Voice of Wisdom injunction echoes Proverbs guidance
A compact religious note urges readers to seek understanding and avoid foolish paths, citing Proverbs 3 6 as guiding wisdom for daily conduct and decision making.
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1944
Page
4
A compact religious note urges readers to seek understanding and avoid foolish paths, citing Proverbs 3 6 as guiding wisdom for daily conduct and decision making.
A voter plea urges citizens to vote in the primary, linking turnout to self-government. It underscores citizens as guardians of democracy, notes soldiers abroad, and stresses registering judgment at the polls as a duty to both personal and public interests.
Front line lengthens on the western front as Allied forces advance into France while German reserves and transport pose limits. In the east the line shortens, Russian strengths grow, and American participation broadens the war effort. Reports note German officials fleeing Warsaw amid fear of late start.
Kansas University outlines post war growth plans with a major rebuild of campus facilities. Architect Ulysses Floyd Rible proposes new aeronautics building, Watson Library expansion, a women’s dormitory, student recreation area, and a larger Student Union. A master campus survey maps topography, buildings, and utilities to guide long term development.
A jail breakout, poetry by Maud C. Jackson in the August Bible Institute Monthly, and several travels and family visits are reported. Lawrence author Maud C. Jackson’s poem A Question appears in Chicago publications. Visits include Luther Barnes and Frances from San Francisco to Law rence, and various kin near Excelsior Springs Fremont Deadwood and Minnesota. Birth announced for Catherine to Ray E. Lawrence and spouse.
Twenty five years ago notices report the Kaw river bridge at Eudora to be ready for traffic by Saturday. The county plans removing old Social Services hospital yard buildings at Sixth and Vermont streets and reuse the material for erected knebbed buildings. Several local residents and visitors are named including Lt Bertram Redgraves and Miss Marguerite Kendall with various travels and receptions noted.
The plan envisions linking old North College Hill to the on campus area via private-property acquisitions between Louisiana and Sissel from Taismend to Twelfth and between Louisiana and Indiana from Twelfth to Eleventh. It aims to create space for new buildings and relocate the Student Union as a central hub while reviving native stone in architecture.
Berlin reports Turkey will sever relations with Germany and ally with the United Nations, allowing air and naval bases for the Allies and opening a new Danubian front. This shift would deprive Hitler of Bulgarian and Romanian aid, cut off crucial resources, and threaten Hungary as the Balkans realign. Allied progress in Normandy and Italy continues to expand, widening operational space for Allied reserves.
The article argues Hitler aims to end fighting with a peace offer or limited surrender, expecting Allied weariness. It notes German stiff resistance in Italy and Normandy, a rapid German retreat, and Hitler’s plan to reach a fresh defensive line to hold off the Soviets briefly.
The WaAC Caravan stage show by the Army Air Forces promotes the women's army corps recruiting program. It tours Missouri and Kansas with performances in Kansas City Missouri and Kansas City Kansas, then Emporia Wichita Hutchinson Topeka and Winter General Hospital. Two Topeka shows include an afternoon and a downtown evening event. In related news Ellis and Russell counties join the Great Bend rent control area under the Office of Price Administration.
Army Ordnance reports new 12 percent lighter, reforged steel projectiles for invasion use. By reworking old shot into the new design, enhanced firepower is achieved while easing steel industry demand. Taxpayer savings range from twenty five cents to one dollar per projectile across calibers.
Mrs Thomas E Bevey disclosed that in Pawling New York she must settle a peculiar bill presented by her son Tommie for victory gardening activities. She noted the itemized charge included a peculiar amount of 3.25 dollars as part of the bill before a western trip with her husband.
A nurse narrator recalls a North Africa air raid on a native village near a hospital. Captain Peters, gravely wounded, is treated as colleagues clash in the ward. The piece blends battlefield urgency with personal bonds and wartime resilience amid bombing.
W R Essick an agriculture instructor at Liberty Memorial High School will attend the Augustine August Ottawa conference. L F Hall associate professor of vocational education at Kansas State will lead the conference. The event aims to address how to best assist vocational agriculture students with practical guidance. Similar conferences will be held in multiple cities including McPherson Abbott Highland Park Fonda Fairview Washington Manhattan Concordia Dover Pratt Winfield and Parsons.
Washington July 31 canned corn returned to rationing after a price administration action to prevent stockouts. A 12-ounce can now carries a three-point value for whole kernel and vacuum packed corn, while 20-ounce cans receive five points. Grapefruit jam tomato preserves and tomato marmalades were made ration free. Changes effective yesterday.
Dispatch reports 21 477 artillery rounds fired in 24 hours as Army Ordnance showcases power. Washington letter commends Seneca New York depot for rapid battle equipment shipments and interdepartmental cooperation. A recovered officer lauds Germany’s Cherbourg drive, while depot hospitals near accident scenes demonstrate readiness. The Stars and Stripes Continental Edition marks print milestone.
Radio and NBC affiliate listings show a crowded weekday lineup with WREN KMBC WDAF EMBC and EMBC networks broadcasting music news and variety programs. Notable entries include Lone EMBC program at 0 18, Clyde Lucas Orchestra at 11 09 and Jack Papper Show at 2 00.
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