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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1934
Page
4
A Lawrence citywide observance Music Week mobilizes schools churches and clubs with performances by local groups and external artists. The event aims to enrich the community with sustained value from musical activity and youth engagement through concerts and gatherings.
Ten anti crime measures cleared the house as excitement over Dillinger’s capture grows. The New York Sun argued that the aim is catching Dillinger, not piling up charges, noting authorities face a state and federal puzzle. Rumors of Dillinger in England and aboard a liner to Liverpool fuel fear beyond the Midwest.
Elementary schools will stage a play day tomorrow at 2 30 pm on the stadium field under Beatrice Johnk. About one thousand children will participate in the event.
Miss Eugenia Sterling of Lawrence has been awarded the Mrs. Sara Robinson scholarship at Woods Hole Massachusetts and will spend the summer in the laboratory there. Mrs. Wherry travels home to Ogden Utah after visiting her mother Mrs. Ella Zimmerman and friends. Zimmerman hopes the trip aids Mrs. Wherry’s health. Henry Bowman of Belleville sells property and plans two modern brick cottages on South Massachusetts Street this summer. Setterburg tin shop moves to the block building formerly housing the five and ten cent store. Robertson to remodel the room used for displaying his furniture stock.
Forty years ago on Monday May 7 Rev G D Rogers preached his last Lawrence sermon before sailing to England for the international Y M C A meeting. After weeks of rink revival closings, he ends nine weeks in Lawrence with 137 reported conversions. A quiet home wedding followed at E L Jones residence as Nellie Jones wed Sergeant F A Wooten of the regular army at Ft Leavenworth. Dr James Marvin led the ceremony and Mrs Wooten is deeply known in the community.
A detailed outline by W. C. Simons champions subsidies tied to tariffs on exported farm products to raise farmer purchasing power. It claims this would restart factories, restore credit, boost domestic prices to world levels, expand exports, and improve national income without new bureaus. The plan cites bipartisan discussions and expert reviews, urging broader debate.
Deaconess notes the Lawrence Music Festival month featuring The Redemption to open the May series at Music Hall. The upcoming Scharwenka engagement requires a 200 dollar guarantee, with Mrs. Nannie Hands Kronberg and Miss Ellen Beech Yaw added as performers. Henry Laird and cattlemen arrive, plus a social note on Frances Steinberg traveling to Kansas City for a wedding.
Dr Edward Bumgardner notes the May 7 1915 German submarine sinking of the passenger liner Lusitania, causing 112 American deaths and fueling public sentiment toward war with Germany. the incident is framed as a major provocation in early U.S. anti war discourse.
The report notes a German Ambassador warning Americans via a New York newspaper advertisement not to sail on the vessel carrying ammunition for the Allies.
Olathe death reports Flo ra Hunt 78 daughter of George W McIntyre a Mississippi steamboat captain from the Civil War era. Wichita note Dave Levy test pilot became a parachute club member after an 800 foot plane crash. Leavenworth reports two former utilities magnates Wilbur B Foshay and Henry H Henley begin 15 year federal prison terms for mail fraud. Marriage licenses issued to Blocker Thackrey Bradley Sims and to Gayhart Brain with ceremonies planned or completed.
Judith Dale leaves Norman Dale following a clash with the Bevins heirs over the Rio Diablo dam funded by his money. Norman writes claiming trust and ethics conflict, while Judith seeks new allies and a boardroom push to secure the project and her future as tensions with Lampere escalate.
In May 1899 Colonel Frederick Funston is wounded in the hands at San Tomas in the Philippine war. On May 6 Governor Stanley appoints Major W. S. Metcalf of Lawrence as colonel of the Twentieth Kansas, replacing Funston who is promoted to brigadier general, with Captain W. H. Bishop of Salina named major to succeed Metcalf. Topeka reports show 55 officers and men of the Twentieth Kansas have been killed or died of disease since leaving Topeka for the Orient.
A fragment from Mary Graham Bonner features Christopher Columbus Crow claiming ongoing discovery while characters Top Notch the rooster and Rip the dog challenge the claim. The dialogue hints at identity and recognition within a playful scene.
Willy Nilly the gnome and animal pals follow Christopher to the woods. Christopher speaks of a mysterious discovery as bears gather springtime foods. They move quietly and hear drum-like sounds echoing through the trees.
A NY medical article describes an X ray instrument for locating glass splinters in the eye and stimulating the retina. It explains how shadows cast by lead letters help read with eyes closed. The piece notes X rays penetrate eye tissues but are blocked by opaque objects. It also mentions Muskogee, Oklahoma, rarely winning a league pennant since 1906.
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