Proverb Instruction Refusal Cited in Verse
A terse Proverb reflects on the path of instruction and the error of those who refuse correction. The line warns that avoidance of reproof leads to folly and misdirection in life.
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1944
Page
6
A terse Proverb reflects on the path of instruction and the error of those who refuse correction. The line warns that avoidance of reproof leads to folly and misdirection in life.
The current Congress shows reluctance to act on key issues as a new session looms. Tax reform will be deferred until next year and compulsory military training faces strong resistance. Lawmakers intend to pass along contentious matters to their successors.
War production hinges on engine deliveries as strikes hit Wright Corp plants in New Jersey delaying B 29 output at Boeing in Wichita. A Wichita executive cites a Redwood City union quarrel behind a March stoppage while a worker with a service member son recalls a stern union rebuke urging national focus over factional action.
Reports from Tokyo indicate carrier-based attacks have swept Luzon and Mindanao installations, leaving Leyte defenses stretched. The Japanese effort to blunt the American landing appears unlikely to succeed without such support, exposing the wider campaign to mounting pressure across thePhilippines.
In Chungking Chiang Kai-shek proclaimed victory despite dire war reports. Allied bases near Kweilin Liuchow were destroyed forcing airmen to operate from distant sites. Kweilin radio contact was lost signaling Japanese capture and a potential central China line. Chiang remains unperturbed while reverses mount.
James F. Byrnes will remain head of the Office of War Mobilization until Germany is eliminated. The president announced the stay yesterday. optimism suggests a short tenure, while another view predicts a longer assignment.
Following reports of Hitler's absence as wartime leader observers question if Germany can stay united without him. Indications are rising that Hitler is out of the picture yet not entirely gone from policy. Himmler and Goebbels push to keep Hitler's prestige alive while morale may dip if the Fuehrer cannot be produced soon.
No campaign method cited by Salina Journal writer Roy Bailey led to his state senate victory. He credits the idea to Jay House, a former Topeka mayor elected without campaigning, and notes Bailey’s abstention from typical election drive endeared him to voters. The piece suggests many candidates envy such a quiet approach amid political uncertainty.
The article surveys global speculation on Hitler's fate, including death, illness, or escape hoaxes. It notes Allied duty to report carefully on German-origin stories, cites experts like Louis Lochner and Dudley Tilton Taylor, and warns of potential future Nazi aggression and a coming generation war.
Douglas county joins statewide effort to remove all advertising signs from state road right of way. Various social notices note gatherings, visits, birthdays, and guests from Fairview to Kanwaka, with NW Kansas and New Jersey connections mentioned alongside local clubs and births.
Twenty five years ago Mr and Mrs H T Phinney of Oskaloosa were guests of Mr and Mrs R G Patterson. Miss Rachel Hutt and Miss Anna Hutt left for Salina to be guests of Mr and Mrs B R Lantz for several days. Mrs Guy T Davis of
Forty years ago a farce titled The Child Outcast was staged in New Eldridge Hall as a benefit for the National Guards. An informal dance followed the performance. Mrs. A Shaw plans a Thursday trip to Atchison to visit daughter Mrs. Sam Moore. Charles Awalt hosted the Gude Tyme Whist club with Mr. and Mrs. McTidrow as guests. Grace Moses will travel to Great Bend for her parents silver wedding anniversary. Jessie Hill has returned to Hiawatha after a two week visit with Mrs. L E Sayre, Mrs. R W Cone, Mrs. Pete Foley and Lizzie Miller in Kansas City. W Dahlene, visiting his parents, heads to Brooklyn navy yards. Mrs. Perry Barber and party have returned from Abilene visiting her former home.
The Friends church at 1601 New Hampshire celebrates its 75th founding anniversary next Sunday. Rev Charlea A Ball of Haviland will speak at 11 am with choir music and a duet by Mrs R A Henderson and Mrs Eugene Corel. A noon basket dinner follows in the church dining room. Rev Oren Dunlap of Eu dora directs. At 2 30 pm a welcome address by Pastor Mrs Lela Gordon, history by Mrs Lawrence Kennedy, roll call by clerk Clifford Cox, and talks by former pastors with more choir and soloist Regina Heatherington. Public invited.
Thanksgiving turkey prices are expected to be only slightly higher than last year as high quality birds reach markets. Poultry specialist M A Seaton of Kansas State College notes plentiful ducks and geese, ample chicken supply, and improvements in white meat and breast size in modern turkeys. The report also mentions Moscow news that the Catholic University at Lublin reopened after five years of German occupation.
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Washington reports that disbanding the League of Nations faces legal headaches for leading international lawyers. The 45 member states hold about $15 million in gold and own a $30 million Geneva home. Some urge a treaty to dissolve the league while preserving treaties, possibly transferring assets to a future United Nations. Simultaneous action to dissolve and form a new body is questioned since not all members are in the present UN.
Denver reports snow flurries along Colorado mountains as a storm sweeps east from Montana and Wyoming through the Dakotas and Nebraska. The weather bureau predicts flurries in the plains, likely confined to northeastern Colorado. Lander Wyoming records 12 inches of snow. Big Piney Wyoming drops to nine degrees.
Washington reports on November 15 as UP Senators discuss a potential switch of James F Byrnes from war mobilization chief to secretary of state. Hulls illness and political dynamics raise questions about a Byrnes move despite Byrnes staying on until the European war ends. Strong ties with Hull and bipartisan support are noted for treaty ratification.
Carl Van Doren, rated among the ten most important contemporary writers, appears tonight as the first speaker in the community lecture course at Fraser Theater. His topic is Franklin, the First Great American, and he is regarded as a leading authority on Franklin.
The report cites Benjamin Franklin biographies and Polities prize context, mentions Van Doren as author of two histories likely to become classics, and lists Navy Department casualty announcements: Howard E Baldwin USMCR dead at Fort Leavenworth and Murray L Bai USMCR wounded at Wichita.
Miss Helen Parker of Glendale visits Baldwin relatives and plans to stay through Thanksgiving. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Huey hosted Kyle Wakeman in Kansas City. Lt. and Mrs. Sloop stopped by old friends before heading to Fort Monmouth. Mrs. Gilbert Gander to speak to Rossville Girl Reserves on girl relationships. Friday Afternoon Bridge club met with guests. Beulah Helen Stewart attended an insurance meeting in Richmond. Mrs. Simpson Taylor hosted the Monday Night club with substitutes. Mr. and Mrs. John Selzer celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary with 125 friends at the Pine Room and a family open house on the farm near Clearfield.
Ginger and I attend the Scheherazade where a mirror reveals Boggio and his party nearby. We scramble to vanish, arranging a ruse with a waiter to swap tables, paying to keep out of sight as tension and danger heighten.
A Baldwin family celebrated an anniversary with a dinner attended by relatives including Mrs. H Kansas City and Mrs. William Garver of Tulsa along with Paul Selzer and E J Selzer of Baldwin and others from Kansas City Tulsa and University of Kansas. A Girl Reserve winter conference is set for Friday December 1 at First Methodist church in Baldwin with about 100 attendees including Wichita office state board members and sponsors. The Ionian Singers performed a classical program in Centenary Hall last Friday night with a capella pieces and pieces such as Spirit Flower and On Wing of Song.
The listing details evening radio programs for Wednesday November 15 and Thursday November 18, with WREN KMBC WDAF and KMBC schedules. It mentions Jack Armstrong, Big Brother Club, Western Echoes, World Today, Easy Aces, Lum and Abner, Sinatra Show, Mr. District Attorney, Henry J. Taylor, and various other shows, times, and stations across multiple hours. It notes late-night features including News and I Love a Mystery, plus a book review program and Kansan Unlimited event.
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