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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1946
Page
3
The excerpt lists circulation details for Journal World dated March 8, 1878 with notes on circulation director Berets and policy about stamps and notices. A biblical verse 1 Cor 5:9 is cited. The fragment mentions August 28 and a warning about a stumbling block to the weak.
Republicans call for a 1948 referendum on repealing Kansas 6H year old ary law as a nonpartisan issue. Democrats back Woodring seeking outright repeal but acknowledge change requires a public referendum, with voters to decide in November.
In Editor and Publisher a Washington Star advertisement touts a $59 million annual Civil Service pay raise for Washington, July 1 1946, boosting the city payroll to $440 million next fiscal year. It notes non Civil Service and military pay not included and claims Washington remains an inviting market for national ads.
OPA announced no price control on house trailers but a printer mistyped it as horse trailers. The misprint prompted a corrective press release No. 6710 tied to Amendment 42. Kansas forecasts a robust 1946 apple crop, potentially double last year.
The piece notes a Hutchinson News wish that Mead committees probe what happened to cuffs cut from gents trousers and handed to the government early in the war. It cites the Leavenworth Times on U S spending for Russia and UNRRA aid, and questions why love never hosts peace talks at the table per the Wichita Eagle.
The Salina Journal presents national and industry estimates showing how many homes are needed and how costs have risen since 1931. It notes soaring prices for labor and materials, with durable goods up 13 to 96 percent since 1938 and overall construction costs up well beyond 1940 levels.
The Pittsburg Headlight notes that large scale watermelon thefts this year amount to grand larceny. Purchasers are warned that melon raids are serious crimes rather than petty larceny and could carry heavy penalties.
A brief, quoted remark notes that women supposedly have good taste in some areas but not in the realm of romantic preferences, suggesting they would rather kiss men than women.
An analysis notes that fixed fee war contracts produced varied outcomes with some agreements proving more favorable to contractors than others, complicating project budgeting and demand for revisions.
Greece faces intense pressure as Soviet bloc tensions rise and Britain backs Greek recoveries. The UN Security Council debate and Greek opposition to Albania’s UN admission frame a scene of Western and Soviet contest. Greeks vote Sunday on King George II’s return to Athens amid a bitter postwar split between monarchists and republicans.
Miss Hermina Zipple of the University of Washington at Seattle is named assistant professor of home economics and director of food service at the KEU cafeteria and women’s dormitory. Local residents attend a birthday party hosted by Mrs. E. W. Roper with guests including Gaylene Kennedy and others.
Twenty five years ago the Rev. Albert J. Murphy of New York planned to come to Lawrence this September to assume the church pastorate at the Presbyterian hospital. Mrs. Howard McConnell hosted a kitchen shower for twenty girls in honor of Miss Louise Tolbert whose marriage to Sam Nelson was announced. The Kezhekone Camp Fire girls gathered Friday at guardian Mrs. Charles Russell’s home. Mr. and Mrs. George B. Jensen were also mentioned in society notes.
Forty years ago Harold Burdick arrived from Annapolis where he is a Naval Academy junior. He had a cruise to the Azores off the east coast of Africa. The item notes various local society activities including WCTU delegates and a double wedding at Judge Mitchell's office.
Journal-World readers urge keeping horse shows on Labor Day, arguing Lawrence residents enjoy clean entertainment and that Sunday events clash with worship and work. A response notes many towns host shows on Labor Day and expresses hope for annual Labor Day scheduling.
Government data count extensive destruction across education and culture in Warsaw. Schools 6509 destroyed including 89 higher learning institutes. cultural venues 3337 destroyed with theaters cinemas and museums among them. Health centers 3892 wiped out. books 15900 damaged with value substantial. Also notes 1700 service personnel due to debark today from two transports at New York and San Francisco.
Mr and Mrs J N Hearin and Mr and Mrs Norman Hearin traveled to Thayer Sunday to dine with their daughter and sister Mrs Kenneth Rash and Mr Rash and daughter Patricia. They visited Ed Mienke and Mrs Mienke in Ravine City on Thursday evening. Roy Breithaupt and family shared Sunday dinner with Alvin Breithaupt in Wellsville and later visited Gardner in the afternoon.
The article lists numerous guests and travels including Breithaupt’s move from St. Luke's to Reece hospital, visits by Hollister, Sacks, Patchie, and others to homes of Hand, Thorne, Altenbernd, Dunlap, and McClure. It notes a hospital transfer and a campus reunion in Lawrence with Margaret Dole and Denver Cola as attendees, ending with further Sunday visits to Gardner.
Washington columnist Peter Edson examines the limits of DDT and modern entomology. He notes cotton boll weevils and other pests persist despite chemical use, with scientists hoping for new controls while acknowledging political and agricultural barriers. The piece contrasts insect and atomic threats, suggesting nature may yet defy human conquest.
Local families hosted and visited across Lawrence Linwood and surrounding towns. Distinct callers included Howard Bernitz and family from Lawrence and Kaw Valley. many others from Hesper, Edgerton, Kansas City, and Topeka stopped by or traveled, with multiple relatives noted.
A fragmented list of cryptic crossword style clues and numbered entries ranging from pathology terms to place names and tools, including hints like Hungarian town and East Indian herb, interspersed with verb definitions and border terms.
Sotheby’s fetched £10,000 each for the first edition Coverdale Bible of 1535 and the Great "HE" Bible in London auctions. The sale underscored strong demand for historic English biblical texts as collectors paid around £16,000 total.
Western Echoes on WREN and KMBC radio list programs hosted by Jack Armstrong and others. News on WDAF and KMBC airs throughout the evening. Jazz, drama, and variety segments run from 0:30 to after midnight with station identifications and sign offs.
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