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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1947
Page
4
Lt General Albert E Wedemeyer testifies before the U S Senate Appropriations Committee urging swift American assistance to China arguing against a passive stance. He warns of an ideological expansion by a global power and weighs risks of war with Russia, Chiang Kai-shek, and potential democratic stabilization.
Radio programs and postal notices outline rates for Douglas and adjoining counties. The document lists subscription terms, offices in Lawrence and nearby towns, and a religious bible verse from Hebrews 7:25 included in the issue.
A garbled December radio grid lists WHREN WHREN-1250 and WDAF KMBC programs. Entries include weather, newsmag shows, and various host names and times, ending with a note to use classified ads for prompt results.
A New York fashion beauty claims husbands should mirror and glamorize themselves to improve marriages. Dona Edmond, formerly queen Marie of Romania’s court beautician, argues men should groom, speak slowly, and project confidence to keep wives content, with advice spanning hair, facial hair, and demeanor.
A scrambled puzzle page lists clues and partial answers across numbers 1 to 55. Readers decode terms like streets, abstract the, card game, and ends with a fragmentary 55 clue. The feature tests vocabulary and general knowledge in a compact grid.
The State Historical Society hunts for manuscripts of Mary Elizabeth Lease speeches that inflamed Kansas prairies for populism. Old papers mocked her but rarely printed full texts, noting raspy phrases like raise corn and raise hell and praising force over precision in delivery.
France shifts stance toward backing a union of western Germany signaling reduced fear of renewed German war potential. A divided Germany seems likely due to stalled cartel talks and lack of consensus among the Western Allies in London, removing the Reich as a major threat to European peace.
The Big Four foreign ministers failed to agree on steps for postwar Europe. The compromised German division along occupation zones deepens, separating industrial and food regions. Russia appears to gain from food control, while the western Allies push Western Germany's economic unification to build self sufficiency.
The piece argues that Soviet ruble manipulation deprives ordinary Russians of money while easing government debt. It suggests mass spending follows rumors, and notes the system’s advantage of not needing public approval. It also references political figures like Dewey Taft Stassen backing Eisenhower.
A Kansas University cafeteria safe was robbed of 120 dollars while a Craik home was entered. A 550 pound bear belonging to Bill Green will be sold. Clarence Douglass plans a San Francisco move. Various visits, church remodeling plans at 20 000 dollars, and holiday gatherings fill the rest of the notes with names and places.
Twenty five years ago Paul Rankin won a prize in the national Add a Pearl contest for The Fairest of the Strand. Mrs Marie Daffy Harding and Miss Marie Boone each received strands of beads, and Landers jewelry store earned a prize for its window display. Mrs Max F Wilhelmi hosted a birthday party for daughter Maxine at the Country club. No Name club planned a Christmas party at Mrs C W Bakers home tomorrow afternoon. Movies in town this week are.
Forty years ago Miss Helen Alder and Miss Alvina Wilhelmi hosted a kitchen shower for Miss Marjorie Marshall. Recent marriages include Jess Worley to Miss Nina Hampton and Sallie Burton to Charles Ulrich. Listings of visits and travels by Mrs. G. M. Falley, Joe Shields, Harold Henry, Dr. and Mrs. W. L. Maggard, Mrs. W. F. Bundy, and Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Alexander with mention of Toronto and Dallas connections.
A freight ship brought 4000 tons of U S donated food to Le Havre for nationwide French distribution with ceremonies attended by Mme Poinso Chapuis and U S ambassador Caffery. Four American groups will direct distribution across the country and express gratitude for the gesture.
National Commander James F. O’Neil of the American Legion and Walter Alessandroni urged an end to back scratching and pork barrelling in veteran housing. They filed statements with the House veterans committee backing a bill to form non profit Veterans’ Homestead associations to build and buy low cost housing financed by government guaranteed bonds.
Pupil performers at India School will present a Christmas program for parents and friends tomorrow evening at o oclock. Teachers Cotta Hegenan and Mae Turner supervise with Mrs Orville Flory as parlor chair. The program includes songs Deck the Halls and other items despite garbled OCR text.
The House of Commons approves an annual allowance of 40,000 pounds, with 820,000 for Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip, despite opposition from a small labor bloc. Prime Minister Attlee and Chancellor Cripps back the measure as austerity advocates.
Local notices recount Mrs. Martin Lave hosting relatives on Range Street while Sergeant Lave serves as army recruiting officer. Reports of Christmas gatherings include Lawrence dessert party hosted by Mrs. Shanafelt, the JoErh A Wahht family, and the First Methodist church convocation with musical selections by Baker choir and university artists.
The service at Berkschapel featured Prof William C. Rice as director with Prof Ralph Stutsman on organ and Miss Ruth Berchley and Miss Mary Hallman as pianists. The program included The Prophecy The Search The Birth The Announcement and The King. Soloists were Miss Marcare Meyer William Cofer and Howant Master. The church appeared artistically decorated with tapers wreaths evergreens and colored lights.
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