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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1935
Page
4
Planning for the G O P drives debate on liberalization versus steady policy, urging a realistic program over utopian promises as recovery hinges on self-help. John Buchan, historian novelist, is named governor general of Canada by King George, expected to bring dignity and global perspective to the post.
Bernard Baruch told the senate munitions committee that profits from war should be skimmed back via taxes and that labor would be mobilized under a work or fight policy but not conscripted. He argued conscripting labor is unconstitutional and un-American while accepting compulsory service for soldiers.
The piece traces the evolution of conscription from early American practice to World War I and beyond, noting how the draft became a tool to marshal manpower. It questions future wars requiring universal mobilization and hints that civilian job choices may become theoretical obligations under plans like Baruch’s mobilization. It also references drought, taxes, and Berlin talks shaping public concern.
Law rence city commissioners decided to allow ice cream vendors to operate again this summer subject to license fees and inspection by the city health department after three weeks of deliberation. H Hun singer was granted a permit to remodel his garage at 912 Massachusetts Street. Several local residents attended a flower show in Kansas City and several others hosted dinners for visiting officials. A list of attendees includes Mrs. Peter Emery and daughter Marguerite and many others. Mrs. B J Horton of Mayaguez Porto Rico visits, with daughters Martha Doroth and Anita Horton attending school here. Dr. Edward Hislop is sick at home with the flu.
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO March 28 reports campus improvements with new tungsten lights along the main boulevard from the library to the engineering building. Each post to feature a tall lamp and a lower cluster, illuminated nightly to enhance campus appearance.
The Civic League shows vitality as committees form with chairwomen Mrs. B. Asher Mrs. Alford Mrs. Spangler Mrs. Gilmore Mrs. Chalkley Mrs. Wall and Mrs. Bailey. Kansas National Guard promotes four corporals to sergeant candidates including Corwin Lewis and others to be recommended by Captain Clark.
Forty years ago on Tuesday March 26 Mrs A Palm recovering from grip. streets in Lawrence praised for the rains but deemed in poor shape due to faulty street work. Music Club hosted a crowded musicale with local performers. KU faculty named Florence Parrott to the commencement program replacing Lucinda Smith. City Council met to appoint election judges and clerks. cigarette fine raised to 25 dollars. Regents meeting at KU slated for two to three days with many applicants for university jobs.
Forty years ago March 28th Lawrence readers anticipate a top attraction at the university lecture course. Mrs Scott Siddons the English actress and Mrs Clara Murray the Chicago harpist join for a joint program at the opera house. The event is described as one of the best to appear in Lawrence with the city abuzz over attendance.
In New Concord Ohio James Stimson II readers follow a clash between social expectation and romance. James pursues Jane Northrup then unexpectedly shifts attention to Leslie Harris the printer's daughter. The town frets as a high born marriage plot bends under real attraction.
A fragment notes a 1935 sewing circle gathering led by Matect Hob with emphasis on advancing a plan or wager. The readable text suggests a formal or social event but details are limited.
Top Notch, owner of a bustling general store, toils over a new sign while Robin seeks help for building a robin's nest. Christopher Columbus Crow hides a five cent piece in his nest high in a tree as local birds shop seeds and nest-building supplies.
Roumania again outdoes its prior issues with a new commemorative stamp set. Available details are sparse but indicate four values bearing portraits that resemble Crisan Horia Closco or similar names. The release appears to emphasize eye catching design elements typical of recent issues.
Stamp news highlights two era themed sets with two tone frames and the 1783 date beneath portraits. It notes Bolivian and Peruvian issues including air mail and standard postage stamps, a 1d centavo commemorative, and a Persian nine-item progress set in two colors with rugged borders.
Recapitulation describes stamp denominations from 5 to 134 dinars, each with distinct color schemes and symbol themes such as justice, Persepolis, education, air power, health, manufacturing, naval power, transport, and construction. The stamps resemble the 1929 issue in bold bi color styling and show Persia’s progress themes.
Local boy Harold G Hoffman became governor of New Jersey, recalled as the boy who skipped school to call a newspaper. Aura Jean Little, 24, plans cheerleading at a Parsons tournament but swallowed a sewing needle while making her costume. Ethyl Lewis sues for divorce citing a crystal gazer husband who would return to his former wife and give only $5 total. An absent minded painter in Danville paints the wrong house and faces arrest threats. Seven Devils in Idaho: ranchers recall a nine foot six cougar killed by Bert Rhodes weighing 256 pounds. Spokane police report lights shot out by an alcohol tax squad member during a pistol range incident.
Charles George Petrie died at his home in Valley Grove Jefferson County on February 23 1935. He was born in Futtenghur East Indies in 1867 and lived in Woolwich England before moving to America with his family. He farmed near Oska logsa and later Jefferson County with his wife Elizabeth Dittrich Petrie. Survived by wife five children six grandchildren three sisters and one brother. Funeral services were at Rumsey funeral home and burial at McLouth cemetery near his brother.
Berlin reports that the failure of other European powers to intervene for the Nazis and a Lithuanian court's conspiracy conviction are seen as a severe blow to European peace efforts.
A dense listing of radio shows across stations KMEC WEEE WDAE WREN KMBC and others. Includes talents Kellogg Singing Lady Orphan Annie Rudy Vallee Paul Whiteman and more with orchestras, chats, and dance programs scheduled from 6 PM to after midnight.
A chaotic radio listings page shows times and station tags for KMBC KMBC WDAF WREN KNBC and others. Various programs include music, police adventures court relations intimate revue and weather forecasts with multiple orchestras and named performers listed.
At 2 30 p m Prof Charles Sanford Skilter leads the Music Appreciation period followed by the School of Engineering and Architecture and a Civic Engineer event at 5 p m. Dean Swarthout presents Miss Ruth Gregory violin solo in the musical program.
Brussels orders bourses closed for three days ahead of announcing its Ppeerem currency plan. In Greece, 14 of 28 defendants face death sentences on rebellion charges. Japan rejects League ties while retaining Pacific mandates. London court fashion set with low necklines, including 18 American attendees, under lord chamberlain directives.
Drigo Galoston explains that bedsores indicate poor nursing when a bedridden patient fails to move. Key prevention includes frequent position changes and relieving pressure on bony prominences with water cushions, air mattresses, or rubber rings. Attendants should report when a patient cannot change position to prompt preventive actions.
Mrs Charles Wells hosted dinner guests at the Ralston home while Tuesday’s visitors included Mrs Ada Kirkpatrick and Mrs Ed Paasch. Lawrence and Blue Mound travelers visited local homes as Oscar Brownlee spent days in Kansas City and Peter Dreher returned from California.
The notice promotes Doan's Pills to clean kidneys and prevent acid poisoning by removing waste. It warns of backache, leg pain, fatigue, night wakefulness, and swelling from poor kidney function. It claims kidneys have 15 miles of tubes and urges buying the product from druggists.
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