Amendments To OPA Measure Stir Dairy Price Debate
Washington reports the Senate pushed an OPA renewal bill with exemptions and voted 51 to 27 to bar price controls on milk and dairy products. Earlier votes exempted cottonseed and soybeans and meat and poultry decontrol passed 49 to 28. Barkley warned of possible amendments to include other products. Taft proposed reintroducing the original cost-advantage pricing. The bill’s fate hinges on pricing provisions and potential House action. labor statistics show a 2 percent commodity index rise.
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Washington
Cplthe Senate
OPA
Barkley
Wherry
Nebraska
OFA
Senate
Congress
R-Neh
Taft
Ohio
Truman
House
Capitol Hill
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau
Acros
John D. Small
Small
Street Dance Planned Tonight on University Campus
Henry Shenk of the University of Kansas recreation program announced the first street dance of the summer session to be held this evening from 8 to 9 30 in front of Bailey hall on campus. An orchestra will provide music. The event is mainly for students but townspeople may attend. The grove playground is open in the evening.
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Henry Shenk
University of Kansas
Bailey Hall
U. Campus
Grove
Britain Backs United States in Protesting Seizure by Russians
London reports Britain supports the United States protest against Soviet seizure of German assets in Austria. A Foreign Office spokesman said Britain fears Austrian economy and independence may be jeopardized by Russian actions. General Clark informed Vienna the US will renounce its share of German assets in Austria and hand them to Austria as part of Potsdam asset settlement.
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Britain
United States
London
Foreign Office
Great Britain
Austria
Mark Clark
Soviet Union
Vienna
Mark W. Clark
Clark
L. V
Karrasov
Chanclor
Leopold Figl
Record Corn Crops and Butter Costs Jump
The agriculture department forecasts a record 3 341 646 41 bushels of corn and 1 090 092 060 bushels of wheat for the year. Butter price rises 14 cents a pound to 74 cents wholesale as Lawrence grocers and producers negotiate future prices.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Lawrence Grocers
Lawrence Milk and Butter Distributors
Lawrence Creameries
Cooler Kansas Evening Forecast With Scattered Showers
Weather forecaster S D Flora said cooler air is arriving with north winds shifting east. Highs near 85 to 90 in the northwest and 90 to 94 in the east and south, and lows from 55 to 70 across regions. A few scattered showers possible in the east tonight and tomorrow, with some rural rain totals noted across several counties.
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Topeka
S.D. Flora
Kansas
Flora
Lecompton
Leavenworth
Centralia
Hanover
Concordia
Salina
McPherson G
Larned
Ellis
Phillipsburg
Goodland
Coffeyville
Covered Employment 37 Per Cent Above 1940 Level
Topeka report notes Kansas industry employment rose 37 percent above March 1940 levels by February 1943 peak, then fell. Buffon cites covered employment rising from 141,600 in March 1940 to 235,200 in February 1943, later dropping to 193,900 in March 1946, 32 percent below peak.
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Topeka
Merritt W. Buffon
Buffon
State
Kansas
Population rise noted in 1946 census estimate
The population of the United States was 140,386,509 on January 1, 1946, an increase of 6.6 percent since the 1940 census, with the birth rate declining from wartime highs but returning toward prewar levels, according to the Census Bureau.
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Washington
United States
Census Bureau
Stock Market Update Notes Mixed Index at 60 Stocks
A brief market blurb records 60 stocks with a 79.2 reading and notes yesterday's minor movement. The fragment hints at a stock index snapshot without a full report or list of components.
Not An Epidemic Yet In Kansas Polio Cases Rise In June
Topeka July 1 Twenty one infantile paralysis cases were reported in Kansas last month an all time high for this season with 38 cases for the year to date. State epidemiologist Dr C H Kinnaman said it will take two or three weeks to determine if an epidemic has begun. Only four new cases were reported last week. Cases were scattered across Sedgwick Marion Reno Miami Bourbon Crawford Cherokee and other counties. An erroneous report claimed a city spray. officials said no such move was made and spraying is not a polio preventive. Douglas county reports no cases this year.
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Topeka
Kansas
C. H. Kinnaman
Kinnamdn
Sedgwick County
Marion
Reno
Miami
Bourbon
Crawford
Cherokee
Cawley
Phillips
Ellsworth
Jewell
Washington
Clay
Shawnee
Lyon
Johnson
Labette
Pawnee
McPherson
Seward
State Health Department
Weferce
J. M. Mott
Douglas County
C.H. Kinnaman
Journal-World
Dr. Kinnaman
Kinnaman
Kansas campaign backs WW II memorial drive
Campaigns to raise the Kansas University World War II Memorial fund will cover 65 Kansas counties and 45 out of state cities starting September 16. Kenneth Postlethwaite announces a target of 365 325 for Kansas counties and three Missouri cities. Out of state drives begin December 9 and run through April 12 with a projected 65 000 from those efforts. Gifts total 60 000 so far. The class of 1921 aims for 10 000 as part of 25th anniversary activities, with 1 100 already allocated to the E Moria association.
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Kansas
Kenneth Postlethwaite
The
Memorial Association
Missouri
Kansas City
St. Joseph
Joplin
Postlethwaite
Stumby
E- Moria Association
U S Open to Extending German Disarmament Treaty
Paris July 10 The United States favors widening the German disarmament treaty from 25 to 40 years to address Soviet concerns over adequacy. Byrnes and Molotov clashed in public on the German question as ministers prepared final drafts of peace treaties with Italy Hungary Romania Bulgaria and Finland. The four power council ordered deputies to report by autumn. no immediate action was taken.
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Paris
United States
Germany
Asu. S
James F. Byrnes
V. M. Molotov
Foreign Ministers’ Council
Italy
Hungary
Romania
Bulgaria
Finland
Council
W. M. Molotov
Ernest Bevin
France
Russia
Byrnes
Molotov
Hold Line Attitude Dawns Across Nations After OPA
New York reports show a general hold the line stance on prices amid sharp boosts in some sectors and continuing shortages. Meat and dairy prices rise while supplies improve. debates over government subsidies and rent adjustments create a complex picture with widespread calls for about a 15 percent increase.
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New York
Hunt for six prisoners after train escape near Grove
In Topeka an intensive manhunt for six of seven military prisoners who fled a California to Fort Leavenworth transfer train near Grove begins. Col. Lathrop B Read Jr says nine state patrol cars plus three from the provost marshal host the search with Shawnee County sheriffs. One escapee surrendered at Elk Beal.
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Topeka
Kan
Grove
Enion Pacific
California
Fort Leavenworth
State Highway Patrol
Lathrop B. Read, Jr
Topeka Army Air Field
Shawnee
Read
Elk Beal
ASK NEW STREET SIGNS A campaign by junior chamber
The Junior Chamber of Commerce in Lawrence voted at the Eldridge hotel noon meeting to push a better street marking system. It cited residents’ confusion finding streets and urged City Council to improve markings. The group commended local bakeries for bread famine relief and urged residents to buy local bread.
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Lawrence
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Eldridge Hotel
Kansas City
North Carolina Private Fined After Lichfield Guardhouse Beating Conviction
CP Pfc Arthur B Duncan 24 of Elizabethtown NC was fined 56 for striking a guardhouse prisoner with a club at Lichfield England. He was last of 10 enlisted guards tried for beating soldier prisoners. nine convicted one acquitted. Two officers convicted for permitting beatings and four more officers face charges.
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Bad Nauheim
Germany
Arthur B. Duncan
Elizabethtown
N. C
Lichfield
Duncan
England
Bestings
Ad-Taker Faces Demand to Not Lose Rent Day
A notice warns against losing any day’s rent for an Ad-Taker. The issue centers on preserving all rental payments due to the Ad-Taker’s rightful occupancy and income.
Owner criticizes Red Cross pool supervision at Jayhawk Plunge
Jayhawk Plunge owner J A Lawrence says Red Cross board comments on inadequate supervision are unfounded. He notes guards are high school students Buster Ostorn Mahlon Ball and others, claims efforts to accommodate Red Cross lessons, and asks for an immediate hearing with the Red Cross committee. Lawrence invites improvement suggestions and says the pool is well run.
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J. A. Lawrence
Jayhawk
Red Cross Board
Lawrence
Harold G. Barr
Red Cross Chapter
Buster Ostorn
Mahlon Ball
Thom
Mattion
Jide Stapteron
Atilitiows
Marvin Teans
Red Cross
Emporia
Monkeys in Custody Stirs Lawrence Police Probe
The Lawrence Police detain Chico a 11 month old Banana monkey and four accompanying travelers from Lowell Massachusetts for investigation after Chico alarmed his owner with fruit throwing yelps and breakfast demands. The animal and companions were kept as officers gathered facts.
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Lawrence
Chico
Welfare budget hike for Douglas County 1947 proposed
The Douglas County welfare department plans total expenditures of 314 911 50 for 1947 up from 168 388 43 in 1945. Receipts from state and federal sources total 154 523 04, with 129 488 46 to be county funded from cash reserves and tax levies. The 1947 tax levy is 1 41 mills versus 1 21 in 1946, and total receipts are projected at 4 911 383 versus 252 575 41 in 1946. A 3 000 line item covers county farm expenses with 2 500 receipts leaving 500 net. farm operations support the County Convalescent hospital. A 2 500 wage account is funded to place applicants between jobs and curb general assistance. The budget notes capital outlay for farm machinery and fire stock may not offset receipts.
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Douglas County
Sedgwick
Andy Oper
Bae
T.san
Nulis
Meat Availability Forecast Brightens Yet Prices Seen Higher
Washington reports from July indicate the Republican food study committee predicts meat will be plentiful by week end, while the agriculture department warns supplies overall will lag demand through summer. Fat, cheese, butter, evaporated milk and many cereals likely tight. near normal prices possible if price ceilings are resolved. Meat prices seen about five cents above former ceilings. cattle marketed steadily to shops and homes.
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Washington
Republican Congressional Food Study Committee
Agriculture Department
Department
OPA
Food Industry
Westminster Foundation Board Meeting Report
The Westminster Foundation board of the Synod of Kansas met last evening at First Presbyterian Church after dinner at The Hearth. Attendees included Rev. Dr. Ormo Choghill of Topeka, president, and John Howard of Topeka, treasurer, with Inca committee members Prof. Robert McNair Davis, Caryll J. Dodds, Dean Paul B. Lawson, Mrs. Anna Olinger, and Rev. Theodore H. Aszman.
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Westminister Foundation
Synod of Kansas
First Presbyterian Church
Ormo Choghill
First Presbyterian Church of
Topeka
John Howard
Inca
Robert McNair Davis
Caryll J. Dodds
Paul B. Lawson
Anna Olinger
Theodore H. Aszman
Americans Held in Russian Zone
Berlin reported four Americans missing in the Russian occupation zone are believed held at Oranienburg north of Berlin. Gen. Joseph J. McNarney might intervene as authorities lack definite information. The four are Warrant Officer and Mrs Samuel P Harrison San Antonio Texas Capt Harold Cobin New York and Newark Lt George Wyatt Oklahoma City.
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Berlin
Oranienburg
Joseph J. McNarney
U. S
Europe
MccNarney
Central Council
Samuel P. Harrison
San Antonio
Texas
Harold Cobin
New York
Newark
N. J
George Wyatt
Oklahoma City
Lawrence entomologist and real estate developer S. J. Hunter dies
S. J. Hunter, 79, Lawrence real estate developer and former Kansas state entomologist, died at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after a cerebral hemorrhage. Born in Ireland 1864, he taught at the University of Kansas 27 years and led entomology work, later developing West Hills and Country Club Terrace. Survived by daughter Geneva and granddaughter Janice. Funeral at Plymouth Congregational Church Friday at 10:30 a.m.
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Samuel John Hunter
Lawrence
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Massachusetts Street
West Campus Road
Hunter
Ireland
James H. Hunter
United States
Iowa
Baker University
K. A
Cornell University
Hi Beta Kappa
Sigma Xi
Columbus High School
Atchison County
Zoological Laboratories
Europe
University of Kansas
Kansas State
Marine Biological Laboratory
City Planning Commission
National Commission On Real Estate Taxation
Kansas Council For Defense
Eastern Kansas Teachers Association
A.A.A.S
Kansas Academy of Science
Sportsman's Club of
West Hills
Country Club Terrace
Lida W. Campbell
Geneva Hunter Simmons
Janice Monteith
Plymouth Congregational Church
C. Fosberg Hughes
Oak Hill Cemetery
Corn Looks Strong in Douglas County As Harvest Totals Rise
County Agent Deal Six reports corn in good condition across Douglas County with the southwest needing rain. Wheat and oats harvest nearly complete and no reports of rot. Kaw Valley potato growers have marketed 765 carloads of Irish Cobbler and Red Warbas, surpassing pre-season estimates by 165 cars with expectations to exceed 800 this week.
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Douglas County
Deal Six
Kaw Valley
Commissioners to Start On County Budget July 16
Work on the 1946 Douglas county budget begins July 16 as county officers refine their annual plans. A proposed one half mill health levy was discussed but deferred until budget work starts. State withdrawals of health funds prompted the levy proposal. The budget will be published August 1 with hearings August 12. interested groups should file requests beforehand.
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Douglas County
Lawrence Public Schools Ninth Year Report to Board Seeks Expanded Program
The Lawrence public schools annual foreword by Supt. Saltzman notes need for higher achievement with nine Stanford tests across grades 3 4 5 6 7 9. It details attendance 3110 and faults strengths of Cordley Winckney Pinekney in various subjects plus calls for a longer school day flexible programs and a new arithmetic series. The board approved the 30 page report with printing cost 10670 and mailing 1830 copies 2137 total 21807. Saltzman resigns August 1 and was absent on vacation. Hartford residents plan to continue opposition to Strawn reservoir project as part of flood control program.
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Lawrence Public Schools
Board of Education
George Saltzman
Stanford
Lawrence
Cordley and
Winckney
Saltzman
Mark Lamb
Ard
Lana
Kansas
Hartford
Kan
Duty 10
Strawn Reservoir
Army Engineers
Hartford Land Vicinity
Weather forecast for Kantan-Fair area
Kantan Fair region shows showers in west and north with southeast thunder showers. Cooler tonight. Thursday fair centered southeast. Expect high temperatures around the a0s.
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