Lawrence Daily Journal World history and staff notes
The Lawrence Daily Journal World details its founding era with editors DOLPH SIMONS W C SIMONS and MURRAY as managing editor ERNEST PONTIUS advertising director. It lists subscription rates for Lawrence Douglas County and surrounding areas and notes AP affiliation and postal information.
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W. C. Simons
the World Company
Sixth
New Hampshire
Lawrence
Kansas
Dolph Simons
W. Murray
Ernest Pontius
Mart
Douglas
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Tocal
AP News
Hoover Birthday Faith in America Surviving
On his eighty first birthday Herbert Hoover expressed strong confidence that America will survive. He sees beyond surface froth to the solid character built through national history and believes that both will and means exist to endure future economic political and international storms.
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Herbert Hoover
America
Hoover
Hopes Revive As Rain Brings Fresh Crop Prospects
Ground moistened by showers and cooler mornings loosens fear of drought. Cornfields were firing in late heat, with some farms facing record crop potential while others show little damage. A weather break in August renews farmer confidence and signals improving prospects.
Profit Motive Behind Vitamin Pill Sales
The piece examines the spread of vitamin pills sold without prescriptions, noting doctors’ resentment over the loss of control and the $3 to $4 initial visit fees. It discusses mixed expert opinions on efficacy, with some praising benefits and others doubting real value, while condemning mercenary doctors who profit from prescription visits.
Commuted thoughts on a Kansas City murder case and public alarms
The article discusses how noise and public disturbance can deter attackers in a Kansas City homicide case involving Mrs. Wilma Allen. Law enforcement suggest screams might frighten assailants, noting uncertainties about the abduction conditions. Some officials argue a busy area could aid victims, while others doubt the effect of threats like pistols.
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Wilma Allen
Kansas, City
Allen
Kansas City
Letters on Kansas Politics and Civil Service
A reader condemns hallstrasizing and political influence in Kansas state hiring. The letter argues officials send workers home or out on Goodyear tires, notes turnover in state jobs, and questions competitive exams for nonpolitical applicants. It likens politics to a maze rather than orderly rows of corn.
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Kansas
Conflict Over List of Advisers In Weeks Saga
Washington dispute pits Secretary of Commerce Sinclair Weeks against Rep. Emanuel Celler as a House antitrust panel presses for access to files from the Business Advisory Council. Weeks deflects questions and defends free enterprise while BAC lumbers on with 165 top executives from major firms. The clash highlights tensions over advisory influence in Eisenhower era policy.
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Washington
Sinclair Weeks
Brooklyn
Emanuel Ceiler
Geller
House Judiciary
Weeks
Bostonian
Marlow Trust
Business Advisory Council
America
Celler
BAC
Life as It Was Lived in Days of the Civil War
A Civil War era piece reflects on 1863 Washington society, noting a fashionable woman seen drunk near the White House and the era’s press humor. It contrasts past newspapers with today, references Lincoln and Eisenhower, and cites period ads offering remedies and moral guidance.
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ED Creagh
Gettysburg
Washington
Lincoln
White House
Knoxville
Eisenhower
Edward A. Wilson
Brooklyn
Adams Sentinel and General Advertiser
Adams County Family Journal
Bangor
Maine
Jimes
Jeff Davis
Battle over BAC files pits Weeks against Celler
The BAC controversy centers on whether Walter White and his 25 000 dollar salary run confidential business advisory work for Weeks in the Commerce Department or influence government policy. Celler demands BAC records for antitrust inquiry, Weeks resists, citing executive-branch confidentiality. The dispute pauses until October as both sides clash over separation of powers.
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Walter White
Commerce Department
BAC
Roosevelt
New Deal
Secretary of Commerce
Weeks
Celler
White
Department
Executive Branch
Congress
Barbs And The Smart Traveler In A Riddle Of Invitations
A quirky fragment outlines social puzzles about guest lists and manners. It hints that a host can exclude someone, mentions an Ohio man who became a robber due to health loss, and notes a judge’s hard place to locate a sentence. It also comments on parenting and toys as kids tumble over them.
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Ohio
Ernest C. Quigley
Chicago
Chicago National Park
Tom Harley
Kaw
Gus Brune
Quiz Q and Answers on Capitol Dome Names and Beer Origins
The excerpt discusses the statue atop the Capitol dome and compares ale and beer noting hops flavor and fermentation. It also credits Theo Arch Ward, Chicago Tribune sports editor, with originating the All Star baseball concept.
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Capitol Dome
Theo Arch Ward
The
Chicago Tribune
Bible Verse The Word Became Flesh Among Us
A devotional note references John 1 14 stating the Word became flesh and dwelt among us highlighting divine incarnation as a central faith theme.
Congress Adjourns Tired Of It All And Lets Things Ride
The 84th Congress adjourned amid a mood of non reform with prosperity high and no domestic crisis. Hoover and Meyer Kestnbaum commissions produced reports that were ignored while 307 small river and harbor projects satisfied local groups. Major programs on antitrust reform education health insurance and Taft-Hartley were postponed. military reserves were scaled back. pay hikes for Congress and government employees were approved.
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Washington
Congress
Herbert Hoover
Commission On Government Organization
Hoover Commission
Eeee Meyer Kestnbaum
Commission On Intergovernmental Relations
Upper
Colorado
Hell's Canyon
Organization For Trade Cooperation
Old Home Town Heroes Return and Military News
Old Home Town reports T-Sgt Basil Price back from Italy after two years, M 3 Robert Eisele stationed on Admiralty Islands, T-5 Glenn Kappelman to Dijon University with recon squad, and four brothers serving. Also notes births, marriages, promotions, reunions, travel, and local civic items including a loan for a street flusher and bridge relocation discussion. A Dallas thief grabs a fortune teller’s crystal ball.
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Basil Price
Italy
Robert Eisele
Admiralty Islands
South Pacific
Glenn Kappelman
Dijon University
France
Cecil Puckett
Marilyn June
June Moore
Frank. R. Gray
Navy
Pacific
Norman Hearin
J. Ni Hearin
Eudora
Luzon
Uth Airborne Division
Douglas
Guam
Hoss Fisher
Wilbur Rake
Jack Boardman
Ludwig Heine
Edward Boswell
Donald Tobler
Radio and TV Listings for August 12 to 14
The page outlines a dense schedule of radio and television programs across stations WDAF KMBC WREN KFKU WHREN and others for Friday August 12 through Sunday August 14, listing shows by time slot. Programs include news, music, church bulletins, sports, variety shows, cartoons, Westerns, dramas, and feature films, with station call signs and some program titles such as Texaco News, Lone Ranger, Redlegs, and Johnny Mack Brown across multiple bands.
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WDAF
KMBC
WREN
KFKU
Jackson
KMHC
Juat Fine
Wren—Tello
Norgan Meatty
Godfrey Digeat
WHREN
Carda
Redlegs
KAMBC
Just Fine
KMRC
Indiana
WDA
Tennessee
Grable
James
Texaco
WDAE
Tex Beneke
Monikor
Lowell Thomas
Tello Tcast
Muale
Carila
Oye Opry
Wdaf— Weather Bureau
Kmbc. Wre
Wdaf-Tv
Mm&c.tvv
Kcmo-Tv
Shbaj
Carayna
eFullus LaRosa
Playhouse of Stars
Phoebe
T.B.A
Paul Winchell
Winky Dink
Johnny Coons
Johnny Mack Brown
Wyal Playhouse
Corliss Archer
Banks
Dunninger
Munsleal
Lawrence Welk
Texaco Star Theatre
T.V. Top Tunes
Damon Runyan
the Whistler
Star Time Playhouse
Eddie Canterahuw
Washington Review
Royal Playhouse
Captain Gallant
Rey Rogers
j—Annia Oakley
Sunday Lacy
Sun
Hollywood
Press
Conf
Jergy Lee
Television Playhouse
G. E. Theatre
Stagce
Cameo Theatre
Bob Cummings
Ames Brothers
Bavie
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Letters
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James Marlow
Janerion
Peter &Dson
NEA
Old Home Town
Imogene Cox
Santa Fe
N. M
Sarah Blackburn
R. I
Ind. St
Lena Mae Heffernan
Willard V. Williams
Ottawa
Margaret Lucille Messer
J. B. Lowell
Dallas
Texas
RADIO
Bancreon - Sentinel
Wens Vale
Television
M. BR. Carlsom
State Farm
M.R. Carlson
M. W. Clark
Masa
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