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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1941
Page
8
Washington reports the agriculture department says Belgium's food crisis is extreme due to clandestine market prices shortages and German occupation. Rations for bread flour and cereals are greatly reduced and meat fat allowances are only a fraction of prewar levels.
Arbitrator settles a threatened Topeka milk strike as distributors agree to raise prices. Shawnee county producers sought 65 cents per pound butterfat, while the compromise adds 15 percent on surplus milk and sets specific butterfat and whole milk prices for Fort Riley and Topeka deliveries with July effective dates.
Clifton Cooper, farmer six miles northeast of Coffeyville, began harvesting 95 acres of wheat and sent the first load to the Liberty elevator. He projects 18 to 20 bushels per acre with light damage from hessian fly and rust. Harvesting to expand midweek on uplands and next week in bottoms. rains have slowed cutting. Heavy losses expected in Lyon County from recent floods along the Neosho and Cottonwood rivers, with much wheat reportedly a total loss. Corn and other crops damaged.
Delegates arrive for Girls' State in the Memorial Union lobby and begin campaigning wearing sandwich boards. Candidates include Vera Margaret Hurt for governor and Mary Alice Martin for supreme court justice. Registrars face a busy session as girls receive rules and a Sunflower Girls' State notebook with program details.
Archie San Romani 42 longtime Arkansas City school band and orchestra director died after a 10 week illness. He directed for 16 years and was the uncle of Archie San Romani a noted Emporia State miler and brother of August San Romani McPherson school music director.
J W Murray Journal-World editor and WWI veteran compares the two wars in a Rotary talk. He notes civilian populations feel the conflict as air power targets cities and the home front. He argues weapons evolved but warships and short range tactics remain similar and stresses the need for time to train.
Lynell Hughes of Independence was elected president and Bill Mabery of Fort Scott was chosen secretary of the Kansas Junior Statesman club, a graduate organization of Boys State. The annual Boys State convention concluded with a closing meeting.
The Christian Endeavor group at North Lawrence Christian Church and its women’s auxiliary hosted a homemade ice cream social on Wednesday June 11. Miss Helen Miller, whose marriage to Howard Smith will be June 15, was guest of honor.
A long list of visitors and gatherings spans June events in North Lawrence. Attendees include Mrs. Roy Anderson hosting a shower with many guests, plus visits by Mrs. Ora Clark and daughter Juanita from Kansas City. Readouts note engagements, dinners, church activities, and travel plans including Rev. Huffman’s return to Puerto Rico and Merle Jackson’s Civil Service move to Arlington.
Lecompton notes show high water at the river attracting many spectators while a log cabin owned by Harry Presgrove floated downstream. Homes and farms face flood pressure including the Harry Sutton farm. Local residents travel, attend Bible school, and report new car purchases and mail service disruption due to the rising waters.
Community reports list visits and gatherings across Hadora Eudora and Lawrence. Families including Bernitz Neis Abel Broers and Wilsons attend church events, dinners, boat races, and pageants. extended kin visit in Kansas and Oklahoma with multiple households hosting and visiting throughout the weekend.
The Sa Lem Women s Foreign Missionary Society met at Mrs Emma Schneider s home with a business session followed by a lesson study led by Mrs Weidensaul Delegates to the Evangelical conference summer session were elected as Mrs Lottie Nels Mrs Ella Gerstenberger and Mrs Weiden saul Weekend guests included Martha Abel and Larry Lesholz. The column lists numerous local visits farm work and family time across Sa Lem with many neighbors attending meals and gatherings.
Mr and Mrs Charlie Brohammer hosted a Sunday gathering with guests including Oscar Shuck Bryon Beth Kring and many Shuck and Wray relatives. Ernest Wray and Darrell Shuck helped harvest strawberries at the Shuck home and a supper at Lone Star hall honored Maurice Knott. Mrs Ira Rothrock visited Lawrence residents.
Wednesday night guests included Lyn Donald and Arthena of Pratt at Mrs. Wray’s parents Mr. and Mrs Aby Flory. Several families visited Shuck home Saturday afternoon and Oscar Shuck welcomed Ernest Wray and others Sunday. A cistern cleaner routed through the area cleaned several cisterns this week. Members attending the Old German Brethren conference in Indiana last week included Abe Flory Harve Flory Harold Wayne Johnny Beeghley Daniel Flory Riley Barnhart and Elmer Flory. Will Postma with Richard Billy Dean Shoemaker visited Virgil Shoemaker Saturday.
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