World Company panel ties knot in Kansas court
A fragmentary newspaper notice notes a panel from World Company and Associated Press officiating a marriage in Kansas amid legal references. The text is incomplete and unclear about names or exact dates.
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1950
Page
4
A fragmentary newspaper notice notes a panel from World Company and Associated Press officiating a marriage in Kansas amid legal references. The text is incomplete and unclear about names or exact dates.
The article outlines Senate questions on the Amerasia affair and China policy, noting John W. Service of the State Department admitted sharing information with Amerasia and the secrecy designation of a document later published in the press. It discusses attempts to align Nationalists and Communists, alleged state policy motives, and the impact on US-Soviet-era disclosures.
F W Dodge reports western Missouri Kansas Nebraska and Oklahoma home building contracts up 61 percent over last year. Lawrence shows activity in rental and owner occupied homes as private and government capital help ease the shortage. One major project expected after the war is moving forward.
In Moscow a new language theory by a leading thinker is dismissed by Stalin, signaling a campaign to stamp out divergent ideas. Across the ocean in Topeka a scare over ice cream safety prompts updated sanitary rules. Garden City Telegram notes rising political activity in Finney County with chatter about the county coroner's race.
In Lawrence this week Brush Two Democratic hopefuls urged Kansas Democrats to turnout and count. They claimed enough Democratic voters exist to carry the state if they vote, but critics note this optimism hides a long history of weak Democratic turnout in Kansas. Some Democrats see the reality beyond rose tinted views.
The Communist party in Carcho Slovakia pushes a program to nationalize industry while reporting holes in practice. Sieves flood hardware markets making weekly household purchases for a year unavoidable, yet shoes pots and pans remain scarce. Private firms could meet demand but Czech manufacturers resist stopping sieve production, fearing plan contravention. The plan’s flaws show government overreach and failing supply logic.
Lawrence is named as the site for an $11 million chemical plant drawing regional congratulations and envy from Kansan towns. The choice is linked to Deane Malott of the University of Kansas, a personal friend of the company head, amid speculation and political maneuvering.
The author recalls the June 18 1917 German air raid on London the first daylight city bombing. About twenty Gotha bombers dropped 126 high explosive bombs killing 160 people and injuring 414. The raid near the Bank of England caused heavy property damage and compelled shelter in a basement. One or two planes were shot down as they headed toward the English Channel.
Local society notes report Mea Eby winning the position while Mollie North, age 21, appears as guest student violinist on Musical Americana broadcast set for Thursday evening. Barbara Ann Knott married Gene Burnett at Trinity Lutheran Church as Hetty Wolfe hosted a picnic for the Seven Sisters club and guests.
Twenty five years ago notices report births for Peper Helen Clark on June 21 and Marion Donald Clark on June 22. Various local society items include travel for Lillian Mayer to Los Angeles for her sister Wilma Mayer's wedding, Parson from Vinland visiting, shopping trip in Lawrence, a county treasurer candidate injured, and a government offer to March in the Philippines. Local church calls, eighth grade rural graduation with many named graduates, and a long list of rural residents completing exams.
New York June 24 Truman arranged a rescue for 600 students stranded after their Norweg ian ship was banned as a firetrap. Admiral Callaghan offered the Ballou for lease with conditions, ensuring the students recover their nearly 200000 paid, and sail to Rotterdam. The National Student Association backed the voyage amid wartime refugee transport efforts.
Nils Maud Ellsworth an associate professor of education resigns as elementary art supervisor of Tanws ience Schools and receives the first volume in the Growing with Art series from Benjamin Al. Sanborn and Company. The eight 1page softcover books feature Lawrence school children’s artwork on bright covers and call for future volumes and potential classroom adaptation.
A compact notice lists a series of cryptic items including a clenched hand, a spur payment, a light genus, laminated constallatia rocks, decorated items, rents, an inset, seed covering and a snare. The fragmented OCR reads like an inventory or puzzle clue list from a local page.
Virginia Lackey received a bravery medal for risking her life to save her younger brother during a blaze that destroyed a home. While carrying him to safety her clothing caught fire, leaving him behind. she was hospitalized for burns and later treated at Boston Children's Hospital after four months in the Virginia facility.
June 24 report from Boston notes President Innest or Harvard University in good condition after emergency surgery for acute intestinal inflammation. Conant suffered a sudden illness before a planned departure for Europe and was admitted to Phillips House at Massachusetts General Hospital. Doctor Clark announced a prolonged convalescence is expected.
The fragment presents a poetic musing by Ames E. O Bryon on sleep and appetite. It hints at occasions to emerge and the desire for rest, pondering why people rarely act on such urges. The piece reads as a reflective, lyrical aside.
The schedule lists Red Skelton at 7 Abril p m a summer sendoff with familiar cast. June Allyson Van Johnson star in The Bride Goes Wild Monday on Radio Theatre and My Friend Irma debuts on KMRC. Brush Creek Follies guests Oklahoma Wranglers perform with Eddy Arnold connections. Wendy Warren and The News return for their fourth network year. General Marshall speaks at KMAC Red Cross convention. Romance airs as Life with Luigi summer replacement. KMBC Square Dance program features David Andrews and Brush Creek Follies. Pursuit replaces Gene Autry with Inspector Black. A 1030 p m drama For Us the Living honors United Nations Charter Day.
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