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Newspaper

Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Nov 15, 1944

Page

6

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.

Taking It Easy Congress Sails Through Session

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.

Congress

War Plant Strikes Slow B 29 Engine Production

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.

Kansas Boeing Company Wichita Wright Corporation New Jersey Pacific Ralph W. Carney Coleman Lamp and Stove Company

Japanese planes fail to shield Philippines bases from raids

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.

Leyte Philippines Luzon Mindanao Tokyo

Chiang Kai-shek Declares Victory Amid Chinese Setbacks

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.

China Chiang Kai-shek Chungking Kweilin Liuchow Japan Chiang

Byrnes Stays On As War Mobilization Head

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.

Byrnes James F. Byrnes Office of War Mobilization Germany

After Hitler's Death Morale and Resistance in Germany

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.

Hitler Fuehrer Germany Himmler Goebbels

Bailey parades non campaigning path to senate win

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.

Roy Bailey The Salina Journal State Senate Jay House Topeka Bailey

The Hitler Mystery and World War III Speculation

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.

Hitler Berchtesgaden Fuehrer Germany Bavarian Alps Adolf Louis Lochner Associated Press Dudley Tilton Taylor Kentucky New Era Hopkinsville Mr. Taylor France

Old Home Town campaign on advertising sign removal

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.

Douglas County Theodore Howard Howard Fairview F. H. Hodder Helen Roh Montclair N. J J. R Watkins John Fincher G. A. Tuttle Tuttle Kaw Valley Farm Bureau Vanney Miller Misa Minnie Scott Red Cross W. H. Evans W. H. Evans Will Have As Her Weekend Guests, Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Bush Helen Marilyn Delos Hill Eureks

Local social notes from Oskaloosa and Salina guests

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

H. T. Phinney Oskaloosa R. G. Patterson Rachel Hutt Anna Hutt Salina B. BR. Lantz Guy T. Davis

Child Outcast benefit play shines at New Eldridge Hall

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.

New Eldridge Hall National Guards A. Shaw Atchison Sam Moore Charles Awalt McTidrow Grace Moses Great Bend Jessie Hill Hiawatha L. E. Sayre R. W. Cone Pete Foley Misa Lizzie Miller Kansan City W. .Dahlene Brooklyn Navy Yards Perry Barber

Friends Church Marks 75th Anniversary in Lawrence

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.

Friends Church New Hampshire Charlea A. Ball Haviland R. A. Henderson Eugene Corel Oren Dunlap Eudora

Thanksgiving Bird Costs Little More Than Year Ago

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.

Manhattan Kan M. A. Seaton Kansas State College

Horizontally Pictured Swim Star and Related Clues

A puzzle style list presents across and down clues including entries like swimming star horizon, standard of value, fish eggs, tree fluid, Hawaiian garland, close to, anger, pint abbreviation, Indian art abbreviation, tangle, affirmative, health reso, skill, midday, requires, calcium symbol, employs, news phrase paragraph, factory, helps, bright color, and recording.

Nova Scotia Cole

No Easy Job to Disband League

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.

Journal-World BY the World Company Kansas United States United States of America Washington League of Nations League Uruguay Geneva United Nations Organization United Nations

Snow Flurries Hit Colorado In Wide Storm

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.

Denver Colorado Montana Wyoming Dakotas Nebraska Plains Weather Bureau Lander Wyo Big Piney

Byrnes Possible Secretary of State Talk Sparks Speculation

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.

Washington James F. Byrnes State Department Hull Roosevelt Duites Byrnes Senate South Carolina Jimmie White House

Carl Van Doren to Speak at Fraser Theater on Franklin

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.

Carl van Doren United States Fraser Theater Franklin van Doren Hie

Eminent biographers and military casualty notes in 1989

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.

Benjamin Franklin Polties van Doren Navy Depu Howard E.baldwin USMCR Fort Leavenworth Murray L. Bai Wichita

Baldwin News Social Roundup Highlights Few Visits and Anniversary

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.

Helen Parker Glendale Calif Earl Black Robert C. Mitchell Dorothy Black Baldwin Harry Black Edward Huey Kansas City Carl Wakeman Charles Sloop Old Baker Fort Monmouth N. J Sloop Burlington Betty Kempton Gilbert M. Gander Rossville Roger Martin Clyde Stewart Burl Maxwell Beryl Denny C. Scott Morgan Beulah Helen Stewart Richmond Simpson Taylor Paul Lobingier F. H. Bell Mrs. Selzer

Scheherazade Show Sparks Fear in Gangster Romance

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.

Ginger Maisie Maisie O'Driscoll Minsky’s Boggio Boggio Fea

Community Notes From Baldwin And Wichita

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.

Alpert Woot le & Flora Theodore Glazer Worden Howard Wooda Tulsa H. J. Kendall Joan Jackie Kansas City Elvin Durr Carol Lee Jimmie Moundaits Mow Marjorie Garver Tue First Methodist Church Baldwin

Radio Programs Wednesday Night Schedule Grew Complex

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.

Wren Jack Armstrong KMBC Big Brother Club WAP Highting Leathernecks Western Echoes WDAF KMBCO Fens E KAIBC World Today Cae Rae Nesses Col Ee Nenger Easy Aces Chatch Wildwood Jack Carson Mrs. North Wren—Lum Abner Carton Dr. Christina Wren—Dumnineer Frank Sinatra Alan Young Victory Band Perede John W. Vandercook Kay Kyzer Ted Malona Melody Rosé Newa Henry J. Taylor Nelson Eddy Tom Collins A.P Russ Morgan Orch Glen Gray Orc FioRite Ores Les Crossey Jack Armstron Newscaat Kmbc—Nevaceat Wdaf—Newsroom Keen Bob Burns Chester Bowles K. C. Philharmonta Or Frank Moreas Muehlebacher

Also Mentioned on This Page

Paris Wee Co Leyte Gulf Dewitt MacKenzie Schenectady N. Y Richard Raymond Davis Sadie Richards Lawrence University At Lublin Moscow Tass Catholic University At Poland Swim Star Retary Great Lake Near Prey Mness Met K. U Baldwin News By Stanley Paley Bogero Kabateck Roggie KFKU Out of the Silent Planet C. S. Lewis Donald C. Weatherbee Kansan Unlimited K.I.D Andrew Schoeppel Army Signal Corps H.N. Hicks Kone American Radio East 9Th St
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