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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1949
Page
4
The page shows an office contact line for Massachusetts and a subscription rates notice. It mentions carrier distribution, Associated Press content rights, and republication terms. A dated header indicates Monday September 5 with a biblical quote.
A historical note discusses Labor Day meanings for ad people, workers, and organized labor. It contrasts union membership, roles of AFL and U.S. labor forces, and the impact of unorganized workers on American production and prosperity.
The Boe Ing branch in Wichita will become a key manufacturing site for the B-47, reflecting policy favoring inland production of essential defense weapons. The move aims to protect vital plants by locating them away from coastlines, balancing cost and security amid airbase realignments.
The article notes General Walter Short, commander of Army forces at Pearl Harbor, died Saturday and was made a scapegoat for the attack. It discusses blame, earlier inaction, and wartime governance. It also touches on Britain’s postwar finance plans and a Wichita Eagle remark about Kansas women’s fashion.
Broadcast lineups show WDAF KMBC KCMO and others with shows like The Lone Ranger and Telephone Hour. Local church notices at St Pauls Evangelical and Reformed include Sunday school, worship, Youth Fellowship, and council meeting on September 1. Depot closure news affects Santa Fe railroad line at Eudora. Neighbors attend dinners, anniversaries, and cattle show prep for Kansas State Fair opening Sept 16.
Secretary Johnson pushes cost savings by limiting military air travel for lawmakers and favors commercial options to keep the air force ready. He argues private airline use shifts costs into the treasury yet preserves defense funding while public scrutiny grows over who may fly on military aircraft.
The piece recalls Chief Fred Lookout moving with Osage to a new Oklahoma reservation, his life among white settlers in Neosho county, and his death at Pawhusha. It notes his education, refusal to speak Osage, descendants, and pride in a state he helped shape, with a brief editorial interjection from the Atchison Globe.
A fragmented review discusses historic taxation trends, noting a state’s reduced costs in “the good old days.” It mentions an 8-year-old Ravenicy and expounds on admin shifts, tax changes, and a 40 cent adult fee with 35 cent child charges, while laments over affluence fading as taxes drained purses and held public offices.
County doctor to move to courthouse from city hall. Mr and Mrs David Passon hosted a 50th wedding anniversary reception at the Masonic temple. Top dog price at $7.10 per hundred, up $1 from Saturday. The Rev Theodore Astman marks ten years at First Presbyterian Church. Emma Bernice Berg to wed George Ernest Berg on September 7. Hazel Frazier and Delbert Gerstenberger wed Sunday with attendants and ushers listed. Helen Turner wed Ralph Means in Charleston South Carolina. Maida Ruth Means served as bridesmaid. Glenn Carson as best man. Jarnette of Parsons wed in Grace Cathedral Topeka Wednesday. John Levi and brother George Levi return to Haskell for fall term. Levi named all American fullback last year. Clarence A are issue invitations for at home Friday.
A list of women leaving Lawrence this week to teach includes Minas Helen Keith at University of Wyoming in Laramie Isabel Wood Topeka High School Elizabeth Dunkel Arkansas City Florence Myre Shreveport High School Elizabeth Tucker and Misa Helen Dayhoff El Dorado High School Alice McGaffey LaCygne Nellie Lynn Hill City Lillian Mayer Bonner Springs Erna Seidel Holton Charlotte Cutter Troy Nancy McClelland Lecompton High School Helen Wilson Bartleeville Okla Misa Dorothy Higgins and Helen Eines Catherine McCreeth Lucillear Hasel Wilson plus the Kansas City wedding of Bath McDonald of Lawrence and Bevendo
One hundred two Eberhart family members gathered yesterday in South Park for an all day picnic and reunion. Rev E E Stauffer gave the address. The oldest present was Henry Eberhart of Pleasant Grove aged 80. The youngest was Seth Eberhart Jr of Kansas City born last April. Lawrence members listed include William and Frank Eberhart P C Eberhart C B Jones Joseph Glahn J N Eberhart Mrs Sarah Herning and others. The family traced from Württemberg Germany before the thirteen colonies formed a nation.
A report from the British Inland Revenues commission shows widening financial decline among the landed aristocracy. Only 70 individuals had a net income above 6000 pounds after taxes last year, while 145,276,000 people paid taxes on incomes under 150 pounds. The standard rate stands at 45 percent, and many estates have been broken up to cover taxes and rising living costs.
Friday night dinner guests included Mr Lester Clauses, Mrs Mes Raith, Mr and Mrs Grant, Mr and Mrs Marcid Sheldon, and Mr Jerry Jenwn. In LaLoup and Clearfield areas families hosted visiting relatives such as Charles McCormack of Los Angeles and Rev JE Erffreever from Kansas City. A Sunday service at Salem Evangelical Church features district superintendent Rev JE Erffreever delivering the message.
Portland readers learn Pinckney school fifth graders in Lawrence Kansas created a handmade certificate of merit for author Pers Crowell after a national literary award omission. The class designed a gold medal and mailed the keepsake and letter of explanation to Crowell, sparking local interest in Portland and beyond.
A compact listing of puzzle style clues and partial answers drawn from an old newspaper page. The fragment hints at numbers and terms such as wing shaped and baked clay, with references to scales and a steamship abbreviation, suggesting a themed crossword or word puzzle item.
Bud Baldwin Maxwell and Bone Bobby and Chris relocated to Kittridge Cola where Maxwell will teach in the schools this year. The Baldwin Home Demonstration unit attended a county meeting in Lawrence with Mrs Rovd and Mr Doug las Goole representing the group. The First Methodist church in Baldwin hosted the marriage of Theresa Marie Lines to Thomas Breach of Fort Scott on Thursday afternoon.
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