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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1946
Page
4
The Victory clothing collection will be held in Lawrence next week to aid war survivors abroad. Aimed at quick, efficient distribution, the drive follows a successful prior effort and goals to deliver apparel to the main center for overseas relief, underscoring local mercy and aid.
The article critiques British moves toward mine nationalization and its implications for workers and strikes. It notes American labor’s stance on government ownership, praises General Hap Arnold and mentions Carl Spaatz. It also covers New Orleans political ferment around Huey Long allies and a congressional pattern of restrained public spending awaiting budget balance.
Washington reports that the upcoming atomic test versus modern warships could cost about half a billion, with navy figures breaking down hulls engines and transport costs. Officials caution that armament and upgrades, plus operating expenses, will push the total higher.
Notable Lawrence Baptist church members denounce an unauthorized fund appeal listed in the Sunday bulletin for January 20. They reference a large display of petitions and warn that the act contradicts the church’s longstanding reputation and patriotic history.
Army and navy officials testified before a congressional committee that they were better prepared in Pearl Harbor defense than the Japan attack suggested. Washington allegedly shared tight security and withheld information, aiding the surprise. Jess Denions of the Dodge City Globe ends his governorship bid, a move seen as prudent despite political chatter.
The Omaha Education Association finished a secret teachers poll to guide a committee that will advise the Board of Education before hiring a new superintendent. Critics warn teachers should not control hiring as superintendents serve the public and are paid with tax money. The piece notes Omaha keeps delegating authority to the Board while seeking ASsociation input.
Madrid notes an interview with Franco at El Pardo palace reveals he believes he is predestined to lead and aims to rebuild good relations with the United States and Britain. He emphasizes Spain’s independence, serenity in foreign policy, and ties to North America and Britain amid war lessons and UN debates.
Mrs Rex Rankin returned to her home at Haye after visiting Mr and Mrs Lan ning Rankin. Mr Leila K Black and Miss Lora Mendenhall spend the day in Kansas City. H Claude Gee of Pittsburgh arrived to spend the weekend with his parents in Pittsburgh. Mrs A A Marshall returned from Los Angeles after two months with her daughter. Miss Mildred Kasberger of Hesper visited Miss Dorothy These Sunday and Monday.
Twenty five years ago Lawrence locals and visitors include P Hertzog Harvey Hibner and Avery Hibner of Pleasant Grove. Max Winter of Oklahoma returns home after visiting Charles Winter Milton Winter homes.women of Lawrence slated for Kansas day banquet in Topeka feature many names. Valentine party hosts for Methodist Loyal Sona and Daughters Sunday School class. Home Aid Society gathering. birth of a son announced. various social visits and notable local entries throughout the area.
Forty years ago the eighth grade at Central school graduation list includes Besmie Anderson Hilda Borg Vivian Bowers Georgia Brandenburg Jennie Dahlene Ina Dickinson Ina Draver Rose Dyer Jennette Frye Audrey Harshberger Helen Hodgson Pearl Johnson Genevieve Kinne Lida LeSuer Nellie Lewis Naomi Lighi Milly Lowrey Margery McKeazie Lottie Metsker Minnie Ramsey Arline Rowlands Sophie Smithmeyer Signe Etbeck May Walton Cora Weibel Joel Asher Edwin Bullock Lawrence Christian Roy Ewing Russell Fitzpatrick Earl Hinesley Johnson Edmand Kenney Reynolde Laslett Marma Juke McConnell Frank Prever Fort Petty Johnston Reid East Shiramons Arthur Spalding Jerry Simmons.
Fragmentary OCR reads a statement praising the will and good faith of the Spanish nation in a call to understand one another, asserting the nation's unity and resolve.
In Kyoto Japan on January 25 the U S Sixth Army led by Gen Walter Krueger ends its inactivation after three years and 21 major engagements. The unit, praised as the most sea going in American history, fought from Woods Park to Cape Gloucester and the Admiralties and Luzon before its final transition to the Eighth Army.
Topeka reports irrigation of farm labor concerns with scarce machinery for the coming harvest. Gov. Andrew Schoeppel notes limited machinery and a small pool of farm labor, expecting returning servicemen to fill gaps. Change in the farm labor commission may install FE. H. Leken as secretary, with talks ongoing among stakeholders. Elsewhere in Portland a housewife, long without butter, pleads for substitutes and is offered a half pound of butter to ease the craving.
Puzzling OCR fragment lists terms and clues tied to a glossary style page. It mentions observatory director, Harvard, Latin terms, chemical and military abbreviations, and various numbered entries. The readable text is garbled with many incomplete phrases and stray symbols, but centers on a faceted index of terms and cross references.
Milton Eisenhower told Kansas State College seniors that education is the greatest force in making democracy effective. He warned against groups sacrificing national interests for short term gains and urged educated citizens to curb this spirit to sustain democracy. Judge Rosenman retires as special counsel to the President, but will advise without compensation when in Washington.
Washington plans to guarantee disabled war veterans access to top quality artificial limbs eyes and other devices. Walter Bura head of the VA prosthetic service announced a nationwide program including five artificial eye plants a 1 900 000 annual research budget and a potential shift to government plants if private manufacturers refuse cooperation. The effort seeks affordable appliances while licensing manufacturers and urging private industry self policing.
Eight transports carrying more than six hundred troops are due to arrive in New York, while over thirteen thousand three hundred men are scheduled to debark from nineteen vessels at three West Coast ports. West Coast shipments include San Diego four ships with about thirty men, Los Angeles twelve vessels with seven hundred fourteen, and San Francisco twenty eight ships with five hundred sixty one men.
Rev R J Zeidler attended a district Boy Scout ceremony in Lawrence. Orlin Earl Keplinger and wife welcomed a son born January 16 in Overbrook, naming him Orlin Ear Dr. Fletcher Hunt and Gertrude Carrier wed in Kansas City Kansas. Mrs Frances Jenkins writes from the Masonic Home in Wichita. Baldwin women invited to assist at Women’s Kansas Day reception in Topeka. Several Lawrence and Baldwin visits noted along with club meetings and musical program plans at Baker University.
Local radio listings show KMBC WDAP WREN WDAF and WDAF air a full day of programs. Notable items include The Aldrich Family, Woody Herman Show, Broadway musical segments, news updates, and music blocks from KMBC, WREN, WDAP, and WDAF. The schedule spans morning to midnight with talk, music, and variety programs.
Washington January 25 The army announced the world’s first scientific radar contact with the moon spanning 238000 miles. Tests by signal corps at Evans laboratory Belmar New Jersey show a two and a half second echo proving high frequency radio waves penetrate the ionosphere opening prospects for peacetime and wartime use including possible topographical mapping of distant planets and analyzing their atmospheres.
Los Angeles reports former Australian Army officer Osborne says Australian scientists, with Dr J B Piddington of the University of Sydney, made radar contact with the moon in 1941 using high powered radar. Pulses were detected with a 2.4 second interval and signals passed through atmospheric layers, challenging prior beliefs. Osborne, doing secret work for the U S government, predicts rocket trips to the moon within ten years.
Garden City Kansas January 23 an automobile thief or thieves sought only the latest broke into Anderson Motor showrooms and took a 1946 Plymouth sedan several pre war cars were moved to clear a path for the theft George Anderson company owner and Garden City street commissioner attended a city council meeting about hiring a night watchman for downtown district also note commercial freezing of food began in 1870
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