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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1946
Page
4
In a Saturday edition editorial the Journal-World discusses relief to Europe, noting doubts about agency propaganda versus aid, sluggish contact with authorities, and unclear instructions for small donors. It urges quicker action to ship canned foods and grain overseas, warning current supplies may be insufficient to meet needs.
The piece notes a bottleneck in Manila harbor hampering rehabilitation pools and port activity for months. Shipowners consider diverting ships to other ports as strikes, wrecked facilities, and pilfering hinder cargo handling. Political issues surface as the Philippines move toward independence on July 4 amid disputed elections and emergency governance.
The article notes American unfamiliarity with the Austrian situation while Russia objects to debating it in London. It argues peace treaties end World War II require full discussion and that postponement slows drafting. It mentions Europe marking time awaiting treaty details and a university course on music's influence on behavior.
The council leans toward investigating Spain before action, with Australia backed by many members and the Soviet Union opposing any delay. A five member inquiry to Spain was proposed, with Monday set for decision. OPA letters flood Congress. Kretenwah tribe adopts a race based constitution. Emporia joins rent control, likely shifting landlord voices into housing debates.
A Chicago bakery is said to be solving the wheat shortage by using 26 percent popcorn flour in smoking white bread. The article notes skepticism about nuclear fusion research before such techniques become practical and jokes about toaster safety.
Report from Coffeyville notes several voters misplaced marks on ballots causing invalid votes after marking names with checks instead of X as required by law. The text questions Lawrence as the seat of learning despite lacking a winning Kansas football team.
A learned musicologist argues Nero played bagpipes during Rome’s fire, while others say a piano accompaniment was heard in hindsight. The Wichita Democrat notes historians may credit FDR with the forgotten man idea but points to William Graham Sumner who defined him as the quiet citizen who pays debts and taxes.
Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov warned at the Big Four talks in Paris that an Austrian pact is a surprise move within Moscow’s plan to extend influence in Europe. He argued Austria is the last central European territory Moscow aims to control, while Karl Renner urged a coordinated Western troop withdrawal and a secure international status for Austria under UN protection.
Lonnie Slade picked up a possum and placed it in the trunk of a mobile in Tankinsville Ga Ane 2. Early next morning the Slade family woke to a honking horn and found the possum perched on the steering wheel pressing the horn, the animal apparently squeezed out of the trunk.
More than 400 delegates registered at noon for the 18th annual Kansas Federation of Business and Professional Women's clubs convention in progress. Separate items note Ray Ebling of Lindsborg elected honorary captain of the 1936 basketball team, and a Rotary club dinner at the Hotel Eldridge. A Journal World photo shows 200 youths at Shirley Temple party at Weaver's. engagements and visits by various residents are listed.
Twenty five years ago funds were raised in Lawrence for aiding women and children in Ireland under the direction of the Quakers of America. Locally the drive is led by T J Sweeney T M Corcoran and John Shea with a flat $10 licence fee for electric automobiles in Lawrence. Mrs Gilbert R Smith and children of Houston are visiting her parents Mr and Mrs C F Mikesell. Miss Kate Stepheng author arrives from New York to spend the summer with Miss Carrie Watson. Mr and Mrs W L announce the marriage of their daughter Alice to Ralph W Dicker on April 24. Kenneth Stevenson hosted Lawrence High School basketball players and cheerleaders at a dinner at his home 924 Indiana Street.
Forty years ago Mrs. D I Maggard arrives from Wichita for a weeks visit with the F Barteldes family. Mrs Milo Treworgy leaves for Kansas City to be the nest of Mrs J R Robinson. Mrs J W Reeding returns from Topeka after visiting her daughter. Boys in Lawrence selling the Saturday Evening Post share a $50 award among them. The boy salemen include John Ulm Grant Smith Mintern Christine Mayer Litwin Arthur Willett Loring Christine Blaine Elder Eugene Sayles Alva Barton Malcom Conn Herman Hroeker Willie Pain Robert Albach Alex Ramsey Ralph Ulm. George S Carter leaves for Winslow Arizona on business.
John W. Burt, praised as an outstanding representative of Utah’s careful motorists, was invited by Governor Maw to join the state delegation to President Truman’s highway safety conference opening in May. Burt’s selection followed his noted driving record and public service.
Kansas farmers, at a Monday meeting in Manhattan at Kansas State College, will discuss moving stored wheat from farms into commercial channels for shipment. Agents from state and federal agencies, including Roy Freeland and J C Muhler, will represent agricultural leadership as wheat stocks reach a low point with about 25 million bushels on hand. The Commodity Credit Corporation plans to lift the price by 20 cents a bushel over the OPA ceiling to aid overseas shipments, while Kansas millers warn of tight supplies and possible closures. Governor Scheeppel notes growers may hold seed stocks for a 1946 crop salinity event, amid mounting regulatory and market pressures.
A scrambled U S Army glossary and crossword style clues appear across a war era page. Entries hint at ranks locations and units with abbreviations, chemical terms, and geographic references mixed among puzzle hints. The vertical and horizontal clues suggest a period crossword with military terminology and coded terms.
A scrambled puzzle-like entry presents numbered clues and partial answers such as Parc, 20 Slyness, 24 Steeple, venom, Hawaiien kava, Sailor, Spirits, Stimulate, Trader, Tissue, Verbal, Was victorious, Constellation, Symbol for nnton, and Exempli gratia. It resembles a wordplay page fragment with inconsistent capitalization and incomplete itemization.
Hoover warned that tens of millions in India face life jeopardy without imported food. He cited deaths, edge-of-precipice districts, and breaking rations in Mysore. He urged expedited shipments from Siam and increased wheat and grain deliveries to India.
A fragmented broadcast lineup lists programs across stations WDAF WREN KMBO KMBC WRES and KMNC. Entries include The Dick Haymes Show Blondie Gang Busters Boston Symphony and Brush Creek Follies with mentions of dates in early April and various time slots. The readable items reflect a busy weekend radio slate with entertainment news and public notices.
University students will present a program of vic and donke es at 7 80 p m Tuesday in Frank Strong auditorium. Sponsored by Ateneo and the University Spanish club. Dances include a coach rhombi samba and Mesoy hat dane Alvaro Chavarria Ries and Bob Marquez, president of the Spanish club, in charge. Public invited.
Local families travel for events and meetings as Baldwin residents engage in church, education, and civic activities. Highlights include ministerial district meetings in Iola, school leadership changes at Baldwin High, engagement news for Baker University, and community gatherings by the American Association of University Women.
A jumble of radio and theater listings highlights sermons in song, tours, and orchestral shows. Notable names include Autry, Shirer, Radin, Harriett, and Langton Notereens Journal. Broadcasts feature WDAE WAF KMBr and KMEC T time for Besson with various local performers and venues.
The KMEC station and its farm service are highlighted as a standout rural support model in the Heartland. Phil Evans and the KMEC operation receive national recognition for farm management, with a tribute via a network program and a City College of New York citation for regional broadcaster excellence. The piece notes Derby interest and upcoming Dinnerbell Round-up performances by Mollie and Polly, with Ty born September 1926 in Modens and active stenographic skills.
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