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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1942
Page
4
A religious quotation from Isaiah 48 10 about refinement through the furnace of affliction. The line emphasizes being chosen and refined beyond silver. It echoes themes of trial, purification, and divine selection.
Kansas plans to reduce the number of rationing boards to one per county, centralizing operations in Lawrence. Douglas County will likely join the reduced system, with improved clerical support but residents facing longer travel to reach the central office and a proposed traveling rationing circuit to cut wear and improve efficiency.
Senators have been briefed confidentially on measures to counter axis submarine activity in the Atlantic. The public cannot be told details, but the losses of Atlantic merchant ships justify immediate extraordinary actions against the undersea threat.
The FBI says thirteen enemy radio sending sets along the coast have been cleaned up. They warn there may be more but contend that wolf pack operations aiding enemy shipping will now have reduced support from American soil.
After a long delay the Japanese public learns part of the Midway battle. Japanese radio downplays losses while American reports claim lighter American losses and heavier Japanese casualties. Washington’s navy department backs the American view, urging a full disclosure of Japanese personnel losses.
The article notes shifts in Vichy France as Marshal Petain moves away from full cooperation with Germany. It argues that German victories have fallen short of expectations, strengthening Petain’s stance while officials and defeatists remain, yet the Allies gain momentum.
Reports describe Nazi forces encircling a village near Prague in retaliation for Heydrichs shooting. All male villagers were shot, women sent to a camp, children relocated, and the village razed. The brutal act sparks renewed opposition to Nazi brutality and promises future reckoning by allies and resistance.
The government has asked planters to boost peanut acreage by 225 percent as peanuts emerge as a valuable glycerine source for explosives. At a science meeting, peanuts are cited as the largest growing oil crop, with soybeans and other seeds expanding, while shipping from South America hinders oil import, and the peanut vendor may be heard less at ball parks.
The piece questions Japanese claims of occupying western Aleutian islands while Washington disputes any Japanese presence on Alaska soil. It notes Dutch Harbor’s strategic value as a key air naval base guarding the northwest approach and highlights the harsh, uninhabited, volcanically active Aleutians with fogs and storms.
Topeka June 11 Kansas Chamber of Commerce will hear David W Bailey Sydney Australia discuss wartime cooperation and information services. Governor Ratner will toastmaster. Roy F Bailey Salina publisher outlines Kansas defense role. sessions cover highways taxation and new Kansas industries.
Secretary of State Frank J. Ryan announced he would speak at the international convention of the Order of Railroad Telegraphers in Kansas City Missouri on Thursday. He is a former railroad and Associated Press telegrapher and has been a member for 40 years.
Hartford June 11 a federal grand jury indicted Gerhard Kunze head of the German American Bund Anastase Vonsiatsky leader of the All Russian Fascist party and three others for conspiring to violate the 1917 espionage act by delivering military and defense information to Germany and Japan The cases involve plans from January 1941 to December 6 of last year with figures named as intermediaries and alleged travel and mail arrangements The defendants faces diverse statuses with Kunze and Molzahn at large and Vonsiatsky jailed on $25000 bail while others are under subpoena or in internment
The 1933 convention of United Commercial Travelers will be held in Lawrence during the first week in June. Local residents and various Kansas cities are noted in a flurry of summer plans and daily travels across the region.
In the archival item the article notes that summer school enrollment figures from twenty five years prior were unusually high with many students attending sessions across several programs. It mentions the district's efforts to coordinate courses and the response from families and teachers.
Forty years ago T. B. Ford visits Eudora on business while H. Leaner departs for Toledo. Rev G Kalb travels to Topeka on business and Prof Olin tours his Eudora farm. Prof G Penny and family plan California vacation. Carl Graeber goes to Baldwin. H E Don Cariga and wife arrive from Kansas City. H E Ober heads to Salina and Ft Scott for a week. A C Johnson adds a steel loom at 433 Indiana Street. Local street paving halts due to sand shortage. R Riley plans to open a Lawrence restaurant soon.
Department foresees substantial rise in farm income with Kansas leading gains. First quarter cash income from farm marketings in Kansas totaled 84 313 000 dollars, up from 56 451 000 a year earlier. Livestock products led, with 71 848 000 dollars, while crops yielded 12 465 000. Officials say price stabilization may boost purchasing power despite price orders.
A Kokomo youngster swallowed an angle worm on a dare to earn money for war savings stamps. Indianapolis Russell Grant documents that local factory workers are raising a $25 bond for the 10 year old. Portland firefighters recovered from a pants mishap as a fire alarm rolled out.
Sheriff Mur ph y hunted his missing husband for two days at the request of a worried wife. He located the man in Murphy's county jail after the prisoner shaved his mustache and assumed a new name Coincidence Grand Island Neb. Meanwhile Opal Hayward and Lora Mae Finley, once girlhood friends, became mothers again within seventeen months, this time boys after Hayward reentered the hospital and Finley followed.
Mr and Mrs L M Gazette from Shadyside Ohio rode 525 miles from Columbus Ohio to Durante Iowa in eight days averaging 50 to 85 miles daily. Both gained weight on the trip.
The National Association of Retail Grocers urged Congress to deny funding of several hundred million dollars for 100000 new O P A employees. The resolution says the proposal would unleash an army of snoopers on U S retail merchants.
Hunter Dent suspects a theft involving Strickland Ballard and Junior Ballard as a payroll crane is linked to Ballard interests. The farm manager contemplates blackmail while Bella Ballard pressures him with a wager and a kiss, hinting at a dangerous plan to untangle the mystery.
Jefferson county issues sugar certificates at local school houses with a dozen volunteer deputies led by Miss Laura Zook. Citizens may obtain certificates locally rather than traveling to the county seat. The text also notes military movements and community events in the Valley Grove area.
Evening and late night listings across WREN KMBC WDAF KBSC and KNBC show a dense lineup of music talk and news from 6 PM to 4 AM. Notable acts include Fred Waring and His Orchestra Dorothy Thompson Gabriel Heatter Henry King and Glenn Gray orchestras with multiple news and variety programs across four stations.
KFKU airs Friday talks on science and women with a musical segment to be announced. The office of emergency management reports continue. The station ends this year's schedule June 12 and plans to resume next fall for lectures and music. WREN will share time and take over KFKU hours in summer.
Miss Smurr taught the past two years at Cache Oklahoma. Mr Barker is professor of commerce at Wayland College Plainsville Texas. They will be at home after June 4 in Austin Texas. Mrs Wellman entertained with Miss Smurr as the honor guest on Wednesday afternoon with friends neighbors and a few out of town guests.
Mrs Otto Luckan and daughters visited Mrs Minnie Bateson at Ton fanoxie. Bennie Bateson and wife of Kansas City were there. James Utigner and son Richard of Reno came in the evening with Mr and Mrs Vernon Garratt and daughter Shirley visiting F L Howard at Lawrence. Lena Jones of Lawrence spent Friday with Mrs Ward Landis and Emily. Dean Smith of Topeka spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Gus Hidl and family. Leon Andrew drove to Kansas City Sunday. Evelyn attended Children's Day at Faireview. George Richardson and daughter Karen visited Mr and Mrs T G Hiatt at Baldwin. Imel and daughter Evelyn and son Jack of Lawrence visited Crissie Richardson Sunday afternoon. Dolores and Phyllis Janeway spent the weekend with Mrs Walter Parsons at Baldwin. Mrs Imel of Muskogee Okla spent Sunday afternoon with Crissie Richardson.
Local classified section shows strong reader engagement with ads and notices. Businesses and individuals report effective responses, boosting sales and service inquiries across many categories. Community notices and small ads highlight local events and opportunities.
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