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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1952
Page
6
An eleven year old boy in Nutley New Jersey publishes a weekly neighborhood paper on a mimeograph machine. He employs five reporters and circulation has grown to thirty seven copies sold for two cents. He was inspired by a comic book while recovering from a sore foot.
Lawrence residents flock to Estes Park for a summer gathering with university students and local families. The Lawrence colony grows with members like Miss Soden Springer Underwood and Jim Richards among many others. They enjoy sight seeing, hotel gatherings, and seasonal work up in Oregon and Colorado while planning return home in late August.
Fragmentary report notes Clarke Jackman Tan Malott and others in a meeting. Names Soden Riling Gillun appear among attendees. Readable bits suggest a procedural or committee gathering with unclear outcome or agenda.
New York city wide fishing contest names Dorothy Seheid as the girl with the largest catch for a second year running. Barbara Steller of Queens claimed the largest fish at Kesena Park Lake while William Cisler of Staten Island netted a seven pound carp. More than 2,500 youths fished at 15 locations from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., with nearly 50 prizes awarded.
Miss Esther Freese and Miss Clara Freese vacationing in Colorado spent Tuesday in Canyon City as guests of Mrs. EF. T. Land, formerly Ida Zimmer man of Eudora. Mrs. John Skie attended a Parsons wedding Saturday for Nanex Sue Creet and Ensign David E. Sailer of Wichita.
Judge Paul W. Alexander of the integrated family court in To lets, Ohio, argues selfishness is the true cause of divorce. He says money, women, and liquor are only symptoms, and that couples can live together if they will succeed in marriage. He also links automobiles to delinquency and doubts movies, TV, or comics influence juveniles.
Lawrence LaRose, civilian inspector at Lackaland Air Force Base, recalls an old duffel bag carried on overseas tours in England and Germany from 1947 to 1950. The bag bears LaRose's full name and serial number, linking it to his past and an unnamed old friend.
Lightning hit the Ralph F. Smith residence twice causing prolonged loss of hot water and power. A week after the first strike a transformer fire cut electricity to lights, radio, and TV, with Mrs. Smith reporting flames two feet into the room and a kitchen stove outage.
A reader suffering from Rheumatoid Arthritis and other rheumatic pain describes being restored to active life after severe joint deformities. The letter offers personal relief and invites further correspondence for details.
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