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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1935
Page
4
A bundled Kansas and national update covers government yields for wheat and corn, Kentucky gubernatorial run off results, Louisiana police shoot on sight orders, rail passenger rate gains, and local Lawrence notes on printers, Baptist delegates, Ft Riley postcards, and Newport fashion reports.
Forty years ago in Lawrence reports note Bob Manley and Herb Bullene entering bicycle races at Sibley with Manley aiming for the mile open win. The wedding of Nellie Ridenour to Charles W. Frederick is set at the bride’s Rhode Island Street home. KU fraternities plan named houses this year. Local real estate moves include Sparr’s Adams Street house finish and Dr. Charles Simmons purchasing Fred Read’s corner property. Phi Psi house revamp near completion. Notables traveling or moving include Annie Shirar visiting Law rence, John Steele bound for Denver for health, and G. B. Penny pair returning from the East. S. R. Nelson shifts to marble business in Lawrence with Fred Strahm. The Y M C A and Y W C A discuss a cottage home for University women. eight or nine rooms will rent on the European plan, possibly leading to a Hill dormitory.
The article analyzes Louisiana's near term future after Huey Long's death, noting the loss of his leadership, potential reforms to repeal dictatorship laws, and a move toward constitutional government. It recalls plans for a Gettysburg veterans reunion and the dispute over displaying the Confederate flag, highlighting enduring sectional tensions.
Relief Director Hopkins and Harry Hopkins and Ickes plan to meet President Roosevelt to resolve disagreements on relief administration. Differences on major details hint at further delay before implementing the four billion dollar machinery. Thousands on relief await work while the President urges quick agreement. Kentuckians are noted for slow deliberation after tempering their quick trigger reputation.
An endowment of about 100000 to the University of Kansas medical school was provided by the will of the late Mrs Nellie S Baylan probated in Wyandotte county district court. Income from the estate will fund a surgical laboratory linked to the school of medicine. Also noted is the death of Mrs W B Thayer in Coronado California, donor of the Thayer art collection to KU.
Clyde Bish, longtime history teacher at Haskell, is transferred to the Albuquerque Indian school to head its history department amid an enrollment of over 500 full blood students. Blair, son of Dr. E. H. Blair, has served less than a year in the position as enrollment reaches 425 in Lawrence. The H. A. Cutler job printing plant in Lawrence marks a note in local business history.
Poem fragment in 1935 syndicated column shows Claude Callan portraying a weary father who rues a sprained back while assisting Miss Ellis with starting a car, only to be dismissed by his mother who says the narrator never feels pain from helping her.
Manhattan reports a 3,300 enrollment at Kansas State College, prompting planned 4 to 7 PM classes and potential further evenings due to insufficient day class facilities. In other briefs, Tulsa man Robins gets six months for hit and run in Nictate killing of 83-year-old William Stansifer. Williams notes dismissal. McPherson upcoming dedication speech by Gov. Landon for October 16 at McPherson College. Bailing underway at Roth-Faurot wildcat well near Bunker reaching 350 feet after 2965 feet. Oswald limestone encountered. Dodge City reports 11-year-old Paul Combs died from apricot seed kernel poisoning.
In a natural history class a pupil eagerly answers the teacher with a humorous, verbal mislabeling of a caterpillar as an upholstered worm, illustrating a playful classroom moment from Stray Stories.
Emily Felton, fresh from Ardmore College with honors, confronts an uncertain future at a farewell dance. Her long friendship with Judith Carroll and her impending romance with Edwin collide with a fear of commitment and a desire for freedom. She contemplates a year of play before life fully begins, while Edwin’s heartfelt marriage proposal looms.
Willy Nilly proposes using Christopher the crow and the Puddle Muddler family in the side show to boost crowds. The giant, eager for a new billing idea, suggests promoting the talking crow and the family to attract visitors and save the struggling act.
By Quinton James the four kings of Belgium form a semi circle across a stamp issue from Belgian Congo celebrating fifty years since the Congo's acquisition by Belgium. The design bears dates 1885 1935 and 1831 marking Belgium's early expansion and state formation.
A description of commemorative stamps from Belgium Congo and Dutch Guiana marking jubilees. The Congo issues feature seven values linked to royal names Leopold I through Leopold III, with green to black colors. Dutch Guiana shows two hands in Christian symbolism. A British empire jubilee reinforces the era's stamp themes.
The latest stamp catalog, due September 23, shows many U.S. issues revised in price, with commemoration issues rising while postmaster provisionals may decline. It features a pronunciation guide and notes broader changes across U.S. listings plus new surcharges from New Guinea and Nauru.
A jumble of brief items reports a New York broker profiting on a Majestic voyage in four days, a Missouri wife fending off a bull with a pitchfork to save her husband, a 50 year old Greenwich church hosting a first wedding, Barbara Stanwyck on tarantula nerves on a Hollywood location, a Des Moines man beaten by his wife with a rolling pin, and Evanston dog owner charged after his dog bit the dog catcher as the court grants immediate trial.
Report from the Rockefeller Institute describes a life chamber by Dr Alexis Carrel and Col Charles Lindbergh. It claims to maintain circulation in organs after death, noting the challenge of simulating living blood flow and the limits of artificial hearts.
Fragmentary text discusses medical concerns and research potential of a life-chamber concept for extended storage. The snippet references Rich and a 20 day timeline, hinting at experimental or theoretical conditions and the value of such devices for studying mushroom poisoning and related risks.
Washington Daybook reports Huey Long lashing five Louisiana House members outside his faction for moving to oust him while the White House vetoes a key flood control bill. The feud foreshadows a campaign clash over influence in Washington and Roosevelt era politics.
The Kanwaka 4-H club meets Saturday evening at the Shaw home. Roll call asks how members have been helped by 4-H work. Program includes piano solo, music appreciation, health talk on tooth development, and talks on milk as a perfect food. Demonstrations cover seed corn selection by Everett O Connner and Billy Johnson.
List of radio programs across WREN WDAF KMBC and others for September 12 shows. Includes orchestras, talks, sports, education and drama from 6:00 PM to midnight with multiple stations and artists.
Thousands report relief after taking Gowdy Prescription for acid stomach. Take after meals and at night for under 10 cents a day. Simple and pleasant to take with jar directions. Recommended by leading druggists. $1 or $2. Gowdy Medical Co.
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