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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1933
Page
4
A Wichita liquor case ends with acquittal on beer sale. Analysis warns that law enforcement may still prosecute but juries resist enforcing prohibition. The piece notes ongoing moves to shift constitutional power to the executive and cautions Republicans against quick empowerment. It also reflects on Iowa farm troubles and broader political shifts.
The text notes two outbreaks of violence seen in a new light after a district judge was kidnapped and threatened with hanging last week. It discusses Governor actions deploying troops to districts with worst violence and questions dangers if courts and peace officers fail. It also praises the Kansas City Star for a Pulitzer editorial award and comments on veteran representatives in the House.
Mr and Mrs Charles Kinnamon announce the April 30 birth of their daughter Jane Sheffield. Ocean to Ocean Flight completes first nonstop coast to coast by American aviators Oakley Kelley Joli A MacReady landing in San Diego. Plane left Hempstead at 1 36 p m yesterday. Coast to coast flight completed in a little over hours. Lawrence hotel project advances as Chamber of Commerce backs bonus. plans to begin soon. Raymond A Kent named dean at Northwestern University College of Liberal Arts. High school elects new officers for boy and girl student councils.
Twenty five years ago on May 3 Cullouzi and Huberta Russell led social notices with a line party to see The Lion and the Mouse. Chi Omega hosted a large spring party at F A A Hall with 125 grand march couples and Kelley Orchestra, plus details on attendees and entertainment. Also includes Miss Lalia Walling to entertain, Capt Fearing ill, and Hackbarth sisters returning from Denver. a tree incident involving an omelette nest observed in Kennedy and Ernst window display.
The Missouri Kansas & Texas express train No. 3 was robbed at Pryor Creek at 8:30 p.m. yesterday by the Starr gang, about six members strong. Among those robbed were Dick Gentry F L Martin and a party of Eastern capitalists visiting the Martin lines. Additional notes mention Prof. Dunlap lecturing in Leavenworth on Tennyson and various local happenings in Lawrence.
On this date in 1897 Shawnee county district court enjoined the state text book commission from functioning while a hearing on a permanent order for a Topeka book dealer’s application proceeded. In 1898 the Independence Star and Kansan was sold by receiver to A. T. Cox who announced former Senator William A. Peffer would become editor.
A miscellany of briefities: Wesley E Morgan, 10, touted as El Segundo’s “perfect baby” contest winner with son Wesley Jr taking second. Morgan and his 53-year-old wife wed in 1929 Aberdeen Mississippi. In Beckley Chief Sterne tickets an out-of-towner for one-hour parking. a dental office visitor notes a missed tooth. A Chicago-bound steer escapes a cattle truck, admires its reflection, and is re-captured after a glass-shattering scuffle. Hollywood stars joke about bicycle lessons for actresses Constance Bennett, Mary Duncan, and Janet Gaynor suffer minor injuries in biking misadventures. Jean Harlow crashes a parked car but remains unharmed.
Margie Couch, 24, of near De Soto, sues Kansas Electric Power in Wyandotte County District Court for 80000 over injuries from an April 1932 electric shock while answering a home telephone. A miniature line and high tension wire illustrate the wiring issue near De Soto. The case argues the high tension line contacted the telephone line. Salina grocer dead in Salina, Kansas. Lewis Johannes, 66, longtime Salina resident, died this morning. widow and six children survive.
Ruth Warren amid ruin at the Dead Lantern ranch agrees to mortgage her half of the property to cattleman Parker to save the ranch. Snavely resists but accepts the plan as Ruth and Ann bond over survival, work, and a shared future with David. A looming drought and a risky sale back her plan with hope for a prosperous cattle venture.
Fire Chief Quacko leads the Ducks as they work to douse a house blaze with Willy Nilly’s pump while Jelly Bear attempts a ladder descent. The ladder collapses under Jelly Bear’s weight as Honey Bear watches anxiously from above.
Revival services at the church of the Nazarene in Clinton start Sunday morning and run every night. Evangelist is Rev. Fred Lincoln from Wichita. Pastor is Rev. W. E. Hass. Clinton lies about 12 miles southwest of Lawrence.
The article critiques thorough eye exams and discusses causes of eyestrain from refractive errors to ocular neurosis. It warns against overdiagnosis and the risk of mislabeling real conditions as nervousness and criticizes eye rest, dark glasses, and crude psychotherapy as cures. It notes that patient sensitivity and prejudgment by some enthusiasts can mislead treatment.
Topeka dispatch reports Gov. Alf Landon traveling to Oklahoma City to meet Gov. Murray about oil industry issues. In Kansas, the State Tax Commission granted Grant County and the City of Ulysses temporary relief from new tax provisions until January 1, 1934, as announced by Chairman Walter Pleasant. The Newton high school vocational agriculture winners were John Renich, Carl and Clem Ent White.
A Lebanon team took second with Hill City third in a state livestock and grain judging contest. Renich was the high individual. Mabry Wheeler of Mound City won the state public speaking contest. Wayne Trail of Colby was voted president of the Kansas Future Farmers. Topeka May 3 AP receipt of a verbal complaint that the Ot taw city commission ignored two state laws in filling the office of police judge was announced by Roland Boynton state attorney general. He said he had written Franklin county attorney to investigate whether former soldiers were given preference as required by law. Kansas City Kan May 3 AP Olive A Thompson Wyandotte county superintendent of schools has received resignations from rural school boards amid the new early basis law. She said offers announced yesterday had not been accepted.
An Ohio physician unveils a inexpensive remedy for constipation sour stomach gas and indigestion. A daily teaspoon in water for 80 days provides relief. Available at Crown Drug Store priced 98 cents for 20 days 2.50 for three months or 6 bottles for 5.00.
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