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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1946
Page
4
The June 10 1947 World editorial argues the Washington shift of personnel and the appointment of John W Snyder as secretary of the treasury after leading the failed Reconversion Office signals a promotion on a record of failure. It calls for a broader housecleaning to improve public service efficiency.
The piece notes rising interest in academic degrees, focusing on President Truman’s receipt of multiple honors. It cites Truman’s role in escorting Winston Churchill to a Missouri degree and suggests he may have set a record for degrees in a single year. It also ponders whether Congress should limit such honorary awards.
A Lawrence social note contemplates breadlines losing purpose once bread is cheap, while navy research yields a new engine capable of 1500 mph for high speed craft. Observations compare visitors, parades, and housing with a Clark County Clipper quip on inlaws. Wichita Eagle adds a grim stat on US birth rate and debt.
Frank Motz argues for mediation boards with equal labor management and public representation, enforceable by appeal to courts. The News warns bypassing judiciary risks a changed government and highlights past failures of public member influence, urging public agencies to be unbiased like courts.
Pandit Nehru calls for democratization of native states within a projected federal government. Princes may be retained as nominal rulers only, with many tiny principalities merged into provinces and stripped of real power. The piece notes lavish wealth of maharajahs and the Nizam, and suggests a rapid fading of princely rule as India moves toward democratic integration.
The University anticipates a higher summer enrollment compared with 1,210 last year. Notices include anniversaries and engagements, births, and academic movements such as Dr. B A Schwegler planning a year at Columbia to study abnormal psychology. Other items report marriages, flood safety, and local social events.
Forty years ago Ed Harvey from Sibley reports sufficient rain has improved crops. Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Dalton host a dinner to celebrate their 20th anniversary. The Spinster Girls entertained boy friends at Bliss Penchant's home. Augusta and Emma Roher hosted 50 friends at their southwest town home. Agnes Uhrlaub and Lillie Kirchhoff welcomed 200 girl friends at Miss Kirchhoff's home with Edith Myers, Fredericka Fluke, Laura Pendleton, Bertha Kilworth, and Hannah Mitchell assisting. Daisies given by Elsa Harteldes and Matilda Smithmeyer. Lola Brown left for Chicago for the summer.
William C. Rogers of Mt. Vernon Iowa was named president of the Manhattan chapter of the Air Reserve association of the United States formed recently by 45 army air reserve officers. Other officers include Robert G. Bensing of Manhattan as vice-president Jack Curtis of Garden City as secretary and Earl S. Hunter of Lola as treasurer.
A scrambled list mixes titles, hints, and definitions from a puzzle. It features references to ambassadors, colors, Greek letters, pronouns, prepositions, and measurements alongside scattered proper nouns and fragments. The dense wordplay resembles a newspaper glossary or crossword clue pack.
Balboa Heights Panama Canal Zone June 90 top engineering talent of the United States will join a vast study on enlarging Panama Canal facilities. Colonel James H. Stratton announced a plan to assemble eminent American consulting engineers to assess whether commerce and defense needs require modifying the third locks or converting to a sea level canal. The study, begun after Pearl Harbor delays, will cover hydraulic, foundation and geological problems with a report due December 1947.
A dense schedule lists radio programs across stations WDAF KMBC WREN KMBCS and more for Monday June 10 and Tuesday June 11. Entries include newscasts weather and sports updates, theater shows, music programs, crime and mystery features, and sponsor segments with multiple host names and program titles.
President Truman announced two labor union men and a lawyer as assistant secretaries of labor in Schwellenbach's reorganization. John W. Gibson, Philip Hannah, and David A. Morse will fill roles handling domestic affairs and international labor matters as Morse departs. An undersecretary for administrative duties is to be considered.
Gen Dwight D Eisenhower will be presented the American alumni council's award of merit for outstanding alumnus of the year at the national conference. The luncheon will be at Amherst College in Amherst Massachusetts on July 11 with Kenney L Ford of Kansas State college alumni secretary presiding.
Beaman's Radio Service advertises Wilson Zerosafe Food Freezer and Storage units with upright and top opening cabinets. Sizes range from 4 to 88 cubic feet, priced affordably with favorable terms. The ad claims superior insulation compared to rival products and urges investigation before purchase. Located at 1200 N with phone 140.
A new one unit hearing aid weighs very lightly and needs no separate battery pack or garment. The X-cell design promises full power up to 50 hours, avoiding frequent battery changes and offering self adjustable comfort and clearer tone. Vel tune makers offer a free booklet and home demonstration from Dept. 6461 Chicago Illinois.
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