Communists Hold Next Move As Chinese Civil War Teeters
Nanking reports the government offered to halt hostilities and talk peace while leaving the next move to the communists. North China may see a separate peace. Peiping terms reportedly include surrender of Peiping and north China, with Fu Tsoyi removed. Chiang Kai-shek silent as party council backs cease fire and peace talks. International observers call it political posturing while government ministries shift toward Canton.
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Nanking
China
North China
Kuomintang
Central
Chiang Kai-shek
Shen Chang-huan
Chiang
Executive Yuan
Mai Tze-tung
Guna
Peiping
Spencer Moosa
Associated Press
Moosa
Oosa
Kweiaui
Suiyuan
Fu Tso-yi
Canton
Sun Fo
Foreign Office
Re-elected to three year terms on county soil board
Homer H. Gerstenberger Eu dora Leslie Demeritt Clinton and George Butell of Palmyra town ship were re elected to three year terms on the Douglas county Soil Conservation District board. Votes were by in person and absentee. Emil Heck is chairman and Wilson Counts is a board member. Gerstenberger is vice chairman Butell secretary and Demeritt treasurer.
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Homer H. Gerstenberger
Eudora
Leslie Demeritt
Clinton
George Butell
Palmyra Township
Douglas County Soil Conservation District
Deal Six
Emil Heck
Route 3
Wilson Counts
Debating Team Wins Two First Ratings at Atchison
Marvin LeSner of University High School earned two first ratings while debating at Atchison last week. Teammates Gene Perry Gerald Snyder and Edwin Stone also received pool ratings. Arthur Partridge vice-principal serves as sponsor. S the new 1949 Chevrolet January 22. Winter Chevrolet Adv.
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Marvin LeSner
University High School
Atchison
Gene Perry
Gerald Snyder
Edwin Stone
Arthur Partridge
Thousands hail Truman the Missouri farm boy turned president
Washington witnesses a vast inauguration as Harry S. Truman, a 64 year old Missouri native and former farm boy from Jackson County, takes the oath and begins a four year White House term. The city basks in celebration with a massive parade, throngs of reporters, and extensive public display marking the event.
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Washington
Jan
Missouri
Harry Truman
Jackson County
White House
Harry
Pennsylvania Avenue
Truman
Washington Press Corps
Alben Barkley
Kentucky
Kansas House Deliberates WWII Veteran Bonus Step
Topeka reports the Kansas House of Representatives moved the first step toward a World War II veterans bonus with a concurrent resolution for study. A temporary committee would include three members from the House, two from the Senate, and one each from four veterans groups. Nine bills were introduced as the session adjourned, with topics ranging from a uniform divorce act to Missouri River boundary settlement and school finance provisions. The House plans to reconvene at 10 a.m. Monday.
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Committee On
Soldier's Compensation
Lae
Senate
Kansas American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
House
Interstate Cooperation Commission
Walter McGinnis
Butler County
Howard Adams
Wabaunsee County
Chris C. Green
Republic County
Charles D. Stough
Douglas County
Boards of Education
Raymond F. Carlson
Washington County
Kansas
John A. Holmstrom
Riley County
Malcolm Peterson
Logan County
Clyde A. Marrs
Meade County
Mylex C. Stevens
John S. Foley
John D. Beasely
Wyandotter County
Hubert Moodie Dies After Fire Damages Home
Hubert Moodie 64 died at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after injuries from a fire that destroyed his 11 room home on East Nineteenth street. He suffered burns a dislocated shoulder and smoke congestion. Moodie, a 1908 KU graduate, had lived in Lawrence since 1902 with his family from Wellington Ky. He managed a small farm and sang in the First Baptist church choir. He is survived by brother Walter G Moodie of Wichita and nephew Walter G Moodie Jr. of Wellington. Funeral services Friday at 10:50 a.m. at Rumsey funeral home with Oak Hill cemetery burial.
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Hubert Moodie
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
East Nineteenth Street
Moodie
Lawrence
Wellington
Bowling Green
William Moodie
Nineteenth Street
India District
University of Kansas
Oklahoma
First Baptist Church
Roy
Leslie
Minnie Moodie
Frank Strong
E. H. Lindley
Spooner-Thayer Art Museum
Maud
Walter G. Moodie, Sr
Wichita
Walter G. Moodie Jr
Rumsey Funeral Home
Oak Hill Cemetery
Liberty Memorial Boys Travel to Dodge City Invite
The Liberty Memorial high school basketball team arrived in Dodge City to compete in the Dodge City invitational tournament. Coaches and players stayed in Great Bend last night. The Lions face Garden City in tonight’s game.
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Liberty Memorial High School
Dodge City
Great Bend
Lions
Garden City
Witt Replacing Scoggin At University High
Grace Witt, 1614 Kentucky street, named to replace Vivian Scoggin as instructor at University High. Principal Karl Edwards said Witt will teach English, speech, dramatics and journalism starting spring semester. Witt is a 1947 University of Kansas graduate and Western Civilization professor. her husband George Witt teaches sociology. Scoggin’s resignation takes effect at the start of the spring term.
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Grace Witt
Kentucky Street
Vivian Scoggin
University High School
Karl Edwards
Touy
University Ofansas
Witt
University
George Witt
Scoggin
Sheep on feed in Kansas tops 393000 head
The federal and state departments of agriculture reported Kansas had 393,000 sheep and lambs on feed for market as of January 1. The figure shows a 3 percent rise from a year ago, but is 1,004,000 head back two years.
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Topeka
Federal
State Departments of Agriculture
Kansas
Truman Vows Bold New World Peace Program
Washington January 20 President Truman opened his White House term with a call for a bold new program to aid peace loving peoples. He warned communism breeds war and pledged military advice and equipment to free nations while promoting scientific and industrial skill to raise living standards worldwide. Vice President Barkley was sworn in earlier.
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Washington
Harry S. Truman
White House
Truman
Missouri
Albent W. Barkley
Kentucky
Vinson
Lfor
President Truman Prays for Peace at Inaugural Service
President Truman prayed for peace and divine guidance at St. John’s Episcopal church before his full term swearing in. The semi private service drew about 150 attendees including Mrs. Truman, Margaret, a few friends, the cabinet, and other high officials.
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Washington
Truman
St. John's Episcopal Church
Margaret
Cabinet
New Cold Wave Forecast For Kansas Blizzard Risk
Topeka kansas reports a new cold wave bringing blizzard conditions to central and western Kansas with snow this afternoon tonight and Friday. Winds 30 to 45 mph shift northerly by late today. Sub zero readings in east Kansas with Topeka six below the state low. Highs Friday mostly 0 to 15 with 20 to 30 in southeast and extreme east.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Weather Bureau
North Central
Leavenworth
Lebo
East Kansas
McPherson
Gondland
Erly W
Mitral
Portia
Nigtral
Arthwest
Atockmen
al Ma
Salm
Chicago
Jenver
Trace
Fort
Worth
Havre
Mont
Kansas City
Minneapolis
New Orleans
New York
Case system in Kansas business school lecture
Dean Leonard Axe spoke at a Kiwanis luncheon on the University of Kansas case method. He said it uses raw material to force real problems, moving beyond textbook taught courses, with teachers avoiding a lending library of ideas. DeWitt Dearborn added brief insights. An anniversary event for McLouth Kiwanis was announced for January 31 inviting Lawrence club members. See the new 1949 Chevrolet Jan.
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School of Business
University of Kansas
Leonard Axe
Kiwanis Club
Eldridge Hotel
Dean Axe
DeWitt Dearborn
Ice Jam Floods 150 Acres Near Lawrence Kans
An ice jam over three miles long formed in the Kaw river near Williams town northwest of Lawrence, piling 10 to 2 feet thick ice and flooding 150 acres of T. R. Wilson farm bottom land. Despite the jam, power plants reported only minor water level changes and officials warned of no immediate danger while temperatures plunged to zero. Downtown snow removal and parking bans improved traffic flow as schools resumed after snow.
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Kaw
Williamstown
Lawrence
T. B. Wilson
John Mulvihill
Ketes
T. R. Wilson
Bowersock Mills Power Dain
Kansas Electric Power Plant
Cameron’s Bluff
Altho
Massachusetts
Coast Guard Probe Opens After Tanker Collision
A formal inquiry starts into the Gulf Stream oil tanker striking the cutter Eastwind off New Jersey. Coast guardsmen are feared dead, twenty injured, including Melvin Rohr of Ness City Kansas. The Gulf Stream limped to New York after the collision and the Eastwind is towed in with a gash to its starboard side and a fire-scarred superstructure.
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New York
Eastwind
Coast
Melvin R. Rohr
Ness ‘City
Kan
Gulfstream
New Jersey
New York Harbor
Cooper Resigns KU to Accept LSU Line Coach Post
Norman Cooper, KU football line coach, resigns to take a similar job at LSU. Athletic director B C Quigtoy confirms the move with regret, while head coach J W Sikes seeks an equally capable replacement. Cooper, reporting February 1, cites advancement and a four year, 8500 dollar per year offer at LSU. He and his wife and two children reside in Sunnyside.
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Norman Cooper
University of Kansas
LSU
B.C. Quigtoy
Mount Oread
Coopers
Quigey
Norman
J. W. Sikes
KLU
Cooper
L.S.U
Sunnyside
K. U
Vanderbilt
Kansas
Jayhawkers
Sikes
I F Lodge Members To Attend Meeting Here
Members of I F lodges in northeast Kansas cities will attend a four district meeting at the Lawrence Odds Fellows hall next Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock. The meeting will feature degree instruction work presented by a drill team from Westport lodge Kansas City. About 325 lodge members from Ottawa Osawatomie Atchison Leavenworth Kansas City Hiawatha Topeka Silver Lake Wamego Manhattan and other towns are expected to attend.
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Kansas Cities
Lawrence Odds Fellows Hall
Westport Lodge
Kansas City
Indge
Ottawa
Osawatomie
Draft outlook tightens as Washington cites full military quotas
The draft may be revived only if voluntary enlistments fall short as the armed forces, already at maximum strength, show 1,621,000 under arms by December 31. Secretary Forrestal notes the outlook covers through June 1950 with 1,616,000 by July 1, and February and March draft calls are withheld while recruitment remains strong.
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Selective Service Board
Washington
Associated Press
Secretary of Defense
Forrestal
Armed Services
Congress
Truman
Naval
C P A Will Stage Two Wolf Hunts Sunday
Two wolf hunts will be held Sunday in Kanwaka township by members of the C P A. The first drive will be in the Buchheim pasture northwest of Kanwaka hall where several wolves have been sighted this year. Last year six wolves were killed in a hunt in the pasture. Hunters report at 1 p.m. with shotguns only. Coffee by the Journal World will be served between drives.
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Kanwaka
C.P.A
Buchheim
Parsons Will Be Candidate Again In Lawrence Race
Mayor James H. Parsons announces re election bid for mayor in the March primary to seek Republican backing in the April municipal election. Dr. F C Allen says he will not run for re election to the first ward council post and will support the city manager form of government. Filing deadlines set for February 18 with specific petition and filing fee rules for mayor council and school board candidates.
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Lawrence
James H. Parsons
F.C. Allen
First Ward
Tarsons
Dr. Allen
Board of Education
Tink
F. C. Allen
Sam Ferguson
F. A. Russell
Melvin Miller
Oliver Reaman
Robert Frakes
Harold Fisher
Ward
Pr. Dema
Wimg AE
Fisher
Parsons
C. B. Russell
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