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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1944
Page
4
Fragmentary notice cites a verse about trees and fruit from Luke 3 9. The text evokes judgment on unfruitful trees and casting into the fire, aligning with apocalyptic biblical imagery. No clear events, dates, or individuals are identified in the readable fragments.
The United States coal industry near universally private hands again with two Virginia mines remaining under government control after yesterday’s transfer to private owners. Production has seldom surpassed demand, with midwinter shortages when strikes and reduced manpower touched the industry. Analysts blame government policies during the upheaval for higher consumer coal prices and the lingering turmoil in the sector.
The text describes a futile house to house battle for Cherbourg as German units fought to delay Allied occupation. It notes the city's damage, Allied plans to repair, and the aim to gain control of the peninsula, decided before the Nazis retreated to defend Cherbourg.
General De Gaulle created a French regional commissioner for Rouen to direct civil affairs in Allied occupied areas. The move, done during a beachhead visit, unsettles Allied powers while showing French civil governance independent of Allied authority.
Reported terms from Russia would restore pre 1940 borders and allow temporary Russian forces in Finland with a permanent takeover unlikely. Russia seeks control against Germany, while surface signs suggest the Soviet government might allow Finland to remain independent, prompting cautious Finnish willingness to discuss.
The 41-isy campaign in Italy has tied German forces down as Allies gain terrain and threaten the Reich’s southern flank. Speculation grows on Balkan operations while Allied strategy strengthens Mediterranean dominance. News reflects on Dewey’s diplomatic methods versus force, Finnish surrender, robot planes, and domestic politics including Hess’s divorce suit.
Readers share musings on corn acreage and hybrid varieties. A letter recalls a P 47 pilot urging support for the Fifth Loan and expresses patriotic resolve to keep the country as it is. Mrs. Charlies Woolf signs the note urging bond buying.
In a risky forecast, The War Today argues Berlin’s claim of a major Russian summer offensive may match expectations. It analyzes front sectors from Vitebsk to Mogilev, noting Moscow lines and supply routes as crucial, with a sequence of drives and a possible knock-out blow. Cloud County surpasses its Fifth War Loan quota, reaching $17,120.
Miss Dorothy Pegg will marry Bernard Mann tomorrow as Rev C C Cunningham performs the ceremony. Mrs Meville Tanner and Miss Dorothea Hartig entertained with bridge and a shower in honor of Winnie Davis whose wedding to George Knight of Lawrence is planned. Katherine Thacher from Philadelphia visits cousins. Jane Esther Richardson with her parents join Mrs Blanchey for a day together. L B Read of Winslow Arizona visits his parents. E J Loxedon and daughter Suzanna visit relatives in St Joseph tomorrow. Sara Frances Jacobs wed Dr Waldo R Oechsli yesterday at the bride’s parents home in Sa. Walter Varnum returns from Rotary convention in Salt Lake City. Mrs Varnum and children visit relatives in Salina.
Miss Elizabeth Bullock supervising nurse for Lawrence Public Health Nursing Association will provide baby clinic and venereal clinic rooms. Red Cross aid to fund Salvation Army program. A daughter Beryl in Lima Peru writes of streets filled with shootings as revolutionaries battled outside her girls' school. Names Stern Foster Warren Henley Julius Holmes Lonborg Linda Wilkow Bratchar appear.
Fragmentary notes report Mrs Hugh Blair and Miss Gracia Blair leaving for a lake trip. The Methodists seek funds for a pipe organ, nearly raised with 642 dollars left. Police warn residents to secure valuables as the city notes a rise in unfamiliar visitors. Various names and odd phrases appear, including a Kansas City musicale, Portland and Seattle trips, and Wynkops Kiersted an engineer visiting Wynkops Kiersted.
A dense page fills with church notes across West Side Presbyterian First Methodist North Lawrence Baptist Immanuel Lutheran and more. It lists pastors, service times from morning worship to evening evangelistic meetings, Sunday schools with superintendents, choir and organ details, youth groups, and evening prayer sessions spanning Fourth and Lincoln to Thirteenth and New Hampshire.
Rev and Mrs Max Johnson lead a series of Assembly of God services at Thirteenth and Massachusetts with artistic music on electric Spanish and Hawaiian guitars and a dramatic preaching ministry The program includes pictures of truth a pageant with parables dramatized by the Junior departments The junior choir under Miss Jeanne Scott will perform musical numbers and the Cradle Roll and patron ages departments will contribute songs The program also features a short drama Gods Post rof tica assisted by Mrs Forrest A Jackson and others
Nineteenth and Tennessee hosts Bible study and youth meetings at 7 25 pm with Wednesday midweek study. Centenary Methodist at Fourth and Elm North Lawrence lists 9 45 am church school and morning worship with sermons on The Faith of a Soldier and The Sinlessness of Deus. Pentecostal Church at Nineteenth and Tennessee outlines Sunday school prayer and praise, night service led by Mother Zulu Moldrew, and a missionary night for children. Trinity Episcopal Church Hoy rector Donald Weatherbee conducts Holy Communion and church school services including a 11 00 am sermon and Wednesday Holy Communion entries.
Topeka June 23 UPI Kansas road contractors urged the state highway commission to add a stop gap clause to construction and maintenance contracts. Governor Schoeppel explained the measure would allow time extensions when federal laws rules or regulations interfere with labor materials or supplies needed to meet schedules.
The federal housing authority will close its Kansas City Missouri regional office on August 1. Commissioner Philip M. Klutznick announced the move, saying the office serves Kansas Missouri Colorado Nebraska Utah and Wyoming. Beginning November 1 Colorado and Kansas will be served by Fort Worth while Missouri and Nebraska will be served by Chicago.
An aging man nicknamed Pinky hosts a quiet porch scene with Emily and Martha lookalike Julie and her son Phillip. A night view, a telescope, and a gentle talk reveal war loss, longing, and a philosophy that night births a new day. Pinky explains his idea of half light and half dark guiding daily hope as Julie pushes for tomorrow.
Fragmentary listing of radio shows and times across multiple stations including WREN WDAF WDAN WEAR and others. Mentions musical programs newscasts church segments and special events with various hosts and titles.
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