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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1945
Page
5
Charles E. Decker reports the Douglas County Tuberculosis and Health Association has $450 in bonds from the 1945 Christmas seal sale. Seal Sale Secretary Mrs. Harold Skinner urges quick returns of unsold seals and dollars, noting an $1,888 total from November 19 shipments and stressing responsibility for all seals.
Cleveland dispatch reports federal auditor Alfred K. Robinson proposed using surplus B29 and Liberator bomber fuselages as emergency housing. He suggested moving depots to overcrowded cities to form streamlined trailer camps with central buildings for sanitation and cooking for homeless veterans.
Wichita Kansas December 12 1936 Felonious assault charges against De La Salle former night club operator in connection with the Branch shooting were dismissed by District Court Judge Clair C Robb after a habeas corpus hearing The judge ruled the testimony failed to show a connection under Kansas law with aiding or abetting the alleged victim Ralph Polk also a former operator remains free on $5000 bond on an assault charge in the Branch case A four line classified ad for a full week costs only 96 cents.
Lt Richard H Boyce has returned from Japan and received a navy discharge after 37 months at sea. He and Mrs Boyce will spend a weekend in Kansas City with his parents before settling back in Lawrence. Private Charles E Black reports expected army discharge by Christmas from San Diego after June 1943 overseas service in Okinawa. Clarence George Bartz discharged from navy after 13 months overseas returning to Lawrence to work for Hall Brothers truck lines aboard USS Mifflin. Delbert Max Bailey discharged in Norman Oklahoma back in Lawrence after 29 months overseas earning Navy Marine Corps medal and attending Kansas University before service. Pvt Gerald A Kahn stationed in Shanghai China writes home of a dinner at Parks hotel after 13 months overseas. Bartz.
An item lists a T-Bone steak with sides priced in Chinese dollars at 1200, plus pie a la mode 700 and coffee 600, amid exchange rate 1420 to 1. Lt. (j g) David B. Croom, nephew of Mrs. John Ise, separated from the navy at Jacksonville center on December 6, and Mrs. Ise expects his return to Lawrence this week.
Kansas Governor Andrew Schoeppel told Sedgwick county farmers that citizens must engage in government to keep democracy alive. He warned that relying on officials alone won’t get the job done and urged people to read the classified pages for thrifty habit.
About 160 educators attended a conference at the Memorial Union building led by Raymond Nichols. The session titled Post war Problems and Education reversed typical roles with laymen voicing views while educators listen. Dr Harold C. Hunt spoke at the general luncheon.
A committee from Washington D C leads a panel on the defense of democracy through education focusing on contemporary educational problems.
Topeka contractor George Emery Jr. said he will begin 61 new residences within 60 days on slightly smaller lots after zoning board approval. The mass project aims to ease Topeka's housing shortage and homes are priced around $6 000 each.
The article explains that followers call their faith Islam which translates to obedience to Allah’s will. It emphasizes the name’s significance and the central creed guiding Muslim practice.
County Engineer E. E. Larson reports the east end of beams supporting the first floor hallway and west wall are giving way. Plaster removal revealed the issue, prompting workers to install an additional steel column and footing in the basement to stabilize the structure while redecorating continues.
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