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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1943
Page
4
A biblical passage from Acts 26 18 emphasizes opening eyes turning people from darkness to light and from Satan's power to God so they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among the sanctified by faith in Paul.
Six years into the war China nears a seventh year as Chiang Kai-shek predicts victory in about two years. Chinese leaders and the public hope for a successful end, though toil and sacrifices continue. The war is viewed as shared by the United States and China with a joint path to victory.
The Capital Bonfire leaders delay a proposed probe into Vice President Wallace and Jesse Jones of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. They struggle to find a path likely to unravel the tangle, noting the affair is queer and unclear in purpose. Washington weighs whether to call in a White House fire department as Jones fires 7,000 incendiary words.
Early information suggests the initial German summer drive in Russia stalled at all points with heavy losses of personnel and equipment. The opening attack showed strong punch, hinting at undisclosed aims, while Russian defense appears more capable, potentially limiting any full-scale German advance.
The new wheat crop begins to flow into terminals straining facilities. Analysts say yields may be below last year but current demand and processing capacity are at full use for the moment.
A German military commentator notes a decided turn in affairs in the south Pacific. The turn favors the Allies as Japan struggles to hold captured territory. Allied preparation for offensive has been completed under difficult conditions. American advances to the northward are deliberate and aimed at retaining gains.
The late Representative Guyer will leave a functioning office in Washington for six months or until a successor is elected. It will provide non legislative services to constituents as during Guyer’s years in Congress. R. C. Jones, longtime secretary to Guyer, will head the office bringing knowledge and experience to assist with issues in the national capital.
In the South Pacific a key aim is luring the Japanese fleet into battle. Japanese forces practice a holding style that minimizes targets and lengthens ground gains. American troops on Attu faced this method, which caused trouble but did not allow Japan to hold.
The Axis white paper argues Britain is to blame for bombing guilt, illustrating Nazi tactics being used against them as the war ruins German cities.
The article argues public ownership of street railways and utilities damages efficiency and service. It warns city run systems become patronage reservoirs, risking poor management and political use of jobs. It urges public control via franchise suspension to keep private firms accountable.
An elderly Lawrence resident urges city leaders to fund a larger airport with more hangar space and longer runways. The writer recalls early aviation and warns complacency could cost the region its aviation future. A second section discusses China, U S wartime policy, and Allied efforts against Japan with references to shortages and strategic timing.
In a sixth anniversary broadcast Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek declares confidence that allied victory over Japan is attainable within two years. He warns that the path will be the hardest stretch and urges Chinese resolve amid heavy burdens.
Summer union church services to be led by Rev. Seth W. Slaughter at South Park. Raw Valley leads national potato production with a price of 2.25 per 100 pounds. About 50 Douglas County 4 H youth to attend camp near Tonganoxie July 27 to 30, per Martha Lou Perkins. Douglas County Medical Society meets at Memorial Hospital with strong attendance. Patee theater upgrades air cooling system. first used last night. Sunflower 4 H girls plan a bake sale at Dunmire’s tomorrow. Edwin E. Slosson, Independent editor, lectured at the University this week. Fewer than half of Douglas County motor vehicle owners have licenses for 1918-19, says County Treasurer I C Stevenson. Mary Starrett married Andrew Porter at the Starrett home. Mrs Ralph Achning spent today in Kansas City.
Twenty five years ago Lawrence housewives faced a personal sign pledge to buy three pounds per person per month in two pound lots. Local merchants today distributed prizes won at Thursday Brown's Grove celebration. A luncheon at the University club honored guests.
Forty years ago the post office department praised every rural route in the county as a success and said they would be continued. Mr and Mrs W R Smith left for Omaha after attending the national editorial association meeting.
Philadelphia scene shows Joe Wilder serving hundreds of Temple students with unusual orders including tomato liverwurst apple jelly and mayo on raisin bread. In Laurens a wife writes to her army doctor husband in the South Pacific hoping for a homecoming call on the phone. The bell rings unexpectedly with news from San Francisco.
Officials at a Fort Knox golf tournament say a course siren will be used to halt play for rain or lightning, not as an alert for raiders. The system is described as a safety measure during the Kentucky open event on the Fort Knox course.
Dr and Mrs Nelson P Horn traveled to Memphis Missouri to visit his mother with Mrs William McGlumphy joining at Cameron to see old friends. Rev and Mrs Runyan hosted a luncheon in Wellsville for Mrs Minnie Campbell of Amarillo Texas. Mrs E N Martin, former Zeta Tau Alpha house mother, visited Baldwin briefly. Dr and Mrs H K Ebright and daughter dined with Rev H E McLeod in Edgerton. Gilbert M Gander left Baldwin for a Girl Reserve conference at Camp Wood Elm Dale. At Rotary C O Smith outlined the year’s work and committees with guests Paul Wolf and several ministers. A large crowd gathered at First Methodist to honor Mrs George M Liston, who died. Services were led by Rev Clyde W Brewater with music by Lenore Williams and violin by Mrs Edward Allerdice. Burial at Oakwood, with many Liston family members present. Relatives included Virdon M Liston, Emil Liston, Floy Liston, and others from Wichita to Grain Valley Missouri. The Liston family and friends from Baldwin and area attended. Reverend and Mrs Lewis of Stanberry Missouri visited Miss Anna Lewis after their Ozarks honeymoon.
Experimental development by Hercules Powder researchers has enabled smokeless powder production from wood pulp, increasing output for the United Nations by about 25 percent. The Sunflower Ordnance Works near DeSoto uses the new process for Army and Navy needs, freeing Canada and Australia from cotton dependence. The approach saves an estimated 20 million dollars in 1943 compared with cotton-based manufacture.
Emporia July 7 A Kansas War Savings poster 22 by 28 inches highlights the talents of Emporia State Teachers College. The design features a dozen views of students and instructors from the college broadcasting programs in the series To Make Men Free. Five thousand posters will be mailed nationwide and ten thousand within Kansas. The program series included thirteen half hour programs. Russell Porter of the speech department wrote the scripts and Orion Dalley directed the college band and orchestra.
The Sunflower Ordnance Works hosts William Thomson Mitchell Donald Scott Mumford and Ian McGregor-Muir. All three bring British ordnance experience from Radford and Britain with backgrounds in mechanical engineering chemistry and Royal Air Force service.
The city tire rationing board issued three grade I tires and six grade II tires in a quiet session. Five truck tires four truck tubes and five truck retreads completed the day. On July 1 Dr H W Craig Route 1 received a new car certificate and Miss Irene Gugin Baldwin July 2. Roland Willenburg and Miss Shirley Cox Lawrence earned bicycle certificates on July 2.
Wartime Kansas harvest relies on women workers in fields as men ship out. G D Willems of Medora praises a Rock Island foreman's wife who gathered a crew of two women and two men and their driver to shock and speed the wheat work.
Lincoln Elliot a newly appointed military governor in a French Central African colony disguises as an Arab to seek adventure. He reunites with Sitt Fasiha and encounters Ali el Andalusi the blind former Emir as a tale of secrets and orders unfolds. To Be Continued.
Farmers report early yields higher than expected with Elmer Poland near Lyons seeing 17 to 18 bushels per acre and John Godfrey near Chase averaging 25. Wichita county forecasts about 1 350 000 bushels, about 90 percent of last year. Local elevators report movement limits due to car shortages as optimism grows.
Pratt county reports wheat arriving at local elevators shows better quality with weights averaging 57 to 58 pounds. Yield ranges widely from as low as six bushels per acre to 15 or more, indicating uneven production across fields.
Listings for July 7 and 8 radio programs across WREN KMBC and WDAF include Jack Armstrong Jeri Sullivan Is Your War KMBC West. Echoes Newscasts Easy Aces Lum and Abner The Lone Ranger Tommy Dorsey and more with orchestras and theatre shows across times from 5:30 PM to 11:43 PM featuring Fred Waring Grace Fields Gracie Fields and Lou Breeze.
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