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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1947
Page
8
A wartime vignette set in New York during October 1944 follows a boastful soldier nicknamed Junior. He proclaims future riches and fame, while the narrator recalls the brutal realities of frontline life and the varied fates of comrades. The piece reflects on identity, patriotism, and the cost of hero worship as veterans transition home.
Rep Strivner of Ka calls legislation to bar Faders Power commission from controlling gas production and gathering. Carlson the Kansas governor testifies in support, urging conservation and state control of fuel. Districts and committees discussed policy shifts amid the heated debate on energy regulation.
James Gettys baritone and pupil from the studio of Joseph Wilkie will give a recital Sunday afternoon April 5 at 4:30 in Frank Strong ballroom auditorium. Gettys has played major roles at KU since 1942, including Father in Hansel and Gretel and Bottom in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and he leads the Scandinavian club while serving in Phi Mu Alpha. The event is a public program with no admission charge.
At a three day meeting of the Interstate Oil Compact Commission in Austin, Colonel Thompson of the Texas railroad commission said American ingenuity opens new petroleum sources in the United States and abroad. He cited known crude reserves of about 200 billion barrels and 185 trillion cubic feet of gas, noting new discoveries in Colorado and Alaska. Chairman Hiram M. Dow outlined the commission’s goal to enact laws preventing waste and to study national oil demands with its economic advisory council preparing a full report.
In Hot Springs Ark on April 2, former mayor Leo P. McLaughlin won a $200,000 breach of promise suit brought by Lucille Griffith. The federal court jury found in his favor after about an hour of deliberation. The case centered on alleged failure to carry out a marriage promise made in 1944.
The Market Basket prize was awarded to Mrs Harold Skinner for a recipe featuring chopped chilled vegetables and cabbage. The note warns on avoiding water soaking and suggests storing prepared vegetables properly for freshness. The next prize will go to the best cottage cheese dish recipe in the British zone Berlin presses report rising prices and shortages as the war wanes.
The Liberty Memorial high school Future Farmers of America chapter elected Donald Howard as president with Vale Hutten as vice president and Frank Hagenbush as secretary. Duanne Schaake became treasurer, Dic Durbin reporter, and Dee Tidd sergeant at arms. Installations set for May 1 while the judging team of Dicks Johnson Orville Uchiam Leslie Murphy and George Stauffer will travel to Manhattan Sunday for the state judging contest. Retiring officers include Johnson president Darrel Houk vice president Howard secretary Calvin Flory treasurer Button reporter and Stauffer sergeant at arms. A note on German currency mentions 100 to 150 marks and 540 to 500 at 24 per mark rates.
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