Self-Denial Campaign Calls For Meatless Tuesdays
President Truman issued a nationwide call for food sacrifices to fight hunger in western Europe, urging no meat on Tuesdays and no eggs or poultry on Thursdays, plus bread savings. He proposed easing grain payments to curb inflation, and a 60 day shutdown for the distilling industry amid a broad wartime conservation push.
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Washington
Uct
Western
Europe
Truman
Citizens’ Food Committee
Charles Luckman
Luckman
Rep. Hope
R.-Kan
Use Agriculture Committee
Bridges
RN Wd
Senate Appropriations Committee
France
Italy
Adv
White House
Army
Navy
United States
Marshall
Anderson
Harriman
Prewdent Roncevelt Oine
Saarlanders vote to join France in basin west of Rhine
Official returns show 498,663 of 520,840 Saarlanders voted. Christian People's Party won 239,063 votes, Democrats 147,261, Communists 37,924, and Democrats right wing 34,253. The result paves a path to sever ties with Germany and place Saarland under French influence with currency and rations aligned to France.
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Sear
Reich
Berger
Russia
Britain
Saar
Saarland
Coal and Steel
France
Earsooss
Gilbert Grandeval
Fhe
Christian People's Party
Far Democrats
Far Democrats (Heft of Center
Democrats
Six contestants named for Lawrence Queen honor at lawnfest
Six Lawrence women were announced as candidates to represent the city in the American Royal Queen contest. The winner will compete in Kansas City on October 17 for the American Royal crown, supported by civic groups.
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Lawrence
Chamber of Commerce
Jayhawker Theater
Kansas City
Keith Lawton
Jarcee
Mian Rosemary Gaines
Lioyd
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Carol Carsiva Carter
A. B. Carter
Massachusetts Street
Amvets
Marilow Colver
John B. Colvar
Tennessee Street
Lions Club
Mildred Ice
New York Street
Beta Sigma Phi
Haboush Presents Holy Land Travelogue at Plymouth Church
Stephen A. Haboush, a native Galilean, gave a varied program with colored pictures and films of Jerusalem Cairo and Galilee as they appear today. Assisted by Madame Haboush and two young men the audience filled Plymouth Congregational church last night with the Lawrence Ministerial Alliance reporting the event.
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Lawrence Ministerial Alliance
Stephen A. Haboush
Galilean
Holy Land
Plymouth Congregational Church
C. W. Thomas
Madame Haboush
Haboush
Jerusalem
Cairo
Galilee
Scouters Confer at Kaw Council Camp Naish Session
Five local Boy Scout executives and committee members attended the annual Scouters Conference of the Kaw Council at Camp Naish near Bonner Springs. Attendees included T Burgess Jr, G L Smith, A J Basile, Qarence FE Grothaus, and Ralph Graber, principal of the junior high archvol.
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Kaw
Camp Naish
Bonner Springs
Fee
T. Burgess, Jr
Learnard
G. L. Smith
Arkansas
A. J. Basile
Ohio
Qarence FE. Grothaus
Indiana
Ralph Graber
East
Kansas
Graber
Record Heat Tops October Marks Across Kansas
Topeka reports a heat wave with Concordia at 102 degrees the state's highest October reading. Other towns such as Phillipsburg Anthony Hutchinson and City posted October highs, while lows lingered in the upper sixties in the east and south. State meteorologist Flora forecast cooler nights around 55 to 65 degrees and possible scattered showers in the northeast, with no precipitation in the prior 24 hours.
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Topeka
Kansas
Concordia
Phillipsburg
Anthony Hutchinson
City
Land
S. D. Flora
Ain
Flora
Masonic District 13 Meeting Set For Lawrence Temple
The annual meeting and school of instruction for the 13th Masonic district A F and A M will be held at the Lawrence Masonic temple on October 9 starting at 1 30. George D Wall will serve as ad lervates in shares of instruction and C Har will lead the meeting. Delegates to the meeting from Lawrence De Soto Eudora and other lodges in the district will attend.
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A. F
A. M
Lawrence Masonic Temple
George D. Wall
C. Harwil
Gread Mamer
James H. Stewart
Wahi
Lawrence
DeSeto
Eudora
Mmpten
Communists Form International to Oppose United States
A nine nation Communist conference in Warsaw announced a new international body to coordinate parties in Moscow Paris Rome and Belgrade. The manifesto vows to resist the Marshall Plan and the Truman Doctrine arguing a global split between Soviet and American blocs and calls European communists to defend national sovereignty.
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Moscow
Central Communist Party of the
Soviet Union
United States
France
Italy
U.S
Ues
Europe
Fire Rages Through Barn Harming Hay Near Lawrence
A barn fire northwest of Lawrence destroyed the structure and about ten tons of hay. The blaze damaged an adjacent property owned by Mrs. Lester and involved the farm at the location identified as cone Bey Abe a Aoma. Fire crews battled the flames but the barn and hay were lost.
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Lawrence
Lester
Ideological War Warned by Iraqi Foreign Minister
Dr Fadhil Jamali the Iraqi foreign minister called the nine nation communist conference in Poland a declaration of war an ideological war This marked the first official comment from a national source at United Nations headquarters Delegates weighed the move amid concern that it could undermine the UN and some recalled 1938 parallels Brasilian and Australia figures voiced cautious reactions without detail
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Lake Success
Fadhil Jamali
Iraq
Poland
United Nations
U.N
Brasilian
Herbert V. Evatt
Australia
October Heat Wave Pushes Local Temps to Record Highs
A weekend heat wave in Lawrence drove temperatures into the 90s with 93 degrees observed yesterday and 91 degrees by 1 pm today. The 90s mark the hottest October readings since 1939, while last night’s low reached 70 degrees the warmest October low since 1939.
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Lawrence
C.J. Posey
Recital by Marie and Joseph Wilkins at KU Hoch, 8 PM
Marie Wilkins soprano and Joseph Wilkins tenor faculty members of the University of Kansas School of Fine Arts will perform in Hoch Auditorium tonight at 8 o'clock. Winifred Gallup will accompany on piano. Program includes arias duets from Mefistofele Verdi La Traviata and L Elisir d Amore, plus songs and recitations by the Wilkins and guests.
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Marie Wilkins
Joseph Wilkins
School of Fine Arts
Hoch
University of Kansas
Winifred Gallup
Lontano
Boito
Herbert Hughes
Donald the Black
Harry Gilbert
Mr. Belloc
Fance
Peter Warlock
Sordon
William G. Hammond
Donizetti
Phi Kappa Fraternity Buys Lawrence Home for 42500
The Phi Kappa Fraternity completed a sale of the J. L. Constant residence at 1120 West 11th Street for 42500. The Catholic men’s national fraternity, reorganized after wartime inactivity, will hold the brick dwelling with a downtown Kaw Valley view, while Constant keeps adjoining vacant ground from Jakosky’s prior purchase.
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J. L. Constant
Weat
11Th Street
Phi Kappa Fraternity
Phi Kappa
Lawrence
Kaw Valley
Paul Dinsmoor
J. J. Drakosky
Engineering
Schoo
Constant
Jakosky
Model Plane Fans Seek New Flight Site After Noise Complaint
Jayhawk Sundusters club flights at South Park halted by police due to resident complaints about noise and traffic. The group began seeking another site for meets and hopes to gain permission to use the community baseball park for practice and contest flights.
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Jayhawk Sundusters Club
South Park
Students chosen to lead junior high cheering section
Five junior high students Ann Clifton Earle Majors Phyllis Springer and J were selected to lead the junior high cheering section for football games this fall. The decision came from the student council representatives and the principal Ralph Graber announced the first home game against Leavenworth scheduled Thursday afternoon.
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Ann Clifton
Earle Majors
Rite
Phyllis Springer
Junpa High
Statees Council
Allest
Ralph Graber
Leavenworth
Yankees Clinch World Series With 5-2 Win Over Dodgers
The New York Yankees defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers 5-2 in game seven at Yankee Stadium before 71,548 fans, securing their 11th World Series title in 15 appearances. Key moments include Bevens relief pitching, Behrman entering in relief, and pinch hits by Bobby Brown tying the series record.
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Yankees
Brooklyn Dodgers
Dodgers
Edwards
Johnson
Furillo
Stirnweise
Jorgensen
Gregg
Stirnweten
McQuinn
A. Robinson
Riszuto
Etto
Bobby Brown
Bevens
Rissuto
Brown
Ken O'Dea
Cube
Cardinals
Hank Behrman
Dodgeres
Stirnwella
Henrich
Stirnwetes
J. Robinson
Herta
Hopper
Behrman
Grege
Dodger
TURKEY DAYS PROGRAM HIT BY HOLY THREE THURSDAYS
President Truman urged Americans to skip poultry on Thanksgiving Christmas and New Year. White House says no plans for exceptions yet. Commerce secretary Ross says he has not heard of any dispensations and will decide when the issue arises.
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Washington
Truman
White House
Tial
Charles G. Ross
Boaz
Ross
Fire Hazard Survey Aims to Cut Downtown Risks
Four Lawrence fire department inspection teams launched a hazard survey during National Fire Prevention Week. They check Vermont Massachusetts and New Hampshire streets from the Kaw river to South Park for faulty wiring trash blocked exits and hazardous heating and chimneys. Chief Paul Ingels urges home owners to inspect and schools to expect inspections with leaflets on fire risks and national statistics. Posters warn of fires with examples and stories.
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Fire Department
Vermont
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Kaw River
South Park
Paul Ingels
Hester
United States
Kansas
Rotary program highlights two speakers and student cruise notes
The Rotary gathering featured George Medlock praising disabled workers from the Kansas State Employment Service. Capt. John V. Peterson introduced Lieut. Robert Ricks who recalled the KU student cruise on the battleship Iowa, with a Vancouver stop and a Hawaii voyage with Chancellor Malott. The group praised marksmanship and overall training.
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Rotary
Ogden Jones
George Medlock
Kansas State Employment Service
John V. Peterson
N.R.O.T.C
Robert Ricks
Ricks
K. U
Iows
Vancouver
Honolulu
Malott
Forfeiture of Bonds in Police Court Case
John Brooks 1009 Kentucky street had a $200 bond forfeited after missing police court for a charge of possessing intoxicating liquor arising from an arrest by Patrolman Jack Cheek in the 1000 block of Massachusetts street Friday night. A $15 bond for John McPeck of Kansas City was also forfeited for not appearing on a drunkenness charge after arrest by Officers Lilburn Dowers and Oscar Petterson in the 800 block of Massachusetts street Saturday afternoon.
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John Brooks
Kentucky Street
O. J. Lane
Brooks
Jack Cheek
Massachusetts Street
Lane
John McPeck
Kansas City
McPeck
Lilburn Dowers
Oscar Petterson
Northeast Kansas League meeting at Liberty Memorial High
Coaches and principals of Northeast Kansas League high schools met at Liberty Memorial High School Saturday morning. Principal Neal Wherry, league president, said minor adjustments were made to the 1948 schedules and no other business was conducted after lunch. Several district groups were guests and many attended the Kansas Iowa State football game in the afternoon.
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Liberty Memorial High School
Neal Wherry
Libervo Memorial High School
Wichita Man Dies at 77. Longtime Farmer and Carpenter
G. L. P. Fremont A. Jordan of Wichita Kansas died at 77. He was a retired farmer and carpenter who owned land where a discovery well in the old Schulte pool was drilled. Survived by his wife and daughter.
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Wichita
Kan
Fremont A. Jordan
Schulte
Are
Lawrence restaurants split on President Truman menu requests
Lawrence restaurant owners show indecision on eliminating meat on Tuesdays eggs on Thursdays and offering bread and butter only on request. Most will wait for state guidance while some plan tentative meatless dishes next week. University groups indicate compliance with the food plan is likely though menus are set days in advance.
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Lawrence
Truman
State Restaurant Association
Altho
Byron Cooke
Vermont Street
Trueman
George Perdue
4 Street
University of Kansas
Tomemittee
Hermina Zipple
Thaym Pice
Lone Star Lake draw attracts large weekend crowd
About 1,300 people visited Lone Star Lake for fishing and picnicking as the season reopened. Park superintendent L C Boatman said the crowd surprised staff and that supplies were low. He added crews are trimming brush and the boat house and docks will be relocated in a few weeks.
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Lone Star Lake
L. C. Boatman
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