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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1942
Page
3
Louis P. Lochner reports Hitler pressures Catholic and Lutheran churches while a plan for a "national church" is debated. Nazi actions include banning clergy from hospitals and schools, seizing convents, and suppressing religious media. Despite oppression, church members resist, with many remaining active and defiant to Nazi ideology.
High winds and rain across Topeka Hutchinson Hays Concordia and Kansas City disrupted property and communications. Federal meteorologist S D Flora warned wheat nearing harvest could suffer damage where gale winds occurred as showers and cooler air moved through the region.
Myron A Peyton a K A graduate and former junior high English teacher will receive the doctor of philosophy degree at Northwestern University's commencement in Evanston Illinois tomorrow. He earned an A B from K A in 1930 a master's in 1981 and has taught in the modern languages department at Princeton University while pursuing his Northwestern doctorate. Mrs Peyton the former Rowena Partridge is a K U graduate of 1937. His parents Mr and Mrs John A Peyton lived here before moving to Porum Oklahoma.
Candidates filing at the county clerk’s office in three days include Harold C. Fisher Republican county superintendent at 1121 Vermont Robert B. Oyler Republican county attorney 839 Missouri O J Lane Republican justice of the peace Lawrence 2203 Massachusetts Pete Bahnmaier Republican clerk Le compton township Mae Neever Democrat precinct committee woman first precinct first ward M F Ice Democrat precinct committeeman first precinct second ward Sherman Fletcher Democrat precinct committee man fifth ward Sally Ewing Republican precinct committee woman sixth ward Fletcher’s filing creates a new Democratic contest in the fifth ward Newton T Perry Rhode Island 932 had previously filed for the place.
Topeka reports that Kansas will issue the 1942 automobile license tags again next year with small metal tabs. Governor Payne Ratner said steel supply planned at 10 percent of 1942 plate usage will cover tabs and replacements for new residents. Tabs likely produced by private manufacturers rather than at Hutchinson state reformatory.
A collision at Hayden's corner on highway 24 northeast of Lawrence at 8:45 last night damaged both vehicles but caused no injuries. A 1940 Ford sedan driven by Ellery C. Stowell, a Washington DC professor, was struck by a southbound 1940 Chevrolet truck owned by W J Small and driven by Donald North of Reno. the Ford overturned as it was hit. In other notes, 7-year-old Sarah Jane Chubb continues to recover from appendicitis surgery at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.
A dense list of church notices covers services at First Church of Christ Scientist 1240 Massachusetts and many nearby congregations. It details Sunday school times, worship services, evening meetings, reading rooms, and leadership for First Baptist, Union services in parks, St Luke AME, Presbyterian, Methodist, and other downtown churches with speaker topics and liturgical programs.
In Lawrence, a series of revival events attracts about 200 attendees nightly. Morning worship at 11:00 features Rev. Martin, with an Ambassadors' service at 6:45 led by Charles Dale. Evangelist Gene Martin from Creston, Indiana, headlines the tent meetings at Seventh and Missouri streets, delivering dynamic sermons and planning a two-instrument finale.
Joseph H Reid pastor. Sunday school at 10:00 led by J E Wade. Morning service at 11:00. Junior missionary meeting at 7:15 directed by Mrs C James. Young people service at 7:15 led by Har ley Yoder. Evening service at 8:00. Midweek service and class meeting at 8:00 with Mrs Alma Wade in charge. Rev C F E Bess to attend quarterly meeting July 3 to 5.
Trinity Lutheran Church at Thirteenth and New Hampshire lists Alfred J. Beil as pastor with Mildred Reuter directing music. Church school at 9 45 directed by A G Sabol. holy communion at 11 00 with prelude Fountain Reverie by Fletcher and violin solo Largo from New World Symphony by Dvorak featuring Ednah Hopkins. League meetings at 6 30 9 90 Monday Bible school listed.
Topeka June 12. The Socialist party placed a five candidate ticket in the primary for state offices headed by Ida A. Beloof of Wichita for governor. Also on the ticket are C. R. Ingraham of Yates Center for lieutenant governor, Pearlanna Briggs of Wichita for secretary of state, Bernice Ray of Wichita for treasurer, and Lillie O. Sewart of Concordia for insurance commissioner. The group filed under a 10 county petition plan with signers totaling 1 percent of the party vote in those counties.
Washington reports from June 12 indicate President Roosevelt may veto the annual farm appropriation bill unless a senate house conference committee finds new grounds for compromise. House opposition centers on selling up to 125 million bushels of surplus wheat at about 83 cents a bushel and on including $200 million in soil conservation payments before parity payments for crops. The senate wants parity price measures and reinforced farm program alignment, intensifying the stalemate as conferees push to resolve differences.
Senate passage of the farm bill allocates more than 680 million dollars in cash and 185 million dollars in loan authority for farm programs, signaling substantial funding and policy support likely to affect agricultural operations.
Topeka on June 12 The Rev Kenneth H Tuttle pastor of the Oakland Christian church enjoys his congregation and family He plans weekly trains from Des Moines where he attends a nine week Drake University summer session to attend Sunday services and return to campus the same night
Four intramural softball teams will begin play on campus this Monday at 3:30 p m and Wednesday afternoons. Dr F C Allen head of physical education announced the setup and managers of the student teams include Corn- (names truncated in text).
Husker players Donald Fincke and Tig Jack Bryan join the Wildcats as Cliffor Reynolds and Jayhawkers Don Diehl compete. Umpires Henry Shenk and Dr Allen from PE department. Prof J Wa Twente from education school.
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