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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1948
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR text references the Audit Bureau of Circulation, a daily paper stamped at a post office in a Kentucky region, under the Act of March 3, 1873. The dated line indicates July 29, with authority from governmental officials. The legible portion mentions a court scene and composed angelic impression amid formal notices.
President Truman pushes for new measures including price controls in a special session amid a heated Congress. Democrats show deep rifts with southern lawmakers and anticipated filibusters, signaling strong political conflict over inflation, the black market, and national economic policy.
Beginning of peacetime draft prompts call for draft boards but Labette county struggles to appoint members. Across about 49 counties similar issues delay certification to the adjutant general. Douglas county reports three veterans who served during the war have joined its board. The county draft will proceed with experienced members interpreting regulations and balancing government powers with citizens rights.
W Bedett Smith travels to Moscow to discuss Berlin deadlock with top Russian officials. Aimed at revealing Soviet aims in Eastern Europe and reactions with former Soviet allies, the talks seek to move discussions from occupation leaders to the highest authorities. Critics urge a nonviolent solution at the top, warning of potential clashes.
Ready for High Post Andrew Schoeppel has built a careful campaign across Kansas for the United States Senate. Across towns he receives praise and hints of support while voters discuss a chance to meet him and hear his platform. Schoeppel pursues experience and knowledge to help him serve in Washington.
Discussion centers on enforcement against repeat offenders as raids target bars, taverns, and public seating. Observers argue repeal of prohibition won’t end law violations and that strict enforcement remains necessary regardless of a state store system or potential package liquor laws.
Attorney General Ann cites Kansas law compliance for an independent rating. Wallace electors may appear under a different party name in other states. Dixiecrats failed to meet party procedure deadlines in Kansas and thus cannot appear on the November ballot due to omitting primary participation.
The State Journal outlines the Democratic platform praising wartime preparation for peace and reconversion, aiming to sustain employment and prosperity. It argues the party will provide adequate food and clothing without pricing out the average worker, while warning about rising costs and the need for stable leadership.
Tito, leader of Yugoslavia, resists Cominform pressure from Moscow and asserts independence within the Yugoslav Communist Party. The eight hour defense session praises Tito as he defies Soviet dictates, while Moscow fears a Balkan federation and a challenge to its dominance.
Fragmentary OCR text covers a birthday note for a New Mexico youth age sixteen and scattered garbled phrases about driving, vacation return, and a torturer. The readable items are sparse and inconclusive, offering no clear incident or outcome to report.
The Old Home Town notes a Wednesday dinner honoring Mr. and Mrs. Morgan Rarick with guests Mrs. and Mrs. Earl Marriott. A plate is waved for a new arrival, a son born this morning, as Ted Downe heads to New York with his aunt, Dr. Cora Peans, to travel Europe including the Bavarian Tyrol and England.
Twenty five years ago Mrs Carrie B Murphy was named matron of Corbin Hall the new University dormitory for girls Oscar King and Mary Davidson of Perry obtained a license to wed here yesterday grain dealers quoted 80 cents a bushel for No 2 hard wheat or better today Miss Elizabeth Brodhead hosted a party for several girls including Helen W Mins Mildred Cutter Mena Gustafson Ruth Milliken and Mira Frances Milliken Miss Josephine Hoge of Wellington visited then left with Nell Buchanan Mr and Mrs Vic Keller returned from a week with friends in Topeka Howard Short of Ellinwood is visiting F A Mundell at 1134 Ohio Street Mrs C G Markham and Miss Virginia Markham of Baldwin were Lawrence visitors today Mrs Q P Barber and daughter Mable went to Kansas City Lena Badsky is home from Chicago where she has been studying Margaret Martin of Perry left this morning for a northern destination
Raad Switzerland hosts a balloon foxhunt by the automobile club with a 2200 cubic meter bag, a crew of three aboard, and a four hour chase ending about 120 kilometers from Olten. Wind pushed the craft toward the French border risking diplomatic protest if it crossed. A Cotton Analyzer in Manchester by the British Cotton Industry Research Association analyzes waste by separating lint from debris to assess quality.
Myra Sheldon reports a late afternoon fire alarm at Asa home from Kansas City. Fire Chief Wheeler arrived and extinguished a blaze in his own car, after a three week trip to aid in Colorado Springs.
The piece argues for nationalizing horse racing and applying anti trust and tax laws to horses, proposing measures like dead heats and penalties for speedsters. It traces British agriculture from famine to improved breeding via Enclosure Acts and laments socialist influences returning to power.
Napoleonville Louisiana profile of postman J. Ousac who covers 64 miles of water routes three days a week to serve about 500 residents around Lake Verret. A marine postal route veteran of 14 years he rarely misses deliveries due to storms and assists locals who mostly speak French. His 20 foot motor boat greets at landings, sparking family gatherings as residents rely on fishing crabbing shrimping trapping and selling goods to earn up to 500 dollars.
The Neosho river flood inundated southeastern Kansas and entered Oklahoma's Grand Lake with a 100 200 cubic feet per second inflow. Flood gates at Pensacola dam sat exposed while water rose to 748.1 feet, three feet above normal. The crest reached 24.4 feet at Commerce as upstream waters receded toward Chanute and Gawego. Miami's southern outskirts were underwater for seven or eight blocks, with 27 more details cut off.
A fragmentary OCR style item lists a sequence of terms and clues including radio actress ROBLEONTAL, Mercure, and scrambled entries such as Mountain lymphs, Readjust, Dinembark, Shrub genua, and Agente ab. This reads as a puzzle or word list with scattered definitions and incomplete entries ending with a fragment "She is the".
The document notes a new section of Poland marriage laws allowing courts to order all wages or part of a drinking husband's income to a needy wife. It also mentions earliest ceramists in the Nile Valley about 12 to 18,000 years ago as forerunners of tile and rotters makers.
Freq W Kahn of Lawrence visits Baldwin friends this week. Youth Fellowship Institute on Baker campus hosts Cheas to M0. Rev Joyce Wilson of Topeka leads evening music at Mulvane Hall. Bride Gale Carleon wed Virgil Gooding in Baldwin First Congregational Church. Funeral for phen A Thorne. marriage of Gale Carleton to Virgil Gooding followed. Out of town relatives attend.
Fragmentary radio schedule lists programs and stations including KMBC WREN WDAF KBON and WDAP. Entries show times such as 6 06 and 7 30 with shows like Mr Keen Armed Services Dance Music and Bob Hawk Show, indicating a diverse evening lineup across multiple stations.
Me and Mrs Faut Papenhausen and two daughters hosted relatives in Topeka and Kansas City with Sunday dinner. Visitors included Mr and Mrs Eddie Papenhausen and others from Milford and DeSoto. Funeral for William Roselle noted at Ford funeral home. Various neighbors and relatives spent days in Topeka and Kansas City.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions multiple call signs and entities including Weather Bureau and news items. Key readable pieces reference KMIC Barrett, WDAF XKew Frigay and Ameri car, along with Weather Bureau and Univ Theatre.
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