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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1938
Page
4
The text records postal registration details for Lawrence Kansas and notes Associated Press republication rights and local news rights. It mentions the Audit Bureau of Circulations and second class matter status under the 1879 act.
A devotional line from Psalms 87 11 praising God exalted above the heavens and urging glory to fill the earth. The citation attributes the verse to spiritual reflection and religious study.
In Arthurdale West Virginia the President spoke before school children and voters defending government experimentation. He warned that wrong guesses in New Deal budgeting have raised national debt and predicted his plans would eventually pay many times their cost.
For years Akron lost rubber plants to other cities as labor agitation and strikes weakened the town’s central role in production and marketing. With the industry dispersed, Akron now faces the irony of needing plants yet contending with strikes and a less favorable location for new facilities.
Two men arrested in Missouri recall the dozen bank robberies they confessed to committing. Three other men in Kansas state prison may soon be released, as the Missouri suspects confess robbing banks at Blue Mound and Frontenac, crimes tied to convictions of the Lansing trio. It notes the rarity of wrong men serving time.
A group of Kansas Democratic lawmakers travels home from talks with administration leaders in Washington. They hint at a possible agreement but withhold specifics as they refuse to reveal details.
At a New York gathering Earl Browder promised a new democratic constitution for the Communist Party. Hitler and Mussolini were hissed while Stalin and Lenin drew cheers, reflecting split reactions to Soviet figures.
Senators weigh a compromise on the wage hour bill moving toward a geographically varied minimum pay scale. The note warns such administration of the proposed law could become a racket and economics would yield to politics.
The Nazi press portrays Germans as restrained amid Czech provocations and hints at possible League of Nations involvement if Czech moves cross a line.
County farm agents announce a real war on grasshoppers to protect crops as pests prepare to attack. The piece also reflects on the marriage denouement of Senator Walsh and hints Roosevelt weighing a candidate for interior secretary.
The Dodge City Globe notes that government wheat yield predictions overstated Kansas prospects after an April freeze. Farmers and grainmen say rust pests hail and later conditions reduced expected yields, challenging Washington warnings of a bumper crop. The piece questions why officials rush to forecast surpluses.
At the Welland County W C T U convention in Niagara Falls on a May day the call man urged singing from the song books. Pages rustled throats cleared then gasps rose as the chorus began with There’s Tavern in the Town before the chair declared it a mistake.
Willy Nilly helps a Stranger find his way to the next settlement using a ticking watch. The Puddle Muddlers marvel at the watch’s beauty and its ability to tell time as dawn and day cycle around their town.
A man states in a discussion that his seventh entry in a book is Get Together. He clarifies the sequence as No. 7 and describes the concept behind the chapter.
In Chaneyville Pennsylvania on May 28 three year old Shirley Louise Bennett was sent to play as her new baby brother arrived. After a four hour search Rudolph Bennett her father found Shirley drowned in a well near the home.
In Long Beach on May 28 a sea lion nicknamed Oscar rode aboard the U. S. aircraft carrier Lexington by clinging to its armour plate from San Diego. Crew fears the animal cannot safely swim the distance home.
Aston Boynton aged 20 was to wed Carl Peterson on June. She and her sister walked from their ranch to mail announcements and on the return trip were struck by a truck in Fort Bridger Wyoming. Both sisters died.
A Lincoln municipal court case featured a ground hole as Exhibit A. Carl Reeler claimed a sign on his property was removed and presented a box of earth showing the hole where the sign stood. The hole was admitted as evidence to challenge the sign’s described size and removability.
A childlike scene features a little duck asking Willy Nilly to lift him to hear a ticking device. The duck leans near a wall hook where the object rests, hoping for a clearer sound.
A junior high class in art methods under Miss Maud Ellsworth performs marionette adaptations of John Ise's Sod and Stubble tonight at 7 30 in the central administration auditorium. Permission was granted by Professor Ise. The show, using student-made dolls from principal photographs, demonstrates benefits of puppet theater for design, color, dramatics and related arts. It will be repeated Tuesday at 10 30 and Saturday June 4 at 10 45 a m with a small admission charged.
The Westminster A Cappella choir under Dean D. M. Swarthout closes its season with anthems at morning services on May 29 and June 5 at First Presbyterian church. On Memorial Day they sing Souls of the Righteous by Noble with offertory solo Christ Went Up Into the Hills by Ragaman and piano by Swarthout, followed by a June 5 baccalaureate Sunday program of select choral numbers from the season.
New York May 28 jury returns verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity for Donald Carroll Jr 16 who killed Charlotte Matthiesen 18 after a psych evaluation. Deliberation lasted 2 hours 56 minutes. Defense lawyer Rosenthal expects routine psychiatric stay before return to parents.
Lawrence Sunday Forum at 9th Street Baptist Church hosts Nicholas Gerren of Kansas City as guest speaker at 4 30. He is KU Fine Arts graduate in violin with two years studying music in Russia. His talk is Travels in Russia and Rudolph R Rhodes of KU Fine Arts will sing two numbers.
President Roosevelt arrived at 7 30 a m and left by motor car for Hyde Park to spend a quiet weekend at his mother's home in New York state.
A new model Klan quietly organizes in Douglas County aiming for a slate of candidates in county offices. Meetings draw 15 to 20 attendees in a hall as plans unfold amid rain.
The Lawrence high school alumni association held its second annual banquet at I. C. O. F. hall with about 70 graduates. Speeches were given by J. W. O’Bren Virginia Edwards ah Oliver M. A. Gorrill Sam Elliott B Hults and Grace Poff. Officers elected Sam Elliott president Lucy Riggs vice president and David McF treasurer. A Lawrence volunteer company formed to answer the presidents call for volunteers drill Master Hugh Means elected. Fifty to sixty names enrolled for nightly drills. Also notes include pastor Charles M. Sharpe arriving to lead the Christian church and E F Stanley leaving for a four week institute in Erie Kansas. Daisy hams and California hams offered in a local sale. The Lawrence Gas and Electric Light Co seeks input on day current for motors and fans in summer.
Asey Mayo probes Pam Frye and Tim Carr in Octagon House as suspicion surrounds Pam’s ambergris find. Asey searches the house cellar and talks with Aaron Frye while Tim and Mrs. Carr fear discovery. The chase for the hidden treasure continues amid police presence and family secrets.
Last week in Pickens and vicinity, Mr and Mrs T E Hubbard hosted Sunday dinner with Dorothy Roy and Mrs Katie Henick. Visitors Lloyd Ryan from Lawrence and Herbert Torneden from Villa Eden joined. a large crowd attended a high school dance. Families traveled to Leavenworth on a business trip. Mrs Pete Barnwell and Betty Bell left for Oregon to join her husband. Arilein Anderson visited Kansas City for dental work. Frank and Lola Mae Henik attended a birthday party at the Davidson home. Edward Silkey from Linwood was listed among attendees.
A father comments that his daughter Betty has her own ideas and will not be swayed by family wishes. He humorously notes a girl her age cares little for others' plans unless they are bad. The quip reflects generational and gender expectations of the era.
A dense listing of radio programs across stations WREN KMBC WDAF and EMBC for Saturday May 28 and Sunday May 29 with music loops talk shows sports, theater, and weather forecasts. Notable acts include Joe Ludy Orch Glen Island Casino Or Herb.
The report notes Melvin Zimmerli will graduate with Linwood’s 1 June ceremony. The Heniks hosted and hosted guests from Kansas City and nearby towns. Several gatherings include church events in Lawrence and family visits to Basehor and Tonganoxie, with multiple households hosting relatives and friends.
Noel Coward, the versatile writer, has two new jobs after a recent tour of Mediterranean ports. He reports to the Admiralty film committee on sailors preferences for films. Coward has long service with the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve and participates in naval exercises.
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