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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1946
Page
1
The House votes a 20 day stopgap revival of OPA to restore price controls while a new bill is drafted amid a tense national debate. Signals from the White House and Senate leaders suggest limited hopes for quick action, as markets react to the end of OPA and industry gains rise.
Scattered reports from Kansas indicate no immediate sharp price increases after the end of OPA controls. Wichita dealers vow no price changes. some landlords in Coffeyville pledge rent cuts or hold flat. Real estate boards predict later increases, while Topeka and Ottawa retailers expect no hikes until manufacturers raise prices.
Roy L. Cotterill, longtime Poehler Mercantile Co. salesman at Mec Pherson, is reassigned to the Lawrence office as a buyer and sales manager. He will oversee items previously handled by George J. Kirchoff, who recently departed. Cotterill will join buyer A. M. Hughes in managing Fireworks sales and the Lawrence operation.
Reports from multiple states describe sharp rent increases as ceilings were removed in most areas. In Miami rents jumped by one third or more with a 20 unit building in Miami Beach raising to 50 dollars a month. The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes many calls about hikes of 15 to 40 percent and a Cleveland Heights building raising monthly suites from 60 or 70 dollars to 75. A Colorado justice of the peace says he issued 1900 blank eviction forms under ten day notice law.
Topeka reports a cool day with forecasts for a rise in temperatures to 82 to 85 statewide. Tonight's lows 60 to 66, with tomorrow's highs near 90 in the east and 80s in the west. Rain fell in southeastern Kansas over the weekend, with lighter showers elsewhere yet rivers remain within banks. City rainfall totals for the period include Wichita 0.66 inches and Goodland 58 degrees noted as cool last night. Wichita was the warmest city at 97 yesterday.
Ernest Pontius was elected international president of the Grand Counselors Association of the United States and Canada at a convention in Columbus Ohio. Pontius, a Kansas delegate, had earlier been elected state ment of the UCT in Salina. The group has 120000 members and next year’s convention will be in Detroit. Pontius has managed the Journal-War since 1940 except for two years in military service.
A community event flyer notes a picnic to be held at the school on July 7. A basket social is planned at noon with details obscured in the damaged text.
Lawrence observer C. J. Posey reports June 1946 in Sac City. The mean temperature 75.22 degrees, 54 above normal, with highs 101 on June 15 16 and lows 45 on June 3 4. Rain totaled 7.44 inches. June's six month total reached 20.20 inches. Sixteen hot days, 5 rainy days, 17 clear days, 6 cloudy days, 7 partly cloudy and 3 thunderstorms marked the month.
Thirteen youths in Douglas County plus one from Baldwin who turned 18 in June registered with the selective service board this month. Names include Rob Joe Gerard 225 Tennessee Eugene Earl Migains 380 Louisiana Donald Hughes Salisbury 32 Connecticut Street John Lowell West 11 Maine Street Floyd Eugene Kalb Rakiwin Richard Lewis Barlow 835 Michigan Street John David Ernest Grant Richland James Dent Hotchkiss 633 Indiana Donald Leon Ousdah 1100 Connecticut Street Errol Leroy Houser 933 Alabama Robert Curtis Hall 1142 Pennsylvania Street ey Edward Wise Route 5 Lawrer William Rorcoe Schott Baldwin.
Lawrence police and midwest agencies hunt for 15 year old Juanita Kahlsdorf missing since June 27. She was last seen driving a Ford coupe with a youth who gave the name Gerald McWilliams, listed as a newcomer to Lawrence.
Reports from U S S Appalachian indicate 73 target ships suffered damage with three sunk and eight badly damaged in the fourth atomic blast. No deaths or tidal waves reported as the Navy begins posttest surveys and plans underwater testing in weeks.
University of Kansas expands staff across multiple departments as 80 year history milestone draws near. Notable hires include Dr. Robert Schatten as associate professor of mathematics, Dr. C Hess Haagen in psychology, Eldon Fields in political science, Harold Gibbard in sociology, Agnes Brady in romance languages, Dr. R C Mills in biochemistry, and W J Arger as chemistry assistant professor.
Last night at 8:30 a truck driven by Isaac Riley of 234 Illinois street collided with Fred B. Scott of Kansas City Missouri in the turnoff to the Lawrence Country Club on Highway 40. The impact forced the truck into a concrete bridge, crushing the Scott car front. Passenger Bertha Schleckenmaier, 73, suffered facial lacerations. The Scott car carried two other passengers.
Washington reports that the OPA retains authority to dole out rationed sugar under a last minute presidential order. Its remaining tasks include enforcing the price law until midnight and prosecuting violations, while Porter signals a possible buyers strike if ceilings return.
A morning survey of Lawrence shops shows dealers plan no retail price increases if possible. Only wholesale cost rises would force hikes, with some manufacturers signaling modest increases of ten to twelve percent as production normalizes. Grocers report steady demand and no immediate change in fruit and vegetable wholesale pricing from a major midwest distributor.
Chicago July 1 Attorneys for William Heirens sought habeas corpus release for the 17 year old University of Chicago student held without charge since last week. State's Attorney Tuohy said fingerprints matched a Degnan kidnapping note and Heirens denied confessing to the Degnan case or any other crime. He was questioned over five hours and subjected to a lie detector test described as futile.
Severe electrical storm sweeps Wichita late Sunday with winds to 52 mph. Three light aircraft damaged east of town as wind snapped ropes. Five fires sparked in 30 minutes harming two residences. Trees uprooted and a downtown business window shattered. At Santa Fe Lake 14 of 18 yachts capsized but no injuries. Governor Schoeppel to deliver Iowa GOP keynote July 26 in Des Moines.
The index for Average 60 stocks shows 79.4 as of Friday. An advisory snippet notes July 4 tee dock hours from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. with ad listings.
The Lawrence Real Estate Board will meet at noon to consider a resolution for a hold the line policy on local rents. President C. B. Hosford said most landlords contacted favor an even course, with only two properties justifying a rent increase. A board spokesman said rates should be equalized, with some rises and some falls, but no general rise. Businesses on Massachusetts Street supported lifting OPA controls and urged prudence.
R W McClure president of Kansas Electric Power was installed as Lawrence Rotary Club president by retiring leader Solon Avers. John Andrews organized the program featuring a report on the Atlantic City international convention attended by about 11 000 members and families. Gerald Hesse spoke on Denver’s bid to host the international headquarters and urged more young leaders. McClure noted Rotary’s role in improving international relations.
Coffeyville Kansas July 1 halted repair on the Verdigris river dam while construction engineers study the footing. L Haff superintendent of the water and light department said an inspection showed the dam rested on silt and gravel.
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