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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1942
Page
1
British air and naval forces struck Kiel and Trondheim in a week of heavy raids. Civilian casualties were acknowledged as fires raged in Kiel and the Luftwaffe defended Berlin’s cultural targets amid reports of losses on both sides.
An Axis air raid on the Alexandria area killed 58 people and injured 111, according to Egypt’s interior ministry. Workers continued digging for more bodies, and a synagogue was among the demolished buildings.
The national A. A. U. track and field championships will be staged June 19-20 at Triborough stadium in New York under the Ohrbach A. A. U. with profits directed to the Army Emergency Relief Fund, announced today by AAA secretary Dan Ferris.
Washington April 29 The House Naval Committee plans a decisive vote tomorrow on a profits and union limitation bill. Chairman Vinson proposes a 48 hour work week with time and a half beyond 40 and a profit cap of 6,000 dollars plus eight percent on contracts over 100,000, plus incentives and union protections. Representative Bradley seeks to table the measure as debate continues amid procedural objections.
Washington witnesses from the war department and selective service system urge government allowances and mandatory pay for dependents to allow more inductions. Major Keesling warns against sweeping changes that could erase current dependency class III, noting about 65 percent of registrants are in that category.
Federal grand jury today returned two indictments against George W. Christians of Chattanooga engineer turned unorthodox economist. He pleaded not guilty and his trial was set for May 13. Christians calling himself commander of the Crusader White Shirts is charged with sedition in printing publishing and distributing literature to armed forces urging insubordination and disloyalty.
Emporia publisher William Allen White and R. H. Rhoads of the Kansas industrial development commission urged the War and Navy Departments to establish an air school in Emporia. Rhoads noted a request to the War Production Board for steel priorities to expand a local soybean press plant in the area. White joined Kansas senators at a luncheon in the Senate dining room.
President Roosevelt has signed a $19,151,597,010 war appropriation bill with a rider against excess profits in war contracts. The measure funds 31,000 new army planes and various agencies, plus $343,938,929 for civil functions of the War Department including river and harbor development.
HIAWATHA Kan Apr 29 Mrs C Fleener Highland Kan a mother with five sons in active service will be honored at a ceremony in Memorial auditorium tonight Capt A H Kenna Fr Leavenworth will present a five star honor badge The badge is a gift of the National Emblem of Honor association New York One son Leland L Fleener home on leave will witness the presentation
Liberty Memorial high school will represent 16 students at the national regional music competition in Omaha on May 9. Local entries include solos and small ensembles. eligibility requires a Division I rating from a district festival held in Lawrence last weekend. Oliver Hobbs will sponsor. transport by parents and friends. travel from Lawrence on a date to be announced. Lawrence entrants include multiple woodwind and brass ensembles with names such as Betty Anderson Rudy Carl Max Falkeristien David Jones Ogden Jones Mendenhall Moyer Jimmy Murray Marilyn Smart Adrian Smith Adelbert Spals bury Dick Thompson Ralph Ward Jack Payne Helen Howe Clarence Sawhill.
Diplomatic circles in Bucharest report that Nazi Germany plans a new offensive with about 280 divisions totaling roughly 5 million men. The attack is expected to begin after June 1, with contributions from Romania Hungary and Italy uncertain.
Washington reports that farm price levels reached 150 percent of prewar parity for the month ended April 15 while prices paid by farmers for nonagricultural goods stood at 99 percent of parity. Officials caution the overall average may have declined since mid April due to downturns in wheat and other grains.
The Inter-American Coffee Board ended all restrictions on storing coffee for shipment to the United States. The move aids producers in 14 Latin American countries facing a shipping shortage. Venezuela and the Dominican Republic may ship stored coffee to the U.S. and apply it to next year’s quota.
A short classified line notes small printing jobs offered by The World Company with a contact phone number 22 for inquiries.
Roosevelt reports hundreds of thousands of American troops at distant bases while reinforcements reach Australia. In the Philippines, Corregidor and Manila Bay forts silence Japanese batteries as Panay resistance continues amid rising Japanese naval strength. Burma battles loom with Mandalay and Lashio under threat as Allied lines strain and monsoon rain offers hope against invasion.
Officials at Haskell Institute gear up for the summer term starting Monday May 4. Enrollment is under way with about 100 students expected to attend, plus around 150 non regular summer session students and roughly 50 new arrivals from May 4 to August 18.
Berlin radio tonight broadcast a decree abolishing all Sunday holidays, signaling a government move to end weekly rest days. The announcement prompted immediate attention in London as authorities assess its impact on civilians and industry.
Price controls start May 18 and set the March high as the ceiling for many goods. Affected items include bread, meat, dairy, canned foods, cereals, coffee, clothing, fuel, hardware, and farm supplies. Exemptions include eggs, poultry, fresh produce, books, newspapers, and used cars. Beginning July 1 March maximums extend to services like laundries and auto repair.
Registration dates are set for individuals after sugar rationing ends for dealers and groups. Paul Lyons notes three War Ration Book One paragraphs clarify who should register and when, including students age 18 living away from home and minors needing guardian applications.
The weather bureau forecast scattered thundershowers across Kansas today following a brief respite from rain. Floods eased in central Kansas while the Arkansas River remained high in the southwest. Rivers like Smoky Hill and Neosho stayed elevated but no new floods were expected without more rain.
A spokesman from the area engineer's office in Kansas City said no new report is available on Sunflower Ordnance Works boundaries. He expects area boundaries and construction plans to be ready for announcement by week’s start.
The Past Noble Grands club will hold its regular meeting Friday afternoon May 1. Flower helps will be given at roll call. Hostess committee members are Mrs. Will Johns, Mrs. John Edmonds, Mrs. Bert Dale, Mrs. C. A. Penn, Mrs. Florence Barrows and Mrs. John Urich.
The stock index averages 60 stocks at 32.5 with yesterday’s figure noted as 32.
The government will place a universal price ceiling May 18 on most goods and rents to curb inflation in war boom towns. OPA head Leon Henderson aims to keep retail prices close to March levels and restore rents to pre boom scales, with penalties for violators and warnings of broader anti inflation measures.
Washington April 29 Sen Reed said the War Department authorized construction of an air force installation at Salina Kansas. The project is estimated to cost in excess of 38 million dollars and will be supervised by the Kansas City office of the corps of army engineers. No further details were disclosed.
Rome radio reports Mussolini told Fascist leaders that Italy faces a severe food shortage, posing its most serious internal problem.
Chicago April 29 Lt Frank M Kreml a nationally known authority on motor vehicle traffic told the Chamber of Commerce of the United States that the nation has built a motor economy over 25 years and would need a decade or generation to shift to a world where cars are not essential. He cited a Midwestern bombing plant requiring 2000 buses if autos were unavailable to transport workers.
Roy Harris renowned American composer and Cornell professor will open Music Week with a convocation on May 4 titled Music and People. A 6:30 p.m. fine arts banquet in the Student Union Ballroom follows with Dr. John Ashton as speaker and invitations to Drama and Architecture faculty.
Excavation for paving on Indiana street began yesterday from the Santa Fe tracks to Third street while Third street from Indiana to Mississippi is also slated for paving. Engineers expect about ten days of work depending on weather as crushed rock and cinders cover the surfaces. Equipment was moved back from Topeka after Tenth street work but has returned for this project.
Pryor Oklahoma disaster center reports 59 people killed in Monday tornado. WPA records chief notes no additional unidentified deaths. Red Cross records 194 still in hospitals with many in critical condition. Mayor Harrison cites damage between 2 and 3 million dollars and plans for a rebuilt city.
National Price Administrator Leon Henderson designated Douglas, Shawnee, and Franklin counties as a defense rental area with rents frozen as of March 1, 1942. The plan links several Kansas and Missouri counties to house workers for nearby defense plants, with a 60 day compliance window for local officials to stabilize rents or face federal regulation.
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