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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1943
Page
4
The message cites Thessalonians 6 21 urging steadfastness and discernment. It emphasizes testing claims and clinging to virtue in daily life. The biblically anchored line appears as a motto urging careful judgment and moral steadfastness.
The $10 billion plant building program for the war effort is reported as 90 percent complete in Washington. Across the nation construction slows while plants barracks and installations are prepared to shift from building to producing war materials. Payrolls of operating firms rise and workers move between construction and production as manpower shortages persist.
General MacArthur in Australia reiterates the US duty to Filipino welfare and vows to drive out invaders. In Manila, Tojo marks Corregidor with a pledge of Filipino independence in exchange for collaboration, a move unclear to Filipinos who still look to MacArthur.
Negotiations for a new coal contract lag as War Labor Board hearings proceed without John L. Lewis’s representatives. A two week truce may only delay the showdown between Lewis and the administration. Coal production must stay continuous to support the war effort, with limited above ground reserves.
Experts say the great war loan oversubscribed by more than four billion dollars will not itself win the war. Still the public has reason to expect substantial results from the government use of the funds.
Stockholm dispatch says Pierre Laval agrees to cede Nice Corsica and Savoy to Italy after the war to bolster position. Reported deal unlikely to stand under postwar law.
Captured German orders in Tunisia reveal a totalitarian policy that punishes soldiers’ relatives back home for surrendering or disobedience. The text calls this method one of the bad things American armies fight to stamp out.
The May 15 deadline for tax legislation forces Congress to act fast to enable a withholding tax start on July 1. Republicans expect the Senate to strip House provisions and replace them with the Ruml plan, deemed the least burdensome and unfair among proposals.
Testimony before a senate committee discusses hospitality risks linked to war contracts. A host on R street faces rumors that parties attract payoffs and influence procurement. Even with good times and retainer fees, rumors undermine efforts to secure contracts and hinder Washington work.
American war aid flows to Russia in sufficient volume for Stalin to note and thank the United States. Russian forces use this support to blunt German plans and hinder a renewed offensive on the eastern front as Berlin announces a retreat.
Japanese actions aim at the wealthiest grain area in China with a plan to starve the population rather than face combat. The campaign seeks mass destruction of the current rice crop through indirect, famine-focused tactics.
In a wartime column Dewitt analyzes Mussolini’s precarious stance as Tunisia nears collapse. He notes Axis fears of invasion, signals from Paris radio about Gibraltar convoy with landing barges, and Balkan unrest. The piece argues a Sicilian and Sardinian strike could unblock shipping and accelerate invasion of Italy.
Governor Schoeppel presented 1942 Kansas safety awards to Wichita Emporia Hays Ellis and Victoria in their population groups with Coffey County winning the county award. He cited 318 Kansans killed and 1 923 injured in traffic accidents. The presentation occurred at the Kansas Peace Officers convention banquet.
Thomas W. Moore, 71, a farmer from Gardner Kansas, was found unconscious in a field west of Gardner after his corn planter team bolted. Cadet Gardner from the Olathe base reported the incident. The report notes Moore was thrown from the planter and is listed as unconscious.
Emil Liston closes spring football practice at Baker University Bald win. Kaw Valley cannery unit of Columbus Foods to start late next week. Mrs V K Bruner to stay ten days in Ypsilanti Michigan. Kansas City couple to visit Dr and Mrs Henry. Haskell Institute band to perform Sunday at 2 30 on campus. Social clubs hold meetings and entertainments at various homes and institutes. Kans City business trip for Mrs R E House. Blue Birds group honor Caroline Rob House. Modern Lace club to do Red Cross work tomorrow.
Captain J W Murray visiting from Camp Doniphan described Lawrence residents as keenly interested in the war. The note also mentions birth of Katherine Magdalena to Mr and Mrs Emil W Heck of Grant township and Revi E Bleck’s business trip to Chicago and Pittsburgh, followed by a teaser about the Imperial Auction club.
Miss Olga Barteldes travels to Kansas City this afternoon. Sheriff E. E. Meyers goes to Lecompton on legal business. Charles Shimmons leaves this week for Fort Riley to work for Graeber Bros. Mrs. Kate Stone of Lecompton plans an entertainment at United Brethren church Sunday evening. Frank McFarland returns from Kansas City after graduating from a dental college. Mrs. J. F. Kerns of Lecompton shops in Lawrence today. KU engineering class will visit Topeka to see Santa Fe shops tomorrow. A contract was let for a new school building at Eudora. The Haskell Indian band will give a concert in Kansas City on Sunday May 17.
A compact listing of area churches with ministers, service times, Sunday schools, sermons, and special events including First Church of Christ Scientist details, Salvation Army notices, and Catholic Mass times across multiple streets and neighborhoods.
The Church of God on Eleventh and New Hampshire lists schedule with Pastor Robert F. Loudermilk at 9:45 for church school led by Henry Adkin and Doris McCall, 10:45 morning preaching, 7:30 intercessory prayer, 8:00 evangelistic service featuring the Calvary male quartet singing I Made a Covenant and sermon Broken Covenants, plus 8:00 Tuesday young people's cottage prayer, and Wednesday midweek worship service.
Immanuel Lutheran Church at Tenth and Kentucky with Victor G Mayer pastor and E B Ambrosius organist holds 10:00 Sunday school and 11:00 morning worship plus 3:00 observance of Mother's Day and Lutheran Hour on WHB. Church of God at 3101 New Jersey led by W L Post offers 10:30 devotion and lesson, 8:00 p m evening service with talk "A Living Faith In an Upset World" and midweek prayer and consecration.
The ninth and Tennessee church lists Sunday worship at 11:00 with the sermon Standing Up to One's Friends and a morning anthem. Bible study and youth events run 10:00 to 9:45 with midweek study Thursday at 3:00. Choir, organ, and chorus pieces cited from Handel Mendelssohn and Bingham.
Oscar E. Allison and Edwin F. Price serve as ministers with Meribah Moore directing music. Church school at 9 45, morning service at 10 50 with solos and anthems. Evening service at 7 30 includes sermons on Expansive and Inclusive Living and The Spirit of Humbleness the second in a series Learning to Practice the Presence of God. Intermediate youth fellowship at 6 00 led by Norma Jean Stith gs. Friends Church at 1601 New Hampshire with Alfred P F Smith pastor 10 00 Sunday school 11 00 morning worship conducted by Rev F E Russell Carter during Walnut Creek quarterly meeting week day Ladies Aid hosts.
A strings of church events from Free Methodist Terelfth and Connecticut to First Presbyterian Ninth and Vermont lists morning services Sunday school and special programs. Highlights include Mother's Day observances led by Rev W S Sims and Rev T H Astman, youth groups, U high school baccalaureate plans, and a district quarterly meeting in Ottawa with multiple congregations participating.
Trinity Lutheran Church at Thirteenth and New Hampshire lists Alfred J Beil as pastor with childred Reuter as choir director and organist. Service at 11:00 with sermon Gods Assignment to Mothers and anthems including I Will Feed My Flock. Miss Birdean Miles solo, offertory His Love Grows Dearer, junior and Luther League activities at 6:30 led by Ca pocel. Church school at 9:45 and A G Sabol also noted.
Pittman pastor leads Sunday with 11:00 morning worship and a Mother’s Day message by Mrs. Pittman. Sunday school is led by Miss Walker with the Mothers Day program. Evening evangelistic service features the Handwriting on the Wall. Host church for Northeast Kansas Fellowship meeting Monday with sessions at 10:30 2:30 and 7:30. Wednesday includes orchestra rehearsal 6:45 Bible study 7:45 and prayer at 8:45.
The First Evangelical Church at Tenth and Connecticut lists events led by minister Duncan E. McGregor and music director Esther Kliewer. Sunday services at 9:45 Sunday school with Howard Bea man and Leona Pippert, 11:00 worship with Dr. F C Dissing er, 7:30 evening service, 8:15 religious instruction. Monday features Dr Raymond Weir in a young people service at 7:30, Wednesday prayer service.
Leona C. Handler presides with Mrs. Lt. Van Valkenburg organist and Jean Bartz flutist for a morning service at 11 00 after junior church at 9 30 Prelude includes Allemande Gavotte and Musette by d Albert flute duet Dues Concert in Kuhlan Jean Barts John Marshall offertory Summer Night on the River by Delius Rachel Van Valkenburg pianist postlude Duke Street by Whiting Sermon Toward a Modern Philosophy of Life by Dr Curtis W Reese Chicago 13 Spring fellowship dinner annual meeting planned
Ninth Street Baptist Church at Ninth and Ohio with Rev. S W Davenport as minister hosts Sunday school at 9 30 led by Mrs G N Jackson superintendent The 3 p m Mother's Day program includes devotionals led by deacons a mother s day processional by the Ninth Street choir Miss Thalma Lucas solo Miss Rosa Lines response by Miss Yvonne Austin with Mrs Elgin Woody paper by Mrs Carrie Austin a guest speaker introduction by the minister and a 6 30 p m TA The evening service at 7 30 features preaching and prayer meeting prep plus a Tuesday 7 30 teachers circle meeting with Mrs Ada Cathen and Thursday choir rehearsal.
Barry and Allison flee Renaldo's men into a dry brush near the coast and set a trap by lighting a forest fire to delay pursuit. The blaze draws Renaldo’s Indians away as dawn nears, but the pair are later captured after Renaldo confronts them and binds them with rope.
William Thornton Beck, 32, son of Holton publisher W T Beck, is in critical condition with a skull fracture after a collision Saturday north of Lincolnville. His wife Dorothy Lancaster suffered a fractured pelvis. Henry W Miller Jr was lightly injured. The car struck a culvert in Marion County.
Rev Sam Hedrick spent days in Emporia with relatives. Mrs W F Curry of Memphis arrived for a ten day visit. Rev and Mrs J F Gugin at Bethany hospital for a checkup with Dr Elisabeth Bentley returning home. Nancy Hedrick returns from Baxter Springs to Baldwin. Mothers club yearend meeting at the Baker House. Community YWCA and Girl Reserves install officers. Baldwin delegates attend Ottawa district W S C S meeting in Emporia. Reading club picnic postponed two weeks. Officers elected for the ensuing year include President Mrs Stanley Flickinger and others. Kensington and Nautilus clubs hosted by local members. Birth announced for Philip Lamont Barkley in Baldwin. Visitors include Mr and Mrs A E Tunin in Kansas City. May Allstrum visits Maude Wilson. Dale S Martin spends day in Baldwin.
Friday to Sunday listings show WREN KMBC WDAF programs including The Lone Ranger Easy Aces and Newsroom. Notable名ents include Gracie Fields, Rex Stout, Edward Tomlinson, and George Kaufman glow. Multiple musical and variety acts from 6 to 11 pm Sunday feature Daily broadcasts across cities.
Neodesha High School teacher Miss Helen Deel will spend next weekend in Baldwin. Also note the classified page offers bargains for readers seeking value.
Advertised hearing test promises no risk and money back if hearing does not improve. Mentions temporary deafness ringing and head noises from ear wax. Ends with request to ask about Ourine Ear Drops at Round Corner Drug Store.
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