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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1948
Page
4
The piece notes shortages keep prices high with law of supply and demand at work. It cites the federal commerce department finding essentials while President Truman’s message to Congress ignores underlying inflationary causes.
The United Nations commission on conventional armaments pauses key disarmament efforts until big powers agree on police, atomic energy, and treaties with Germany and Japan. The cold war limits the agency’s peacekeeping role, with Russia and the democracies locked in a broader struggle. A Russian push for world dominance fuels ongoing conflict and a fragile ceasefire only with Moscow’s restraint.
Local Baldwin residents engage in home redecorating at the Alpha Chi house. A number of social events are noted including a wedding at Kansas City with Miss Colleen McCargo and Melvin Schwartz, and a wedding reception at Wood McCarthy’s home. Birth announced for Bruce Warren at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Guests from Topeka, Kansas City, and Texas attend various gatherings and services.
Radio listings show WDAF and KMBC schedule entries for July 3 including The Lone Ranger on KMBC, Abbott and Costello on KMBC WDAP Jing and Tex, District Attorney and The Whistler on KMBC, and various WREN and 6:02 PM segments with on air personalities like Reachine Gatton, Elmer Davia, and Jack Pearl Show. The lineup features weather reports, supper club segments, stage programs, and national minstrel entries with times noted.
Well qualified Frank L Hagaman seeks renomination for lieutenant governor. He has four terms in the Kansas House including speaker in 1945 and served as presiding officer of the state senate. Hagaman's career includes the governors conference work and World War I Rainbow Division service with wounds.
Local broadcast listings show a July evening lineup with WDAF Hollywood Star preview at 6 48. KNBO XNewe Stewart highlights a photographer segment and Noble Dance Muste WEAR is scheduled. Heart of America se offers a DAV Newscast.
Princeton scientists launched a tethered balloon string to record cosmic ray events. The sighting triggered a prompt public report clarifying the purpose. Other sections noted reports of stratite objects in the sky with no explanation forthcoming. Observers described late summer migratory patterns and southbound pigeons.
Private debt climbs amid inflation as Americans struggle to meet essentials. Despite easier credit, rising prices outpace wages, forcing prudent individuals to cut spending and seek ways to reduce or avoid new debt in a shifting economic climate.
The text discusses Soviet and Western roles after World War II, noting Russian leverage in postwar negotiations and supply lines to Berlin. It critiques Allied and German supply dynamics and suggests arms regulation efforts paused as peace takes precedence amid inflationary pressures.
Kansas congressmen were recalled from their districts near the end of the primary season to attend a congressional gathering called by President Truman. The move could give an advantage to opponents, though likely only a small effect on primary results. Voters will weigh the incumbents' absence as attention to public business, potentially offsetting gains by those who stayed to finish campaigns.
Kansas faces renewed flood control talk as major flood risk looms amid progress from reservoirs and dikes. Modern engineering, though costly, yields results against smaller overflows while laymen question handling of river valley fills.
A Cornell University professor argues slim people live longer and women outlive men by about eight years. He criticizes wives for neglecting husbands' diets, suggesting female attention to their figures influences longevity. He notes fashion and indifference to paunches affect health outcomes.
Washington July 28 The American Legion urged Congress to pass seven pending measures with direct impact on veterans affairs including housing and social security. Only universal militarization was referred. the rest await action. John T. Taylor Legion legislative director sent letters to all members.
Fragmented note edits discuss film reductions in a western prison, a dog treated as family, and the public’s mixed view of relaxation and travel. The text hints at social quirks, financial concerns, and changing attitudes toward pets and entertainment.
Dr and Mrs X P Sherwood and family depart tomorrow for an extended abroad trip. Mr and Mrs C A Van Deusen host a birthday party for granddaughter Jean Stauffer of St Louis. Miss Elena Ernst heads to New Orleans for a Havana Panama cruise. Sally Fitzpatrick returns from five weeks at Estes Park Girls Camp. Dorie Mae Shelby visits Marjorie Channel in Holton.
Twenty five years ago an electrical storm struck four farms near Lawrence causing fires and wreckage. Perry Johnson’s Prairie Center home burned as did a barn near the Country club owned by Jack Kelsey with two horses killed. Peter Brecheisen’s hay barn near Eudora burned, and a stock and hay barn belonging to Horace Woodard of Prairie 3 Rant Tracy Kansas City visitor Mrs Ramon D Carr. Widespread disruption noted with water puddles in the west part after rain. Wedding of Mabel Wickersham and Finis Francisco held at the bride’s parents’ home on Ohio Street.
Dr. J H Nelson, dean and committee chair, announced 24 University of Kansas scholarship winners for the coming year. About half will enter KU this year. others were students last year. Awards total roughly 100 dollars each, funded by gifts and bequests from individuals and groups. The list includes many named recipients across gifts from Student Union Book Store, Women’s Self-Assortation, and various unnamed donors, with recipients from Kansas City to Topeka and beyond.
New Haven July 28 Stephen J Supina the peace advocate who bombed United Nations headquarters was turned over to Nassau County authorities for trial on malicious mischief. Judge Celotte noted his war record and ordered extradition after a psychiatrist found him mentally competent. Supina, 86, flew a rented plane to drop a one pound stick of dynamite over U N headquarters to draw attention to peace.
In Arkansas Democratic primary McMath leads Holt by 122000 votes with runoff set for August 10. Holt, a 15 year old Little Rock native and former attorney general, secured the runoff over Mack Mackrell. Governor race draws major interest as two statewide and three congressional races were decided with partial precinct results reported.
An allied official reports MacArthur’s letter supports limiting government strike rights and urges amendments to Japan’s public service law. Killen, leader at allied headquarters, cautions against leftist influence and calls for moderate, stabilizing labor policy while unions seek collective bargaining assurances.
General Omar Bradley, speaking at Fort Knox, endorsed separating white and Negro units at lower army levels. He cited the presidential order promising equality of treatment and opportunity in the armed services, and argued segregation should apply only to military relations within ranks.
The page features a roster of clues for a crossword style puzzle with entries spanning horizontal and vertical lines. Notable items reference government, measurements, Greek terms, and various everyday words, inviting solvers to complete the grid.
The article details a local wedding with numerous relatives attending. Included are Mr and Mrs William Cox and the Cox family, Mrs Walter Parker returning from Montana, and various guests from Kansas and surrounding areas. It notes plans for a Kinloin city hall hail, with Paulina Cory as a receiving board member.
Minnie Tt Edelmtark Lena Wilson Lilian Gabriel Krod Kater and O J Dunlap appear among county board members with several others like Peart Bernita Alle Miltura Carrie Foraythe Bertha Pe Aie Bert Saiwakd and Eilene Wood Mra Mrs Ralph Schmidt in attendance. The piece lists visiting relatives, travel to Denver Manhattan and Kansas City and various family gatherings at Mer Enek lantge SE and Mer Grosdidier.
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