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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1946
Page
4
A fragment from the Journal-World notes a daily publication entry dated August 8 with a biblical verse from Psalm 18 0. The text references newspaper printing details and a prize phrase about clean hands being rewarded. The fragment shows classic city newspaper boilerplate and rate lines.
After twenty hours of debate the rules committee adopted a compromise on voting weights for peace conference recommendations. The Russian delegation lost a bid to apply two thirds to all rulings but agreed to hear five defeated powers Italy Romania Bulgaria Hungary and Finland on related treaties. This marks a cautious move toward broader European cooperation.
Voters who stayed silent about politics turned out in the Kansas primaries on Tuesday, defying forecasters. The outcome surpassed predictions though no record was set, showing the sovereign voter can surprise even political hot-shots.
The British plan to blockade the Palestine coast appears desperate and would target Jewish refugees fleeing Europe. Refuges face terror and despair, and large arrivals heighten Jewish Arab friction, with violence likely to rise as Britain seeks to curb the flow, offering little solution.
The piece questions Democrat candidates who back the liberal philosophy of the New Deal claiming unlimited spending leads to disaster. It argues the so called philosophy was framed by interpreters, with disjointed programs failing to deliver promised outcomes and appearing expedient rather than liberal.
Voters struggle to understand what officials are proposing as current problems loom. The unclear guidance leaves residents unsure about upcoming measures and their potential impact.
The Kansas City primaries delivered a decisive push for machine control led by the Pendergast era on the Jackson County courthouse, aiming to weaken Representative Roger Slaughter. Tuesday’s results leave Truman Slaughter conflict unresolved, with a November vote offering a chance to reject the machine influence.
The piece contrasts Byrnes challenging Molotov to publish speeches in Russia with American papers printing Molotov's remarks in the United States. Ehrenburg notes American reporters are vigorous but poorly educated by Soviet standards, while Pravda would demand high education and discipline.
The Chanute Tribune and Tribune entries note duck hunters face a short open season as fish and game warns of disappointment. A quip about ducks needing bifocals adds light satire as the piece observes growing judicial friction among supreme court justices.
A World-Herald note uses watermelon price as a barometer for the dollar’s health. The playful marker indicates market mood and inflation cues without heavy data.
In a Security Council briefing China urged shelving Mongolia’s bid for at least a year amid postwar power struggles. Moscow backing, Western doubts, and Mongolia’s Soviet tie shaped the debate as China pressed for delay and scrutiny of Mongolian independence.
The item notes visits and gatherings in Lawrence and nearby as University figures and locals share travel, showers, and visitors. Max Swarthout of USC Los Angeles stops in Lawrence to visit his brother Dean Swarthout en route to the east. Mrs. Harold Johnson’s recent bridal shower is reported with former name Fern Liggett.
Fragmentary item in a 25 year old notice describes a break into a family home at a place referred to as Toad and the theft of a fold watch and five dollars. Names and places are unclear due to garbled OCR.
Forty years ago M. J. Skofstad visited Kansas City Murray Bi went to Eudora for a visit Mrs Jerry Glathart leaves Saturday for Chicago Ora Bayne and Jennie Hoge travel to Excelsior Springs Clara Eddy visits Kansas City as a guest of Miss Frank Gilmore an orean engineer in Mexico visits his parents Mrs Harry Minnner visits her mother in Tonganacia
Washington dispatch analyzes Truman’s June 30 veto of the first OPA bill and the ensuing congressional strain. It questions who bears political blame as meat shortages relieve and housing policy stirs debate, noting Taft’s leadership criticisms and Republican disappointment.
Washington column notes Congress cut 1947 federal outlays from 34.3 to 33.1 billion but then raised to 35.5 billion. The jump comes largely from terminal leave pay for 15 million veterans and an atomic-energy brief, while Interior Commerce and other agencies face trims. Military totals rise as do overseas disposal costs, illustrating a recurring budget juggling game.
A contractor faced penalties totaling $15,000 for building houses at a price $1,400 below the official ceiling. The offense stemmed from paying his workers too much, which led to more efficient work than the federal government expected. The piece also includes scattered quiz-like clues and fragmented text.
The Senate group appears poised to name Kenneth Wherry of Nebraska as their leading figure after defeating Norris in 1942. Critics note Wherry’s strength as minority whip and highlight concerns over campaign contribution reporting and potential influence buying.
Temple University medical school announces a revolutionary device the electrokymograph that will permit doctors to detect heart disease in early stages. Dr. Bert B. Boone of Schwenksville Pennsylvania, in cooperation with the U S Public Health Service, says the instrument photographs the heart’s motions, overcoming past limits to early diagnosis.
Sydney and Melbourne barristers face practice limits as no wigs have been imported since 1939. Horsehair wigs are handmade with a London firm holding monopoly, leaving local wig makers unused to producing scholarly legal headwear. Courts require a wig. without one a barrister is effectively unheard in proceedings.
In Seattle on August 5 Ralph Korth found his own missing billfold after three hours of rowing on Lake Sammamish, containing eighty dollars. In Tacoma on August 8 Mrs. Lewis D. Shay saved war-born zinc pennies for nine months and carried forty two thousand coins weighing two hundred sixty nine pounds to the bank.
In Chicago a judge rules a tenant may not be evicted for not cutting hair, noting eviction would be improper. E N Peterson could not appear due to no haircut, while charge sufficiency was questioned. In Hammond Indiana a landlady, Rose Fin, is convicted of trespassing after invading a tenant’s bathroom during eviction notices.
Two boys died in different accidents in Kansas City Kansas yesterday. Six-year-old Jesse Biancarte was buried under sand and clay on a bluff and recovered two hours later. Two-year-old George Abraham McDaniel was trapped when a drainage sewer ditch collapsed trapping him.
Mrs C C O By rne visited in Baldwin then traveled to Chicago by plane via Kansas City. Nieces and relatives shuttle between Cameron Missouri and Kansas City while new baby Stephen Howard born to Homer Schoepflin family. Trips include Coffeyville Grand Marais Minnesota and Oregon in a month long overland trip with improvised camping.
Evangeline chapter of the Eastern Star suspends August meetings and plans a September 5th assembly with grand matron Mrs. Emma Polland as guest. Dr. Craig S. Jones accepts a one year internal medicine residency at Excelsior Springs Veterans Hospital under KU medical school supervision. Delores Stephens returns home from Kansas City General Hospital fully recovered from polio. Sgt and Mrs John Davison Jr visit Slater. Mrs Davison serves as worthy matron of Evangeline chapter. Families Welborn host guests from Lyndon and Baldwin for dinner.
Schedule of radio programs across stations WREN KMHC WDAF KMRC and others listing shows from 5 PM to 1 AM with music news and orchestras. Notable items include Lum and Abner Dick Haymes Show Vaughn Monroe and Harry Wismer sports updates and John Farmer News.
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