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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1935
Page
4
Journal World notes President Roosevelt seeks a two year NRA extension while the Senate may limit to ten months. Commentary compares Pacific fleet maneuvers with 2000 mile elbow room and mocks the AAA criticism. It also covers Morgenthau on currency stabilization and Wallace on farm debt, plus Toledo auto strike and Kansas river rises with Emportia bath tub line elevation.
A Washington gathering of farmers refused to form a new national agrarian council, noting existing groups already handle similar work. The report also cites Kansas’ new utility regulation law shifting cost to utilities but funded through taxpayers, signaling lawmakers' preference for direct state oversight.
Lawrence residents report repeated garden thefts with blooms dug up plants uprooted and grounds trampled. Kennedy and Hester homes were hit again while Ander sons yard saw two robberies in recent weeks. Local seniors and students involved in honors activities and ROTC news also feature in town notices.
Twenty five years ago on a Thursday time, Dr. Hyde was found guilty of murder. The jury recommended life imprisonment for the Swope case. Headlines recounted a sensational trial outcome and local reaction. Meanwhile, W. E. Hazen left for Washington to attend a Sunday school convention and Nora Siler journeyed to Bentonville Arkansas for the Christian church state convention. Relations and travel notes followed, including updates on Augusta Flinton’s illness in Venice and Mrs. Flintom’s Kansas City sail plans.
A syndicated comic strip fragment titled Poor Pa by Claude Callan from 1935 presents a brief, humorous scene featuring the title character in a domestic setting. The strip reflects early 20th century humor and newspaper comic styling typical of Publishers Syndicate.
York and Baltimore visitors keep delaying return dates as Edith Lawson’s recital of The Dawn of Tomorrow captivates listeners. Lawrence ICCF lodge members travel to Williamstown to confer six degrees. Fraser Hall hosts the piano graduation recital by Kate Caldwell and Amy Wolfe tomorrow night, with artists Farre, Jones, Stevens, and Demand performing.
Forty years ago on May 16 Lawrence residents noted a street sighting of a woman bicyclist in bloomers, followed by companions in skirts. the crowd deemed bloomers sensible. Other items include local mishaps, visits, a wheel trip from Kansas City, a musical, a runaway horse incident, and the Manter Elledge wedding in North Lawrence.
Kansas brief reports describe heavy rainfall since May 1 with six inches in Leavenworth and water standing in fields while creeks run full and stock ponds fill. In Independence police hunt for a missing man after a possible bridge incident near the Santa Fe, letters bearing a name surface. In Leavenworth a prisoner from Chicago, David McCannell, dies at the federal penitentiary during quarantine.
The Pinckney second grade directed by Miss Helen Shaw presented a musical for parents and friends. The show taught pupils to prepare a program, perform, and entertain guests with songs by the group, piano solos by Andrew Murray Prescott Underwood Robert Egert Phil Stockton Maurice Martin Helen Stringham Ray Boardman Vernon Smith Kathleen McClanahan and George Davidson, and a violin number by Jimmy Mason with Mrs H M Mason on piano.
Delegates from Kansas to support the AAA visit Washington and extend their stay to tour the capital. Four hundred twenty two farmers remained to see the sights after others departed, intending to return to Kansas tonight.
Alison Rede receives a telegram from her unknown father and, fearing danger, hides with a man named Guy Western. He reveals himself as an architect staying near Warley and helps search the house. They find nothing and debate waking neighbors, while Alison suspects a troubling truth about her father's plans and his impending remarriage.
A whimsical scene features Chief Eagle and young Indians planning a summer festival. Activities include moccasin making, pony races, drum dances, and planting corn and vegetables while the group settles by a warm fire before sunrise.
The article surveys how nutrition relates to infection resistance, noting animal studies can mislead for humans. It cites vitamin C deficiency causing scurvy in people, vitamin A not boosting resistance in normal individuals, and infections not shortened by extra vitamin A. Aging, sex, heredity, and prior illnesses influence immunity alongside diet. Tomorrow topic is infantile paralysis protection.
Philadelphia couple Mr and Mrs William Miller faced a 150 year old nuisance statute after 40 neighbors accused them of disturbances. Judge Howard A Davis ruled the law extinct but kept Mrs Miller on 500 bail and ordered the pair to relocate five miles away. Francis Knight, copy boy, reported.
In Dodge City a man removes 4300 pounds of dust from his attic after rains reduce dust storms. Milwaukee dairy case ends with a suspended sentence for selling light cream above 19 percent butterfat, the court noting no fraud but a gift to patrons. Monticello man recalls a 15 year old bullet in his cheek from a hunting accident. Rochester records a stray gray kitten traveling on a Pullman car from Kansas City, adopted by station staff after help from a Chicago Great Western car repairman.
Nebraska Senator George Norris, longtime champion of the Tennessee Valley Authority, defends TVA against Vermont's Austin in a tense senate exchange. Norris, nearly 74, argues that TVA is central to his career, seeking expanded powers and higher capitalization while labeling Austin’s attacks as insults.
Mrs L M Holmes spent Wednesday afternoon with Mrs Arthur August Hadl of Clinton and joined a Friday dinner with Albert Hadl family. Mrs Bert Rood and Mrs Edna Welsh planned a Mother's Day program for the Chapel. Herman Wichman and Marvin visited Earl Ott. Albert Grosdidier and family hosted Sunday dinner with Clearfield and Eudora guests. Mrs Mattie Skinner and son Francis visited Newt Hamlin near Lecompton Wednesday.
A busy weekend featured birthday dinners at Curtis Diedrich home with Ed Forsythe and family attending, and multiple mothers and daughters banquets at St. Pauls church and Eudora M E church. The community mourned the death of Mrs. Oscar Crane, a new bride in Pleasant Grove. Activities spread across towns with visits, parties, and a lightning damaged home.
Winter Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hamlin and Francis Skinner visited relatives in Sun ny and Belleview. Verne Hall from Kansas City spent the weekend with the Dagens George Richards. Families attended gatherings to Topeka and Lecompton with baskets and supper at Don Claar’s home. Several Banks relatives and Pryor family moved to Mexico Missouri. Virginia Ruth Richarda visited grandparents in Lecompton. Ray Mitchell hosted Winter community club. ten members attended.
Radio listings across KMBC WREN WDAF and others detail an extensive May 16 17 schedule with multiple programs. Notable items include Little Orphan Annie Newman Theatre Review Buddy and Ginger Romances Human Rights and Rudy Vallee Mexican Music Indianapolis Speedway coverage and a 25th anniversary banquet for Mayor D W Hoan. Hourly lineups show orchestras talkats and variety features across stations.
Members and several children attended a club meeting in Lawrence. Mrs. William Schreyer was elected treasurer to fill the vacancy. The program featured a song about Mother, a reading, a Mother’s Day story, and duets and solos by Mrs. Owen Mitchell, Mrs. George Miller, and Miss Mitchell. A contest prize went to Mrs. B. Collins. The group will meet June 10 at Mrs. Colman’s home, roll call Father’s Day poems. Mrs. George Kinnett attended Mother’s Day services in Lawrence Friday.
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