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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1949
Page
1
Mao Zedong arrived in Moscow while Soviet leaders hailed growing Sino Soviet ties. Stalin and Mao discussed cementing a friendship and potential economic co operation despite Mao's frail health and plans to travel the Trans Siberian railway for celebrations.
Edgar Wolfe of Lawrence, a graduate student and English instructor, wins 150 for a novelette Id Shelter Thee. Second prize goes to Charles W. Schuler, also of Lawrence, for two college works. Third prize to William Hutton of Winfield, a Kansas University graduate student.
Douglas County Production and Marketing Administration committee will be at Kanwaka township hall from 9 am to 4 pm and 7 pm to 9 pm Monday and Tuesday to check farmers wheat acreages using serial farm maps. If acreages exceed the limits farmers lose price support on wheat but keep other program benefits.
A year long subscription to The Journal World offered as a Christmas gift with a gift card included.
Washington December 17. Administration leaders will urge an extension of the peacetime draft for three years. Secretary Johnson and Secretary Acheson plan to press the measure as essential to national security, seeking about 13.7 million dollars annually to fund the nationwide system. critics argue the draft should end.
Kansas counties receive 198212 from the two per cent liquor enforcement tax for the first full quarter since liquor sales became legal. State total revenue for the quarter is 204343 with 6130 kept for admin costs. Sedgwick leads with 19054, Wyandotte 12753, Shawnee 9420, Morton smallest at 312.
Tokyo reports that Japan's conservative federation of labor did not call a 7a-hour general strike. The central executive committee urged member unions and other workers seeking year end bonuses or pay raises to hold rallies to prepare for a potential walkout.
Former Prime Minister Mackenzie King marked his 75th birthday in Ottawa today. He planned a quiet day at his city residence Laurier House with no public festivities.
Lawrence's 100 postal workers labor to handle rising Christmas mail. Main post office and K U substation extended hours today, with Chamber of Commerce wrapping station open to 9 pm. Tomorrow carriers deliver to homes. downtown routes and E U offices closed Sunday. Sam Moyer expects peak outgoing mail Monday and peak incoming mail Wednesday. record 91,000 letters may not be matched.
Cloudy and windy weekend weather with light rain possible across Kansas. Forecaster says continued windy conditions tonight into tomorrow with temperatures largely steady. Highs in the 40s to 50s, gusts up to 60 mph, dust and reduced visibility in Salina and Abilene.
County Treasurer Melvin Miller reports tax receipts as of December 15 1949 show a large ahead-of-1948 total with November receipts reaching 396898 and the overall 1949 billed amount at 1633471.98. He expects the halfway mark to be passed by December 20 the deadline for first half payments with a one percent discount and notes more payments arriving by mail.
John Gates 20, son of Mr and Mrs Milea Gates of Kansas City Missouri, who has creeping paralysis and uses a wheelchair, will be initiated into the Sigma Alpha fraternity at Kh U. He is enrolled as a special student at Kansas City University taking six hours of English by correspondence. If unable to attend the Lawrence initiation, the chapter plans a home ceremony in Kansas City. Gates has often visited Lawrence for football games aided by local police and E C Igley to access stadium grounds. The pledge is the first of several to be initiated about January 9 1950.
U S Steel faces a congressional price probe after boosting prices by an average of four dollars a ton. President Fairless backs the disclosure and Senator O Mahoney supports proceeding after Christmas. Projections show profits and costs debated as other firms hint at price changes.
Forty three employees of the Reuter Company donated blood samples for typing and testing. Thirty one volunteered to donate a pint each for the Lawrence Memorial Hospital Blood Bank. Twelve were unable to donate due to age or health, under the Red Cross reporting program. Tests checked type factor and hemoglobin and donors will receive cards with their blood type and Rh factor.
Indonesian republic begins shift toward control of East Indies as new government structure forms in Jogjakarta Java with anticipated broader regional reach. Local residents respond to the festive season by sending subscriptions and seeking information on awards tied to orders amid growing postwar political changes.
The Lakeland Victory left Pusan Korea this afternoon with all but one member of U S Consul General Angus Ward's party on board The ship heads to Yokohama Japan by Monday morning Alfred Kmstan a German on Ward's Mukden staff was reassigned to the U S embassy in Seoul Franco Cicogna and his wife Italians refused Seoul posting and chose to sail to Yokohama and then return to Italy
The annual Christmas vespers in Hoch auditorium at K U will be presented in two performances at 4:00 pm and 7:30 pm tomorrow. Chime carols sound from Dyche Tower and Hoch auditorium before each show. a student chorus with Irene Peabody conducts from the balcony with a double brass quartet accompaniment.
London workers at the Littlebrook power station resume posts after an unofficial five day strike that threatened the city’s power supply. The return follows marches to posts and a easing of the disruption.
A stock market index of 60 stocks is reported at 71.0 points, reflecting early trading activity. The excerpt notes a modest uptick but lacks broader context or company names.
University of Kansas plans appointing a carillon maker for the World War II Memorial campanile. Five bids from Europe and the Packard company in Annecy are under consideration. Swarthout notes cost relief from pound devaluation. timing pushes 1 year before bells are finished. Ellsworth urges rare, non recurring concerts with a trained carilloneur and campus-wide testing at the foundry.
In a December session Casco city leaders debated a four avenue development plan funded by bonds over ten years. A chamber of commerce delegation urged support for a downtown traffic and parking network while a related hearing was postponed to January.
Dean LL Williams of Kansas State College, Kansas CROP chairman, reports 33 carloads of gifts allocated from counties including Clay, Greeley, Harper, McPherson, Jewell, Grant, Kearney, Wichita, and Finnes. Carloads include wheat, corn, and maize with funds from multiple county groups. Fourteen carloads had been dedicated earlier at Topeka.
Reports indicate a late score tally for the Raiders versus Jets game in Lawrence with kickoff at 7 15 p m and final score available around 3 30 p m local time. Details mention compilations and time schedules but are unclear on exact scoring events.
New York on dry Friday saved about 90 million gallons of water as eight million residents curtailed use for 17 hours. The effort, described as a huge success, kept reservoirs from dropping further and added to daily savings across the city. United Nations head Trygve Lie also shaved his electric razor due to the blackout.
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