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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1936
Page
4
A church notices prayer emphasis on mercy for Jerusalem and its people, citing Daniel 9 18. The message urges humility before God and appeals for divine hearing and intervention amid distress.
In Kansas the record on schools is a central issue as voters prepare for next Tuesday. The piece argues communities fund education, contrasts state led systems with NYA funded makeshifts, notes a 400000 farm check arrival in Ford County, and claims the New Deal relies on such arguments to sway the election.
The rebel ring around Madrid is reported closed by insurgent HQ and denied in Madrid. European war movements draw attention as Italy and Germany reach policy terms for outside aid to Spanish communists. A coalition against Russia and possibly France forms, with France seen as sympathetic to Loyalists. Belgium is expected to offer an interpretation today.
The piece notes Belgium neutrality policy as seen in France and Britain’s aloof role amid power alignments. It mentions Roosevelt’s silence on reestablishing the NRA after Lan don’s query and rumors that missing press conferences aim to avoid questions on the issue.
The excerpt quotes James Roosevelt criticizing Kansans for illiteracy and contrasts education with mere literacy. It notes Justice Rosseau A. Burch praising angling at a Lawrence club, and reports police killed a wolf on Lawrence streets, leaving classification unclear between athletic or economic significance.
About 200 Blackfeet Indians from Montana arrived in Lawrence for a three day pow wow opening tomorrow at Haskell. Led by the Haskell band they paraded Massachusetss street. About 850 Indians registered, many ill speak English, and tepees and tents were pitched in the Indian Village.
A short line about a tired speaker at a party who pretends to enjoy himself so his mother will take him home early. The piece signals a comic or domestic mood typical of Claude Callan's works from 1936 syndicated material.
The Ingle side club celebrated Founders Day with a luncheon and program at the Colonial Tea Room. Mrs A A Stanford spoke on the club’s 32 year history, noting its origin as the Eureka club before a name change two years later. Marie French of Kansas City attended and shared memories of early club days. A musical program and play accompanied the event.
A political meeting at F A A hall supported U S Guyer’s congressional candidacy. Capper Dotley and Congressman Jackson missed due to a delayed train. Capper attended late. J S Hall introduced evening chair d L Brady. Charles Sessions spoke well. Guyer spoke an hour and a half to a closely engaged audience.
Forty years ago on Tuesday October 27 notes cover marriages at the Christian church led by Rev. A L Jones. William A Lescher and Phila Wilson wed yesterday. J Gordon Gibb heads to Canada for winter. High School Mandolin Orchestra reorganized with 20 members under Prof R S Saunders as instructor and Milo Morgan as manager. Osee Hughes to play piano. U of K button with Chancellor Snow image gains popularity. Norton’s delivery team scatters load on Massachusetts street. wagon tipped with minor damage. Kansas football criticized for choosing Iowa trip. score 6 to 0 favors Iowa. KU team returns at noon, no prior celebration. The issue prints the official general election ballot listing eight parties and candidates including A C Mitchell for county attorney.
Drago Galdston critiques the "subtraction by addition" fad used to sell fake weight loss remedies. The piece warns against adding substances to food bath or drink in hopes of shedding pounds without dieting or exercise.
The author denounces so called reduction remedies as fraud and often harmful. Saline purgatives cause temporary weight loss via fluid loss. thyroid extract can disrupt endocrine function and metabolism. Trinitrophenal is risky and require close medical supervision. The prescription urged is moderation in diet and exercise.
A fragmented dialogue scene shows dispute among unnamed characters about beating others and explains a sudden anger. Rip challenges the speaker while a meadow setting and casual threats surface, hinting at underlying tensions in the group. The passage ends with a promise to explain.
Animals gather to celebrate Willy Nilly’s birthday with a plan to knit him a woolen coat. Sweet Face leads as everyone offers wool, scissors, and string while Rip and friends agree to help, and they set to work wrapping him in warmth.
Agriculture officials say wheat seeding in Kansas is nearly finished with only a few southwestern and southeastern counties needing moisture. Delays blamed on dry conditions in the southwest and wet soils in the southeast. More moisture needed in western and north central counties to ensure good winter condition. Sorghum yields expected light in the west, fair to good in the east. Harvest of late feed crops began after frosts.
Ruth Fra ser, ward of Lee Ramsden, is central to a plot by Ambrose Lawson and his gang. Terence Mahony is pressed into providing a false alibi for a murder claim. Lee Ramsden manipulates Mahony, seeks Ruth’s money, and shows a cold, calculating streak as a scheme to gain control. A chance meeting with Milson hints at past China ties and a potential new crime path involving Kosoff and Mulgrave.
A sample AP style column recalls a 77 year old Omaha man Sam Goldberg who explains his leg casts from June after a sidewalk fall deterred speeders. A New York pastor warns livers must stay healthy to keep congregations awake at the Atlantic district meeting. Hotelmen unveil a tenderizer for meat from the carica papaya plant shown at a hotel exhibit. A Canadian hunter kills a goose and a passenger in a plane crash. In Dillon Montana Mike Stump earns 83 selling mags to fund a deer license, his father none, and they bag a 250 pound buck.
Velma Shortridge daughter of J O Shortridge of Los Angeles marries Emil Freienmuth son of Mrs Louiss Freienmuth of Tonganoxie in a October ceremony at Eva Mae Roll’s home. Rev Harold Case officiated as roll of candles and chrysanthemums framed an improvised altar with Mary Landis McEnroy providing harp music.
Miss Dorothy Renker served as maid of honor with Louis Haller as best man. Out of town guests included Mrs. Louisa Freienmuth and family from Leavenworth, and others from Tonganoxie and Lawrence. The bride, longtime Topeka resident, worked in the Santa Fe freight auditor’s office. The groom, Topeka city printer, is a KU graduate and member of Acacia and Phi Mu Alpha. They plan to live at 8089 Jefferson, Topeka after a honeymoon through Washington New York and Cleveland.
Radio listings show WREN KMBC WDAF programs across the evening from 5:00 PM to past midnight with music, orchestras, and talks. Notable acts include Jack Armstrong, Rubinoff, Feast of orchestras, Benny Goodman, Fred Astaire, Navy Day programs, and organ concerts, plus weather and headlines. The dense schedule also covers Wednesday events and a Edison wireless drama at 2:30 PM.
Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Turner of 2839 Parkwood Blvd Kansas City Ken plan a 1 pm dinner for family on Wednesday October 28 to mark their fiftieth wedding anniversary with an open house from 8 to 10 pm for friends. Nearby moves include Mr Maude Moore and Mr and Mrs Ray Ridgway moving into the former McLaughlin property. L A McLaughlin moves to the Zoellner home. Lyle Sechrest of Andover Massachusetts visited his parents last week. Merle Fischer spent the weekend in Baldwin with her parents.
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