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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1941
Page
4
A brief twilight of archival notice shows the August 28 1941 Journal World with 150 miles and 3.50 price in advance. The fragment references dispatch credits and an Audit Bureau of Circulations membership indicating dated newspaper circulation details.
A brief religious quotation from Malachi 3 7 urging return to God. The line emphasizes divine steadfastness and the call for repentance as a moral stance.
The Allis Chalmers strike crippled or delayed a third of national defense effort for 76 days as forged ballots skewed a yes vote. An expert showed ballots were cast in pads, leading to Wisconsin labor board doubt and union admission of fraud. Officials blame union handlers for manipulation and argue strikes threaten American welfare.
The vetoed bill on government wheat and cotton stocks drew criticism for its penalties and loosened terms. It includes late amendments aimed at easing the 49 cent wheat penalty, but does not fully relieve farmers. Representative Hope of Kansas says a new measure will drop the freezing provisions and allow market of normal acreage plus feeding of excess wheat.
A youth wounded Pierre Laval at a meeting to register French men to serve with the German army against Russia. The incident signals in France the drive toward collaboration with Nazi Germany and the debate over surrender terms.
President Roosevelt cites distortions used to block aid to nations opposing Hitler. The piece notes that both sides spread falsehoods and that government suppression or evasion undermines trust. A franker policy might have improved public understanding.
The British have suffered the first loss among the 50 destroyers loaned by the United States. The ships have operated offshore since deployment and have performed well in ongoing operations.
Flames rose over Tallinn yesterday signaling Russian withdrawal from the city after implementing a scorched earth policy to deprive Germans of resources.
Heavy rains filled all reservoirs in Kansas through fall and winter, dispelling the threat of city water shortages. The rainfall eased drought concerns and secured municipal water supplies for the coming months.
The article notes that the Office of Price Management foresees a simplification of motor car gadgets next year to conserve materials for defense. It contrasts modern touch devices with older rubber bulb horns that motorists supplied themselves, arguing fewer horn gadgets would reduce tooting and aid national needs.
Kay Donovan inherits a factory and a looming legal mess after her inventor father dies. Ted Andrews becomes sales manager in exchange for a stake as they launch Wondrosoap, a multi use cleaner, only to face refunds and a damaging paint-erosion incident that risks their venture.
Henry Muddle writes that farmers followed agencies and 4 H programs to increase corn wheat and livestock but government warnings and wartime controls now threaten with taxes relief and draft headlines. He criticizes county agents and the War Department and urges clarity from the editor.
The piece argues for a combined Anglo Russian defense in the Caucasus as Nazi pressure grows. It notes Zaporizhzhia’s capture, Britain’s Near East role, and the strategic value of Persia and the Black Sea coast for supply routes. It cites General Wavell’s WWI experience as supporting value.
In a party leadership shift, Ramsey MacDonald loses the Labour leadership and Arthur Henderson is elected as his successor. Also reported: Douglas County school officers elected, PTA program at Lawrence Memorial High School, and details on farm bureau and local religious and civic events.
J Tibbets opens the most up to date barber shop at 905 Massachusetts with hydraulic chairs. A discussion of paving Massachusetts Street with asphalt is noted. Douglas county yellow peaches arrive as prime fruit. Graeber Brothers wagon team runs away near the University injuring Art Speitz. A G Edmondson buys Ready grocery, aiming to improve the store. Gentry dog and pony show from Leavenworth performs with elephants and monkeys downtown.
In Tallahassee Captain Hugh Mays faced a disrupted home guards unit that broke ranks amid cries of pain. He dismissed the unit again upon learning the cause. In Staunton Trial Justice W Terrell Sheehan values his four year old hat and promises a suspended sentence to the thief.
Devotion of Mrs. S. B. Monosmith of Quakertown Pa. influenced her will to place her husband’s crutch in a mausoleum with their bodies and burn a $4,000 automobile they used for many happy rides.
New Britain police recount a case where an officer pledged total cooperation with a gasoline conservation program by abandoning his car. He planned to quit driving, but his wife insisted on a ride, so he chose four bus routes to commute instead.
A 1,400 pound buffalo escaped a corral in Fargo Oklahoma during the Elks rodeo era and rampaged through town snorting and ramming cars. Citizens shot the animal to prevent further damage.
Santa Rosa reports 17 year old Sally Heaney on her first hunting trip harvested two deer with one bullet. Game Warden George Johnson confirmed the bullet passed through a four pointer and struck a forked horn buck nearby while Sally hunted near Cloverdale on the previous day.
Mr and Mrs Hans Lassen and family near Clinton and Charles Smith of Lawrence were Sunday dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Solen Tucker and DeWayne. Mr Brumegardner visited relatives in Nebraska last week. Mr and Mrs Ernest Wray and baby Mildred Elaine were Sunday dinner guests at the Oscar Shuck home at Willow Springs. Mr and Mrs Martin Holcom visited.
Readable station list notes a full day of programs across WREN KMBC WDAF WRIN and WKDAr. Items include intermezzos newscasts musicals dramas sportcasts weather forecasts and orchestra performances with times and station codes across a long grid.
Residents and visitors fill a busy week with Greer sale attendances Sunday visits in Eudora and Wil low Springs. Neighbors Mrs Ida Kesler and Mrs Walter Dover brought Junior to Lawrence and Pleasant Grove hosts welcomed D A Wray and Bert Carey. Eight Mile Church and Franklin County attendance alongside a rain event and a stove installation at the schoolhouse. School opens September 1 with Mrs Paul Ulrich teaching High Prairie.
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