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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1934
Page
4
Belief grows that the biggest code fight will hit the communications code the NRA may push on telephone telegraph and radio firms. The industries resist any proposed code, risking court battles. Also, coverage notes the Mellon case, with a grand jury refusing indictment and critics calling it a political prosecution driven by motives, not facts.
Air mail carriers are returning to service with many of the same firms that operated pre cancellation. Fewer routes are flown and schedules are tightened, but the service is regaining a footing. The piece criticizes political expense and notes potential improvements could have kept service uninterrupted. It also discusses NRA head General Johnson's stance on neutrality and the role of subordinates in promoting unions via government action.
A 98 year old man, once with Quantrill's guerrilla band, died in Texas. The note recalls the band’s ties to the Lawrence massacre and reminds that reunions once drew publicity in Kansas City and Independence. The piece echoes fears of postwar drouth relief politics and election year rhetoric.
A new eighty member Cavalry Troop of the National Guard, composed of Indian students from Haskell Institute, will be established in Lawrence within ten days with Captain Paul Canady in command and J C Holmes as first lieutenant. The unit has already enlisted and will be mustered in soon. Dr W O Mendenhall of Friends University spoke at a convocation and will address a Friends church gathering tonight.
Twenty five years ago on May 9 Perry hosted a walking pair Harry Kemp and Clarence Drake who planned a trek to Topeka with Weston. They spent the night in Perry, returned to Lawrence by morning, and described the trek as tiring yet enjoyable with Weston falling twice but persisting at the same pace.
A 1925 Publishers Syndicate cartoon caption features the line That handsome nephew of mine is too proud to ask me to give him money, so he asks me for a loan. Call in' it a loan saves his pride, but it don't save me any thing.
Chas. Achning Jr., owner of Lewis Lumber Co, has bought J. M. Neville’s home at 809 Indiana Street and plans immediate move after Neville vacates in a few days. He has also contracted a new home at the same time. Neville has bought the Stanley cottage at 809 Alabama Street and will move in as soon as it is vacated.
Forties era notes a large meeting at the rink as part of a two day campaign for woman suffrage. Mrs H D McGrory presided with music by the mandolin club, Judge S C Thacher gave welcome, Dr James Marvin gave invocation, and Mrs Carrie Lane Chapman Catt spoke. Also mentioned: Prof Olin Templin delivered a lecture in Leavenworth and Miss Ella Barteaux with Miss Jessie Williams visit Baldwin. The Redemption will be repeated at Trinity church Thursday at 7 30 for Prof Penny’s support and a gesture to Rev Mr Rogers before his Europe departure.
The discussion notes morphine as a life saving aid in painful crises yet linked to tragedies from improper use. It also covers barbiturate drugs such as veronal arsonal and luminal, praising hypnotic benefits but highlighting dangers to nerves heart lungs and kidneys. Excessive nonprescription use can cause addiction and fatal overdoses. Prescription safeguards exist due to hazard.
In 1899 Kansas state board of railroad assessors raises assessed valuation of Rock Island and Union Pacific in the state. An attorney for ousted agricultural college regents secures a temporary injunction at Manhattan preventing the newly appointed regents from acting.
In 1926 Richard E Byrd with Floyd Bennett flew from Spitsbergen to the North Pole in a Fokker monoplane circling the pole several times. In 1929 he flew over the South Pole. His current expedition is described as the most elaborate for polar exploration. City schools nationwide employ 15 600 fewer teachers than in 1931, per the federal Office of Education.
Judith Dale confronts a court fight with Mrs Bevins and daughter Mathile over Big Tom Bevins money to finish the dam in western Texas. Norman, Judith’s husband and Mora Lampere’s law partner, is drawn in as Mathile targets him. Judith travels to Galveston then returns to secure Mason’s position at the dam and weighs her future with Norman amid tensions and accusations of infidelity.
Partridge couple declare love in a woodland wedding vow told in a whimsical tale. Willy Nilly asks to join their home but they prefer the wilder woods, seeking safety away from fields and farms. The Partridges leave their log to begin feathered life together in the forest.
Topeka reports Kansas seeks the return from Oklahoma of Howard Thornton a parole violator held in Pittsburg County Oklahoma. Thornton was sentenced from Allen County for grand larceny. Wichita notes 90.7 percent of Ninth District farm loans go to old indebtedness five and a half percent for land equipment and other agri building needs. Fort Scott closes May term with Phil H Callery personal injury case settled for 1100 dollars just before verdict.
A quirky round of notes from across the nation. Mae West receives a Waldo Kansas pupil’s confession about signing an arithmetic test. In Oklahoma a county tag agent chats with a preacher near Matoaka. A Wisconsin man resists divorce as a court case nears. In Toronto inventor Henry McCardle touts an electrical breath control to measure intoxication.
Tokyo officials warn of formal protest if investigations show Britain infringes the most favored nation clause of the Anglo Japanese treaty. Kanghtai unveils a 18 member eight month tour to study military science in Europe and America. Havana cabinet plans to liberalize divorce laws to attract the divorce trade. Cairo Imam and Yemen leader may appeal to Britain or Italy to occupy Yemen to block Ibn Saud’s advancing forces.
Pleasant Grove updates include the Beaman family leaving the Sinclair Service Station after four years with no lease. Local residents helped with papering at Virgil Landis’s. Perry visitor Sandy Williams, ill with quinsy, was cared for at Memorial hospital. Visitors and family gatherings occurred across Pleasant Grove and nearby Baldwin and Lawrence with multiple relatives mentioned.
Sunday activities across Stull include Ralph and Rose visiting Leonard Ice, Mrs Ice returning from Messer place, and Cruthers granddaughter staying. Pleasant Grove beat Hopewell 9 to 3. Community picnics, quilting helpers, lodge meetings, and visits to Carl Peterson and other neighbors noted along with banquets and member gatherings.
Miss Wilma Clnn of Topeka spent weekend with her parents the Glenns. Reading circle met at the schoolhouse with many attendees. Various visits and dinners noted among the Dark, Holloway, Kellogg, Colman, Goff, and Hart families. Greenwood Valley road circle set to meet May 8 at the school house.
The E. E. Vanderponts of Oska near the state lake hosted a Sunday gathering with a large dinner honoring Mrs. Vanderpool. Residents once living here attended, marking a local reunion and festive event.
Relatives visited as Mrs. Bertha Marchion of Kansas City stayed with daughter Mrs. Jess Graham. A hay and dairy barn at the Taylor dairy near Lawrence burned Saturday evening, destroying a Buick car, hay, equipment, and a valuable horse. the silo also burned and paint exploded during the blaze. No injuries were reported among workers.
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