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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1934
Page
4
A jumbled OCR fragment cites discussions on balancing the federal budget, veteran policy, liquor laws post-prohibition, and state traffic code reforms. It references American Bankers Association, American Legion, Senator McAdoo, Missouri traffic laws, and a note on a 1915 publication context with scattered names and numbers.
The report parses attacks linking forged bonds to Governor Landon and Woodring, notes Wood’s arrival amid Democratic infighting, and cites Huey Long Overton rhetoric. It surveys the gold-buying policy’s first year and economic debate, with Democrats wary of former Senator Reed’s anti New Deal speeches.
Road work along Rhode Ishuand Street and Ten nreasee Street blocks. coach fire accident near Tonganoxie injures none. Golf finals loom at Lawrence Country Club with semi final results and cup contenders Irving Hill John Henry, H Allen Fred Jaedicke. Tea for Mrs Mitchells, W F Weise returns from Long Island, high school boys band organized led by G Coffelt at the school building.
A society notebook notes the Monday Night club hosting a dinner by Dr. F A Wilbur with Dr W A Powelli presenting Christianity and Modern Socialism followed by a discussion. Attendees included multiple pastors and doctors. Alma Cole entertained thirty guests with whist and Halloween decor. A son was born to Mr and Mrs Frank Evans today, and Mrs Fred Sexman plans a visit this evening.
A four minute flight at the government aerodrome in Maryland marks Mrs. Ralph Van Deman as the first woman to fly in an airplane in the United States. Capt. Van Deman’s wife was aloft with Wilbur Wright, performing intricate maneuvers. Earlier, Mrs. Nicholas Longworth had hoped to fly but was not accommodated. Meanwhile, a local health note reports scarlet fever closures and quarantines in the Gardner family area and a birth announcement to Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Allen Linton.
A notice from Fortys years ago reports Miss Nettie Cox engaged to John Kennedy announced at Friends church. J B Watkins discharged as receiver of Watkins Mortgage Co. A quiet wedding for Miss Ella Adams and John Stamp was held at 1208 Kentucky Street with family present. Fraternal Aid invitations issued for a Halloween dance led by Chas Donnie E J Lander Claud Hullett and Chas Meairs. A surprise party welcomed Bert Rich and wife in West Lawrence. Details note Capt Albert S Barker marrying Ellen Blackmar Maxwell, sister of Prof Blackmar, and that Paul Hudson reported the Topeka Capitol game. Miss Bell's horse was found after being taken from its hitching place.
In a tense scene in Puddle Muddle, the bears steal nuts while gipsies attempt to chase them with sticks. Willy Nilly fears the old gipsy woman’s curses as hunger deepens among the bears and the villagers alike. The Leuss rest and contemplate the looming bad luck. The bears grow anxious but press on feeding.
In 1863 James Pollock proposed three cent coins bear the inscription God Our Trust. Secretary Chase favored In God We Trust, first appearing on a one cent piece. Congress authorized it on all coins in 1865, and in 1909 it appeared on the Lincoln bust cent the first presidential portrait.
Gloria Van derbilt, ten and a half years old, told Justice John F. Carew that she does not want to live with her mother, Mrs. Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt, but wishes to remain with her aunt, Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney. The statement came during habeas proceedings conducted on camera in Carew’s chambers.
Lon Cagad and Marian plan a hillside development of small, attractive homes. Bul fion backs out, leaving Lon to seek work. Silver Stondon, a threatening divorcee, asks Marian for dinner. McSwain schemes with William Brown to hustle a construction job. Marian warns McSwain of exposure.
Marian confronts McSwain with proof of a bribery scheme tied to a faulty school project. She proposes a state inspection at completion to safeguard children and forces him to consider admitting guilt, while hinting she holds incriminating pages from Cliff Hendon.
A disjointed critique argues that liquor legalization worsens traffic harm. It links the drunk driver to pedestrian risks, cites science on alcohol impairment, and urges strict enforcement and potential removal from driving to protect public safety.
Dr Alfred As Walker, addressing the American Medical Association, summarizes decades of work from von Behring to the present and touts a single dose toxoid immunization that safely protects a high percentage of children six months and older from diphtheria. The talk cites animal studies and clinical observations leading to this landmark in preventive therapy.
In a Tiffin council minute, Charles H. Trimmer is noted for twenty years of service and a formal resolution praises prosperity returning to the city. Separate items report Otto Bend puzzlement over a severed telephone line, later attributed to a squirrel gnawing the wire. A New York grocery inquiry covers Thomas Mantyla signing as Hans Kaupilla on a bank check, and Paris notes Lucien Delforge’s fatal attack on a janitor after years of radio use leading to a court restraining radio access.
Hollywood shifts away from lavish premieres and top prices as Grauman’s Chinese in Los Angeles drops old first night rituals. The industry trims schedules and costs, while film fans rally for changes and campaigns to restore stars like Charlie Ray to stardom amid a flood of letters from Galveston. The piece also notes faster continental air timetables and mail delivery improvements benefiting travel and communication to Salt Lake City.
Tokyo replies to Anglo American representations saying Manchukuo cannot be pressed to modify a proposed oil monopoly and will discuss with Manchukuo. Britain and the United States see mutual acceptance of a maximum limitation but no technical details are offered. Quebec police say Bilodeau confessed to killing five relatives and a former employer. Mussolini unveils a centrally planned agricultural economy to create jobs and feed farmers. Yugoslavia proclaims unity and readiness as a military power to quiet fears.
The notice outlines a university events page with an elementary German lesson at 6:00 p.m. led by Prof. ESFS, a football game featuring Oklahoma and a 6:00 p.m. concert by Jan Chi Adurso. It mentions travel arrangements and a calendar entry for January.
The Rev Robert A Hunt begins a Sunday series on Our New Leisure at 7 30 pm with further topics planned including Our American Home Life Our Amusement Craze and Our Nation s Honor Dissipated or Conserved A men s chorus hopes to enlist 100 singers for the song service next Sunday evening A morning series announced by Dr Hunt features titles such as I ve Intellectual Mystic The Secret of Personal Worth and The Source of Christian Activity A vested Wesleyan Chorus will perform O Be Joyful in the Lord and Buona Notte by Nevin with Dorothy Enlow directing and accompanying the offertory
A car crash on Highway 66 near Springfield at 11:30 PM left Mrs Verene Cagle Bryant 23 of Kansas City and Freddie Vidli chiel 99 of Springfield dead. Injured were Si We Genpp 0 of Omaha and Rethu Low Rogers 21 of Springfield. Police investigate cause and vehicle details.
A man in Albany wanders the state office grounds and returns a stamped check after using a pointed stick on an envelope. A Sacramento fireman reports an injured piglet rescued and nurtured on milk. California hunters face stiff fines for out of season kills. In Croton, educators equip a school bus with a heater after complaints.
A health advisory urges mothers to consult doctors before using any remedy on a child. Children’s specialists and family physicians echo caution on milk of magnesia and similar remedies, stressing reliance on medical knowledge and safe practices.
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