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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1949
Page
4
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A survey shows 585 new state educational employees since 1947, reflecting postwar enrollment expansion. Teaching facilities were strained as G I enrollments joined regular students, with University of Kansas making progress toward normal faculty loads last year.
The Kansas legislature passed a rural health bill to expand the University of Kansas School of Medicine facilities. Governor Carlson will sign after a dispute over financing. The plan shifts sales tax surplus funding to public health expansion, with critics noting public welfare as the aim.
Defense Secretary Royall rejects any U S pullout from Japan in a crisis in the Far East. MacArthur says Japan defense is an American obligation and the State Department supports that view. Officials affirm no change in Japan policy and troops will stay, despite alarm from a misquoted Australian report.
A secret trial proceeds in Munich before a United States Military commission. The defendant’s name and charges are withheld and verdicts are not disclosed due to alleged security concerns. General Clay fears the secrecy undermines open court rights and US constitutional protections. The piece notes concern over military secrecy surpassing American justice principles. A related line mentions a theft of a religious painting from Panferth chapel at the university.
A humorous discussion of federal prose shows how plain sayings like a rolling stone gathers no moss are transformed into lengthy bureaucratic wording. Ellwood H. McClelland, retired from the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, prefers elevating everyday phrases to government level.
The piece reviews Mrs. J R Brinkley of Del Rio Texas advertising the 14 room estate of her late husband beside a 7 acre grounds including a pool and greenhouse. It notes Brinkley as a once famed Goalseeker and promoter whose revenues and methods drew debunking and tax scrutiny.
General Omar Bradley top Army chief treats citizenship as battlefield. He says the danger lies not in fifth column enemies but in well meaning Americans neglecting duties at home. He critiques elders for failing to teach responsibility and warns postwar youth face ideological division and immature political views.
A speech condemns reliance on elites and urges citizens to preserve democracy through individual duty. The speaker warns a democracy like ours cannot be defeated but can fail by neglect and urges active participation and moral obligation in community and national affairs.
In Los Angeles on February 18 a well dressed young man with a confederate entered a diet bar sat at the piano and sang with a melodious voice. Patrons and manager Robert H. Rosen urged more. Then the pair drew guns and stole 240 dollars from the register before leaving.
In Hamburg on February 18 a crowded street car conductor halted fare collection to shout about a missing skirt. A young woman checked under her coat, blushed, buttoned up, and leaped off the car after grabbing the garment.
Martha Elsie Bertha Giertz born February 25 1886 three miles south of Eudora died February 5 1949 at Lawrence Memorial hospital She was daughter of Andrew and Amelia Giertz and lived with her brother Henry after parents death A lover of flowers and children she belonged to St Pauls Evangelical and Re formed church She entered hospital March 27 had surgery returned home fell weaker and died February 5 1949 after hospital stay and illness Preceded in death by her parents and one brother
The article outlines rank and proper forms of address for top U S officials including the President and Vice President, Chief Justice, Speaker, and cabinet members. It describes usage such as Mr President and Mrs Vinson for spouses and how envelopes are addressed, plus the extended table of precedence from the President down to cabinet members and beyond.
Questions on how to address Easter cards to doctors and their wives and whether a divorced bride can issue her own wedding announcement are answered. The guidance states using the man's title, and provides sample phrasing for a joint wedding notice by a divorced bride and groom, noting proper wording for the announcement and couple’s names.
The county board bans relief car ownership and Edith Larson interviews WPA workers for a national purge of the welfare rolls. A shoe fund drive opens with Rev. Pula leading. Mrs Wes Sears returns from Chicago with son Burton. Paul Curtis family celebrate birth of a daughter with a Valentine party. J A Lorganecker marks his first birthday. Helena Hughes entertains for her daughter. Pete Reedy has an appendectomy at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.
Fire Chief Reinisch announced today that after the alarm and toll of the city hall bell a three by three alarm must ring to signal a fire in a business house. Dr. A J Anderson was out today for the first time since illness with blood poisons. Grace Light and Ruby Binges will entertain the Queen Esther circle tonight. Kate Andrews entertained six girls at dinner last night honoring Mrs Theodore Andrews of Omaha. Neb. Mrs E M Hopkins entertained 18 guests at luncheon yesterday at her home 1201 Tennessee street.
Miss Maxine Dank, senior at the University of Kansas, will present a recital Monday at 8 o clock in Fran Strong Auditorium. Studying with Dean D Mout, she has earned superior contest ratings, first in the National Music Festival at Omaha, and awards from Pi Kappa Phi for outstanding sophomore and junior. Her program features Bach Chopin Rachmaninoff Debussy Ravel and Liszt with Dean Swarthout assisting on second piano. Public invited.
Baldwin City February 18 Baker University reports twelve students achieved perfect grades, outpacing the record of the past two decades. The milestone highlights academic excellence among the newest Baker entrants.
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The first semester records show 12 perfect scholars and 73 additional students on the dean's honor roll. Names listed include William Baker Odessa Missouri Merle Bartlett Canyon City Colorado David Day Kansas City Edward House Fort Worth Texas Justine Klusmire Holton Douglas Modisett Dallas Texas Ruth Reichley Herington Kansas Mark Roach Guthrie Oklahoma Cassius Street Kansas City Martha Strohm Fort Scott John Tilghman Baldwin Cecil Williams Preston.
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