Grain price hike reshapes wartime food policy
The Office of Economic Stabilization, Agriculture, and the Office of Price Administration announced continued grain shipments abroad to avert mass starvation as world food shortages span 1946 into 1947. Officials call for lighter pig herds, culling poultry, and maintaining milk output despite higher feed costs.
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Office of Economic Stabilization
Agriculture Department
Office of Price Administration
United States
Alan
Liberty Memorial High elects student council for next year
Liberty Memorial high school students chose their council members yesterday afternoon. New officers include Fred Six as president, Winton Winters as vice president, Barbara Nash as secretary, Paul Coker as senior representative, and James Endaent as junior representative. Election was overseen by Charles Steeper and Carol Truhler.
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Liberty Memorial High School
Fred Six
Deal
Mississippi Street
Winton Winders
M.S. Winter
West Hills Parkway
Barbara Nash
Trett Nash
Ohio Street
Paul Coker
Tennessee
James Endaent
James Endicott
Alabama Astreet
Charles Steeper
Warald W. Steeper
Albania Street
Carol Truhler
Buhler Paxton
Deaths and Funerals Two Local Women Remembered
Mrs Rebecca Jones Ramsey of Chicago died in a St Louis hospital after a long illness while visiting relatives. She was the wife of Joseph Ramsey formerly of Lawrence. Funeral services were held Wednesday at Vonneville Missouri at the family home. Mrs Frances Ross Bangs died at her daughter’s Kansas City home at 94 years. Widow of W Nelson Bangs who lived in Lawrence for years. Survived by children Ross Bangs Frank Bangs AVL Ruhl and four grandchildren. Funeral tomorrow in Kansas City with burial at Oak Hill in Lawrence at 3:50 p.m.
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Rebecca Jones Ramsey
Rebecca Jones
Chicago
St. Louis
Joseph Ramsey
Law Tence
Vonneville, Mo
Frances Rosa Bangs
Frances Ross Bangs
Kansas City
W. Nelson Hangs
Lawrence
Ross Ho Hangs
Dodge
Frank T. Bangs
Wichita
AVL
Ruhl
Oak Hill Cemetery
Teachers Exams in This County Set for May 17-18
Margaret Hurley county superintendent of schools announced the state has granted permission to hold teacher examinations locally. Examinations begin at 9 a.m. on Friday May 17 and Saturday May 18 in the city hall council room with D Kerr and R F Schellenberg assisting. Eligibility requires applications filed by April 7.
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Margaret Hurley
State Department of Education
D. Kerr
Eudora High School
Truman Strike Measures Push Utilities And Transport
As the nation reels from a coal strike, Truman orders a midnight service suspension and calls for priority routing of food, fuel, and essentials. ODT appeals to motor carriers. CPA proposes staged utility rationing. rail embargo tightens transport while layoffs rise to 400,000.
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Office of Defense Transportation
Capitol Hill
Fastland
D-Miss
Senate
House
Lucas
D-Ill
Byrd
D-Va
Edward F. McGrady
Paul W. Fuller
Lewis
Alsent
Hanila
Solid Fuels Administration
Civilan Production Administration
Mississippi
Inaouri
Iuwa
Minnesota
CPA
ODT
Association of American Railroads
Army College at To Be Worth Kansas May 9 Plan
Army College at To Be Worth Kansas announced by Colonel Post will include four schools personnel intelligence combined arms and a research department. The program aims to train officers for division and higher staff roles with 21 weeks of general instruction and 10 weeks of specialization in personnel intelligence logistics and command. An associate 18 week course will target reserve and National Guard officers and regular Army Air Force officers. The curriculum assigns one third to common subjects and two thirds to command and staff duties. Wilbur Everett arraigned on bad check charge in Douglas County Court with $1000 bond set by Judge Frank R. Gray. held in jail awaiting bond.
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Combined Arms School
National Guard
Army Air Force
Nar
Wilbur Everety
Wilbur Everett
Douglas
Frank R. Gray
Everett Fs
Personal notices from Lawrence reveal relocations and visitors
Mra George Miller route 1 was taken to Lawrence Memorial hospital yesterday for rest and observation. Mr and Mrs Eugene Messinger and daughter Miss Oncita Thorne have moved to the residence at 1036 New Hampshire street, which they own. Harry OKane secretary of the YMCA at the University of Kansas from 1941 to 1944 now program secretary of the Houston ex YMCA arrived in Lawrence this morning for a short visit with friends he plans to leave Saturday evening to return to Houston.
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George Miller
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Eugene Messinger
Oncita Thorne
New Hampshire Street
Harry O'Kane
Y.M.C.A
University of Kansas
Houston
Lawrence
Mrs Hurley Announces Re‑election Bid for County Superintendent
Mrai Douglas cont wiper ane today that she would be a candidate tovember wab for re election in August 4. Mrs Hurley in seeking her third full term as county superintendent. She was appointed to the office to complete the unexpired term of Harold Fisher when the latter re signed to become city clerk clerk.
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Mrai Douglas
Hurley
Harold Fisher
Local coal stocks tight but rationing unlikely in Kansas
Lawrence merchants express belief coal rationing may not occur despite the war demand. West of the Mississippi coal supplies remained ample. local yards show very low stocks but dealers expect adequate fall refills. Also noted are elm tree worms, garage upgrades for Kaiser-Frazier agency, rising robberies prompting cash-control, and events: Legion VFW film night and university athletics banquets honoring George Sauer with roses blooming around town.
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Kansas
Mississippi
Hutchinson Asked to Refile Dam Permit Application
Ten Cow Creek area farmers opposed a flood control plan on Cow Creek and the Arkansas River at a hearing before Water Resources Engineer George Knapp. The state board of agriculture’s division of water resources seeks an amended permit application from Hutchinson, a request not driven by protest according to assistant engineer W. H. Sunderland.
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Topeka
Tiutchinson
Water Resources Division
State Board of Agriculture
Cow Creek
Arkansas River
George S. Knapp
Water Resources
Army
W. H. Sunderland
Schwegler to Speak at Rural Grade Exercises
A. Schwegler, professor of education at the University of Kansas, will address the rural grade commencement on Saturday May 25 at 2 o clock in Liberty Methodist auditorium. Twenty two Baldwin students will also receive eighth grade diplomas this spring.
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Schwegler
A. Schwegier
Aenoal of Education
Universty of Kansas
Liberty
Baldwin
Markets at a Glance May Trading Roundup
New York markets show irregular movements with storks in demand for special issues. Bonds fall as cotton remains firm while mill buying persists. Chicago grain prices hold. rye slips five cents. Kansas City livestock reports mixed cattle, steady calves, and active replacement stock despite uneven feeder and veal prices. Estimated receipts for tomorrow include cattle and hogs. hogs unchanged and sheep activity mixed with packer demand volatile.
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New York
Chicago
Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
Ap-Csdai
Arizona
Market notes from Kansas City and Chicago crops and stocks
Kansas City reports mixed hay receipts and prices with No 1 skins and alfalfa not essential to livestock despite 13-20 percent protein. Chicago potato and egg markets show varied arrivals and quotes. Idaho and Colorado potatoes priced at 4.00 per unit. Wall Street indexes drift as coal crisis dampens gains and overall activity halves, with limited leadership and about 1,000,000 shares traded.
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Kansas City
Chicago
U.S
Idaho
Russel Burbanks U. & No
Colorado
Red McChiren
Alabama
Louisiana
Wiss Triumphe L
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