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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1941
Page
4
The house ways and means committee rejects President Roosevelt’s plan to lower income tax exemptions in the new law. Congressmen fear heavy taxation but expect higher levies to come, making the bill a curtain raiser for further tax increases.
A state department pamphlet titled A Brief Guide in the Study of American ism Based Upon The American Way of Life aids a course on the American constitution. Available for Kansas schools this year it targets subversive doctrines and provides readings to help students compare constitutional government with totalitarianism.
Six weeks into the campaign, Russians defend the main road to Moscow and deny viable detours while Germans admit tougher going. Analysts question whether the Russian lines can hold another six weeks as summer ends and winter prospects loom, suggesting a renewed German push may be likely.
A commentary on the New Deal eight years in, arguing the promised more abundant life may be an impractical impertinence. It notes the shift from toil to voting to achieve the goal and cites a farmer fined despite wheat abundance.
The piece argues millions face reduced comforts as war demands limit gasoline and silk civilian production. It notes 200000 silk mill workers must seek new jobs while citizens must forego many conveniences. It warns against living today on tomorrow’s debt and expects penalties for waste and improvidence.
Vichy resists German demands beyond armistice terms as France delays and objects where possible. The French backbone stiffens with United States influence. Paris is told U S stance will hinge on keeping possessions out of Axis control.
The department of agriculture confirms continuation of shelterbelt tree planting in Kansas next year. The plan shifts from one large shelterbelt to many smaller belts, yet remains beneficial even if reduced to farm wood lots. Encouragement to plant trees wherever growth is possible is urged.
A Japanese spokesman warns that affairs in the Far East are so volatile that a single spark could trigger a major explosion. He suggests heightened caution in where bombs are dropped to avoid touching off a crisis.
Citizens hailed 650 years of liberty while warning of looming threats from totalitarian forces encircling the nation. The tone reflected pride in past achievements and anxiety about the uncertain future.
The Lawrence board of education appointed C. E. Birch as acting superintendent of Lawrence schools until a new leader is elected. Officers and the clerk were reelected: A. B. Ewing president, Dr. A. R. Kennedy vice president, Howard Sutherland clerk.
Roger Casement, once a British knight and consul, was executed yesterday morning in London for high treason. He was convicted of conspiring to incite an armed revolt in Ireland and of accepting German aid to further that plan.
Barbara confronts Dugan about his Indian ancestry and his growing social circle at Larry Grover’s weekend party. Dugan reveals a Midwest Oil offer, while Barbara plots to win his affection and keep him engaged with her social gambit. The chapter mixes deception, romance, and high-society intrigue.
In a Briar Hill setting Dugan faces Barbara after Hank Chase hints at a secret. Barbara accuses Dugan of betrayal over a land tract while Hank and Dugan clash on loyalty and lies. The scene ends with Barbara expelled and Dugan demanding a private trial.
Izvestia calls the struggle a new phase of decisive battles with the German advance pressing the Russian right at Leningrad and attacking Kiev. The piece notes heavy casualties, questions Soviet reserves, and claims Hitler's blitzkrieg is beaten though war will not end soon.
Small farm ponds in Franklin county emerge as a popular phase of the soil and water conservation program says Melvon H Wertzberger in Ottawa Kansas. Besides providing stock water they aid irrigation recreation and wildlife refuge with many stocked with fish. Where a sufficient number of ponds
Fort Rosencrans coast defense troops performed their duty but faced trouble as navy transport Flying Cloud officers complained searchlight beams blinded men on the bridge during inspection. Earlier, a commercial vessel captain had made a similar complaint.
The article notes a farmer in town yesterday afternoon wagering $500 that corn would not sell for less than 45 cents this winter. Other items mention Miss Maude Landis home on vacation and Miss Margaret Lynn’s academic appointments.
A 16 year old Texan new to Kansas City faced his first night as desk clerk at an apartment hotel when a robber pressed a gun to his ribs. The teen talked the thief into leaving without taking any money.
Farmer Frank Feiner spent two hours pinned under an overturned tractor in St. Helena Nebraska as the engine ran and a punctured fuel tank leaked oil nearby. He finally freed himself and escaped injury.
Tekamah Nebraska plans a centennial event crowned by 100 year old Mrs Lorinda Farley who will ride in the parade lead the grand march deliver an address and recite poems at the celebration hall during the festivities.
A reunion of the Jacob Hunsinger descendants gathered in Clinton Park Lawrence Sunday. Attendees included Howard Ellis and family, Milburns from multiple towns, and other relatives from Haviland Vinland Bonner Springs Silver City Vinland and Eudora.
Miss Bessie Griffin of Wichita and Mrs. Robert Anton of Lawrence appear among numerous local residents in a social column listing names. Kenneth Stadler visits Topeka for the week with his father Will Stadler as Lawrence visitors, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Shirk of Lawrence spend Tuesday evening with the Milburns.
The son of Lawrence to Reynolds Shultz, son of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Shultz, has been announced. The wedding is to take place August 10 in Lawrence. Miss Thompson graduated from the Topeka high school and Mr. Shultz is in business with his father, who is a farmer. Farmers who have flax have been harvesting the grain. H. W. Skeet and E. D. and R. D. Shaw raise flax in this community. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Jackson and family of Lawrence were Friday call ers at the Lawrence Ward home. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Sutton and small daughter of Lawrence were vis itors Sunday at the Albert Pippert home.
Shirley and Marjorie Stewart visit Oklahoma City to see relatives while Harold Garner heads to Denver August 1 with family. The piece lists many local families visiting, church events at Wellman chapel, a Sunday Endeavor lesson led by Lenora Zook, and notes on marriages and engagements including Donna Lee Thompson.
Mr and Mrs E P D Wray announce the birth of a daughter Mildred Jaine at Lawrence Memorial hospital on July 24 The parents and relatives Solen Tucker De Wayne Alva Rockhold John Dailey Ernest Wray and D A Wray attended the Carl Van Hoesen sale at Willow Springs where a large crowd gathered on a very hot day.
Radio listings for Monday and Tuesday August evenings show hourly lineups across WREN KMBC WDAF and WDAP with programs from Behind the News Mandrake the Magician and Newscasts to Orchestras, sports, and dramas led by stations KMBC WDAF and WREN including Amos and Andy and The Weather Forecast.
Mr and Mrs D A Wray drove Rev and Mrs Daniel Flory of Pleasant Grove to Knobnoster Missouri last Saturday July 27 to attend the funeral of William Wampler aged 84 He died four miles north of Knobnoster The German Baptist church hosted the service at 2 o clock Rev Daniel Flory led the rites Others from Willow Springs included Mr and Mrs Charles Shuck and family and Mr and Mrs Harve Flory TD A Wray bought another car recently.
A summer vacation offer promotes a Journal-World subscription as a long daily letter from home. Readers are reassured they won’t feel like strangers upon returning to Lawrence and are invited to call 22 for details.
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