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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1935
Page
4
Opinion on Kansas governance highlights prudence over risky ventures, praising cash basis finance, controlled debt, and limited experiments. Notes legislature’s mixed record, Governor Landon’s steady counsel, and calls readers to take pride in Kansas while recalling E. H. Crosby’s civic legacy in Topeka.
As the Kansas anti beer bill died on the legislative calendar, factions failed to agree on exact alcohol limits. The state already tolerates 8.2 beer, with many parlors shutting down due to unprofitability, and observers feel the issue may linger until the people’s final solution is clear. Fred Avinkerhoil of the Pittsburg Headlight proposes Bilbo be used against Huey Long, a suggestion viewed as partly sound but oddly framed.
Obituary notes the death of Bishop William A. Quayle on March 9 in Baldwin. Funeral services set for 10 a.m. Friday at First Methodist Church Baldwin with J Luther Taylor of Pittsburg in charge and Dr O E Milson of Baldwin to perform assisted by L Walldorf and others. Also mentions Edwin F. Price taking a one year sabbatical to study at Garrett Biblical Institute Evanston with wife and children to join later. Rev McKinley Warren to oversee student work in Price's absence. Later items report Otto Fischer elected district vice-president of Kansas Shoe Retailers Association, a surprise 33rd wedding anniversary party for Mr and Mrs Arnold Hammig, and the Warren couple's travel plans back from South America to Lawrence after sailing.
Twenty five years ago on Monday March 4 the high school basketball tournament Antent opens at the University promising one of the most exciting events in the school's athletic history. Hundreds of students will pour into the city and stay until Saturday night when the tourney concludes.
A public notice details an increase of 10000 dollars for Haskell Institute drainage and riverfront protection. The report notes Senator Curtis helped secure the appropriation, boosting prospects for the school. Also mentioned are civic plans and local auto tours scheduled for the summer, with Lawrence residents planning a coast trip via Denver and Los Angeles.
Forties era notes recount Capt J C Vincent’s party at Kanwaka for his seventy first birthday and other Lawrence gatherings including Women’s Club discussions on the Servant Girl Problem and local social events. Reports cover misfortunes, horse accident, hospital conditions, and community notices with brief Kansas briefs on police, theater fire, and official appointments.
A tense chase unfolds as Juan-Silva and allies abduct General Estrada from a perilous fortress. Montana and The Kid seize control, interrogate prisoners, retrieve a hidden emerald, and plan a swift escape through a patio guarded by sentries. The trio aims to exit with the general, navigating loyalty, danger, and a final stand.
A fragmented, archaic tale follows Sweet Back and companions as a boy’s fire misadventure with a lamb leads to near disaster. Willy Nilly contemplates blame while a lamb pleads for understanding and forgiveness from friends and elders.
A New York Academy of Medicine overview notes limited certainty about how foods are digested in the gastrointestinal tract. It traces early stomach digestion observations to Beaumont in 1822 and the St Martin case, then to later studies using stomach tubes. Findings show varying gastric emptying times among individuals and mixed effects of cooking on digestion.
A Chicago incident centers on Edward Markiewicz who collapsed and died after warning a policeman about a right shoe. The shoe concealed 495 dollars in bills, later tied to a bond issue. Two visitors at Sheffield Avenue police station attempted to help, offering to post bond for him. His wife reported that the two took her to a dark alley and robbed her of the bond money.
Jane Mer Searing 25 aboard an ocean liner bound for England. The course of study includes theater attendance, demonstrations, lectures, readings and reports. Village Formation New York Jack Rooburt didn't know it, but he had Greenwich Village police all stirred up by a report that Roeburt had swallowed something from a gin bottle and was in great peril. Police rushed to Roeburt's apartment and found he had departed wearing a bathrobe, an overcoat and slippers. Patrolmen watched the street as the hours passed. Steinberg received a telegram from Rovurt saying he was well and would be home later. The message did not say if he was still wearing the bathrobe.
Reports from Cihevnholli Yugoslavia claim government victories over insurrectionists with signs of more confidence than eleven days into the rebellion. In Havana Cuba the government declared a state of war across the island and imposed drastic measures to preserve authority amid a growing anti-government movement.
Local column records visitors from Topeka including Mr and Mrs Robert Dick and Mr and Mrs Richard Dick. Mrs Celia Phinney and daughter Mrs Rowland Clark travel to Topeka, with Clark returning to Grand Rapids Michigan. Community updates mention Measles at school, district court starts Monday, and events at the Methodist church kitchen doughnut fry with about seventy dozen doughnuts baked and sold.
A fragmentary item mentions Jered Maine donors and Mrs Gibbs and others aiding Mrs Harbour in a flour distribution project. It lists Queen Esther class members including Mary Spurlock Beta Brown Violet Thompson and many others. The text ends with a garbled note on venom carried in a polron and delivered by fangs.
An array of station identifications and program segments is listed for Monday evening. Names include WREN WDAK and WOAF stations with acts such as Clarence Barrary ensembles, Kate Smith, Richard, and the Sinclnir Minstrels. The schedule features orchestras, choruses, and various talk and music slots across multiple stations plus weather and time checks.
KFKU schedules include Monday 8:00 p.m. Provinces of Poetry with Miss Helen Rhoda, assistant professor of English. Tuesday 3:30 p.m. Elementary Spanish with Clarence Christian, instructor in Spanish. Also The American Novel with Kenneth Rockwell at 5:00 p.m. From Metia Scrapbook, 105th edition, Prof. E R Ethel.
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