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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1938
Page
4
A religious note cites 2 Peter 3 9 about God’s long-suffering nature and desire that none perish, contrasting human laxity with divine patience and faithfulness.
Two supreme court decisions broadened the base of federal taxation. The government may tax athletic contests at state universities and salaries of the New York Port Authority. Treasury estimates annual tax from intercollegiate football at about a million dollars. Fans are urged to support the home team and the expenses of government.
European powers, led by Great Britain and France, warned Hitler against moves on Czechoslovakia causing war. Faced with possible Russian and Polish involvement, Hitler slowed actions and pulled back border troops. The plan shifts to prolonged pressure rather than rapid invasion, delaying the showdown.
State Schools chairman C M Harger urges a ten year plan to improve physical plants. He favors a fixed appropriation for buildings at each session based on a long range plan by the board of regents. The five state schools should be treated as coordinated units within a unified Kansas system rather than rivals. Recognition of a comprehensive administration method would enhance welfare and maximize returns from higher education funding.
Sunday night discussion at the town hall focused on the new spending program. Residents and officials debated its implications and costs, signaling ongoing civic scrutiny of fiscal policy.
The Lyons News recalls George Washington warning against debt and executive overreach, and contrasts him with Benjamin Franklin who urged thrift and self reliance, noting the enduring tension between public spending and prudent finances.
Police have coerced suspects to reveal leaders behind years of window breaking and vandalism in Kansas City. Public pressure grows to end the racketeering and violence troubling the city, with authorities ready to Act.
The damp season brings a revival of lawns with bluegrass reclaiming space as weeds retreat. Dandelions and other flowers flourish, garden connoisseurs enjoy a banner year, and newly planted trees gain a strong start after losses to previous damage.
Eleven defendants pleaded guilty and 41 pleaded not guilty as field day actions closed in. The grand jury work nears completion with no acquittals among those tried, signaling the scale of the fraud and strong prosecutorial effort.
Douglas County Kansas receives 17516 dollars for a county wide community sanitation project. Officials say they know nothing about the program and speculate it may be part of a nationwide education effort on spending.
Mack Cretcher reflects on how different town personalities judge a new man. An athletic girl asks what he can do, a chorus girl wants to know his wealth, a religious girl seeks his church, and a red headed girl asks where he is.
The phrase Salaam means peace be with you in Muslim usage and is a common greeting among Mohammedans.
Japanese field command reports 10 000 Chinese surrender since Suzhou fall as pursuers close in around Suchow and Lushan hills. Observers see Suchow in Japanese hands with rail junctions secured and vast open warfare spreading across the countryside.
In Vincennes Indiana workmen tearing down fence posts found a toad encased in concrete poured in 1921. Paul Fry former state excise director said the toad revived and hopped away after water was applied. In Richmond photographer Arthur Clark shows a black and white three legged Boston bull pup named Tripod.
Three Brandt Memorial Presbyterian choir altos from St Louis announced engagements to three bass singers from the same choir. TheMay 24 report notes six parishioners forming romantic bonds within the church group.
May 24 scene downtown as patrol wagons arrive at a department store. Two policemen enter, crowd swells, more patrols arrive, traffic detail called. Officers exit with bundles under their arms and explain they are carrying summer shirts.
The newly married Warren and his wife arrived in Manila aboard the Hawaii Clipper for a world honeymoon. They plan to fly to Hong Kong the next day and then travel by boat to Singapore Bali and Europe.
In Gettysburg Pennsylvania May 24 old soldiers who helped guard the graves on the battlefield appeal for younger volunteers to maintain 3000 graves and traditions. They will join the Memorial Day parade again in faded blue uniforms with Lincoln’s address to be delivered by Judge W C Sheely and speaker Arthur H Vandenburg Reich.
In a tale where ducks praise Christopher for a found gold watch, he wrestles with confessing or fibbing about the treasure. He resolves to tell the truth, weighing honesty against praise while creatures await Willy Nilly’s reaction. The story shifts to a riverine fact noting the Mississippi deposits 406,250,000 tons of eroded material annually into the Gulf of Mexico.
James Meisner to join Illinois State Highway Commission as junior engineer in Carbon Dale on June 1. Roy L. Bone addressed the Bankers Association meeting. Student gifts to the University include 3200 dollars for Union furniture and decoration funds. Baccalaureate by Rev. John Timothy Stone. Junior high to senior high promotions for 163 students with V. K. Bruner address. 4-H representatives to state health contest in Manhattan. Lawrence high school reunion planned May 31. Charles McCurdy visit from San Diego. Henry Dummer farm barn fire with losses. Kansas Council of Women to meet with officers named. Iowa sales conference speaker H. B. Ober. Miss Elsie Hudson hosting a tea. Phi Beta Pi medical fraternity sells Mount Oread house. Pan-Hellenic rule changes initiation credit. Kappa Sigs move to old Beta house. Betas rent Usher home.
Twenty five years ago tomorrow the Lawrence play festival at Southpark begins at 2 pm with about 200 school children performing outdoors for parents and friends. Tickets are sold as tags and 135 boys entered the track meet tied to the festival. Mrs Francis Brown was elected Ladies of the G A R Kansas department president at Independence meeting and named Addie Buckminster as secretary. Betty Stimpson recovers from serum disease after diphtheria antitoxin. Fred E Hale, former Lawrence druggist, visits to meet Parke Davis reps. A G Alvich of Lawrence elected Kansas state department commander.
Forty years ago bicycle riders crowd sidewalks in Lawrence while walkers heed bells. The 24th annual Lawrence High School commencement is set for Thursday at the opera house with Rev Somerville giving the invocation and Dr Cordley delivering the address. Diplomas will be presented by President A D Weaver. Program participants include Frances Albert Bessie Miller Julian Jenkinson Virginia Savage Flora Cox Ernest Wise Jennie Harmon Hayes Carter Frankie Olds Ida Dorsey. An organ recital follows at University Hall with Mrs Sol Marks as soloist.
Unscrupulous Marina Lorne is murdered over a mural dispute. Pam Frye, suspected of todo with ambergris, flees as a mysterious tail follows her. Detective Asey Mayo listens as townsfolk discuss motives while Roddy Strutt’s plane looms over the square.
Asey argues with Nettie over painting fees at the Woman's Exchange and notes Roddy Strutt's unexpected five thousand dollar check amid a plane crash. Rumors link Roddy to recent events, while Asey and Jerry discuss tourist chaos and the mystery surrounding Roddy's role.
Lawrence area residents share Tuesday and Sunday visits with families from Baldwin Overbrook and Valley Grove. Miss Anna Curtis will teach fourth grade in Bucklin Kansas. Valley Chapel prepares for May 29 homecoming with Danley Bros orchestra and magic acts. weather reduced attendance.
Mackey members of the Senne club appointed for the summer picnic report the event will be held Sunday June 5 with Villa Eden Oakridge and other clubs invited to join at Frank Walters timber entrance on U S highway 32. Mrs Raymond Gardner reelected president of the Douglas county nurses association at a meeting at Miss Mary Fowlers. Mrs Nunemaker and guests attended the Farm Bureau meeting and style show.
A fragment notes Ben in a moral quandary, describing his habit of thinking about tomorrow when desiring something but not when it comes to paying for it. The text is a 1937 copyright fragment from a syndicate.
Miss Mary Omen hosted a fashion display at Evans Hearth last Saturday afternoon. Mrs. J. C. Hemphill nurses a markedly enlarged arm but shows slight improvement. Raymond Gardner and Kate Jewett visited the Collins and Jewett households, with Kate planning to stay a few days. Norma Raber remains homebound with measles. Francis Bereiter and family from Lawrence visited the Bereiter home. Mrs Bereiter ill but improving. Esther Schoenlein and Alvin Rodgers joined the visit, and Herbert Seiwald spent the weekend in Lawrence. Maurice Suiter and daughter saw J. H. Corel at Kaw Valley. Suiters and Corels once settled near Oklahoma. J. C. Hemphill and wife plan to attend their daughter Betty Ann’s outdoor graduation at Christ’s Hospital in Topeka next Monday. The ceremony will be visible to those outside enjoying the open-air setup.
Frederick Wed dieton, chief of concessions, announced plans for a children's village at the Golden Gate International exposition. Four acres are set aside for the village whose main attraction and much of the material will be sweets, promising dreams of candy and ice cream for visiting children next year.
Radio program grid from WREN KMBC WDAF EMBC and others for Tuesday and Wednesday evenings May 24 and 25 detailing show titles stations times and performers such as Al Jolson Bobby Della Chiesa and Horace Heidt with concerts comedy news and weather forecasts across multiple networks. The entry lists schedules for 5:30 to 1:00 and includes specific acts like Fibber McGee Amos n Andy Dance Orchestra and Herb Holmes Orch.
The schedule notes the Wednesday 2:30 French lesson ends the present series while at 2:44 news flashes and 2:47 Spanish lesson conclude the seven forty five to eight fifteen presentation The Frogs of Aristophanes directed by Martin Maloney of the English department classified results.
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