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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1949
Page
4
Local newspaper runs a devotion titled The Test of Love quoting John 15 13. The item appears amid standard notices and AP dispatches with the paper’s masthead noting Associated Press and Audit Bureau of Circulations. Published daily except Sunday in Lae Kansas.
A August 22 session in the house of representatives explored the full journey of a rivers and harbors bill from inception to enactment. Representative Larcade detailed 24 steps, with early stages including public demand, department reports, hearings, and initial approvals, then a prolonged nine-step, multi-year battle to secure funding and construction. He argued that many projects endure lengthy review and should not be called pork barrel items, though the political reality may keep that distinction moot. The eleventh step requires a benefit-cost finding by the board of engineers for rivers and harbors, and even then questions linger about broader impact versus narrow gains as lawmakers navigate the process.
The article argues that national income must stay high to sustain federal spending and debt, with prices kept elevated through subsidies. It notes odd market outcomes like top potatoes sold as livestock feed to shield tax bases, and comments on Germany’s astrology trend amid postwar uncertainty.
Elkhart publisher Willard Mayberry says the new liquor control law must have a fair trial by Kansas citizens. He notes many oppose restrictions and doubts about repeal outcomes, while the law itself faces widespread public resistance and practical challenges as time passes. Dr A C Gulick of Goodland is honored for 50 years of service and travels to a park celebration in his first car, a 1902 model, reflecting a rural Kansas community mood.
Editorial notes that red ink in government budgets harms public finances as in households, though its worst effects can be postponed longer by the state. It argues for prudent budgeting to avert long term damage.
Winston Churchill questions Western welfare states and defends American free enterprise. The piece argues compulsory medical insurance lowers care standards, increases bureaucracy, and curtails doctor initiative, praising voluntary prepaid care and U.S. medical leadership.
Washington reports rising disaffection among Soviet satellites as Czechoslovakia silences a supposed revolt and Tito gains a steel mill loan plan. Yugoslavia seeks 325 million from Export-Import Bank for mining equipment while Moscow denounces Tito’s armament steps. Meetings in Washington loom.
Miss Allis Margaret Terrell and Elie Jones wed Wednesday evening in an understated ceremony. Attendants include Dorothy Warmker Maxine Miller James Ruthrauff and Phyllis Ruthrauff. Lela Jane Bas and Harlan Haas married Sunday night as plans for further study unfold. Maud Landis May Landis off from Colorado trip. Wilbur Pine family returns from a 5000 mile western United States tour. Subsequent study plans involve Clara Scheurer returning to New York and Ednah Hopkins Frances Allen entering Chicago Conservatory of Music.
Twenty five years ago George Hollingberry will arrive tonight to see his parents Mr and Mrs H Hollingberry. He now works in the advertising department of the Chicago Herald Examiner. Workmen finish the West Campus pavement extending from Eleventh and Missouri southerly along the west campus border toward University drive past the engineering building. The road will stay closed for about 20 days to season. Three young Lawrence musi-
Forty years ago Jerome Beatty, long time Hutchinson Gazette managing editor, is named assistant city editor of the Kansas City Star. Mrs Clara Barely and J N Gentry, accused kidnapers of Marian Bleakley, face charges of kidnapping in Kansas after losing their extradition fight from Missouri. Gentry also faces assault charges related to the Bleakley incident. The baby remains in Missouri as Judge Porterfield in Kansas City weighs custody. Four Lawrence girls collect funds downtown to aid Mrs Bleakley in her ongoing custody battle. Delta high school fraternity leaders travel to St Joseph for a conclave. Swede Wilson plans a poolroom wainscoting, and QO D Moore moves to a new home from 720 Mississippi to 1601 Rhode Island.
The Journal-World presents a tribute titled Days That Are Gone praising Thad Stevens and the old horse era hardware and implement stores. It recalls Stevens's role in Douglas County as a community hub, serving farmers with tools, nails, wagons, and supplies while fostering neighborly ties during long hours and seasonal rushes.
Finney county in Kansas, second in state wheat production, was assured of federal crop insurance for 1950. Wendell Becraft, Kansas director of federal crop insurance, announced that 225 applications have been received, placing Finney over the top two days before the deadline. About a quarter of Finney wheat land will be insured in the program’s first year.
In St Joseph Missouri a man appears in court over support and work issues. He cites hay fever as a reason for trouble, noting two ex wives and four children plus one by current partner. He paid each ex wife 2.70 and kept 2.77 for his current family, spending 2.25 on fever medicine. Magistrate Kimberlin chooses a warning and urges him to return to work quickly.
Oolugak Okla Aug 31 A truck driver lay unconscious beside his wrecked truck when it burst into flames and burned him to death. Herbert O Skidmore age 41 of Coffeyville Kan was identified by the highway patrol. He drove for Chief Trucking Co Kansas City Mo en route from Kansas City to Tulsa.
Calvin Forbes, 29, a Black inmate serving a Pratt county burglary sentence, escaped from the state penitentiary in Lansing yesterday while working with a rock crushing gang. He was admitted July 29.
The University of Kansas School of Medicine announced new appointments by Chancellor Deane W. Malet. Wasser Woo from UC Berkeley will join as PhD physicist aiding cancer research this September. Leonard A. Walker Fyant is the only appointment not yet effective.
A fragmented listing shows radio program times and stations such as WREN WDAF KMBC and KMBC Texas Rangers. It references shows like The Lone Ranger Archies Andrews and Curtain Time with partial times and program titles, indicating a schedule snippet from an August 31 to September broadcast day.
Daily log shows a full broadcast slate for Lawrence Kansas with stations WDAF KCMO KMBC KMNC and others. programming includes musical clocks news updates soap shows and talk segments featuring hosts such as Jack Berch Warren and Meredith Wilson. additional items list livestock market updates and various hour by hour entertainment lines.
Workers used plastic pipe at an oil well near Claflin to resist corrosion and outlast steel. The pipe weighed about one and a half tons, marking the first known use of plastic pipe in such an operation. The National Cooperative Refinery Association and the Meldy Oil Co supported the test in Alville, Kansas.
Aug 31 report from ville states pilot W ed Mashek of Kansas City sustained a broken jaw and facial lacerations while passenger Liord Ko Peterson of Independence suffered a head cut and S C Rebbo of Mission was unhurt in a nighttime takeoff at the unlit municipal airport. The aircraft narrowly missed the field and crashed into trees near a picnic area as tail and engine were ripped from the airframe.
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A flood of visitors gathered in Eudora area homes for Sunday dinners and weekend visits. Notable guests included families from Shawnee and Lawrence, with several couples hosting meals and celebrating birthdays. Local residents and out-of-town relatives enjoyed gatherings at multiple households, including the Claines, Kindreds, Pflegers, and Dyer families, plus extended kin from Den ver and Paola.
Kansas City August 31 Veterinarians report strong results from field tests using several million doses of Jen-Sal Hog Cholera Vaccine. The exclusive Ren-Sal product protects hogs, reduces reaction hazards, and avoids live virus contamination. Vaccination does not interrupt feeding. hogs continue daily gait and reach market sooner. Available through veterinarians nationwide. Ask your vet about vaccinating your drove now.
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