Lawrence Daily covers city news and ads in 1958 issue
Lawrence Daily announces publication details with staff credits and pricing. A 1958 Tuesday evening edition lists editor W C Simons, publishing, advertising, and business roles, address at 7th and New Hampshire, Lawrence Kansas, and subscription rates per week and year for in-state and nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolph Simona Dolph
Simone J
Bill. Ayer
Putisher
W. C Simons
New Hampshire
Lawrence Kansas
Byrrier
Lawrence St
Bylliatt
Doug
Enahere
United States
Postofficaal
Lawrence Vm
Posta’ Matter
Associated Prowse
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Seaton Speaks Out on National Issues in Strong Voice
Fred Seaton, a leading Kansas Republican, is praised for clear strong commentary on national matters. The piece highlights his willingness to speak plainly on policies from Walter Reuther to defense and government economy, noting his Cabinet role and Manhattan roots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chis
Fred Seaton
Republican Party
Seaton
Walter Reuther
America
Aften
Reuther
Defense Department
Washington
New York
Eisenhower
Manhattan
Interior
John Q
Medical Directory Douglas County Heralds Health Resource Guide
Douglas County releases a 98 page Medical Directory compiled by the Health Council and Kaw Valley Heart Association. Editors Mrs Carroll D Clark and Johanna Koilmorgen led a team to assemble local health service information for physicians lawyers clergy and agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas County
America
Douglas County Health Council
Kaw Valley Heart Association
Carroll D. Clark
Johanna Koilmorgen
Monti L. Belot Jr
Kansas
Howard Wagenblast
Lawrence-Douglas County
County Health Council
Clark
JACKS STRAWS AS IF THE MISSILES WERENT ENOUGH
Columnist criticizes a 1960s deportation incident involving ex communist William Heikkila. He warns the public face of US policy mirrored by Soviet tactics, noting government missteps, the swift deportation, and the need to identify who ordered the action. Heikkila’s wife reacts, and the piece calls for accountability and stronger press handling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Zimmerman
Immigration Service
William Heikkila
San Francisco
Siberia
Heikkila
Finland
NKVD
Meikklin Hagsie
Pension and Welfare Plan Disclosure Bill Advances
The bill passed by the Senate would require pension and welfare plan administrators to file annual detailed reports with the Labor Department. It targets plans covering about 35 billion dollars, with audits by independent accountants and public access to filed documents. Senate sponsors flag accounting gaps and seek employee protections, though House action is uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Secretary of Labor
House
Congress
Sen. Kennedy
D-Mass
Kennedy
Labor Department
Labor
Rattlesnakes and a sharpshooter Donna Millen in Kansas
Western Kansas tale recalls Donna Millen, known for count of seven rattlesnakes killed, after two coiled snakes approached her herd at Hays pasture. She used two shotgun blasts to end the encounter and notes no immediate strike from the last pair. The Hays Daily News confirms her frequent snake confrontations and a prior bite three years ago with mild effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Kansan
Kansas
Hays Equestrienne
Donna’ Millen
Hays Daily News
Donna
Appa
Anpie
Oakley
Kansas Lone Sharpshooter Sparks TV Hype
The writer praises a Kansas woman with strong gun skills calling her the next Annie Oakley. He notes her appearance and nerve, imagining TV audiences devouring features of her rattlesnake shooting while riding a cantor across the Yocemento prairie, comparing her to Marshal Earp of Wichita or Abilene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Annie Oakley
Yocemento Prairies
Twoukl
Marshal Earp
Wichita
Abilene
Newspapers Lead All Great Bend Tribune
A busy schedule of meetings in New York City drew about 1200 editors and publishers for American Newspaper Week. The AP annual meeting, the American Newspaper Publishers Association convention, and numerous trade group sessions highlighted the week. McCann Erickson reports 1957 advertising total at 20.4 billion with newspapers taking 3.325 billion. Television ads reached 1.315 billion and radio 830 million, while other media trailed. Newspapers claim top value for advertisers and readers seeking news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Bend’ Tribune
New York City
Associated Press
American Newspaper Publishers Association
McCann- Erickson, Inc
Daily Newpaper
Ita
Knowland’s Ammendments to Labor Reform Bill Stall in Senate
In a tense Senate session, William Knowland attempts to amend the industrial pension and welfare bill with labor reform proposals, challenging Lyndon Johnson and the Democratic coalition. A secret deal among Johnson, Kennedy, Hill, and McClellan blocks the amendments, leading to a decisive 63 to 37 defeat before final passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Alsop
Washington
Comnolent
Senate
William S. Knowland
California
Jack Kennedy
Massachusetts
Kennedy
Knowland
John McClellan
Arkansas
Eisenhower
Pat Brown
Wired Brown
Red Cape
Moton
Whch
Bob Taft
Lyndon Baynes
Johnson
Texas
Lyndon
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Mansfield
Sister Hill
Alabama
Robert Baker
Hill
McClellan
Senate Labor Committee
Lyndes Dohnnon
Kaw Valley Garden Association meets in Lawrence
Old Home Town JEAns and 108 garden club members from 12 Northeastern Kansas towns gather for the Kaw Valley Garden Association annual meeting at the Lawrence Community Building. The report notes water mains restored after gumbo and sand clogged lines for a second time in recent months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeans
Garden Club
Kansas
Lawrence
Kaw Valley Garden Association
Ernest May
Bible Verse Theme Inspires Enduring Integrity
A brief devotional note quotes Job 27.8 on steadfast integrity. The line, Till I die, I will not remove mine integrity from me, frames a message of faithfulness under trials. The item reads like a daily scripture snippet for readers seeking moral reflection.
Lyons Den Macy Gimbel Attitude At World Fair Events
Brussels dispatch notes a mix of art history finds and World Fair happenings. Leonardo da Vinci’s presumed first copy of The Last Supper is studied by Paul Coremans. Myron Cowan returns to Brussels for the fair. Ed Stone critiques the Soviet and American pavilions. King Baudouin visits the Arta exhibit. Ed Garbisch and family loan American pictures to the U.S. Pavilion. and a humorous anecdote about Sir Laurence Olivier at the Automat closes the item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyons den Macy-Gimbel
Leon
Brussels
Leonardo da Vinci
Paul Coremans
Belgium
Europe
Russia
U. S
Ed Stone
Macy's
Gimbel's
Myron Cowan
State Dept
le Toit
Hollywood
Orson Welles
Charles Chaplin
Buster Keaton
Chaplin
Beethoven
Baudouinn
Feininger
America
Katzenjammer
Saul Steinberg
Ed Garbisch
Walter P. Chrysler
U.S
Garbisches
Aro Lyons
Marie
N. Y
USA
Btand
Vogue
Coney Island
Sally Rand
N. Y. Fair
Miss Rand
Lear
Charles Butterworth
Leopold
Holy See
Dmitry Ryskov
Stalin
Hal Boyle on daily life and odd facts of the era
American life is a headache for many as Hal Boyle surveys oddities and quirks. The piece notes aspirin consumption, age and marriage life expectancy, and humorous quips from hospitals, pastors, and hotel guests. It touches on aging, mental health hospital rates, and a quirkily phrased census of social behavior.
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Lawrence Daily
Medical Directory
Fooreward
Health Council
Evadne Laptad
Frances Leckton
Elma Stauffer
L. M. Treadwell
Raymond Schwegler
U.S.A
Jack
Vanguard
the World Today
ABC
Y James
Potter
Michigan
Thye
Minnesota
Republican Policy Committee
Styles Bridges
Bill
Bridges
Irving Ives
Pension and Welfare Fund
Barbara Fritchie
Ives
John Sherman Cooper
Mentucky
Lausche
Okie
Old Home Town
Baldwin Mitchell
New Hampshire Street
Dean D. M. Swarhout
Pi Kappa Lambda
John Kilworth
Frieday
R. C. Miller
W.O. Hamilton
W. E. Higgins
H. E. Don Carlos
Leavenworth
J. R. Holmes
Red Cross
Harlan Russell
Leonard Decker
William Ivan Rice
Schdol
Fraser
Snow Nadelaide Dick of
Alpha Chi Omega
le Pavillon
21 Club
Sir Laurence Olivier
Automat
Broadway
46Th
Laurrence Olivier
Olivier
Hal Boyle
Sadist
Hype
American Journal of Psychotherapy
Edison
Soviet Union
Kin Hubbard
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