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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1946
Page
4
Advertisements show office rates for Journal World Life at 733 Massachusetts Street Lawrences Kansas with annual and six month prices. A notice of publication of elections appears daily except Sunday from the Bureau of Cheletions. The page includes a Bible verse James 1 4 and a note about a postal registration under an act dated July 8.
The Price Line notes a wary first week without wartime controls as prices fluctuated with no clear shortages. Geary items rose overall, but supporters and critics call for moderation and a careful return path. The Senate weighs partial reimposition and a measured, workable compromise.
John Potucek pulls out of the Democratic nomination race for governor citing slim chances. Observers expect Harry Woodring to loom large as an opposed candidate, while references to a brewery wagon metaphor signal ongoing campaign tactics.
The article notes Mississippi Democratic leaders weighed sending outside forces to oppose Bilbo in the primary but chose to stay out. Bilbo won decisively, possibly aided if outside interests had intervened. It compares to Washington’s failed effort to topple Peron in Argentina, where voters chose their leader by a large margin. The message: voters act independently of external planning.
Allied forces struggle to keep order in Trieste as Italian and Yugoslav factions contest Istria. Yugoslav claims, backed by Russia, threaten to seize the peninsula by conquest, a move condemned by the United Nations Charter.
The United States abandons isolation as it faces a growing East West controversy. The nation must negotiate policy to address the mounting tensions and craft a course amid competing global aims.
A pre dated Soviet order purporting to seize 75 percent of Austria's industrial plants for reparations is seen as a crooked move. Published as if June 27, the date coincides with a new Austrian control agreement. The article argues the act reveals Soviet opposition to the peace conference and suggests a ploy to continue looting Europe.
The London Observer notes five million former Axis nation prisoners of war remain in captivity or as slave laborers. It urges early peace conference action and treats ending POW exploitation as key. The United States and Great Britain agree to lift wartime economic blacklist on foreign firms, a positive step toward relief.
The piece surveys competing factions in Washington over the OPA fallout and the Hobbs anti racketeering bill. It notes labor leaders’ hostility to enforcement gaps and praises Harold D Smith’s World Bank appointment, while mentioning the ongoing struggle between price controls and free markets and a race between a Victory garden and birds for ripe tomatoes.
The piece argues Russia used a covert seizure of three quarters of Austria's industrial capacity to cement control in the Soviet sphere, keeping troops in place amid Allied hopes for rapid evacuation and a treaty granting Austria independence. It notes Moscow's aim to extend influence across eastern Europe and questions the pace of withdrawal versus ratification timelines.
More than 500 friends and associates filled Memorial Presbyterian Church to pay final tribute to Judge Guy T. Helvering who died July 4 in Washington. Rt Rev John T Golder called him a great American with a common touch. Burial followed in Marveville cemetery conducted by the minister and the Masonic lodge. Cocoa grows wild in Haiti.
The city council granted permission to the Young Republican club to hang a large neon sign across Massachusetts street reading London for President. Local social notes include multiple marriages, anniversaries, births, and engagements among Ottawa Lawrence Montclair and Fairview residents, with weddings and hires listed.
Twenty five years ago banks agreed to finance the K. U. stadium so construction could begin immediately. Midge Dashiel bought the metal merchandise store at Sib ley. Mrs. and Mrs. Walter Parsons of Vinland spent the Fourth at the Nelson Joy home here. Mrs. George Griffith and daughter of Pleasant Valley visited Lawrence Friday. A rare occurrence took place July 3.
Forty years ago the Review of Reviews featured an Ibsen article by Selden L. Whitcomb of K University. The World runs a first of a series of travel letters by Prof. E F Engel written aboard a liner before landing in England. Local social notes mention house parties and visits among Lizzie Beard and Lena Beard, Luncheon Club events, and various residents in Kansas and nearby towns.
The U S Public Health Service mobile chest X ray unit will park at the Memorial Union Kansas University for public inspection and free X rays today as part of the Kansas Health Education conference. Miss May Hare announced the unit will remain on the Union’s first floor for the rest of the week with attendance from about 100 county health officers and nurses. Consultants include Frank Stafford Vivian Drenkhahn Bess Exton and Melvina Palmer from national health education and tuberculosis groups.
Willard R. Larkin, Lawrence building inspector, issued three building permits last week for new structures. Charles Hicks receives a small concrete brick show building at 307 North Third Street, Jack Ballinger a three room house at 2021 Rhode Island Street, and J C Brooks an addition to the warehouse at 715 New Jersey Street. Also noted is a change of venue for the first annual 4 H camp workshop from the state camp to the clubs encampment building in Manhattan Kansas.
A compact clue list presents a horizontal and vertical crossword with definitions for terms such as Adage Amphitheatre and Greek letter, plus a set of short answers including prepositions and body parts. The grid references span topics from language to geography.
GP W C Strafuss, 79, who vanished July 8 from a son's farm near Homewood, was located late last night on a farm near Michigan Valley in Osage county. No dates changed for the Kansas state fair at Hutchinson, set for July 10 through 13.
Mrs Scott Kregar and daughters Nancy and Connie visit Caldwell relatives while Mrs Sehafstall hosts. Mrs Walter Hellstrom marks Ray Hellstroms eleventh birthday with ice cream and cake and a guest list including Winona Penfold and others. Nearby visits include Mrs Ruth Ewing Smith of California and Mrs Sarah Stephen taking a Fourth of July picnic with Dr Florence Barrows and Misses Julia and Josephine Hillbroave. several family gatherings and weddings noted in Danforth channel and Fulton Missouri visitors.
Community events include visits to Denver and Kansas City, a wedding in Myers Hall, cafe sale, Fourth of July gatherings, Cub Scout meetings, family dinners, and travel between Osage City Topeka and nearby towns. Several injuries and illnesses are noted along with funeral attendance and local picnics.
Barber of Manhattan spent the weekend with their mother Mrs. C. A. Sloan. Bonner Ener Speing spent the Fourth with Oy ands Se.
Miss Ethal Payne of Pasadena visited Baldwin relatives before heading to Chautauqua New York for the summer. The Higging and Steele families moved back to Baldwin while Kabler prepares to attend a funeral in Kingman. Albert Wright's funeral is described with details of his life from 1862 and Baker University ties. Numerous out of town relatives attended the services in Baldwin and surrounding areas.
A new one unit hearing aid claims major advances with no separate battery pack and easy self adjustment. The X cell maintains full power for up to 50 hours, reducing need for frequent battery changes. Makers Bel tone invite readers to request a free booklet and home demonstration from their Chicago address.
A dense listing of Monday through Tuesday evening into night radio programming across WREN KMBC and WDAF stations. It itemizes show titles such as The Lone Ranger, Lucent News, Lum and Abner, and various musical variety hours with station identifiers, times, and program notes.
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