Paint or Revenge in Kansas Highway Contract Debate
A reader compares editorials on a Kansas paint contract controversy. Questions arise whether the Highway Department altered specifications or testing to favor friends, implying motive and possible revenge rather than better paint. The Gibraltar excerpt contrasts with travel notes.
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Alvin McCoy
the Star
Warren Shaw
Associated Press
State Highway Department
Highway Department
Kansas
Ann
Shaw
Arn
Hall
Gibraltar’s Rock Stores a World of War History Inside
A vivid tour of Gibraltar shows a compact fortress grown through centuries of tunnels and military use. Towers, barracks, hospitals, and a busy landing strip cling to the sheer rock as facades of defense and living history.
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Gibraltar
England
Spain
Brittania
Britain
Queen Elizabeth
Insurance Company
Campaigns Are Hotter But Lack New Material
E. Lawson argues political meetings in hometowns largely attract partisans and yield little new substance. He questions space given to campaigns, radio and TV ads, and whether newspapers should cover such events at length, noting public interest may be overstated.
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Gibraltar
Political gatherings without a convinced audience
The speaker notes discuss civic club members reporting on speeches and candidates' reports. The campaign grows hotter but few candidates reveal new information after the first month. After that, messages repeat or attack opponents whether true or not.
I Ain't Received No Help And God Knows I Couldn't Give Any
A mountain school teacher tests pupils with a pledge of no aid given or received. One boy blurts a defiant line as workers and townsfolk deal with a cleaner dismissal. A Senator offers to create a jobs committee, appointing the man as head with a $10,000 salary.
Twenty Five Years Ago Harvest Moves Toward Full Swing In Area
Reports from Chanute area note early wheat cutting by H M Watts William Phillips and Rufus Elrod as harvest nears. City officials attend Girard dedication for a new wading pool while Kansas Supreme Court swears in 81 new attorneys. A lightning strike damages part of a local school roof and study hall plaster.
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H. M. Watts
William Phillips
Chanute
Rufus Elrod
H. W. Loy
R. B. Stebbins
Chamber of Commerce
Girard
Jay Allen Kyle
Erie
Kansas Supreme Court
J. N. Sherman
John
Norman W. Koch
Robert Koch
Welda
Stark
Ford C. Bogle
Osawatomie
C. W. Vance
Improbable Notes Remain After College Departure
A girl who left for college last autumn hid notes around the house to be remembered. They continue to surface, with the latest finding proving quite embarrassing as her mother dusts a picture in the living room.
GOP Chairman Favors Eisenhower Run Despite Health
Len Hall the Republican National Committee chair pressed for Eisenhower to run again after his operation. The piece cites doctors Dr. Rutstein and Dr. Gaines warning of ileitis recurrence and possible additional surgery, and references Mayo Clinic research on high recurrence rates.
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GOP
Drew Pearson Washington
Len Hall
Republican National Committee
Eisenhower
Hall
John
Leonard D. Heaton
Franklin Roosevelt
Gastroenterology
American Gastroenterological Association
David Rutstein
Department of Preventive Medicine
Rutstein
Harvard University
Boston
General Heaton
Ske
Samuel Gaines
Polyclinic
New York
Gaines
Ward van Patter
Mayo Clinic
van Patter
Ex Mental Patient Sought in Death
A pickup order is issued for former mental patient Delphus Burns 38 of Wichita in the fatal beating of his wife Ruby Burns 33. The body was found yesterday in a motel cabin near Syracuse Kansas by manager Lee Graves.
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Syracuse
Kas
Hamilton County
D. W. Johnson
Delphus B. Burns
Wichita
Larned
Ruby Burns
Kansas
Lee Graves
New Secretary Named For Home Loan Board
Washington native Harry W. Caulsen will replace J. Francis Moore as secretary to the Federal Home Loan Bank Board. Caulsen, from Topeka, assumes duties amid leadership changes in federal housing oversight.
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Home Loan Board
Washington
Harry W. Caulsen
Topeka
J. Francis Moore
Federal Home Loan
Think Ahead Says Judy in Europe Parental Advice
Dr. Crane endorses Judy age 21 for foresight after a six month Europe trip with 50 students cost 1050 dollars plus personal tours and lodging. He warns about a Communist Parade snapshot harming future job or political prospects and urges readers to think ahead for safety. He cites FBI input on recruits and stresses leave no personality traces. Readers are invited to request booklets through Hopkins Syndicate.
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George W. Crane
Judy
Europe
University of Vienna
America
I. Q
F.B.I
Crane
Hopkins Syndicate Inc
Bank Board Announces June 30 Resignation
Caulsen, longtime board member now living in Arlington Virginia, resigns from the Bank Board. He has served since 1932 and was assistant secretary since 1934. Moore resigns to take another position.
Foreign Aid Blast By Rep. Wint Smith
Washington Kans rep Wint Smith assails Americas foreign aid as socialism in a constituent newsletter. He argues Congress must disclose spending details and that decade of programs hides facts and yields little visible benefit from abroad.
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Rep
Wint Smith
Washington
Kansas
America
Congress
Subscription Rates in Wilson and Woodson
Rates for by mail subscriptions are listed for Wilson and Woodson counties and surrounding areas. Various durations are shown including one month three months six months and one year with prices noted in the column.
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Wilson and Woodson
Tribune Carrier Sells Vision of Road to Bankruptcy
A fragment from The Tribune highlights a sharp critique of political and economic directions, framing the message as a warning road to bankruptcy and socialism. The piece reflects partisan rhetoric carried by a newspaper carrier in a periodical context.
New Non Surgical Cure Claim For Hemorrhoids
In New York a special report says scientists have found a healing substance Bio-Dyne marketed as Preparation H that shrinks hemorrhoids and relieves pain without surgery. It is available as suppository or ointment with a money back guarantee and claims rapid, thorough results.
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New York, N. Y
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