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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1950
Page
5
New York reports mixed signals as producer prices rise for gasoline and metals while wheat and corn futures show expectations of government crop support. Meat and dairy costs edge up with packers pushing slaughter output. refined sugar and copper demand climb on seasonal needs and building boom. Coffee softens alongside weaker restaurant demand.
To be held Friday evening at the West Side Abyterian Church on First and Maine. The April 8 event starts at 8 60 o clock with pep singing a short film by Art Sayth a talk on the state convention by Trula Smith and a devotion by Donna Mason. A free will offering will be taken at the close and all are welcome.
Harvard economist Prof. Seymour Harris notes a future surge in college graduates with three per job, while banker Murray Shields argues for funded low interest lending to keep graduates in education. Discussions at the Kudere-Wakarusa Farm Bureau meeting address national needs and student funding. A calendar note states the Gregorian calendar will drift one day by 4900 A.D.
The article notes parent ownership of a Carmel shop and describes a vacation visit to Banter at K, with fourth and fifth graders engaging in science, reading, and writing activities. It lists students, moved pupils, a fairy show, dental checks, and a university program planning.
Kansas City April 25 the Chamber of Commerce called for a complete housecleaning of the private board appointed by Governor Forrest Smith after a public investigation into the slayings of Charles Binaggio and Charles Giargetta on April 5. The chamber accused Milligan and Farrell of undue friendliness with Binaggio and said their associations erode public confidence while noting Farrell renewed a hotel job yet to act on his request.
The Lawrence area dairy show crowned winners led by G A Weeks with top finishes in three year old and senior classes. Calvin G Weeks and James Dyer collected several honors, including Junior Champion awards for Dyer’s yearling heifer and Weeks’ entries capturing second and third places across bull and cow categories. Longanecker brothers, Wade Wofford, Mark Nehrbass, and Orie Smith also earned notable placements in senior and junior divisions.
Tech Ford, Conn., Apr. 25. A Topeka Kansas pair, 14 year olds Fred Hubbard and Richard Dale Von Rixen, were stopped by police because their motorcycle license was missing. They claimed to be bound for Utah to hunt lions with a shotgun, rifles, a revolver, and two hunting knives. Their parents were contacted.
Edward J. Chapin of Kansas City is news editor of the University of Kansas chapter of Sigma Delta professional journalism fraternity. Francis Kelley of Chanute is named editor of The Sour Qo campus humor magazine. Other new officers include Robert Sigman of DeSoto as vice president Ray Soldan of Satna as secretary and John Gill of Winfield as treasurer.
New York reports a surging supply of June graduates. Bureau of Labor Statistics notes 1.1 million new entrants and 700,000 job openings due to retirements and deaths. Four million unemployed remain, with many grads facing stiff competition and possible lower pay or fields allied to their training. Government and industry urge expansion and tax cuts to create more opportunities.
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