Things Honest Recompense to No Man Evil for Evil
A brief reflective note cites Romans 12 17 urging believers to repay evil with honesty and integrity. The verse emphasizes living righteously at night and among all people while avoiding retaliation.
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1944
Page
4
A brief reflective note cites Romans 12 17 urging believers to repay evil with honesty and integrity. The verse emphasizes living righteously at night and among all people while avoiding retaliation.
The University of Kansas will reduce specialized military training courses as the large wartime expansion of army and navy forces ends. The university contributed significantly to building the nation’s fighting forces, sharing credit with civilian educators and armed services officers for unprecedented military preparation.
An American Life traces Alfred E. Smith from humble New York East Side beginnings to his rise as a leading national figure. The narrative highlights native ability and unique access to US opportunities that fueled growth and reflected a continuing American pattern.
Goebbels argues Allies will face guerrilla resistance as long as Germans can fight. He cites POW figures and Berlin orders to fight to the last man, while noting uncertainty about future German stubbornness. British and American war updates acknowledge ongoing Siegfried Line battles and delayed postwar motor production.
The article recalls the Warsaw uprising failure after 63 days as food and ammunition ran out and Russian push faltered. It notes Polish exile leaders in London accused of involving the government in exile, with sensational charges of a war crime and shifting blame amid Washington’s cautious stance.
In this sixth visit of the Mobile Red Cross unit an additional 484 pints of blood were collected. The effort brought personal satisfaction to workers who helped, with praise for many volunteers and groups including press radio and cinema publicity enrollment committees graduate nurses aides canteen workers Lawrence Sanitary Milk and Ice Cream Company American Ice Company Boy Scouts hostesses motor corps and the properties committee. Ralph I. Canuteson M.D. Chairman, Blood Donor Committee, Douglas County Chapter, American Red Cross.
The French leader signals a shift toward state guided industry and broader social reform. Observers note a swing to the left with hints of communism influences, while De Gaulle himself has not declared communist leanings. Pro- and anti-government voices push the era’s uncertain political course.
Douglas county voters backed the continuance of the county program by 280 to 168 at township elections. A Republican rally featuring Gov Alf Landon and Rep A E Gaser is planned for next week. The Kansas University football squad and staff depart for Tulsa with a send off rally. KU enrollment topped 4000 for the first time since 1980. Rev C A Richard will speak at the 50th anniversary of First Christian. A musical at Linwood High School features Ednah Slopkin, Mrs Price and Mrs Oliver with the Eberhart trio. Births, anniversaries, visits, and family events fill the community page duties today.
Twenty five years ago downtown merchants decked storefronts in white to honor the White Ribboners ahead of the W C T U state convention. Mr and Mrs Dunmire marked their anniversary with a family dinner as relatives from Kansas City St Joseph and Bonner Springs attended. Epworth League hosted a musicale at First Methodist with performances by Frances Allen Mildred Popplewell Dorothy Brandle Elizabeth O'Brien Isabel Nobly and a Frances Allen Olive Constant duet. Helen Allen hosted a lawn party for twenty girls in honor of Miriam and Betty Wood set to depart for California. Dewey M Dawson, member of the Fighting Yanks Quartette, visiting his aunt Mrs John Beamer.
Forty years ago Dudle Doolittle Carl Riley and others went to Kansas City to attend the wedding of Miss Josephine Searles to William Edwards. Mrs Nellie Beatty and others plan to attend the national library association meeting in St Louis and visit the exposition. Lawrence guests include Mr and Mrs Harry Hubble of Paris, France visiting the area.
The article discusses fears of communism spreading across France and other European centers. It cites leftist movements in eastern Europe, Spain under assault, underground groups in Germany, and Stockholm reports predicting Finland moving toward a stronger leftist government to align with Russia as World War II winds down.
In Kweilin China Oct 2 delayed report says a dwindling band of American airpower troops cling to a foothold and plan to wreck the base and evacuate as Japanese approach. The men while away time between maps and games with cards and stories as a bridge party seeks a fourth. Brouillard leads a 15 man signal unit while Rothschild, former Mount Sinai hospital worker, serves as the sole medical officer and Tutwiler documents the airbase with photos.
Berlin reports General Tadeusz Bor Komorowski and his entire staff have been taken prisoner after the Warsaw uprising capitulation. The conflict over Komorowski's location during the revolt is noted, with Moscow and Warsaw differing on whether he was in the city.
Puzzle clue grid lists across and down entries with hints like former U S president and various wordplay answers. The page chunk presents a fill in crossword style with numbers, directions, and fragmented phrases.
London October 5. Experts predict exhaustive jet plane tests may hasten peacetime aviation. Allies and Nazis have jet fighters in operation and battles between propellerless craft could occur as Britain, America, and Germany develop mass production. German jets reportedly in use on ground attack roles, while Allied pilots report two main German jet types with speeds 500 to 600 mph and high climb rates.
A mother, previously unable to save, discovers the Pin Money Bond for Victory and funds bonds by cutting small luxuries. She skips extras like beauty parlor visits and magazines, saves on meals, and spends the saved money on a bond for the family. The piece follows how simple daily savings translate into a patriotic investment.
A Lawrence story follows a woman already across the street who saves small sums to buy war bonds. She buys three dollars worth of stamps, then boosts her funds by repurposing a broken alarm lock and selling unused items, amassing eighteen dollars to swap for her first bond. The piece urges any local woman to start a stamp book to help her son and neighbors long-term.
Approximately 6,000 American aircraft and gliders took part in the invasion of Holland. Losses were under three percent. Supplies and equipment carried to American and British troops totaled almost 6,000,000 pounds including ammunition Jeeps artillery pieces and motorcycles. Each parachutist and glider infantryman landed with about 160 pounds of supplies.
An Advanced Base in Eastern China reports a frantic delay in the war as Japanese forces press into the province of Angai and Chinese refugees stream through. U S 14th air force elements fight for air superiority, bombed nightly and forced to abandon fields as Chinese troops retreat. Refugees number in the thousands, fleeing the Japanese advance across the region.
Lawrence voters show better registration ahead of the November general election with about 20 registrations daily over the past month. City Clerk Harold Fisher notes re registration is required for non voters and movers since last registration. Registration books close October 20 for the 1942 general election. about 3,600 citizens eligible to vote in Lawrence. Churchill states Hitler and other leaders are on the British war criminals list but will not comment on the United Nations list yet.
Berlin dispatch recalls Adolf Hitler's rise from poverty to power, tracing anti Semitism as a unifying tool and detailing Nazi strategy to capture mass support through propaganda, exploitation of women, and promises to various social classes. The interview hints at plans to consolidate control and predicts the Reich’s expansionist aims.
A major transit company faces charges alleging violation of wartime labor regulations. Officials report disruptions impacting schedules and worker protests intensify nationwide. The case centers on claims of interference with union activities and disciplined responses to strikes. Proceedings are expected to influence broader labor policy during the war period.
A dense listing of radio programs across stations WREN KMBC WDAF WDAR WDAF KMBC and KMBC for Friday evening October 6. Entries include music broadcasts news casts dramatic readings and familiar shows with times and station identifiers. Notable items include Jack Armstrong The Lone Ranger The World Today and various orchestral and variety programs.
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