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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1948
Page
4
Fragmentary AP text notes a Sunday posting and March act, mentioning life, death, and a public notice. Names appear garbled, with references to Kanes, Ld Wader, and a Timamny 1:16. Readability is poor. core facts uncertain.
Bertrand de Jouvenel argues in Human Events that Western elites inflated Soviet Russia’s reputation through Allied propaganda. He cites Leon Blum on Stalin’s 1939 choices and notes the Western whitewash of Soviet methods, which he says distorted reality and harmed Western credibility.
The Greek government reported guerrilla forces alleged to number about 2,000 and led by communists have been active around Konitsa. Even if the figures are inflated, the size signals significant support and arms. The aim is to seize and hold a town as a political capital to advance a Balkan league guided by Moscow and the red government in Greece.
Not Merely Gossip outlines Wallaceland as a vague tableland between sea level and upper air to be explored this year. Towight McDonald describes it as Henry Wallace’s mental habitat, inhabited by Wallace and a few hundred thousand readers of the New Republic Nation and P M. It is portrayed as a foggy zone heated by Gulf Stream winds colliding with a Soviet glacier and spoken in a twisted provincial dialect by Vallese.
The deadline to name a governor for the Trieste area has passed without a governor. Western powers and the Soviet bloc remain in a cold war over the region. No early prospect for agreement. prospects of administration proceeding fade as deadlock endures. The height of tensions centers on allied control and military presence in the area.
A 1947 era review questions if the president differentiates between gamblers inside and outside government. It cites precedent from predecessors, notes lynching statistics from the Tuskegee Institute, reports on Methodist Federation protest, and mentions King Mihai’s Romania exit amid political shifts. Hollywood notes conclude with actors Gable and Morgan headed to court, as reported by the Pittsburgh Headlight.
In Lake Success the United Nations convened a Little Assembly to back the Security Council's veto-paralyzed work. The body excludes the Soviet bloc yet seeks to shape world opinion and lay groundwork for a broader democratic league, while postponing enforcement powers. Proponents hope noncontroversial work plus decisive action on critical issues can sustain democracy against aggressive communism.
Local barbers in an Ohio town decide to end lengthy services to save time. A college professor suggests table salt as the best agent for cleaning teeth. The excerpt notes men’s creativity tied to marital status and the practical limits of grooming routines.
A WPA effort to pave four road stretches in Lawrence’s West Hills district begins this week. Abdallah Shrine selects Wal ter H. Varnum to succeed Cleveland Williams of Leavenworth. Alma Henry, daughter of John and Mrs Henry, earns Union Pacific scholarship to Kansas State College as outstanding 4 H club member from Douglas County. A seventh birthday celebration honors Joanne DeWitt at the Long home. Marshell Buchanan returns to Winfield High School. Dr Karl Menninger to visit to conduct a second nervous disorders clinic in Lawrence.
Twenty five years ago Mr and Mrs A G Landis celebrated their golden wedding anniversary with family and friends. The couple marked the milestone with a quiet gathering at home and shared memories of their long marriage and life together.
Fort y years ago New Year s banquet of Quivira club at Miss Laura Engle home with Miss Sarah Brown toastmistress and others as toasts. Midland guest party hosted by Miss Charlotte Wise. Albert Bromelsick visit at dinner hosted by Mrs George W Kuhne. Thimble and card party planned mid January. Ventura club to meet with Augusta Flinemov. Minnie Eider returned from Kansas City visit. Perry Barber residence damaged by fire. Lawrence high school basketball beat Turner 68 to 1[. Dolan and Varnum starred. Miss Carrie Mitchell returns to Belle Pisine to teach as mother Mrs Agnes Mitchell remains.
The speaker claims France is broke and unable to build further, blaming socialism for killing free enterprise and foretelling demise by its own actions. Messia, Truman, and Dewey are urged to read France’s story as a warning.
S B Lucas of St. Mississippi writes opposing wartime relief funding for Europe while urging allies to seize and control axis nations to satisfy war debts and end hunger. He praises Th e ny dre Roosevelt as having prepared for war in peace and calls for a long term receivership and governance model to feed starving children.
President Truman and Governor Dewey push to extend rent controls. A Wall Street Journal dispatch shows three decades of political price fixing in France left millions in hovels, with aging buildings, high devaluation costs, and declined private construction. Public housing subsidies rise as private building falters.
Madison dispatch reports General Douglas MacArthur, top Allied commander in Japan, indicating openness to a Republican nomination for President. Wisconsin Secretary of State Fred Zimmerman cited the general’s message as reflecting confidence in public service and neighborly trust in leadership.
Big Timber Montana report tells of farmer Virgil Braughton who meets a bear while heading to milk. He flees to a haystack and then retreats inside, leaving cows unmiled for the night. The bear exits after a swift chase. Braughton and the bear escape unharmed.
The trial of the Safe Way Stores Inc antitrust case in federal court was delayed from January 26 to April 1 by Judge Arthur J Mellott on Holmes Baldridges motion. Washington head of the DOJ trial section said the government needs time to assemble thousands of documents for the proceedings. The case accuses the company of violating antitrust laws in food production processing sale and distribution.
Pr and Mrs Raymond Gench of Fort Scott visited old college friends Sunday afternoon in Ottawa with their daughter Rosemary and several Fellowship League members to attend the mid winter Institute at the First Methodist church before returning to Baldwin.
A compact list item from a historical page shows a puzzle style compilation with clues and missing letters. It includes references to New Mexico singing voice birds gods and Hawaiian wreaths among scattered definitions and crossword style entries.
Baker Saturday in Cleveland features at the Youth Fellowship convent with Miss Ramales Ressler and Baker Audent, plus Rex Hedrick and other Baker professors. Residents Mr and Mrs Jack Bowerman and others traveled from Hastings, Nebraska to visit relatives. News of Mrs Robert Korff of T California, formerly Evelyn Mills of Topeka and a Baker Delta Zeta, is reported. Local social events include bridge gatherings at the Stanley home and several Memorial hospital arrivals and farewells.
Eudora St Paul Evangelical Woman's group will host a regular meeting Thursday at Rev Karl F Baur's home with Mrs Hanr Mrs Clarence Broers and Mrs Florattenhernd as hostesses In charge of devotionals meeting starts at 2 30 oclock Quilt display planned Church hosts Mr and Mrs George Schubert and others hosted morning services and dinner guests over New Year in various local homes Christman and Lawrence connections noted with pastors and families a shift in residences and community events across the period
A dense schedule lists radio programs including WHAr, WAP, KMBC and WREN broadcasts, with mentions of the Boston Symphony, KMHC Liberty Road, and local news segments. It also covers a city report, social gatherings, a health committee visit, dinner hosts, and a note of residents from Independence and Burlington.
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