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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1947
Page
4
A public address in Kansas cites President Truman urging broader price cuts across sectors. Critics say government role in shaping prices is strong, not just business, and warn against exporting one third of supply while aiming to lower domestic costs and preserve labor.
Fragmented text discusses global power shifts and potential Russian influence. It references the United States, Russia, and postwar plans, hinting at occupation zones and strategic pressure. The prose is garbled but centers on geopolitical maneuvering and wartime burdens.
Guest President Aleman of Mathes is hosted by United Santen government in a landmark visit. The talks stress growing friendship and mutual benefit from closer neighbors, highlighting shared interest in a free society, defense cooperation, and trade between Mexico and the United States.
A chaotic report notes increasing vandalism during a telephone strike, with nightly cable hacks straining maintenance crews. It warns the line between protest and violence may blur as unemployment bites, while unrelated items reference Hitler rumors, uranium finds in Sweden, price cuts on baby buggies, and a Boston verdict on Forever Amber.
Fragmentary text mentions a strike affecting telephone service, robbers jailed after a burglary in a house, and a critical view of a pilot showing a plane's faults. Details are incomplete and unnamed.
Observations on the Palestine question note the UN faces a near impossible task to create a Jewish national home while protecting Arab interests. Britain weighs its mandate as Palestine’s strategic location draws in major powers amid Soviet moves and regional tensions. The piece argues Jews and Arabs can live together if normal conditions prevail, yet power politics complicate any simple solution.
Composer Charlex Miller wrote The Little Donkey of Capri twelve years ago as a tribute to donkeys on Capri. The piece was forgotten until cellist Paul Olefsky found it among Miller’s notes and played it backstage at the Academy of Music, revealing Miller as the author.
Social notes list the engagement of Vers Mae Pringle to Aubrey Martin daughter of Mrs W K Pringle and Mrs F N Martin. Another items mention Mrs Mary Gi Alles and Mrs Nydia Hughes visiting Inglewood California since December and a weekend in Belleview with Roslan Skinner. Weather note records April 29 as the coldest day of the year on record.
Twenty five years ago Mrs. Mel Wood planned a Tuesday luncheon in honor of Mise Elfrieda Fischer who departs for Fresco California to begin a new job. The gathering noted Lyons visitors and family visits, with Mrs. Mabel Palmateer hosting a dinner and Mr. and Mrs. Lane hosting relatives.
West Hartford radio operator Huntoon notes Russians resume on air after war with three license classes and bands from 7 to 30 megahertz. League reports 60,000 members, Moscow Central Radio Club reopens QSL card center with Ernest Krenkel as chairman. Budlong cites Russian communications professionals as capable and cooperative.
Residents faced ongoing sparrow nesting when birds were driven from a reservoir dam by workmen. Several days of disagreement between housewives and birds followed, with Mrs. F. C. Booker voicing discontent about the birds’ persistence.
At Elgin Field Florida air crews rehearse crash rescue using a surplus B 17 in a mock crash. Firefighters in protective gear douse the mock blaze while a B 17 prowls with spinning propellers. Within two minutes an asbestos dummy is carried from the fuselage as temperatures rise to about 1200 degrees.
London April 30 Winston Churchill, posing as Mr Winter, entered two landscape paintings to Britain's Royal Academy. Both works were accepted and hung on the line. A committee member later learned Mr Winter is the wartime prime minister, admired for his quiet talent. Churchill paints at his studios in London and abroad, even while in public life.
In Whitehaven Tennessee Principal Fred Elliott bans romance at Whitehaven High School after eight marriages since September. The 700 students face rules forbidding eating together lingering after meals in the cafeteria walking as couples in the campus and visiting in home rooms. Marriage now means indefinite suspension with five day suspensions for violations.
In Fulton Missouri on April 30 1939 residents rejected a 75 cent school tax levy increase for teachers salaries for a total levy of 1.75 per 100 valuation. The 1185 to 838 vote fell short of the two thirds needed. Teachers earlier warned they would not return next year without higher pay.
London reports T W Tomkins the flying farmer will sow his six thousand acre Apethorpe estate in Norfolk with a twin engine plane at fifty feet altitude and seventy eight miles per hour. After five flights the wind will spread the wheat and a tractor finishes the task. If successful he will extend the aerial sowing to neighboring frost damaged fields as 200000 acres suffer winter loss. In Charleston a three wheeled radio motorcycle debuts for the police as a cheaper alternative to a new cruiser.
Desoto and nearby residents report weekend travel to Nebraska and Missouri for family visits. Hiddieman was hospitalized for observation in Kansas, while Low Harmon fell ill during a Lawrence visit and was moved to Memorial Hospital. Jack Harris’s eye condition improves after treatment in California. Timmerman jaw injury from tire rim required hospitalization. Ballance family members visited in Kansas City.
WIRE schedule overview lists KNBH WIHAP and WDAP programs for Thursday May 4 2004. Names like WREN Thomas Allan Burne Coates and Abbott appear in the lineup with time slots and venue notes including a Supper Club and Security Workshop. Other entries reference KNBC News WDAF Story of Music KMBG Hearts of America KMRC and TARF News with regional program cues.
Tiny Baldwin News item summarizes local social events and people. Riley Tatty of Onekewl fur in Baldwin, Mrs. George W. Piercol back from Kansas City, and visits by Vere Robertson of Cottonwood PalIe. Church fellowship at Heatherland Methodist included a covered dish supper and a program by Baker male quartet. Retired ministers honored. lists of attendees and travel plans follow.
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