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Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Aug 09, 1944

Page

6

Lawrence junior high school study urges modern building plan

A University of Kansas education faculty study for Lawrence reports the junior high needs a new, modern building soon. It calls for about twenty classrooms and fifteen special rooms, shared facilities with the senior high, and a site east of the current high school. The report stresses skilled teaching staff, external space for activities, and close proximity to the senior high for efficient use of resources.

Lawrence J. T. Te H. E. Chandler F. P. O'Brien School of Education E University of Kansas Board of Education McAllaster Harma Kansas Ninth Kentucky Streets Manual Arts Ak Red Cross Panies Lawrence Junior High School Neriar Sparta Nbe Lawerence

Rainfall of July 1944 in Kansas sets records

Rainfall across Kansas in July 1944 exceeded any July in 22 years, with western Kansas seeing the heaviest rains since 1886. January 1944 was also the wettest on record there. Say and Beaver creeks overflowed, corn and other row crops fared well overall, while wheat in western counties faced heavy delays due to wet ground and spoilage from storage and transport bottlenecks.

Kansas D. Flora U. S. Weather Bureau Say Beaver Creeks

Careless driving fines in police court

L N Dillon paid an 85 fine for careless driving after a morning accident. Raymond Brown of 1401 Prairie paid a 10 fine for careless driving after a collision at 12 20 a m between his car and Max McCurry s car in the 600 block of Vermont street. Dillon s taxi struck a parked garage wrecker at 922 Massachusetts street causing slight damage.

L. N. Dillon Raymond Brown Prairie Brown Max McCurry Tennessee Street Vermont Street Dillon Jayhawk Hunsinger Garage Massachusetts Street

Traffic Cases in Court

Fifteen fines of one dollar each or forfeited bonds of one dollar each were collected in police court this morning for parking violations.

Hengyang defenders vow to stay and die fighting

Five Chinese generals reportedly remained with Hengyang's Cantonese garrison as Japanese forces breached the city. They sent a farewell message to Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek stating plans to stay with their troops and die fighting. Government spokesmen stressed the defense halted the Japanese drive and threatened to deny control of the Canton-Hankow railway, a key overland line across China.

Chungking Hengyang China Shanghai Chiang Kaiahek P. H. Chang Canton- Hankow Hunan Canton-Hankow Peiping Can- N Ln Hengyang Fang Hsien Chueh Tenth Army West Point, Whampoa Military Academy Changsha Changteh

Doubt Himmler Assassination Report Stirs British Officials

British officials said no concrete proof supported claims that Heinrich Himmler was assassinated. A captured German intelligence officer’s dispatch sparked rumors among troops, but officials noted key details like timing were missing. The report also touched on a clash with German leadership and the wounding of Hermann Goering.

London Heinrich Himmler France Himmler Normandy

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