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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1949
Page
4
The Lawrence Journal World issue outlines subscription rates for Lawrence and adjoining counties, with annual and half year terms and associated prices. It notes Associated Press content rights and standard postal details.
Word from Home Senator Lucas of Illinois, a Senate majority member, predicts a three billion dollar reduction in military and foreign aid in the coming year. Many voters urge restraint and economy, while big spenders push for larger government funding amid party policy debates and looming reelection campaigns.
The piece notes an unusual New England heat wave as winter sets in and contrasts it with the stable climate of New Guinea's high interior. It jokes about Kansans preferring the familiar Kansas winter over distant tropical imaginations, while hinting mid January could bring a colder spell.
The Hutchinson News Herald notes Kansas reduced districts from about 5,112 to 4,683 in five years through mergers. Merged districts enable broader student gathering at central plants and broadened tax bases for better facilities. Yet 1,050 districts still run no schools this winter, prompting expectation of further consolidations to close the gap.
Russian sources claim Japan used Americans in biological experiments. General MacArthur denies any evidence to support the charge. The passage suggests a Cold War spin where Russians prefer Americans to mistrust Japan, shaping interwar sentiment.
Scientists argue against a looming water shortage. The piece hints at cliff dwellers displaced by an extended breath and questions whether their medicine men preached a similar warning.
The piece notes that repealing excise taxes could ease strain on town activities and that baseball admissions taxes risk exclusion from any relief. It highlights that federal taxes on professional baseball in Montana bordered the local season’s deficit, with fans funding the shortfall themselves and seeking targeted tax relief.
The piece notes newspapers in Argentina being charged with insulting President Peron while contrasting dictators as highly sensitive to insult. It mentions a top life insurance writer recounting events at Lanquet where he notes nearly all events occurred except insults directed at him.
The Kansas City Kansan notes the British House of Commons is being rebuilt with metal floor plates to warm members’ feet. It suggests the concept could be copied here as an amusing remedy for cold deliberations faced by U.S. congressmen.
The Truman Fair Dealers mock the AMA decision to raise a 3 million dollar annual fund to oppose socialized medicine. They rely on Treasury-supported backing and citizen funds, framing their stance as practical and smart in the current political climate.
Chanute Tribune notes Churchill at 75 appears vigorous while Stalin at 70 seems aged and ailing, suggesting cigars may triumph over vodka as a symbolic comparison.
The Emporia Gazette recalls a past era noting we had more whittlers and fewer chiselers, reflecting on a shift in craft and craftspersons from earlier times.
AP analysis notes Princess Yasmin's birth and Rita Hayworth's continued film career. It explores Ismaili leadership, Aga Khan wealth and lineage, and potential future for Princess Yasmin as heiress to social status while Yasmin's mother may keep acting.
Mrs. Margaret E Sharpe announces the marriage of her daughter Margaret Catherine to David Williams of Toppenish Washington. Various party attendees guests and entertainers are listed with future events dances and Leap Year party planned. A birth is announced for a son of H Skeet and a series of holiday visits and travels by locals are described along with a tea hosted by Ruth Adair and Birdie Zwick.
The 1923 class at Lawrence high school will hold its second reunion Monday night, led by Alonzo Sluss who was president when it was a senior class, and Mary Sisson. A separate campus meeting of 400 university students launches a campaign to reinstate Dr. F. E. Lindley, ousted by the governor, with letters to Governor-Elect Ben Paulen urging action. Mr and Mrs M W Hill hosted a Christmas dinner at 825 Missouri Street, first time the whole family has gathered in five years.
Fortified by a list of 40 jurors, the panel includes A B Sayles W J Broadhurst Fred Bartz C Carter Vic Johnson F Rahskopf J R Greenlees F S Hunter and others. Two boys 13 and 11 were injured when a bob sled collided with a street car on Lee hill near the Tennessee street crossing. Prof F H Bushong traveled to Topeka for deposition in ouster proceedings against an oil company. Charles W Lusk of Galena and Miss Bess Ken caster of Lawrence were granted a marriage license yesterday.
CP Edward Hanson Conner 85 vice president of Missouri Valley Bridge and Tron company died after helping construct many bridges nationwide. He led Bridge Builders Inc on the San Francisco Oakland Bay span. Survived by wife daughter Miss Elen M. Connor and son Col E H Connor Jr U S Army.
Ruth Hamre age 43 of Signal Hill California killed herself with a blank cartridge pistol placed to her neck. Deputy Coroner Adkins said the discharge severed her jugular vein causing death. Alfred Hamre her husband said she kept the pistol under her pillow for protection while he was at sea and she had been in ill health. The Business College office will be open during holidays for January 3 registration.
In Miami Barkley proclaims Democrats will keep winning elections through 1950 1952 and beyond claiming salvation and security while urging Republicans to nominate a living candidate. The speech likens his forecast to earlier famous election prophecies and mocks GOP hopes for a resurgence.
The Lawrence Business College will close for the holidays and reopen for the new year on January 3.
A jumble of crossword style clues spans automobile parts plants and letters. The list includes hints for body styles frames and symbols, with entries like 56 Snare 1 Depicted type and 60 Biblical name alongside miscellaneous abbreviations and names.
Miami December 29 World famous author William Hervey Allen died of a heart attack at his winter home in Miami. He was 60 and was found in the bathroom by his wife. Allen wrote Anthony Adverse and was completing City in the Dawn. He had wintered in Miami since 1933 and leaves a widow, two daughters, and a son. Funeral plans await arrival of relatives.
P Harry Darby Kansas industrialist will leave by train Sunday for Washington to be sworn in Tuesday as United States senator succeeding the late Clyde M Reed. His immediate family will attend the ceremony including Mrs Darby and three sons in law.
In Long Beach California Private William E Radcliffe 19 of Garnett died yesterday from injuries suffered when a bus carrying soldiers was struck by a train on October 2. Seventeen other soldiers and their dates were fatally injured in the same crash.
A dense schedule lists WDAF KMBC WREN KCMO and others with time slots for December 23 including newscasts, talk shows, crime features, mystery dramas, and music programs. Notable entries include KMBC Mr Keen WDAF Father Krows Best Dragnet and Vincent Lopez performances.
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