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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1946
Page
4
Fragmentary local notice from a 1879 North Beach publication alerts readers to republication rights and distribution caveats. It references the Associated Press and a dated exhortation to remove bitterness and wrath, with a biblical quote at 4:31.
Operators and mine workers have agreed to back pay totaling several million dollars to move wage and hour talks forward under a new contract. The settlement aims to restart coal production, with most land miners eager to return to work though a few oppose the terms of the Lewis truce.
The draft law teeters on extinction but could be saved by an executive order that keeps the act in force in a suspended state pending Congress action. Public opinion split on letting the draft measure die, with some hoping new arrangements would show enough manpower for the armed forces by law’s expiry. Uncertainty remains if army and navy enlistments will suffice without the draft, as indications lean against the bill. The President weighed retaining the law through an executive order to address the stalemate.
The text argues that postwar peace requires continued unity among the great powers, maintained through harmony despite the removal of enemy pressure. Compromise among diverse governments is necessary, with concessions on both sides seen as progress toward a common objective. Ministerial meetings, though frictional, build cooperative methods for future work.
The text notes flour mills closing for lack of wheat and authorities urging exports to tackle Europe’s famine threat. It warns that two months may bring unprecedented situations before the new crop is ready.
Kansans debate river name Marais des Cygnes with Osage and Missouri variants. French explorers named it Marsh of the Swans, leading to a push to restore the original French title on maps. Separately, a Democratic Lawrence speech questions GOP veteran status and wartime loyalties, while senators Capper and Reed cast votes on the British loan amid broader unity/division in Kansas politics.
A U S Department of Agriculture spokesman proposes halting parties banquets and late night luncheons to save food and curb waste while questioning how Democrats who host dinners from five to a hundred dollars a plate would fund campaigns. The idea could also reduce after dinner speeches.
A witty miscellany note questions double standards in black market terms and government pricing. It cites a butcher and a government wheat purchase to mock bureaucratic logic, then mentions Magna Charta spelling and rising building costs. The piece closes with a quip on morality from E W Howe.
In Simla talks Indian factions drift apart and Britain may turn to a bold plan. A New Delhi proposal suggests a provisional coalition government under a 1945 federal framework with broad Indian participation to drive toward dominion status, while allowing holdouts to stay aside. The plan envisions safeguarding party claims and a transition toward self rule, though objections call it radical and unorthodox.
Kansas State Young Republican chairman Harry Valentine announced the delegation to the national Young Republican meeting in Charleston, W.Va., May 1 to 18. Delegates include Valentine, Jack Byrd, Yates Center. Enid Collin gan, Ben Birney, Walter McDaniel, Francis Ramebar, Elmer Jackson. Alternates are the spouses of Valentine and White plus Don Hults, John McCall, W. M. McElroy, and Robert Kaul.
Miss Dorothy Clarke underwent a tonsillectomy at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Mrs J L Howe traveled to Denton Texas to visit her son Elven Howe. Mrs D H Gladding of New Haven Conn will arrive Saturday to visit Dean Mrs W L Burdick. Gladding is niece of Dr Burdick. Mrs M W Sterling went to Kansas City for several days. Mrs Guy Winchel traveled to Argentine to spend time with sister Beasie Doodle. University guests arrived this evening for weekend with Miss Eva Arnold. Mr and Mrs Hu a Holland went to Kansas City. The Three 5 club met with Miss Nora Siler guardian yesterday. The One Nine One Two One club met yesterday with Mrs Wallace Har-
Forty years ago Joe Ramsey was in Topeka yesterday. Dr. M. E. McCoy spent Sunday in Jerry Parmenter and Lynn Bloom of Baldwin were in town today. Frank Jennings and Walter Johns were in Bonner Springs yesterday. Emil Olson of Wichita visits his parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. Olson. Miss May Wessner returned to Baldwin this morning after several weeks with Miss Maude Gerri. Miss Georgia Crawford left today for Brooklyn to spend the summer with relatives.
Twenty five years ago word reached Lawrence of Miss Mary White daughter of William Allen White dying while riding her horse near her Emporia home. Mrs P H Pierce left this morning to spend time in Ex prosperous Springs. Miss Catherine Eaton of Baker
Mahel Barnhart defends a Lawrence public school annual music vespers recounting that during a three hour Saturday practice several children fainted and others fell ill from standing too long though most singing occurred while seated. The piece lists the children’s numbers totaling thirteen and one quarter minutes and notes a single rehearsal with parents’ consent in Hoch auditorium.
Emporia Kansas May 14 the right of way for the new route of U S highway 50S west of Emporia will cost the state 44 042 90 dollars awards of damages and allowances for purchase of right of way have been filed in district court and the appraisals submitted to the state highway commission if approved construction on the seven mile project is expected to begin late this summer
Fragmentary OCR presents a mosaic of naval terms and clues, mixing names such as Adm. and scattered references like Liberate and awaken. The piece reads as a jumble of vertical and horizontal hints, with partial words, numbers, and crosswords style entries, offering little cohesive narrative or clear event.
Armed Forces Cpl Robert M Allison was discharged May 9 at Fort Leavenworth after 27 months in the 347th Engineers, 18 months overseas in England France Belgium and Germany. He arrived in New York May 4 aboard the USS Victory Stevens and stayed with Mr and Mrs Lloyd Drew in Lawrence before visiting relatives in El Dorado en route to Phoenix Arizona. Seaman James L Burnett son of Mr and Mrs Frank Burnett wired from the west coast that he sails for Shanghai on the USS Warhawk this morning with plans to return to help bring troops home from China in July. Pvt Willard J Howland wife at 1328 Ohio street has completed 16 weeks radiographic technician training at Brooke Army Medical Center Fort Sam Houston Texas. Brooke is described as the largest medical installation in the world. Penguins are found at the South Pole but not at the North.
A compact index of terms from Ammer te Previews and scattered topics. Includes 11 Groove 12 Indians 13 Weird 20 Beleaguer 22 Carters 25 Embellish 26 Poetry 28 Open space 29 Draws close to ty Lamprey catchers 36 Dining 37 Lariat 39 Enclosures 42 Planet 43 Circle parts 44 Indian peasant 417 Headland 48 Fish 80 Friend Fr 51 Male SiAnd Latin 55 Written form of Mister.
Representative Hope of Kansas urged immediate passage of a bill to curb power hungry labor leaders. He cited 376 strikes active May 9 and 999 strike notices on file May 1, warning industrial paralysis would worsen without constructive legislation from the President and Congress.
Representative Carlson of Kansas plans three campaign speeches for the Republican nomination. He will address Young Republicans in Iola on May 17, attend a Hutchinson city celebration on May 18, and speak at a memorial program in Wilson on May 20.
Texas guardsmen mobilized to block roads and bar non residents as polio like illness spreads from south Texas to the Panhandle. Quarantines erupt in Rockport Klebert county and along Gulf coast while San Antonio and Corpus Christi tighten public gathering limits and sanitation drives with Navy aid and DDT use.
Great Falls Montana May 14 Officials at the army air base work to identify six charred bodies recovered from an army C-46 transport that crashed in the Crazy mountains on April 5. Ground parties located the wreckage at Lebo peak 8 000 feet up and airlifted remains by packhorse. One passenger Sgt Frank Avry of Youngstown Ohio parachuted to safety before impact.
Baldwin residents share visits from Washington D C and St. Louis Missouri while family ties bind during Mother's Day. Local military personnel return and relocate with spouses to Fort Bliss and Los Almos New Mexico. Baker College ties appear as Carol Havighurst attends recovery and Beulah Reitz returns from Rhodesia missions. Local figures travel to Lawrence for a tea hosted by the Auxiliary.
A sprawling radio schedule for May 14 lists KMEC Erle Smith news, WREN Ted West baseball scores, WPAF Johnny Presenta KM 30, WREN Judy KMBC Theater of Romance, and other programs. Local notices recount hospital, illness in Baldwin and Chanute visits, with Glen Reeves recovering from surgery and Mrs. Taylor and Mrs. Gander attending GAR events.
Nathan Myrle Messer born August 24 1891 in Lawrence Kansas died May 8 1946 in Bethany hospital after a short illness. He served in the Kansas National Guard and lived 13 years in Olathe as an contractor last with Acme Tree Service. Survived by wife Eva, three married sons Rey Lewin and Vernon Messer, daughter Ruth Bush, three sisters and three brothers. Funeral held May 11 at Ruppelius chapel with burial in Oak Hill Lawrence.
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