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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1946
Page
7
Topeka reports weatherman D Flora says Kansas corn drought this year is not as bad as 1936 or 1940. He cites record harvest projections for 1946 at 81 050 000 bushels and notes uneven rainfall with Hill City hitting 111 degrees, while eastern Kansas largely holds up due to June rainfall and moist soil.
Seaman Robert E. Platz phones his Baldwin parents from the west coast saying he will sail for China for about seven weeks. Wal-Sree Grover reports arrival in China with Marines guarding railroad bridges. Albert T. Danley receives navy discharge after V-5 training at Cornell and plans to reenter KU. Robert Watson discharged after ten months overseas aboard the USS Strait. An eastbound freight train derailed near Melvern with no injuries reported. Yellowstone National Park is noted for its beauty as a historic landmark.
Wichita Kansas August 8 CP Unrestricted slaughter of cattle calves and hogs by class 2 slaughterers can continue until new quotas for non federally inspected plants are set by the Office of Price Administration H O Davis OPA district director said today No action will be taken prior to August 21 when the de control board will announce its decision on meat and meat products He added that other control order provisions remain in effect including that slaughterers other than livestock producers must have federal inspection or an OPA license bear the license number on all wholesale meat cuts and that OPA licensed slaughterers file monthly reports with the Wichita OPA office by the 10th of the following month
Kansas food costs rose 14.7 percent last month compared with June as OPA controls were off, and 16.9 percent versus July 1945. The only decrease reported among 41 major foods was onions down 0.3 cent per pound, per J Herb Wilson assistant state labor commissioner.
Melissa Woodring, 11, daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry H Woodring, is held for quarantine at home after returning from an undisclosed location. The notice, dated August in Topeka, outlines the quarantine period through Friday and mentions the Woodring family.
A girl treated for poliomyelitis at a hospital appears to have recovered but will be quarantined until Friday. Marcus Coolidge Woodring, 13, son of the Woodrings, died of the disease last month.
Donald Urbanac 16 died last night of infantile paralysis in Wyandotte county marking the fourth fatal polio death in the county this year.
A wartime panel debates release of official atomic bomb photos after Admiral Blandy pushes for public view. The board stalls amid questions of authority and responsibility, while Blandy presses for rapid disclosure as public interest wanes.
An ad describes FASTEETH powder as a thin alkaline non acid option to stabilize dentures. It claims teeth stay in place while eating talking and touching without sour taste or odor. The product is advertised for purchase at drug stores.
A seven member panel delays decision, lengthening review by demanding rereading of every image in a 26 photo package once a single negative is deemed newsworthy. The method slows task processing and extends consideration time.
In Sandpoint Idaho a hidden forest reveal shows giant Idaho cedars rivaling famed redwoods for sheer dimensions. Local observers note the remarkable trees' stature and the mystery of their remote stand.
Idaho Roosevelt Grove hosts cedars regarded as 2000 to over 3000 years old by U S Forest Service foresters who found these giants were already present when pilgrims landed in America. The trees gained roughly eight inches in diameter since 1606 and have grown only four inches in 210 years. War casualty evacuations rise to over 2000 daily.
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