Lawrence Daily Journal World masthead and staff data
The Lawrence Daily Journal World newspaper lists editors Dole Simones and Ernest Pontius with publisher and advertising director roles. It notes daily publication except Sundays from Lawrence Kansas, with subscription rates for local and surrounding counties and AP affiliation details.
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Simons
the World Company
Sixth
New Hampshire
Lawrence
Kansas
Dole Simones
Murra
Renest Pontius
New
Douglas
Lawrence Ax
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Quick to Extend Relief in Lawrence Flood Appeal
The Red Cross call for flood relief drew prompt Lawrence support and aims to meet Douglas County's $1,010 quota. The community has a history of swift emergency aid, with 1951 flood experience underscoring the need for widespread action. Damage estimates from eastern storms are preliminary but indicate a large disaster requiring broad contributions.
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Red Cross
Lawrence
Douglas County
Iola approves parking meters amid local resistance
The Kansas town of Iola plans to install parking meters after a reluctant decision reflecting a trial balance of urban and rural needs. Citizens weigh whether meters reduce parking chaos or shift costs, while nearby areas worry about new traffic challenges and fairness.
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Iola
Kansas
Ife
Red policy unchanged in Africa disorders
The article argues Communist agencies fund and incite turmoil in Morocco and Algeria and previously Kenya, citing Stalin's injunction to exploit disorder. It claims Reds aim to destabilize governments, prolong chaos, and push their own regime by exploiting racial and religious clashes and old rivalries.
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Morocco
Algeria
Kenya
Africa
Stalin
Western Kansas park drive gains attention and plan
The Kansas push for western state parks draws notice from Tonganoxie Mirror editor Walt Neibarger who warns western lakes lack wooded shorelines. He notes Tonganoxie Lake has trees along its banks, unlike farther west where trees must be grown after dam completion, urging early park development to save time.
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Kansas
Walt Neibarger
The
Tonganoxie Mirror
Tonganoxie Lake
Debt and Taxes in Postwar Resumption Debate
After a Civil War era talk on specie payments, a bloc declares the only path to resumption is to resume. A balanced federal budget remains in sight but readers doubt its achievability. Proposals favor tax cuts to avoid debt growth, while critics warn the debt would pyramid. The month brings a pause as observers await clear signs.
Editorial critique on land buy plan for Tuttle Creek Reservoir
Lucile Bischoff of Manhattan, Kan, challenges state data on land acquisition for the Tuttle Creek Reservoir. She notes the correct acreage exceeds 34,000, not 29,000, and that easements will be paid in a lump sum, not after floods. She argues the plan harms Blue Valley farmers by splitting farm units and increasing costs, urging corrections and questioning publicity PR.
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Journal-World
Tuttle Creek
Col. Adams
Randolph
Solomon
Blue Valley
Barbs on Lunch Breaks and Style Myths
A quirky column parodies planning ahead over delays in Hawaii executive lunchrooms. It jokes that slow service makes waits seem longer and playfully critiques measurements and perfume as court-worthy signals, urging practical choices like kitchen scents over mass market vanity.
Quiz Q A trivia snapshot from a 19th century page
A reader quiz covers topics from animal biology to counting systems and chewing gum history. It explains the moose as the largest deer, the Eskimo twenty based counting, chicle gum’s origin and patent, the cause of mirages, Billy the Kid’s nickname, and how bills survive Congress sessions.
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United States
William F. Semple
Mount Vernon
Bible Verse Remembrance Phrase Appears in Night Song
A compact note presents a Bible verse line about calling to remembrance and singing in the night, attributed to Psalme 7756, reflecting a devotional or liturgical fragment.
Basketball Star by Don Wilton review note Wichita Eagle
A Wichita Eagle review discusses Basketball Star by Don Wilton a fictional college basketball tale closely mimicking Kansas coach Phog Allen and KU lore It blends real campus landmarks Mass Street and the Jayhawk scene with a coach centered plot and a tribute tone to Phog Allen.
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Don Wilton
Little Brown and Company
Boston
New Books at Free Public Library Display
The Lawrence Free Public Library will host a new book display from August 9 to September 3 featuring historical fiction and a biography of the Eisenhower brothers. Titles include Sunshine and Shadow about Mary Pickford, All My Darlings by Thomas E Byrnes, Skin Diving by John Sweeny, Wall Streets Men and Money by Marlin Mayer, and The Great American Heritage by Bela Kornitzer among others. The collection also covers works on India’s Hallam Tennyson, Grandfather Stories by Samuel Hopkins Adams, and The Four Rivers Of Paradise by White, with fiction set in 12th century France and 18th century Natchez.
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Lawrence Free Public Library
Eisenhower Brothers
Sunshine
Mary Pickford
America
Hollywood
Douglas Fairbanks
Thomas E. Byrnes
Chicago
John Sweeny
Wall Streets
Marlin Mayer
Wall Street
Bela Kornitzer
Eisenhower
Arthur
Edgar
Dwight
Earl
Milton
Roy J. Eisenhower
United States
Hungary
Murray Beriton
India
Hallam Tennyson
Vinoba Bhave
Gandhi
Asia
Samuel Hopkins Adams
Jpstate New York
Ralph [Zzard
Himalayas
H. F. M. Prescott
France
Paradis
White
Rome
Natchez
Frank G. Slaughter
Paris
Peggy Mann
Helen
David Unawin
Africa
Stassen Aims to Stem U N Arms Race This Fall
Harold E. Stassen becomes the United States’ lead negotiator as the United Nations disarmament subcommittee resumes in New York on August 29. He faces skepticism from the State Department and Pentagon over new plans and will push administration disarmament policies, building on his past work and the Geneva inspection proposal.
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Washington
Harold E. Stassen
United States
United Nations Disarmament Subcommittee
New York
Stassen
Bernard Baruch
Benjamin V. Cohen
Morehead Patterson
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr
U.N
London
Eisenhower
Ilis
State Department
Pentagon
John Foster Dulles
TON
U.S
Ric
Geneva
R. Stassen
Nelson Rockefeller
Adm Arhur A. Radford
Umar Chiefs of Staff
San Francisco
Dumbarton Oaks
Security Council
Korea
Local Social and School News Highlights
Old Home Town honors Mrs. Ham ilton at dessert bridge before her move to St Petersburg Florida. Miss Irene Moll named assistant professor at Texas State College for Women Denton. Eileen Martin to wed Theodore Botinelly Aug 30 per announcement by Mr and Mrs William H Martin. Mrs John Dolbier visits from Schenectady. James G Kipp named coach at Haskell Institute. Ninth grade to return to Junior High School for first time since 1935 per Superintendent B George Saltzman. Child rescue incident ends with Mrs Durbin sustaining injuries. John Henry of Big Springs hospitalized in Topeka for burns from gasoline fire. Laughlin family announces birth of daughter Aug 13. Kindred family holds second annual reunion near Eudora. Velma Perkins to be honored at Wichita wedding shower by Clara Lynch. Beau Olcott to arrive as KU football coach in Lawrence. Lawrence National Bank hosts tall corn contest Saturday. Amy Van Horn hosts slumber party. guests listed. Marie Lowry to host shower for Eunice Beal and Rex Harshberger wedding. Henry Perkins hosts first wedding anniversary dinner. Carr of Knob Noster visiting W A Guenther home. Pershing family fire tragedy noted in Presidio incident. Ed Dahlone of Redpath Chautauqua Circuit visiting.
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Monti L. Belot Jr
Andrew Hamilton
St. Petersburg
Fla
Irene Moll
Texas State College For Women
Denton
William H. Martin
Eileen
Theodore Botinelly
John Dolbier
Schenectady
N. Y
Paul Winter
James G. Kipp
Woodie Laughlin
Eudora
Kindred Familly
Kindred
Velma Perkins
Hugh Snyder
Wichita
Clara Lynch
K.U
Beau" Olcott
Lawrence
Lawrence National Bank
Amy van Horn
Carrie Schell
Ruth Buchanan
Minnie Ramsey
Alice Zwick
Birdie Zwick
Marie Lowry
Eunice Beal
Rex’ Harshberger
Henry Perkins
D. Carr
Knob Noster
W. A. Guenther
John J. Pershing
Presidio
San Francisco
Ing
Dahlone
Redpath
Chautauqua Circuit
Radio and TV Programs Weekend Schedule Listings
Radio and TV program grids list WDAF KMBC WREN and other stations with times for newscasts weather sports gospel and variety shows across Saturday Sunday and Monday. Entries include Gene Autry program Wings of Healing Har Miss Brooks Jazz Band news summaries Tonight and early morning religious and children’s programs with multiple station lineups and time slots.
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KMBC
Wren Kfku
Wren
Teraco
Tello
WDA
WIREN
Weather Bureau
W30
WDAP
Monitor
WDAPF
Gene Autry
WLAF
Sparta
Wren—Wings of Healing
KMBCU
Dluste
Kalfic— Har
Miss Brooks
Gary Crosby
KMRC
Mitch Miler
Kai —One Autry
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