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Newspaper

Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Jun 11, 1947

Page

4

Rumors of Invasion Spur Alarm Over Mongolian Outpost

The text discusses possible Red Army backed incursions into Sinkiang from Outer Mongolia, amid Cold War tension and Soviet influence. It notes Mongolia's status as an independent republic under heavy Moscow direction, Mongolian treaties, and strategic rail routes linking to Russian Turkestan as context for regional power dynamics.

Nanking Apia Rongalian People's Republic Onta Ongolia Sinkiang Chinese Turkestan Outer Mongolia China Kremlin Moser United Nations Mongedian People's Republic Moscow Russia Sinkinng Mongolia Horder Genghis Khan Red Army Turksih Turkestan Soviet Union the & Forge Hami Chinee Rusia India Physica

Fragmentary historical note on geopolitical shadows

A desultory fragment describes perceived threats from Russian and Chinese actions, referencing western reactions and a potential Ked banner in Sinkiang mountain passes. It mentions India, Britain, agrarian centers, and vague crises raising concern in western capitals about a distant territorial display.

China India Sinkiang

Letter to the President on war bills and labor rights

A reader voices fierce opposition to a veto on labor and income tax bills, urging the President to resist measures seen as restraining labor and enabling war profiteering. The letter condemns censorship, urges military training for youth, and denounces political and international meddling, ending with a call to America first and critic of war profiteers.

Eiligur Journal-World Wearad Joe Stalin Kansas City Truman Pre Abe Jabar Anil Europe Sens Fidhe

Prayer Service Notice and Thanks Offerings

A short Wednesday notice from June 11 invites prayer and thanks. It mentions a prayer service and thanksgiving, with a brief line about offerings or collection figures. The fragmented text references June 11 and a request for prayers and gratitude.

Occupation Money and Rumors of Russian Involvement

A wartime money debate questions whether Russia supplied plates for occupation currency used in Europe and suggests millions have been redeemed in American dollars. Senators seek an investigation as reports surface of profiteering and misused funds, with no formal army report yet delivered.

Europe Russia Sam Si Ie Adien Furupe

Traffic light proposal at Massachusetts and Twenty Third Streets

City officials weigh options after repeated serious accidents at the Massachusetts Twenty Third Street intersection. Highway patrol cautions traffic lights may not solve the problem but urges action, including repainting, added guardrails, and safer curb approaches.

Massachusetts Seeigar Highway Patrol

Wrong Move Protest Against New Labor Bill

The piece argues protests are poor moves by labor against a new labor bill. It condemns labor leaders as unreliable and claims the bill benefits many in organized labor and the general public. It asserts interruptions in production would hurt no one except agitators.

Labori Organized Labor

Congress recalls and Sino Soviet tension in China

Speaker Joe Martin proposes a recall mechanism for Congress before next January 3 via acting party leaders in either house, reflecting a preference for legislative control. Separate notes report Troops from Outer Mongolia advancing into Sinkiang with Soviet aid as part of broader China upheaval and questions about Soviet involvement in the war equipment flow.

Joe Martin Congress Truman Martin Tronpa Quter Mongolia Sinkiang China

Traffic and flood concerns loom over Lawrence plans

The Lawrence board of education faces a future traffic problem with a new high school plant that will draw student movement through existing roads, raising needs for street widening and one way routes. Floodwaters threaten western streams, with rising levels causing downstream damage and uncertain protections for life and property. The Spanish parliament named Franco chief of state for life amid broader unease, while reference to Hitler’s Nazi state hints at troubling historical context.

Lawrence Board of Education South Louisiana Lawrence Parta Alemst Mount Oread Massachusetty Street Franco Lfe Hitler

Verbs from Nouns in Everyday Speech and Odd Jottings

The writer notes many common nouns becoming verbs and cites a club bulletin about a farm boy who moved to the city. Examples include autoed golfed motored and other coinages as a cautionary voice about language shift, plus a reference to gold extraction from water and a suggestion for careful filing.

Old Home Town Celebrations And Names In Lawrence

Mr and Mrs Cecil E Smith named their newborn son Richard Dean at Memorial hospital on June 1 Mrs Sherman Fearing hosted a miscellaneous shower for her daughter in law to be Mrs Elmer Kramer Guests of honor at a picnic supper at Gage park included Mrs Helen Fearing Col and Mrs Paul Canady and family Of Topeka who plan to move to Lawrence Also listed are numerous local names with ties to Topeka and the Boys Industry school and community and a long roster of attendees from the area.

Cecil E. Smith Richard Dean Memorial Hospital Sherman Fearing Elmer Kramer Helen Fearing Col Mire Paul Canady Topeka Lawrence Gage Park Colonel Canady Boys’ Industry

Twenty Five Years Ago Rural High School Eighth Grade Graduates Listed

A list of rural Aches students who graduated from the eighth grade yesterday includes Luville Craig Bernice Holltrs Fred Rockhold Clara Vo tan Alice Kasberger Lenora Kelly Arthur Vetefish Kathryn Sheppard Wallace Tuttle Everett Prentice Farmer Burton Brown Vemne Dix Francis H. Curtis Roy Curtis Dorothy Elfiost Loretta Shaw Dorothy Bryan Wington McNeve Hash Martin Howard Bond Harley Lyons Opal Hollingsworth Ruby Ismlingsworth Theodore Jones Irma Belle Cummings Cyrus Anderson Paul Zillner Mary Williams Mary White Harold Seiual Ernest Papenhausen Louise Neidermaier Ruthel Hitria Reita Everley Agnes Elder Charles Durr Mane Combest Addelene Brown Earl Bohnsack Elmer Rasere Cooper Frank Carson Otto Carson Mabel Ruth Dey Margaret May Cowles Roy Oscar Johnson Edward McClint Jock Mary Hodge Georgia Rukes Myre Sullivan Amelia Simon John Montport Mae Harbee Bernita Heim Florence Gravel Nellie Slavens Wayne Rew Oliver Nevis Ralph Mignot Neva Rock Vera Bew Abram Williams Frances Williams Roth Sturdy Clifford rede Alt Clarence Schehrer Jnni Schehrer Howard Laughlin Dortha Todd Merle Garber Gracia Garbutt Bertha Tells Edward Singlerland Anna Herman Jennie Steens Clifton James Avier P Schick Robert James Gray Edna Fae Muncan Deenthy A Fourt Ora Tkenberry Lawrence Steels Grover Husted.

Aches Luville Craig Bernice Holltrs Fred Rockhold Clara, Votan Alice Kasberger Lenora Kelly Arthur Vetefish Kathryn E. Sheppard Wallace Tuttle Everett Prentice Farmer Burton Brown Vemne Dix Francis H. Curtis Roy Curtis Dorothy B. Elfiost Loretta Shaw Dorothy Bryan Wington McNeve Hash Martin Howard Bond Harley Lyons Howard Laughlin Dortha Todd Merle Garber Gracia Garbutt Bertha Tells Edward Siingerland Anna Herman Jennie Steens Clifton James Avier PL Schick Robert James Gray Edna Fae Muncan Deenthy A. Fourt Ora Tkenberry Lawrence Steels Grover Husted Edward

High School Sorority Spring Party and Local Weddings

Forty years ago Enya Schleifer left for Uh to spend the gunner with Lea ura Cramer left for Miss eventage to her honey Arkansas Titero to visit Miss Sadie Durse ve Walter and Clyde Harding headed to Colorado for summer. The annual spring party of the high school sorority was Friday night at Fraternal Aid. Grand march led by Mary Clark and Fred Landon. Programs by Helen Hodgson Ariene Rowlands Adrianne Atkinson and Margaret Kariaga. Mrs. John Haskell hosted a garden party in honor of Mrs. McDonald of Prividen er Ro and Mrs. Bruno of Harrisonville. Miss Myrtle Long Carrie Mitchell and Elsie Armstrong left to attend the wedding of Miss Claudia McNair and Fred Duncan in Cawker City Wednesday. Miss Bersie Raymond with Agnes Ahriauh pianist and May Host will give a recital at Hudora Opera House Friday under Ladies Aid Society of the English M I church. The wedding of Miss Carolyn Louise Schneider and George Jones occurred yesterday at the bride’s parents somber home.

Enya Schleifer Lea Ura Cramer Eventage Arkansas Sadie Durse Walter Clyde Harding Helen Schaeffer Mary Clark Jane Adama Oreta Cawker City Bersie Raymond Agnes Ahriauh Mise Whistler Hudora Opera House Ladies Aid Society M. I. Church Carolyn Louise Schneider E. H. F. Schneider George Jones

Bank Director Horizontal Director of International Bank

A compact crossword style clue set lists definitions and answers for a horizontal and vertical grid. Multiple terse entries include roles, numbers, and terms such as Come forth and Turn over with hints for artists, directions, and common words.

Insects and Dance Terms Span Dense List

A compact OCR fragment lists scattered terms such as insects dense, turn, dance, innate, foreigners, reach to, and more belove. The readable bits show no coherent event or person but suggest a glossary or keyword sequence from a page segment.

Flashes of Life Platypuses Pampered New York

Three platypuses at the Bronx zoo receive pampering after arrival from Australia. Officials changed keepers, uniforms, and barred certain spectators while a city’s air conditioned claim drew crowds. A separate note mentions lemonade for visitors as a Chamber of Commerce offer amid heat.

New York Bronx Zoo

Adventures of a Ballad Hunter by Lomax and Chamblon

John A Lomax travels the back roads of America seeking folk songs from Mississippi to Texas. He records melodies and cries from frontline workers and inmates, showing how forgotten tunes reach the Folksong Archive of the Library of Congress.

John A. Lomax Mac Milan Company New York Ken Chamberlon John Lomax America Lomax Mississippi Bosque River Texas Expar Altha Loman Homie Wight Library of Congres

Bond a Month Plan Expands Automatic Savings Bonds

The Treasury Department announces a bond a month plan for automatic purchases of US Savings Bonds via bank checking accounts. By June, over 9 percent of Douglas County banks offer the seven month option. The plan, explained by Riley Burcham of Lawrence National Bank, debits the depositor’s account and delivers bonds monthly at no charge. It broadens payroll savings concepts to small businesses and self employed individuals. The program supports a nationwide campaign for thrift and financial security.

Treasure Department Washingt Every Douglas County Riley Burcham Lawrence National Bank of Lawrence Secretary of the Treasury Treasury Department Executive Council The American Bankers Association Debe Treasury Jane

Valley Forge Scalding Incident Injures Seventeen on Ship

Seventeen men were burned aboard the 27000 ton aircraft carrier Valley Forge when a broken steam line flange flooded the No 3 fireroom. Nine or more were treated at the ship’s sick bay and at the Philadelphia naval hospital for minor to second degree burns. The exact crew count among the injured was not immediately available.

Philadelphia Valley Forge Navy Public Relations Office Philadelphia Naval Hospital

New Writers of a7 Short Story Book on Sale at KU

A small book titled New Writers of 1947 containing five short stories and excerpts from two novels is now on sale at the University of Kansas campus. It is published by the writers' workshop under Preface Ray West and features authors Charles Nilon John S. Baird Robert Hutchinson KR W Taylor Bonnie Oswalt Carolyn MacKinnon and Herbert Kaufin. The volume is available in the Administration Building Frazer Hall and the Union Building.

New Writers of 1947 Uni Pabla of Kansas Writers’ Workshop, U Prefecce Ray West Charles Nilon John S. Baird Robert Hutchinson KR. W. Taylor Bonnie Oswalt Carolyn MacKinnon Herbert Kaufin Frazer al Enion

Capt Rybicki to be tried for aiding art looters

Warsaw reports the district military court will soon start trial of Capt. Stefan Rybicki 44 once emissary to Poland for the Polish government in London and former French Foreign Legion officer. He is accused of large scale operations helping Poles escape with valuable art objects and of acting as translator at SHAEU.

Warsaw Stefan Rybicki Poland London Rybicki French Foreign Legion United Sates Europe

Star Staff Member Dies in Kansas City Article

A Star staff member, Warner T. Bill, died at his home last night after a long illness. He served as a sports writer in Kansas City for the Star for several years and held the role of sports desk staffer before his passing.

Kansas Ciy Warner T. Bill Bigwerstaff Iff Offi

Baldwin Notes and Visits Highlight Local Life

A Baldwin column records social events, visits, and acquaintances. Mentions include Mrs. Gil, Murray Wilson of Salina, Jer and Mrs. Wallace Ry Fleming, Joan Talley of Peabody, and Mildred Elizabeth’s upcoming visit. Funeral notices for Miss Choun and Mr. Baker are noted, with details of services and family attendees.

Linsheft Whitley Amd Lovie Beth Ladi Okerland Gilmibie Murray Wilson Salina Tayrrat Wilson Halide Wilson Qratand Jer Wallace Ry Fleming Mira Joan Talley Peabody Sapur Rose Kent Toy Coats Xena Dein Saltria Warren Laker Sieben Aria Syilion Woo Milford Ratdawin Autrey Turgtort Minneapalsa Misa Turgtorfia Apt Oakwhal Te Tervanf de Maralt Baker Alvin Foraker Rev. Tiyde W New York Teihate We Rochelle Baker Hia Ean Warren Baker University of Arizona Leigh Maker Mandala Dahin Saker Hiwawatha 0 McMitlen Topeka Weleg Lawrence Edeward Forking Mise Andhe Verkins

Radio Programs and Baseball Highlight World Series Hit

A station guide fragment lists WDaF WREX KMBC and others with evening programs in June and June to July. The note mentions Charley Keller of the Yankees belting five home runs in World Series competition, a standout baseball achievement amid broadcast listings.

Wdaf WREX Charley Keller Yankees

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