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Newspaper

Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Mar 23, 1934

Page

2

Air Mail From Army Planes Faces Revised Senate Bill

Washington reports a revised air mail bill would bar bidders with reps at the Washington air mail talks and require competitive bids for initial contract lettings. It proposes four transcontinental routes, ICC final say on bidder responsibility, and potential redress in the claims court for canceled contracts.

Bors Senate Washington United States McKellar Tenn Black Ala Special Air Mail Interstate Commerce Commission MecKellar Charles A. Lindbergh Walter F. Brown Post- Minster General Farley

First Methodist Church Sermons and Evening Programs

Evening at the First Methodist church features sermons on Lillies, Trees and Character or The Problem of Trying to be Good with Harmony Circle and Centenary Methodist members as guests. A 7:30 p.m. song service includes Mr and Mrs Shirk and the Business Men's Chorus. No service Saturday.

First Methodist Church Harmony Circle Centenary ‘Methodist Church Shirk

Cunningham in News Reel at Dickinson Theater

Fox news reel showing today and Saturday features Glenn Cunningham of Kansas University, famed miler, who set two world records at the Knights of Columbus games in New York last week. Indoor mark lowered. Classified ad offers extra cash through ads.

Cunningham Fox News Dickinson Theater Glenn Cunningham New York K. U

Short Change Tactics Cost Local Merchant $10

A Lincoln sedan with Georgia plates fleeced Elam of the Independent Laundry at 740 Vermont street out of $10 in a staged change scheme. Three well dressed women and two men involved, with the car and suspects not yet found. Later death notices for Mrs. Mary Alice Sample and Mrs. Kenner Myers listed with funeral details.

Georgia Independent Vermont Street Elam Lincoln

City Government Views Highlight Co-Op Club Talk

Members of the Co-Operative Club heard Prof. Roland Maddox of the University of Kansas discuss city government forms at the Eldridge hotel. He praised the Lawrence city commission and noted next week’s meeting will be ladies night with Mayor Omar Ketchum of Topeka as speaker on civic clubs.

Co-Operative Club Roland Madox University of Kansas Political Deience Department Eldridge Hotel Maddox Lawrence Ketchum

Clinic at Quincy School Moves From Unitarian Church

Dr. Bert Nash announced the mental hygiene and behavior clinic will relocate to the Quincy school building starting next Monday. The clinic, held at 2 PM on Monday Wednesday and Friday, will continue until May 1 and uses the north door for entry.

Quincy Bert Nash t= Unitarian church

A7 Shop Managers Meet to Discuss Code Plan

Lawrence area shop managers gathered for a bar code meeting with 17 shops represented. Under the tentative code, 70 percent of shops in 3 Riven territory could form a permanent code organization. A follow up meeting is set for April 5 to consider final code adaptations.

Enders Lawrence

Memorial Hospital Notes and Union Service Plan

Memorial Hospital notes report Miss Gertrude Lawrence and Mrs Mary Gibson discharged after operations while Miss Helen Clark returns home recovering. A union Good Friday service at First Baptist North Lawrence features seven speakers on the seven last words with ministers from Colored churches invited to attend.

Gertrude Lawrence Kentucky Street Mary Gibson Helen Clark Massachusetts Street Baptist Church 4Th and Lincoln Streets North Lawrence W. A. Scott Minister's Council of the Colored Churches Christ W. S. Simms Paradise Isaac Terrell B. L. Wightman A. T. Parker M. C. Knight William Tyler W. A. Simms Wm. Tyler i Knight

Simple Things Still Have Their Appeal

Students at Kansas University display lively campus life amid midterm tensions, with pranks and social gatherings at Greek houses during exams. Faculty and administration are occasionally guests, while local notices place the scene in Lawrence with a broader roster of residents and travels.

Plan for destruction and subversion described in political tract

The text outlines a scheme where leaders in industry and labor are placated with government loans and contracts to maintain subservience. It suggests using federal aid to control colleges and inflame the masses against the old order while preparing for a future where government directly operates industry and commerce. Farmers would be courted with dole tactics to join a broad redistribution agenda.

Aarnate and Doles

Sheriff Reports County Police Equipped to Fight Bank Robberies

Sheriff Jack Dunkley announces Douglas County lawmen are well armed with three 12 gauge riot guns two 30 30 bolt actions a .35 caliber rifle lever action a .32 caliber lever action a Thompson sub machine gun and three tear gas bombs tested as satisfactory a new Y 8 sedan with radio and gun racks joins the fleet Charles Starkweather deputy tax chief aids emergency calls as federal and state authorities urge proper police armament amid a crime wave.

Jack Dunkley Douglas County Kansas Jesse Duntley Thompson Charles Starkweather Tax Collee Alfred M. Landon

Lent Services Planned by Lawrence Ministers

Lawrence ministers arrange two series of noon Lenten services at the Congregational church next week with speakers including Bishop James Wise Topeka and Dr. Ernest W. Collins Topeka. Daily talks run 12 10 to 12 45 with Helen Beard soloist and other clergy, plus a Good Friday service at First Baptist from noon to 3. These undenominational meetings reflect a growing national custom.

Lawrence Congregational Church James Wise Episcopal Church Topeks Helen Beard Ebnelcide Ernest W. Collins Central Congregational Church Topeka Wallace B. Fleming Baker Vale W. A Elliot Ottawa Baptist Church First Baptist

Liquor Evils Talk At Junior High Assembly

Miss Audra Williams spoke on the dangers of alcohol at a Junior High eighth grade assembly held Wednesday. Fred Stebb, Home Room 106M, presided. Mrs. Sadie McWilliams, evangelist from the Rocky Mountain district, Denver, preached at St Luke A M E church Wednesday evening. She visited with sisters and uncle at Thirteenth and New Jersey and is a longtime Lawrence resident. Blaze in Nevada Missouri destroys two buildings in the business district, estimated loss $15,000, fire of undetermined origin.

Audra Williams Sadie McWilliams Rocky Mountain Colorado Conference Denver Colo Nevada APJ

French Explorer Malraux Believed To Find Lost City of Sheba

Andre Malraux and Captain Corniglion Molinier, surviving a nine hour flight, claim to have seen the fabled white city of the Queen of Sheba in the Rub al Khali desert near Naith. Arab nomads fired on the plane, forcing a retreat as British pacification is awaited. The expedition described ruins, tombs, and towers above a desert track, with no landing possible.

Paris Andre Malraux Queen of Sheba Malraux Corniglion Molinier Sheba Rubi-El-Khali Arabia Djibouti Somaliland Nerd Sea Yemen Molinier Valley of Kings Ruba-El-Khali

Invite Farm Leaders to Hear Governor's Address

Farm leaders invited to a dinner at Douglas County High School cafeteria on April 3. Governor Alf M. Landon will speak at 6 30 PM. Local businessmen also invited. Bob Laptad chairs the Young Farmers Association newly formed by Lawrence High veterans in vocational agriculture.

Young Farmers Association of Douglas County Alf M. Landon Bob Laptad Lawrence High

Rail freight car loadings rise in mid March figures

Washington March 23 AP The American Railway Association reported revenue freight loadings for the week ended March 17 totaling 62577 cars, up 13371 from the prior week, 172136 more than the same week in 1933 and 11014 above 1932.

Washington American Railway Association

Trail of gang sparks Topeka bank kidnapping search

Shawnee county and Topeka police seek Alvin Karpis Arthur Barker and Sammy Carroll in a double kidnapping case aimed at robbing the National Bank of Topeka. The gang reportedly held Don Hassebroek and others at his home for hours to obtain a bank key, while a separate attempted kidnapping targeted teller Harry Wolf.

Topeka Shawnee County Alvin Karpis Arthur Barker Sammy Carroll National Bank of Barker Karpis

Was gored by bull at farm in Rantoul

Milton Borland, 82, a farmer near Rantoul, was severely injured Thursday evening after a Holstein bull gored him. He suffered broken ribs and a broken shoulder blade with severe lacerations. J. C. Burney and a shepherd dog drove the animal away and Borland was taken to Wellaville for treatment. He is brother of Fred Borland of the Service Lunch, 726 Massachusetts Street.

Milton Orland Rantoul J. C. Burney Borland Wellaville Fred Borland Massachusetts Street

Ancient temple found in Tennessee valley area

Knoxville AP reports ancient ceremonial ruins unearthed by TVA workers during an archaeological survey in a remote mountain valley about 30 miles above the planned Norris dam site. The remains include a crude throne and a large altar with a fire pit suggesting precolonial use.

Knoxville Tenn America Fennessee Valley Authority Florris TVA

Purse theft at rooming house on Rhode Island Street

Vera Hodges reported a theft from a 1225 Rhode Island Street rooming house. A purse containing a check for 6.70 and about 60 cents in change was taken. the bag belonged to Elsie Mowder and the check was payable to her and signed by Vera Horizes.

Rhode Island Street Vera Hodges Elsie Mowder Vera Horizes

On Trial for Murder Salesman Ty Chai With Killing Parsons

Los Angeles March 23 AP Harold W. Monfort a 98 year old salesman is on trial in superior court charged with first degree murder in the death of Ruby Holler a Parsons Kansas divorcee Police detective Ledbetter testified Monfort admitted striking the woman with a flat iron in his apartment last January and expressed sorrow for what he had done The defendant also admitted an attempt at death by his own action Marvin Monfort son of the defendant testified he went to his father's apartment after school and found the woman dead in her bedroom Belleview 4 H club program featured a talk by Prof Deel Six of Vinland High school on 4 H club value to farm boys and girls at a Belleview meeting Plans were made for a play with a committee appointed for plans Elwyn Freese Ruth Duncan Flora Mac James Raymond Miskimen Lois McGee Twenty nine members were present Do you have vacant property Resch the prospective renters with run Journal World classified ad.

Los Angeles Harold W. Monfort Superior Court Ruby -Holler Parsons Kan Monfort M. H. Ledbetter Marvin Monfort Ent Helleview Deel Vinland High School Belleview Albert Madl Elwyn Freese Ruth Duncan Flora Mac James Raymond Miskimen Lois McGee

Scouts in Pageant for Golden Eaglet Awards

The Girl Scout pageant and Golden Eaglet presentation by Mary Bess Doty and Barbara Pendietan occurs at 7:30 tomorrow evening in the Senior High School auditorium as part of Girl Scout Week. Mildred Quail, chairwoman of the Covered Wagon Region, will present the awards amid a program featuring song, dances, and troop showcases.

Mary ‘Bess Doty Barbar Pendietan Misa Mildred Quail Muale—n. Antombly E. DeLameter B. Simpretty Loos K. Delameter Conbinadt C. G. Vermilion Geraldine — Harties Frain’ Dearers Betty Regier Rath Krlen Billta Rae Dash- In Margaret Peony Garland Vance Brownly Pack Southern Golden Eaglet Tonderfot Golden Englett Mary Barbara Pendeton Gelden Englettward Mildred — Quall Myre Flop O Brien Mre A. Z. Anderson Mixx Jexsta May Tucker Margaret Bushong

Milk of Magnesia safety warning urges mother to follow doctor orders

A vintage ad emphasizes a child's health over pennies and urges mothers not to substitute bargain medicines for Phillips Milk of Magnesia. It warns that untested drugs risk a child's welfare and stresses following a doctor's instructions. It promotes the genuine product and cautions against imitation remedies.

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