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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1943
Page
4
A historical page presents a biblical verse excerpt from Jeremiah 4 21 reflecting on extended conflict and vigilance with symbolic trumpet calls and loyal standards in a religious text context. The fragment emphasizes endurance amid siege imagery.
British policy tightens toward the Yugoslav government in exile led by Mihailovic. Allies favor Tito's partisan forces as Chetniks and partisans clash, complicating plans to invade with united resistance. Uncertainty remains over whether siding with one faction would curb the other.
A local war board official notes the Journal-World erred in stating the OPA acted against a Valley Falls baker for home town deliveries. The Office of Defense Transportation handles truck deliveries and unfair competition. agencies swap roles, causing public confusion.
The Cairo conference yields no immediate action but signals a reinforced war of nerves against the Axis. German and Balkan forces stay alert while Bulgaria borders European Turkey are reinforced, with the Axis unsure what may unfold.
The piece notes Japanese naval successes reported on radio would change the war’s balance. Tokyo’s tally of Allied ships sunk is claimed as impressive, suggesting Japan could threaten Australia and California rather than defend a shrinking circle of defenses closer to Japan than a year earlier.
Allied planes based in Italy focus on Nazi airfields near Athens with Germany expanding air facilities near Turkey. American bombers operating east of Italy expect to encounter strong opposition as they push toward eastern targets.
The revised soldier vote bill places election machinery in state hands under absentee voting rules, with Kansas soldiers eligible to vote without extra legislation. It recalls 1918 when many servicemen abroad showed little political interest as the war took priority over elections, and the Armistice soon followed, delaying postwar political focus.
War Mobilization Director Byrnes warned that rail road pay raises would crack the anti inflation line. Senate Majority Leader Barkley spoke in favor of the increase. Many Democrats appear eager to back the administration policy if it can be clarified.
The article notes the Chinese fighting spirit remains capable of revival despite repeated defeats. It describes Japanese campaigns around the rice bowl region as unsuccessful so far and recalls a key city taken briefly last week before being lost again. The narrative emphasizes resilience and refusal to stay licked.
Alf Landon seeks a firm line between the GOP and the New Deal as critics chant isolationism. They want that line erased to ensure the present leadership remains in power regardless of future election results.
Paris radio reports France sinking into anarchy with rising banditry and murder while the Vichy government cannot curb the disorder. The broadcast suggests Europe may move toward similar conditions.
Republicans view threats of bolting the New Deal as typical of southern Democrats who habitually bolt control in off years, signaling political realignment tensions in the era.
The week’s key event notes the chief crooner being turned down for military service. The decision is seen as a major development on the feminine front with the army needing to proceed without him.
Columnist Raymond Clapper denounces the display of oriental pomp as the great advocate of democracy appears in the Near East, criticizing the scene as excess and theatrical.
In a wartime column Dewitt Mackenzie assesses the Balkan situation, noting Bulgaria's shifting loyalties and the risk of a Soviet Slavic alignment. The piece warns that a Allied invasion of France could trap Hitler between a French front and the Balkans, pushing Germany toward a strategic collapse.
Cleveland Mayor Frank Lausche replied to a departing soldier requesting a visit to his ill girlfriend. He fulfilled the request this week, delivering a personal gesture of support amid military departures.
County officers searched a residence in Oxford North Carolina and found seven and a half gallons of whiskey hidden in the premises.
The Spokane bound Great Northern No 6 encountered a horse on the tracks three miles from Spokane. It trotted along in front of the locomotive, delaying the train as the engineer whistled and slowed to hold position. The horse crossed a 1,474 foot bridge 160 feet above the water before leaving the rails.
Paul Moran, 43, registers for winter quarter at Depaul University to begin his 16th winter as a student in accounting. He follows a long tradition started in 1928 and spends the remaining nine months of the year farming on a 648 acre North Dakota property.
Eleven days remain before Christmas as residents plan meetings and gatherings. Mrs. A M Wilcox hosts Friends in Council, while the South Side Reading club meets at Mrs. C C Krum's home. A newborn son is welcomed to Mr. and Mrs. Ernst Jr. at Memorial hospital. Mrs. Ernst is Edna Schaake by birth. An upcoming Security Benefit Association covered dish supper is set at Holloway's hall for members and families. Wilder Metcalf heads to St Joseph briefly. Miss M White leaves for St Louis for a visit. William Moore returns home after Camp Funston discharge.
Twenty five years ago a committee on aviation will be named within a few weeks by Mayor George Kreeck. Two more policemen will be added to the Lawrence force in the next few days. Miss Linnie Sheets a teacher at Independence was in Lawrence recently visiting friends. Mrs. S W Atkinson went to Kansas City this morning to spend
Forty years ago a meat market owned by Wm Stein burned last night with the blaze discovered at 11 15. The department fought the fire quickly, leaving the building's loss and stock damage substantial. Charles Monroe closed his cigar store and plans to move to California. Weather was cold but no snow. Charles Guyon of the 1908 Haskell football team was elected captain of the 1904 eleven. Dr and Mrs J H Outland visited Lawrence. C E Lindley departed for Wichita on business. Charles Harrell bought a car load of cattle in Kansas City yesterday.
North Lawrence houses multiple church events. Listings show services at Wesleyan, Centenary Methodist, Assembly of God, Ninth Street Baptist, and other congregations with Bible studies, Sunday schools led by Emile Regnier and C. L. Adams, evening evangelistic services, youth fellowships, choir practices, and special Christmas programs.
The Tenth and Connecticut church led by minister Duncan E. McGregor offers Sunday school at 9 45 with Howard Beaman and Leone Pippert supervising children followed by 11 00 worship and 7 30 evening service led by Fred Bertschinger A 8 80 prayer service is scheduled on Wednesday with missionary focus.
Sunday activities include morning worship with communion and sermon Sound Doctrine and an anthem by Dickinson with solos and instruments. Evening service at 7 45. First Church of Christ Scientist lists services at 11 00 and 9 46 Sunday school plus Wednesday reading room hours. Church of Christ Ninth and Tennessee offers Bible study at 10 00 and multiple sermons and meetings through the week.
Dr. Homer A. Jack will preach What Does Christmas Mean Today at 11 00 AM with special Christmas music directed by Miss Marjorie Ann May featuring Bach Read Luther Schroter and Gruber choir solos and congregational hymns. An 6 00 PM Christmas supper includes a film The Night Before Christmas with carols readings and a freewill offering. 8 30 PM College-age youth roundtable discusses Race Relations in Lawrence with dancing and refreshments.
Presbyterian and United Brethren churches list morning worship times sermons and special music including choirs organ works and a Christmas vespers at Hoch auditorium. Saint John the Evangelist Catholic and Friends Church add masses confessions and a quarterly meeting with ministers and officials this weekend.
A lengthy church notice lists services for multiple congregations including Foursquare, St Luke AME, Immanuel Lutheran, Stull Evangelical, First Methodist, Plymouth Congregational, and others. It includes Sunday school times, morning worship, communion, evangelistic events, choir and organ details, youth groups, and midweek meetings, with venue and pastor names where specified.
Free Methodist Church at Twelfth and Connecticut holds Sunday school at 10 with Mrs. Jean Reid as superintendent and morning worship at 11 marked by a service honoring men in service. Trinity Episcopal Church on Tenth and Vermont lists Advent observances and holy communion. First Baptist at Eighth and Kentucky features sermons, Christmas music, a Christmas open house, and youth activities. Millia Washington leads the Latter Day Saints group at Holloway Hall with 10:30 church school and 11:30 preaching. A. H. Thompson of Independence, Mo., speaks.
Glenn Archer resigns as director of professional relations for the Kansas State Teachers Association to become assistant director of the department of legislation and federal relations for the National Education Association in Washington. He previously served on Gov. Payne Ratner's staff and led Norton County schools and Almena city.
Marriage licenses have been issued to Charles E. Duncan and Sarah Elizabeth Johnson of Williamstown Kansas and Howard Lawrence Sutherland Jr. and Vivian Marie McBeth of Lawrence Kansas.
The Youth Fellowship of First Methodist church will screen the sound film The Power of God at 7 30 Sunday evening in the church worship sanctuary. Made in Hollywood with professional talent it follows a wayward boy an unscrupulous man a liquor crazed gunman a domestic rift and a doctor discovering the power of God. No admission charge, free will offering taken. Haskell Methodist Youth will attend as guests.
The Wesleyan choir of the First Methodist church under Dr B Thayer Gaston will present Handel's Messiah next Sunday at 10 50 during the regular worship period. Margaret Snodgrass accompanies as the choir dedicates the full hour to the performance, using selections from the Messiah score.
Minneapolis evangelist Joseph T. Larson will present an illustrated lecture on Christian Character Building for Success at Trinity Lutheran Church 1245 New Hampshire Street in Sunday School rooms at 3 p.m. Saturday. Free admission for children and youth ages 7 to 17. the address has been well received in several high schools.
In a Christmas Eve scene Redlaw the chemist confronts a found boy seeking a woman who left him. The odd child clings to his rags as Redlaw learns of a looming, eerie gift and a forced return to the past. The phantom warns the gift must be passed on.
A dense listing details Friday to Sunday programming across WREN KMBC WDAF and WMB C stations. Includes Jack Armstrong Salute to Stars and Stripes Lone Ranger Bob Crosby Dunninger Eddie Oliver orchestras news broadcasts and Theatre and musical hours with multiple hosts and programs across time blocks.
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