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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1937
Page
4
The piece notes whether new liquor laws will curb illegal traffic as test cases unfold. It reports on the Spanish Civil War dynamics with loyalist and royalist forces and foreign legions, plus the Chrysler motor sit-down strike near approach to a unified stance. Blossom Festival dates set for St Joseph on May 7 and 8 announced by R F Stahl.
A religious verse quotes Proverbs 25 verses 11 and 12 about a word fitly spoken. The passage uses symbolic language likening timely speech to apples of gold in pictures of silver and an ornament of gold.
The Supreme Court reversed earlier rulings to uphold Washington state minimum wage law, hailed by administration supporters as proof the court bends to election pressures. Analysts warn of a government of impulse over law as the era’s major decisions, including Flavier Lemke mortgage moratorium changes, point to lasting influence on labor acts and industry stability.
The piece discusses Kansas reaction to 3.2 beer legalization and regulation. It notes beer dealers facing stricter control under the new acts and prohibitionists monitoring the outcome. The article explores whether the industry gains meet their aims and how acts may be enforceable.
A deed filed with Mrs. Isa Wellman shows the sale of about 140 acres of Lakeview club house property by Mrs. Grace E. Baldwin to the Lakeview Fishing and Shooting association occurred last Wednesday, with the transfer recorded yesterday afternoon. An unrelated item notes Jayhawker editor candidates and a recital at the Unitarian church by local musicians.
Misses Rouse and Carlson launch a dressmaking business at 906 Massachusetts Street offering refined workmanship. The town reports a busy day as ice deliveries begin and street crossings remain muddy from lack of cleaning.
The patients were mostly well after a day of Willy Nilly s treatment and care. A few needed longer observation, Willy Nilly fixed a blown shutter and checked the roof on the Empty House. Top Notch stayed with Willy Nilly as he awaited Dr Willy Nilly’s return and asked patients to wait in the reception room. Ducks lingered but were told to return to the pond.
Willy Nilly, aided by bears and Rip, fixes the roof and declares work progressing fast. He plans to tackle his own house, a car, garden, painting, and more, while a teasing Rip pushes him to attend to cars. Meanwhile Lyons Kansas reports Cities Service Gas seeks an $80,000 plant near the No 1 Pulliam well east of town, a large producer with 160 million cubic feet daily, potentially the first in the area.
The article argues posture results from factors like fatigue and chronic infection. It advises thorough examination, rest, and treating underlying issues such as tonsils or sinus infections before relying on exercises. It warns against shaming children and overbearing drills. It notes an approval of a railway depot operation by multiple lines.
Eva Mannersfield returns to her 200year old house and orchard in rural Connecticut to find the Featherstones and their Berloux son joining the household Uncle Henry moves in to help run the estate George Cleveland, Eve's neighbor, offers affection while Eve remains engaged to Denny who longs for a city job with George's steel magnate father. Walking in the orchard, Denny and Eve encounter George.
Eve's romance with Denny grows as George blocks Eve from his own feelings. Denny lands a Northern Steel job and Ellen confesses a longing for George, forcing Eve to navigate friendships, planned marriages, and Mitzi's Southampton hunt while awaiting big changes.
Canada plans the first regular series to bear a full face view of King George VI in a business suit. The new stamps will launch April first with 1 2 and 3 cent denominations in green brown and red, followed later by 4 5 and 8 cent values.
In 1935 Canada used George V designs with a central portrait in an oval and smaller corner values. Plans for a coronation series are pending. The issue marks the first time a king is shown in informal business attire on Canadian stamps, following earlier depictions and Prince of Wales images. Pushkin noted for Soviet philatelic honors and a two-design set with a six-stamp souvenir sheet chronicling 1837 1937 centennial.
The excerpt recalls Alexander Pushkin born of mixed heritage, exiled for verse, and involved in secret societies. It notes a later clash over atheism, the czar's favor, and his mortal duel wound, dying before 38. It mentions Boris Godunov Eugen Onegin and The Queen of Spades as his renowned works.
Robert Exton, 25, cared for his blind wire-haired fox terrier for three years. He accused Joseph Johanson, 49, an apartment house doorman, of kicking the dog. A fight ensued and Johanson died two hours later from a fractured skull.
Radio listings detail March evening programming across KMBC WDAF WREN EMBC and WDAP networks with multiple acts. Entries include orchestras singers variety programs musical interludes and requests featuring names such as Jack Armstrong Tony Russell Edgar A Guest Connie Gates Ken Murray and Benny Goodman among others across stations KMBC WDAF WREN EMBC and WDAP.
Exton was held on a charge of manslaughter. A compilation of brief items notes Mrs H W Shaw of Alliance reporting her cousin Roy Koontz from Bloomington Indiana bought a used car in Cleveland for 150 dollars. Cleaning the antique revealed an 1821 dime under a seat cushion. A coin expert offered 450 dollars for the coin.
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