Registration Lists Voters Need Cleaned Up
Missouri papers urge stronger laws to purge dead or moved voters from registries before elections. In Kansas City the graveyard vote era is cited as a risk, while Lawrence notes Missouri efforts differ. Officials estimate about 350 names dropped post 1948 election as lists stay open except near voting days.
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Missouri
Hannibal News-Courier
Cape Girardeau
Southeast Missourian
Kansas City
Lawrence
Kansas
Where Defense Money Went in the United States Defense Budget
Senator Tydings of Maryland answers inquiries into the 1944 to 1950 defense spend totaling over 48 billions. He says about 28 billions funded feeding housing clothing and pay for armed forces, with the rest for incidental defense costs. Korea tests the defense strength and raises questions about housing and other activities appearing as a defense racket.
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Tydings
Maryland
United States
Korea
Stockholm Peace Petition and Propaganda Tricks
A column notes the Stockholm peace petition, a communist directed drive to ban atom bomb use. It observes sales resistance to propaganda is slow and claims the petition repeats to the same list of supporters.
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Hokum
Stockholm
Per Capita Meat Use Seen Rising About 1 Today
Estimates from the Industrial News Review predict a roughly one percent rise in per capita meat consumption this year as prices climb. The 1918 peak reached 164 pounds per person, while 1935 marked a low of 117 pounds. current years hover near 150 pounds with forecasts suggesting a continued upward trend.
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Industrial News Review
Still Plenty to Do Willard Mayberry Keeps Busy
Mayberry accepts primary result with good spirit and turns to personal affairs including farming. He says his wheat era is over plus 1500 acres of summer fallowed land and editing a weekly paper. An Oklahoma report on a snake and moonshine comment follow. A new army training course is described as tough.
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Willard Mayberry
Tri-State
Elkhart
Rolla Clymer
Mayberry
Emporia
Clymer
Oklahoma
Pittsburg
Kansas
Old Home Town Honor Shower for Miss Purcell
Old Home Town Miss Elizabeth Purcell was guest of honor at a bridge and shower given by Miss Dorothy Clarke and Miss Laura Holliday Thursday evening. Mr. and Mrs. M. Musick of Bu announce the birth of a son and Genevieve Hargiss has arrived home from Tempe Arizona where she taught. Mrs. H W Gieseman, Miss Rose Gieremah and Miss Arlene Roberts have returned from a two weeks vacation in Colorado Springs and Manton. Mrs. Hert Phillips of Kansas City visits the home of her sister, Mrs. John Moore.
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Elizabeth Purcell
Dorothy Clarke
Laura Holliday
Kansas City
John Moore
Degrees awarded to 157 summer school students this year
Twenty five years ago, degrees would be awarded to 157 summer school students this year. The countywide PLA picnic at Holesuis Grove drew a large crowd with an estimated several hundred attendees. Mr. and Mrs. RG Burgert arrived after a long heat wave week. Names and places include Weeming, Ne teasha, Montana, Idshe, Kano Hele Gol of Vir amd spent.
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Holesuis Grove
Rec
Lls
RG. Burgert
Weeming
Neteasha
Montana
Idshe
Kan- O Hele
Amd
Forty Years Ago Quick of Raw guest visits
Quick of Raw guest of Mrs Lowrie vna Pilkenton has gone to ar ls for a visit. Miss Mercedes Puter Leaverworth is the guest 4 Charter mimes, vd has returned from 0 where he was ugh of It her Foray Ford was in Kansas ity ouas.
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Quick
Lowrie
Fragmented OCR Reflects Unclear Survey Findings
A garbled OCR read describes a university survey with scattered percentages and unclear phrases about attendance, arts, and leisure. The passage mentions lower sports attendance, arts engagement, and various unnamed categories, but no coherent conclusions or named entities are legible.
Possessions Not All A Man's Ire
A compact reflection quotes Duke 12 15 noting that anger does not come from wealth or riches but from within. The line emphasizes inward sources of temper rather than material abundance.
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Duke
Panicky wartime hoarding mockery in Chanute Tribune
The Chanute Tribune mocks panic buying by readers stocking up on unlikely wartime staples. Items cited include velocipedes, wheat flour, foundation garments, cuspidars, licorice drops, and real estate, with quips on scarcity, price spikes, and improvised needs.
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Chanute ‘Tribune
Letter on civic duty and avoiding risky agitation
A reader compares risky political agitation to a ducking hen with its head through a crack in a door. The letter warns common people to mend cracks in democratic society, avoid class, religious, or racial hatred, and be wary of meetings funded by agitators. The writer cites Lawrence as a possible spot for such influence.
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Journal-World
Lawrence
U.S
Mr. Gilder Eldridge
Disaffection in Satellites Shapes Soviet Strategy
EWITT MACKENZIE analyzes Eastern Europe unrest as evidence that Moscow cannot easily subdue the region by force alone. Czechoslovakia, the Baltic states, Hungary, Poland, and Yugoslavia show purges and disaffection, while Western Europe gains leverage from Marshall Plan and Atlantic pact. The piece notes Moscow’s shift toward Asia as Europe resists, with the US nuclear edge remaining a factor.
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Moscow
Europe
Western
Baltic
Hungary
Poland
Yugoslavia
Toto
Tito
America
Asia
Gladwin Jebb
United Nations
Asial
Russia
Fifteen Communist Divisions Identified Near Korean Front
Tokyo reports fifteen engaged divisions totaling about 150000 troops identified around the South Korean front from Yongdok to Chinju. North Korean 7th clashes with South Korean 6th and 11th under the South Korean capital. Western Waegwan area faces multiple NK units with US and South Korean forces in reserve. Details withheld for security.
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Tokyo
United Nations
Yongdok
Enhang
North Arsan
Waegwan
15Th
Ith
Ist
U.S
Changnyong
Chinju
5Th Marine Regiment
Taejon
Waegwant
Ansang
Tragedy Foils Nedra Clark Again With Penny Death
In Los Angeles Aug 13 Penny Clark seven dies after dashing into traffic and aims to join playmates. Penny dies as Edward Cheetham motorist not held. Penny’s father Buddy Clark died in a 194? air crash. Mrs Clark’s past includes a murder by her first husband Evans and losing others. Est estate about 26000, Encino home net 19000, $2,000,000 suit against plane operators.
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Los Angeles
Penny Clark
Nedra Clark
Buddy Clark
Penny
Ruth Shackleford
Edward Cheetham
Santa Monica
Clark
America
Singer Clark
Joniy
Evans
Illinois
Clano
Ighe
Encino
Predict Gas Turbines For Cars Power Units
Los Angeles Aug 15 High speed gas turbine engines burning cheap fuel and weighing one tenth as much as conventional types will soon replace the piston engine in automobiles, says W M Brown Kenworth project engineer Addressing 30 delegates to the west coast meeting of the Society of Automotive Engineers yesterday Brown said turbines tested in trucks have only 10 per cent on many moving parts as ordinary motors They also are smokeless and op
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Los Angeles
W. M. Brown
Kenworth Motor Truck Corp
West Coast
Society of Automotive Engineers
Brown
Crossword themed portrait of ancient gods and common words
An OCR style crossword clue set with overlapping entries including Greek and Egyptian deities. Across items hint at mountain nymphs and sea related terms while downs cover tides, measures, and planetary tones. The grid references and term pairs match a mixed language puzzle format.
Answer to Previous Puzzle a Answer to Previous Puzzle a 26
A fragmentary clue list presents numbered hints from 26 to 53. It includes references to birthplaces, shelter, accumulation, wand items, beetle, servant terms, fish sauce, garden tool, molding type, gull birr, half-em, female saint, foundation, area measure, and an exclamation.
Washington State Search For Missing Two Year Old Girl
Forestry crews and sheriff's deputies scoured a rain soaked Oakville area for a missing two year old girl, daughter of Mr and Mrs Lievd Lanberg, who wandered into the woods near her home around 5 p m yesterday. Bloodhounds aided the search as authorities pursued any clue in Monterana Washington.
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Monterana
Wash
Lievd Lanberg
Oakville
Japanese rush to join newly formed reserve police force
At Tokyo on August 15, Japanese officials report high demand for positions with the newly created reserve police tower. The national rural post 668 has applied for the roles, signaling broad interest in the security job openings.
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Tokyo
Reserve Police
Tuwer
National Rural Post
Obituary for Ross Channel in Lawrence area business leader
Ross Channel son of Arthur Nannie Chang died at 86 in Corning after a life in Kansas commerce. He married Alma Tosi and raised a daughter in Lawrence, with a Pontiac and Studebaker agency career and wartime work. Surviving are his daughter, grandson Revie, three brothers, two sisters, and several in-laws. He belonged to the Chamber of Commerce, Elks, Co op, First Methodist Church, and local clubs. The obituary notes his quiet passing at a theater event last Thursday evening.
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R Channel
Arthur Nannie Chang
Corning
Campbell College
Hulten
Alma Tosi
Dr . Springs
V. Marianis
Channel
Salina
Hudson State
Pontiac
Lawrence
Theie Teness
Sanders
Lawrence Thement
Studebaker
Con
Thur Seinald
Revie
Debert Ch Havenaville
Frank Channell
King
Wayne Channel
St. George
Cleo Franz
Junction City
Dorothy Meyer
Seneca
Chamber of Commerce
Concordia
Co-op
First Methodist Church
Elks
Questionable Practice In The Sky Sparks Local Curiosity
A fragmented phrase raises questions about a young girl practicing, a tune and the value of a message on a plane. The text also mentions driving flies away and a baby, leaving readers unsure of the intended story or context.
Radio Schedule Highlights on KMBO and Partners
A dense listing of radio programs for Tuesday and Wednesday, August 15 and 16, across KMBO KCMO WDAF WREN KMBC KMRC WDAP WDAR WRENS etc. Shows include One Man's Family, Penny Singleton segments, Allen Franklin News, Texas Rangers musical clock, Breakfast Club, Arthur Godfrey Caroling Elis, Grand Slam livestock markets, and Chandu Young Dr Malone. The schedule notes times like 2:00 6:30 and various program titles as aired through the day.
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KMBO
KCMO
WDAF
KMBC
KCOMO
WDHAF
Penny Singleton
Dulgt
WDAE
KMRC
Charien Boyer
Arthur Gottfrey
KMRU
KMEC
Wrens Mule
Sride
Hannibal Cobbin
Young Dr. Malone
WDAP
Juat Plain Bid Dow
Superman
Wren
MBC
Lone Hanger
V. Stansell
Chameleon
WDA
Wren—Lynn Murray
KMNC
Christian
Abcs of
Muslo
Chandu
KMHC
Richard Diamond
Columbia Pops
Wren—Allen Franklin
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Audit Bureau of Circulations
Oxford Path
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South Korea
Old Home Town
Artis
de Fes
Ae Atin Arts
Indus
Cadie
Happily Ever After
Jamis
Srron
Etters
Ewitt MacKenzie
Czechoslovakia
Red Empire
Sos
Fed
U.N
Tae
Crooner
Cain
Mindanao
New
Pearta
Iel
Isielv
Lalisio
Washington State
Ross
Ohio
Acousticon Gilbert Company
Hank
Topeka
Kansayx
B. F. Goodrich
Mans
Hank Welsh
Ohio St
Garden and
Pield Seeda
Oread
Daily City Delivery
Jlindeewood
Mane
Wwe
Artoon
Subjent— Nowe
s—Huwily Doady
Hands of Destiny
Apateur
Hur
Twin Times
artoon-Commedy
Telene
T1s
Hawdy Daly
the Ramblers
O—Jark Haley
Hanna‘s
RCA Victor Television Dealer
Reusch
General Plumbing
Yona
Septia
Walt Sneegas
Lice ED Bellinger Electric
Skinner
Ith & N. T
Joe Schelbar
Kansas A
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