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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1948
Page
4
The article reflects on the last holiday before school begins and how students teachers and staff feel about the lost days. It notes the return to regular schedules brings renewed purpose and the need to meet demands while balancing remaining vacation plans.
Numerous brief items list visits and gatherings at local homes and halls. Names include Mrs Avery Hibner, Jami, Carl Paine, Harvey Hibner, Miss Howe, Mrs Beaman, Mrs Malones, Mrs Jobangine, Miss Howe, and many others. A bridal shower and Sunday gatherings are noted along with hospital stays and dinners.
A historical shift occurs in the Netherlands with Quiana becoming queen after Quirk Wile resigns. The transition aims for a constitutional form with popular backing. Dutch resolve follows two devastating wars, shaping a peaceful course as Wilhelmina’s era closes and the nation moves toward stability in Europe despite the change in rulers.
Fragmented political scene with no strong approval for Truman or Dewey figures. Observers see Democratic rifts and a shift toward a housecleaning platform as voters grow quiet less than two months before the election. The piece critiques Roosevelt era carryovers and calls for new leadership and methods.
Candidate W P Lambertson returns from Salt Creek area after the primaries and reveals he spent $3,699.91 on the Republican nomination campaign. Law sets penalties for excess expenditures and state officials wonder how to proceed.
An eruption threatens Camiguin Island near Mindanao Philippines with 30 000 evacuated and 16 000 awaiting departure. American freighters ships and numerous aircraft aid the effort as rescue crews work through dangerous conditions. No deaths reported since the eruption began and refugee welfare remains a priority.
The first Gallup poll shows Henry Wallace carrying a large share of the presidential vote in New York City. The figures illuminate the campaign’s math, suggesting Truman faces a real risk of defeat as Wallace’s third party run chips away at Democratic support in industrial centers. Wallace remains adamant, seeking to harm the Democratic ticket while denying quitting the race.
A local resident claims to have found milk bottles in a grassy area and asserts they came from a cow’s nest. Authorities note no evidence of livestock nesting nearby and remind residents to report unusual discoveries without alarm.
Sr Dewitt Mackenden reports China's government, led by Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, launching a sweeping anti hoarding and profiteering campaign. Officials, merchants, and financiers face jail or death as Shanghai and Nanking areas enforce a new paid yuan policy, price controls, and currency reforms amid ongoing civil war against communists. Chiang Ching-Kim leads economic actions in Shanghai, while a banker Tu Wei Ping is jailed for stock dumping ahead of reform. The military campaign continues alongside economic tightening.
A garbled OCR style paragraph inventories reform talk, social critique, and odd assertions about crime, royalties, and safety. It mentions peaches, beaches, and a dentist, with scattered phrases implying debate over rights, punishment, and public approval.
Seven hundred students enrolled today at Haskell tenure. Classes begin tomorrow. Thursday Mr and Mrs Lauren Hunter and daughter Marie Oxford head for first grade teaching. Mr and Mrs Otto Hanzicker and daughter Marguerite returned from a trip to the Ozarks. Mr and Mrs H Preston and children Shirley Richard and J Robert returned from a week in Walnut.
Lawrence and Topeka residents gathered at Fitzpatrick Grove for the second annual Half Way picnic with speakers W. C. Simons of Lawrence and A. E. Van Petten of Topeka. Other items note university events, enrollments, marriages, staffing, and local happenings including Haskell student enrollment and academy appointments.
A new Earl Warren biography by Pring and Prentice-Hall portrays his rise as California’s chief lawyer and governor, highlighting his wartime leadership, restraint on war powers, and claim to unimpeachable honesty, while noting the author’s admiring yet measured tone.
A compact roundup notes key terms and phrases linked to conflict and conduct. It lists items such as military leadership, surgical threads, and exchange terms, followed by descriptors like anger impress ethics and angles reflecting ends and means within wartime discourse.
Berniece Murray Irwin 33 died at her sister's home in Lawrence on August 27 after an eight month illness. Funeral services were at Rumsey Funeral Home with burial at Memorial Park Cemetery. A Lawrence Memorial High School graduate of 1934, she studied nursing at St Luke's School of Nursing in Missouri and worked in obstetrics before marrying Larry Edward Irwin on November 20. Survived by her husband and three children, Ruth, Nina, and Fayetta, plus siblings and relatives in Lawrence and elsewhere.
Mr and Mrs Tom Dillon and children led the Overbrook fair one evening as Mrs George Florence and Mrs Marshall Churchbaugh aided their parents Mr and Mrs Montgomery in picking peaches. Ralph Barnhart visiting relatives and her father joined the activity.
Local missives note visits and family events from Fairview and nearby towns. Rebecca Torney, Mr and Mrs Rebret Steely, and relatives attend gatherings in Leaveenworth and Effingham. Martha Keeney spends time in Kansas City. a community shower honors Carel Stewart in Lawrence. School opening Sept 7 discussed. tele Artie’s wedding updates and travel mentions to Manila and Japan appear.
Vinland community with Mr and Mrs Woodrow Sturry hosting guests at Wangas City event. Kinship gatherings across Kansas and Missouri noted, including visits from Allwood of Kansas City and Schrnedar, Whaley, and King families. Enrollment at the rural high school, new faculty, and a community program planned with movies and music. Visitor travels include Lawrence and Denver trips, with relocations noted for Watkine family and locals returning from Colorado and California.
Eudora Mr and Mrs Wilbur Duffy visiting Kanens Mt en route to Rich. Mr and Mrs B he Minerva Hebenah Lodge will hold race day evening at the I C hall. Business meeting followed by social hour and refreshments. The Couples class of the Methodist Wy enjoyed picnic supper Sunday.
A community gathering at the home of Mrs CL Lo Kindred included election of officers with Mrs Lawson as president and Roott Gainge as secretary treasurer. The group discussed continuing Mrs Kindred's teaching for another year, with numerous local families and area residents in attendance.
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