Americans Must Ease Food Crisis
Washington on February 7 reported President Truman ordered emergency rules to cut domestic wheat consumption to avert mass starvation abroad. Measures include converting more wheat to flour for bread, banning wheat in whisky and beer, and urging cattle and hog producers to use less grain. Officials warn a poor crop could trigger future meat rationing as stocks run below target.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Agriculture Department
Europe
North Africa
Far East
Ple
De-Laved
Strikes at a Glance in Baltimore MD and Beyond
Continuing labor disputes affect 1,445,000 Maryland workers with major developments including a New York City fuel conservation state of emergency tied to a 3,500 AFL tugmen strike. Civilians disrupted as army and navy tow boats move in after work refusals, wage dispute to be voted by referendum. Toledo Peoria strike violence cited. Western railroad conflict prompts state militia request. St Louis custodian strike ends after 60,000 students are kept from classes. wage demands noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York City
A.F.L
Army
Navy
Toledo
Peoria
Western
St. Louis
Engineer seeks name change to William F. Cremer
In Los Angeles on February 7, an aircraft engineer filed in superior court to change his name to William F. Cremer. He said he has endured being called a tramp and has decided to start anew, having taken an alias from friends over 47 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zlos Angeles
Ing
Tramp
William F. Cremer
William Ferdipand
Memorial service for Flight Officer David Jolly
Memorial service for Flight Officer David Jolly of Lawrence will be held at First Presbyterian Church Sunday. The service includes readings by Dr. Theodore Astman, Chaplain Franklyn R. Beery, two songs, Taps, and dedication of a bronze plaque. Jolly, born 1922, served in the United States Army Air Corps, killed February 10, 1945 over Luzon while with a troop carrier squadron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Jolly
Mra. JF
Theodore Astman
Franklyn R. Beery
Jolly
la Briedenthal
Lasigo
Xmirgean Carr
Leo Horacek
Lawrence
Maria
Tex
New Guinea
Local girl helps police recover stolen items in Plainfield
Barbara Bratton ten assists Plainfield police by locating stolen articles in Green Brook with a friend. She is daughter of C R Bratton of Plainfield. Also notes Wichita price office meeting for cafe owners in Douglas County and fertilizer plant news in Kansas. Final exams end at University of Kansas with second term registration next Monday. Protests oppose Tuttle Creek reservoir project in Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. F. Bratton
Painfield
N. J
Barbara Bratton
Plainfield
Barbara
Green Brook
Bratton
C. R. Bratton
Lawrence
University of Kansas
Major John T. Andrews Rejoins Kansas Public Service Co as Sales Manager
Major John T. Andrews returns to Lawrence to resume his post as sales manager for the Kansas Public Service Company after four years in the armed forces. He arrived from China December 16 and is finishing terminal leave. During service he held key roles with the 8th Air Force, Adjutant General’s School, and served overseas in India, China, and at Shanghai. Mrs. Andrews taught in Attica and Wichita while he was away, and Andrews previously led gas company sales for eight years, active in civic groups including the Chamber of Commerce Rotary and merchants committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T. Andrews
Lawrence
Sslee
Kansas Public Service
United States
China
de Andree
Assield
Dayton
Andrews
Luling
Shanghai
Attica
Wichita
Woodlawn School
Gas Company
Chamber of Commerce
Merchants Bureau
Rotary Club
C. of C
Telephone Workers May Walk Out February 21
In St Louis on February 7 approximately 35 000 telephone workers in Missouri Arkansas Kansas Oklahoma and Texas may strike February 21 unless Southwestern Bell Telephone Company and the Southwestern Telephone Workers union reach a wage agreement. Union president D L McCowen said the company has not submitted a satisfactory proposal and a strike vote has been approved. The N L R B cooling off period expires February 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Missouri
Arkansas
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Southwestern Telephone Workers Union
D. L. McCowen
McCowen
National Labor Relations Board
N.L.R.B
Deaths and Funerals for H T Jones Flore Williams
Funeral services are set for Dr H T Jones who died yesterday at Lawrence Memorial hospital with Rev L E Gordon presiding at the Friends church tomorrow at 2 PM. Pallbearers are Justin Hill Owen Carl John Brand Harry Nevin William Underwood and John Riling. Mrs Glenn Flore dies near Worden and funeral is at Worden Evangelical church tomorrow 1 30 PM with Rev M S Ziesset. burial Worden cemetery. Fred B Williams of 646 Missouri street dies yesterday and funeral Saturday 2 PM at Congregational church with Rev C Fosberg Hughes. burial Memorial Park cemetery. pallbearers Stanley B Norman George Kirchhoff Jr Claude R Dicker Glenn Mooddy George Dunkley Dennis Lawrence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. T. Jones
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Friends Church
Lela E. Gordon
Justin Hill
Owen Carl
John Brand
Harry Nevin
William Underwood
John Riling
Glenn Flore
Glenn Finna
Worden
Worden Evangelical Church
M. S. Ziesset
Worden Cemetery
Fred
Graduation for 33 V-12 Students at KU
Graduation exercises for 33 V-12 students at the University of Kansas will be held Monday or Tuesday evening in Fraser theater. Capt Chester King, commanding officer, said the graduates will be commissioned as ensigns and five will proceed to MIT while the others will be assigned to sea duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Kansas
Fraser Theater
Chester King
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Local Man Sues Over Linn County Gas Lease
Topeka Feb 7 William C Finnell of Kansas City Missouri sued B J Sturm of Lawrence in federal court seeking 1392 plus 350 attorney fees. Finnell bought a one half working interest in a Linn county gas lease near LaCyene in late 1944 alleging the transaction violated the securities act and seeking return of the interest and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
William C. Finnel
Kansas City
B. J. (Earl) Sturm
Lawrence
Kan
Linn County
Finnell
Sturm
Local service men return from overseas and enrollments
Cpl Otis E Elston arrives home after discharge at Camp Chaffee Arkansas February 8 and lists battles and medals. Don Edward Patton writes from Taingtao China of discharge plans for March 17 after six years in the Navy. Pfc Jacob Sperry, stationed in Shrivenham England, enjoys furlough at Nice. Cpl Floyd H Cox discharged at Fort Logan and plans to enter school. Paul Penny sails from Yokohama for San Francisco with souvenirs. Three Lawrence youths join Naval Air Corps. T/S Crevice D Brewer discharged at Camp Chaffee and returns home with wife Doris and son Jimmie Gale.
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Cpl
Otis E. Elston
Harvey Elston
New York Street
Camp Chaffee
Ark
Elston
376Th Infantry
Europe
Don Edward Patton
Taingtao
China
Charles Patton
Rhode Island Street
United States
Navy
Logansport
Ind
Nice
France
Pfe
Jacob B. Sperry
Cimier
Mediterranean
Pfc. Sperry
American University
Shrivenham
England
P. E. Sperry
Floyd H. Cox
Lawrence
Fort Logan
Colo
Kauhuke Air Base
Hawaii
Army Air Forces
Liberty Memorial High School
Mia
Oliver Transue
Mr. Transue
New Jersey Street
Paul Penny
Shamrock Bay
San Francisco
Japan
Yokohama
M. N. Penny
Crevice
Brewer
Doris Lee Jackson
West Seventh Street
Jimmie Gale
Army Signal Corps
Armed Forces
The
Engineers
Will Help His Father at Lawrence Bakery
Joseph Drake, son of Car Drake, will assist at the bakery in Lawrence helping his father with daily duties and duties at the shop as part of family business activities in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Drake
Lawrence
Car
Drake
Committee Is Approved To Select Text Books
The Kansas State superintendent approved the list of nominees for a Douglas County rural high schools textbook committee. Members include Mrs. Mary Martin, D E Kerr, and D J Kramer. The panel will meet February 16 at 9 30 a m at the superintendent’s office to pick texts from the state board approved list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas County
Kansas
Margaret Hurley
County Court House
Mary Martin
Baldwin High School
D. E. Kerr
Eudora High School
D. J
Platz plans storage room and store in former filling station
O R Platz of Baldwin plans to convert a former filling station, one and a half miles from Pleasant Grove on Highway 59, into a storage locker and general store. Remodeling will start in about 60 days, adding cold storage, living quarters, and space for his family. Mrs Platz will help in the store with their son Robert, a Baldwin High School senior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. R. Platz
Baldwin
Gmve
Highway 59
Platz
Wichita Police Union Leader Seeks Reinstatement
Fi Winsor, discharged after seven police positions, plans to file reinstatement requests with Wichita city officials. Winsor and AFL afiliates counsel A. E. Garey met City Manager McClure and City Attorney Aley, but Winsor said the talks yielded no ground for reinstatement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Kan
Winsor
Carl
A. E. Garey
Madison
Wis
American Federation of State
Fmdleves
A.F.L
Russell McClure
Fred Aley
Wichita Police Union
Dairy Subsidy Payments Applications Due March First
Dairy production payments for October November and December must be applied for before March 1 at the County Agricultural Conservation association office. George Butell, chairman of the county committee, said today. Federal payments are made on the basis of 60 cents a hundred pounds of milk and 17 cents a pound for butter fat. Many applications for the October November December payments have been made, but a considerable number remain to be filed, Butell said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Agricultural Conservation Association
George Butell
Butell
Five Die as Attack on British Camp Near Tel Aviv
A Palestine Information Service communique reports five people killed and five seriously wounded when armed Jews attacked a British military camp near Tel Aviv last night. The casualties included a British officer killed and an African soldier wounded. The attack aimed to seize arms according to the information service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Tel Aviv
Palestine Information Service
Eula Allen
Will Be Tried on Murder Charge in District Court
Eula Allen, who shot her husband December 29, was bound over to the Douglas county district court after a preliminary hearing this afternoon. She was arraigned on a second degree murder charge in the death of Archie Allen January 22 at Lawrence Memorial hospital. Bond set at $5,000, posted by Eula Allen. Returns From Chicago John V. Lees returned yesterday from Chicago after attending the triennial convention of the Chi Cage Theological Seminary.
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Eula Allen
Archie Allen
Douglas County District Court
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Frank R. Gray
Chicago
John V. Lees
Chi Cage Theological Seminary
Lees Reelected to Six Year Directorship at Pacific School
Supply Chief presiding as President of Pacific School of Religion R C McGiffert augural election set Lees reelected to a six year term as a director a position he has held for the past fifteen years
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Pres
R. C. McGiffert
Pacific School of Religion
Lees
Vets Build Homes In Oklahoma City Mission
World War II veterans form Veterans Associated to tackle the housing shortage in Oklahoma City. Ten men cleared a downtown parking lot, built a quonset hut office, and prepared to hire fellow veterans at prevailing wages with bonuses for completed houses. Incorporation papers in progress, project to start soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
G.T
America
Veterans Associated
G.i.’S
Tans
Harold Brand
Veteran quilt heats a Cold War tale and civic notes
A Kansas town reports on a veteran hospital quilt donated with tobacco bags, a high school football coach election, and a junior college head coach, plus local fire and grass fire incidents. It also notes a Scottish clergyman sparring with churchgoers and a man recovering lost teeth via mail after losing them on a train ride.
Air Borne Prospectors Tap Seattle Mining Forum
Dean Milner Roberts spoke at the University of Washington Mining Institute about aerial prospecting. He described prospector burros seeking work and airplanes surveying small territories from the skies as a modern method.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Dean Milner Roberts
University of Washington
Mining Institute
Williamstown County meeting and school notes from Oskaloosa
A county meeting of teachers and school board members convened at the Oskaloosa high school in January with about 100 attendees and several sections including Oskaloosa rural and Meriden grade school. The Jefferson county 4 H council met January 16 at the farm bureau office with 11 county winners in the Sears Roebuck essay contest on farm animals.
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Oskbiooas
Jefferson County
4-H Council
Orkaloosa
Farm Bureau
Sears-Roebuck
James Tenpenny
Army of Occupation
Germany
Ray Steinmeta
Brune
Str
Bit Meteger
Iooea
Alen
David
Gracie
Svere Bunday
Marvin
Metager
Lawrenc
Meriden
Topeka
Market News Markets at a Glance Feb 1
New York stock market mixed with declines in some sectors while utilities and steel rise and cotton holds. Livestock prices at Kansas City show cattle and hogs steady to lower with quoted ranges for slaughter steers and heifers, cows, and lambs. grain and potato markets also reported with receipts and price levels.
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New York
Chicago
City
Kansas City
Rowe
Sheen
USDA
Prairie
McClures
U.S
Braska Bliss
Wall Street Slips as Market Retreat Deepens
The Day in Wall Brevey reports stocks continued retreat with early gains for "resesentis" buoyant Nquors fading and steel showing isolated strength. About 100000 shares traded, among the smallest in two weeks. Better performers include Steel, Bethlehem, General Motors, Chrysler, Consolidated Edison, and American Airlines among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall
New York
jMarket
Inchitect
Card of Thad Nolan Johnson Jr Home etc
Mr and Mrs Nolan Johnson Sr with siblings acknowledge flowers and kindness after the funeral of their son and brother Nolan Johnson Jr a fireman in the U S Navy Reserve The message lists family members and a grandmother Mrs Ella Johnson and expresses gratitude for support and floral offerings during their bereavement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nolan &. Johnson, Jr
U.S.N.R
Nolan Johnson
Joan
Leon
Ella Johnson
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Presbyterian Churck
Reid Lavender
Price Administration
Jack Mee
Wittsburg Midway Mining Company
Tayhawk Ordnance Works
Kenneth Spencer
Spencer
Coal Mining Company
Jayhawk
Mee
Tuttle Creek
John T.andrews
Cleveland
AFL
Plain Dealer
Mary Lou, Jenkins
Stephens College Day
Ate
Stronge
Columbia, Mo
Ketlen
Linm County
FE. J. Sturm
Alabama Street
LaCyene
Naval Air Corps
Memphis
Tenn
Bill Turner
Teson Trai Jr
W. Jurner
Ten Street
Tah
O. R. Platz of
Carl 1. Winsor
Wichita Police
Valentine
Paulette Goddard
E Valentine
Leroy. Lutes
Army Service Forces
Brehon B. Samuel
Lutes
Cairo
VETS
G.l’s
Brazil
Ind.m
Frank Bushey
Veterans Hospital
Rushey
Coffeyville
CPI
Andy) McClure
Board of Education
Demp Cannon
Maine Street
Ohio Street
Halter Greenock
Scotland
J. Noel Lyth
Preston
Williamstown
Kanenus City
Uvestock
Morrow
Delbert C. Richardson Insurance Agency
Jeffries Telephone
Lawrence Supinans Co
Reeves
Indiana Street
Territory
Mississippi Street
Channes
Mm Aviation
Ghryster Co
Tn Cent Motors
Gen Fooda
Nt Motors
Kennecott
Lontgom Ward
Watia
North Am
Penney Tj
Thad
Tricky Dogs
Valentines
While-A
Walt
Palace Photo and Novelty Shop
Mans
Folks
Jayhawker
Harry
Donald Duck
Duck
Jitihaud
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