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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1943
Page
4
Fragmentary scripture text appears to reference John 14 17 about the Spirit of truth not being received by the world. It notes the spirit dwells with you and shall learn you.
Volunteer crews of business men sailors and others augment the force at the Lawrence canning factory as the pea crop matures. They work beyond normal hours to ensure daily packs are completed. Most product goes to feed the army, which requires workers to endure personal inconvenience.
Article notes revelations by the Office of War Information about Nazi agents aiding Japan in the Pearl Harbor attack. It claims the Axis sought a simultaneous strike to prevent united Allied aid, and credits Allied forces for recapturing territories in Europe Africa and the Pacific while Axis plans miscarried.
William Green of the AFL warns a workers revolt if pay increases or government subsidies to lower living costs are not enacted. He argues war sacrifices will be required from all and that many expect higher wages rather than less. The president of the AFL and others appear to misunderstand the wartime burden.
The passage warns that further pay reductions will push civilians to live on far less, making economic strain obvious to all. It notes no way to match prior income and that a 20 percent loss disrupts daily life, signaling hardship and the need for a real civilian sacrifice.
Allied air forces pummel strong points on Sicily after reducing smaller outposts in the Mediterranean. The move signals an island route to Europe with Sicily as a likely next objective. Axis leaders weigh the question as feints and diversions could mask the main invasion plan.
The text notes the arrival of heat and humidity for 1943 and how the season affects people and crops. It mentions the constant presence of mopped brows, sought cool spots, and its practical impact on corn and pasture growth, hinting at later benefits from the weather pattern.
In Kansas many cars carry postage stamp sized 1943 plates with no other identifiers. Identification beyond five feet is impossible. State rules forbid placing small tags from other states on Kansas plates, leaving many drivers nearly anonymous. War industries drew workers from states with 1942 licenses into Kansas.
Neutral sources indicate Nazi U boat crews now favor longer port repairs and balk at sea missions. Authorities hide losses, yet rumors spread within submarine bases. WWI parallels show mutinous tendencies rose as one way voyages increased.
Kansas endured five tornadoes this year with property losses totaling $578000 across mere minutes. The report notes the rapid onset and concentrated destruction across multiple locations within the state.
Max Hill surveys wartime air power gains and losses as Allied bombing limits and defense improvements shape the conflict. Radar guided fire and improved Atlantic patrols reduce merchant ship sinkings, while uncertainty remains over bombing effectiveness on Germany and Italy.
Lawrence items note a signed contract for a football game with George Washington University of Washington DC. Also covered are faculty travels, a leadership transition at the Chamber of Commerce, a Stanford basketball coach visiting KU, births, scholarships, and local society notices.
Twenty five years ago American aviators reported destroying two German aircraft on the Tour front with a third driven out of control. In Washington the senate agricultural committee, with five members, tentatively inserted in the agricultural appropriation an amendment by Senator Jones to provide for national prohibition during the war.
Forty years ago the summer session brings Prof. Paul H. Hanus to teach at the University. Associate Justice Brewer gave the commencement address and traveled east by government boat to the Union Pacific. Tonganoxie plans a Fourth of July celebration. Denver lawyer William Palm, from the University law class of 1891, visits with his father A. Palm of West Lawrence. Henry C. Gauck owns a chestnut sorrel horse from the river era. Mrs. P. Shevinen and son stay with her parents in Leavenworth. Mrs. O. W. Murphy recovers from four weeks of measles illness and is able to be out today.
In Orangeburg two well dressed young women stepped out of a theater during a heavy shower. They removed shoes and carried them under their arms, then walked on in the rain with bare feet. In Dallas a draft board member quoted says the group of five members and one clerk stay up late often until 3 a.m. and request a special ration book for coffee and sugar.
Louis Falconi Jr., a serviceman stationed overseas, writes home about his routine of work and sleep. He notes he cannot discuss his duties and that sleep is dull, so his letters emphasize the meals he eats each day.
Hans the dog wears a sign in a north side hotel lobby reading 5 war stamps licked, 1 penny. Children pay less, adults pay more. Proceeds go into a pool to buy more war stamps as Chicago gears up for the world war drive.
Governor Schoeppel was assured by W R Bartling that ample gasoline will be available to meet emergency harvest needs. The governor asked for prompt movement of farm laborers after harvest and Bartling said all necessary arrangements are being made.
Two Kansas soldiers were reported wounded in action today by the War Department. First Lieutenant Virgil E. Craven, husband of Mrs. Jear M. Craven, was wounded in North Africa. Staff Sergeant Jack H. Stull, son of Mrs. Mable Stull of Wichita, was wounded in the Pacific theater.
Senator Gillette urged a speedy senate probe into a plan to feed axis overrun peoples. The proposal would join Britain Sweden and Switzerland in an international relief system separate from UN relief plans. Key questions cover food allocation shipping capacity reach and potential impact on axis actions and revolt risks.
Kansas City June 14 Prosecutor Michael W O Hern dismissed grand jury indictments charging Thomas Audley retired fireman and William Neville former deputy constable with larceny in six city owned steel girders. He said indictments improper and conviction doubtful. Girders disappeared from a storage yard and were traced to a scrap steel firm that bought them.
Dallas dealer Charlie Williamson profits from race wins as his horse Be Calm takes ten firsts this year at fairs and tracks. Each purse adds 50 dollars to Rose Hill Baptist church building fund, with the rest invested in war bonds. Williamson markets nine starter horses with trainer C C Kranz, noting Be Calm’s wins across Fair Grounds Oak Lawn Churchill Downs and more. Transcontinental air service began in Canada in 1939 with 3500 mile routes.
Greyhound Lines proposes to adapt bus terminals and garages as heliport hangars for a nationwide air bus service to carry passengers mail and express on existing routes. C E Wickman notes need for air travel access to those far from large airports and outlines plans for experimental helicopters and postwar expansion Detroit to Flint and routes toward Cincinnati and Louisville.
Britons receive their nineteenth egg of the year under rationing. Meanwhile Americans learn surplus old potato stock is being sold at about 6 dollars a ton for pig feed.
The Kansas State Chamber of Commerce nominating committee has recommended 13 new directors for election at the annual meeting in Topeka on June 18. Named are John Savory Atchison Robert Stone Topeka W J Smail Neodesha U S Weary Junction City W R Phipps Wichita R G Martin Lyons Harry Lutz Sharon Springs W J Stroup Garden City Warren Brazier Wichita H S Blake Topeka F B Ross Emporia Don A Farmer Pratt G E Duckwall Abilene.
German newspapers report a mass evacuation of western German cities after 180 Allied raids and 600 air alerts. Hitler’s Voelkischer Beobachter urges rural hosts to take in refugees, saying comfort must yield to necessity. Duesseldorf is named among chief evacuation targets amid heavy losses and property damage.
A Bucharest dispatch reports Romania bans leather shoe sales until December 1 to conserve winter supplies. In London Australian attorney general H V Evatt arrived today by air from the United States.
The inquest into Derek's death proceeds in Middleton. Connie and I testify about finding the body and Shaw reveals the bullet and notes, while the coroner adjourns until Margaret Grady can appear. Will Grady and his wife arrive, stirring tension at Kraik manor.
Hugo Wiener, aviation cadet stationed at Fresno, Calif., survived a plane fall when his safety belt failed and later faced a bull in a pasture. He wrote of an attack by youths in Los Angeles and earned a Purple Heart after being wounded at Pearl Harbor.
Radio listings show June 15 and June 18 programs across WREN KMBC WDAF KNBC. Notable acts include Jack Armstrong Fred Waring's Orch Earl Godwin Lum and Abner and Gracie Fields.
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