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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1950
Page
3
Fragmentary text from a religious page includes a Tuesday entry and a Psalm citation. It references a plea to the Lord with partial lines from Psalm 19 and mentions March 28 in a brittle excerpt. The readability is limited, but the piece appears to be a devotional notice or poem fragment.
The piece argues against a city manager plan that uses anti student fear as a political tactic. It notes veterans using GI bills are miscast as threats and warns that portraying enrolled students as dangers to local governance is a baseless whispering campaign with little foundation. It highlights John Q. Veteran’s presence and stresses veterans deserve full civic participation without penalties for war service.
Senator McCarthy labels Owen Lattimore a top secret agent of Russia in the state department. The piece notes Lattimore’s long prominence in Far East issues, defense from friends, and current Afghanistan assignment while warning that such experts may not avert policy defeats in Asia.
Early returns show Marshal Tito leading in Yugoslavia with about 95 percent of votes, a share slightly below Stalin’s. As with sports standings, officials may need to calculate results to the third decimal place to determine exact margins.
The region endures low visibility as barometric pressure falls and rainfall stays below normal. Dust rises with the wind, recalls the Dust Bowl era, and prompts reflection on cyclical drought and the changing outlook for crops. Despite grim memories, optimism remains that conditions will improve and the Midwest will not be written off.
Rats flood Hamelin echoing the old tale as in the current decade modern Germany negotiates a new rat catcher. The town contemplates precautions to avoid conflict over pay while recalling a century of children drawn away by seductive calls and never returning.
The American Alumni Council reports gifts from 189 colleges and universities in the United States and Canada totaling 12,169,000 last year. The figure exceeds the prior year by about one million dollars and reflects the shifting balance away from endowment returns as alumni gifts help support higher education.
Residents of Chetopa balked at a return to old time religion as a 14 hour sermon stretched on. The preacher says and many agree that no souls are saved after 20 minutes, reflecting communal skepticism reported by the Hutchinson News-Herald.
Letter to editor from Hopeful urges Lawrence city leaders to curb dangerous vehicle storage by a transfer company near East Seventh Street. The writer praises police enforcement while criticizing long standing hazards that threaten motorists, asking for removal of obstructive parking and “death traps” to improve safety and curb overlong parking.
Easter Sunday marriage unites Mrs Daisy Carr and Hugh Lipp at North Lawrence church with Rev Clark W Comstock officiating. Local residents plan moves, visits, and theater outings as 2100 tickets sell for a Kansas Indiana basketball benefit.
Twenty five years ago the Farmers and Merchants State bank at Tonganoxie closed its doors shortly after it opened this morning. Frozen assets were given as the reason for the closing by the state bank commissioners office. The Lawrence Drama League gave Booth Torkingtons Seven.
Forties era note shows business men on Massachusetts street planning new lights to brighten the 700 block. Miss Laura NeAllaster heads to Boise Idaho for several months with friends. Miss Charlotte Luckan visits Eudora. Mr and Mrs Charles Phinney of McLouth visit former neighbors Mr and Mrs Joseph Miles. Mrs Walter Gayhart of Topeka visits Lizzie Read. Earl Beardsley returns from a week in Russell.
The article reports Chancellor Konrad Adenauer warning that Russia may be tempted to strike Europe to prove its futility in war. He argues peace depends on Soviet leaders abandoning conquest, while Western Europe prepares for defense and contends Moscow lacks readiness for atomic warfare. The piece notes allied planning in The Hague and Rome, and cautions against overestimating rapid Western changes.
Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent warned in Toronto that the Cold War hinges on a gradual shift in Russian attitude, not an overnight move, and may not come for a generation. He urged preparedness by Western allies to deter Russian aggression in Europe.
Jacksonville report details Mrs. Jayne Edwards in a traffic jam on railroad tracks as a passenger train approached. Her car struck several vehicles but the train narrowly passed. Police charged Edwards with reckless driving.
Tom Page a 36 year old University of Kansas political science instructor was chosen as Douglas County Democratic party chairman and confirmed by county chairwoman Esther Tait after a mail referendum among the county committee. Page supports nonpartisan manager-commission city government but urges campaign fairness for the April 4 election. Also notes A P Meet in Hutchinson and Lawson May of the Hutchinson News Herald chaired the Kansas Associated Press Wire Editors meeting with 46 editors attending.
A crossword style list pairs clues for a horizontal and a vertical entry with numbered hints including actors, animals, measures, parts of speech, and classical names. The fragment lists positions 1.5 through 28 with partial clues such as Bird of prey, Compass point, Goddess of the earth, and Virginie abbreviations, plus related entries like Scott, tools, and fabrics.
A mosaic of crossword like clues lists terms such as forest fish sauce right made love god roman god of underworld heavy blow possessed hops kiln blood money levantine brazilian ketch macaw mohammedan part of de magistrate near and other scattered entries from a puzzle page.
The United States Navy Band under Lieutenant Commander Charles BrendJer will give two concerts in Kansas City auditorium on May 1. Matinee at 2:30 PM and evening show at 8:00 PM, sponsored by Dixie Kiefer Post of the American Legion. Captain William Terrell of the Navy Reserve Officers Corps at K U hopes ROTC students attend.
London reporters describe hairdresser John Henry promoting a new women's hairstyle with a pointed back resembling a duck's rail. He says the concept came from watching ducks bob for worms in St James's Park lagoon.
Abigail Atherton of Topeka spent the weekend with her Baldwin kin, with several Topeka Athertons visiting Baldwin on Sunday. Members of the Baldwin AAUW plan to attend the AAUW-Lawrence dinner Tuesday. Baker College activities include a concert cantata excerpt and a senior student composer. A layette shower for Mrs. Findley of Lawrence drew many neighbors, while school operetta The Galloping Ghost entertained Baldwin students last Friday.
Local residents gathered for multiple birthday parties and family occasions across Eudora and nearby areas. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Davis of Arlington, Mr and Mrs Reuschyaneur and family, Mr and Mrs Adams, Mr and Mrs Frere, and families from Lina and Olathe. Various hosts hosted evenings at homes sharing meals and honors for Karlene, Robert Reusch, Ralph Catlin, Serenit Don White, and others.
Lawrence residents Edwis Rice and family and Mr Peart White hosted Sunday guests from Kansas City and Edgerton. The community notes list visits among the Cies, Roe, Couch, Oliver, and Hart er families, with many local households hosting or hosting friends and relatives. The column records a study group gathering, sermons, and social calls, plus travel to Hollywood and Manhattan for relatives and students.
WDAr tie KMBC KMBC- 816 airs Wednesday March 8 with AM Newscast at 6 20 AM Devotions and a 3 00 PM program. WREN KCMO and KMBC provide a morning lineup including a devotional segment and welcome feature.
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