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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1950
Page
4
A garbled item references a meeting or change set for Friday June 9 and quotes a biblical line from First Corinthians. It mentions associations, counties, and a plea for prudence, but unreadable names and specifics leave the exact action unclear.
A Kansas Government Journal survey marks a mixed year after legal liquor. Benefits include reduced bootlegging and state revenue growth, but enforcement challenges persist. Consumption rises, drunken driving and weakness laws grow, and beer taverns complicate certain areas while moral safeguards erode.
Recent primaries show momentum for the national administration program and restraint on welfare state experimentation. James Roosevelt trails Governor Warren, shaping the election campaign as Americans weigh executive powers and congressional limits amid postwar policy debates.
The Pittsburg Headlight notes the government will be less in the red than expected, narrowing the income expenditure gap by about a billion and a half. It also reports Berkeley California’s population at 112125, above the chamber claim of 110000, urged to be recorded as a first-time low forecast miss. It adds that two American soldiers released by Chinese communists signed false espionage confessions to gain freedom, and a pen book on the atom is expected to become a best seller to help readers understand what they read.
Senator McClelland Arkansas issued figures on the Truman era program costs. First year outlays could exceed seven billion dollars with full operation pushing to about 28.187 billion annually. Tax hikes of roughly 30 percent would be needed atop the current 42 billion yearly federal spend. The piece notes questioning benefits, congressional gambling probes, and a Supreme Court ruling on tidelands oil prompting a long-term development outlook.
An elderly woman with a sharp humor and a long stick discusses gardening and borders with a neighbor. She recalls her father’s advice to decide to die tomorrow or plan to live forever and vows to keep working and planning, ensuring a cafe remains. George MacDonald reflects on the sentiment.
Clarke Leach reports on a boundary deal between Polish and East German Soviet-aligned governments that would remove 40,000 square miles east of the Oder Neisse line from Germany. The State Department denies the permanent shift, arguing the borders remain unresolved without a treaty, while Western democracies leverage the shift to rally against communist imperialism. The piece analyzes Russia’s motives, Polish resettlement after war, and strategic value of the territory, noting brewing tension in Europe and potential implications for Poland’s future status.
Dr John Charles Schroeder Yale divinity professor delivered the baccalaureate sermon at K U indoors due to rain. Alumni action president Sear Stauffer of Arkansas City Topeka. Misses Russell Smart Jones host tomorrow for Miss Jean L Russell’s Saturday marriage. Rose Lre Merton Raymond Garnett and Owen Sneegas Lawrence announce forthcoming union. Asling of Garden visits New York City summer brokerage post. will join brother Ernest Lindley at New York World. Ethel Swenson and Clifford M Ulrich wed at Trinity Episcopal church. Mildred Marguerite Gordon to Thomas H Marsh June 5. she graduates 1924 and teaches English French in Herington High. Gertrude Wilson hosted a kitchen shower for Miss Monterey Breakey ahead of her wedding.
Twenty five years ago the wealthy Quapaw tribe caravan arrived in Lawrence to attend Haskell commencement activities by automobile. They will be joined by the rest of the party tonight for an assembly in the chapel. The honor marks the first time a tribe received such recognition for aid to the stadium fund.
A live wire fell near the Aurora theater last night as fireworks lit the crowd briefly. Rev E E Stauffer and Mrs Stauffer returned from Atchison after his alumni address at Midlard College. Rev and Mrs William M Curry left for Pittsburgh after attending commencement. both were 1893 graduates. Mrs Sadie M Wood of Denver has moved to Lawrence to reside at 1513 Rhode Island street. Jennie Purdy of the 1893 expression class will recite at bridge and Wamego before returning home. Misa Marie Richardson and A Dandiett wed last night by Rev C J Milton. Martha Barrows and Pred Bunch wed today in the bride’s mother's home at 941 Rhode Island street.
A brief column mocks the habit of peeking into women’s handbags and the idea of mirrors exaggerating vanity. The playful jab contrasts sensible restraint with who is seen as foolish, reflecting light social satire.
Mexico marks the Southeast Railway opening with a four stamp set depicting workers, trains, bridges, and President Aleman. A second set commemorates the Pan American Highway from Ciudad Juarez to the Guatemala border, featuring a bridge, road, and Benito Juarez portrait. A separate note mentions philatelic rarities and a 1876 Special Printing on cover found by dealer Willie F Cheney.
A long reflective piece by Cynthia Lowry urges prospective homeowners to live in a house before buying, noting hidden pitfalls from roof leaks to plumbing, and advising careful evaluation of community plans, taxes, and maintenance. The author compares buying anew vs purchasing used, and muses on renting as simpler. The essay ends with a quirky note about the water ouzel, a bird that dives underwater.
A set of weed cover items has been discovered and authenticated by the Telie Foundation, confirming their origin and legitimacy. The organization verified the items through its standard authentication process, ensuring traceability and proper stewardship.
A string of clues ranging from musical terms and nature to places and gods appears, with partial entries like a Russian instrument, Nevada city, Soviet river, a war god and a demigod. The shuffled items suggest a puzzle or wordplay exercise with varied topics.
A dense listing of radio programs across stations WDAF KMBC KNBC KC MO and more. Entries name show titles hosts and times with many program notes including weather, news, music and public affairs during a June day. The list mentions WREN KBNC KMBC KMUO KCMO and WDAP with varied segments from noon to late evening.
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