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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1952
Page
4
The fragment shows a Lawrence Daily World masthead with editor and staff names, publication details, and subscription rates in a 1952 layout. It notes the World being a Daily and Sunday paper, with Associated Press affiliation and circulation mention.
The list outlines a complex radio programming map with WREN WDAF KMBC WNBC and others. It includes news, farm reports, church bulletins, entertainment shows and various time slots from 10:00 to 12:46. The schedule features personalities such as F Jones Montgomery Bryant and Knudsen among others and mentions programs like Grand Central Station and Army Hour.
A torn OCR listing outlines daytime and weekend television segments for April with multiple show titles, hosts, and times. It mentions weather, family programs, Westerns and variety pieces across stations, with entries for Friday April 9 and Sunday April 15 and notes on network timings and program blocks.
Twisted thinking and foreign notions fed a formula to seize an industry during the steel strike. The government faces a court challenge over whether presidential power can seize industries, with fears the nine old men on the court would accept broad executive control. Critics press to test constitutional limits while Truman measures aim to avoid a strike.
The Kansas Kansan laments a decline in potato farming in the Kay valley as acres drop from 30400 to a much smaller figure. It notes farmers switch to diverse crops like berries, peaches, and wheat due to supply and demand, labor shortages, and large scale farms driving specialization.
Headquarters knew the mass parachute drop was called off for high winds but field personnel did not. The drop went ahead as planned and caused more injuries than any prior practice. The error is deemed inexcusable and blamed for the unfortunate incident.
The passage notes that maneuvers used simulated heat conditions and that the risk to paratroopers remained real. The exercise, originally named Longhorn, ends with a new label Operation Mistake reflecting the mishap.
The Garden City Telegram reports a wave of harvest optimism across the high plains with western Kansas expecting a bumper crop despite warnings of wheat mosaic in Pawnee county. Optimists cite history of good yields, while a few concerns linger about conditions in southeast and central areas and a looming 11 week horizon. The piece also notes a lingering telephone strike in Lawrence and critiques high official rhetoric as distortions or lies, plus U.S. military leadership changes in the Far East as Ridgway may succeed Eisenhower.
Tope and Esther Leigh entertained 20 guests at the Colonial in honor of Mary Esther Rutter who departs tomorrow for Hatdesburg Miss Invitations were extended to numerous local ladies and couples. Howard Smith of Baldwin announces the birth of a son Judge Hugh Means returns tonight from the Young Republicans convention Mrs Ben Cool and daughter Margaret visit A T Walker family. Betty Wallon honored Virginia Ann with a ninth birthday party including Imogene Wilco Bond and other Kansas City guests. Kansas ushers Dean and Mrs W A He of Washburn College and Mrs F M Dawson attended yesterday. Kawe Valley Garden Club held its first meeting. Anha McGrath wed Oscar H W last evening at 225 West War St Rev Evan A Ediatis officiated. Gertrude Risley and Schuyter William Miller attended the ceremony.
The verse from Proverbs 21 1 was read by Rev Cul an Choate, pastor of the Friends church, during the service. The reading reflected on temper and dower in leadership amid contention and anger.
Fragmented religious reflection praising peace and resurrection joy. Vague references to Easter themes, dawn, immortality, and divine purity with scattered phrases and names. The passage reads like a devotional meditation on hope across troubled days.
Coffeyville voters will decide at the August primary on funding nearly one million dollars to expand the municipal electric plant. The project buys a new boiler as part of a 32,747,000 expansion plan recommended by consulting engineers. In CLOPPENBURG Germany five German boys aged 10 to 15 were killed when a wartime artillery shell exploded after a meadow mishap.
A fragmented column reflects on reactions to danger and social attitudes. A doctor notes talking to one’s self is not a sign of insanity. The piece recalls bygone carriage days and careless driving as a contrast to modern restraint.
A garbled OCR-like fragment discusses attitudes toward neighbors and children, mentioning accidents and social tensions. The text hints at cautioning against negative thoughts and hoping for better outcomes, but it remains unclear and incomplete. No identifiable names, dates, or events are present.
Analyzing an $85 billion federal budget, experts including Senator Byrd propose aggressive cuts totaling about $8.6 billion. They argue waste, duplication, and red tape drive costs, while some cuts push private enterprise over government programs. The piece links waste to corruption and national decline, noting rising public awareness.
A World Today analysis argues Soviet leadership misread Western and German dynamics. It credits Moscow with manipulating local communist parties to avoid war but notes fatal miscalculations over Hitler, the non aggression pact, and Western rearmament. It contends Moscow aimed to keep Germany split and prevent Western unity.
A scrambled puzzle from a horizon page lists insect themed clues and word derivations. It includes hints like honey maker and heraldic band, with various numbered entries and answers such as a stinging insect and fishing gear.
Fragmentary notes discuss a potential rearmament of Germany and Russian aims. It suggests that more German arms could be dangerous, with Moscow's plans seen as desperate rather than strategic, implying instability in postwar Western alignments.
The Army Rangers, likened to modern Indian scouts, are a small select unit trained for daring behind enemy lines. Since World War II they have built a strong reputation as commando specialists now serving in Korea. Training spans three phases across diverse terrains from Fort Benning to Dahiohega, culminating in mountain warfare and cliff scaling at Chattahoochee National Forest.
In Childress Texas W S Hughes paid a monthly sewer charge for thirteen years starting June 1939. A plumber found his home was never on the city sewer line. The City Council voted to reimburse $162 for the overcharge and connected the Hughes home to the sewage system.
Centreville Md after 47 years of delivering mail Lavi Cough retires as health forces him off the route He wanted to reach 50 years but illness ends his long service carrying mail around the world worth of steps shows his enduring dedication to the community
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