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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1947
Page
4
A report notes coats bought for 4.50 to 10 dollars were sold for just over 3 dollars, leaving the government with a sizable leakage in secrecy actions. A congressman suggests the navy shop its own surplus stocks to cut costs.
The United States protests a Hungarian note accusing Kovacs and others of aiding anti-Soviet terror. Washington says the charges are unwarranted and warns the move could install a minority dictatorship, while Marshall heads to Moscow for talks on Europe’s future. Hungary’s strategic gateway role and history with communism frame the issue.
The page blends a dense schedule of radio programs across stations WREN WDAF KMBC and others with corporate notices, ad copy, and a brief factual line noting that regular grade gasoline octane in the United States rose from 50 to 78 octane between 1920 and 1946.
Six of 31 KU business juniors made straight A s on the first semester honor roll with 22.00 averages. Named are Billy E K Brackman Wichita Wilbur Outrum Russell Robert M Pamberton Muncie Robert M Stewart Manhattan Robert W Well Lyons and Robert W Wright Fowler Peter M Mac f class made the honor roll. 37 or 14 percent of the senior class met the higher requirement.
In Moscow the Big Four gather as Secretary Marshall attends, with tensions rising over an American note accusing Soviet interference in Hungary. The issue centers on a treason charge against Hungary's opposition leader, deemed groundless by the US and Britain. Washington and London weigh joint action in support of Greece after backing Turkey, framing a broader fight over the iron curtain and its reach toward the Mediterranean.
The Supreme Court ruled the government action against John L. Lewis and his union legal and regular, approving penalties with conditions. The decision reaffirms that laws apply equally to all and questions why union contracts with private employers are treated differently from contracts with the government.
The Emporia Gazette recalls an old saying that some communities are better off with a dozen first class funerals. The column notes this remark surfaces when resentment over blocked group projects arises. It contrasts American hesitation with Russia’s decisive action and mentions naval raincoat negotiations.
Gromyko declares Soviet frontiers will not be opened to inspections for atomic energy control. He argues strict control without limiting state sovereignty. The United States debates relaxation of sovereignty for a global atomic control body and public support remains uncertain.
Congressional committee hears multiple union witnesses warn that public disapproval would follow if proposals to curb strikes and stabilize industry pass. Local observers question where these witnesses have been, noting lack of alignment with community views on industrial unrest.
A prominent educator told the American Association of Teachers Colleges in Atlantic City that teachers should be last to strike. He noted public sentiment favors higher salaries and that legislatures are considering school funding measures. Strikes may draw attention but hurt public support. progress should come from policy and public advocacy. The item also mentions a state song legislative move and repeats a typographical note from a cited newspaper.
The item notes Hal Cochran’s sharp jokes about girls and rouge and how mirrors distort self view. It hints that by March 15 readers will learn why you can't take it with you, signaling a future lesson or punchline.
Four Lawrence youths Edith Warzel Ralph Allen Winifred Hill and Helen Lindquist won prizes in the 11th annual Music Talent fund audition at Kansas University under the Federation of Women’s Clubs Mats Willis of Topeka and others attended. County welfare cases rose with 83 new entries and 40 carried over. Miss Batty Rucker and Miss Albert Yeats visited Kansas City. Lawrence High School basketball finished its season with 10 of 15 games won.
Forty years ago and twenty five years ago a mix of student, civic, and social items. Merchants from Kensay Missouri and Oklahoma register for a merchant short course while four high school secret fraternities pledge to abandon their activities. Mayor George Kreeck helps seek a solution to the problem of secret clubs in public schools. Various residents are noted: Misa Jane Sheets returns from Denver. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hastings celebrate golden wedding anniversary. Guy Simpson elected superintendent of South Auburn public schools. Judge Hugh Means elected captain of Company H of the Kansas National Guard. John St. Clair arrives to make Lawrence his home. Lawrence people visit Kanss City. Prof. and Mrs. A. T. Walker host guests honoring Dr. Gordon J. Laing of Chicago University. Mary Hodgson hosts a satellite party for a prize winner.
Elwood J. Leep, KU 1934 B S graduate, named sector chief pilot for Pan American World Airways Latin American division. He will hold captain rank and be stationed at LaGuardia Field New York. Leep joined Pan American in 1919 and has flown Caribbean Pacific and Afro-Indian routes.
In Los Angeles area residents lure rats with flowers after discarding decaying bouquets in business districts George M Uhl city health officer said rodent crews found rats prefer carnations gardenias roses and other blooms over cheese or bacon rind. In Portland Oregon liquor critics tested rye and Bourbon samples for tast e and could not distinguish between varieties. In Rapid City South Dakota an army recruiter used a store window display. former GI Donald Bortle aided. a three year enlistment followed. In Perry Utah an owl in a tree earned an eviction notice for nighttime screeching despite a five day notice posted on its quarters.
A scrambled crossword style list referencing French novelist clues and mapped numbers for across and down entries. It mentions terms like Comet up, Harole, and immortals of France alongside assorted clue hints and puzzle positions.
Two day postgraduate medic al post graduate clinics on cancer will be held in five cities starting March 8 announced by H G Ing director of the extension division of the University of Kansas Physicians from Albany Johns Hopkins will teach sessions on cancers of brain breast colon stomach and mouth The clinics are sponsored by the Kansas Medical Society the Kansas State Board of Health and the University of Kansas School of Medicine Limited to 70 physicians at each center The program aims to improve early diagnosis and treatment to extend lives and hopes 25 percent of active Kansas physicians attend The event is part of a national cancer campaign and follows a plan to battle heart disease also Two Nazi chiefs hang in Poland for mass executions and destruction of Warsaw district The prisoners Ludwig Fischer Jenot Meinsinzer and Max Bent were hanged at Mokotow prison A U S liner America arrives in Cherbourg after 48 hour heavy seas delay which caused minor damage to the vessel
State Affairs Committee plans to reintroduce a Dill to validate 95000 dollars in Pittsboro improvement from the last election. Representative L. M. Gibson Crawford County announced the committee approved the measure. Earlier the attorney general’s office ruled the bonds invalid due to insufficient notice of the fall special election. The bonds totaled 75000 for airport work and 20000 for Pittsburg Memorial Auditorium repairs.
Mrs. William M. Hobbs of Topeka visited Baldwin with her aunt and CE Lockwood. Reading club met at Mrs. Stanley H. Filekimmer’s. Pat Frank review "M Adams" discussed. Several members hosted luncheons as WSCS and PEO events circulated. Notable guests included Mrs. Harold Guest traveling for WSCS, Rev. Clyde Frewster at a Wichita meeting, and Dr. Charles W. Bailey hosting Chapter CE officers luncheon. The Kensington Club gathered at Mrs. Webb Fenton’s. Kansas City visitors Mr. and Mrs. Frank B. Wolf joined Baldwin crowds. The Baldwin Music Club met at Mrs. William V. Potts’s home. papers on Musical Therapy read, with 21 members and two guests present. Dr. Anton Carlson to lecture on Food and Fitness at Baker College, centenary hall convocation, plus Omicron chapter to attend Alpha Chi Omega installation in Stillwater.
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