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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1944
Page
4
Caution in the Senate delays state department nominees
The Senate, wary and divided, has sent President Roosevelt's state department picks back to committees for tighter scrutiny. Democrats and new dealers join Republicans in criticizing nominees tied to big business, seeking clear public statements on postwar stances amid broader debates on government power and legitimacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Cautous
State Department
Community Chest efforts lag as 1945 drive falls short
The eraporia Gazette laments weak support for the Community Chest and United War Fund in 1945, noting about six thousand dollars raised versus a twenty thousand goal. It blame a gimme philosophy for civic neglect, while urging Kansans like Emporia to resume local duties and responsibilities. A separate report mentions Yugoslav press expelling a journalist amid communist warnings and U.S. congress pay debates. Japanese forces at Ormoc plan a final push to retake Leyte, with Americans resisting. Sidney Hillman tours Europe, drawing favorable Russian press comment on his PC action committee ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eraporia Gazette
United War Fund
Aporia
The
Gazette
Lyon County
Emporia
Sidney Hillman
Europe
Political Action Committee
C.I.0
Battle of Cologne Looms in War Front Analysis
The piece portrays a grim outlook on the Cologne battle amid heavy casualties on the western front. It frames Eisenhower's strategy as erasing the Nazi army rather than mere territory, with Rundstedt forced to defend Cologne while the Allies press toward the Saar and Rhine approaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patterson
Cologne Plaintal
Eisenhower
von Rundstedt
Pune
Reich
Ike
Cologne
Rhine
Saar
Europe
Middle Rhine
Roer
Navy Casualty List From Kansas Brings Wounded Recap
Washington reports 215 Navy Department casualties including Kansans Kenneth Cailteux fireman 1/C USNR wounded Clyde Honeyman PFC USMCR wounded James Loney PFC USMC wounded Frederick Matter sergeant USMCR wounded son of William and Mary Matter Blue Grass Ridge Bonner Springs. Topeka reports Kansas war bond sales hit 76.6 million toward an 98 million quota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy Department
Kenneth Paul Cailteux
USNR
Clyde
Bill G.honeyman
USMCR
Topeka
James M. Loney
USMC
Marion
Frederick W. Matter
William H. Matter
Blue Grass Ridge
Bonner Springs
Kan
Kansas
Old Home Town Dedication and Local Notices
The formal dedication of the New York school was held last night with Glenn A. Dawes presiding. The building was presented to the district by A. E Wing and accepted by Mrs. H. W. Edmondson, Charles Williams, and Tillie Oberle. Officers of Lawrence Memorial hospital were reelected, and local social events include Minervian club, anniversary parties, a birthday party for Donald Cooke, and multiple birth announcements. Arthur Fordyce and Webb Fenton of Vinland were in Lawrence on business. various residents attend gatherings and engagements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Glenn A. Dawes
A. Ewing
Board of Education
H. W. Edmondson
Charles Williams
Tillie Oberle
C. E. Birch
Carl Krueger
Kansas City Philharmonic Orchestra
Lawrence
Pi Kappa Lambda
C. 8. Skilton
D. M. Swarthout
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
W. C. Simons
A. D. Weaver
I. J. Meade
Madge Bullene
Dick Williams
J. M. McClure
Minervian Club
T D. Funk
Harold Longenacker
Dolph Simons
T. M. Hopkins
Fred D. Hiles
Richland
T. Hooker
Hiles
Henry Seiwald
Eudora
Carl .Henry
Seiwald
Alms Suiter
F. M. Orr
J. N. Rumberger
Armina Rumberger
Addie Belle Walther
Harry
Stover
Topeka
Frank Mosely
Katherine Grant
Louisiana Street
University stadium proposal at Chamber of Commerce
Mr and Mrs E Schnopski visit Topeka to view a million dollar stadium plan for the upcoming KU game presented to the Chamber by Dr Phog Allen. The city receives five coal cars to be distributed by local dealers to those most in need after approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Schnopski
Topeka
Abe Wolfson
Wolfson
Conete
Chamber of Commerce
Phog Allen
University Glee Club plans long Christmas tour
Forty years ago the University Glee club arranged a long Christmas tour visiting Kansas towns. Miss Alice Watkins wed William E. Bunton in Fall City Nebraska and will be at Spein Kansas City Missouri. Lawrence locals Col William Nace and Lincoln J. Cook were seen in town. Mrs W Arnette and Miss Ida Ruthermen toured Kansas City schools. Jennie Sutliff to entertain Pi Beta Phi alumnae and active chapter Monday. William Reynolds travelled to Chanute this morning. Won Shi club to meet with Miss Claudia McNair. Mrs C Cook's pupils gave a recital featuring Walter Goldstrap Carl Collins Jennie and Lennie Sheets Clark Boldstran Mildred Knight Lavernaer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
University Glee Club
Kansas
Alice Watkins
William E. Bunton
Falla City
Neb
Spe
Kansas City
William Nace
Lincoln J. Cook
Lecompton
Lawrence
W. Arnette
Ida Ruthermen
Jennie Sutliff
Pi Beta Phi Sorority
William Reynolds
Chanute
Won Shi
Claudia McNair
C. Cook
Walter Goldstrap
Carl
Collins
Jennie
Lennie Sheets
Clark
Boldstran
Mildred Knight
Lavernaer
Books Normal Lives for the Disabled by Edna Yost
Edna Yost and Dr Lillian M Gilbreth present a Macmillan guide for disabled readers outlining paths to economic independence and normal social life. Written for veterans and civilians, it compiles expert insights from teachers industrialists psychologists and wounded men who found solutions to disability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Yost
Lillian M.gilbreth
Macmillan,Co
New York
Long Island City
Gilbreth
This and That in Kansas
Abilene humor column recounts odd local happenings. A carrier route mixup, a boy delivering a rabbit, a Wichita girl misdialing a telephone asking for grandmother, and a party line language misunderstanding generate light notes. The piece ends with a cotton crop estimate of 12,359,000 bales and a record acre yield of 295.3 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Russian Author Horizonta 1 Pictured Writer Remains Inference
A fragmented OCR style list references a Russian author horizon ta and a pictured writer with related clues and abbreviations. The text mixes numbers, chemical symbols, and language hints, forming a puzzle-like compilation rather than a narrative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horizonta
Don Alexei
Spain
North — Dakota
Army base to stand by as Garden City adapts
Garden City Kansas nears stand by status as the 1,200 acre air base shifts from active use to a quiet phase. The last cadets left recently while training ships stay idle. Ground school, mess hall, barracks, and other facilities are being vacated and closed. The Air Technical Service Command takes custody December 15 as families face transfer orders and apartments fill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden City
Kan
Army
Uncle Sam
Fhed
Air Technical Service Command
Unemployment Fund Reaches Record $46 Million
In Topeka Kansas state officials report the unemployment compensation trust fund rose to a new November record of 46,208,818 while the general fund stood at 10,831,171 at month end. The November total marks an increase from prior months and from a year ago. Belleview 4-H meeting postponed indefinitely from December 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Kangas
George Robb
Belleview
Belleview 4-H. Club
Senate probe to study fuel and food stock needs
A preliminary inquiry by staff investigators for the senate war or i ben committee raises two questions: feasibility of increasing production and rationing available stocks. A public hearing Wednesday will pursue the answers and examine civilian distribution and manufacturing manpower and facility issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate War Or
I Ben
Crmiroan Howes End N.Y
War Department
Mead
Alter Ex
Baldwin News visits by sorority and church leader
Mrs. Matthew H. Scott of Berkeley California national counsellor of Alpha Chi Omega will visit Phi chapter at the University of Kansas and Omicron chapter at Baker University. Dr. Glen Flinn, Texas Methodist student movement chairman based in Dallas, arrived in Baldwin to discuss plans for a large church at the A and M college in Bryon Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthew H. Scott
Berkeley
Calif
Alpha Chi Omega
Phi
University of Kansas
Omicron
Baker University
Glen Flinn
Texas Methodist Student Movement
Dallas
Baldwin
First Methodist Church
A and M College
Bryon
Tex
Destiny's tangled web ends in quiet hospital fears
Leo Kabateck reflects on past bluffs and dangerous debts as he and Mickey walk past antique shows. A violent shot wounds him in the shoulder while prayers for Mickey rise in the tense hospital scene. The chapter closes with hope and peril on a frayed path to reconciliation.
Edgington Family News and Local Wartime Updates
The article notes arrivals back from service including Col ELS Edgington Jr and W/O C G Edgington, with dates around three years away in England and now stationed in Fresno and England. Other family notes mention Mrs Clyde B Beeks visiting Kansas City, niece Capt Charles Kimball on furlough, and Italian trinkets connected to Miss Frances Collins. Community events include a church fellowship meeting with Dr J W Lamb and county agent sponsorship, plus Philamtheon club gathering at Mrs Irvin Greer residence. Local service members and wives are featured amid wartime updates and social visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay Morgan
Naval Air- Gora
Corpus Christi, Tey
Hik Sune
Samuel A. del
C. Scott Morgan
Beaton
Amn
England
Clyde B. Beeks
Kansas City
G.C. Kimball
Charles Kimball
Selzer
Frances Collins
Ralph Sanderson
Italy
Ifatm
Fellowship Hall
J. W. Lamb
Ottawa
C. W. Bailey
Robert Chubb
James 8. Chubb
Camp Wolters
Philamtheon Club
Irvin Greer
Radio Programs Friday Evening Chronicle
A fragmented listing of Friday evening radio schedules across WREN KMBC WDAF and KKMBC including news newscasts music requests and comedy shows such as The Aldrich Family Duffy's Tavern and It Pays to Be Ignorant. Programs include The World Today Stars of the Future and Heroes of the air with multiple time slots and station identifiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wren
Jack Armstrong
KMBC
Wdaf—Safety Council
WDAF
KKMBC
the Lope Ranger
Aldrich
Duffy's Tavern
Wren—Gang Bapters
Stern
Melody
NBC
EKMBC
Sam Molyn
Henry J. Taylor
Tom Coll
Radio Schedule Fragments From City Stations
A dense list of radio and orchestra lineups across KMBC WREN WDAF WBZ stations with program names and times from morning through midnight, including Frank Masters Orch, Emil Vandal, and Hall of Fame features, plus News Parade and World News.
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Yugoslavia
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Marshal Tito
Red Star
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Congress
Ormoc
Leyte
Dewitt
MacKenzie AP
NAVY
Jom Degeorge
Abilene
Reflector Chronicle
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Bridge
Billy Orcutt
Billy
Wichita
Civil Air Patrol
PBX
Harold Evans
Paul Jones
Lyons Daily News
AIR Base
Seema
Baldwin News
By Stanley Palay
Boggio
Rugg
Detroit
Boggie
Bugg
Ginger
NEA Service, Inc
Perez
Mickey
Washington Square
Leo
Don
Hher
Ashurse
East 9Th St
Douglas County
John C. Emick
Frankie Carlé
S. Orel
RMEC
Bob Berkey
Orch
GBS
Rowce
Ellery Queen
Pe Ee Ed Piehr Gatelles
Truth Or
Boston Pymphang Or
Bac Wood
Patsy
Ell Wren
Brush Creek
Grand Ole
Opry
Erle Smith
Brush ‘Creek
Hoosier
KMBG
Renny Baker
A.P
Deoree Paxton
Brush Creek Gang
Emil Vandal
Tormmy Doreey
Lee Sims
EMBC
Frankie Master
Newa
Charlotte Greenwood
N_Y
Philharmonic
Army Hour
Miss Hattie EN
Fannie Brice
Municale
Jack Benny
Newecast
Drew Pearson
Don Goraner Newa
Wayside
Greenfield Chapel
Edgar Bergen
McCarthy
George Ticks
Joe E. Brown
Jergen
Radio Reader's Digest
Star Theater
Jimmy Fidler
Riley
Embc-Eye
Witness
Hobert Spencer
WDAR
Orient
Wdaf—Sun
George Paxton
Boals Smith Hourner
Wrengay
KMEC
Frankla Masters
Atti
Baker & Bremer Ins
West Ninth St
Farmers Automobile Inter Insurance Exchange
B. G. Gustafson
Army Signal Corps
H. N. Hicks
Beaman
N. J
Courthouse
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