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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1936
Page
4
This Sutton era newspaper fragment lists Journal World staff and notices, then discusses the Norman Thomas presidential nomination, veteran bonus relief issues, and WPA relief impacts. It critiques how bonus payments affect relief, debt and funding, with quotes and references to Kansas officials and national figures.
Col Henry Breckinridge, an unpopular figure in administration circles, runs in the Democratic presidential preferential primary as the sole party candidate. He opposes Roosevelt and the New Deal, seeking to give fellow Democrats who share his views a chance to express their sentiments, even as some jobholders back him.
Following the death of Representative Randolph Perkins, U S Guyer of Kansas becomes the ranking Republican on the house judiciary committee and the ranking minority on the claims and elections committees. Seniority counts in Congress, and Guyer is the dean of Kansas' house delegation among long-serving members.
Congressman Bill Lambertson reports on Washington drama as Farley talks Townsend walks. The Senate balks with adjournment desired to beat Zioncheck’s return from honeymoon. The illegal aliens question gains serious attention but action is blocked by concern over voting relatives in this country.
The long colonial warfare in Morocco between Spain and France appears to end with the surrender of Abd El Krim the mountain chieftain. Other local items note: A E Corey of Eudora sustains a broken leg while cleaning a cistern. Dr P W Classen promoted to full professor of biology. Marcella Chalkley visiting Kansas City. Carroll Teeter visiting Lawrence. Mrs Eliot Blackwelder visiting relatives in Palo Alto. W Y Morgan visiting Lawrence. Louise H Gephart visiting Leavenworth. Mrs S Christine and daughter visiting Kansas City.
Twenty five years ago a Civil Engineering gathering led to the drowning of Leonard Ritchey a 22 year old junior engineer from Cheney Kansas after a group swim in Potter Lake at Marvin Hall. He drowned fifteen minutes after leaving for the water and his body was recovered after ninety minutes despite resuscitation efforts by Dr. James Naismith.
Dolly seeks restraint yet seeks pleasure and notes temptations always arise where fun exists, reflecting a comic panel by Claude Callan.
Forties era notes recount a dancing party at Bowersock pavilion hosted by Donald Hutt and Russell Carter. Henry Hutchings journeys to Kansas City to meet William Wood of London while Miss Edith Kelley visits, and a Sorority party in South Louisiana street is reported. Knights of Pythias elect officers. local cyclists plan a parade. A cautionary note warns about potential caricatures in Kansas City papers affecting future performances.
Boston police consider erecting an electric sign to mark their headquarters after night life crowds mistake it for a nightclub. In Columbus a gift to Spanish American volunteers earns thanks. Utah woman earns a bachelor’s degree while supporting children. California pajama night debate stirs tempers. Lincoln man in prison for forging a signature. Chicago man jailed after firing on a locomotive.
The Lincoln school closing program will be held at the school at 8 o clock tonight. It features a flag salute invocation songs by grades with multiple performances, speaking choir, dramatizations, a Spanish club playlet, a living picture, a piano solo, and a knightly playlet. Cadet teachers and staff include Evelyn Parker Maxine Bruce and Wilna Johnson with Miss Newman directing kindergarten music and Miss Daniels leading other grades.
In a Sunday morning scene Rupert Joris reconsiders a plan to secure an annulment from Hope, agreeing to provide funds and a safe home. Hope accepts his terms, including loyalty and discretion, as she prepares to stay, while family gossip and hidden tensions shape their fragile arrangement. Dirk remains an observant, sympathetic figure in the mounting domestic drama.
In Mary Graham Bonner's tale Rip fits a special harness, a pack seat he finds hidden in a plane while the owners sleep. The dog embraces a big adventure, noting a harness unlike any horse wore, a sign of his curious daring.
Rip hides in the plane as the men awaken and prepare to depart. He wonders why they would leave a meadow to become a flying field and doubts whether the craft will actually take off. A nervous dog crouches in the baggage compartment as tomorrow nears.
Dr. Arthur J. Bedell outlines sight and its conservation noting that when a person reaches 40 vision changes occur with near work difficulty and headaches. Proper glasses and a competent exam are essential. Telescopic lenses and contact glasses help only certain conditions. Adequate illumination and viewing objects in reflected light protect vision.
President Roosevelt says the New Deal will press its objectives despite the Supreme Court action on the Guffey coal bill. The Pennsylvania race looms as a central stake, with Guffey and allies aware of the bill’s unconstitutionality and political aims. The administration faces confusion among reporters on Roosevelt’s intent and public reception.
A newspaper interview notes Jim’s push to pass the Guffey bill for miners and Pennsylvania's fate under the New Deal. John Lewis praises Roosevelt, while the convention book and liquor advertising stir the New Dealers. A distillery’s refusal exposes politics and church outreach colliding with policy.
Kansas briefs report a range of events from O L Nicholas appealing a $100 fine and 30 day jail sentence for possession of intoxicating liquor to a death by self inflicted gunshot near Rantoul. Other items note 407 Kansas State College graduates in Manhattan and a state ballot rule on Socialist Labor Party recognition.
Watkins Memorial hospital on the K. U. campus will be closed after June 8. Dr. R. I. Canuteson, director of student health, said they will stay open long enough for seniors to get around Commencement. No definite summer plans, possible vacation in the west. Learn typewriting in our summer school Lawrence Business College.
A playful scene shows Puff urging the crocodile to eat his luncheon as tears fill the animal's eyes. The crocodile lowers his chin, wavering before accepting the offer and starting to eat.
The WPA Workers' education class will hold a social security discussion in the City building at Eighth and Vermont streets Wednesday at 8 p.m. Ella C. Warren, teacher, announces the open event. The WPA education project sponsors informal talks on current social and economic topics and invites farmers, workers, businessmen, and professionals to attend.
Mrs Mabel Sutton Plunkett born May 25 1888 in Decatur County Kansas died May 19 1936 in Minneapolis Kansas after living in Lawrence since 1925. Married Robert Plunkett Sept 1 1921 they raised daughters Della Lois and Bonnie Jean. Active in First Baptist Church Minneapolis she is survived by husband two daughters sister and several brothers and step relatives. Buried Highland Cemetery Marion Kansas.
List of radio program blocks across KMBC WREN WDAF and others with orchestras, talk programs, and musical acts. Mentions include Frank Frasha’s Orchestra, Rubinoff, Fletcher Henderson, Phil Levant, George Glyot, Kate Smith, Nat’s Woman’s Suffrage Program, Burns and Allen, Gang Busters, and the University of Kansas Glee Club in a late night concert.
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