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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1946
Page
2
Belgrade reports Gen Draja Mihailovic longtime Chetnik leader captured by Yugoslav authorities and jailed as traitor and war criminal. Rankovic announced his arrest after a 13 March seizure, amid claims Mihailovic and remnants faced trials and potential execution.
Johnny Bob Richard, 14, son of Mr and Mrs John B Richard of 407 West Twelfth Street, sustained fractures in both bones of his right leg after a motorcycle crash near Yates Center Saturday. Wayne Harper, rider with him, was uninjured. Richard was treated in Yates Center and sent home to recover for at least a week before returning to the ninth grade at the junior high school.
University housing director Irvin C. Youngberg says faculty housing is the more urgent need as fall enrollment grows. He notes faculty accommodations exceed student housing and suggests Lawrence residents could help by sharing large houses or converting homes to apartments for faculty families.
London reports a Moscow broadcast promising a complete Russo Iranian solution that would include Iran recognizing the autonomy of northern Azerbaijan. It hints Iran’s oil policy could be adjusted to reassure Soviet fears over the Baku Turkmen oil region and suggests possible gains for Russia in northern Iran. The Anglo Iranian Oil Co remains the only Iranian concession holder with British government shares.
A motor car plowed into the driveway of R A Bucheim service station at 191 Massachusetts Street about 2 30 p m tearing a pump from its base and starting a fire. Fire crews from stations 1 and 2 extinguished the blaze with fog nozzles. Six gallons of gasoline in the pump burned. no other damage reported. Buchelm stood outside, did not stop, and could not provide the license number. He cut the electric switch and used a fire extinguisher until firefighters arrived.
A GPA jet propelled P 80 shooting star thrilled an estimated 65 000 spectators at Smoky Hill army air field in Balina Kansas on Sunday speed 600 miles per hour. The air and ground show opened with a simulated dog fight featuring P 51 P 47 and 61 fighter planes. Other attractions included a jet propelled Meuser Schmidt 163 a German glide bomb and a German buzz bomb. Army officials said more than 15000 automobiles entered the field gates.
Lawrence news notes include William B Moorehead longtime Kansas City Star police reporter speaking on Inside Police Court at University Club rooms 109714 Massachusetts Street Wednesday evening. Other items cover bridge dedication recounting Wakarusa history, a misattribution corrected, a former GI selling army insignia clusters, and local marriage licenses and a divorce grant.
Obituaries from Lawrence and nearby areas note Mrs Merbert Schnur died Saturday at Lawrence Memorial hospital with survivors including daughter Mrs Ige A Spiva of Joplin and son Capt Herbert Evans Schnur of New York City. Funeral services planned in Joplin. Also noted are deaths of Mrs Mary Elizabeth Anderson at age 80 in Lawrence and Mrs Ella Martin aged 81 near Lawrence with services at Rumsey Funeral Home. Additional notices cover Donald Scott Chubb and Edward Logan with burial details in Maple Grove and Bowser Lee chapels respectively.
Cordley P.T.A. announces a pre school clinic tomorrow at 2 PM in the Cordley gym. Dr J M Mott will conduct examinations with assistants Miss Electa Kindles and Mrs Mary Boyden. Nutrition, speech, and behavior guidance consultants will be present for parents of Cordley district children.
More than two dozen people gathered at the Memorial Union for a walking tour of the proposed University of Kansas War Memorial drive route. Participants visited Bailey Hall Marvin Grove Campanile site and Frank Strong hall area as they viewed the planned drive. The project aims to raise $50,000 in Lawrence as the city’s share of a $560,000 national memorial drive beginning April 3.
Dr E M Sherwood separated from naval service February 25 opens dentistry practice at 83742 Massachusetts Street. He spent 22 months in the navy at San Diego base and graduated in 1944 from Kansas City Western Dental College. He is son of Dr N P Sherwood and wife is Gert rude O Brien of Lawrence. they have a two year old daughter.
Mrs. Jay Smith reports the birth of a son to Mr. and Mrs. Albert Cox of Portland Oregon on March 7 named Richard David. Mrs Cox will be remembered as Miss Ellen Hazzard. Also announced are a daughter born Saturday at Memorial hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Tom Cawley Jr Route five and a son born today at Memorial hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Jack Riley 2044 Barker avenue. Cosmos club will meet with Mrs Chris Kraft 2101 Massachusetts street tomorrow afternoon officers will be elected.
Mildred Ann Carpenter of Lawrence, student at the University of Kansas, elected Delta Gamma chapter treasurer. Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Ewart Plank and daughter Jacquelin visited Mrs. U.S.G. Plank in Lawrence. General Plank, recently in Manila, will spend weeks at White Sulphur Springs then serve at Ft. Eustace Va. in charge of the Army Transportation School. Various other local visits and travel noted, including remainders of families visiting, illnesses, and a car confiscation case in Douglas County involving Lloyd Parker. A fatal auto crash near Kingman and several injuries on US-54 are also listed.
George C. Combs of Kansas City learns of two sisters after 40 years of separation through an Associated Press dispatch from Memphis. Mrs. Appriey of Memphis and Mrs. Marie D. Frazier of Denver located each other by mail, met in Memphis, and sought the missing brother George, once thought to live in Kansas City.
New York stocks rise with rails and industrial shares firming while cotton and wheat hold. Cattle and hogs show steady to higher prices with gains in top bids, and livestock markets in Kansas City and Chicago report mixed receipts and broker sentiment amid thin trading.
The Roller Family expresses gratitude for sympathy during the death of their wife and mother and during illness and bereavement of their son and brother. They thank friends for kindness and floral offerings and special thanks to those who donated blood.
Kansas City market notes list butterfat prices for dressed poultry and other farm goods, with details on steer and duck prices, per pound rates, and local wheat and alfalfa values. Chicago potato arrivals and stock market performance near a notable early rally are noted, along with a scan of New York trading activity featuring major corporations and industries advancing after a thin early drop.
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