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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1949
Page
1
The article discusses a July 1 effective date for a new license law and notes ongoing preparations and opposition. It references politicians, local officials, and community members, with emphasis on the vote and regulatory changes affecting commerce and licensing procedures.
The Kansas University music groups present a joint concert in Kansas City featuring the band and orchestra. Student soloists perform works including a concerto with the orchestra under the direction of the faculty and guest conductors.
Chinese markets report March 21 show inflation surging with cost of living up 460 percent in Shanghai. Dealers push better used cars as demand shifts. Shipping slows as winter conditions affect DV trade.
Washington March 31 The Housing Expediter ordered a survey of landlord incomes to determine rent increases under the new center law. Tighe Woods called the 15 month period a strengthening of prior rules and said petitions for hardship would continue. The survey aims to collect data for enforcement as the administration shifts rent policies amid debates on real estate lobbies and broader economic control.
The Doughte county cancer drive launches four days before the April opening, with nearly $200 in advance gifts already received by the local Calada committee. About 200 letters have gone out and $800 more are expected from house to house solicitation. Andrews says the local goal is $3,800 with two divisions led by Kennedy and Noland, plus coordinators in schools and rural areas. Funds stay in Kansas for diagnostic and detection efforts while the rest support the national cancer society.
The air national guard units in Wisconsin and New Mexico will be equipped with F-84 jets. A 25-plane squadron will be formed in each state with no spares. Jets will come from regular air force stock, undergoing restoration and upgrades to meet production performance. Training for guardsmen to fly the F-84s will occur at a regular air force base. The F-84’s ceiling, range, and armament are noted.
The average of 60 stocks drops to 63.9, down by 5 points. Investors reassess gains as market breadth narrows and several sectors pull the index lower.
In Pittsburg Kansas state agents led by Assistant Attorney General Carper raided four Crawford county night spots in what officials call the first major operation under the new law. Four men face charges including liquor for sale and maintaining an open saloon. Technical arrests were placed on the operators as investigators cataloged seized liquor, water, a slot machine, and miscellaneous items. Local officers assisted post raid. County Attorney Griffith said charges to be filed in district court with further proceedings begun.
A seven year old Cheyenne boy, known as Nubbins Hoffman, died today after a long illness caused by a bladder obstruction. He had been in a coma for a week and endured multiple operations beginning in Denver. His parents Mr and Mrs M H Hoffman recalled a Christmas gift flood of support from across the country.
Kaw Paving of Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad crews began paving near the Sixth and Massachusetts street rail crossing. Superintendent Pete Tursi said mat would reach Kaw Valley Railroad line south of the bridge by tomorrow, with further paving north to the Union Pacific underpass delayed awaiting Interstate Commerce Commission action on Kaw Valley abandonment petition. The project costs total $8,797 between city state and federal funds.
Lawrence hosts a spring opening tomorrow night at seven with merchants displaying new guvest wares and Easter merchandise. Windows feature the latest styles and up to the minute home needs and appliances. Come to Lawrence's Spring Show.
The SN school district saw a setback as the senate approved a 5 percent total valuation limit on bonded indebtedness, threatening plans for Cordley elementary addition, a new senior high, and remodeling. The measure allows bonds up to about 1 million dollars plus existing building funds not counted, sparking efforts to salvage the project.
President Truman told a Japanese conference that a general deficit is more dangerous to the economy than a tax increase and urged Congress to raise taxes by 4.0 billion dollars. Senators say a period of healthy readjustment reduces need for price controls as support weakens. Acme Cleaners ad follows.
Damascus reports show small demonstrations in support of the army regime that ousted Syria’s government after yesterday’s bloodiest revolt. Schools and shops reopen, life returns to normal as government offices operate under junior ministry officials. Brig. Husni Zayim, army chief of staff who led the dawn coup, negotiates with political figures on forming a new government.
Northwest Kansas faced heavy snow and high winds with Atwood reporting 14 to 18 inches on the ground and Goodland nine inches. Roads were expected to clear by mid afternoon while warmer conditions and moisture moved across the state.
Gov. Frank Carlson signs three highway program bills in Topeka on March 31. The measures remove a 2900 dollar cap on bridge construction in benefit districts, allow counties under the county unit road system to issue no fund warrants with a tax levy to retire them, and cut petroleum inspection fees. Other signed bills increase juror pay and mileage, create a method to reorganize dormant drainage districts, and set Coffeyville city court judge fees at 35 dollars per day.
Kansas highways blocked by snow along the state from Atwood to Brewster and Colby to near Siiiren Springs with reports of outages west of town lines. The state highway department notes travel hazards and road closures across western Kansas.
State agriculture department conducts weed control training for owners of weed sprayers with sessions in Lyndon on April 7 and Holton on April 8. Attendees include county weed supervisors Ebon Anderson and Arthur Shields. The Holton session runs 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. covering 24-D use calibration dosage calculations and sprayer operation. Custom operators are invited.
Buenos Aires reports the death of Dr. Friedrich Bergius a world famous German scientist and Nobel Prize in Chemistry winner in 1931. He died yesterday at age 65.
About 2 600 students from 42 Kansas high schools compete in the annual District Music Festival at Hoch Auditorium and Frank Strong Hall. Judges from the Kansas State Music Faculty rate solo and ensemble performances, with top ratings advancing to Pimporia April 30. Participants include numerous vocal and instrumental groups from Lawrence area schools and 52 high schools across northeast Kansas.
Kansas City date line reports seven KU track squad members and coaches Bill Easton and Don Pierce leaving at 1:30 PM for Austin Texas. They will compete in the Texas Relays tomorrow and Saturday alongside ten Nebraska athletes and coach Ed Weir who were on the same plane.
President Truman declared at a news conference that the European Recovery Program must be funded at 5.58 billion dollars and should not be cut. He emphasized careful management and said the aid is essential for Europe’s recovery.
President Truman expressed confidence in uniting Western powers against the Soviet threat. He outlined Secretary of State Acheson and Foreign Secretary Bevin leading efforts, with Bevin’s arrival in New York set to advance urgent talks on the Allied stance and postwar arrangements.
Frank Carlson signed a welfare funding bill in Topeka increasing the county welfare levy from three to four mills. The state will cover 50 percent of welfare costs and replace county sales tax residue funds for needy counties. About sixty bills awaited the governor’s signature.
Topeka March 31 The Kansas house of representatives killed a school district disorganization bill to halt districts that have already been disbanded in the past four years. The action came as the house education committee also rejected permits for correspondence schools and a separate proposal to create a state laboratory building board. Dow Company Head Dies London Ont March 31 Dr Willard H Dow 52 president of Dow Chemical Co Midland Mich and three others were killed when their plane crashed and burned near here today.
About 40 city attorneys from across Kansas met in Topeka to dissect the state’s new liquor control law. They debated licensing, occupation taxes, and who sets state licenses while noting cities may seek advisory input. Discussion highlighted potential tax disputes with distributors and distilleries under the new regime.
Community planners press ahead for a gala opening expected to draw 0 to 2,000 Lawrence residents. The program features fashion shows, window displays, prizes, and a column of local stores on Massachusetts Street. Vendors include Adelaire's Grayce Johnson's Penneys and Swope's with displays of women’s and children’s wear.
Grant Stauffer, 6 year old Kansas City coal and railroad executive, died today in a Manhattan nursing home after treatment for an operation. A Kansas native and former Kansas City Southern chairman, he recently led the Chicago Great Western Railway after resigning that post. Survived by Oscar S. Stauffer, Topeka State Journal publisher.
General Dwight D. Eisenhower, recuperating from stomach inflammation in Key West, worked out for half an hour by pitching balls with an approach iron. His physician Major General Howard McSnyder said he is satisfied with his improved condition.
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