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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1947
Page
8
A Hollywood visit reveals a city that swallows the wary and inflates fantasies into reality. The author recalls a writer friend who boasted of wealth after moving to a hilltop studio, illustrating how the film capital converts dreams into visible assets.
Crawford County will pay an added 10000 monthly for welfare starting July 1 as old age assistance rises under a recent law. State welfare funds cover part of the increment, with 29000 provided for the last six months. the rest comes from county revenues. For April the welfare bill was 102000 and May rose to 104860 with about two thirds for old age assistance.
The Vinland Home Demonstration unit of the Farm Bureau promotes a Back Door Campaign to remove hazards from back doors and yards. Over 100 families in Vinland have been urged to participate by card outreach and personal enthusiasm, inspecting cistern covers, nails, boards, paths, and storage of tools to prevent accidents. The note urges immediate action and safety checks around outbuildings. Also reports Hiram Shumate, 97, re elected commander of the Illinois Grand Army of the Republic at Rockford encampment with no competition. In U.S. stats, life expectancy notes cite white women at 69.5 and white men at 60.5.
A New York wholesale roundup describes midseason dresses inspired by Dior’s silhouette, adapting to American tastes. Dresses feature inner belts to cinch waists, rounded hips with soft ruffles, plain round necklines, and long skirts with minimal trimmings.
Retail milk prices will drop one cent a quart starting Monday as announced by the largest dairy distributor. Grade A milk in most stores will be reduced amid lower wholesale costs and competitive pricing in the regional market.
Chi Gatloway notes many Mick products will be affected by price cuts, with butter and cheese spared. Ganesae explains that price changes stem from butterfat markets as tro-cat prices fell earlier than butter. A prior milk price cut of 18 cents per quart is recalled, then reduced by one cent in spring. current retail marks remain unclear.
Frances Cheiatle aged 104, longtime Cloud County resident and pioneer teacher, died yesterday in Concordia. She came to Kansas in 1864 with her father James Price. There were no immediate survivors.
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