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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1941
Page
4
Welfare costs in Kansas rose by about a million dollars last year and forecasts call for a further three million increase this year. The piece argues that welfare distribution without repayment will continue to grow as designed, with no known method to hold or reduce costs.
The article notes that a Senate committee hearing led to orders to clear spectators as Chairman George argued the meeting was not a town hall. It argues hearings mainly serve to shape public sentiment for majority aims, offering little new information and reflecting public reaction to testimony.
The remarks show Colonel Lindbergh forcefully arguing both sides on aid to Britain while obscuring the core issue. Critics say the hearing shifts focus from lease lend, stressing executive power over Congress and risking broader extraordinary powers.
John G. Winant, newly named ambassador to Great Britain, has chaired the international labor office of the League of Nations since 1938. His appointment is seen as a move to build goodwill with Ernest Bevin and potential successors, while Kansans recall his Kansas Day banquet speech and view him as an able representative in London.
The Cuban regime shows vigilance as a seditious plot is uncovered and its leaders escape to exile in the United States. The president says he would have faced harsher treatment if the plan had succeeded, signaling a stubborn bid to retain office despite unrest.
British soldiers in the Transvaal turned on local fifth columnists and rioting ensued. Antiwar leaders pleaded with England to seek peace with Germany, but observers say a peace demand now equates to England surrendering.
In winter conditions on the Albanian front Greek forces gain ground as Italian counter-attacks stall. Mechanized units and numbers don’t help the Italians. Across the channel, Britons and Germans prefer clear weather to bombing raids, while Willkie’s lease-lease debate stance awaits his return.
Administration supporters push a five year cap on powers granted to the President by the lease-lend bill. The proposal would extend into the fourth term if enacted.
The passage contrasts General Sherman famed for battle with Benito Mussolini as a mouthpiece, noting Sherman fought with troops while Mussolini campaigned with rhetoric. It frames war as hell versus glory and highlights differing public personas of two campaigners.
In a crowded Liberty Memorial classroom on Wednesday, Mrs. Deal Six and Peggy Clayton led first day tryouts for Rip Van Winkle. Children showed eagerness, some disappointment, and personal growth as they read lines and acted under kind guidance, highlighting the theatre’s cultural value for Laurents children.
Thick winter fog blanketed the invasion coast from Dover to surrounding areas, restricting visibility in the Dover strait to only a few yards through the day.
Reports cite heavy guns on the Franco Belgian front as powers vie for dominance. The Lusitania case sits before President Wilson and Secretary Lansing for review of German government drafts aimed at ending talks. Lawrence hosts a Farmers Institute session with leaders Akers Putney Gearhart. A birth announced for Mabel Elizabeth to D L Eddy. Valentine party invitations issued by Miss Knabe. Estelle Northup travels to Kansas City for business. Dr M T Sudler heads to Chicago with Mrs Sudler.
Posthumous work by Dr. James Naismith inventor of basketball details aims and objectives of the game. Introduction by Clair Bee notes it offers character study and educational work for youth. Naismith recounts Springfield YMCA era, Stagg links, game ideas, rule changes, and sport spread.
In Kansas City, most business men lament the ice on sidewalks and call for prompt cleaning. With sleet affecting the area, an easy fix proposed is thorough sprinkling of salt to improve conditions.
In Forty years ago Lawrence residents felt a chance for an electric railway. Mr. Erb pledged to build and urged the council to grant a franchise promptly. Skaters on the river last night reflected the town mood as plans stirred up civic ambition.
The piece discusses Wendell Willkie urging German Americans to tell Germans that free citizens reject Nazi aggression. It argues morale at home shapes wartime outcomes, noting civilians suffer alongside soldiers and must be inspired by a just cause. It cites Italy and Britain's war aims, plus a UK boy choosing to stay and fight for England.
Suzanne and Martha scour bars and hotels for Bill Marshall. Paul Eliott returns from New York with news that Bill is AWOL. A frantic search spans offices, hotels, and a detective agency before Martha dashes to the farm and finds Butch barking at a tall man in olive drab.
The passage argues that fighting forces and government rely on civilian support to sustain morale. It notes soldiers falter when loved ones suffer, and civilians provide food and munitions. It warns that a fracture in any group weakens the whole nation and calls for a great and honorable cause to bind them.
A 134 year old landmark at Manhattan's tip, once a fort and Jenny Lind's 1850 debut site, will be razed within three years. The circular three story aquarium, visited by over 80 million people in 88 years, will have its fish moved to a new habitat at the New York Zoological Park in the Bronx.
Charles Frederick Yonally born September 7 1889 in Abilene Kansas died January 30 1941 aged 51 years 4 months 28 days He served in Battery D 30th Field Artillery during World War I and was honorably discharged He is survived by his mother Mrs Jerry Harris of McLouth sister Mrs Lewis Trower of Wichita brother Elmer Yonally of Tonganoxie two half brothers Russell and Harvey Harris of McLouth and half sister Mrs Delitha Clark of Casper California Funeral services were held at the Baptist church Sunday at 2 30 PM
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The Journal World classifieds page serves as the towns busiest marketplace with active ads spanning jobs housing and services. Local readers rely on the section daily for buying selling and everyday needs.
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