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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1949
Page
2
The text promotes Charles Laughton in a solo performance with a warm audience invitation. It notes his talent to hold attention and hints at a workshop with Claus before Christmas drawing public interest, including 20 calls to the Chamber of Commerce about the workshop location.
A newspaper note recalls Pearl Harbor Day eight years past and lists key World War II milestones such as V-E Day D-Day and Hiroshima. The writer contrasts festive Christmas scenes with historic reflections and recounts a caller's humorous money dispute at the Journal-World newsroom.
Filipinos maintain anti Japanese stance eight years after Pearl Harbor and criticize US policy toward Japan. They question democratization and reparations while recalling 1941 damage and fear Japan becoming Asia's workshop. The campaign era figures, Laurel and Quirino, are cited in newsreel imagery.
The Kansas Color Press plant near Lawrence begins printing Foreign Service, the Veterans of Foreign Wars monthly, under a long term contract. The 70 by 16 foot press will reach 20 000 copies per hour once timed and adjusted. About 60 staff work at the east Lawrence site with old operations moving from 6001 Massachusetts Street to the new 19 acre facility. The venture, chartered as Kansas Color Press Inc in May with 750 000 authorized capital, is praised by local officials as an asset to industrial growth.
Bogota and Medellin reports say the tale of five newborn boys in San Alejandro was fabricated by Luis Arroyave to gain release. The village couple now has five children aged five to 13, and officials dispute the earlier ambulance and birth claims.
Market notes show poultry prices with heavy hens at 17, stags at 12, and cocks at 13. Butterfat quotes range 60 to 67. Hog prices 14.75 to 15.75. Cattle trade weaker, with prices 54.6 to 56.0, top around 41.
Prices for butter grades Ab and various poultry types listed with weights and per unit costs. Includes hens broilers turkeys ducks geese and squabs with price per pound or per dozen as of early December.
Advance livestock receipts forecast for tomorrow include cattle 2000, calves 200, hogs 2500, sheep 3500 as reported by AP.
In Kansas City on December 7 the cattle market shows moderate activity for slaughter steers and heifers with steady to stronger demand, slaughter cows steady to strong, vealers and killing calves moving at lower ranges. Stockers and feeders in relatively small supply stay steady with good demand for short fed steers and heifers. prices for common and medium beef remain near steady.
Dec 7 reports show cattle trading around 165 cents per pound for fed steers at $25.50 per head, two loads of S24-lb whiteface feeder steers at $24, and cows with calves at side at $15.75. Hogs, sheep, lambs, and yearlings show varied bids with good to choice loads and wheat pasture offerings around $21 to $21.50 for lambs and $20 for 112-lb averages. market activity includes stocker steers and several unidentified lots with mixed steady to lower bidding trends.
Wheat and hay trading details from Kansas City show mixed car loads and price ranges. Wheat values ranged with No 2 and No 3 grades around 2.15 to 2.24 per bushel while oats and barley posted modest shifts. hay receipts included alfalfa and prairie with strong demand for choice leaves but weaker for inferior grades.
Wall Street opened irregularly with mixed price changes. Volume reached about 1,300,000 shares as Youngstown Sheet Tube and Nickel Plate hit new 1942 highs while United States Steel Westinghouse Electric American Broadcasting Union Carbide American Smelting Johns Manville and Southern Pacific traded at higher levels. Montgomery Ward Guit OM Consolidated Natural Gas Douglas Aircraft Standard Gas and Hec Electric preferred slipped, with North American Aviation and Pan American Airways advancing on dividend news.
Lawrence rent board members say the situation is improving though not ideal. Only 26 unreasonable rent increase cards were filed, indicating few complaints amid thousands of rentals. Veterans may move to Sunflower if Lawrence remains unaffordable, with 180 vacant units available and rents tied to income.
Report lists price statements for potato varieties by area. Cited regions include Idaho Colorado Minnesota North Dakota and Wisconsin with Russet Burbanks and Red River Valley Pontiacs priced around 4 dollars and 2.30 dollars per unit or bag.
English pianist Clifford Curzon performs the third K U Concert in Hoch Auditorium tomorrow at 8 20 p m His program features works by Beethoven Schubert Ravel Debussy Schumann Liszt Dohnanyi and includes Scenes of Childhood Op 15 and Funerailles.
Construction starts on the M. N. Penny project to replace the old brick sidewalk along the east and south sides of the Alpha Delta Pi house at A148 Louisiana Street. A concrete sidewalk will run the full length of the sorority property funded by the sorority after a city council request. Students asked the council to repair the old sidewalk.
Marshmallows and peanut brittle bits folded into whipped cream create a layered dessert. Alternate layers with vanilla wafers and top with cherries in decorative cups for a festive children's party treat.
At Memorial Hospital Perry Kitsmiller of 1406 Tennessee Street Merle Escord of Kansas City Missouri and Hugh Allen of 501 Perry Street are listed in the notice.
Norma Athearn of Sunflower Josephine Walker of 1658 Missouri Street Estelle Edmonds and baby boy of McLouth Mabel Stalkfleet of 1501 East Fifteenth Street appear in local notice summaries.
Mr and Mrs George Stauffer Jr of 1144 Pennsylvania street welcomed a daughter yesterday J and Mrs J A Todd of 235 Maple street welcomed a son today and Mr and Mrs Roy Cameron of Sunflower welcomed a son today reflecting a flurry of newborns in area homes.
Acacia Lides No. 9 A. F. and A. M. holds its annual communications and officer election on Thursday December 8 at 7:30 p.m. Visitors urged to attend noting officers including W. Harry T. Craig.
Unseasonably warm December failed to trigger a rush by car owners to winterize. Garage workers report no immediate surge for anti freez e products with alcohol types expected to lag until temperatures fall to 0 to 15 degrees.
New York Young Republicans urge Gen Dwight D Eisenhower to seek high office in the 1950 New York campaign. The resolution says Eisenhower's recent statements align with Republican leaders but notes no personal approach has been made. Eisenhower, commander in wartime, heads Columbia University and is traveling in Texas.
Atchison Kansas December 7 1947 Bob Walsh head football and basketball coach at St Benedicts college and his assistant Al Lee have effective June 1 The resignations were announced by the Rev Alheuin Hem schools of the athletic board Walsh and Lee did not disclose their future plans but said they believed they would continue their coaching careers.
In Miami on December 7 the 28 man rosters for the North and South Shrine game to be played December 26 at the Orange Bowl were completed. North coach Herman Hickman of Yale named seven Notre Dame players and four at Boston College plus Harry Wettlaufer of Pennsylvania. South coach Andy Gustafson of Miami signed Roger Wilson of South Carolina Forrest Griffith of Kansas and three Vanderbilt players Herb Rich Lee Malley and Carl Copp. Griffith will play.
Finney County youth and adult groups collected more than 6 500 books for the war damaged Philippines. Thirty seven organizations answered the UNESCO council appeal to undertake the project. The books weighed over three tons and included textbooks classics and fiction. The local library contributed a large dictionary.
Sylvester and Dolly Ragland were bound over to the February term of district court on first degree burglary and grand larceny charges after a preliminary hearing before Judge Frank Gray in county court. Each was released on $2,000 bond. Authorities say the robbery occurred at Leta Ingalls home on November 21, with cash missing from a purse.
Chicago potato market report shows arrivals 82 on track 319 total shipments 655. Supplies moderate with steady trade noted across city outlets.
A decree was granted in district court today in favor of Mrs Lorene Hollingsworth of Lawrence against Roy F Hollingsworth. The action concerns a marital or property dispute as detailed in the court record.
Mrs. Ruth Moss Chenton sues for divorce from Harry Moe in a Wistingt court action filed today. Reading the Journal-World Want-Ads for details.
City officials refused a request from Kar-Park representatives to extend the trial period. Despite earlier approval to buy 600 Duncan meters, commissioners stood by the decision. About 500 Kar-Park meters tested over several months will be removed.
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