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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1948
Page
3
Fragmentary OCR notes describe unusual winter wheat deaths and references to a sire and seasonal timing, but readable details are sparse and names or places are not clearly identifiable.
M A H Ispahani named first Pakistani ambassador to the United States seeks a residence as embassy officials screen about 20 properties, narrowing to a dozen near Massachusetts Avenue. He is a Cambridge educated, English speaking, mid forties diplomat, publisher by trade, journalist by hobby, and a former UN delegate. His family plans to join him in the spring. The note also mentions a Polish pianist's concert accident and other brief items.
New York writer Jack OBrien recounts a man mistaken for ex mayor Jimmy Walker. The impersonator, Jack Smith, a Manhattan resident with vaudeville roots, resembles Walker in mannerisms. The piece notes Smith’s acting past and a brief, personal anecdote linking Walker to the narrator’s life and wedding.
Berlin faces bitter winter casualties and expands community warming halls. Centres run by welfare workers offer hot drinks, meals, and activities for the aged disabled children and laborers. Volunteers and church groups manage the facilities with supplies and magazines while part-time shelters extend to additional centers. The effort aims to ease hardship as cold waves grip the city.
A fragmented article discusses a budget dispute with references to a minister and a company. It mentions calculating excess profits and a proposal that the government would take a share of the costs. The text references percentages and payments, with unclear names and places, reflecting a foggy early report.
A scrambled report discusses science and animal experiments with mixed references to Berlin and Chicago. It claims percentages about rabbits and tests, mentions streets and lengths, and oddly notes a card file with one name and no Main Street in Chicago.
Fragmented OCR text mentions BBC listeners and FM delivery with unclear names. It references a retested compile and outreach but lacks coherent details for a full event summary. Named entities are indeterminate due to garbled source.
The Jayhawk 4 H group met at the Althuf home Thursday evening with about 34 present. A business meeting planned to send Yunh Tessera and others to a dealers train in January at Tepeka. Miss Keta Thoney led the event with popcorn balls and caramel apples served.
A fragmented clipping notes a doctor discussing cows as a cure or remedy. The text hints at traditional beliefs and a physician’s cautious stance, referencing years of practice and a reticence to act without proper care or a bed and stuve.
Unclear text appears to describe young Democrats naming a state representative and electing a president at a university event. Names such as Robert Pack, Bock, Kfentt, Mack, and Hubert Sie are mentioned with Kansas City related references. Details are fragmented and uncertain.
Leo Ousdahl and Clayton Stone are placed in charge of the community program, directing activities and coordinating plans with local partners to advance the project goals.
In the first of two wolf hunts at Stull, four coyotes slipped through wide gaps in hunt lines, eluding about 300 hunters. On the second drive, hunters trapped and killed one coyote, but sponsors expressed disappointment at the results, noting one coyote was described as "one of the briefest ever seen in Douglas county."
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