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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1946
Page
4
Kansas educators warn the 145 legislature that implementing the new consolidation law will take more than the three years once thought. W A Stacey says time, court clarifications, and shifts from reform to consolidation are delaying progress and may require a law amendment to adjust time frames.
The broadcast appeal by President Truman to spur public pressure on Congress and move his legislative program failed to elicit the expected response. Many letters urged support for a measured approach, with mixed sentiment about action versus inaction as Congress weighs current problems.
Thousands of men walk out over pay disputes and in sympathy with strikers, though many have no quarrel with their own employers. Union leaders frame the action as a wider labor principle, yet productivity falls and living standards drop for all, challenging the idea of social gains and postwar reconstruction. Labor statutes, once seen as union prerogatives, now provide many rights, questioning future leadership.
The piece critiques rising costs of promises by leaders to workers, exposing embarrassments as promises falter. It notes disaffection among troops in Japan and warns subversive elements may exploit it. Two large Japanese submarines reach Pearl Harbor while China’s truce unravels. Secretary Byrnes’s language quips conclude a satirical roundup.
Paria reports on French press policy under De Gaulle era with plans for a new law to disclose funding sources and curb bribery. Despite print shortages, licenses for new papers rise as sentiment favors broader publication, influenced by German occupation’s lessons. Associated Press advocacy for free news echoed by Kent Cooper.
Gov Andrew Schoeppel will ask Kansas congressmen to protect the state's interests at a January 15 Washington hearing on surplus dirt-moving and power machinery for soil conservation districts. He decided it is best for Kansas representatives to attend the hearing themselves rather than sending other Kansans. Oklahoma Gov Kerr urged broader state representation.
The column lists local updates including a $100,000 debt cut, student absences after holidays, a shoe fund for pupils, social entertainments by Miss Nel Men, a birth announced for Joellen, a California visit by the Knight family, name changes from Opal Jelia to Mrs. Graham, an upcoming card club event by Miss Inez Mack, Lawrence officers of Ladies of the G.A.R. installed, and various community notices.
A garbled twenty five year old item notes a former county commissioner, Jo hner, who retired yesterday, and mentions Doug county and an election in Topeka. It also references Johnnoh of Lawrence chosen as senate sergeant at arms by a Republican caucus.
Forty years ago plans discussed closing McCook field within four to five years and creating a new athletic field 200 yards south. A $50,000 home of Lt. Perkins in West Lawrence was partially destroyed last night. People traveled to Kansas City for events including a wedding of Misa Mabel Corse and Percival Milla. Chancellor Frank Strong traveled to Topeka to meet the state Board of Education.
The piece argues for voluntary profit sharing through stock ownership at General Motors and elsewhere, warning against coercive labor pressure and government debt. It contrasts worker gains from profits with social security and laments strikes, slowdowns, and calls for a free market where profits and prices reflect genuine production.
In Frankfurt on January 10 a crowd of more than 4000 soldiers and WACs protested slow redeployment in bitter cold. From a lamppost platform a soldier called out that overseas soldiers are treated as goats while rulings favor men at home as the crowd milled and cheered.
The page presents a crossword style clue set referencing a White House physician theme. Across clues include entries for Canvas shelter and Ran away from, with several entries hinting at abbreviations and common phrases. Down clues cover items like Garden tools and Cereal grain, forming a compact word puzzle snippet from an old newspaper page.
An unreadable OCR fragment contains sporadic terms like Feist and odd numbered clues. It references desserts folding and stealing and lists partial phrases such as First mi and Great with scattered numbers and terms including Persian fairy and Grecian B seaport.
A congress discussion outlines how private and public bills become laws, origins of ideas, and the roles of committees in appropriation and revenue bills. It cites a factual investigation into veterans hospital care, leading to a proposed overhaul of the Medical Service in the Veterans Administration. The piece notes partisan composition and a historical aside on ancient Chinese carbon black production.
Washington reports focus on President Truman's travel safety debated amid a string of veteran pilot achievements. Col. Hem T. Myers, famed Liberator skipper, logged 14,000 hours and millions of miles across oceans, guiding Roosevelt and Truman missions, earning honors like the Distinguished Flying Cross. He reportedly advised flight plans by presidential order, challenging public chatter about risks and emphasizing professional judgment over superstition.
The Lawrence IRS office opens room 205 at the post office to aid taxpayers in preparing either their 1945 estimated income or final 1945 Form 1040 returns. Deputy collectors T. M. Real and Maurice M. Myer will staff 8 am to 5 pm on Saturday and the following Monday and Tuesday. The service has drawn about a hundred people daily, with 73 percent farmers needing to file by January 15. In Puyallup Washington, Jan 10 FW Reeve reports his six month old Springer pup missing, later found at the police station door and resting at officers' feet.
Mr and Mrs Leslie Clifton and baby of Monte Bello California visited Baldwin relatives before returning to Perry Oklahoma to see his uncle G J South and aunt Mrs E Nertz. Mrs William Harrison and her child visited Baker University people in LaCygne. Otto Selzer and wife returned from their honeymoon now living with Mrs Avalie LeFever. They married December 30 at First Baptist Kansas City. Mrs Selzer Miss Tiene Schreck will continue teaching at Baker University. Professor W C McNown KU spoke at Rotary luncheon on The MVA with guests Dr Philip Hostetter Major Ray Baker Sgt Ray Vaughn John Hays. L L Thompson welcomed back after absence for a time. Last Sunday noon following tha
A detailed listing of Thursday night and Friday programs across WDAF WREN KMBC and KMBC stations includes Jack Armstrong The Lone Ranger Mystery Theater News of the World and orchestral and children's segments with hosts Philhar monie Orch and Gennny Simmen Show. The lineup cites multiple time slots from 6:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. with shows like The World Today News of the World and Geraldo segments among others.
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