Ink that won’t dry robs newspapers of shelf life
The writer laments news ink that smears hands and shirts, a problem worsened by inflation and poor drying. Librarian mother notes only the New York Times dries somewhat, while ink researchers cite rupture versus viscous flow as factors in stickiness impacting daily papers and vendors.
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Wellington, Kasbrary
New York Times
Wellington
New York
A. C. Littlemeyer
National Printing Ink Research Institute
Nixon versus Knowland feud spills into public view
Washington reports a bitter California Republican clash as Nixon openly signals Ike’s support and urges Knowland to quiet criticism. The piece notes Eisenhower’s lean toward Nixon’s strategy, Rayburn’s highway bill tension, and Stevenson’s bid planning with Kefauver as a major rival.
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Washington
California
Knowland
Nixon
Capitol Hill
Eisenhower
Congress
Ike
Read To Listener at Home With a Reading Session
A family ritual shows a daughter selecting a book for bedtime reading. The father narrates the reading, questions, and family banter as they work through a story to avoid missing pages and avoid delays before bed.
Shrine site debate in Dodge City faces space shortfall
The Sublette Monitor argues the Dodge City Shrine project received a deed to a downtown municipal parking lot beneath Boot Hill. It criticizes the choice as a backward step, urging a site of at least 20 acres with a library, chapel, driveways, landscaping, and parking, to avoid mediocrity and preserve the grand vision.
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Cowboy Capital Shrine Corporation
Dodge City
Boot Hill
Ol’ Rollie Jack
Deadwood
Tombstone
Oklahoma City
June Showers Boost Crop Yields Yet Bring Problems
The Bug Statistical Bureau reports that the bigger crop increased 40 times in the past 10 days, highlighting how gentle June showers, while satisfactory, foster troubling side effects noted by the El Dorado Times.
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Bug Statistical Bureau
el Dorado Times
Garden City Telegram masthead and notices
Historical newspaper masthead text from Garden City Telegram includes publishing details, editors and staff roles, AP service notes, circulation and pricing hints, and rights statements. Fragmentary lines reference Finney and nearby counties, with typical class matter designation.
MY GANDHI by John Haynes Holmes review
Paul Davis reviews MY GANDHI, a Harper and Brothers 1953 biography of Gandhi by Holmes. The text highlights Gandhi’s inner peace, moral power over military force, and nonviolent methods. It argues Gandhi linked personal serenity with political action, urging readers to see peace of soul and world peace as one quest.
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John Haynes Holmes
MY Gandhi
New York
Harper and Brothers Publishers
Gandhi
Holmes
Gand
Prayer for Today from The Upper Roots
The reflection links Romans 8 22 to thanksgiving and songs of joy while affirming happiness through trials. It asks for God’s presence through Jesus Christ and declares war as the world’s cardinal sin and darkest judgment.
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Jesus Christ
United States arms Portuguese troops in Goa claims Pravda
New Delhi dispatch says Washington trains Portuguese forces in Goa and blames Portugal for clinging to the Indian territory. Nehru visits Moscow urging Portugal to surrender.
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Moscow
Pravda
New Delhi
United States
Goa
Portugal
India
Nehru
Menon urges US to let families visit airmen in China
New Delhi India's veteran envoy V K Menon urged Washington to allow the families of 11 imprisoned airmen to visit them in China as a step toward their release. Sources say Menon believes Beijing will not free the airmen without such family visits, framing it as a gesture to their families.
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Menon
New Delhi
India
V. K. Krishna Menon
United States
China
Worker Dies After Fall Inside a Grain Tank
ABILENE Charle Oviatt aged 30 from Downs Kansas died in a grain tank at Abilene Elevator Co. after apparently falling from scaffolding when he became ill while working for Sampson Construction Co.
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Abilene
Charle Oviatt
Downs, Kas
Sampson Construction Co
Abilene Elevator Co
Cryptoquip puzzle with crosswords and clues
A cryptogram style puzzle from a newspaper page lists across and down clues with numbered hints and a single line of a pangram style cryptogram. It includes references to crossword themes, various word lengths, and a note on distribution by King Features Syndicate with a sample cartoon caption.
Distaff Side recalls Lou Fulton showbiz rise from Garden City
Garden City reminiscence spotlights Lou Fulton son of Chester Fulton, famed for Porky Pig voice work. The piece notes his stammered farmhand impersonation, high school set, early Hollywood move, and local boosters who praised his hometown loyalty and comic talent. It also clarifies Lou’s family origins and ties to California later life.
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Garden City
Valley View Cemetery
Chester Fulton
Lou
Fulton
Garden City High School
Bill Caldwell
Frank Rickman
Bun Burnside
Minnie Smith
Joe Nunn
George T. Inge
Taylor Jones
Alix LaGesse
Henry Hering
Genevieve Lamborn
Charles L. Renick
Maxine Gertrude Morris
Howard Blanchard
Mabel L. Shurtz
Gay Cleaver
Gladys Caroline Bland
Abe Hubert
Gertrude Calhoun
Merle Byang
Marvin R. Smith
Raymond Blackwood
Scotty Greathouse
Arthur Winters
Hollywood
Porky Pig
Gervais Reed
Stella Mae
L. A
Baugh
Baughs
Eva Sharer
Fulton Street
Fultons
Louw
Evelyn
Hubert Brighton
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McCarthy
GOP
Sam Rayburn
Texas
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Hisenhower
Adlai Stevenson
Steven Mitchell
Chicago
Democratic National Committee
Paul Butler
Adlai
Stevenson
Butler
Oscar Chapman
Secretary of the Interior
West
Kefauver
Tennessee
Harry Truman
Truman
Kefangler
Isenhower
Democratic Party
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Dighton Herald
Bob
Garden City Telegram
Telegram Publishing Company
East Chectnut
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Finney
Lane
Beate, Winkle
Realer
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Grant
Ani Ray
Wieur
Mttelle
Kansas
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Religion In Books
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Community Congregational Church
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Moi
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Syria
U.S
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Tatao
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Shanghai
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France
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Arctic Exploration Base
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Plaything
Afresh
Genius of Maples
Gee
Neap
Young Galmon
Mohammer Dan Cleria
Robert Louis
Sas
Solomon
Prospect
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