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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1944
Page
4
A terse reflective note cites Psalms 18 25 seeking divine mercy toward the upright and faithful, urging merciful treatment aligned with righteousness. The fragment emphasizes gentle justice and steadfast character as central themes.
Governor Dewey condemns Gerald Smiths and Rep. Hamilton Fish for stoking intolerance and prejudice. He argues for unity, cooperation, and rejecting political methods that exploit class or group divisions to gain power, calling for a shift away from wartime disarray toward constructive American unity.
Seven years ago today National Guard units that became the Thirty-Fifth Division were mobilized by federal order for Europe. The 184th Infantry unit was commended in action in France, formed from guardsmen from multiple states after Pearl Harbor.
Kansas Missouri and Nebraska troops to Camp Robinson in 1941 remain with the Thirty-Fifth. The division’s prized symbol was the Argonne ribbon on its cobra. Replacements and new achievements in Normandy loom as the present Thirty-Fifth fights in France with honors noted for a regiment near St Lo.
The article reports Petain resisting a Nazi push to move the Vichy government away from the city. It notes Petain’s reluctance to be a straightforward collaborator, his influence diminished by German control, and the broader crisis as Germans face resistance in Rennes and Breton peninsula operations. It also covers Allied bombing, the London evacuation, and morale-boosting Normandy reports.
Lawrence needs industrial growth and new training for veterans. The author cites historical labor to food costs and urges city limits expansion for mass production and distribution. Proposes a medical clinic, expanded schools, and a broad program of local industries from planing mills to house trailers and electric appliances to boost employment and trade. Harvey A. Jetmore.
Local residents celebrate births and marriages in a sequence of social notes. Robert Wayne Bignall born to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bignall. Alberta Gelarus to Mrs. Roy Parsons and Edgar Weltz wed. Dorothy and family host welcome dinner for Gregory family. additional mentions include travel, visits, fishing trips, relatives in town, and community engagements across Baldwin Topeka and neighboring areas.
Twenty five years ago a woman was arrested and taken to court. Mrs Erna Hornaday has returned from Louisville Kentucky where she spent the past year working with the hospitality committee for soldiers at Camp Taylor. Members of the L D Emery remained yesterday at Mrs Glain's home in honor of Mrs E E Stauffer who is leaving.
Forty years ago Mr and Mrs C H Ziesenis and Isons depart for a short camping trip. Miss Isabel Heath of Topeka visits Mire. Nolie Willis spends a few days with her brother and sister at Excelsior Springs. Grace Norton travels from St Paola to visit her uncle Judge. Helen Liebelt of Burlingame and Carter of Baldwin are mentioned in town. McCallum Smith and Cora Smith from Chicago are noted as vacationing.
The article outlines two main strategies to stop the flying bomb: destroying launch platforms via bombing or forcing German forces to retreat from the Pas de Calais to negate the weapon's range. It argues swift Allied offensives from Normandy could trap German units behind Maginot and Siegfried lines, making elimination key to Allied speed. It notes Britain endures great strain with about a million evacuees, largely women and children.
Fragmentary clue list shows terms like ab abbreviations for military and measurement, plus references to parcel post. Faint hints of cryptic crossword style entries with scattered partial phrases.
Fragmented OCR list of clues and scattered words. Includes terms like Noah, boat paddle plural, carriages, caravansary, harem roam, rupees abbr, guineas abbr, and several cryptic definitions. Presents as a partial glossary or crossword style entry with multiple incomplete phrases and numbers.
Prime Minister Churchill stated that bombs had killed 4 735 people and seriously injured 14 000 others. About 17 000 houses were destroyed and 800 000 damaged. He warned London as the world’s largest target for such weapons and noted the risk of even deadlier bombs if the Nazis continue.
The state super intendent of the league says the Receiving Home at Atchison and the Kansas Children's Home and Service League complement each other. The Receiving Home studies problem children to decide dispositions, from commitment to state institutions to foster care. It limits to twenty youngsters, stays twenty to thirty days, and serves school age children only. The Kansas group cares for infants to sixteen years, tailoring care per case, and supports sending suitable cases to the Receiving Home for study.
A scrambled clipping mentions a prisoner of war viewing in Fort McPherson Georgia, a woman’s scream drawing police, and a nurse’s bill dispute. It recalls island battles, Tunisia, and a man named Winklepleck who paid a hospital bill of 25 dollars after a 21.42 debt.
The Baldwin news item covers Rev. Melvin Ack, a Topeka minister, accusing a teaching position for philosophy at Highland Park Methodist Church. It notes Mr. Cammack’s Baker and Drew credentials, a PhD near, and a resignation by Hiram Weld. Also mentioned are local social events, military news, faculty shifts at Baldwin High, a memorial service for Finer Showalter, and a classified ad inviting readers to sell unused furniture via phone classified.
A garbled listing shows a dense Saturday and Sunday radio and early television program grid with numerous station stamps such as WREN KMBC WDAF EMBC WDAR and BC, naming shows like Abie's Irish Rose Sam Hojen's Circus The World of Borg and various orchestras and news bulletins. The fragment hints at a daily parade of performances and news segments across stations with times from 6:00 to 12:00, including musical acts, drama, and religious programming.
A homemaker tunes to KMBC for daily news and tips from Caroline Ellis and The Happy Home show at 8:30. Joanne Taylor updates on fashion trends at 9:00, Billie Burke's Fashions in Rations at 10:30, and Mary Lee Taylor’s recipes at 11:30. Teen girls listen to Calling All Girls, further family diversions follow on Saturday with Theatre of Today and Grand Central Station, while Mother and Dad host a popular 4:30 broadcast.
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