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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1940
Page
9
Vatican City December 3 Pope Pius XII appeals for a spontaneous or mutual armistice on Christmas to spare bloodshed and keep the angel chorus of peace audible in sacred spaces. He also grants Christmas Eve masses in the day and eases Christmas Day mass obligations in war zones.
A national body to coordinate civilian welfare for defense workers and recruits was created in New York with Walter Hoving of Lord and Taylor as chairman. The group includes the Y M C A Knights of Columbus Irish Welfare board National Catholic Community Service Salvation Army and Y W C A as vice chairmen and executive members. Seven deer hunters were killed and four missing as Pennsylvania opened its deer season amid extreme cold and heavy snow.
The Douglas County Bar association will convene at 6 30 PM at the Hotel Eldridge with Dr Robert McNair Davis as speaker.
Questions cover taxes paid in kind or by property, hidden taxes, divisions of government annual costs, the funding method by taxation, the national debt and its tax cost, and whether defense costs are included. The inquiry seeks clarity on how government expenses are financed and what portion comes from taxes.
The notes compare colonial tax payments in tobacco and pelts with modern levies. They cite eight cents per gallon of gas and ninety cents on a four dollar hat as hidden taxes, and report national and local government costs, deficits, and debt figures with defense funding linked to higher taxes and borrowing.
Shoppers browse a broad range of girls sportswear for Christmas gifts. Cardigans in pastels and fine yarns debut including English twister styles and longies, with coarser knits featuring floral decorations. Jerkins return, new long sleeve blouses, wash dickies, two color jumpers, and warm ski outfits appeal to students.
A chaotic week on campus features Warren Frowe misnaming as Corrigan after a dusk flight ending in Lanchester. Sigma Chi six-man football wins the B intramural title 7 0 and jokes about a Rose Bowl bid surface in a collected telegram. Delta Chi officers chosen after Christmas. YWCA bazaar set for tomorrow at 8 AM through Friday.
The War Department allocated 20000 for more construction at Fort Leavenworth. Brig Gen Edmund L Gruber said the funds will create larger quarters for incoming troops. Old artillery officers apartments will be converted to troop barracks and another building remodeled into a kitchen.
Ives Chapel observed family night with 82 attendees enjoying a potluck. The Women’s Society of Christian Service met with Mrs. O. W. Price presiding, Mrs. Stella Nichols leading devotionals, and Mrs. John Dean chairing the program committee.
Local households share meals and greetings over Thanksgiving weekend. Families from Lawrence, Topeka, Paola, Overland Park and Ottawa gathered for dinners, afternoon calls, and evening visits at multiple homes. The Wert family reported John Wert's sudden heart attack death, affecting the community.
A variety of clocks are described as essential home items. Designs include electric and wind up types set in wood glass metal and plastic to fit every room in the house.
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