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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1937
Page
4
The page lists subscription rates by week and calendar month with various distance tiers and formats. It includes national representatives and press affiliation notes for the Associated Press, publication details, and a biblical quotation from Isaiah 1:11 for March 17, 1987.
The piece discusses Detroit hotel sit-down strikes within a new orderly framework, arguing workers on payroll should earn rights to participate in strikes and conferences, while noting the need to keep hotels operating and limit disruption to other industries. It also mentions Dowager Queen Marie of Romania's illness, initially feared as poisoning but later deemed influenza or grip.
A portrait of Rear Admiral Richmond Pearson Hobson and the Lindberghs as lifelong public figures. The piece reflects on fame, private life, and the allure and price of public attention, contrasting with those who seek obscurity and noting contemporary political rhetoric and labor leader William Green’s Senate testimony on court packing.
The text surveys political favors and tax ideas, noting a $400000 campaign gift to a winning party and Eccles proposed tax levy to balance the budget, facing Congress hostility. It covers a Kansas City election fraud trial convictions and a Hollywood casting quip for Gone With the Wind. Other items reflect Chamberlain’s Locarno era impact, a Muskogee high school student firing at a teacher, and a quirky Ceara Brazil beer libation for rain.
News capsule reports from Cambridge and Kansas City summarize scientific chatter on Ireland's snakes, a prison chaplain's inquiry into why youths become convicts, a bank robber teased by a stubborn pattern, a Kansas City hamburger stand owner recalling a bandit, a recurring looter, and Des Moines home owners spared from auto trailer taxation by city law ruling.
Dr. AG0 Galdston outlines syphilis as a curable germ disease. Infection spreads by sexual contact and, rarely, via shared objects. congenital transmission is possible. Early treatment boosts cure chances, while delays risk serious organ damage. chancre is the initial lesion, but treatment targets the systemic spread.
The article discusses syphilis testing during pregnancy and after treatment, urging routine blood tests for expectant mothers and partners, continuous therapy, and follow up blood and spinal fluid exams. It also quotes Capt Mossman debunking the idea of a two gun man and notes his cattle ranch holdings.
Indianapolis leaders urged young American mural painters to balance creativity with restraint. Eu gene Savage warned against excessive rationalism risking monotony in monuments and laws, while praising the free-lance muralist for a vital epic spirit. A Japanese scientist spent six years studying Dendrol ium cernia Linda as a cheap cultivation route for a plant valued in ancient Chinese drugs.
Twenty five years ago on March 17 a conference began in Kansas City to set terms for a new coal miners wage contract across Missouri Kansas Oklahoma and Arkansas with 50 operators and miners present. John L. Lewis and W L A Johnson attended as leaders of the UMWA and southwestern coal operators. The existing wage scale of 7.50 to 8 a day runs three more weeks and miners seek renewal on the same basis. Richard Crooks will sing at Kansas University March 24 as part of the University concert course.
George Sternberg and his son leave for Pittsburgh en route to Ontario Canada to mount two of the world’s most valuable fossils, the Mosasaur and Titanotherium, for the Victoria Memorial Museum. High School notes cover a Shakespeare trip, declamation entrants, clippings on social events, and a one-point loss in the inter-scholastic tournament with Hart Russell starring.
Forties era notes show Corbett losing to Fitzsimmons after a near fourteen round duel in Carson City on March 17. Thousands visited, ticket demand doubled prices, and betting odds ranged from 7 to 10 and 65 to 100. Also mentions visitors from Clinton Missouri, local marriages, and a planned quiet river island bout. Professors Kellogg of Stanford to study in Europe after spring term.
Eve Mannerafield returns to her 100 year old Connecticut house and orchard after years in New York. With George Cleveland proposing, Eve faces choosing a future that may abandon her friend and stable life. A tense, intimate moment closes with Eve’s clear refusal yet lingering doubt.
The dialogue shows Top Notch urging selections while Willy Nilly bears the workload. He contemplates fixing counters with seeds and nesting odds as he hides his guilt. A nearby Miss Goldfinch observes, noting her plainer but likable attire beside Mr. Goldfinch.
A charming exchange between Miss Goldfinch and Mr. Goldfinch unfolds as they discuss a nest and grass for their home. She compliments his bright yellow plumage and singing as they flirt, and she signals possible future plans. Tomorrow brings “More Shopping.”
The re engraved 1 peso map stamp sharpens Argentina's claim by altering the southwest boundary while keeping the Falkland Islands in Argentine color. First issued in 1936, the series depicted Argentina’s produce with blue oceans and a brown frame. The dispute with Britain over sovereignty of about 200 islands with 2,300 residents has persisted since 1882. Foreign Minister Lamas reaffirmed Argentina's claim while Britain maintains the islands as British territory. the maps compare the before and after versions, noting boundary refinements and removals of certain brown shaded areas.
Radio schedules show a dense, era flavored lineup across KMBC WREN WDAP and others with musical interludes, operatic guests, and variety acts from 5:30 p.m. to after midnight. The listings include names like Dick Treacy Jack Armstrong Ethel Barrymore and Benny Goodman plus symphony pieces and weather forecasts.
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