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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1944
Page
4
A biblical verse from Mark 15 14 records Pilate asking what evil has been done as the crowd intensifies cries to crucify him. The line captures the tension before the crucifixion scene with Pontius Pilate and the crowd.
Wisconsin voters show preference for a single ballot at the upcoming Chicago convention. Governor Dewey commands a large majority of the Wisconsin delegation, while Willkie fails to gain traction. The GOP base seeks new leadership and policies, moving beyond the current New Deal framework.
The Romanian government is described as seeking a rapid armistice with the Allied powers as fighting widens into Rananish territory. Observers say time is short for negotiations and Romania already bears war’s destructiveness. A move toward alliance with Germany would endanger postwar settlement prospects.
American bombers strike Ploesti for a second time this year not targeting the oil fields but the railroad yards supplying the eastern front. The shift signals changed Allied prospects and German supply concerns as future oil damage looms. Kansas State Guard to train at Fort Riley amid Army mobilization and expanded home defense. WFA raises egg prices with a fractional increase, aiming to stabilize markets.
General DeGaulle consolidates leadership by uniting across all parties including communists in the French Committee of Liberation in Algiers. He pledges control of all French forces against Germany and warns non-French governments not to influence the postwar French government. Allies say the French will manage their own government, though DeGaulle’s stance risks friction with Roosevelt. The value of underground French efforts may influence future governance as Allied pledges guide the process.
A blend of wartime notes recalls jungle fires set by Japanese forces on India's border and veterans of Solomons and New Guinea questioning the reports. The piece also touches Lawrence city elections, write-in campaigns, egg price debates, a Chicago Tribune air trip incident, and Mrs Roosevelt’s government travels, all reflecting public mood and irregularities.
The piece argues Anthony Eden may resign to lead in the House of Commons, testing his suitability as Churchill's successor and bringing the "young Conservatives" to power. It discusses Eden's qualities, possible replacements like Lord Cranborne, and the need for tact and leadership in postwar Britain.
Guido Beck joins University of Kansas faculty for a year as a German émigré physicist. KU History Teachers meet on campus. Scout court of honor elevates Bodin and Burgess. Unger announces birth of a daughter. Four o Clock club met Allphin. Co op club hosts second annual Liar’s Nite with self-awarded prize. Interchurch league banquet after season. Thomas Hird celebrates 75th birthday with family. Berkeley visitors Richard Bold and companions on European trip return. Alumni plan 15,000 memorial in memory of fallen University men. Hayter falls ill after medicine dose. doctor quips about rubbing. No Name club elects officers. Mrs. Keene visits with husband newly discharged. J Q Pickens to Lecompton for a few days. Nadine Nowlin and Katherine Duffield shop in Kansas City. Ross Stubbs calls on the President in Washington. Hortense Street invites guests to meet Miss Herrington of Missouri. Prof Hopking speaks on Art Criticism to No Name club. Lula Linton to host Modern Lace club. Florence Shields returns from Garnett. Robert Edmondson heads to Houston to join Southern league. Swedish ladies to host lime tea at Vic Olson home.
Twenty five years ago the first War Savings Stamp campaign of the year starts Tuesday in Lawrence in all schools except the high school. Last year the schools collected 28118 dollars. Kansas University plans a 200000 dollar athletic field and stadium with seating.
Brief scraps report diverse local tales from Albany Buffalo Stockton Chicago and Stockton. Includes Mayor Erastus Corning IT as a draft induction sponsor and Army participant, a 13 year pen pal friendship between Lucille Tate and Mary Riselle, a price clerk certifying 10488 gallons of gasoline to a bicycle owner, a wife lamenting firearms hobby, and an obituary item for Mrs Pearl J Venard.
A mixed word puzzle with across and down clues lists. Includes cryptic style hints for items like furniture, plants, tools, birds, metals, and numbers. several entries mention musical and nautical terms, with several abbreviations and archaic phrasing visible in the grid.
Mrs Venard, via attorney, told Superior Court Judge Joseph Sabath that her husband spends all his time cleaning his guns. She said guns frighten her, prompting a divorce action.
A list of new acquisitions across fiction and non fiction titles. Notable authors include Bodmer Bonsel Duranty Flynn Gunther Leiber Leighton Lewis Lowrie Mantle Moore Reynolds Speer Wells and many others with varied subjects from history travel and religion to drama and biography.
Mrs FE C Allderdice Mrs Mabel Hartley and Mrs Wiley A Reve will spend Friday in Kansas City Miss Harriet Osborne will go to De Soto Saturday to spend Easter with her sister and husband Mr and Mrs James C Aus Louis Reb left last week for Topeka where he is employed in a furniture store Mrs Reb will join him in Topeka Saturday and they expect to remain there for several months to be near their daughter Miss Christine Reb librarian at Winter General hospital At the regular meeting of the Baldwin Rotary club Tuesday noon.
A Baker campus roundup notes events and visits including Virgil Woods election outcome in a Pine Room attendance contest won by his side over Dr. Stanley Flickinger’s group by one point. Several Easter vacation plans and guest appearances are listed for Alpha Chi and Garrett Bible Institute affiliates along with church services and Rotary club attendance. Local figures Rev Schwartz and Miss O'Hare are mentioned with activities across Topeka and Lawrence.
The article reflects on Maundy Thursday, detailing Jesus washing disciples feet as a teaching in humility. It emphasizes Christ like humility as essential to discipleship, contrasting it with cringing servility, and urges Christians to imitate humility and fellowship to improve the world.
Parts from Brahms Requiem will be broadcast on Good Friday from 2 30 to 3 00 pm over station KFKU The choruses Behold All Fleshes as the Grass Blessed Are They That Mourn and How Lovely Is Thy Dwelling Place Lord are in the program The solo Ye Now Are Sorrowful will be sung by Miss Meribah Moore of the department of voice The Requiem is presented by the University a cappella choir and University symphony orchestra under D MM Swarthout dean of the school of fine arts
A Colorado farmer in 1919 encounters a sick stranger and a hidden message after a barn burns during Klan activity. Judge McNamara urges prosecution to curb the Klan, pressing the farmer to press charges against Norberg while the narrator recalls family ties, moral conflict, and the era's fear of rising white-supremacist power.
Joseph A Bord Boyd born March 16 1870 near Dunavent Kansas died March 24 1944 in Topeka aged 74 years 9 days. Lifelong farmer in Jefferson and Leavenworth counties. Married Jennie C Daniels March 16 1891 St Joseph Missouri. ten children born four predeceased. Survived by Bess Teachenor Kansas City Mo Lila Carter Mamister Mich Donie Boyd Topeka Elberte Prochish Topeka Elizabeth Lange McLouth Thomas D Boyd. One brother Thomas Boyd Winchester and seven grandchildren. Funeral March 26 at United Brethren Church McLouth burial McLouth Cemetery.
A dense schedule of radio programs across KMBC WDAF WREN and other stations for a Friday evening and late night, listing news broadcasts, musical shows, comedy, drama, and special features. Notable entries include Fred Waring's Orchestra, Lum and Abner, Dinah Shore, Abbott and Costello, Newsroom summaries, and the "A difficult European Problem: Poland" discussion with H G Chubb.
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