Formosa Crisis and Chiangs Stand Amid Quemoy Hostilities
The piece discusses U S links with Chiang Kai-shek over Quemoy and Matsu. It notes U S officials Radford and Robinson press for nationalist withdrawal from coastal islands and Chiang’s reluctance may reflect concern over surrender and appeasement. The analysis argues giving up the islands would signal a shift in defending Formosa and concede Red advances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Formosa
Chaing Kashek
Arthur Radford
Walter Robinson
U. S. Saecretary of
Quemoy
Matsu
Chiang
Transport policy debate hinges on rail freedom and rate control
Washington experts and industry lawyers study the cabinet committee report on transportation policy led by Secretary of Commerce Sinclair Works. The AAR prepares for April 28 in Washington, while ATA warns that freer rail rate setting could reshape communities and public costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sinclair Works
Association of American Railroads
Cabinet Committee
ATA
ICC
Senate
Fisenhower
Weeks
AAR
Radio and TV Programs Listing for April 27 28
Radio and TV schedules list Allan Jackson WDAF KMBC WREN KMBC KMBC-WF stations and shows across morning to late night. Programs include news, music, westerns, comedies, dramas, variety, cartoons, and specials with stations WREN KMBC WDAF KFKU KW, plus WNAF WHAF and WMEW.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AMBC
WREN
KFKU
KMHU
Allan Jackson
WDAF
Wello
KMBC
Tine Wren
Lone Ranger
Morgan Beatty
Kfku-Ku
Dinah Shore
WNAF
Grable
James
KMIBC
Tvelln
MAC
KFERU
WDA Fa Rey
Whistler
Cronide
Allie RM Stern
Aeoys van Hoxton
Blackie
Fibber McGee
Wwnee
Anne Pickens
Wen— Wren
Bing Crosby
Anita Blark Chow
Able
Wdaf-Tv
Whb-Tv
KCMO
Wid
Liberace
Stndia
TSR
Ding Dang Sohnol
Garry Moore
Moore
Arthur Godfrey
Sheilah Graham
Sunny Side
Theda Bara and the Vamp Legacy in Film History
The piece traces Theda Bara as pioneering a vamp persona in 1914 with A Fool There Was and notes how modern actresses echo her methods. It surveys Bara’s rise, screen roles from Cleopatra to Salome, decline in the mid-1920s, and later successors like Naldi and Garbo, asserting they followed her template earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theda Bara
Kipling
Theda
Cleopatra
Carmen
Salome
Mme. DuBarry
Camille
Juliet
Kathleen Mavourneen
Miss Bara
Bara
Nita Naldi
Louise Glaum
Barbara LaMarr
Alla Nazi- Frova
Pola Negri
Claudette Colbert
Hedy Lamarr
Delilah
Jean Harlow
Busan Hayward
Greta Garbo
Marlene Dietrich
Ava Gardner
Lana Turner
Anne Baxter
Battle in the Open Prompts City Election Turmoil
An Emporia city election article outlines a heated fight among local groups over post office site plans and power leverage. The piece notes editorial observers tracking the clash between interests as the Chamber of Commerce seeks peace and a cleaner civic field amid ongoing disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emporia Gamite
Emporia
Par
Chamber of Commerce
Harmony Unity
Finn
Formosa talk triggers US State Department scramble
Washington wrestles with a sudden shift as the State Department drafts a cautious reply to Red China’s peace overture on Formosa. Dulles and Eisenhower are away, Herbert Hoover acts, and the policy message sparks Asian unease and questions about disposal versus discussion of Formosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
Secretary of State
Dulles
China
Department
Sit
Yalta
Edward Corsi
Ames Marlow
Eisenhower
Gettysburg
Lake Ontario
Herbert Hoover
United States
Red China
la St
Formosa
Chite
Himeheld Islands
Denarment
State
Hal Boyle on Elbe handclasp and rising Cold War fists
In a retrospective on the 10th anniversary of the Elbe handclasp, Hal Boyle recalls how American and Soviet soldiers united briefly after World War II. He notes that trust faded as ideological fears grew, leaving two rival worlds and a lingering gap between allies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Elbe
Adolf Hitler
Torgau
Voter Apathy Highlighted In Harsh Letter
A reader laments declining participation in elections and condemns perceived bribery and coercion to vote. The letter argues the right to vote is the supreme prize and warns that voters risk losing that right if they fail to engage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broken Arrow Firki
Ledger Goolbye
Vuter
Hner
Mr. Vater
Michigan Youth Arrested for Speeding After Being Named Typical American Boy
A Michigan Youth chosen as the typical American boy was arrested for speeding. In another incident two Ohio youths faced trouble after throwing boiled eggs at a police officer. A judge proposed confiscating cars from careless drivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Ohio
Bible Verse Paraphrase Clement of Mark 10:45
A devotional line reinforces entry to the kingdom of God through childlike acceptance. It echoes a Biblical teaching about humility and trust as essential for salvation. The wording appears as a devotional or religious memory verse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingdom of God
Tharein
Quiz Qs on Longshoremen and College for the Deaf
The piece explains longshoremen origins as along shore men and notes Gal laudet College in Washington DC as the only college worldwide for the deaf. It adds that a steam freight locomotive typically consumes about one ton of coal for roughly seven miles in road freight service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallaudet College
Washington, D. C
Community notes include grants marriages and theater
A federal grant of 530000 goes to DeSoto Rural High for a study hall. Local marriages include Patricia Metzger and Loren Ellsworth Smith on April 20. News covers service members Leigh family, a Royalty musical opening, a birthday tribute, a union meeting with Johnson and Ebbert, and area ads and notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeSoto Rural High School
Sunflower Ordnance Works
Jerry Houk
the Waves
Jack Houk
Patricia Metzger
Oskaloosa
Loren Ellsworth Smith
Lawrence
L. M. Becker
Seattle
Wash
C. H. Ashton
New York
C. V. Leigh
Lawrence Leigh
Germany
Medical Corps
Edward D. Leigh
Philippines
Virgil J. Leigh
Ordnance Department
France
Harold R. Leigh
Camp Leonard Wood
Royalty
WSGA
Fraser
Jack Fiest
Donald Hultz
Lohman
Riley Combest
Alberta
L. A. Pegg
Harry Sheppard
A McLean
Lohmar
William
Alfred
Carl
J. H. Lohman
Mary Frances
Howard McConnell
Donald
Kansas City
Herbert Hunter
William E
Pussyfoot) Johnson
F. B. Ebbert
Los Angeles
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Bimons
Wi Pe Pany
Hempahire
Yo T West
Dousins
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Iisible
AP Newae
Interstate Commerce Commission
James Pinckney
American Trucking Association
RADIO
Godfrey
Moe Arhar Gudfrey
Thor
Rich Hy
Tenneane
Ernie Show
No— Vallang
Deady
Fuse of Life
Feacher
Search
Guiline
Vereban Klubie
Taner Flaine
Road of Life
hi—World Report
Homper Koon
Rathlern Carter
Brgty Broutile
Mhb
Robert Q. Lewis
Hubert Q. Lenia
Hi News
Linklettera
Werther
Linkletter
Trd Mack
al Anew
Kour
Marhouse Lox Video Theatre
Public Defender
T-Moon
Btudla
THE
By James Marlow
Associated Press News
Chiang Kai-shek
George orGne
Nationalist China
George
Hal Boyle
Mentor
Ivan Ivanovich
GI Joe
Cime
Old Home Town
Journal-World Today
Merchants National Bank
McCulloch
Varsity
Bowersock
Aurora
Fisher's Shoe Store
Hester and Roberts
Mrs. McCormick
Weaver's
Miss
Lawrence Street Motor Car Co
Lawrence Railway and Light Co
Evans-Metcalf Co
A. A. Green
C. J. Eriksen
C. D. Thomas
Perkins Trust Co
Hunter Bros
Wilder Bros. Shirt Co
Kennedy Plumbing
Abe Wolfson
Ed Klein
J. M. Neville
Spot Cash Grocery
Wilder S. Metcalf
W. Ote
A. V. Phillips Piene
Motorola
N.Y
Skinner
Ia Potter
Milt Stoffer
Ith
New Hampshire
Callvary
George Hayes
Mutual Ins. CO
Maze
Longines Wittnauer
Hamilton
Parsons
Joe Schelbar
Nick Schelbar
Prescriptions
Round Corner Drug CO
Mai Meher
Phece
Olson Plumbing
OH Masa
Sasegas
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