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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1944
Page
4
In the Journal World from 1944, Democratic councils weigh vice presidential changes to bolster the ticket. While Wallace is discussed, there is no consensus on how to counter the Republican challenge at Chicago.
In Lawrence a meeting between war plant and OPA officials reveals cross purposes over housing and rent ceilings. Plant leaders seek more housing for workers while the OPA insists regulations remain in force, delaying any adjustment. Landlords face losses and fear repeats, as officials debate the best path to ease production housing needs without undoing price controls.
The piece assesses Nazi robot planes as limited retaliation for Allied bombing. It notes skeptical German morale impact, English fear yet no halt to Allied raids, and relentless German production cutting into the war, concluding Hitler's weapon lacks punch to alter outcomes.
The report says Vice President Wallace told Roosevelt before his China trip he would be content to run or not to run this year. FDR, advised by aides, may still press Wallace onto the ticket to avoid changing horses in midstream. Some survivors recall the discussion amid administration debates.
Jesse Jones says Texas Democrats overreached in a convention resolution that bars electors from voting for national candidates unless conditions are met. He argues the party favors a two thirds vote, restoring solid South influence, and questions if members truly back a fourth term for Roosevelt despite some supporting a third term. He notes other Texas Democrats disapprove of a fourth term. The piece also comments on Hitler's speech and predicts casualties on the Fourth of July after the war, warning the public may forget the lesson.
Lawrence figure Carl Friend announces run for U S Senate in the August GOP primary, opposing Senator Clyde M Reed of Parsons. Friend homegrown, respected, but late entrant. Reed’s campaign already marked by aggressive tactics and potential voter backlash ahead of the primary.
Churchill warns of Hitler's robot bombs aimed at London as a terror weapon to break morale. The piece notes grim civilian toll, strategic use against industry, and German morale boosting aims, while predicting Germany may surrender before fighting at home.
The listing notes Lawrence area residents taking teaching roles including Mary Lou Erlenbaugh at Long Island and Mildred DeWeese at Linwood, plus Dorothy Roberts at Wathena and Neill Shell at Argentine High School. Also recorded are births, trips, and family updates such as a son born to Mr. and Mrs. Henderson and Anne Elizabeth born to Miss Orr. Major Dixon’s return from overseas is noted.
Twenty five years ago Severien Z Herb was named director of the university band and bass instructor at K U to succeed J e Canles Gustav Frederic Soderland was named piano instructor and grant to replace Mrs Pearl Emley The Hagenbach Wallace circus arrived yesterday with railroads ordering them in and left behind by Mr Overbaugh and his party
A doe dashes across a downtown road near Philadelphia causing a scare as a driver avoids collision. In Albuquerque a girl finds a diamond while making mud pies at a rental home, returning it to a former fiancée’s owner 17 years later. Utah seeks liquor permit limits citing ration book complications and spousal resistance. Chicago notes a Lafayette widow’s oversized towel donation to the Republican convention manager.
The Baldwin area reports Dr. Leavier E. Garth elected bishop at the Minneapolis conference, with Garth a Baker University graduate and Kansas native. Other items note Mrs. Earl F. Martin visiting Kansas City, Mrs. William P. Fisher attending a national Kappa Phi convention, local illnesses, and funeral services for Marlin Shepard with family care updates.
Mrs Ann Oliver, widow, sent a note to Stevens hotel manager asking him to accept a widow's mite to help care for their good Republicans. Hotel officials said they relayed the gesture to party leaders who were impressed by her sincerity and loyalty.
At a University of Kansas gathering last Thursday evening Robert Gibbon graduated with honors and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Albert Shepard Mr and Mrs Rollie Power Mr and Mrs Mills Mr and Mrs Richard Wilson and Mrs Rose Clayborn of Otto Mr and Mrs Thomas A Evans and guests Mr and Mrs W C Gibbon of Howard Col. ment. The Gibbons formerly lived in Baldwin where Mr Gibbon worked at People's Bank. Mrs Paul Selzer plans return later this week for a two week stay in Idaho Falls with two brothers, Robert Wright on furlough from Camp Roberts. Leland Wright and Mrs Harley Collins and family. Mrs J E Mertz has returned from Falls City Neb to visit her grandson Joseph Mertz who is overseas.
Four soldiers confined in McAlester Oklahoma after claiming they escaped from Camp Phillips Kansas and stole three cars. They forced Meeker marshal Leo Marak to ride with them, then abandoned the vehicle near Meeker. They then robbed an aircraft plant worker near Enid, drove to Gowen, and wrecked a car in Pittsburg county before stealing a car from Dow. Records show 70,100 bushels of wheat received at Fowler elevator.
After one month of the summer reading program at Lawrence T.A., 332 children from first through ninth grade are registered. The committee notes contrasts among schools and reading activity, with certificates awarded for reading five ten or twenty books by September. Two girls, Margaret Latimer and Mary Hasnever, have already read twenty books and will be in eighth grade next year. Mary transferred from Kenniweck Washington last year and attended McAllaster school previously.
Leavenworth July 6 president of a Leavenworth milling company protested soft wheat in the war alcohol program and received a reply from War Food Administrator Marvin Jones. Jones said normal milling cannot absorb the crop and cited USDA estimates that soft red winter wheat states will produce 217 million bushels this year, with partial substitution easing pressure on corn and grain sorghums used for essential war needs.
A reflectiveVillage scene unfolds near Heavenly Bend Judelion where a foxhole death prompts characters to question Earthly ties and consider evacuation. Sammy pushes a radical exit plan while De Land and neighbors weigh faith, hope, and returning to ordinary life as they await more news from Timothy.
Pvt Alfred Richey is being returned to Camp Phillips for questioning in the death of Cpl Peter Defusco 30 Uniontown Pennsylvania whose body was found in a field at the camp with a crushed head. Richey had been part of a burial escort for Defusco and was picked up by the military in Pittsburgh after starting furlough.
Brig Gen Ray G Harris announced last minute changes in B 29 Superfortress deliveries. Modifications are being made at Denver Colorado and Omaha Nebraska by Glenn L Martin Nebraska Co Omaha and Continental Air Lines at Denver. The Omaha Martin plant also builds the bombers.
Lieutenant Beauford Swancutt, sentenced to death by an army court martial for slaying four people, died by hanging in Letterman hospital. Military sources say he used a bed sheet. Swancutt had been wounded in capture and was hospitalized after conviction at Camp Anza. Also, 2nd Lieutenant Joseph N. Gillert Jr. was killed in a Strother Field training crash near Ponca City.
A listing of radio slots across KMBC WREN WDAF and others for July 6, detailing show times and program titles such as Jack Armstrong Big Brother Club Musical Mysteries The World Today Newsroom It's Murder Mr Keen Charlie Chan Lum and Abner Death Valley Days The American Story Those We Love Major Bowes Dinah Shore Victory Band Parade and late night sports and news segments. The dense schedule notes many host names, program titles, and station identifiers, reflecting a busy broadcast day with a mix of entertainment, news, and variety programs.
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