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Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Aug 18, 1955

Page

2

Lawrence Daily Journal World masthead and publication notes

The item presents the Lawrence Daily Journal World masthead with editor names and publication details including address Sixth and New Hampshire Streets Lawrence Kansas the paper’s publisher and staff roles and a note about AP news usage.

Lawrence Daily Journal-World W. Simons the World Company Sixth New Hampshire Lawrence Kansas Polph Simons Murray Enver Pontius Coon Audit Bureau of Gheulato Associated Press Associated Prees Ia

Court Can't Be Hurried In Topeka Political Skirmish

A discharged state official won a writ of mandamus from a Topeka district court ordering Governor Hall to justify the discharge. The governor sought a Supreme Court mandamus to overturn the lower court, which the high court denied without comment. The dispute will follow legal channels and may reach the Supreme Court.

Topeka Kansas Supreme Court Governor Hall Preme Court Ries Court Supreme Court

Vacationing Editors Visit Colorado Bears

Horace Jones of the Lyons News reports Creede has calmed for tourists while Frank Motz of the Hays News notes Colorado bears abound. Bears raided tourist cabins. Motz suggests sending Hays officials to capture bears to solve the town’s garbage problem.

Kansas Colorado Horace Jones Lyons News Creede Jong Kart Frank Motz Hays News Northrop Metz Hays

Pre-Electronic Survivals In Hammocks And Rides

An editorial notes lingering preelectronic habits such as reading in hammocks and observes that hammocks remain in use by a few in Topeka. It also reports 30 youthful questmians leaving Tonganoxie for Dodge City on a horseback ride, prompting reflections on whether such journeys suit both riders and horses.

Topeka State Journal New York Gty Santa Barbara South Bend Syracuse Topekan Washburn Oakley MacVicar Topeka Tonganoxie Dodge City

Revival of Ku Klux Klan Reported in Texas South

The attorney general notes a renewed Ku Klux Klan activity in southern Texas amid reactions to a Supreme Court school desegregation ruling. The movement taps old prejudices and slogans, signaling potential new recruitment and tension in the region.

Texas Supreme Court

Letters would keep Alstory alive

Beverly Ann Susler from Decatur Illinois urges preservation of Lawrence Kansas historical sites including the pioneer cemetery and Quantrill raid victims. She notes local landmarks deteriorating and calls for measures to protect and maintain these pieces of history for future generations.

Alstory Journal-World Lawrence Kansas Pioneer Cemetery Quantrill Beverly Ann Susler Decatur Ill

New Military Conduct Code Aims to Guide POW Behavior

President Eisenhower unveiled a six point code crafted by a defense committee to guide prisoners of war. It warns that even under pressure a POW should disclose only name rank service number and date of birth while forbidding any aid or propaganda for the enemy. The guidance seeks a middle path between silence and providing information.

Washington Eisenhower Korea Min- Maes Marlow Wilson United States Armed Services

Snap a Picture of Everything Before It Blows Up

A humorous column on amateur photographers during vacation season. It satirizes shutterbugs chasing dramatic scenes from Niagara Falls to the Grand Canyon, noting how families chase memories while risking safety and vanity. It ends with a self aware jab about a smeared lens and a ruined Empire State Building shot.

Washington Grand Canyon Niagara Falls J. Edgar Hoover Empire State Building

Report on handling returned POW and duress evidence

The report notes uncertainty over how to deal with a POW who collaborated with the enemy and suggests no court martial for mistreatment if duress or brainwashing occurred. It asserts no court martial cases showed coercion evidence among soldiers captured by Red China, awaiting armed forces’ judgment on what counts as evidence.

Danger at Rural Intersections Warns Drivers

The Hutchinson News-Herald notes that blind rural intersections caused by hedges and overgrowth create dangerous spots. Drivers are urged to slow near unmarked crossings and stop if visibility is blocked to protect travelers, especially in spring and summer.

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Bible Verse Reflection on Light and Darkness

The verse proclaims that God is light and in him there is no darkness at all. It emphasizes purity and the absence of evil in divinity, inviting readers to seek transparency and truth through faith.

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Barbs on drinking, prices, and self improvement musings

The fragment discusses alcohol impacts on drunk driving, high prices curbing dating among young men, child psychology benefits, trustworthy fishing tales, and a writer's stance that there is no safe gamble yet encourages self risk taking. It reads as a collection of editorial quips and observations.

Quiz Q and A on language history and civics

A reader's quiz covers Russian letters counting twenty in the Cyrillic alphabet, a question about who drove the Alaska Railroad’s last spike with a Harding attribution, and definitions of antique Oriental rugs as 50 years in use. It also asks who signed the Declaration of Independence first and last and notes birds descend from reptiles, plus TVA as a Tennessee Valley Authority federal agency.

Alaska G. Harding

Row Over Judicial Appointment By Peter Edson NER

Washington row over President Eisenhower's nomination of Warren E. Burger to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. Irish factions and opposition within the Senate Judiciary subcommittee delayed confirmation, with McGinty O'Brien Mackin and others challenging Burger's suitability. The full committee did not act, leaving Burger as assistant attorney general pending next Congress.

Peter Edson Ner Washington Washington Congress Eisenhower Warren E. Burger St. Paul Minn United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Senate Herbert Brownell, Jr Burger Hubert Humphrey D-Minn Senate Judiciary McGinty O'Brien Mackin Dept. of Justice Civil Division Joseph C. O'Mahoney Wyoming Mahoney Department of Justice McGrannery MacGrannery O'Mahoney Judiciary Committee Warren Burger

Community Notices and Local Updates Across Town

Old Home Town announces birth of a son to Mr and Mrs Eugene Thornton of Tonganoxie. Mrs Frank Stutzman travels to Kansas City after the death of her son Dale. Sunflower resumes production after a two day holiday. Kansas to open 15 district offices for veterans affairs. T-5 William Hladik plans return from Europe after three years in Africa England and France. Local dinners honor Lt Millard MusselTat and Mrs Willard Adams of Corona California. Prof and Mrs R D O Leary return from five week Ithaca stay. Miss Ruth Maxwell weds Albert D Gordon at Maxwell home. Jessamine Fugate and Emma Houghton visit friends in Los Angeles. James Messer and family to visit Chanute and Humboldt. Stella Robbins returns from Europe. Miss Myrabelle Cummings in Kansas City. Inas Binker hosts Variety Bridge Club. J W Carney family celebrate 40th anniversary near Williamstown. M W Sterling returns from west coast. Marie Siler returns from Topeka. Pearl Johnson and Alice visit Overbrook with William and family. surprise party for Henry Pohl and Ben Nelson at Excelsior. Three O Clocks meet at Helen Harshberger’s. program by Stella Button and others. Manila piracy update notes Philippines turned over to Indonesia $15000 in recovered loot from Moro pirates.

Eugene Thornton Tonganoxie Frank Stutzman Kansas City Dale Stutzman Focal Sunflower Kansas T-5 William Hladik France United States Africa England Eugene Brune Country Club Millard Mussel- Tat Willard Adams Corona Calif R. D. O'Leary Ithaca N. Y Paul O ° Leary Fred Ellsworth Maud Ellsworth Ozarks Ruth Maxwell Albert D. Gordon E. C. Maxwell Jessamine Fugate Emma Houghton Los Angeles James Messer Chanute Humboldt Stella Robbins Haskell Institute Europe Myrabelle Cummings Inas Binker J. W. Carney Williamstown M. W. Sterling West Coast Marie Siler Topeka Pearl Johnson Little Alice Overbrook William Johnson Willow Springs Henry Pohl Ben Nelson Excelsior Helen Harshberger Stella Button Esther Edith Richard Blanche Shelley Miss Harshberger Mary Edith Ceces Buchheim Minnie Button Anna Yy

Radio and TV Listings for August 18 19 Programs

Radio and TV schedule from WDAF WREN KEKU KMBC KWBC listing top evening programs and daily shows across stations WDAF WREN KMBC WDAP KOMO TV with lineups for sports news dramas and variety programs across multiple channels and timespects.

WDAF Ec Suet Fine Music WRENS WREN Morgan Beatty KMBC Showtime Kfeu Concert Dr. Sixgun the Whistler Cardi Va. Graves WDAP Bing Crosby Andy Ted Heath Tennessee Ernie Fibber McGos Jerry Fielding KMAC Grable Jameén Wren Martin Bloch Amon Randy Grable and Jones Wdaf.-Tv Kmbc.tv Komo.tv Hopaltong Cassidy Camiclub Bob Cummings Dragrigt Ford Theatre Four Star Playhouse Lux Video Theatre Famous Playhouse K.C Night Owl Garry Moore Sheilah Graham

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