Journal-World subscription rates and masthead notice
Page lists subscription rates delivered by carrier and by mail for Douglas County and surrounding areas. Includes editorial staff names W Simon and W Murray and policy notes about Associated Press content. Published daily except Sundays with a December 2 date stamp.
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Journal-World
W.c. Simon
W. Murray
Baier
Ong. R
Lawrence, Kansen
Douglas
Countrie
Bayond Douglas
Associated Pres
Associated Preas
Ember Audit Bureau of
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Eerie Enon
Sun
Postoffice
Kansen
Coal Mine Dispute: Lewis Chooses Three Day Week
A correspondent criticizes John L. Lewis for ordering a three day work week for miners to keep coal reserves low. He argues this tactic raises winter costs and risks shortages while President Truman remains inactive amid rising prices and supply concerns.
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John L. Lewis
Lewis
Truman
Florida
Butter for Dollars Sparks Postwar Trade Debate
European nations propose shipping butter to the United States at prices below support level to absorb surpluses, but the Agriculture Department opposes. A 100 million pound U.S. butter surplus, potential Marshall Plan dispatch, and fears of private buyers undermining domestic prices complicate the plan and raise cost comparisons. The issue highlights postwar aid, currency, and surplus challenges as countries seek dollars to pay for goods.
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Denmark
United States
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Department
One Crop Farming Draws Central Kansas Farmers Away
The Salina Journal notes a shift toward single crop wheat farming after the Great Bend dairy plant's closure. It argues that dairy and poultry work is more demanding and less reliable when wheat profits and favorable weather align, warning that reliance on one crop weakens soil fertility and farm resilience.
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Salina Journal
Great Bend
Kanaas
Kansas
Reunion
Man at police station faces theft or forgery plea
A colored man arrived at the Independence police station offering to plead guilty to grand larceny or forgery. Investigators doubted the charges after finding travelers checks belonging to another person, while noting his aim was warm shelter and meals through winter.
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Independence
Stolen Car Report Ends With Wife Recovery
A Coffeyville man first told police his car was stolen but days later admitted his wife had taken the vehicle. The incident raises questions about where he faced more scrutiny, at the station or back home.
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Coffeyville
Tax consultants to attend December Topeka courses
Lynn R. Brodrick announces joint short courses for tax consultants in Topeka on December 6 and 7. Instructors from Brodrick’s office and Kansas State College extension service will cover farmers, business, and long form 1040 returns with emphasis on changes in filing dates, cash and accrual accounting, deductions, depreciation, and travel expenses. Booklets with expert answers will be distributed at the sessions.
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Lynn R. Brodrick
Internal Revenue
Kansas State College
State Income Tax Division
Topeka
Dolson L. Beery
William B. Yerkes
Brodrick
Paul W. Griffith
Extension Service
The
College of Manhattan
Broddick
Manhattan
Radio Listings Reflect Busy Decade Broadcast Schedule
The page catalogs a dense roster of radio programs across KMBC KCMO WDAF WREN WLAF WOAP and others. It lists specific show titles hosts times and segments from morning to late evening including news music drama comedy sports and variety hours. The entries mention Judy Canova Fat Man Henry Morgan and Lone Ranger among many others.
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KMBC
Philip Mariog
KNMIC
Lumma Aboer
KCMO
Denes Pigay
WDAF
Urand
Opres
RMBC
Leon Decker Tow - Armbc
the Guldbergs
Ncmo- Tex
Henry Morgan
KMEC
Berush Creek Follies
WLAF
Husband
Wren
WIDAF
RCMO
Onnie
Harriet
Muehlebach
Rove Nata
KRMBC
Joan
Poe Warne Uneater
Jimmy Durante
KM Iec
Sheriff Shaw
Kumuu
Keulan T
KCUMO
Harrison Wood
Vincent Lopes
WDAR
Haptis
Lutheran
Amic
Wayne Ring
Milt Dickey
WDAKF
Fat Duno
KCMC
Mort and
Scotty Moedetn
Texas Rangers
Wrens
Fred Waring
Bnet A
Metropoltan Opera
Ing
AGEN
Andy
Gang
Star Theater
President’s weight bet with generals aims for lighter ranks
In a weight contest the President and generals pledged to shed fat with a goal of 175 pounds for the President and 200 for the generals, paying $1 per excess pound. A Lawrence housewife notes the low quotations for fat as the drag of the contest dampens enthusiasm.
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Lawrence
Truman Says Budget Balance Not In Sight
The article argues President Truman has branded as inaccurate a claim that his administration abandoned hope of balancing the budget. It notes Treasury and budget officials deny balancing signs and suggests the paradox of abandoning hope without having it, noting the welfare state path many nations have taken.
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Truman
Secretary of the Treasury
Bribery tale and football fan letter from Lawrence
A reader recalls an old bribery boast about a china plate to influence a purchase and praises the Lawrence Lions for their football dominance. Alvin Dahlene defends Rex Johnson as the top guard, criticizing picks that omit him.
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Kansas
Lawrence Lions
Lawrence
Woodard
Rex
Alvin Dahlene
Fatal crash near Neodesha claims L. M. Peace life
L. M. Peace a Lawrence photographer and KU graduate was killed when his car sideswiped another near Neodesha while returning from a visit to his mother. Mrs. Peace and Miss Mattie Pugh, KU student, were injured. Also reported: Mary Alice Hardiman, KU student, attacked near West Hills. she is recovering in the student hospital.
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L. M. Peace
Lawrence
K. U
Neodesha
Independence
Carroll G. Riggs
Alice Drake
Roma Laster
John J. Kennedy
John Kennedy
J. F. Watkins
Ernest Bigsby
Roy Day
Josephine
Lerey
Turlock
Calif
George Worswick
Melba
Edward
Alvin
Harold
F. H. Worswick
Topeka
Hannah Champion
Bigsby
Elizabeth
A. RB. Weaver
Lake of the Ozarks
Nicholas Noland
Kansas City
First honorary chemistry sorority organized at the university
Twenty five years ago the first honorary chemistry sorority for women at the university was formed with installation at the Chemistry building after a dinner at Colonial tea room. Honorary members Mrs J W Murray and Mrs G W Stratton attended, along with charter members Miss Helen Cooper Miss Helen Thomas Miss Ethel Ann Jones Miss Elvira Weeks Miss Kathryn Wolfe and Miss Selma Gottlieb. Additional initiates named include Mrs Amy Van Horn Rader, Miss Sybil Woodruff and Miss May Kinney. Also noted is the annual Thanksgiving dinner at the home of Chester Irwin near Clinton with Mr and Mrs J J Tobler Miss Mae Tobler and guests including Grandmother Tobler and several Hulce and Davis family members.
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J. W. Murray
G. W. Stratton
Helen Cooper
Helen Thomas
Ethel Ann Jones
Elvira Weeks
Kathryn Wolfe
Selma Gottlieb
Amy van Horn Rader
Sybil Woodruff
May Kinney
Chester Irwin
Clinton
J. J. Tobler
Mae Tobler
Grandmother Tobler
A. G. Hulce
Irwin Hulce
Farr Hulce
f_ ily
Bessie Davis
Lawrence
James Duncan
Jayhawkers coach Bert Kennedy vows stay only with higher pay
Forty years ago Bert Kennedy, coach of the Jay hawkers for six years, says he will not return next season unless his salary increases substantially. He currently earns the lowest pay among big Missouri Valley schools' coaches.
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Bert Kennedy
Jayhawkers
Missouri Valley
Gus Brune
Lake View
Brune
Eastern Star
Miller
Florence Clarke
St. Joe
J. T. Constant
Ottawa
Constant-Rankin
Putting Arms in German Hands Faces Western Split
AP analysis outlines the disarmament dilemma in postwar Germany. Western allies fear a German rearmament could sharpen East–West tensions while some military experts urge defense by a rearmed Germany. The debate cites Soviet, American, and French positions and potential conflict between political and military aims.
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Germany
Europe
U. S
Johnson
Bradley
America
Reich
Sozialdemokrat
Socialist Democratic Party
Berlin
Taegliche Rundschau
Supreme Court Bars Union Interference With Wichita Radio Band
Kansas Supreme Court issues a restraining order against Musicians Local 297 and AFM pending appeal by KFH Wichita. The order requires a $5,000 bond and targets alleged transfer card refusals and threats involving the Ark Valley Boys.
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Topeka
Kansas Supreme Court
KFH
Wichita
Ark Valley Boys
Musicians Association Local No
American Federation of Musicians
Tthe Union
Supreme Court
Red Cars Speed Traffic Says Color Expert
New York color sign engineer Howard Ketcham warns red cars provoke drivers to pass, citing tests that show red increases impatience. Cream and yellow also stimulate, while black blue and green without yellow undertones are less triggering to following drivers.
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New York
Howard Ketcham
Irs
Ketcham
Barbs by Halcochean Conscience in Ancient Times
A scientist claims conscience began functioning 3600 years ago. The piece questions whether such ideas influenced football pool promoters. It notes that a janitor who reduces heating this winter could cause tenants to burn up.
Unemployment Survey Draws Public Attention
Many individuals claim capabilities in evaluating the job market while actual proof comes from measurable employment data and survey results. The trend shows active effort to understand the unemployment situation beyond opinions.
UC Develops Dwarf-Disease Resistant Alfalfa in Davis
The University of California reports a new alfalfa variety resistant to the dwarf disease, which has impacted about one third of California fields. The virus-driven disease speeds thinning in the second and third seasons, and seeds will be allocated to affected growers.
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Davis
Calif
University of California
College of Agriculture
Obituary for Terry Gaskill in Lawrence and Oska loosa ties
Terry Gaskill born November 19 1874 Oska loosa died November 28 1949 Lawrence burial in Oska loosa funeral in Lawrence November 30. Survived by wife Eva Worswick Gaskill five daughters two grandsons three brothers and two sisters with out of town relatives attending.
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Terry Gaskill
Oskaloosa
Lawrence
Sylvester Harrison
Mary Elizabeth Tenison Gaskill
el Dorado
Kansas
First Methodist Episcopal Church of
Eva Worswick
Buffalo
N.Y
Terrence J. Williams
Frank L. Williams
E. P. Day
Ray Gaskill
Los Angeles
Calif
Edwin Gaskill
Pueblo
Colo
Frank L. Herrington
Salinas
Benjamin Gaskill
Topeka
Gussie Gaskill
Taylor
Oertel
Musical Instrument 1 Depicted musical instrument
A series of crossword style clues lists terms such as a stringed instrument and other definitions. The item set includes peruses insect larva space for truth and multiple short definitions across numbered entries. The page catalogs common puzzle vocabulary with casual references to daily life.
Kansas State joins national education evaluation project
Manhattan December 2 Kansas State college participates in a cooperative project with 20 educational institutions to evaluate general education programs. Dr Earl F E Edgar is appointed K State representative to help develop evaluation techniques and apply them locally in Pittsburgh December 1 and 2. President Mil to n S Eisenhower called the project exciting and valuable.
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Manhattan
Kansas State College
Milton S. Eisenhower
Earl FE. Edgar
K-State Institute of Citizenship
K-State
Eisenhower
American Council of Education
Edgar
A. L. Pugsley
Pittsburgh
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Phome
Oread
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SONS
Reno
Cane Gacan
Joe Schelbar
Wolfson
Skinner
TNC
GMAC
Jayhawk Motors
Cadillac
Pontiac
Vermont
Sadocan's Radio
Hanna
McGrew & Peck
East
Smith Electric Company
N. B
A. Cordell
Scott
Temperature & Equip. CO
Ed Harkiīos
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