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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1942
Page
4
The notice lists subscription rates delivered by carrier at one month 65 cents or in advance 7.20 per year. By mail payable in advance one year 3.50 six months 2.00 plus 2 percent sales tax in Kansas.
A biblical proverb from Matthew 12 35 cautions that a person’s actions reflect their inner treasure. It contrasts the good heart producing good deeds with the evil heart producing evil deeds.
Senator Capper argues that extending oil pipelines toward St Louis and Chicago could shorten transport to the eastern seaboard and ease the eastern shortage. He notes not all options have been explored and envisions pipelines from oil fields reaching the east. Secretary Ickes seeks steel relief to enable pipelines while rationing may intensify.
Farm organizations watch a congressional proposal to sell surplus government grain below parity prices for alcohol manufacture. They expect limits and safeguards, arguing the government should not undercut farmers' markets. With prices high, farmers urge saving through efficiency rather than lower prices.
Repatriated correspondents say German morale is dropping after the U S declaration of war and new rationing. The Nazi government faces harder conditions, with winter defeats on the eastern front and calls for greater war effort.
The American war department rejects Japanese assertions that resistance has been crushed across the Philippine archipelago. It states it has information suggesting continued active opposition and ongoing insurgent activity in the region.
Guerrilla warfare continues in the rough interior of several islands including Luzon. Even if American reinforcements are delayed, pockets of resistance remain, with interior hideaways likely to prolong Japanese efforts to clear all strongholds.
The War Production Board's bureau of industrial conservation says scrap paper collection is so high that gathering at distant points from mills strains railroad capacity. They caution against stopping collection, noting a potential shortage next winter for paperboard containers used for munitions and their shipping.
The article records debate over who is essential in wartime society. It notes critics calling nonmilitary workers unessential and discusses rationing by regions to ease gas shortages. It cites Senator Capper opposing sacrifice for its own sake amid broader wartime theories.
The powers that be set price ceilings without addressing wages and now worry about continuing wage hikes and strikes. They sense they failed to fully achieve their goals as demands persist.
Himmler has traveled to Holland to quell rising opposition to Nazi rule. The report notes that such coercive tasks will be repeated across occupied countries, as terrorism fails to win public support for oppression.
The government considers seizing all commercial transport aircraft to curb submarine intrusions in the Atlantic. Officials say better coastal patrols are needed to reduce losses and defeat the U-boat threat along American shores.
A terse AP dispatch notes Italy as Achilles heel in war discussions and questions why Achilles should be dragged into the conflict.
Abilene Reflector notes pupils worried a chute from each room to the principal’s office would trap behavior. The fear proved groundless, and students later expressed relief at the modern school construction.
Judge Ralph S. Latshaw longtime Jackson county criminal and circuit judge died at his Kansas City home. Willis J. Bailey former Kansas governor and Tenth Federal Reserve Bank president died at his Kansas City home. Memorial Day services speaker announced for Lawrence.
De Witt MacKenzie notes in this wartime column that American force buildup in Britain is essential for continental operations. He stresses urgent weapons and air power to aid Soviet armies, warns against premature Western fronts that could jeopardize Arctic convoys to Murmansk and Archangel, and emphasizes keeping strategic secrets.
Rio de Janeiro May 19 President Getulio Vargas authorized Gen. Enrico Gaspar Dutra war minister to call up all reserve army officers for active duty. The decree plus an April 8 order to increase reserves and open enlistments moves Brazil toward a war footing. Several reserve classes have already been called into training.
Police Commissioner Lewis J. Valentine said night baseball in New York City would be banned as part of regulations to dim out the coast and protect shipping from submarine attacks.
Twenty five years ago the Eudora city schools were closed due to a threatened smallpox and chickenpox epidemic. The item notes social and civic activities including travel and gatherings, with local residents in Kansas City and Lawrence. The report mentions Baker University athletics and faculty.
James F. Price 86 named secretary director of the Kansas Industrial Development Commission succeeding Rolla A. Clymer. Price is dean of the Washburn University law school and has taught at Menlo College the University of San Francisco and Washburn. Chairman Richard W. Robbins will assume duties at once while continuing Washburn duties.
The Philadelphia Zoo reports a four foot chicken snake with a tummy ache after swallowing a china nest. Curator Roger Conant notes that snakes normally crush shells, but china eggs do not. He plans to remove the egg by carefully squeezing it back out the way it entered.
In Columbia 300 University of Missouri coeds had planned a Fort Leonard Wood dance trip canceled due to tire shortages. The wounded feeling prompted a petition to the War Department, and Saturday night 300 soldiers will meet the coeds in twenty army trucks.
In Denver on May 19 the UP Police searched records for a 1-year-old speeding charge against Mrs Nancy Owen of Portland Ore. No record found and her $7 money order sent with a traffic ticket dated June 30 1935 was returned.
In Chicago, Adolph Muench and William Arvidson fell into the river. Arvidson could not swim, nor could Muench, but both cried for help until Policemen Kowal and Hayes arrived and pulled them to safety.
E Whitworth of Coffeyville will lead a 20 member committee representing about 800 Kansas shippers at a regional meeting of the office of defense transportation in Kansas City. They will seek modification of the haul-back rule requiring a 75 percent return load and ask postponement of the June 1 start date for new regulations.
The Fort Leavenworth military area including Leavenworth city and county experienced a 25 minute blackout after sirens sounded with brief prior tip to Warren Goldthwaite, director of civilian defense. Army authorities called the drill a success.
Baldwin delivered the commencement address at Admire Friday evening. A car load of iron pipe for the new water plant arrived yesterday and another car is expected tomorrow.
Rev Hyslop of Eudora meets in Lawrence on business. S J Churchill attends G A R convention in Ft Scott. Ed Martindale heads to Wichita for state Democratic convention. W S Headley visits Lake View. Mrs P J Sherman moves to 921 Maine St. Phi Delt men host boating party for ladies Friday. Lone Star association public building nears completion costing 2000 dollars. A G Thayer of Topeka, Metcalf classmate, in Lawrence. Henry Eggert at state G A R convention in Scott. Sigma Chi to host party for Henry Harold Henry recital.
World briefs report Commander Marcel Fontaine aged 41 died in the Diego Suarez fighting in Madagascar as Bougainville was sunk. He and crew reached shore to continue land combat and perished.
Four guests arrive on a Dutch West Indian island to disrupt Bill Talcott, longtime branch manager for an American chemical firm. Halsey, MacDowell, and June Paterson bring tension as an audacious accusation, detective mission, and romantic intrigue swirl around a mysterious schooner and a troubling night on the dock.
June Paterson flees Alias and a night of danger, stumbling into a Caribbean confrontation. At the pier a smugglers gang led by Cap'n Jackson faces Bill Talcott Tomas and Sebastien as MacDowell and Halsey confront the looming threat. The scene ends with a brutal assault as the clash escalates.
Mrs. Everett Stith, Poppy day chair, outlines May 23 observance. Dimes and dollars in Poppy boxes will aid both current war victims and veterans of the first world war, as the American Legion Auxiliary multiplies its service. The group emphasizes that every dollar maximizes support for service members and dependents through the year.
Officials announce plans to employ a large percentage of women at the Sunflower Ordnance Works due to war manpower needs. The U S employment service will handle hiring with J W Higgins and L J Phalen arriving to assess staffing. The local office at 201 West Eighth Street will expand to manage applications and placements.
Topeka May 19 Four defendants in the Exchange State Bank of Parsons case have not been arrested Deputy U S Marshal Allan Trobert said last night Lael Benjamin Jack D Russell and H M Blankenship were out of the district William A Smith was ill Twelve others indicted by a U S grand jury in the case involving irregularities in funds of the closed bank are free on bond Trials probably will be heard during the November term of court at Fort Scott.
Local social rounds include Gates and family visiting Baldwin from Wichita. Baker alumnus Charles Wesley Smith arrives from California for Baker commencement. Baldwin sees 1942 high school baccalaureate with Rev Clyde Brewster. commencement planned for Wednesday evening with Prof Paul Kochan speaker. War bond drive under Dr Harold W. Guest. Corporal Bill Greer on furlough from San Francisco voyage. son Robert Randel Jr. promoted to sergeant at Camp Polk. Philamathean club and Resington, WCTU events noted.
A dense listing of radio programs across stations WREN KMBC WDAF IXMBC WDAF and others for Tuesday May 19 and Wednesday May 20 outlining the lineup from 5:30 PM through midnight including news, music, comedy, dramas, and sports shows with hosts and program titles such as Lum and Abner Jack Armstrong Forever, Further details list numerous times and show names.
The article notes a meeting of a local group with assistance from the Cole twins Lucille and Louise. Mrs Clyde Brewster, wife of the newly appointed pastor, attended and gave an engaging talk, followed by refreshments.
A St Paul report notes farmers in 24 western and midwestern states plan to use an arsenic and sawdust bran mix as a control for grasshopper outbreaks. Entomologists predict severe hopper infestations this year across Kansas Colorado Minnesota Montana Nebraska Oklahoma Texas and the Dakotas.
The State Civil Service Commission opened applications today in Topeka for highway patrolmen. Vacancies will be filled after competitive examinations with a June 8 deadline. Incumbents are exempt from further tests.
In Chicago on May 19 representatives of more than a half million shipyard workers accepted an agreement under President Roosevelt’s policy to curb price inflation. The pact provides for a smaller wage increase than already required by contracts, aiming to stabilize the industry’s costs.
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