Lawrence World Journal Early 20th Century Masthead
The item lists 1854 establishers and staff such as Dolph Simons editor and publisher Murray managing editor Ernest Pontigs advertising director. It shows subscription rates for Lawrence and surrounding counties, with prices per week and per year, and notes postal and AP affiliations.
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GE c Sevons
the World Company
Sixth
New Hampshire Stream
Lawrence
Kansas
Douglas
Audit Bureau of
Irauations
Associated Press
Associated Presa
Critical Weeks in Polio Battle
Washington reports it remains touch and go for a major polio outbreak this year. Weather and delayed vaccine allocations may shape the coming weeks as Public Health Service officials project patterns from past seasons and note a Massachusetts cluster amid broader regional risks.
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Washington
United States
U.S. Public Health Service
Eisenhower
Radio and TV Programs Listings for August Weekend
Radio and TV schedule entries list WDAF KMBC WREN KFKU stations with Friday and Saturday programs including news, sports, music, church bulletins, and theater features. It covers WDAF KMBC WREN WDAR and others with numerous shows, sports, and movies across 6:00 to 10:00 PM blocks and late-night offerings.
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WDAF
KMBC
KFKU
KMHC
Jackson
Kmac-Alust
Orllom
WDAK
WDARF
Stara
Detion
KMRC
Tenneraon
Ernie Wren
Martin Uiicn
Wren
Texaco
Just Fine Magis
Bullatin
WNEN
WRIEN
Wren—Tesla
Wdaf.tv
Kmbc-Tv
Xcmo
San P
Mat Dennis
Julius Lolosa
Three Star
Junie
Gooas Milland
Acton
Winky
Children’s Corner
Soran
Cody Uno
Mr Wiesrd
Moyie GO
Johnny Coana
Pncore Theatre
Reviving Kansas Soil and Fertilizer Use Rise
The State Board of Agriculture reports Kansas farmers used twice as much phosphorus and 40 percent more nitrogen fertilizer in the past year. Despite crop restrictions, yields remained high as farmers offset limits by applying fertilizers to restore soil fertility for the future.
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State Board of Agriculture
Kansas
Britain’s WW II Struggles Bend to Economic Strife
The article notes Britain’s postwar damage from the war era, with a hard hit to production. It observes widespread public resolve and workers’ unions causing ongoing strikes. The piece argues unions hinder output while seeking higher wages, leaving Britain seeking a path to growth and exportable goods.
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Great Britain
Britain
Snipe Creek field day highlights five detention dams
The Manhattan Mercury reports a September 2 field day to showcase five detention dams part of the Snipe Creek watershed program. Representative Avery of the First Kansas district will speak about the dams and Turtle Creek, stressing soil and flood control tied to agriculture and national soil conservation efforts.
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Manhattan Mercury
Snipe Creek
Kansas
Avery
Turtle Creek
Congressional
Department of Agriculture
United States
Union
Great
Middle West
Eisenhower Nixon teamwork aims to pressure Russia
James Marlow reports that Eisenhower and Nixon used synchronized speeches before the American Bar Association to push Moscow toward concessions in Germany, disarmament, and non communist nations while preparing for Geneva and Geneva talks. The pair also aims to reassure allies and avoid a false sense of détente if Russia offers no real progress.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Nixon
Assa
Oey Eisenhower
Russia
Germany
America
Geneva
Bar Association
United States
Teenagers hold jobs and spend more on girls study shows
A survey by Lester Rand shows seven in ten American teens work part time or earn money beyond allowances. Girls aged 18 to 15 outspend boys by 61 cents weekly. teens date and spend about five dollars weekly on social activities. The article also notes trends in dog names and other light items.
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New York
Lester Rand
Yough Research Institute
What is a neighbor in Kansas and beyond
The Augusta Gazette defines a neighbor as a helpful, generous person who brings food and shares tasks. It recalls a neighbor who helped with a crosscut saw, demonstrating steadfast, beyond-the-call service, praising neighbors who aid others even in tough work.
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el Dorado Times
Augusta Gazette
Kansas
Ham Berger
Kansas Woods
Bible Verse Paraphrase Cited with Fragment
A brief religious quote fragment referencing waiting on the Lord to renew strength appears from a dated devotional piece. The line fragment reads that those who wait upon the Lord shall gain renewed strength. The passage is partial and lacks full citation.
Windfall apples and onions in a quirky column
A playful column mixes odd facts and puns about windfall apples, true white onions that bite the tongue, a rescued Alabama man given a jail sentence, an Anglinois woman who left her chauffeur $5000, and a stray note about salad recipes under a column of accidents.
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Alabama
Anglinois
Gates of Paradise and Names in World History Quiz
A set of trivia questions covers Michelangelo gates by Lorenzo Ghiberti, Mississippi naming, Cordell Hull’s long tenure as secretary of state, McKinley era Hawaii annexation, and the Trinity atom bomb name origin.
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Michelangelo
Paradise
Florence
Lorenzo Ghiberti
Cordell Hull
Trinity
New Mexico Desert
Notable Locals Reel From Life Events and Travels
Old Home Town notes many residents visiting relatives and traveling. Lt. Col. Read returns from 16 months overseas duty wounded in England. Lon Chaney obituary links to local Kennedy deaf school history. teachers, supervisors, and musicians plan moves and visits across Kansas and neighboring states.
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George Dews
Teachers Institute
A. B. Watson
Bonner Springs
LaVerne McConnell
Castle Rock
Wash
R. E. Bruns
Bruns
War Production Board
John M. Martin
SOW
Lon Chaney
Los Angeles
J. R. Kennnedy
Douglas County
I T. Baldwin
Kansas
Kennedy
Emma
Colorado Springs
J. R. Kennedy
Chaney
John F. Watts
First Baptist Church
Watts
Iowa
Minnesota
Nebraska
Ann Lucille Hin
Rock Rapids
Arlie Simmonds
Bill Holloway
Eugene Green
Patricia
Bernadine
Eugenia
Concordia
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Home Buyer's Guide
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Old Home Town
Fred N. Raymond
K. U
Ida Gleason
Hammondsport
N. Y
George Maichel
Overbrook
Maichel
Bertha Badsky
Rollin Perkins
Colorado
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Mabel Durham
Kansas City
Bert Casile
Sadie Dorsey
F. L. Richards
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