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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1947
Page
2
Market summary reports broad selling among leaders with cotton lower on profit taking, oats steady amid cover, and wheat mixed with strong demand for cash. March oats rally on covering. Livestock receipts and futures show varied activity with notes of price levels across regions.
Chicago dispatch explains the wheat rally since mid January driven by CCC and PMA actions, parity price shifts, and futures vs cash dynamics. Old crop March May gains tied to government purchases and flour buying, while new crop July September rise on low carryover and export prospects.
British troops detained 21 suspects outside martial law areas amid searches of three Jewish towns. The arrests bring total detainees to 46, with some linked to Irgun and Stern groups. A British officer and soldier were injured when a staff car was hit by road mines on the Haifa Tel Aviv highway. Police say reports of flights to the Enya colony are false.
Muskogee Oklahoma March 7 Sheriff Eddie J Briggs of Muskogee county pleaded innocent at arraignment on assault and battery charges from an altercation with Frank C Hansford Jr a reporter The judge set March 26 for trial The incident stemmed from a story Hansford wrote criticizing sheriff policies in the office
Discussion of labor issues cites fatalities from 1919 to 1945 and defense of the closed shop and industry wide bargaining. Separate topic covers Alaska hydroelectric power development, with Interior official noting small business limits and federal or territorial funding as needed.
Charles Edward Johnson died yesterday at his Los Angeles home. He was a former Lawrence resident, survived by his wife Pauline, three daughters Ethel Latham Eleanor McNeal and Carol, two sons Glenn and Kenneth, and several relatives in Lawrence Wichita Lone Star and California. Margaret Schumann died last night at 1146 Ohio street aged 76. Funeral arrangements to be announced. survivors include daughter Margaret Schumann of the era, son Emil F. Schumann of Alhambra and three sisters. Professor Wilbur Cortez Abbott, longtime Kansas historian, died February 3 in Boston after retirement from Harvard. He served as University of Kansas history professor 1902 to 1908 and wrote extensively thereafter.
The Beta Sigma Phi event titled Pretty as a Picture entertained a tom gond sized Granada audience. From toddlers to KU co-eds, models showcased self-made outfits and spring fashions amid skits and music to benefit Beta Mu chapter’s charity work for needy families and school nurse Miss Electa Kindlesperger.
The General W. F. Hase docked at San Francisco with 2,071 troops from Manila, the only troop ship to reach a U S port yesterday. No other arrivals were reported today.
Supreme Court split 5 4 on Norris LaGuardia act reach to government and whether Lewis and the United Mine Workers were in contempt of a federal district court order banning a strike. Justices Vinson Reed Burton Black Douglas Frankfurter Jackson formed the majority. Four dissented. The court also weighed fines: union penalty deemed excessive. Lewis fine trimmed to 700000 with further penalties possible if noncompliance. Senate moved to indefinite wartime tax continuation for liquor furs jewelry cosmetics.
Secretary of State Marshall arrived from Paris to Berlin for talks with the Moscow four power ministers and to brief on French views. He paused at the Tomb of a fallen soldier near the Arc de Triomphe, offering lilacs as bugle taps sounded, then boarded a plane to Berlin for occupation council discussions and treaty preparations. The stop drew Parisians and officials including Juin, Billoux, Teitgen, Giraud, and de Lattre de Tassigny.
A raging fire aboard the United States liner John Ericsson in New York triggered Coast Guard action and city fireboats to battle the blaze from the water and land. The Queen Elizabeth was moved to the middle of the Hudson river as a precaution.
A blaze in Fort Scott Kansas yesterday gutted the Crown drug store in the business district. Loss was estimated at 18000 dollars. Fire officials said the fire began in a trash pile in the basement.
The Polish government accuses U S Ambassador Arthur Bliss Lane of intruding in Polish affairs and harming Polish American relations. It disputes Lane’s claim he could interview only one of 100 prisoners claiming U S citizenship and notes plans for a Polish American commission to resolve nationality rights of prisoners. The envoy’s New York arrival remark is also contested.
Friday afternoon events featured Mre and Vrs Haseker visiting with Charlie raceiver kin, the Winerva Rebekah lodge No 14 hosted a ceremony with Ruth McClanahan and Ruth ter among officers. The evening included refreshments, a social hour, and remarks from Lawrence visitors. Local school activities covered Eudora grade and high school games, with principal JF Kerr officiating. many residents were noted as guests or attendees at gatherings including a tailgate dinner and several Sunday visits from Lawrence and Vinland residents.
County district air conservation supervisors forecast a rise in terracing and contouring on Douglas county cropland. About 180 farm conservation plans were finished in 1946, with three full-time technicians handling 36 applications for spring farm plan work. George H. Butell reported February gains including 3 miles of terraces and two farm ponds, and 10 acres prepared for grass seeding at terrace outlets. Maud Ellsworth of the University of Kansas will headline a Wichita meeting of the Kansas State Art Teachers Association with an afternoon session and a closing program hosted by the Wichita State University art department.
Robert L. Luke of 702 Rhode Island Street is listed among eight law seniors at the University of Kansas who have completed requirements and been recommended for a bachelor of law degree. The ceremony and final authority rest with the university.
AP summary lists multiple Class AA to Class B games played around Topeka Pittsburg and other Kansas towns. Scores feature Lawrence Fort Scott Topeka Seaman and more, with numerous teams like Altamont Pleasanton Baxter Springs Galena Buhler Hillsboro Inman Bernwick Castleton Lynna Larned LaCrosse Nickerson Mackaville Lewis Jetmore Lorraine Garfield Smith Center Concoria Clay Center Belleville Simpson Clyde Courtland Atwood Goodland and Hays among listed results.
A mixed market update lists Kansas City produce items like poultry roosters and turkeys, dairy and grains, with freight, receipts, and alfalfa and timothy hay at regional markets. Separate stock market notes describe today’s trading broadly downward with declines in major issues and notable lows in rail and metal shares.
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