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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1940
Page
4
A compact religious excerpt cites Jesus instructing believers to remain in his word to become true disciples and know the truth that leads to freedom. The passage echoes the King James Bible phrasing and emphasizes spiritual liberty through adherence to Jesus words.
Governor Ratner proclaims Arbor Day in Kansas on March 29 urging a purposeful observance. Eastern Kansas has fewer trees after drought years and should replace timber losses without delay. Planting trees benefits landowners for fruit shade fuel and landscape, improving the state overall.
The first of Kansas Republican district conventions to choose delegates for the national gathering is set for Dodge City with Holton and Emporia later this week and Ottawa on March 29. The drive favors non office holders for the Kansas delegation, opposing job defense. Senator Clyde Reed remains an exception, pressing to be named a delegate despite broad grassroots support for laymen.
The Topeka Capital notes a century and a half of census distrust, suggesting that people believed the data collection aimed to raise taxes. The concern resurges with new questions the government may use to justify higher levies.
A Finnish delegation travels to Moscow to settle definite Russo Finnish boundary lines. Worries persist that Russia will demand larger concessions than the provisional peace terms. The talks coincide with the moment peace was dictated and the final boundary lines are to be decided this week.
Discussion of Russia and Finland reinterpreting boundary terms fuels unease in northern Europe about a new power and territorial balance. Even with aligned views, experts doubt the tension will ease and regional security remains fragile.
The government funded artist projects to provide work during relief, leading to numerous murals on public buildings. Some praise relief spending as a boon for American art, while critics question the artistic value and advocate paying artists not to paint, similar to farm subsidies.
In Kansas the new season centers on planting and harvest prep. Across Europe the seasonal change signals a war that will be fought more bitterly and on a larger scale than in winter.
Richard W. Robbins, a Kansas stockman near Belvedere and GOP active, cites William Allen White’s view as a potential Republican platform. The piece argues the 1940 campaign is the most crucial since 1860 with crossroads for solvent democracy or debt crisis and risk of a dictatorial receiver.
A speaker rejects fear of communists, arguing the real danger lies in complacent crowds seeking an easy, struggle-free future. He contrasts the average communist with a brother figure who, though capable, is harmed by life’s hardships and lack of effort.
A street car struck a Hupmobile coupe and jumped the track damaging curb and sidewalk at 1033 New Jersey street. Donald Ewing aged 17 sustained slight head and leg bruises after being knocked down by a truck. Also noted are social events and local notices including birthdays, dinners, and a St Patrick's day party. Eight delivery wagons arrived to aid local retailers.
In a crowded city, Ann Brown an orphan lodger misidentifies a suitcase with jewels from Temple Wholesale. She seeks help from John Temple and police, is detained as a potential suspect, and is escorted to a distant house where Irene Temple awaits as the scene builds to a continuation.
A dense listing of radio programs and hosts across Kansas City stations KMBC WDAF WREN for Monday evening March 18 including newscasts, variety shows, mysteries and sports. Notable entries mention Fred Waring's Orchestra Captain Midnight and The Green Hornet with multiple times and host credits.
A wartime column compares the fall of Czechoslovakia Poland and Finland leaving the Allies exposed to German and Russian pressure. It jokes about Uncle Sam as a rich but unreliable guardian while warning Britain and Europe that American aid may come only after a sob story.
Tokyo reports a fresh protest to Soviet Russia over a Sakhalin Island border clash last week. Japan alleges a Russian patrol fired on a Japanese unit with about a dozen involved and two Japanese casualties. Japan asserts sovereignty over the island's southern half while Russia occupies the north.
Earl Bohnsack of Lawrence has been hired as a mechanic by Consolidated Aircraft in San Diego California. He works in the Sheet Metal department after training at Missouri Aviation Institute in Kansas City. He secured employment within days of arriving in San Diego.
Forty years ago in Lawrence green was common on St Patrick’s Day. The scene mentions a new messenger post system, a hungry man who froze to death, and local civic efforts including an Elks lodge, free lectures by phrenologist James Calvin Johnson, a knee sprain from wrestling, plus a Republican ticket listing city officers and council candidates. Local social events feature fifty couples to be entertained at the Merchants Athletic club.
Baldwin community items span visits to Wichita and Lawrence events at the First Presbyterian church in Lawrence and birthdays at the Bennett home. A letter from S A Deel details a mild Sitka Alaska winter, long days ahead, and plans to join Mr Deel in Sitka with daughter Helen Deel.
Melvern Kansas reports farmer Richard Allen aged 65 was struck by an automobile and killed while crossing the street. The incident on March 18 involved a pedestrian fatality.
Prepared by Dr Gates Gleax Atkins for the Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America March 18 This devotional piece laments spiritual blindness in Jerusalem and today and pleads for wisdom in matters that pertain to peace It ends with a pleading prayer for mankind to seek love and goodness and to use faith for healing
Ottawa technicians emphasize proper stock water pond construction to minimize evaporation. They cite summer losses four to five times household usage per acre, with regional evaporation averages from three to five feet in the southern great plains. Tips include excavating ponds to reduce evaporation, selecting sand-free sites, removing surface ton soil, and proper dam shaping. A Velock meeting will discuss American Standards Act proposed as WPA substitute, and spring cleaning tips suggest selling unneeded items via Journal World classifieds.
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