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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1935
Page
4
In a Lawrence Kansas paper dated October 11 1935 a column discusses treasure legends at Cocos Island linked to the President's trip and WPA relief financing. It notes hopes treasure could ease relief deficits, contrasts past wealth expectations, and suggests digging for buried treasure as a practical idea amid fiscal strain.
Fifty nations approved sanctions against Italy over its Ethiopian conquest aims, while Austria Hungary and Albania abstained, aligning with Italy though under Italian influence. The move hints at possible future blocs and European power shifts, with Britain bearing a key role to implement effective sanctions.
The piece argues that claims Huey Long was killed by a conspiracy are official rhetoric from his political machine. It rests on maintaining organization, not evidence, and relies on fear and myth to unify followers. As Huey’s plan faded, his allies faced untamed impulses and confusion spread.
The piece notes shifts in the new political order with ranks changing as to the No. T man. It mentions Greece inviting former King George to return, while the ex king, now in London, seeks assurance the move meets Greek wishes and will last long enough to be worthwhile. An East sale item describes a car gadget that warns drivers at set speeds with humorous cautions.
In Ames October 10 Captain Johnny Behm led the Ames Cyclones to a 20 to 0 victory as Kansas fumbles cost the Jayhawkers dearly. Also notes Odd Fellows to Wichita state meeting in Arkansas City with I C Stevenson as credentials chair. many plan to attend.
Rob Manley travels to western Kansas to join Fred Morris for prairie chicken hunting while Miss Bessie Harris heads to California for the winter. W. D. Gwin Frank Graver G. W. Markley F. A. Derby Felix Dunkle and W. A. Armstrong attend the Kansas City stock show after discipline noted, with plans extending to the end of the season.
Forty years ago Friday October 11 the Kansas University football squad faced discipline with a three man training rules committee led by Tommy Johnson Ammons and Pete Heil. Heil had already served for breaking rules, and the drive aimed to curb smoking and other violations as part of a broader effort to uphold standards.
AP dispatches report a theft at a Rochester Pennsylvania fire station draining gasoline and stealing two first aid kits and eight bridge tables after a fire. In Xenia Ohio a railroad engineer’s headlight shattered by a pheasant altered train speed. Ruth Bryan Owen in Sioux City praises Danish farm cooperatives for tracking faulty eggs. Chicago reports Jack Perry’s raid arrest and the dispersal of 219 others, with police transport challenges. A Scilly Isles proverb ends with a caution about nine sea deaths for every natural death.
Emily Barnes nears divorce from Edwin while visiting Morton Hall. Judith, sister of David Carroll, hints at a plantation sale and former life in Turkey. A sultry bridge evening with Dan and Judith reveals tension, wit, and growing attraction as plans form for tomorrow.
Emily plans to attend a social evening with Dan Raynor while Judith warns of his dishonorable intentions. The scene shifts to a dinner where Dan’s hard living persona emerges, and Aubrey discusses field trials and fox-hunting plans with Emily and Judith as they consider future events and Emily’s health.
In a nighttime scene Willy Nilly reports that a floor board has fallen from the car and the money bag is missing. The bears crowd together to reassess the theft as Jelly Bear admits guilt and the crew resolves to search the route they traveled, hoping to recover the bag.
A report cites Professor Wilhelm Lohr of Magdeburg noting crude cod liver oil aids burns and infected wounds. It treats by soaking lint with oil, keeping dressings saturated for 48 hours, and may be preferable where tannic acid is unavailable. Healing appears to reduce scar tissue, though mechanism remains unclear. Tomorrow abnormal itching.
Charlie Watkins, the senate’s minute and journal clerk and parliamentary aide, keeps Dawes’ rulings in line while showing how Vice President Garner’s chair functions. Garner’s rule approach, shaped by years in the House, reflects an unorthodox, observational mastery of parliamentary maneuvering.
Manhattan reports the Kansas State student council opened a closed hearing into a student riot after a football rally with tear gas use. no action taken yet, investigation to continue. Coffeyville notes the Kansas Retail Grocers association adopted an adequate state tax on chain stores and elected Ara T. Dillon as president with Emporia named 1936 convention city. Winfield district superintendents report slight gains in ministers' salaries and church funds, as agricultural area conditions improve. A California bill now requires 24 hour towing on the San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge.
Radio listings for Friday October 11 show a dense schedule across WDAF KMBC WREN WODAF and other stations. Programs feature Tom Mix Adventures Little Orphan Annie Jack Armstrong and multiple orchestras plus talk and variety segments with hosts conductors and guest artists.
President Roosevelt, aboard the cruiser Houston, toured the Pacific coast before steering toward Panama Bay. He met with British treasure hunters seeking buried pirate gold on Cosco Island and invited them to a beach luncheon as Costa Rican soldiers bivouacked in a cave to stake claims. The four month dig yielded no treasure to date.
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