William Allen White and the Americanism ethic
A reflection on William Allen White’s 1921 Emporia Gazette essay Americanism. The piece questions sincerity of Christian civility in mixed society and calls out hypocrisy in Southwest Kansas communities. It asks readers to examine true practice of Christianity beyond Sunday rhetoric and social standing.
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William Allen White
Emporia Gazette
America
Emporia
Mr. White
1921
Southwest
Kansas
Hot Weather Memories From a Bygone Missouri Editor
A quirky old item recalls extreme heat tales from Missouri days, with lines about horses standing in water to protect shoes, catfish dust clouds in the Gasconade, a spark lighting a railroad pond, and crawfish holes being repurposed as gas pipes, all tied to a heat wave and local lore.
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Gasconade
The Needle ees by Harold Coffin
The passage jokes about unemployment rates and a brother-in-law returning from Europe. It notes the State Department sending passports and a bon voyage to him. It compares the value of his trip to financial concerns like the balance of payments in a humorous jab.
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Europe
State Department
London
Garden City
Oie
Garden City Telegram Carrier Rates and Subscriptions
Garden City Telegram lists advertising and management staff details. Local and area college students pay $8.00 for a nine month school year. Publication day delivery by motor carriers is required in cities with local service. regional rates apply by carrier. Mail subscriptions in Finney and surrounding counties are $12.00 per year, with higher rates in other areas.
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carrier & m_ advance
Eran College
Talegrem
Finney
Lanes
Scott
Wichita
Greeley
Hamilton
Kearny
Grant
Haskell
Gray Counties
Senator Smith Pushes Bill To Probe TV Violence
Drew Pearson reports Senator Margaret Chase Smith leads a push for a Senate Commerce Committee probe into how movies and televised crime influence youth. The column also critiques the FCC and Johnson administration ties to networks, urging stronger regulation and courageous leadership to curb profits driving harmful programming.
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Senator Smith
Bill
Washington
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
Tom Dodd
D-Conn
Senate Commerce Committee
Senate
Johnson
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Sol Taishoff
Broadcasting Magazine
Nick Johnson
Jerry Wadsworth
Ken Cox
Wadsworth
Frank Stanton
CBS
NBC
David Sarnoff
White House
Madison Avenue
Congressional
Floods Devastate Southern China
AP reports southern China battered by floods causing traffic gridlock between north and south via central China. Letters from travelers in Hong Kong say crops ruined and many lives lost across Hunan Hupeh Kwangsi Kiangsu Chekiang Kiangsi and Kwangtung provinces.
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Hong Kong
China
Hunan
Hupeh
Kwangsi
Kiangsu
Chekjang
Kiangsi
Kwangtung
Group Forms to Abolish Automobile Registration in Washington
Art Buchwosta notes the Committee to Abolish the Registration of Automobiles and the Licensing of Drivers opens a Washington lobby with spokesman Roger Crash advocating opposition to vehicle registration and driving tests. He claims a constitutional right to own and drive without government interference and outlines a plan to repeal laws via a nationwide letter campaign. The group asserts traffic laws cause inconvenience and that accidents are prevented by people, not regulations.
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Washington
Roger Crash
America
Mr. Crash
Learn to Live With Boredom Says Hal Boyle
Hal Boyle argues boredom is a virtue for longevity and advises embracing non action over risk. He mocks the nonstop push to live dangerously and offers satirical tips such as collecting unusable items and avoiding actions, promoting self manufactured tedium as a life escort.
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New York
Bandit Robs St Louis Lunch Counter for Light and Cash
A man entered Lil's Food Shop in St Louis and ordered the clerk to light his cigarette and give him money. The clerk Mrs Mable McLaughlin 50 lit the cigarette as he pointed a revolver and took $26 before fleeing.
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St, Louis
Lil
St. Louis
Mable McLaughlin
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