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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1946
Page
2
In Kielce, Poland, a postwar pogrom left at least 84 dead and 42 wounded as mobs attacked Jewish homes and shops. Security forces halted the violence with armored cars and curfews. Suspects were rounded up and trials announced.
The Kansas Supreme Court issued an alternative writ of mandamus ordering the abstractors board to grant an abstractor license to W. P. Wilson of Lawrence or show cause by July 20. Wilson alleges prior lapse in 1945 and says a June 5 1916 application was not granted, causing financial damages. He recently moved to Lawrence and bought a home at 613 Tennessee Street.
Lawrence riders Kraft and Dahlene finish mid pack in the national horseshoe pitch contest at Des Moines Iowa. Lawrence Chamber of Commerce members plan a July 9 luncheon at the Eldridge Crystal Room with E A MeFarland presiding. County commissioners and police praise Lawrence residents for safe July 4 celebrations with careful driving and reduced fireworks incidents.
The Douglas County probate judge issued five marriage licenses yesterday. Richard R. Cavalier 21 of Caveland Ohio and Grace L. Sevier 20 of Kansas City Missouri filed. P Kinnehren 21 of Hobert Kia and Tearine Clark 18 of Anna Okla were licensed. Kenneth Byrd 22 and Millie Scott 20 both of Kansas City Mo. Clifford E Cobb 27 and Elva Dean Lawson 21 both listed.
About 40 local men were considered with sixteen accepted for immediate service in June. Recruits include four re-enlistments such as Louis H. Griffith Jr of Sunflower Village who rejoined as a master sergeant after recent discharge as a first lieutenant. Names listed are partially legible amid OCR errors and place identifiers.
Virginia Ovevae De Guin becomes the Philippines first woman mayor in Bacuin. She bans gun carrying and succeeds Pedro Artema who acted after Mayor Isidore Shiano was killed. De Guin, 28, is wife of a Raguin engineer and a Philippine University graduate. The article notes a Civil War torpedo history.
The Lawrence Chamber of Commerce housing committee and the University of Kansas housing office are conducting a broad survey of all housing facilities in Lawrence. The aim is to provide housing for businessmen veterans and KU students, with the office led by Mrs. L. B. McPheeters and located in the Chamber of Commerce offices. The survey targets completion by August 1 to reduce September demand, with residents urged to share information by calling 485.
Taft argued the committee rewrote the pricing formula to undermine the vetoed bill, aiming to maintain prewar costs plus average increases. The panel set three exceptions, allowing ceilings near current costs with conditions, and gave industry groups power to seek adjustments within 60 days or appeal to an emergency court. The pace formula for wholesalers and retailers also faced Senate scrutiny amid Wherry’s planned resistance.
Washington July 5 C Brig Gen E A Evans executive director of the reserve officers association asked Congress to extend return army pay retirement benefits to reserve and national guard units. Evans testified before a senate military subcommittee that budget bureau objections to crediting inactive duty time should be overcome. Under the measure reserves and guardmen would receive annual retirement payments based on 2 percent times years on active duty plus 12 of 1 percent times years of inactive duty. Tra P Swift assisted chief of army personnel said incentives are needed to maintain interest after the war. New York July 4 19 Afghanistan applied for United Nations membership the fourth applicant awaiting security council action alongside Albania Siam and Outer Mongolia a sub committee will report by August 1. Coffee was first used in a form similar to a chocolate bar rather than as a beverage.
Markets at a glance show irregular stock activity with narrow price moves. Cotton suffers liquidation pressure while Chicago oats fall on OPA revival hopes. Hogs ease with slight declines. cattle stay steady and fairly active with a top around 22.25. Kansas City Livestock report notes July 5 figures.
President Truman enjoyed a bright Fourth of July holiday in the Catoctin mountains near Thurmont Maryland. He spoke briefly by transatlantic telephone with Secretary Byrnes from Shangri La and was pleased by a favorable outlook for price control restoration and the four power foreign ministers Paris meeting set for July 20. He planned a trip tomorrow morning to Gettysburg with Mrs Truman amid discussions of inflation and an expected OPA bill compromise.
Allied military authorities said the general strike by about 200000 workers in Trieste was illegal and politically motivated. The four day stoppage followed riots between left and right factions that left two dead and sixty wounded.
In Shanghai the German internees about to be deported aboard the American transport Marine Robin were processed for Sunday departure. Authorities report 330 men 250 women and 173 children scheduled to leave with few wishing to return to Germany while noting good living conditions and self supplied meals.
Lieutenant Colonel Konrad C. Beck in charge of the Kansas City sub-district for organized reserves said he had been ordered to return to the European theater. Beck, from Hutchinson, Kansas, has led the office since last March.
Estimated livestock receipts show calves and yearlings steady with live cattle demand mixed. Prices across categories reflect steady trading as buyers evaluate slaughter steers heifers and mixed lots amid varying quality indicators.
The clipping lists live poultry and grain prices with breeds like Leghorns and heavy hens, plus Arkansas checks and dressed meat values. It notes oats and sprouting greens as market items and remarks on the political scene with leaders and outcomes, referencing tense final minutes.
Scattered plus marks persist near the close as text fragments discuss transfers for five hours and refer to various entities including Youngstown Sheet and Wool Chearpeake Phelps Americar. The garbled lines mention towers, chemical terms, and a generic list of organizations.
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