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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1949
Page
4
A partial OCR fragment references Associated Press personnel and a post office matter in Lae Keyse, Kansas, noting second class matter under a March 1 1878 act. The text includes a religious header Abide in the Light and a Bible quote from John 2:16.
A critical column denounces Ernest Bevin's call for postwar policy harmony between Britain and the United States. It argues harmonization means sacrificing American taxpayers to fund Britain’s socialist programs, warns against endless British demands, and stresses deepening U.S. debt to support London’s politics while urging mutual restraint.
Mayor Turner warned that excluding exceptions to aid neighborhood stores may push shoppers downtown, worsening traffic and parking. The piece argues city planning lags growth, urging leadership to fix downtown congestion and avoid shifting trade into downtown aisles.
Lawreace patrons approved an 800000 bond two years ago and voters backed nearly 2000000 more this year to meet an emergency. Officials report early progress with a downed bell tower, temporary fire escapes at another building, and blacktop patches in the yard. Architect says plans and blueprints will be presented soon as taxpayers accept debt to speed new schools.
The Good Old Days recalls organizing a beet club for Kaw River millpond and old beath clubs on the Kaw before cars and Sunday entertainments. Large boat houses at Tennessee and Ohio streets held canoes and rowboats with motor launches. Lawrence elders recall river outings and simple pleasures over modern downtown cinema rituals.
A reader notes the placement of a small vehicle in a wide parking space on Massachusetts Street. The observer calls it wasteful and questions the city’s use of space for parking.
AP Foreign Affairs analyst DewITT Mackenzie notes rapid shifts in political language. He traces new uses of statism fascist and liberal as definitions evolve and urges readers to rely on context to avoid misinterpretation.
Clark O. Merten defends Officer Dixon at the 19th and Massachusetts crossing near Cordley, praising protection of children crossing. He argues the issue is the 20 second east west traffic light that sometimes blocks long lines of children on green. He asserts motorists must yield with caution and adhere to right of way.
Cochino survivors come home aboard the Submarine Task Force at Groton Connecticut after Arctic rescue off Norway. About 100 relatives greet the sailors on the base deck while the crew mourns the loss of crewmen and a civilian technician.
A damaged text segment references a drive in movie scene with a man biting an arm during a dispute and a coast woman who lost then regained her voice. It mentions a Connecticut doctor held up by a patient and questions about the session.
Last evening at Mrs. Semple home Miss Emma Bernice Semple wed George Frnest Berg Jr. Music by Miss Aimee Piper. Bride’s brother William Semple Jr. gave away, with Mrs. Semple as matron of honor. Flower girls Jane and Nancy Semple. Clyde Beil Jr. carried the ring. Also notes births, visits, and local incidents including theft at William Fuller’s hardware store.
Forty years ago five hundred Indians started schooling at Maskell. Westminster Knogeeea directors met to select a site for the new building near Bible chair on campus. Mr and Mrs Themes Hird and daughter left for Seattle to visit the fair. Mr and Mrs Brinton Woodward traveled to Kansas City to visit relatives.
New York on September 6 reports major drug firms studying patent sharing as they press to increase cortisone supply for arthritis. A day-long conference by the Research Corporation gathered thirty experts to review production paths including plant sources, Mexican yam, coal tar derived napthalene, and synthetic routes, with timelines of several years before affordable availability and millions in costs. Dr. Robert K R Williams chaired the meeting and noted current output is far short of demand. Kendall of Mayo Clinic attended, confirming early isolation of cortisone in 1936.
Everett L. Randolph 85 longtime Halstead figure ex mayor and ex Harvey County commissioner was found dead at his home here His wife died a month ago Survivors include daughters Mrs Charles Fedell Frontenac and Mrs Raymond Means Fredonia
A dense listing shows September radio and TV program timings across KCMO KMBC WDAF WREN KMBC-KCTV affiliates. It notes serialized shows, news, dramas like Suspending KRCMQeamateur Hour, Lone Ranger, FBI features, and variety acts with times spanning early morning to late evening, plus livestock markets and public notices.
The state geological survey of the University of Kansas reports phosphate bearing shales in Crawford Bourbon Franklin Labette and Wyandotte counties as potential sources of agricultural fertilizer. Analyses by chemist Russell T. Runnels show phosphate and trace elements in the eastern Kansas black shales and quantities merit further study.
A garbled OCR fragment lists items including a large bird, nine heavenly bodies, a muse of poetry, an Indian, an eagle, a symbol for sodium, a mountain, and references to angels and anatomy. The disjointed terms appear as isolated clues without coherent context or clear narrative.
Washington reports Republicans seize on statism as the pivotal issue against President Truman’s fair deal. Wherry urges a formal party stance while others push statism as the chief contrast in elections. Democratic leaders scoff, calling it a slogan, while Byrnes Eisenhower and Dulles reinforce fears of federal power.
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