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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1946
Page
4
A brief facsimile caption appears with a religious verse from Hebrews in the February 1 issue. The fragment mentions the Anchor as a metaphor for hope and faith, alongside publication details and copyright notes. The page seems to be an old local paper with standard Bureau of Circulations line and archival references.
The University of Kansas will award 110 demountable housing units but immediate needs remain. With the February 11 start approaching, officials question whether faster action can ready some units before the coming semester ends.
The Pearl Harbor investigation shows questioners pressing high ranking officers for gear and tactics they believed necessary. In hindsight service members are blamed for delays but would have faced headlines if they had demanded actions earlier. Army and navy leaders avoided rash moves, warning of war and awaiting directives from Washington as Japan acted first.
A writer in Britain Today notes a contrast in labor union pay. English leaders earn only slightly more than their skilled members, while U S union chiefs show a large gap between top salaries and member wages. The piece suggests Americans prize salary as the measure of authority, aiding longevity in leadership roles.
Scientists oppose secrecy on American knowledge about atomic energy. A discussion with researchers reinforces belief Shay should explain more about the secret segment. They imply atomic power may already be a global concern beyond initial ideas, with political and commercial factors likely guiding its future use.
Virgis Gratinetion reports the event highlighted the clash between a senator’s address and filibuster style. Observers noted the audience’s risk of drifting while listening, prompting questions about pay and accountability in legislative speech.
The idea of a farmers strike to disrupt industrial centers is gaining attention in several western states. Advocates argue it may pressure authorities amid an industrial stalemate, though most would only support such extreme action under provocation. Farmers face a critical need for new machinery as strikes persist, with steel and automotive stoppages burdening farmers and workers alike.
Senator Bridges debunks Truman’s budget balance hope calling it misdirection and a continuation of the New Deal tactics. He warns cash balances will drop to three billion by July 1947 while net debt rises, urging thrift and true living within means. Ford cars cost 3200 above price ceilings, risking demand for payability. Kansas State College enrollments show men outnumbering women for first time in years. A plan to turn heat on Congress is discussed as a way to force action, though source notes how heat might be returned by Congress itself.
A Leavenworth Times report cites a Pacific inlands rumor that troops were ordered to salute a jeep whether the general is present. The piece notes doubt about the tale but ponders what an empty jeep would do in the face of salutes and whether it would be considered lacking in courtesy if it did not backfire.
The article notes the global decline of the landed gentry as wealth shifts from large estates. High taxes, maintenance costs, and expropriation push redistribution to smallholders across Europe, especially Britain and Spain. It cites Spain’s Institute for land redistribution and mentions postwar restorations and ongoing pressures on big estates.
Carl C Magee, 73, famed crusading editor and inventor of the parking meter, died of a coronary thrombosis after influenza. He exposed the Teapot Dome oil scandal as editor of the Allerque Morning Journal and guided Oklahoma politics with his Turning on the Light column after arriving in Oklahoma City in 1927 to lead the Oklahoma News.
Miss Dorothy Louise Young married Loring DeWitt Dalton this afternoon at the Young home. Rev. John McAfee officiated. Guests included Mrs. John Hall of Duluth and Mrs. R. A. Schwegler Jr. Berths Shower planned for Arthur Derby of Lawrence. C. C. Winsler attended a creamery men meeting in Kansas City. John Fritzel visited his daughter Mrs. Mary Carr in Kansas City.
Twenty five years ago Vernon King and daughter Viola of the White neighborhood visited family friends Mrs Clyde Stevens. Thor I Fae mncoments has been made at the marriage of Ming Marie Anna Dykette of Holland, and the Rey Anderson of Erickeon will be initiated. Announcement is made today of the marriage Monday in Kansas.
Forty years ago references to Miss Sarah Margaret Smith of Franklin neighborhood and Bart Bradfield age eleven appear. Mrs Perry Ewington Witter traveled to Texas. Miss Bella Sinclair went to Ottawa for several days. Mr and Mrs James Means and daughter Lucy left for Hot Springs Ark for several weeks. Ella Van Tries of Lone Jack and Mrs Sam Berank of Herington spent last weekend visiting relatives in Fairview.
Dr. J D Stranathan of Kansas argues atomic energy will not swiftly replace coal or gas. He says two billion spent on bombs aside, first power plants will be costly and few in 25 years. Small engines for cars are unfathomable and atomic use remains expensive. small scale use more probable. Flood dumps rats prompt Bethany residents to fire at vermin atop willow trees.
A shuffled crossword style clue set lists terms such as Presidential aide, teacher, boredom, tainted drink, traveling, anger, smaller, clan, poems, tantalum symbol, area measy, worked, Morocco, vegetable, boy, equal, Babylonian deity, exist, spread, ink spat, price, talents, mixed type.
A compact word game item lists clues such as fish sauce bad kind of jacket points a weapon sand pouches arid actual being and a Latin diphthong. The reader is asked to fill in matching terms, suggesting a cross clue style.
Workmen of the Douglas County engineer's office found a large partly petrified elk or moose antler on a Kaw River sandbar near Eudora while preparing to place jetties. The horn is worn and discolored from long immersion. it likely drifted from a northern state. They may take it to the Dyche Museum at the University of Kansas for identification.
New Albany Indiana from a courthouse lawn sign proclaims Albany has not recorded a traffic fatality since April 25 1944. The boast highlights a two year stretch without a fatal incident in the Ohio River city with a population over twenty five thousand.
Mr. and Mrs. William Miller entertained the Iota Phi Phi club and their husbands at their country home for dinner bridge. After dinner contract bridge was played at five tables with high table prizes awarded to Mrs. Erwin Kanziz, Mrs. C. Williamson, Mrs. Oscar Loth, and Staff Sgt. Richard Steffen. EUDORA stationed at Lunken Airport Cincinnati expects discharge February 1 after 40 months service.
The report lists social visits and gatherings across Oskaloosa and nearby towns. ResidentsOtto Rosenau Ray Miller and others planned a Friday February 8 meeting. Ray Buell hosted in Kansas City while Mrs. George Warmer stayed in Oskaloosa with her daughter Mrs. Homer Trapp. Several dinners and visits populate the calendar, plus notice of Mrs Inez Powell’s death in North Hollywood.
A long OCR fragment lists radio programs and schedules across stations KMBC WDAF WREN WDARSA, with ad hoc local notices from Clearfield and Lawrence areas. It includes births, visits, and community events, plus a dense, partial tabulation of midday and evening broadcast lineups and personalities.
Mrs Alton Smith and two children plan to move to Brooklyn after two months with Rev and Mrs H E McLeod. Reports cover social circle meetings, Kiddie Nite nursery rhymes, book reviews, and Shome parties. Local marriages service news and residents returning from travels fill the Baldwin notes with birthdays and household moves. Local couples, editors, and servicemen feature in ongoing community notices.
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