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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1949
Page
1
London dock workers vote to return to duties Monday ending a June 27 walkout that disrupted vital exports and lifted national emergency controls. Government troop deployments rose to 11,397 as losses neared £400,000.
London reports outline Winston Churchill planning a major policy speech in Wolverhampton before 50,000 listeners as the Tory party readies its 1950 election stance. The wartime premier, fresh from clashes with Ernest Bevin, has sharpened attacks on the Labour government amid a heated Commons exchange over Roosevelt and Germany.
Governor Frank appoints Dr Murray C Eddy to the state medical registration and examination board to fill an unexpired term ending April 30. The announcement also reappoints Dr J D Colt Jr of Manhattan for a four year term ending April 30, 1953.
Washington July 22 The House crushed the Brannan farm plan and votes 383 to 25 to extend wartime price supports at 90 percent parity. Senator Thomas urged Senate committee action to seek a compromise while other farm senators warned of defeat and possible delay into next year. The coalition called the plan political bait and opposed primarily by farmers, with labor backing.
Brunswick Maine July 22 The atomic energy commission chief Senator Sumner Pike says the nation can bend its atomic sword to a plowshare when world peace is secure He outlines plans to complete two reactor plants in two years and two more in three years with first units near Arco Idaho He notes a dispute over custody of completed weapons with the Defense Department was resolved by the president in favor of the commission.
In Topeka Kansas Southwestern Bell Tele phones asks for a 3460000 annual rate increase while the Kansas Corporation Commission delays cases with questions and objections. The commission plans a recess for preparation as the firm cites a prior 3250000 temporary rise granted in January.
The Dallas regional housing expediter’s office announced that rent increases averaging about 10 percent were granted to 412 landlords in the southwest during the past two months. The action affected properties in Texas Louisiana Arkansas Oklahoma Missouri Kansas and nearby areas. Local tenants may see higher housing costs as a result.
Lawrence public schools undergo repainting and cleaning for September opening. At senior high, cafeteria and home economics rooms are repainted. Cordley second grade rooms receive furniture. J unior high clock tower to be razed. fire escapes installed by September. Lincoln redecorated. Woodlawn gym roof replaced. New York and Pinckney rooms heated and painted.
The Lafayette County sheriff’s office reports three men admitted armed robbery of a Ray’s cafe area filling station on Highway 24 last Saturday. They were jailed in Lexington and face charges. cases include an attempted robbery of a Kansas City service station. Suspects named are Paul Nelson Silvey 21 Luther Wallace Silvey 23 both Seattle Washington and James Howard Larkin 16 Kansas City Missouri.
Governor Thomas E. Dewey names a seven man watch-dog committee to monitor New York state business conditions amid a recession. The panel will report on economic status within days and suggest steps to prevent further decline. Dewey rejects the idea of an emergency, calling the action a report of facts with continuous watchfulness.
Fire destroyed one of the oldest grade schools in the county after a nearby blaze spread through the building. Damage cost not stated, with local firefighters responding from Mission and surrounding districts. No injuries reported.
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The Senate approved the North Atlantic treaty 82 to 13 paving the way for President Truman to seek an arms program for Europe. The plan envisions over a billion dollars in arms over 12 months and faces questions about atomic weapon references.
Boeing officials said a previously announced class will open at Belle Plaine as part of an expanding off job training program linked to a cover and renovation effort. This move aims to develop expertise and meet the needs to modernize the B 47.
The report notes eight stock listings closing with a combined average of 624, a decline of 1 point from the previous session. Individual movers are not detailed in the fragment.
Washington reports the Atlantic pact nations show superior armed force and industrial capacity. Military manpower, minus reserves, tops about 1,171,000 versus Soviet satellites. naval power favors the West. air power suggests parity or advantage for bombers. Steel and coal lead the West four to one and two to one respectively. oil in 1946 favored the West 10 to one.
A group of 30 4 H and Future Farmers of America members plus county farm agent instructors and club advisors conducted a second judging tour over five stops. Participants classified Holsteins Brown Swiss Ayrshire Guernsey and Jersey cattle and explained their choices before a final summary by Paul Johnson and assistants Edwin Sample and W R Essick.
Miss Louise A Wiedemann longtime Lawrence music teacher dies at Lawrence Memorial hospital age 73 born in Lawrence educated at University of Kansas 1897 taught until recently founder of Local Accredited Music Teachers Association involved in Plymout h Congregational church PEO Mu Phi Epsilon and Music Club surviving mother and funeral details set at 1611 Massachusetts Street services Monday private at home cemetery in Oak Hill contributions welcomed to Cancer fund
Dean Morton C. Cunningham of Maryville Missouri State Teachers College was named president of Fort Hays State College in Hays Kansas by the Kansas Board of Regents. Effective August 15 he succeeds Dr L D Wooster who retires July 15. Cunningham, 45, has been dean at Missouri Western since 1945 and holds AB MA and PhD degrees from Westminster College and Missouri University. He is married with two children and has held multiple Missouri education and civic positions.
A cool air mass brought heavy rain across much of Kansas last night with totals up to 10 inches. Cottonwood Falls logged 3.55 inches and Sublette 3.20, with many towns recording over an inch. Weatherman Richard A. Garrett forecast continuing showers in southeast areas and a cool, partly cloudy Saturday with highs near 90. Temperature drops reached 24 degrees in Topeka. lows near 63 degrees reported at Goodland and Garden City.
Heat relief arrives in the northern and central plains as drier cooler air moves into much of the midwest. High 80s to 90s and humidity persist in eastern and southern regions while parts of Texas Oklahoma reach above 100. Showers bring brief relief in some hot spots, with scattered rain across the midwest and in New Mexico West Virginia and Florida.
The University of Kansas Department of Chemical Engineering, led by Dr J O Maloney, receives a 36000 grant from the U S Atomic Energy Commission for the year. The project, started with Office of Naval Research support, now focuses on small distillation units and separation efficiencies of multi component mixtures.
Robert Charlton becomes incoming commander of the Dorsey Liberty post with officers installed at the post hall last night. Bill Pasewark and Frank Sullivan conducted the ceremony. Other new officers include Robert Graham first vice commander Lyman Wiley second vice commander Ernest Klooz finance officer the Rev George Towle chaplain Ted Davis historian Chris Meyers sergeant at arms John Andrews Ernest Pontius and Simon Hurwitz L E Morgan executive and club room committee members. The district trophy was presented by George Starkey to the post. The meeting discussed youth sports hobby clubs and programs for disabled veterans and war widows.
A thundershower brought .41 inch rainfall locally with Worden reporting 1.31 inches. The day cooled from 100 to 86 at 3 pm and 75 by 5 pm, while rivers Kaw and Wakarusa remained steady. Farmers hailed a “corn rain” aiding the crop season.
Washington reports the Agriculture Department asks major wheat states to cut 1950 acreages by 10.8 to 35.6 percent as part of plans to reduce grain surpluses. Colorado faces a 35.5 percent cut, North Dakota 10.8. National allotment set at 68.944 million acres, about 17 percent below 83.173 million last year.
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