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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1946
Page
4
A dated note in Lawrence Kansas references the Audit Bureau of Circulations and a religious proverb. It cites James 3 17 and attributes wisdom from shore as first pure and peaceable without hypocrisy.
A Gallup poll funded by Kansas newspapers finds the drys hold a small edge in resubmission support. About 5 percent are undecided, and an even split by them could keep prohibition in place.
President Truman shows apprehension about riding the whirlwind and urges all government departments to reduce expenditures to curb inflationary trends. He criticizes previous New Deal policies and wartime losses as factors and argues executive remedies have been missing while urging agencies to end reckless spending.
The article argues Russia would be the main beneficiary of proposed peace provisions. It contends Russia gains further territory and reparations, enriching itself while impoverishing Europe, and notes that Germany and Japan settlements are not yet under Paris consideration, predicting future Russian demands.
The Yugoslav delegation refuses the compromise to internationalize Trieste and the Istrian peninsula. The move risks ongoing European tension, with the UN casting a cautious eye on stability under external rule. Grover Bergdoll’s arrest for threatening his butler amuses some readers, including the Pittsburg Headlight noting a new sign of Bergdoll fight.
How Not to Build details the national housing expediter's program in Chicago since December. Priorities total 17 884 homes started this year 9 788 completed none halted 7 500 operations for lack of materials. Building Trades Council official says workers exist but materials do not. The piece notes the aim to aid veterans homes but finds confusion and broader national parallels.
Photographers record the final German POWs leaving the United States by ship to return home. A few remain in hospitals or confinement as the former large group dwindles. The repatriation pace varies among Allies and a UN committee weighs permanent resettlement sites amid local objections.
The decontrol board of the OPA has a preliminary task to gain authority before decontrol. The description likens the board to a small but smart toad that spots its target and hops to it.
Four African Americans were killed in a cold blooded lynching in a Georgia county by masked men taking the law into their own hands. Only one victim faced a charged crime and the case sits in court. The federal government pledges to act, signaling potential accountability beyond the state. The piece condemns lynching as un-American and calls for swift punishment of the perpetrators.
An article notes a postwar treaty trend to make human rights universal beyond rulers, defining freedoms for defeated nations as well. It cites US Russia friction over implementation in Poland Hungary and Romania, and mentions efforts from Harvard Law, American institutions, and U N bodies to draft a world bill of rights.
Washington reports congress sent a bill to President Truman lowering the airmail rate from eight to five cents per ounce. The cut would take effect October 1, or the first day of the second month after presidential approval.
Dr and Mrs John H Nelson plan trips to the south and Canada. Carl F Messer of Olathe announces birth of daughter Barbara Lee July 31. mother Marjorie Kramer. Roy Haney of Lawrence and Ellen Henson of Spring Hill wed June 24 in Lebanon Missouri. Nancy Bowen announces daughter Prudence Widner to George Harbi Ackie VeSers. Mrs One G Kirchhoff and Mrs Donald hosted a buffet and kitchen shower for bride Kenneth Bruner. Henry Werner and daughters take vacation to Lake Pokegama near Grand Rapids Michigan. William Hinton leaves for Leadville Colorado fishing trip. Bride educated at Kansas University 1907 bachelor, 1911 masters. Dr Ise listed with economics and Harvard degrees. Cleveland Godfrey announce birth son Grover Jr July 28. Ernestine Yates hosts luncheon. Girls Friendly Society seniors meet Thursday with Miss Rachel Sankee.
Twenty five years ago a Lawrence committee chose two more houses for a cooperative home for women students instead of one. The new sites are 1208 Mississippi street and 1231 Louisiana street. Miss Lillie Bernard and John Ise were married at 9:30 this morning at the bride's mother's home by Rev. Forrest Witcraft. The bride's attendant, Miss Charlotte Scammell, carried the ring in a bouquet of pink roses. Before the ceremony Dr. Ise sang Am Meer, a Heine love song set to music by Shu-
Mrs Anna Biebusch announces the engagement of her granddaughter Dora Weitzenkorn to Fred Taggart. The note lists families traveling to Colorado Springs and several visits in Williamstown Kanwaka Sarcoxie and surrounding areas with social gatherings and birthday party details.
Lawrence resident urges support for M. N. Penny in a severed term bid. Letter notes Penny’s administration as commendable and argues that a Lawrence city resident should sit on the Douglas County board due to the city’s large share of assessments.
Judge A K Stavely of Wabaunsee County District Court ruled a section of the 1945 Kansas school reorganization law unconstitutional. The suit by Arnold Thone Chester Songs and Oscar Randall challenged a plan to merge three districts with Alma Wabaunsee and McFarland. Stavely found the local option provision discriminates against rural areas adjacent to smaller cities. He required two of the three districts be merged but set aside one merger.
The senate confirmed Rear Admiral Walter A. Buck for paymaster general and head of the bureau of supplies and accounts. Dueck, from Oskaloosa Kansas, is on duty here. U S investment in trackless trolley and bus streetcar systems exceeds 4.25 billion dollars.
A dense fill-in style quiz lists horizontal and vertical clues from US assistant secretary to Latin terms and city names. The page mixes science, geography, and language terms with abbreviations and historical references across a broad crossword grid.
The French constituent assembly narrowly approved a $1.75 billion U.S. loan after President Bidault urged approval. Prime Minister Chifley announced King George VI approved Norman Makin as Australian ambassador to the United States for five years. Barbara Hutton’s Georgian mansion becomes the U.S. ambassador’s London residence.
The Nuremberg trials may reach verdict by September 2 with Hermann Goering Joachm von Ribbentrop Rudolf Hess and Wilhelm Keitel among those facing judgment. Prosecution sums against seven Nazi organizations to finish by August 14 as eight judges prepare for final statements and verdict writing after August 1. London signals possible British leave of mandate over Palestine if talks collapse though no alternate plan is revealed.
Residents and relatives attend a large reception at the Balch home on Sixth Street honoring Mrs. A L Sawyer on her 100th birthday. Guests include Mrs. William Balch, Miss Mary Balch, Mrs. J E Mertz, and many from Baldwin and Falls City.
A fragmented listing shows radio programs across stations WREN KMBC WDAF WDAF and others for Friday August 2 through Sunday August 4. Entries include news casts dances comedies and musical programs such as The Lone Ranger Adventures of Sam Spade and Chicago Serenade with assorted hosts and orchestras.
Mrs. Sawyer hosted guests at a broadcast reception on WREN Tuesday afternoon wearing black lace. Alfred Wirt of Kansas City attended as an out of town relative. The first Baldwin polio case was 15 month old Jerry Led De Shaveo, child of Mr and Mrs Harold De Shaven, moved from Kansas City. Jerry was taken to the University of Kansas hospital. Mrs Charles Bonebrake underwent observations at Lawrence Memorial hospital while Mrs C C Hardy returned home from the same hospital after a stay.
Howard William Sanders born April 26 1921 in McLouth Kansas died July 30 1946 in a traffic accident. He lost his hearing early in life but graduated from local schools and attended deaf schools in Topeka and Kansas City. Survived by parents Clarence and Mrs Sanders brother John and grandparents. Funeral August 1 at Brethren church with Rev Tra N H Brammell and Rev John Bower. interment in McLouth cemetery.
Samuel Seward Bruner was born September 2 1899 in Red Cloud Nebraska to Samuel Bruner and Mildred Cradley Bruner. He enlisted April 25 1917, served in Company C 137th Infantry overseas and was wounded at Argonne September 29 1918, earning the Purple Heart. He married Nellie K Ledeboer August 14 1934. two children survived him. He died July 25 1946 after entering a veterans hospital in Wadsworth Kansas. Survived by wife Nellie, two children, four brothers George Elmer Roscoe and sister May Bruner.
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