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Newspaper

Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Mar 13, 1940

Page

4

National Representatives: Juorenzen & Thompson Inc address list

The document lists multiple city addresses for Juorenzen and Thompson Inc including New York San Francisco Chicago Los Angeles Detroit and Kansas City with branch details. It notes Associated Press republication rights and mentions the Audit Bureau of Circulations and Lawrence Kansas post office classification.

Juorenzen & Thompson, Inc New York West 44Th St Chicago North Michigan Ave San Francisco Sansome Los Angeles New Orpheum Brig Kansas City Baltimore Ave St. Louis Star Detroit General Motors Tlanta Walton Bidg Associated Press Audit Bureau OF Ciriculations

Senate to Consider New Taxes to Fund Farm Parity Payments

House leaders debate tax increases amid the push for a 200 million farm parity payments item in the farm bill. A presidential year influences a widened gap between income and outlay as the administration seeks broader measures. War profits taxes are proposed to soften the impact, while general tax hikes remain unpopular.

House Senate

Carl Friend Seen Likely for Second Term as Lieutenant Governor

It is expected Carl Friend will seek a second term as lieutenant governor and his announcement would please Republicans statewide. His record as state senator and lieutenant governor shows fairness, sound judgment and intelligence, earning confidence for a renewed term in public service.

Carl Friend

Purge Remembered Debate on Hatch Law Expansion

Senator Smith of South Carolina recalled the 1938 Democratic purge attempt and urged extending the bill to bar the President from using patronage to influence state primaries. He frames himself as a victim and warns that opposition within Democratic councils will hinder a third term effort.

Smith South Carolina Senate

Police Chief Indictment Fails to Catch Uproar

In Kansas City the grand jury indictment of the police chief drew little support outside the usual adversarial circle. The muted reaction reflected long standing tension between law enforcement and the elements opposing police authority.

Kansas City

Ill-judged machine move noted by Kansas City jury

Juries in Kansas City view a machine move as ill judged and excessive indictments tied to political campaigns are seen as out of place given the many matters demanding the grand juries' attention.

Kansas City

Census questions on income spark senate protests

The commerce committee backs striking two personal income questions from the census list. Tax returns already answer these items and go to the revenue service, but neighbors may hear answers if enumerators ask. Critics fear reduced privacy and seek citizen protection from routine government inquiry.

Senate Commerce Committee Internal Revenue Collector Census Bureau Congress

Democratic Convention Book Seen As Campaign Fund Tool

The Democratic National Committee plans another convention book aimed at fund raising. Past editions sold high and inspired suspicions of inflated prices and strong‑arm methods. The piece notes the practice has roots in New Deal agencies and questions the ethics while highlighting potential campaign money gains.

Democratic National Committee New Deal

World’s Largest Ocean Liners Arrive in New York Harbor

Five of the world’s largest ocean liners reach New York harbor but port business remains largely unchanged. During the war the berth docks will function as a maritime museum, showcasing the ships.

New York Harbor Port of New York

Sibelius Kin Labor in Finnish Fields This Summer

In Finland the grandsons of composer Jean Sibelius join peasants in summer work. They rise before 7 AM and toil until evening to gain strong muscles and a peasant’s perspective, says their father, Sibelius’s well-to-do son-in-law.

Finland Jean Sibelius Sibelius Coffeyville Journal

Thomas Jefferson Invented Tools and Introduced Crops, Balked Third Term

Ripley credits Thomas Jefferson with inventing a plough walking stick folding chair pedometer letter press hemp machine and a sulky and introducing olives rice caper plants calcutta hogs marine sheep and the elevator to the country He reportedly balked at a third term according to the Fort Scott Tribune.

Thomas Jefferson Ripley Fort Scott Tribune

Masters Plumbers meet in Salina. JGC Penney store opening

Attendees Mr. and Mrs. Carl Graeber Axel Olson A E Olson and Guy Pettit from the state Master Plumbers association and Auxiliary met in Salina Tuesday and Wednesday. Mrs Graeber retires as Auxiliary president. KU professors W A Dill and A H Sluss spoke. The J G C Penney store opens publicly after months of planning. it first opened here in August 1924. In social news Mrs Arthur Fritzel hosted her bridge club at Green Owl. prizes went to Mrs Meyn and Mrs Morehouse with guests including Mrs Lottie Hill. Mrs Roger Williams served on a stockmen convention reception committee in Topeka. Glenn A Dawes hosted New York school band guests. Miss Mabel Richardson and Miss Ethel Woods attended. Birth announced for March 13 a daughter to Mr and Mrs Ralph Tripp. Domestic science girls hosted a luncheon for their mothers featuring Catherine Pollock Ruth Beam Lois Jackson Fay Dodderidge.

Carl Graeber Axel Olson A. E. Olson Guy Pettit Master Plumbers Association Salina Graeber W. A. Dill A. H. Sluss K. U J. G C. Penney Arthur Fritzel Bridge Club Green Owl Fritz Meyn C. A. Morehouse Lottie Hill Weeber Hutton, Jr Bridge University Fred Ellsworth Maurice Crane Maud Ellsworth Dorothy Kinney Helen Kinney Ellsworth Roger Williams Topeka Jacob Badsky Mr. Williams Glenn A. Dawes New York Harold Bradley Mabel Richardson Ethel.Woods Dawes Lawrence Ralph Tripp Catherine Pollock Ruth Beam Lois Jackson Fay Dodderidge

Skunk as Harbinger of Spring in Wry Musings

In a playful column the narrator declares spring is near even without daisies or robins. He notes the skunk’s scent as a spring signal, compares city odors to wildlife, and jokes about spring’s tease while sparking mischief toward farmers and politicians.

Tommy Toby

Baldwin News Community Notes and Obituary

Mr and Mrs Eaidl Black attended the funeral of Mrs Etta Ashby Sharon aged 85 in Baldwin area. Visitors include Mr and Mrs Paul Gooding and children in Ottawa church service. Mrs Barbe of Kansas City visited old college friends in Baldwin on Saturday. Virgil Wood and Walter T Brown visited friends in Lawrence. The Baldwin WCTU hosts a 3 30 tea Friday in First Methodist chapel with Katherine B Prather presenting Mary Magdalene. A WCTU notice adds a program for next Tuesday night at 7 30 in the church.

Eaidl Black Waverly Baldwin Cottonwood Falls Barbe Virgil Wood Walter T. Brown Lawrence Baldwin Union Woman’s Christian Temperance Union First Methodist Church Katherine B. Prather Mary Magdalene W.C.T.U

County Commissioners Eye Interurban Crossing Plan

Twenty five years ago an executive session was held to discuss granting Heim Electric Interurban Railway the right to cross the concrete river bridge under construction between Bonner Springs and Lawrence. The day also notes a University faculty women’s club idea dying not gaining interest.

Heim Electric Bonner Springs Lawrence Girls’ Literary Society Helen Chambers Gladys Dunakin Frances Allen Etha McElroy Verdilla Garnier

Public meeting open to region with six counties

The state president Mrs Agnes Days of Ransom will speak at a public meeting. The next day a all day regional meeting with out of town speakers and six counties participating will be held in Fellowship hall with a noon covered dish luncheon. Numerous delegates expected.

Agnes Days of Ransom Fellowship Hall Inez Ross Baldwin Douglas County Union Ross Anderson Baker Independence Kansas City Emma L. Anderson Mills M. Anderson Methodist Church Mary Anderson Manninger Berkeley Cal Ross E. Anderson Helen Anderson Miss. Osborne Quayle Biederwell Virginia Woodbury St. Joseph Stanley Flickinger Fifth First District Eldridge Flickinger Fifth District

School Board Discusses Recent India School Robbery

A conference led by A T Hodges H D Swadley and C B Hosford reviewed the weekend robbery at India School. Missing items include a soccer ball football basketball marbles pens pencils a clock lamp and a hammer reported by teacher Mrs Francis Moore. Entry likely through the coal bin window. board suspects pupils may have taken items and hopes for return so recess can resume.

India School A. T. Hodges H. D. Swadley C. B. Hosford Francis Moore

Spooner-Thayer Gallery Shows Elizabethan Life Photos

Forty-one large photographs from the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, circulated by the American Federation of Arts, depict Elizabethan England. Each image includes a text panel, focusing on conditions in Shakespearean times and the Renaissance impact on people, art, and cities. Display runs in Spooner-Thayer north gallery until March 26.

England Spooner-Thayer Museum Boston Museum of Fine Arts American Federation of Arts

Ann Brown at Fraternity Dance in Unfriendly City

Ann Brown, an orphaned girl, attends a society dance with Paul Hayden and Steve Claybourne. She enjoys the glamour of a new dress and nightlife, competing with Irene Temple as Steve pursues her. The evening ends with Steve increasingly drunk and intrusive, prompting Paul to protect Ann as the scene sets up a dramatic continuation.

Ann Brown Paul Hayden Steve Claybourne Clara Brooks Irene Temple Ann Florabelle Neddy Teddy Clara Myrtle Bill Paul Steve Miss Temple Irene Miss Brown

Farm Bureau meeting and local social notices in Oak Ridge

An all day Farm Bureau meeting is set for Friday March 22 at the home of Mrs W H Weeks with Mrs F H Leonhard assisting. A demonstration dinner will be served at 12 30. Roll call will be answered with Short cuts in Cooking. Several social visits are noted including Mrs C C Miller with Mrs F D Walters surprise dinner for her mother Mrs Albert Knop. Local residents travel to Kansas City Leavenworth and nearby towns for events and visits.

Farm Bureau Group W. H. Weeks F. H. Leonhard Fred Stumbo C. C. Miller Albert Knop Lawrence Leonhard Jay Trown H. G. van Neste J. F. Morgan Elaine Sunquist Mary Hemme Topeka Katie Toms Wilma Weeks Homer Weeks Jack Toms H. R. Erwin Arthur Leonhard Burlington I. H. Leonhard Fay Brown Lawrence Joyce Brown St. Joseph M. Purcell Manhattan

Radio Schedule Highlights Across Stations KMBC WREN WDAF

Wednesday March 13 evening into Thursday listings show Allen Roth's Orch and Tom Mix on WREN and KMBC with a mix of news, dramas, and comedy across stations. Notable programs include Captain Midnight, The Star Theatre, Burns and Allen, Foreign News, and varied orchestras led by Glenn Miller Kay Kyser and Clyde Bysom amid weather forecasts and live dance solos.

Wren Allen Roth Orch KMBC Burns and Allen WDAF Johnny Green Orph Pearce Hollywood Playhouse Dr.Christian Avalon Star Theatre Hall Payne H. Ratner Glenn Miller Wwdaf Kay Kyser Lee E. Geyer Emanuel NBC Amos and Andy WNAF Clyde Bysom Lum Abner Fore Ward Muehlebach Glen Gray Moonbeams Geo. Duffy Erskine Hawkins Jane Garber WDAPF Smilin Mcconnell Jack Armstrong Tom Mix Bonnie and the Boys KMEC Fred Waring Europe WRIEN Harry Keogen WDAKF KMAC George Jessel Major Bowes Rudy Vallee Music Hall Hans Flath NMLBC Harry Woodring WKIEN Mitchell Ayres Lani MclIntyre Lou Breeze IKMBC Boy Crosby Muehlebach Or Larry Clinton Dick Stabile Roseland Chuck Foster Henry Busse KSIBC

Hundley Drives New Truck In Sunday Call

R Hundley is driving a new truck as neighbors report a Sunday visit and community activity in the streets.

Rence R. Hundley

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