Local Newspaper Founded in 1891 with 1932 Details
The World Company publishes daily except Sunday with W C Sivons as founder and J W Munray as managing editor. Dora Simons is publisher. Office at 722 Massachusetts Street. Subscription rates vary by region, with one month $1.00 and yearly options. rates for Douglas County and beyond listed. Classified matter and postal designation show second class status in Lawrence Kansas. Associated Press member. Audits by ABC. SATURDAY AUg 16 1932.
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W. C. Sivons
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World Company
J. W. Munray
Massachusetts
Cansion
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Douglas
Coun Gras
Dewgles
Posionce
Lawrence
Kansas
Radio Programs Schedule Across Stations KEMBC to WREN
An extensive list of radio programs and times across KEMBC KCMO KMBC WDAF WREN and other stations for Saturday August 18 and Sunday August 17. Entries cover variety shows news features music bands orchestras and specials with multiple hosts and times across afternoon evenings and early mornings.
Television Schedule Fragment for August 7
Broadcast lineup shows 3 date mentions with shows from Judy to Quiz Kids and Wrestling. Notable items include Meet the Victim, Dance Band Party, Manhunt, Lone Ranger, Wild Bill Hickok, and World Report with varied times. Program blocks feature sports news and theatre, with several to be announced entries and local telecast identifiers.
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Judy
Patonine
Quis
Pau
Whiteman TV
Newa
Tony Chapp
Ateer Fi Jax Barrington
Ray
Sara
Hollywood
WIW
Fearless Fosdick
Christy
Sparta
J. Barrington
Clue
Margie
World Report
aHane Chaps
K.C
Plain Brothesman
Inquiring Taxpayer at Salina Budget Hearing
A Salina resident attended a city budget hearing solo, praised as civic service. The note recalls past crowds in budget hearings and commends the individual for his independent participation and future Salvation Army leadership in Lawrence.
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Salina
Lawrence
Eniny
Wien
Life Getting Better All the Time Contradicted by Deaths
A reader notes mixed progress in life expectancy and living standards since 1900. The Ottawa Herald and Kansas Kansan front pages present opposing headlines such as Life Getting Better All the Time and Thirteen Die on Roads, suggesting life is not improving for everyone.
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Ottawa Herald
Kansas City
Salvation Army Leader Forney Honors Lawrence Work
Captain Lewis Forney has led Lawrence Salvation Army for four and a half years, earning praise for training, devotion, and cooperative work with local agencies. He will depart Lawrence for Pittsburg to continue his service.
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Burg
Salvation Army
Forney
Lawrence
Lewis Forney
Pitts
Mossadegh seeks unpledged aid amid Iran tensions
The report notes Mossadegh desires a $50 million U S aid influx to stabilize his government without policy strings despite American concerns over anti American propaganda in Iran. Observers worry Communists could gain influence if aid lags. Also mention Chinese Nationalists and a weather forecaster's death and a Communist party registration case in Washington. The Sunbathing Association holds annual election with a deposed leader.
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Mossadegh
Iran
Iie
Old Home Town Notes and Local Updates
Birth announced for a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Sutton. Lawrence reports a shift to an eight hour school day with two four hour sessions to support war effort. City tax levy set at 10.65 mills. total rate 35.30 mills. J Oden Armour dies in London. Marriage of Miss Eleanore Hackney and Glenn Parker in Kansas City. W. Holloway sells Drug Store to W W Hill. Carrie Ona Jong weds Charles C Wright at home in Reading. Carl Kennedy returns from harvest. Several visitors and social events noted including ex mayors attending Will Rogers tribute in Kansas City.
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Paul Sutton
Judson ‘Sinover
J. B. Rice
Mary Anna
Jimmie
Kansas City
Lawrence
Robert Rankin
Will Rogers
Beverly Hills
George Goldman
Harry ‘Turner
J. Oden Armour
Chicago
London
Eleanore Hackney
Glenn Parker
Annd
Allen Crafton
Elizabeth
Hoboken
N. J
Plymouth
England
Crafton
University
Rance. Co
J. O. Holloway
W.W. Hill
Alex Rose
Albert Rose
Williamstown
Carrie Ona Jong
Charles C. Wright
Reading
Carl Kennedy
Harvest Fields
C.L. Paver
Grace Brune
Louisa Long
Birth Announcement and Local Visit Note
G Schaffer visited Eudora this morning. Mr and Mrs Frank Parry of Lone Star announce the birth of a daughter on August 32. Mrs Parry was formerly Miss Helen Hoover.
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G. Schaffer
Eudora
Frank Parry
Lone Star
Parry
Helen Hoover
Open Letter to Teachers criticizes public schools control
Prof Paul Woodring argues in Harper's that critics attack education for two reasons. First the public owns schools but teachers push a papa knows best stance excluding elected boards. Second many oppose pragmatism dominating US education. He urges teachers to separate policy from technique and accept blame where due.
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Emporia Gazette
Harper's Magazine
Paul Woodring
Western Washington College of Education
United States
Woodring
Pilot survives crash landing in severe thunderstorm
Huntington Indiana pilot Bill Caley flew into a severe thunderstorm and managed a crash landing. As he left the aircraft a strong wind overturned it and Caley sprained his ankle after stepping away.
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Huntington
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Bill Caley
Caley
City land bought for temporary housing becomes a park issue
A Lawrence resident recalls the city purchase of about 442 acres six years ago at 1800 La for temporary veteran housing. Government barracks were built and later to be removed for a park. He notes the area now has families, children, and housing nearby but still lacks a park. He questions the long term benefit and taxes.
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Lawrence
Lawwrence
Barbs by Hal Cochran Card
A fragmented column notes humorous barbs by Hal Cochran. It mentions about 2,000,000 children born yearly in the country and cautions to drive carefully. The piece also reflects on fish leaving a good spot and an instructor praising modern dance as glorful exercises.
North Korea Calls for Armistice Without Winners
Kim Il Sung urged a stalemate armistice in a Pyongyang radio speech, saying there should be neither victor nor vanquished. U.N. diplomats sought a breakthrough in Panmunjom talks stalled over prisoner returns, while the State Department dismissed the envoy’s gesture as empty and urged concrete proposals at the talks.
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Washington
North Korea
State Department
Kim Il Sung
Pyongyang
U. N
Kim
Tuttle Creek Dam Bids Open Sept 16
Kansas City reports bids for the first phase of Tuttle Creek Dam construction will be opened Sept. 16 with work slated to begin Oct. 1. B. V. Reany named project engineer in charge, bringing Kanopolis and Harlan County dam experience to the Manhattan site six miles north of town. Six tract owners have accepted government appraisals and signed purchase options.
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Kansas City
Tuttle Creek
Blue River
I. J. ‘Lincoln
B. V. Reany
Manhattan
Kas
Reany
Jxanopolis
Kansas
Harlan County
Nebraska
Corps of Engineers
Lincoln
El Dorado Pastor Resigns from Local Baptist Church
The Rev. W. F. Keucher, pastor of the El Dorado Baptist Church since October 1948, has announced his resignation effective October 5. No successor has been chosen. Keucher will become associate executive secretary of the Kansas Baptist Convention in Topeka, the missionary agency for 72,000 American Baptists in the state.
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EL Dorado
W. F. Keucher
el Dorado Baptist Church
Keucher
Asociate
Kansas Baptist Convention
Topeka
Conene
Lightning start blaze at Socony Vacuum refinery
A fire at the Socony Vacuum refinery in Augusta caused $25,000 to $50,000 damage after a lightning strike hit a power line and damaged a pump, allowing pressure to build in a tank. Gasoline spilled and ignited. refinery firefighters extinguished the blaze.
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Augusta
Kasup
Socony
New Books at City Library Highlights 1952 Additions
The City Library lists new shelves for the week of August 18 with titles soon to circulate. Crown Without Sceptre by Vaugh an Wilkins blends history and fiction set in 18th century England and Italy. How About the Weather by R M Fisher offers a guide to home weather forecasting. The Devil's Advocate by Taylor Caldwell follows Andrew Durhnt and Minute Men opposing dictatorship in 1970. Famous Chinese Short Stories by Lin Yutang gathers Tang dynasty tales including an early Cinderella. Takeoff by C M Kornbluth features Dr Novak taking a risky job detonating exciting sequences.
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Vaughan Wilkins
England
Italy
Charles
R. M. Fisher
Taylor Caldwell
Andrew Durhnt
Lin Yutang
Chaucer
C. M. Kornbluth
Dr. Novak
Kentucky Colonel and Bluegrass Clue Puzzle Fragments
A scrambled crossword style list mixes Kentucky Colonel with the Blue State nickname and a disjointed set of clues including a Nevada city, musical voice, weight of India, and scattered terms. The OCR yields partial phrases, numbered entries, and stray letters, offering varied puzzle fragments rather than a cohesive article.
Fragmentary Place Names Card From OCR Text
The readable OCR stream lists scattered terms and numbers such as Crowded dwelling Apple center Arabian state Canvas shelter Indian died Smell street car Church part Native metals Lease Figure 39 Regret Proportion Oriental guitar Asseverate Chest rattle Beistah vg So Thedil sal ab Roman Attempt.
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Stice
Notable Biographies and Novels Stir Readers in 1950s
A survey of mid-century works surveys Darwin and Churchill biographies, a Granville Hicks critique, Masters novel The Deceivers, and Gruenberg and Green novels. It notes a Kali cult mystery in India, a Negro woman’s stark oppression narrative, and views on women’s education and independence.
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Granville Hicks
Winston Churchill
R. CL
Taylor
John_ ‘Masters
India
S. M. Gruenberg
Henrsy Green
London
Earl Conrad
Mississippi
New York
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City Hospital
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Stan Daughterty
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Army Band
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Ray Block
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Music Society
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Jeck Bentos
Valrear
FBI
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Martin
Godfrey
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Nighter
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Music Hall
Doris Day
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Rhythm
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American Forum
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Parade
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Mareh
Bill Griffith
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Tezna Rangers
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Ben Johnson
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Jack Berch
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Frank Jon
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Mrs. Burton
Nora Drake
Hilltop House
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Kirestone
Mr. Peepers
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