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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1951
Page
4
A Tuesday report discusses fluctuating progress in central Korea with UN forces intermittently advancing yet facing enveloping red counter‑moves. It notes no turning point in the war, warns of heavy losses when units are enveloped, and argues that sustained morale hinges on reinforced troops and cautious policy review before enactment.
Dayton January 16 engineers at Wright Patterson Air Force Base plan trials of a giant parachute container capable of holding 6000 pounds. They envision dropping an infantry squad and gear or using the device as a weather or survival hut for Arctic missions. The system uses a 100 foot parachute for up to 4500 pounds or two 100 foot chutes for 6000 pounds with a 1 foot extraction pilot.
A dense broadcast grid lists station lineups for WDAF WREN KMBC KCMO KMOX and others. Programs include What Do You Think, Cavalcade of America, Baby Snooks, Life With Luis, American Legion segments, Morning Devotions, Arthur Godfrey, Modern Romances, Livestock Markets, Closing Grain Sale, Lone Ranger, You Bet Your Life, and various regional shows with times from morning to night across multiple stations. The page compiles daily times and program titles with brief channel attributions and host names where readable.
In Topeka the legislature opens with harmony, then clashes emerge over who names committees and refers bills. Some seek to shift power to a senate steering committee, risking a fight rooted in past disputes. Others looms include lien clauses and agency budgets as sessions unfold.
President Truman proposes a 71 thousand millions budget for the next fiscal year. Some observers compare the deficit to a Grand Canyon sized hole in the economy, noting the public must fill it through increased taxes and spending restraint. Critics warn expenditures in the billions outstrip ordinary understanding and exceed expert control. If the plan proceeds inflation may erode purchasing power as the budget rises, raising questions about what can be bought and how living standards will be affected.
The article argues that Korean operations caused real casualties revealing heavy American losses. It challenges sensational ghost army theories and notes 42 713 American deaths, a figure larger than totals from several wars. European writers are criticized for distorting the Korea conflict.
Old Home Town Herschel W. Arant aged 53 longtime dean of the Kansas law school from 1922 to 1928 died Tuesday night in Columbus Ohio He had been named to the federal circuit court by President Roosevelt in 1939 The seventh annual welding conference will be held at the university in April The city planning board discussed paving and asked engineer B M Babb to survey streets for a long term program Cold and flu illnesses kept 356 Public school students out The Haskell Institute student council plans a birthday ball to raise March of Dimes funds Granada theater announces revised policy double feather program 25 cents for first three days of week single shoe 25 cents matinee 35 cents night Jayhawker offers 35 cent shows early week 25 cent weekends The Lost Church will be presented by Church of God members directed by Mrs E E Kardatzke to raise funds
A lighthearted note suggests turning travel absences into action by stepping out and enjoying life rather than waiting. It encourages practical plans over quiet longing, urging readers to seize opportunities while partners or friends are away.
A church rebuild after a recent fire needs 1300 dollars for materials as a play tours Lawrence and nearby cities. Miss Carolyn R. Harper and John J. McGuire Jr plan a New York wedding. Mrs. Margaret Ince Broadwell hosted a shower for Mrs. Sam Seetin Jr formerly Miss Janice Eliot.
Twenty five years ago Mr and Mrs George Dornan announced the birth of a daughter Jarway. Annie Wight plans a New York departure and world voyage aboard Laonia on January 24. R E Hanley to remain Haskell head coach until March 31 1927. B A Ewing Grocery in North Lawrence robbed of 35 dollars. Miss Agnes Brady entertained 18 guests at a bridge in honor of Miss Viola Anderson on leave to study at Yale. Prof L N Flint traveled to Kansas City to address the Pen Women luncheon.
Forty years ago a spate of sledding mishaps Saturday night left Nell Winey with a broken leg and Mary Andrews with torn ankle ligaments. Fern Winey, George Price, Sylvia Alford, and Adeline Harvey were among the injured. a Perkin junior fractured a thigh. A new student group, the Order of the Black Helmet, formed with 13 class of 1913 members as charter: Carl Krehbiel, Stanley Minor, Joe Connell, Charles Dodds, Clyde Dodge, Sandy.
Frank Reid, Paul Lurber, James Schwab and others are noted, with Laura Pendleton and Hannah Mitchell returning from Topeka to visit Lenora Stubbs. Bertha Shore’s sprightly Augusta Gazette column offers a moral on self-hard work and mirror reflection, urging personal accountability over blame, followed by a quirky aside about an eastern woman’s six months’ confinement and weight gain.
A Tennessee incident near a railroad crossing ended abruptly as a risky stunt escalated just before federal officers arrived. Reports mention drinks on the house and a tense scene as bystanders observed the chaos unfold.
A quirky reflection on the stone age premise noting common beliefs about stone size, a California family of five experiencing mumps, and observations about people preferring medical advice over self treatment. The piece blends curiosity with light humor about health and tradition.
U N defense of Korea takes a tougher line as General J Lawton Callins says America will help if the U N army retreats. Frontline morale rises as allies press south of Seoul and analysts debate whether a Pusan defense could halt a Chinese assault. The piece weighs risks to the United Nations and Japan, and notes China’s broader aims in Asia.
In Dawson Maryland on January 16 a neighbor shot a horse that had trodden on Damon House property, eaten six bushels of apples and chased people. A circuit court judge ruled the property owner innocent of cruelty to an animal.
Columbia Jan 16 One time assistant to Roosevelt and Truman Jim Byrnes becomes governor of his home state at noon today. At 72 he says this will be his last public office. Byrnes rose to great power as economic stabilization director and mobilization chief under Roosevelt and later served as secretary of state under Truman before resigning over policy disputes.
Lt. James B. Topping of Lawrence Kansas spotted two American enlisted men atop a 4000 foot mountain near Waegwan Korea. He obtained candy bars and with Sgt. Raymond T. Whittum dropped 24 bars to the soldiers. Topping, 24, is son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Topping Route 4. He was commissioned in May. This is his second AP dispatch in Korea after reporting U N troops entering Pyongyang last October with Australian fighters arriving.
Pitman New Jersey January 16 6 A 28 year old Mrs Jean E Snodgrass widow for the second time as she prepares to care for her four daughters Kim Lynn Eileen and Jean while seeking Veterans Administration help. Her second husband M/Sgt James Fort Snodgrass KIA November 28 was on the defense department Korea casualty list released yesterday. Her first husband Flight Captain Charles Ridgley Ham mell of Philadelphia was killed in 1945 in India. Also Cincinnati death of Jeff Davis Dickerson former Wichita newspaperman and probate judge who died after falling from a fire escape at the Columbian Hotel.
A Pacific coast storm brought 65 to 80 mph winds from Vancouver Island to southern Oregon flattening trees and snapping power lines. A commercial fisherman died after being swept from rocks near Port Orford, Oregon, and two radio towers fell at Astoria. Light snow fell in the northern Rockies with gales in parts of Ohio and nearby states. Temperatures held near seasonal norms elsewhere.
Lorna Craig a 15 year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Lloyd Craig Baldwin won the county 4 H cherry pie baking contest on Saturday and will compete in the state contest January 31 at Manhattan. She prepared and baked a pie while the judge observed assessing materials neatness appearance prep care personality and pie quality. The event was at Liberty Memorial high school foods laboratory with judge Miss Evelyn Wilson Johnson county home demonstration agent. Craig belongs to Vinland Valley 4 H club with clothing dairy and sheep projects. Club leaders are Sister Deny and Mr and Mrs Hubert Hoskinson. Other contestants were Rocelyn Roney Jayhawk club Caroline Wilbur and Marjorie Skinner Four Leaf Clover club.
Puzzle style list of clues from a TV themed crossword including names, translations, and shorthand hints. Entries span varied topics from ancient to modern, covering animals, measurements, and language clues.
Tokyo January 16 Navy Lt Al Monahan aboard the carrier Leyte made his fifth helicopter rescue lifting Ensign Eldon A Jacobs from a rubber raft in Korean waters Monshan. Jacobs a Kiowa Kan native ditched after engine failure while en route to a strike mission in Korea.
Ground breaking for a $4,000,000 underground bomb shelter and garage at Pershing Square is halted by a federal order delaying non essential construction. Officials plan to seek an exemption on grounds of public safety after postponing ceremonies.
Rutherford Tennessee child Marylin Boyette, 12, who battled polio crippling her arms, learns to write for a second time. The March of Dimes aids in the 1951 campaign, urging January contributions.
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