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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1945
Page
4
Daily Lawrence Kansas newspaper item with subscription rates and masthead text. Includes address, carrier charges, prices for daily weekly and annual delivery, and notes on republication rights. Features a Christmas quotation from Luke 2 10 and Associated Press affiliation.
A forecasted holiday travel rush led railroads and carriers to urge passengers to stay home. With full trains and taxed terminals, many ticket holders cannot board, underscoring the U.S. struggle to reestablish normal postwar conditions.
The article urges the Pearl Harbor investigation to end by February 1 and resume with proper focus on gathering pertinent facts about the Japanese attack. It stresses the inquiry is not a trial and that guilt, if any, should be determined elsewhere.
A Paris correspondent notes European opinion favors Santa Claus helping to ease hunger this winter. The piece argues Santa cannot solve the crisis alone and will need substantial help to meet Europe’s needs. Kansas is highlighted as one of ten states exceeding its Victory Loan E-bond quota, with continued post campaign sales potentially lifting other states into the top ten before New Year’s.
The text argues that free news gathering and dissemination reflect overall freedom. It notes journalists and publicists push for broader access, asserting news freedom as a reliable gauge of general liberty. News will be free where people are free.
War time army and navy are being broken apart as WWII ends. the process is vast and uneven, with planners aiming for a balanced division of forces and responsibilities across the Pacific theater and postwar reparation centers.
The story notes Buster the tomcat who inherited $40,000 from a Boston attorney has died without a will. Lawyers face a perplexing task to locate heirs for the pet’s fortune, a difficult probate exercise described by Larned Tiller and Toiler.
Pittsburg Headlight notes Kiwanis and Lions must act for the old home town as Topeka endures a new low snow cost near six thousand dollars. The remark highlights civic groups needing effort.
In a Yuletide letter from London dated December 24, Mumie and Dad describe a country bold yet strained by war. Despite rationing and bomb scars, England remains hopeful as soldiers return home, shoppers endure shortages, and the Christmas spirit grows amid cheerful carols and family love. The piece asserts Christmas is what the heart makes it.
Joel Rosenthal, 62, retired Chanute and Portland merchant, died Sunday. He retired to Portland in 1936 and lived at Hickman Mills, Missouri, for four years before returning to Chanute last summer. He is survived by his widow and a sister.
Tokyo newsreel details the gray four story building beside the imperial moat once used by the Kempetai for torture and control. The Americans now occupy it with a placard declaring a Japanese bill of rights and new liberties. CIC chief Thorpe cites former torture headquarters as open for citizens to air complaints.
Kansas reports total E bond sales of 133 million dollars, 63 million above the 70 million quota, with Saturday results at 29.06 million and 60 thousand over the Kansas target, placing the state among ten that surpassed their quotas.
The Old Home Town notes the engagement of Anna Lee Johns to Everett F. Rollo of Independence. Mr and Mrs Sanford Johns announce the marriage plans for their daughter. Various social gatherings are described as families host friends and relatives for holidays including a buffet supper and tea.
A fragment of a local full page recounts a tame sparring night with John L. Sullivan at the Bowersock opera house and notes holiday travel by residents. The brick plant closed for winter after producing nearly 9,000,000 bricks and keeping 50 men employed for nine months. Various residents plan Christmas trips to Kansas City, Chicago, Fort Scott, Chanute, St. Joseph, Lineville, and other locales, while teachers treated India school pupils to candy after a program.
Twenty five years ago the county Farm Bureau drive netted 380 new members. Fire partly destroyed a large truck belonging to H Laster near Six Corners last evening. Miss Leona Eberwein and her pupils of Barber school will give a Christmas program Friday evening. Mr and Mrs Levi Bower of Lake View entertained last evening in celebration of their daughter s birthday. Miss Mazie Bower employed at A Marks jewelry store. Mr and Mrs Robert Branham entertained with an informal Christmas party last evening for girls of the Branham store. Mrs J P Jensen will entertain this evening with a banquet for the staff of the Budget high school paper.
Robert Fred eric Smith 21 and Colossas Walter Czakklowski 18 were captured at Blue Island Illinois by the FBI and held in Chicago to face charges of kidnapping related to the death of Ray Gordon Beh of Grosse Pointe Michigan. Ray Beh was neighbor to Henry Ford II. Prosecution for additional offenses is under consideration. A hangar fire at Wilson Airport east of Wichita destroyed 11 private planes, with damage estimated over 35000 dollars.
The Rev. Joseph Manz, 73, pastor of the Catholic church at Schulte southwest of Wichita, was found dead at the parish house on Sunday after a medical condition. Authorities investigated but details were limited. The death marks the end of decades of service in the local Catholic community.
At Fort Leavenworth Kansas the staff and general staff school observes its first Christmas holiday since before the war. About 800 officer students began their Christmas leaves Friday night and will return to classes January 4.
David fears gigmies near the sea as a spell holds his sister. He and Mary reunite in a festive scene with Santa watching, as magical beings drift toward the clouds and the king chants Mayis Maydo Maytoe Maynos.
Children David and Mary witness Santa Claus riding a reindeer sleigh to rescue gigmies threatening to flood the world. Santa warns the evil king to break the spell or be dropped into the sea, then offers a trip to see lands around the globe. The kids receive a kite with a spider web string as a gift for their bravery. Santa departs with a solemn vow of a Merry Christmas to all.
George W. Richards born February 23, 1870 in Nanville Kansas died December 13 1945 at University of Kansas Hospital Kansas City. Survived by wife Pallie Penman foster son William Richards of Omaha sister S L Shaver of Wichita brother John Richards of Topeka. Funeral December 11 2 pm McLouth Baptist Church with Rev J D Everett. interment McLouth cemetery. out of town relatives from Wichita Omaha Houston.
A December 24 radio grid lists WDAF KMBC WREN and KFKU programs by half hour across 5:30 to after midnight. Notable entries include The Lone Ranger The World Today Lum and Abner Joan Davis Show Christmas Eve events and a Bruton Parish Church ceremony.
A fragmented radio schedule lists stations WREN WDAF KMBC and KFKU with various programs including News, dance orchestra segments, and a reading of Mr Pickwick's Christmas by Charles Laughton. The snippet reflects a busy mid century day of diverse programming with multiple station codes and host names.
A readerable OCR of a mixed clue list for a crossword in which the puzzle grid references a U S Navy leader and various definitions including nautical terms. The item presents a set of across and down clues with numbers and partial hints, typical of a published puzzle page.
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