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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1933
Page
4
A long syndicated column contrasts religious praise with Washington forecasts about U S policy in the Far East and Russia. It questions debt trends, budget balance, and Morgenthau's treasury controls while bemused by a Smithsonian theory linking sunspot cycles to global weather patterns.
The report notes the Boynton resolution dominated the impeachment debate, shifting attention onto the attorney general while the state auditor’s case lapsed. It mentions beer legalization defeat, county attorney moves against bootleggers, Hitler signaling policy control, and the National Grange opposing farm violence.
Ralph Colman elected president of the Douglas County Farm Bureau at the annual Chamber of Commerce meeting. Officers include W Stiner as vice president and Mrs Corintha Manwaring as second vice president with Charles Wise named secretary treasurer and delegate to the state board meeting. Speech by M rs Henry J Waters of Kansas City. Several local social notes follow, including a birthday party for Virginia Johnson hosted by Mrs James M Johnson and guests list, and visits from Topeka residents and school assignments for Carolee Smart and Dorothy Clarke.
Miss Rose Wabnitz of North Lawrence and Mr Eugene Gallagher of Newkirk Ok wed in Kansas City. They will move to Newkirk for residence. Gallagher previously lived in Lawrence.
A comic tale centers on Bella and Nora once close friends who marry brothers and later discover they are sisters leading to a quarrel. The sketch notes humorous family entanglements and social foibles in early 19th century tones.
Nellie Rushmer issued invitations for a Thanksgiving party at her home on Louisiana Street. A. W. Teter, grocer, was out today for the first time in a week after a fall causing serious sickness. erysipelas developed and he was in danger. Spar left yesterday for California. A J Kennedy of Kennedy Valley entered Lawrence Business College for a full business course. H Winnie moved his grocery stock to the former Allendorph building, now fitted up in a stood style.
Thomas Robertson denounces the Kire dam plan as a colossal fraud claiming flood protection for Kansas City and surrounding towns. He argues 65 million dollars earning interest would beat flood damage and labels Roosevelt as heartless if approved. He criticizes Topeka politicians and notes regional beneficiaries and losses.
Official tabulation shows total vote cast at the recent election as 346.
Duden's 1824 account of his three year stay in Missouri sparked interest in the region. His 1829 republication influenced German readers, contributing to a surge of 89,000 German immigrants by 1860. At the Civil War outset German volunteers who fought with Sigel helped defend the St Louis Arsenal for the Union.
A string of brief, quirky notes from AP dispatches: Miss Lee Joyce pays farmer Don Matthews for a pig killed by her car after leaving a calling card. Pate Shew, age 95, marries his stepmother Carolina Shew, 75, in North Wilkesboro. Ethel Murphy of Hickory found in a box of men’s hose and is now married to admirer Harry Derboort of New York. Warsaw, Kansas faces liquor license limits with six churches and several schools nearby. Dixie the mule stars at the American Royal show near Dighton and gives a four year old a ride as other Hineman children ride nearby.
Curt Tennyson heads north from Edmonton to track Igor Karakhan across British Columbia and the LilUar mountains. He joins Paul St Claire at a remote trading post near Russian Lake, studying a Geology Service map and receiving coded messages about Gunnar the pilot, still hunting for the elusive felon amid hostile terrain and a wary frontier community.
Willy Nilly and Top Notch chase a prank by Christopher the crow at a pine tree. Christopher insists he did not steal the saved money and claims distraction and temptation misled him while the trio seeks the truth of the mystery.
Washington officials and economists note Britain’s withdrawal from the tariff truce ahead of the London conference. The move, sixth by a country, sparks speculation on future world trade shifts and a possible race for reciprocal pacts as nations seek favored markets. The United States has begun pursuing such agreements with key trading partners.
Eudora Mrs Leon Walker hosted the annual W U Yclub Thanksgiving luncheon with guests and members present. Highlights included place cards, tally sheets, and score pads. prizes awarded to Mrs Durr and Mrs Marley for high and low scores, with Mrs Davis winning the traveling prize. Additional notes mention visiting relatives, hospital stays, and local family updates.
King Miss Edna Schmidt Ed na-Musick Harry Schmidt and Curtis Ruthrauff attended the American Royal Stock show in Kansas City on Sunday. A Charles Schehrer J D Adams and Fred Walker made a business trip to Kansas City on Thursday. Mr and Mrs L G Christenson and Dr and Mrs Funk of Topeka spent Sunday afternoon with Mr and Mrs J C Scott. Mr and Mrs Elbert Marley entertained Mr and Mrs Fred Walker at dinner on Sunday.
A large crowd welcomed Black Jack Windy Willows at the Spring Creek school house near LeLoup on Friday evening November 17. This second performance drew strong praise and the Spring Creek club plans a return show Windy Willows with Wild Ginger.
Mrs. Paul Earnheart hosted her bridge club Monday evening. Charles Ransome, who recently had a stroke, is reported to be improving. Miss Helen Linden has been confined to bed several days after an appendicitis attack. Mr. and Mrs. O G Chambers were supper guests Sunday of Mrs Chambers parents in Olathe. Evelyn Hale, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hale, is reported suffering from appendicitis. Mr. and Mrs. S B Kincade and their son Richard Parr of Topeka visited uncle C E Jewett Sunday. The Kincades recently honeymooned visiting the World’s Fair in Chicago, Niagara Falls, and Syracuse New York.
Topeka Nov 22 AP The state affairs committee reported favorable on the administration bill changing the treasury exam board composition from governor secretary of state and auditor to include the bank commissioner assistant budget director and state auditor. The judiciary committee also favored a senate bill extending prosecutions for state fraud to two years after discovery. Fifteen thousand of California’s 80,000 alumni are continuing education by extension.
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