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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1952
Page
4
Flood fears and dike safety along the Kansas river
The text discusses flood risk from breaches in dikes upstream and the potential impact on towns downstream. It notes that if Omaha dikes hold, floodwaters would move downstream threatening lower embankments, while a break could allow relief to reach lowlands as the river crest shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Lawrence
Community Garden Club notes and upcoming events
A summary of the Lawrence area Garden and Flower Clubs: two meetings planned, one in May with a guest speaker and silver tea, and a display by the African Violet Club. Members discussed fruit history, upcoming Kaw Valley Garden Association event, and church and school activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Craig
J. D. Adams
America
Flower Club
Alfred Eisele
Arthur Ott
Sohn Armstrong
Chico
Calif
Drexell Stogsdill
Methodist
Archie Brown
Sunflower
School of Music Education
Kansas University
Brown
Brotherhood of St. John's Evangelical and Reformed Church
Emma
Clyde Deay
Clearfield
Paul Gabriel
Edward Deckwa
Gene Kalb
Baldwin
Paul Haws
Wesley Deckwa
Henry Deckwa
Wall
Lawrence
Radio Listings Show Busy April Broadcast Schedule
Radio program grid documents multiple stations KMBC WDAF WREN WUAE and others with April 18 and April 20 schedules. It lists show names such as News, Morning Specials, Texas Rangers, Howdy Doody, Music With the Girls, The Theatre of Today, and various broadcasts across times from morning to late evening, including sports, weather, and public affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slawrence Daily Journal-World
Catholic Hour
N.Y
Pee Weather Bureau
Wren
Seomes
Benny MO
Jim Monroe
Gov
Ame Esporte
von Nace
Amas Bergen
mcCarthy Joe Harris
KMBC
Screen Guild Theater
Drew Pearson
Ae Mbc
Bob Trout
Paul Harvey
Hoare
Hollywood Open
DAF
Tiny Pan Alley
REN
Kftrc
Chevaliers
CMO
Billy Graham
WDAF
C_ stax
Marth Embc
Bin
Griffith
Ares
Texas Rangers
Alex Dreier
Frank Jones
New Net
Leages Kitchen
Archie Andrews
KMAC
Space Patrol
WDAP
Mary le Taylor
Siata
MBC
Twhi Ranch
Boya
KMEC
Theater of Today
Kcmo—Armour
WREX
Makinto
Hollywood
National Farm Home
Bill
Griffith Wren
Shawnee Co
KMHCA
Grand Central
Coffes
Wash
City Hospital
Mt Wood Memorial
Fidoes Wren
Harry Wismer
March of Dimes
KCMO
Larry Finley
Ehow
Chas. Evans
Wren—Turner
Green Room
KEMBC
Wrenoa
D.C
Ray
Judy Canova
KMDC
Geo. Valyear
KMBEC
Joan Farmer
Wren—Fine Arts
FBI
Topeka
Watershed plans and flood control clash across states
The piece notes Congress blocking flood programs, cites Missouri Neosho Kaw watersheds, and suggests watersheds fund their own flood protection. Angelo Scott recalls Pierre and Iola disasters, headline impact, and the need for coordinated plans with governors backing action. It asks if watersheds should pay for their own protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Missouri
Angelo Scott
Job Register
Pierre
Iola
Scott
A.P
Neosho
Kaw
Ram
Miami Conservancy Jasteres
Pentagon Receives State Dept Plan for Political Officers
The army would install political officers at regimental level, a move likened to Russian commissars. Military leaders oppose it citing past failures, while civilians would bear the consequences. The State Department proposal raises alarm over individual rights and government reach, hinting at unsettling aims for American citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pentagon
State Department
Atj
Aloe
Dike Flood News Near Omaha and Council Bluffs
Reports indicate dikes around Omaha and Council Bluffs are holding under flood pressures. Officials warn residents to stay alert as water levels fluctuate and temporary barriers remain in place. Local authorities coordinate inspections and emergency contact points for updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Omaha
Council
A Gesture Reconsidered in California Tax Shirts Movement
A tax protest movement urged taxpayers to mail shirts with notes to congressmen. It failed to gain traction as many kept their shirts. Tax bills reached historic highs with many bettors borrowing to cover obligations, including both low and high income filers. The cash need was large but short of administration aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Quake Forecast Claimed By Almanac Prophet
Rex Woods of the Arkansas City Traveler reports that Ben Huset of Minot North Dakota issued a almanac forecast predicting Kansas earthquakes. A local wife noted the forecast matched tremor timing and warned readers. The item mocks the prediction and references unrelated art and politics notes from the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rex Woods
Arkansas City
Kansas
Arkansas
Minot
North Dakota
Ben Huset
Almanag
Ben
Social notes from Lawrence and surrounding towns
Fremont visitors Mrs Harold Shobe and daughter Sandra Dean stay with Mrs George Bry ant in Lawrence while relatives, friends, and local families gather for birthdays, engagements, and Easter visits. The column lists weddings, travels, and society events involving Pine, Davis, Harvey, Blaker, Miller, Hamilton, and other residents, with arrivals from San Diego Topeka Kansas City and St Louis over recent days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Davis
Chdnite
S. R. Harvey
Cleveland
A. de Mitchell
Betty
Banker
Kansas City
TG. Fiteh
W. H. Thompson
Sara Jean
San Diego
Ray Ws
Hill
Ma Moormah
Nelson Piper
L. D
Dinsmore Alter
Anna Olinger
Ladhes
Envy
Mary
Nell Hamil
Betty Blaker
UL Jey
Lawrence
Harry Blaker
Topeka
Tusten
R. Harold W
Baldwin
School of Hasiiiess
University At Kale
Young People's Union Banquet Highlights Local Church Society
The Young People's Christian Union of the United Presbyterian Church held a closing banquet with Frank McClellan as toastmaster. Rev J A Brush, Miss Sadie Cleland, Mr Byers, Stanley Pinkerton, Godus Liston, J Q Robinson and Orville Wilson spoke. Also noted are visits by Miss Ethel Shaler and Miss Agnes Carian, a Titanic death confirmed for H W Webb's father, and local social tidbits including quips about young women's nights and ex-stewardesses marrying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young People’s Christian Union of the United Presbyterian Church
Frank McClellan
J. A. Brush
Sadie Cleland
Mr. Byers
Stanley Pinkerton
Oodus Liston
J. Q. Robinson
Orville Wilson
Ethel Shaler
Agnes Carian
Whistlay
Charles Wyman
Quenemo
J. L. Frazier
H. W. Webb
Alice Hammond of
Baldwin
Eloise Austin
Barbs by Hal Cochran on robbers and money wisdom
Short satirical musings discuss jewel robberies and a steel shortage while riffing on a self made man and a wife who keeps him in line. The piece questions the saying money talks and suggests money wears down with effort and time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Cochran
Letters to the Editor on Lawrence governance and taxes
A letter argues that Lawrence citizens grew discontent with city mismanagement prompting a government change. It contends higher taxes and selective gains, school expansion waste, unused classrooms, need for better teachers and teaching, and criticizes sanitary and traffic controls. The writer urges serving the many over a select few and laments gaffes and graft. Colby Free Press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
K. U
Wats
Perry
Puckett
World Today looks for unknown Democrat candidate field
Washington commentary argues that this year’s Democratic contest lacks a towering figure to head the ticket as Truman and Stevenson are out. It notes Kefauver as perhaps the best known candidate and examines how voter choice may hinge on party policies rather than personalities. The piece compares past elections and stresses the impact of a dominant figure on Democratic outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Gov. Stevenson
Mlina
White House
Kefauger
Jones
Smith
Fire destroys thousands of homes in Tokyo blaze
Police blamed Tot rori's $41.6 million fire on illegal electrical tapping and a short circuit. Three suspects were jailed as the 12 hour blaze left 25,000 homeless and 120 injured, destroying about 3,000 homes with no fatalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Totrori
Governor Arn to headline Garden City dinner crowd
More than 600 diners including Gov Arn and state officials are expected at the annual Shenaveree chamber dinner in Garden City Friday night. Dave Livingston, a Ta. farmer-humorist and former Garden City resident, will top the entertainment lineup. The piece notes grim historic data on the slave trade, estimating about half of Africans shipped to America died before beginning field labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden City
Arn
Chamber of Shenaveree
Dave
Livingston
Garden n_City
Africa
America
Kansas Demos Asked to Back Michigan Governor
Emporia based campaign manager Milo W. Sutton announces a petition urging Kansas Democrats to support Gov. G. Mennen Williams of Michigan for president. Sutton relayed via telephone from Sen. Blair Moody that Williams is moving from suspective favorite son to a full fledged candidate after Adlai Stevenson’s withdrawal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emporia
Milo W. Sutton
Kenneth T. Anderson
Kansas
G. Mennen Williams
Michigan
Sutton Steelonge
Blair Moody
D-Mich
Sutton
Williams
Adlai Stevenson
Ilinois
Hollander Wins World Pipe Smoking Crown in Flint
A 77-year-old Dutchman Nico Klijzing of Purmerend Holl and made 3.3 grams of burley tobacco last 2 minutes 18 seconds to win an unofficial world pipe smoking championship in Flint Michigan. He broke the world record by nearly four minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flint, Mich
Nico Klijzing
Purmerend
Holland
Library addition bids set for May in Topeka
Kansas State College bids to build a 54 by 106 foot library addition will be opened in Topeka on May 14. State Architect Charles Marshall announced the 1951 legislature appropriated 340000 dollars to fund the project and equip the stacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas State College
State
Charles Marshall
Weigers Visit to Augusta Hosts Easter Reunion
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Weigers vacationed in Augusta with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cauthran and returned to Eudora Sunday. Weigers, an industrial arts instructor at Eudora High School, and Cauthrans were WWII veterans. Harriett Scott hosted the Double Four Club on Church Street with canasta and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Weigers
Augusta
Robert Cauthrans
Eudora
Weigers
Eudora High School
Cauthrana
Harriett Scott
Church St. Canasta
Scott
Weapons and Wordplay Brainteaser Puzzle Grid
A cryptic style list presents clues like Firearm, Cat's weapon, Atom-12, and M4 eye part. It hints at a filled grid with numbered entries such as 1 4 8 11 13 16 18 20 32 and phrases like Bear witness and Hold tightly. The puzzle intertwines homographs and cross references.
Easter Holiday Socials and Meetings Report
Residents hosted visitors in Lawrence and nearby towns over Easter weekend including Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Hausman and family, Mr. and Mrs. Merle Colman with Lois, Lawrence, and others. The Hesper Community Club announces its April 21 meeting with a pie-invitation, while local clergy attended a Friends church pastors conference at the home of Rev. Freda Craven. A Calif. guest joined Roger Stanley’s household for several weeks as sister Judith Armstrong visits from Chico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard
Q. D. Dunlap
Leroy Thornburg
Hesper
The
Friends Church
Freda Craven
Prairie Center Friends Church
Judith Armstrong
Chico
Calif
Kansas
Roger Stanley
Hesper Community Club
Bob Durbin
Manhattan
Nancy
Jo Durbin
Lawrence
Bill Burgess
Teddy
E._L. Durbin
Pfc
Carl Abel
Lowery Field
Denver
Colo
Tinker Air Base
Okla
Oklahoma
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