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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1946
Page
5
Agrisal Anderson eyes linking price supports to conversion year goals to curb surpluses. Plan would limit subsidies to crops grown within department allotments, possibly requiring prewar AAA acreage limits. Officials debate legal authority and seek Congress permission, while farm groups are consulted.
Topeka Aug 23 State board of social welfare member Pi Franks Durein says Kansas state hospitals face a serious doctor and staff shortage. Osawatomie State Mental Hospital has only four doctors and one is superintendent Dr S D E Woods. Facilities at Osawatomie serve about 1700 patients while Topeka Mental Hospital has five doctors and a superintendent. Salaries under civil service lag behind federal pay, hindering recruitment. Larned Parsons Norton also need more physicians and regular employees.
District Judge Robert W. Terrell urged Col John F. Guillett to use a 12 gauge shotgun to stop a man from visiting his wife after the colonel sought an injunction. He warned the case was foolish and suggested withdrawing it or taking direct action. The incident involved telephones and visits to Mrs Guillett in San Antonio.
C H Simpson leaves Lawrence August 3 for the U S W V convention in Milwaukee. He stops in Omaha to visit Eulalie Dagdag and family, learns of Dagdag's kin, and notes Dagdag formerly worked for the Simpsons. He meets Carl Widdoes in Columbus and recalls WWII experiences. In Washington he tours Mt. Vernon, Smithsonian, and the Lincoln Memorial. Weather cool, crowds large, trip profitable.
Manhattan Kansas report says the southwestern corn borer infestation covers about 75 Kansas counties. Donald A Wilbur of Kansas State College explains favorable weather and crop conditions since 1941 have allowed renewed invasion after drought reduced activity in the 1930s.
Washington officials worry about Britain's shift away from Bermuda air principles as Latin American attitudes influence bilateral pacts. Britain’s Argentina accord and traffic sharing push slow US carriers like Pan American, while the U S seeks formal aviation agreements to back investments and routes amid ongoing inquiries and 18 signed pacts. Pravda notes postwar Anglo American voting influence funded by the dollar.
Fall signals decline of leaf activity as the leaf factory dismantles. The tree stores remaining nutrients in the trunk while leaves fade to yellows and reds from sugar movement and pigment changes. The text notes varied hues from bright dogwood reds to brownish tones, and mentions historic medical air travel records.
Washington reports that sugar, not Jack Frost, tints autumn foliage with reds, yellows, and browns. The U.S. Department of Agriculture forest service notes leaves color before cold weather as part of the plant’s winter preparation. During spring and summer leaves act as factories producing foods for growth.
The 230 Royal Air Force fliers code named Operation Goodwill visit the United States for the Army Air Forces day program in Los Angeles. They toured Washington landmarks, met J. Edgar Hoover, and enjoyed Hollywood hospitality and Texan barbecues. Their stay included sun tanning, steak dinners, and shopping for cowboy outfits and toys.
In Wichita, Mrs. Nora Kaye Fugger, 38, and her daughter Norma Fans ler, 16, were held on grand larceny charges after a safe was stolen from a local supply firm. The safe contained about $12,000 in war bonds and $30 in cash, recovered at a Sedgwick county roadside. Charges of burglary were dismissed against the women at preliminary testimony.
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