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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1943
Page
3
A brief biblical verse emphasizes humility and service as a path to broader influence. The speaker vows to become a servant to all to gain more. The message centers on selflessness and adaptability in outreach.
Radar, the device that spots enemy planes and ships at distance, is less mysterious as authorities begin talking about it. The Pearl Harbor secrecy may have hidden its true capabilities and help explain the December 1 approach that failed to alert the Pacific fleet.
Friends and eulogists from both sides of the house paid high tribute to the late representative from Kansas’ Second District. Former colleagues Garner and Sumners praised his judgment while William Allen White recalled their El Dorado high school days and praised his fulfilled promises and dedicated service.
Coal operators resist turning all bargaining issues to the Wage Stabilization Board while some see it as a potential path to settlement. Other industries with closed shop clauses joined by government adjudication, a costly trim they otherwise would not have adopted. Operators argue economic details and profits weigh against surrendering negotiations to theorists.
Uncertainty surrounds the new Argentinian government amid a junta reshuffle. Initial reports suggested an extreme rightist leadership, but Gen. Arturo Rawson soon resigned, prompting cabinet changes and Gen. Pedro Ramirez to assume the powers Rawson outlined. Montevideo sources note ongoing doubt about the regime.
The extreme rightists have left the government and a new regime may wait for a European framework. Domestic factors, largely unknown abroad, influenced the revolt as leaders insist they govern for Argentina's interests and not to fit world political labels.
The National Grange master criticizes price subsidies as ineffective for curbing inflation. He argues subsidies shift costs to the public and draw the government deeper into private business.
Planes make vast distances seem small enabling quick global glimpses yet complicate locating truly safe places on Earth as travel expands.
Heavy rains caused a drought in Ottawa leading to transportation problems that halted beer deliveries. One parlor closed for three days due to supply cuts. The drought ended when a new beer shipment arrived Saturday morning.
An inch of rain fell in twenty minutes yesterday causing limited damage. Officials said if the downpour had continued for an hour or more, real trouble might have ensued.
A messenger from the United States Office of War Information demanded a copy of the February 9 edition from the New York World-Telegram. After a long process of filling fourteen form fields and four attachment forms for a 3 cent payment, officials ultimately agreed to accept the paper as a PILT, though a later official hinted they might not.
The Ichang area sees a Chinese counterattack aided by American and Chinese air power that disrupts Japanese forces on the Yangtze. Churchill praises sustained air bombing as a key to defeating Germany and Japan. Chiang Kai-shek must defend Chungking and the Hunan agricultural region until Allied Burma operations open a land route.
Local potato men report unusual weather harming the Kaw Valley crop. University of Kansas events include a Memorial Union reception for graduates and alumni with a 9:30 ball. Additional items note social events, births, and academic appointments at KU and nearby colleges.
Twenty five years ago the first emergency helpers were called by Douglas county farmers. At a Red Cross executive committee meeting a supplementary campaign was planned. Commencement exercises for Douglas county country schools will be at the Methodist church at 2:30 on Wednesday.
Forties years ago report notes gas service will resume in small quantities. The KU School of Fine Arts annual commencement program at University Hall was praised as one of the best concerts.
Miss Coral Jean Schmittendorf rests sick at home for three days while connections in Baldwin share visits and illness news. The Needlecraft club meets at Eva Griffith’s on Orange street to work with Red Cross materials. Minor accidents and travels involve residents from Baldwin to Topeka and Kansas City. A plan to bring lectures by Prof. Thomas H. Marsh is announced for the Kansas conference ministerial training in Baldwin, starting June 14. Two killed in a Garden City plane crash is reported at article end.
Two aviation cadets died in a northern crash, including Charles W. Collier, 22, of Tucson Arizona, and Albert E. Butcher, 24, of Lockport New York.
State officials and the Kansas teachers association say teachers may take outside summer work in war plants or essential industries without jeopardizing return to teaching in fall. A release statement from the war manpower commission is required, with availability forms from current employers or employment offices. The bulletin notes fall returns are expected and transfers between teaching jobs aren’t needed. Harold Lewis plans field placements to meet harvest needs. John Gilmore joins Schoeppel staff. Leslie Edmonds departs for San Francisco defense work. Chaff mentions Kirke Mechem's play. health officials form a Kansas employees gift club for hospital patients. Dr. L R Kramer named to U S children’s bureau advisory panel.
Soldiers on the Andreanos Islands reflect on no women nearby except imagined geishas, sharing memories of past loves and letters. Banter about wives, fiancés, and draft boards reveals longing, humor, and a longing for home amid isolation. A man recalls a big ring and a promised love back Sioux City.
The article notes correspondence marked unclaimed and unopened, with letters returned to the sender. The scene highlights a routine postal issue and hints at personal implications of missing mail.
Rear Admiral E L Cochrane testified before the Senate Appropriations Committee that the Navy plans a new construction program totaling about 3.99 billion dollars to build up to 480000 tons of vessels including small craft carriers and heavy cruisers. The plan covers 600 ships in total this year and uses tonnage already authorized, with no new appropriation in the naval supply bill.
The Presbyterian committee invites Rev. T. H. Aszman, pastor of Lawrence First Presbyterian, to serve as a camp pastor in July. He is assigned to San Antonio Texas and will cooperate with Madison Square church amid several large army camps in the area.
State Treasurer Walter Wilson reported May 381 balances show the general fund at 8,578,538 and the fee fund at 27,417,248, up from 3,402,370 and 21,209,503 a year earlier.
Rosa Myrtle Cooper Day, born March 8, 1878 in Beetown Wisconsin, was one of 14 children of William and Sarah J Cooper. The obituary notes her family background and later life details.
Derek Grady is found murdered on the Wraiktower grounds. Mrs. Krath and family, including granddaughter Kathy and housekeeper Margaret Grady, become suspects as Deputy Shaw investigates the noon to 1 pm window. Connie hints at tension while denying knowledge of the victim. The story ends with the deputy planning further questioning and a promised continuation.
The obituary recalls a life spent in Oakdale and Sibleyville before settling in Topeka where she died May 22 1948 at age 65 She moved with family to Oakdale Neb in youth later to Douglas County Kan Married Bert C Day Jan 27 1904 at Sibleyville They had two daughters Mildred and Mabel Ruth Active in Cedar Creek and Fairview Methodist churches and Women’s Society She is survived by her husband one daughter five grandchildren and five brothers Funeral held May 25 1943 at the Friends church in Lawrence Kansas with burial in Oak Hill Cemetery
A dense listing of radio broadcasts across WREN WDAF and KMBC stations for Tuesday and Wednesday June evenings. Shows include Jack Armstrong, Nan Merriman’s Orchestra, Western Echoes, News broadcasts, Fred Waring’s Orchestra, Lum and Abner, Al Jolson, Burns and Allen, Gabriel Heatter, Tex Rangers, and Eddy performances among many others.
The Journal World reports a daily readership around 35 000 with widespread engagement in the Too Late to Classify column, a staple feature among readers.
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