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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1950
Page
4
A Kansan wheat crop discussion shifts to bread quality. The Western Kansas Development Association promotes a Farm Bread with 16 percent more wheat, claimed to taste better. Congressmen at the national capital have sampled it, and bakers may adopt it if demand grows.
The state department of social welfare warns welfare expenditures now exceed appropriations by about 60 000 dollars monthly. As welfare needs rise amid high employment critics urge reenacting a liens law and safeguards to limit payments to rightful recipients.
The House killed the administration housing program a $2 million government cooperative deal. A telegraphed plea from the President failed to pass the measure. Observers say housing relief will now rely on regular channels with the building industry and customers taking the lead.
In a quirky regional note, Kanene City and Fairfax Airports are imagined as welcoming aliens with a cheeky runway inscription. The piece muses on saucer lore and new trade contacts, while shifting to a sober glimpse of U S budget gaps as senators and representatives debate Europe funds, highlighting the vast shift in perceived government outlays.
Baudouin and many Belgians push for Leopold to be recalled with abdication in favor of the crown prince later. Count Carton de Wiart, a royalist veteran and former private secretary to King Albert, favors Leopold’s unconditional return, citing loyalty to the throne and close ties to the royal family. The council of state will survey explosive points before naming a path forward.
Garden City reports nine months under city manager rule proves the system is not a dictatorship. Voters saw commissioners retain policy control while daily operations became professional and efficient, reducing delays and freeing leaders for policy decisions.
Henry Blake of Topeka recounts a hitchhiking incident south of Topeka on a Berryton turn, where he picked up a young woman and her child. She warned him not to pick up hitchhikers after he offered help, bought food and cigarettes, and refused any advances. The encounter ended with her warning and Blake never again picking up hitchhikers.
A quirky column notes modern girl shyness and a boastful doghouse build by an Iowa man with brick walls and electric heat. It humorously observes February’s shortness, March’s wind, and a snail’s pace comparison. A Florida golf trio shot 84 each in a friendly round, highlighting a too friendly tone.
A reader recalls Lawrence's 36 year shift from an American representative city council to a commission form and argues against consolidating power. They point to Nevada Missouri and Topeka Kansas as cautionary examples, urge electing countywide or statewide representatives, and advocate strengthening local self government with a fit local city manager rather than a centralized bureaucracy. The writer notes prior reforms, cites Life magazine examples, and criticizes the Municipal League for overlooking local qualifications and democratic accountability.
The page records community happenings including a school event with a visiting captain, the Edward family hosting a luncheon, Mr and Mrs Ben Tardeey visiting Hutchinson, and a historic Baldwin farm near Lake View now tied to Riverside. It notes a 1870 move, 150 acres, and local civic receipts plus social gatherings and a flower show attendance.
The Masonic Temple committee advances plans for a new temple to be built on the old Metho dist church site at Massachusetts street. Julius C Holmes has received architectural lines from Washington and the project, titled Elephantine, is to be reported to the state department by April 20. Foster and family depart for Emmett Idaho. Hanley travels to Kan ny Hutchings. Wendell McKeever Fern Young and Frank Ri finish a nine month western tour of the United States Canada and Mexico returning to Lawrence with earnings.
A columnist questions the Agriculture Secretary’s plan to destroy fifty million dollars worth of potatoes from the price support program. The piece argues that unsold surplus food should be distributed to the needy, notes weather and planting uncertainties raise production risk, and suggests reductions in farm prices or wages as possible remedies. It cites parity prices, farm revenue impacts, and government reports from the Bureau of Agriculture to weigh the trade offs and public reaction.
Belgium grapples with whether King Leopold should resume his throne after exile in Switzerland. A crisis cabinet, led by Count Henri Carton de Wiart, meets as parliament’s approval remains uncertain and a general election may be needed to resolve the monarchist dispute.
A fragmented list of clues mixing musical terms, instruments, and various wordplay items. The OCR reads like a puzzle with numbers and partial phrases such as instrument names, materials, and phrases about geography, anatomy, and language, lacking coherent narrative.
In Cairo a letter addressed to Neaver Colorado was refused with the note No such place as Colorado. A correcting Atlas eventually settled the confusion. Herbert L. Fink, staff member of the fine arts school in Kansas City, won one of the 12 Midwest Art Exhibition purchase awards for his oil painting Chasing The Moneylenders From The Temple at the Boston museum show.
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