Act Judson Student Congress Movement Leming Levant McCall Gwanier Menninger Miller John Mora Moult Quennell Caroline England Rauschning Voice of Destructton Rombauer Sterchinger Stier Taubman Taylor Wilder Garden In Color Wissler U. S

Finances of Douglas County Tuberculosis and Health Assoc

The 1939 financial report shows total expenditures of 1873.25 dollars and a year end balance of 693.64. Auditor E. S. Weatherby notes 2566.89 dollars on hand from prior years, with 1591.90 from 1938 seal sales and bonds plus 910.58 on December 1, 1988, plus 48 for X rays and 16.41 for miscellaneous items.

Douglas, County State Association Uscs

Creator of Tom Sawyer Crossword Puzzle Tribute

Puzzle lists clues across and down about Tom Sawyer author pen names and related terms. Entries include light carriages and fish while noting vertical hints like crowd winged and dawn goddess to fill a themed crossword grid.

Tom Sawyer

Allied blockade talks open with Britain France and US

Washington reports Britain and France begin talks with Secretary Hull on blockade tensions arising from wartime actions. Issues include contraband control ports mail censorship Gibraltar ship delays navicerts and neutral imports. Also notes strong US unlikely to adopt navicert system and January airplane export total. Grand jury called for Wichita federal term in Kansas.

Washington Great Britain France United States Germany Frank Ashton-Gwatkin Ministry of Economic Warfare Charles Rist Bank of France Hull State Department Britain Gibraltar Kirkwall Scotland American Post Office Department Navicerts Europe

Is Epilepsy Inherited Causes Insight From Doctors

A booklet presenting opinions of famous doctors on epilepsy and its causes is offered free to readers who write to the Educational Division at 535 Fifth Ave New York NY Dept M-413. The announcement invites inquiries and promises the booklet while supplies last.

Fifth Ave New York N. Y Dept

Bishop Opposes Cocktail Bars as Greater Evil Than Saloons

Bishop Adna W. Leonard from Pittsburgh warned 4,800 Methodists that cocktail bars are more harmful than old beer saloons because they normalize vice. He spoke at a rally with Bishops Mead Wade and Decell and others. Mead cited 60 million unchurched Americans as the era's major challenge to religion.

Topeka Adna W. Leonard Pittsburgh Charles L. Mead Kansas City Raymond J. Wade Stockholm Sweden J. Lloyd Decell Birmingham Ala Mead

Maxine Elliott Dies at 67 in Cannes Chateau

American actress Maxine Elliott dies at her Juan Les Pins villa L Horizon after a long French residence. She retired from stage in 1920 after a 30 year career and hosted royalty at her Riviera home. Her sister Lady Forbes Robertson travels from London. funeral plans pending.

Cannes France Pi— Maxine Elliott Europe United States Juan Les Pins Miss Elliott French Riviera Villa L'Horizon New York Lady Forbes-Robertson Gertrude Elliott London Duke of Windsor Edward VII Duke Winston Churchill David Lloyd George Nat .Goodwin

Special Men Only Revival Hour At Church Of God

The Church of God at Eleventh and New Hampshire invites men to an old fashioned revival hour on Thursday March 7 at 7 30 p m Admission is free and attendance is encouraged The program features an orchestra many named performers soloists a male quartet and old time gospel with Dr J T Wilson of Kansas City Mo as the speaker

Church of God Eleventh New Hampshire Arthur Richardson Perry Hicks Jack Keller Burton Axline Daniel Thomas Johnnie Richardson Specials Robert Atkisson Jim Badger George Colburn Burt Axline John Richardson H. D. Thomas Eldred Day J. T. Wilson Kansas City

Public Health Chief Sees Longer U.S. Lifespan

Washington March 6 Dr Thomas Parran surgeon general of the public health service said the American people are healthy but could gain ten years of life with full use of current scientific knowledge He noted efforts to curb heart disease cancer pneumonia and other illnesses and anticipated 50 new hospitals funded by the federal government in needy rural areas to be built and run locally.

Washington Mar Thomas Parran The Public Health Service United States Roosevelt Health Service Parran

National Guard Class at Fort Leavenworth to Be Largest

The Fort Leavenworth command and staff school opening March 11 will host the largest National Guard class in its history with 100 guardsmen attending, double last year's size. The surge aims to boost diagnosis and treatment capacity through expanded X ray and laboratory facilities at designated treatment centers.

National Guard Leavenworth Kan Ft. Leavenworth Command National Guardsmen

Ratners Accept Open House Invite at Kansas State

Gov and Mrs. Payne Ratner will attend Kansas State college engineering school open house on March 16 and join the 3St. Pat's ball to meet the student selected king and queen.

Lemon Juice Recipe for Quick Rheumatic Pain Relief

Simple home remedy uses Ru Ex Compound mixed with water and lemon juice. Drink two tablespoons twice daily for up to 48 hours. if no relief, money back guarantee applies. Sold by Round Corner Drug Company and Good Drug Stores Everywhere.

Round Corner Drug Company

Lost and Found notes on classified page prompt results

The column lists items in the Lost and Found section of the classified page. Notes mention prompt results return within an hour after press time and provide phone contact 22 for inquiries.

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