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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1933
Page
4
A Kansas farmer's remark about President Roosevelt reflects public sentiment on the administration's progress. The column notes Europe’s disarmament conference fallout, Germany's tentative exit from the league, and potential for a future return, with cautious optimism amid political shifts.
A senate investigating committee heard testimony yesterday about large past salaries and generous perks for an institution official. The remarks highlighted substantial pay and proposed allowances, drawing scrutiny of compensation practices.
Dean Swarthout reports 262 attend initial meeting to form a community chorus under the School of Fine Arts. Megsish chorus groups performed after enrollment. Sigma Delta Chi adds five new members Dolph Simons Dean Boggs Donald Higgins Ted Olson Paul Harrison at Acacia house. Miss Lola Wilbur to wed Howard Longanecker. Mrs Flory hosts honor gathering and Wallace Nutting picture given. Birthday surprise honors Mrs Florence Elsey. Walter A. Goldtrap visits en route to California.
The Dramatic Club selects Maybelle Thomas Dorothea McKnight Edith Hopkins MaryCours Hannah Mitchell Gretchen Rankin Merle Prunty Val Vane Roy Dietrich Clifton Cole H Hipple C Play maker Harold Anns yy Murdoch Pemberton. State board grants life and state certificates to qualified presenters. Lawrence figures include Miss Lucia Burnham Miss Ida Sellards life certificates Albert Thoroman five year certificate Miss May Landis instructor certificate. Clarence Hornaday Fred Smithmeyer travel to Kansas City. York City Samuel Marks Albany NY visit relatives. Mr and Mrs George Chambers attend auto races in Kansas City. State D A R conference meets next Tuesday in Independence Kansas with several Lawrence delegates.
A short, old style note describes a man unsettled by life with his second wife while living with his first, misreading minor pains as rheumatism and missing ordinary concerns. Copyright 1328 Publishers Syndicate.
Forty years ago on October 18 a quiet afternoon wedding took place at the home of Ely Moore 575 Oliv Street. Miss McKinney Moore wed C Seewir in a ceremony by Rev. W W Ayres observed by close friends and relatives. The couple departed for Chicago then south for a honeymoon before settling at 1201 Connecticut. The issue also notes parishioners and locals with others traveling and events such as a wheelbarrow accident, a visit to the fair, and community club activities.
In 1897 Kansas faces water shortages across many areas as railroads in the eastern portion begin operating water trains to deliver scarce supply. The situation highlights an era of agricultural strain and infrastructure response amid drought fears.
Collected history notes recount Commodore Isaac Mayo, who faced dismissal for secessionist sympathies as commander of the Constitution in 1861. President Lincoln ordered his discharge from the Navy, with the action approved by Congress eight days after his death.
The column snippets report diverse oddities from Chicago to Portland. Tales include a divorce claim and independence remark, a man jailed for manslaughter in Minneapolis after a card game, a medical student jab about freshman exams, a disappearing child case in Cleveland, porcupine incidents in Denver, a Dallas carnival dispute over fan dancers, a circuit rider turned salesman in Portland, and a prompt to check the Journal’s World-classified columns for furniture buys.
In a sunlit hospital ward a convalescent man mutters names about a patient, while Nesta Riddell arrives seeking clarity on a radio message claiming her husband was found near Elston. A nurse and ward mates navigate chatter about identity, with Nesta pressing for confirmation amid hospital bustle and autumn gardens.
A 1933 colonial-era narration recalls a gale and fog delaying a rescue. A man found on ledges near Jorge cliff era suggests a head injury and amnesia after the Nice Arden accident. Dr Sutherland and Matron debate the recovered name amid confusion.
Fragmentary text describes feeding and crying with a misread line about a small cyclone. The readable phrases reference mothers, wings, feeding, and a cycle or cyclone motif, but the fragment lacks clear events, names, or places to determine a full news item.
Medical discussion links arthritis to disturbances in glands of internal secretion including the thyroid. Hypothyroidism can loosen ligaments around large joints causing knee and spine issues, while hyperthyroidism may accompany arthritis especially in childbearing years. Treatments cited include thyroid extract and diathermy for ovarian and uterine related arthritis.
Greensboro and Kanwaka residents made social calls to the Crowder home on Wednesday afternoon. Other visits included Mrs. Sam Sweezer and J. G. Sweerer with the Browns of Lawrence on Thursday week ago. Helen Norwood of Lecomp ton called on Mrs. Collins Thursday evening of last week. Ralph Miller and E. B. Doyle visited Mrs. Sam Sweezer on Monday.
Members hosted by Mrs Edward Kinzer and Mrs I Misimer of Cameron attended a rally day dinner for the Missionary Society. Frances Wilson spoke at the meeting on experiences as a missionary nurse. Beulah Stewart joined services at the Methodist church then visited Mr and Mrs J O Scott. The Woman's Home Missionary Society plans an October meeting with a program titled From the Roadside directed by Miss Mamie Vangingham with music by Clyde Stewart.
The Iola district undertakers meeting at Steven’s Grove drew a crowd with remarks from members including Charles Rushesy. Mrs. J A Van Landingham has been ill this week while Miss Miriam Deel and Jean Hockensmith study at Christ’s Hospital in Kansas. Prof and Deel join Jay Morgan traveling to the hospital. The Baker family and local church members attended events, with Beau Champ and Mrs Eward Beek’s son’s winter plans noted and a high school basketball injury mentioned.
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