Higher Powers Emphasized In Evening Service
An eastside church invites worshippers for Tuesday October 7 with a sermon on submission to higher powers. The speaker reflects on duty to God and the authorities He ordains, citing Hebrews 13:5.
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1947
Page
4
An eastside church invites worshippers for Tuesday October 7 with a sermon on submission to higher powers. The speaker reflects on duty to God and the authorities He ordains, citing Hebrews 13:5.
The Warsaw meeting revived a Comintern inspired manifesto aimed at defeating American Europe policies. It contrasts with earlier world communist spread by focusing on opposing the Truman Doctrine and Marshal Plan backed aid to Europe. The text warns that the dissolution could be reversed by a future resolution and brings the conflict into the open.
The article urges Americans to save food and follow Truman’s meatless days to aid hungry Europeans. It cites a Wet Virginia town that stopped feeding hogs with garbage due to lack of supply and urges nationwide cooperation, renewed plate-wasting discipline, and smaller portions as a contribution to peace through shared sacrifice.
Senator Ferguson warns of possible security gaps as Russians trained in American plants reportedly disappear. Officials lack exact counts and wariness grows over new identities and access to facilities beyond initial assignments. The piece notes potential motives and draws parallels to other espionage methods while citing Dominican regime failures as context.
Three Ca peas gangsters were released long before their terms ended amid tax irregularities and a mysterious deposit. Officials face questions as suspicions grow of a special deal behind the early releases and ongoing investigations probe the affair.
The piece argues Western civilization can rebound from wartime ruin by embracing modern thought beyond theology and biology. It stresses universal access to these ideas, urging politicians and masses alike to grasp a revised future. A brief news note cites two quotes about resilience and naval travel.
The article foresees a Bolshevik push across Europe aiming to threaten Western democracies and reach the English Channel. It argues an effective western European revival is needed to deter communism, warns of a world war, and notes debate on reforming the United Nations to exclude the communist bloc. It mentions U.S. food conservation efforts and notes raisin vineyards planted to maximize sun exposure.
A quota of 23 Douglas county youths was accepted by the CCC for October with colored youths sent to Lone Star Lake camp and white youths to Valley Fall. Lawrence rural teachers elected officers, and Bismarck school pupils visited the Journal-World with teacher Miss Elizabeth present. Miss Fredericks Gufler married William Schehrer at St John’s church with attendants listed. Theatre listings at Bowersock featured several programs. Mr. and Mrs. J L Austin traveled to Holt county Missouri to visit relatives.
Twenty five years ago Vickery a credit manager for Water Pear end A W Garvin left Sunday for Minnesota and the Dakotas. Miss Nannie Chaechbang and J R Chaechbang plan a visit to Whittier California. Emme Welch departed last night to visit her aunt and mother in Wharton.
Forty years ago Mr and Mrs Gordon Grovernor hosted an elaborate noon dinner for their 15th anniversary. Kansas City passengers and social visits are noted as well as sorority activities and numerous trips to Kansas City and Leavenworth.
Opinion piece blasts Wisconsin banking policy and postwar finance. It notes state bar commission vote banning foreign government bonds, cites past losses from foreign securities, and criticizes wartime salaries of labor union Local 104. It also references international finance, socialized economies, and U.S. budget debates.
Readable fragments show a discussion about student dress norms in an Iowa school and a satirical remark on school policy. The text includes garbled phrases about a dinner entry, an importer, and a bus can analogy, but few concrete details.
Garner Iowa farmer Jack Dethmers joined 21 others on a month long air tour of Europe spending 1500 dollars each. He returned appalled by Europe’s economic distress and caste barriers. He warned that Europe may need American food aid or risk communist influence as rationing and farm methods lag behind.
Puzzle listing with scattered clues about army leader fruits ardor acid, shield, pea points and more read as a wordplay grid with entries like bone bargain laborer and Scottish isle later. It appears as a cryptic style page fragment listing definitions and cross references without full solutions.
The report notes 38 men laboring on a 40 acre farm with ten hogs while one man tended the operation. A commentator on Germany observes widespread destruction saying everything is blown to pieces in one day. A group of German majors questions where the young men are and if they work in mines or factories as a mayor laments the situation in late war times.
Local notes recount birthdays and visits among Eudora families led by Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Gersteniercer and relatives. Friends from Lawrence Kansas City and Warsaw Missouri join gatherings during weekends and weekdays with neighbors and relatives, including extended trips to Allentown Quakertown Boston and beyond.
The American Legion held its August meeting with Grimes retiring president. Installing officer Mrs J Merpros presided. vice president Mr Gecon. secretary Mrs Chr Semmer. treasurer Mrs Olive Ogden. After the session, the organist played a tune and a brief social followed. Mr and Mrs J A Siler and daughter visited in Columbus and Eudora are en route to new work in Kansas. Mrs Jessie Grimes spent Sunday in Topeka with Mrs Grace Urines.
A Baldwin page lists October social events and visits. Mrs Ara Kinsey and Miss Wash attend a Ladies Night at the home of Miss Anna Pierson, with many locals and neighbors noted. A dinner and program by Ivan Best and others are mentioned, plus a new baby, Carolyn Sue, born September 30 at Christ's Hospital in Topeka, with grandparents listed.
Radio listings show Tuesday evening schedules across WREN KMBC WDAS WML and WAREUN with programs including newscasts weather reports commentary and headline summaries. The page notes various time slots and program labels for each station with references to news and weather updates and a wildlife note mentioning twenty species of insects.
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