Glory to Come Verse Note for May 20 1940
A brief devotional line from 2 Corinthians 4 17 appears as a Monday May 20 1940 religious reflection. It contrasts light affliction with an eternal weight of glory and offers a momentary endurance message.
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1940
Page
4
Falsities of Bitter Spokesmen Exposed by Defense Effort
The piece argues that critics labeled as tories and enemies of the people are proven wrong as the drive to strengthen US defense draws in business leaders. It credits these leaders as true Americans whose interests align with the public good and who are crucial to securing justice and the American way of life amid rising global threats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
White House
Jong
Domestic Issues Take Back Seat to National Defense Debate
The piece argues third term supporters push to link domestic issues to foreign policy to keep Roosevelt in office. It rejects one man rule claims and notes Taft's Topeka speech as presenting America’s real situation. It warns neglecting domestic problems harms defense readiness and urges solving those issues now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Deal
Roosevelt
United States
Taft
Topeka
America
Violated Truce Echoes World War Era Unity
The article recalls wartime cooperation between President Wilson and Republicans including Senator Charles Curtis of Kansas. It notes how bipartisan backing kept all government branches aligned in prosecuting the war and mentions Democratic opposition as part of the coalition dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Europe
Wilson
Congress
Charles Curtis
Kansas
War Administration
Asi
Senate
House
Wilsons 1918 party truce triggers political fallout
The piece condemns President Wilson for urging a Democratic congress during World War I as American troops fought in France. It says his action split loyal supporters, undermined wartime unity, and led to a Republican Congress, harming postwar policy and trust in a party truce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fere
France
the Argonne
Germany
Wilson
White House
Allied declaration brands invasion as cruel in Nazi terms
The United States and other American republics call the invasion of Norway Denmark Holland and Belgium cruel. They note cruelty is a Nazi virtue, suggesting Berlin may take the label as a compliment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Norway
Denmark
Holland
Belgium
Berlin
Americans Return From Europe to Work in Safer Homeland
Americans sail back from Europe seeking safety and opportunity. Upon arrival they will join efforts to maintain that security and quality of life in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Price control by unions eyed in antitrust drive
The office of the United States attorney general pursues monopolistic practices while noting rising influence over labor costs by organizations allied with the C I O and the A F L.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Attorney General’s Office
C.I.0
A.F.L
Government must alter spending to count for prosperity
The speaker argues the spending program must change to affect real results. Money should be used in ways that actually stimulate the economy rather than backing a flawed notion that spending alone creates prosperity.
War Poems Rally for Coca Cola Front Quip
A satirical plea invokes Walt Mason to sing about a Coke driven front at a drugstore, praising soldiers and mocking the struggle while portraying a serried, bloody rank near a headquarters. The piece blends wartime imagery with commercial setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emporia Gazette
Coca-Cola
Walt Mason
G.H.Q
Walt
Bishop Cannon Proposes War Policy Comment Separated
Letter to the Editor asserts Bishop Cannon personally urges Secretary Hull to push war against Hitler. It notes Cannon is a retired Methodist Episcopal Church South bishop and states his view does not reflect church policy. The Methodist church reportedly favors peace and opposes U.S. involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal-World
Kansas City Times
James Cannon, Jr
Hull
Congress
Hitler
Bishop Cannon
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Cannon
Methodist Church
America
Roosevelt Spending Beats Hitler War Machine Claim
The Editor contrasts Roosevelt and Hitler budgets over seven years, arguing Roosevelt allocated over seven billion dollars for the army navy and air force while Hitler had less than five billion. The piece warns Hitler may possess the greatest war machine in history and notes the United States has a smaller standing army than Switzerland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal-World
Roosevelt
Hitler
United States
Switzerland
Admin
Evacuation of Rhineland enters final phase today
The French army of occupation begins the last phase of Rhineland evacuation with 40000 troops returning home. Complete withdrawal scheduled before June 30, marking a major postwar realignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhineland
Merchants National Bank
First National Bank of
Lawrence
U. S. Treasury Department
Senate
Owen J. Roberts
Philadelphia
Supreme Court
Fred W. Doane
Laurena Marsh
Edgar H. Avers
Estancia
N. M
Edwin F. Price
Thelma Edmondson
Robert Edmondson
W. Russell Cooper
Kansas City
Kan
J. C. Cooper
Saffordville
George Turrell
Williamsburg
W. A. Johns
Jayne
Bernice Nash
Cordley -Kindercarten
G. B. Castle
Ruth Hamm
Lawrence builder envisions city’s bright future amid floods
In a midwestern scene, heavy rains swell major rivers while small streams breach banks causing damage. Kansas University plans June 9 commencement for 340 graduates with ten states represented. Lawrence figures in a shifting national war context as Italy reportedly moves toward involvement. Local figures Lewis C. Brown and City Attorney Thomas Harley figure in housing and legal affairs as workers resume site work and social events unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Middle West
University of Kansas
Paris
Italy
Austria
Lewis C. Brown
Kansas City
Lawrence
University Place
University Campus
Thomas Harley
T. J. McDonough
J. Rough
John Hill
Stonemasons
K. C. Evans
P. Mann
Administration critics urge air and navy funding
The text quotes critics claiming the armed forces lack readiness and that the Roosevelt administration has underprepared and underfunded defense for seven years. It recalls Colonel Lindbergh’s warnings about the air force and raises questions about why funds for preparedness have not yielded stronger arms.
Large CPA Examination Draws 75 Candidates from KU
Seventy five candidates including 29 University of Kansas students and graduates took the two day CPA examination in Myers hall on Thursday and Friday. Results are expected in about 60 days after processing by the American Institute of Accountancy and the board. The three year CPA experience requirement may rise after July 1. The KU committee on ac countancy is chaired by Dean Frank T. Stockton George C. Foster and John G. Blocker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Kansas
C.P.A
Myers Hall
American Institute of Accountancy
Board of Examiners
Frank T. Stockton
George C. Foster
John G. Blocker
K. U. Committee On Accountancy
Yale Scholar Schroeder to Speak at Kansas Baccalaureate
John C. Schroeder of Yale University will deliver the baccalaureate sermon on Sunday June 9 at the University of Kansas. The topic is A Sense of Responsibility. The detail came in a letter from the theologian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. A
John C. Schroeder
Yale University
University of Kansas
Mafeking Relieved by British Forces in Historical Dispatch
Forty years ago a special dispatch reported Mafeking relieved as British troops took possession. The notes recount a rescue of a lost bird and shovel, a fine horse purchase near Wellsville, a rustic Central Park bridge to be rebuilt, and a University girl’s mishap over a misspelled month. Local social items include Gretchen Rankin’s afternoon games and Lute Lewis hosting Phi Gams for the Fletcher visit. Ed T. Riling declares candidacy for representative from the fourteenth district while finishing law studies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mafeking
J. H. Scott
Sriver
M. B. Pryor
Wellsville
Central Park
Mae
Gretchen Rankin
Lute Lewis
Phi Gams
Eldridge
Fletcher
Atchison
Weaver
Lawrence
Ed T. Riling
Baldwin News Highlights Local Socials and Graduation
Rev and Mrs S D Biederwill visited Baldwin from Belleville and others hosted at Baldwin homes. The Baccalaureate speaker Prof WA Williams will discuss Bearers of Gifts. Baldwin high graduates total thirty one with Salutatory by Miss Altha Ruth Warner and Valedictory by William M Clark Jr. Commencement is May 23 at First Methodist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. D. Biederwill
Belleville
Baldwin
Nook
Frank Breyfogle
Mary Lee Breyfogle
Chanute
Carl B. Butell
Neil Chastain
Marshall.b. Ross
Bridgeport
Charles W. Bailey
William A. Bailey
W. T. Bailey
Lyndon Louise
Kansas City
Ben Marshall
Lawrence
Chester W. Gates
Baldwin High School
First Methodist Church
Wth
WA. Williams
Anna Moore
Gleealth
Albert BK. Avers
James S. Chabb
Altha Ruth Warner
William M. Clark, Jr
Gilbert M. Gander
Harvey Booth
Lawrence L. Thompson
Dorothy Gleason
Eileen Ferne
Breithaupt
Nelda Trens Cook
Frances Mildred Davison
Richard Teen Carson
Richard Caskey
William Melvin Clarkon
Thelma Leuige Dyer
Eldred Lenore Fisher
Betty Gardner
Melvin J. Glaser
Naomi Gastrock
Dorothy Helen Gleason
Frank Edward Harvey Jr
Lois Onieta Hoke
Sherman Frederick Hoagland
Harold Jehle
Franz J. Johanning
Dorothy Elizabeth Kring
Richard R. Tancaster
Edith Joyce LeMaster
Martha Nadine Newcomer
Dorothy Bell Olmstead
Lucille Rae Price
Mary Elizabeth Reagan
Willian Bernice Rhine
Pearl Marie Shultz
Helen Irene Stecher
Jay P. Stovers
Hayhook Passionate Ride and Canyon Fence Plot
Larry Collins, a newspaper man, works as a ranch hand on Colonel Miles' spread. Monnie Miles schemes to deter him while Barnes the foreman aids a sharp coming duel. Larry wins a dangerous horse ride and digs fence posts under the desert sun, unsettled by Monnie's plotting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry
Colonel Miles
Monnie
Barnes
Kid
Pete
Bentley's
Collins
Larry Collins
Steve Clark
Steve
China
Romance Ahead in Canyon Fence Mystery
Larry debates quitting work after Hugh's accident as two riders approach. One stranger, Bentley, orders a gate and hints Colonel Miles wants control. The other, Bill, is familiar as a bank robber from Larry's memory, linking motives to the Miles ranch. The scene ends with Larry deciding to stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry
Altho
Cowboy
Barnes
Bentley
Barnes Orten
Bill
Miles Ranch House
Mary
Little Jim
Mr. Bentley
Parker Speaks at Linn County Park Dedication
Kansas AG Jay Parker dedicates Linn County park site of the Marais des Cygnes massacre from May 1858. He denounces fifth column tactics and calls for elimination of groups with such aims. Pittsburg editor F W Brinkerhoff notes Americans may reflect on the site’s history.
Lawrence Junior high yearbook issues Bicycle edition
The Junior yearbook of Lawrence Junior High School is issued titled the Bicycle edition. Edyth Salvesen supervised the staff. Art editors are Donna Maiden Dora Ann Brown Alice Adams and Pegry Sanderson. Printing was done by the Liberty Memorial High School department of printing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Junior High School
Edyth Salvesen
Donna Maiden
Dora Ann Brown
Alice Adams
Pegry Sanderson
Liberty Memorial High School Department of Printing
Sunday Visits Lead to Social Calls in Midland Area
Mr and Mrs Will Postma and Richard spent Sunday at Virgil Shoemaker home in Midland. Mr and Mrs Albert Crumpacker and Everett, Mr and Mrs Amos Barnhart and Cassius Flory also visited Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Daugherty
Eudora
Will Johns
Daugherty
Bert Daugherty
Pearl
Ruth
Clarence Daugherty
Gene
Charles Brown
Lawrence
Delbert
Harold Daugherty
Lorraine
Harold Lee
Will Postma
Richard
Virgil Shoemaker
Midland
Mroo
Albert Crumpacker
Everett
Amos Barnhart
Cassius Flory
Radio Schedule Highlights Between KMBC and WREN May 20
Radio listings show a dense slate of programs from morning to midnight across WREN KMBC WDAR WDAF. Notable entries include The Aldrich Family The Green Hornet and Amos and Andy plus orchestras led by Larry Kent and Vinvar. The listings mix news dramas and music with intercity exchanges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wren
KMBC
Bonnie and the Boys
Wdar—Airlines
Ann
Wren—Hethencourt
Newscas Reckwood —Cavallera
Little Ol
Hollywood
WDAF
Margaret Speaka
Paul V. MaNutt
Alec Templeton
Paul Martin
John Gunther
Gug Lombardo
NBC
Blondie
Amos and
Andy
Lanny Rosas
WDAIF
Belvedere Orch
Ben Cutler
Orch
NAIBC
Richard Himber
Jimmy Dorsey
Andy Kirk
Fred Waring
Larry Kent
Ray Herbeck
Muehlebacher
Associated Press
Buddy Rogers
Jack Coffey
Goeo
Duffy
NABC
KMPRC
Washington
Cavaliers
Aldrich
Edward G. Robinson
Horace Heidt
Wrien-Cavualcade of America
Professor Quizz
Fibber McGee
Glenn Miller
Orb
Bob Hope
Roy Shield
IKMBC
Walter
Brent
Cecil Golly
Lanny Ross
Moonbeams
Wren—Shep Field
Mark Fisher
WRIEN
Bud Freeman
Red Nichol
NPBC
Kmbc—Newscoast
Social Roundup From the Slayd Booghley Home Community
Dinner and Sunday meals unfold at the Slayd Booghley home with numerous neighbors visiting. Attendees include the Shucks Brohammers Florys and Wingerts, plus families from Centropolis and Brookville during a busy week of calls, care visits, and a German Baptist conference in Brookville Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vah
Arthur. Flory
Harva Flory
Harold
Wayne
Ira Flory
Oscar
Daniel Flory
Mary Peterson
Charles Shude
Jarrett
Barbara
David Kesler
Pearl Brohammer
Vicin Itve
Old German Baptist Church
Brookville
Lioyrd Shuck
Eva Ane Sait
Daniel Heel Ladney
Heeghiey
Solon Markley
Liberty Memorial High School
Lawrence
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Earth
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George Houk
Phyliss Logan
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Charles Lindbergh
Mrs
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Miles
Hugh
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KFK U
Robert Calderwood
Optometrist
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