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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1940
Page
4
A quotation from John 13 34 urging love among people is presented as guidance. The message emphasizes mutual care and compassion as a timeless principle. The brief note frames the verse as a modern call to goodwill.
The piece argues that census questions on personal income could let business gauge mass buying power and pressure the President to aid private gain. It contends such data may not help business or solve problems and notes no business groups are opposing the drop, while the President advocates removal.
The Finnish surrender forces both French and British governments to defend war policies. Daladier wins senate confidence as critics press for tougher anti German measures. British focus remains on the sea war while French press questions strategy amid German troop buildup.
Roosevelt mocks Tobey for openly urging violation of the law as Tobey leads a protest against census questions. The president favors statute or bureau law, while Tobey prioritizes the constitution over congressional law and bureau regulations.
A New Hampshire senator criticizes executive overreach and argues government bureaus lack power to unilaterally enact laws. He urges defending constitutional rights and rejects ad hoc decrees made to suit policy.
The article weighs a possible defensive alliance with Finland, noting Finns’ desire as a safeguard for national identity while Norway and Sweden fear obligating themselves to shield Finland from Russia. It compares outcomes to Czechoslovakia after the Sudetenland and Poland after Czech dismemberment, outlining regional risk.
The article notes Viipuri as the capital of a new Soviet state with the Hanga peninsula as a western outpost near Stockholm. It emphasizes the strategic significance of the red advance and treaty-based base locations over mere distance in this week's boundary changes.
The governor ends the Oklahoma dispute with court action and removals. No gunfire occurred. photographers captured the scene as troops were recalled.
A heated Abilene Reflector piece attacks Herbert Hoover calling him a total failure. It cites claims he did not take his presidential salary, funded a Rapidan fishing retreat, avoided profit from books, paid a war museum bill himself, and Mrs. Hoover’s limited public role.
The piece notes how Parisian influence dominates American spring fashion, with images and names from Paris set to shape trends in Iowa. It observes that despite American independence rhetoric, fashion notes still flow from the Seine and that spring showings will flood department stores and shops even if winter lingers.
Detroit News notes curiosity about the exile at Doom and the arrangements for a new crosscut saw with two handles. The fragment hints at practical equipment matters tied to a distant settlement.
An orphan named Ann Brown, daughter of a gambler, navigates a harsh city alongside Paul Hayden a stock room clerk with big dreams. Wealthy swinger Steve Claybourne and dime store clerk etica Brooks cross paths with Irene Temple a society debutante in this serialized drama.
Ann and Paul drift toward love then part as he moves away. Clara’s wedding plans collide with Florabelle’s arrest and a murder mystery. Faced with a bleak horizon Ann vows to change her life, leaving the rooming house to pursue work as a house manager and independence.
A columnist debates showing the harsh Western North West Passage to a six year old. He weighs violence in art versus its moral purpose, praising Spencer Tracy’s performance while arguing for responsible presentation and concern for a child’s impression.
Kansas State auditor Will J French entered a not guilty plea to embezzlement charges and was released on a $2000 bond pending a preliminary hearing set for March 20. The report includes other local items on land acquisition for the University of Kansas City Mo, a bull attack incident, and various community notes.
The new fire truck showed its efficiency at 2:30 PM when an alarm from 1210 Ohio street reported a chimney spark fire. Mrs. Ed Anderson mourns her death as friends learn of her passing. Chaplin Dressler and Normand star in Tillies Punctured Romance at a local theater. Dr and Mrs A Gifford host a dinner for Mrs Cochran visiting sister Mrs Haworth. Alex C Bryant leaves for a Florida visit. Archie M Walters pledges Kappa Sigma. Kansas debate team members named to face Missouri in April. Boys club voices against high school tobacco use and urges stricter city enforcement. Mr Jenks forms a three member committee George Woodward Harlyn Carson Paul Evans. Pattees return from Emporia after film exhibitor convention.
Mrs D E Jones and Delbert Adams families attend a KU band event. Fred Moll travels to Olathe to visit ill Julius Moll. Harold Reusch and John Reusch households host guests. Dinner bridge features prizes for high and low scores won by Oscar Lothholz and Will Mertz. Judy Hearin hosts a Turner party with Fred Locke and others. Duke-related visits to Beuhler and Wellsville noted. multiple social calls and business trips recorded.
The column records numerous social visits and events in Lawrence and nearby towns. Members host dinners and dessert gatherings, quilt sessions, flower club meetings, and garden club activities. Illness updates and funeral attendance are noted along with family visits and hospital recoveries.
A dense Saturday and Sunday lineup across WREN WDAF KMBC KNBC KMBC radio groups shows daily program blocks from early morning weather forecasts to late night dance orchestras. Programs include World Peace Sky Blazers Grand Old Opry Westerns and local Church and sports features.
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