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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1943
Page
3
A religious verse from Revelation 3 20 invites personal faith and communion. The passage presents Christ knocking, promising to dine with the listener if they open the door. It emphasizes intimate fellowship and spiritual invitation.
Undersecretary Patterson calls Lagin Production to account for May output shortfall as Army ground forces demand missed by an estimated 54 percent. Overall production viewed as satisfactory. some supplies ahead of schedule while coordinated effort and continuous operation are stressed to avoid further delays.
Volunteers manned protective dikes during the Haw valley flood aiding flood defense. Property damage is minor but crop losses loom as a war priority, though still smaller than if dike maintenance failed.
Blocking amendments in the House has led to a Senate appeal for striking limits on OPA and OWT. The administration seeks legislation to enable subsidy plans while a pro administration Senate has typically backed White House priorities. Public support remains unclear and opposition may grow.
The nation faces a coal shortage and anticipates a possible brief truce to resume output crucial to wartime and domestic industry. Labor leaders in the coal sector push for concessions beyond the current aims.
The Algiers radio claims Italian peace envoys contacted Allied authorities in North Africa. No official confirmation. the report may be a wartime nerve game amid ongoing Allied air raids.
Fogbound reports trace Nazi U-boat plan to raise terror in spring to disrupt Allied troop and supply transport. May losses show progress of countermeasures as Allied tonnage held steady and more U-boats were sunk despite withheld figures. Details remain secret but effectiveness of anti submarine actions is evident.
Fritz Kuhn is paroled by New York to the federal government and will be interned for the duration of the war. The embezzlement conviction stands, with no prospect of release.
Increased activity in the south west Pacific signals a prelude to larger operations. The Japanese seek to resume action in the region, but current indicators suggest the initiative remains with the Allies.
The WPS relented and pork and beans will return in glass jars, not tin, with about 25 percent of 1942 production allocated for glass jars. Canners may produce, but must use klass jars, restoring the beloved combination for many consumers.
Senator Harry Truman of Missouri spoke at a victory dinner for Oklahoma Democrats. Receipts totaled $36,000, according to party leaders. The Truman committee is not expected to investigate this war spending item.
In a Moscow Tokyo briefing, Max Hill analyzes lingering hostilities between Japan and Russia. He notes the Far Eastern frontier as a persistent flashpoint, Russia’s resumed military deployments, and Tokyo’s cautious stance amid wartime pressures and shifting alliances.
A Sunflower Ordnance Works letter cites workers at Sunflower addressing doubts about their efforts. They describe overcoming material shortages and harsh weather to achieve rapid construction milestones, praising leaders and condemning a discriminating committee blamed for morale damage. Residents of North Lawrence thank neighbors for flood protection efforts and aid.
Frederick Cooke of Covington Kentucky will direct the University of Kansas summer session orchestra twice weekly. The university musical library will be available to participants. The item mentions assorted local visits and events including a rumored sighting related to the outlaw Pretty Boy Floyd and several social gatherings among residents and staff.
Twenty five years ago F M Tidrow opened a bar ber shop in FE Doridge. N Basye of the Douglas county Marble and Granite Works shut his shop Tuesday to let workers join seven twilight squads of thirty two emergency men to help save the wheat crop.
Forty years ago Fred Williams prepared to relocate to Manhattan for a new role as manager of a livery stable. A piano recital at Miss Juli Righter's home featured Miss Josephine Riddle and Olgs Bingler with Mary Riddle on violin and Migshter on piano. Kansas Odd Fellows relief funds were sent locally by the Grand J Fellows. T. G. Fitch conducted a Nebraska business trip. Kansas University plans to end season football and basketball ticketing due to poor financial return.
A war era poetry collection presenting nine speakers who explain why they fight and endure. Voices include a Jewish musician denied lodging a Nazi regime, a mother at home, a soldier’s wife, a Negro soldier, and a writer justifying America’s cause.
In a tense interrogation, Shaw questions suspects including Mattison and Will Grady while Ed Kraik recalls the night before. Shaw pressures for truth about Margaret Grady's life as hidden alibis unravel and the murder plot narrows to a possible act of self harm.
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