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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1943
Page
4
Readers note a rise in large palatial homes abandoned by owners and repurposed for institutional use. The shift reflects a broader move toward pragmatic property use as economic pressures persist in the era.
Directors plan evening teen sessions in the Lawrence playground program. Youths will spend daytime activities in fields and kitchens helping with Food for Freedom and family budgeting by earning extra dollars.
The piece appeals to business leaders and industrialists to remember the sacrifices of former employees serving in Africa the Aleutians and the Southwest Pacific. It argues they must be reabsorbed into jobs promptly after the war and questions whether pride will endure once victory celebrations fade. It imagines a boss reassuring a returning sailor with a guaranteed position.
A historical reflection links a Haitian estate near Port-au-Prince to centuries of wealth built on enslaved labor. It recalls Napoleon era violence and a massacre amid the destruction of landlords’ homes, noting lingering moral questions about wealth and exploitation.
Anthony Eden declares the refugee crisis hinges on Allied victory and the elimination of hate and persecution. He says relocation and rehabilitation will begin once the Axis is defeated, though full restoration will take time. The speech links war aims to ending mass displacement.
Elmer Davis heads the Office of War Information hints that Admiral Yamamoto was killed by colleagues. He and others on this side of the Pacific lack solid knowledge on the subject and treat the matter as office speculation rather than fact.
The text notes that repair and rebuilding after floods would be a major issue in normal times but during wartime must be managed without diverting war production. It stresses the unlimited demand on skilled labor in the Mississippi basin and the need to balance recovery with national war efforts.
Over the weekend Allied airmen in the Mediterranean destroyed more than 300 Axis planes. Meanwhile 24,000 Chrysler workers walked out amid disputes with leaders and the War Labor Board threatening war materiel supplies. Rubber plants idle 40,000. coal mills and mines also affected as troops overseas endure hardship and demand full war production.
Dewitt Mackenzie analyzes how Allied air raids on Germany differ from Nazi bombing of Britain. He notes Germany's centralized Ruhr industry, Britain's dispersed plants, and the expected shift to invasions after weakening axis strength. He cites U S supplies, U boat pressure, and the staged, targeted bombings aimed at breaking Hitler's war machine.
Local notes report Has kell Institute commencements opening this morning. Mrs. W R Essick hosted a contract club gathering, with Mrs Floyd Rankin winning the afternoon prize. Several teachers and local residents are mentioned along with visits to Camp Funston and a trip to France.
I J Meade and W O Flory became owners of the G I Brown farm 280 acres on the California road near the city. The note urges winter coal orders. Mrs J R Ulrich and Miss Ethel Ulrich visit Kansas City MO. Lawrence intermediate schools held commence at Presbyterian church. Program included John Henry Leo Piper Ruth Edgar Margerie Longenecker Harold Huffman Delph Simons Harold Tester
A new sundae called The Buffalo debuts at Wiedemann’s. Secret societies are invited to join the July 4 circus parade. White builds Brackett schoolhouse. Delaware River dam at Valley Falls washed out yesterday. A gypsy band travels through Lawrence. Morning UP train delayed by flooded Solomon River.
In Arkansas a quip by Attorney General Guy E. Williams about hogs on free range contrasts with Kansas City livestock official Fred H. Olander recounting life on the road. Williams jokes that hogs avoid rationing and rules while Olander describes easing duties as a police commissioner with a flashy siren.
Tech Sgt Milford W. Lambert of Salina Kansas earned the Soldier's Medal after aiding a wounded pilot during a February 19 1942 Japanese air raid over Australia. He ran through gunfire to reach the damaged fighter and carried the wounded airman 200 yards to safety, then helped administer first aid.
The Army Navy E award for outstanding war work has been given to 29 additional industrial plants. Undersecretary Robert Patterson and Undersecretary James Forrestal announced the honor. Presentations will be made at the participating companies later, including the Parkersburg Rig and Reel division Coffeyville plant.
Allotment figures from Wichita Kansas dated May 26 show passenger cars assigned to Kansas for June total 13 plus a reserve of 106, compared with 769 and 127 in May. The OPA reports Kansas June bicycle quota at 1130.
A local unit announces a Buddy Poppy sale on Saturday May 22 to support World War I veterans and families. Proceeds aid widows orphans hospital care and living costs, with volunteers urged to help, especially women and girls, at headquarters in Massachusetts.
In Kansas City in May plans outline checking flood waters of the Missouri River basin. Col R E M Des of the Kansas Army Engineers River Division says data on current flood damage and future protection, including reservoirs, will be submitted to President Roosevelt. He warns of a possible fresh flood from Rockies snowmelt in two weeks, but not severe. Proposed reservoirs on the Osage and Grand rivers would cost over 1e million dollars and aim to repay over a few years as damages were estimated near 100 million.
Milton Shipman, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. Wintee of 1118 West Hills Parkway, will receive a high school certificate from New Mexico Military Institute on Tuesday June 1. He has enrolled two years in the high school division and is completing the basic course in the senior cavalry unit of the ROP. Shipman is one of three Kansas boys among 104 to receive school certificates at graduation ceremonies. Governor Dempsey will present diplomas to 182 graduates. Enrollment is limited to 680 cadets with 22 from Kansas.
A terse police court record mentions four parsing Villators facing charges. The terse note lists no further details, leaving the exact charge and dates unclear.
A heavily garbled May article from Leavenworth discusses army recruitment processes and war department involvement. It describes interviews with soldiers, the sequence of tests, and the governmental role in early military selection and training during wartime.
Fragmentary OCR text shows a serial story with references to Carter, WAAC, and named characters. It includes scattered dialogue and stage directions, race mentions, and character actions, but the readable portions are fragmented and nonspecific. The piece appears to be an ongoing serial with multiple named players and events, though concrete plot points are unclear due to incomplete text.
A damaged OCR passage mentions dates, people, and activities with jumbled text. It hints at a meeting or report involving individuals like J. Mar and references to a series of items, but specifics are unreadable.
The readable text shows garbled OCR remnants with phrases like ante men and amen and scattered words about a plot and names, but no clear event, date, or identifiable entities. The fragment lacks coherent sentences or a story to summarize.
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