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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1938
Page
4
The paper carries an Associated Press rights statement stating AP has exclusive republication rights for all dispatches credited or not, with local news included. It appears in a May 26 1938 publication.
A brief spiritual reflection quoting 1 John 3 14 about passing from death to life through love for the brethren and the safeguard of unity in faith. The verse emphasizes compassionate brotherhood as a sign of life in believers.
Arthur E. Morgan accuses his former TVA colleagues of falsifying reports and misrepresenting negotiations with private utilities. He calls for an impartial board of electrical engineers to review TVA management and insists on full congressional scrutiny of the public funded project.
Government worries over the wheat crop in Kansas have softened. Eastern rains and western frost caused damage, but officials say the disaster outlook may be overstated. Farmers tempered by the administration face ongoing risks before harvest, amid cautious optimism and lingering doubts.
Officials weigh whether simultaneous engine failure caused the latest airliner disaster. Witness accounts of a pre impact fire are questioned, as investigators review unverified statements amid the probe.
Fragmentary passage notes Democrats opposed court packing and government modernization bills in Congress and facing opposition for reelection. The text is incomplete and proves difficult to interpret fully.
The text notes opposition entering the field with presidential approval. It claims districts may send yes men to Washington, while the wage hour bill passes in a form not fully desired by the President or Congress. It argues the nation opposes the measure, feeling government regulation has become excessive.
Alaskan fishers warn they may arm to stop Japanese encroachment on American fishing grounds. Veterans of the AEF with salmon-diet experience fear a broader conflict, while some plan to turn the threatened war into a joke by offering the goldfish to Japan.
The Japanese now claim to control the entire length of an 800 mile railroad in China. The claim shows invaders have extended operations over a large area. Despite Chinese gains, the Japanese appear to hold much of what they have captured and are expanding it.
Congressmen guess adjournment may fall between June 4 and next fall with fears of a brief recess before the next session. Leaders warn a prolonged session could unsettle the nation as well as the lawmakers.
Despite claims of impregnable walls Alcatraz remains a magnet for inmate attempts at escape. Authorities warn that the high security facility will continue to face breaches as convicted men seek freedom amid tough conditions and limited oversight.
The Emporia Gazette confirms Carrie B Hall from Leavenworth as the famous Kansas dress designer known as the Quilt woman. Her book The Romance of the Patchwork Quilt in America has had strong library sales and a second edition, and she served as court dressmaker to Army women at Fort Leavenworth, spreading her fame to posts beyond.
The League of Nations acts to whitewash Mussolini while blacklisting Haile Selassie in a contrasting move drawing international scrutiny and editorial response from Wichita Eagle.
Letter from H. Lee Jones objects to placing a cannon in Lawrence Kansas South Park citing aesthetic harm. He praises the park and urges keeping it free from symbols of death while noting children at play and birdsong in the vicinity.
Mary Graham Bonnerot presents a village tale where Mrs Quacko Yellow Beak and animals celebrate by giving Willy Nilly a mossy tray holding a muddy old watch. Christopher Columbus Crow and Top Notch join the scene as the group honors Willy Nilly with the puzzle of the renewed timepiece.
In Warsaw a dentist and a patient were startled when a tooth was pulled during a flash of lightning. In Pittsburgh a teletype alert reported a missing man later found killed on railroad tracks identified as G Erickson. In Kansas City a bankruptcy court faced possible bankruptcy over April expenses. In Oakland a dawn phone switchboard groan sound led to police finding a two year old joyfully using the line from his crib.
Marian Patten, a Chicago junior, wrote to the Berliner Mor genblat inviting German high school pupils to correspond. The editor published her letter, drawing 850 replies in two days, including 24 air mail letters, illustrating cross country youth exchange.
In San Francisco the DeYoung Memorial Museum removes "Do Not Touch" signs as blind visitors enjoy their first art exhibit. Rare pieces including Prehellenic cups Roman bronzes Renaissance reliefs and African lyres are placed for tactile viewing with Braille labels guiding the readers.
Douglas County Taxpayers League announces a public meeting in Lawrence on June 2 where Dan Casement a noted stockman and farmer from near Manhattan Kansas will discuss the federal farm program and farm bills. Casement is recognized as an authority on the topic and will address taxpayers.
The Wizard of Oz will become a swing era production with Mervyn LeRoy directing Judy Garland singing The Jitterbug as the centerpiece. The article notes a shift from classic tale to modern musical mood in Hollywood.
Dispatches from Spitzbergen say the Italia is about 78 hours overdue after its flight to the pole. Roald Amundsen will assist in arranging a search expedition. New York reports a summer rush to Europe with over 10 000 passengers aboard nine liners.
At noon in the basement excavation of the new University Administration building Dan Dahlene, a Lawrence contractor, was seriously injured by a dynamite explosion. He is in Dr. Rudolph's office in serious condition after first aid from Prof. C. B. Root and Dr. James Naismith on the Robinson gym steps. Rev. J. P. Coffman reported a pocket-picking at the Rock Island depot in Topeka while buying a ticket to Fairbury Neb, needing aid from a Santa Fe official.
A group of Lawrence Republicans traveled to Topeka for the state league meeting led by president E F Caldwell. In Lawrence, Mrs H L Raymond Mrs J A Dailey and Miss Abbie Noyes issued at home invitations for gatherings at the Dailey home on Ohio street.
Assy Mayo quietly investigates Marina Lorne's murder amid a tangle of suspects Pam Frye Roddy Strutt and Brigham. Asey tracks alibis visits the Octagon House and the Strutt property while residents jockey for position in a rapidly crowded Quanomet.
Lorraine Polson led the Junior High Girls Glee Club in The Moon Behind the Cottonwood, as Oread music department staged an assembly at Myers Hall Monday at 10 30. The program included Gavotte Celebre Turkish March Barcarolle Nunc Dimitis Finlandia Mexicola Rose Caisson Song and Rosamonde ballet music with ensembles and orchestral numbers led by Vera Caruthers Rex Conner Robert Boyle and Louis Maser.
Nan, longtime leader of an antiwar society, faces a personal test when a lieutenant dates her daughter prompting Nan to prepare for a readiness parade. The brief vignette hints at tension between public activism and private loyalties in a historical context.
The page lists student teachers for fall term 1938 89 including Sue Fowler mathematics and French and others in music home economics and education roles at Burr Oak Effingham Coffeyville and Coldwater. It notes a junior class banquet in the Memorial Union Pine Room with toastmaster Margaret Osmond and speakers Eugene Numer maker Arthur Johnson and Dr F C Russell. Senior activities include a Friday grounds breakfast Saturday cap and gown distribution Sunday baccalaureate and Monday class dinner and rehearsal for the commencement on Wednesday June 1 in the Memorial Union ballroom. Dr F C Russell will present diplomas and Ruth Litchen speaks on Social Studies for Leisure Hours over KFKU.
Reichsfuehrer Hitler laid the cornerstone for a large plant to build a popular low priced car in Fallersleben Hanover. He had urged a vehicle to lift Germany’s motorized parity with the United States and backed a 50 million mark program. Three sample four seater cars were shown with 24 horsepower rear engines, 60 mph capability, and a 990 mark price.
Shanghai dispatch reports Japanese forces have established bases for frontal attacks against Lunghai rail cities Kweiteh and Kai feng. They claim occupation and mop up of Tanghshan east of Kweiteh and Lang feng east of Kaifeng, aiming to push toward Chengchow and Hankow via Kaifeng.
Local listings show WREN KMBC WDAF stations broadcasting a dense slate of music orchestras news and comedies from 5 PM to midnight on May 26 and May 27. Notable items include WREN Rhythm School and a 12 AM weather forecast, plus orchestral acts by Bratton Schutta and Xavier Cugat on multiple channels.
Henry Richard Gibson who represented Tennessee's second district from 1895 to 1905 died yesterday in Washington at more than 100 years old. His exact birth year 1836 or 1837 remains uncertain, a detail he dismissed as unimportant.
Lynn Brodrick and EC M. Fitzwilliam, Kansas political leaders, plan to secure Postmaster General Farley for the October campaign. Farley indicated willingness to participate if feasible after a recent visit. They will ask Secretary Woodring to return to Kansas for the campaign next October.
Metz France May 26 George Jung a French engineer aged 38 was convicted today by a military court on the charge of activity for Germany. He was sentenced to 15 years in prison.
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