Talking Horse Lady Wonder Solves Mysteries in Richmond Stall
Reporter Paul Duke interviews Lady Wonder, Richmond's famed talking horse, who answers questions by pressing levers that raise letters on a board. The horse is credited with helping locate missing Quincy boy Danny Matson and has drawn both skepticism and curiosity from psychologists and the public.
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Paul Duke
Richmond
Danny Matson
Quincy
Mass
Lady Wonder
Gary Hayman
Providence, R. I
Kansas
NEA Telephone
Odds Against Survival of Free Society
Rep Walter Judd told a United Church men gathering that the odds are against the survival of free society. He warned that civilization is on the defensive as Communism advances, saying Korea has no hope and Japan risks turning to Red China for trade. He cited wartime fatigue and rising slavery as factors in the crisis.
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Walter Judd
United Churchmen
National Council of Churches
China
Judd
Korea
Far East
Japan
Philippines
Indochina
Santa Finds Abundant Christmas Trees in Lawrence
Wholesalers report plentiful trees in Lawrence with prices roughly unchanged from 1951. Demand is light now but expected to rise this weekend and next week. Small trees cost 50 cents, four to five foot trees 1.25 to 1.50 each, about 25 cents per foot for retail. A 10 foot tree might fetch 4.75. Canadian and Norwegian firs and pines from Montana and Washington are in market, with generally good quality and ample supply to avoid ill-shaped trees.
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Lawrence
Montana
Washington
Citizens Group to Hear School Plan This Evening
A Citizens Advisory Committee meeting at Liberty Memorial High School Library will discuss preliminary plans for a new grade school, the Lawrence building program, and a bond election. Superintendent Wolfe and district 60 board called the session. the board will meet after the committee. Also noted is the 1947 birth rate of 26.6 per 1,000, the highest in 25 years.
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Citizens Advisory Committee
Lawrence
Liberty Memorial High School
William D. Wolfe
Citizens Committee
Intern Paul White Named City Manager of Iowa Falls
Paul White 2146 Vt St has been hired as the new city manager of Iowa Falls Iowa and will begin duties January 1 1947 He is 36 and previously served as city manager in Iowa Falls for a year finishing in June after earning a public administration degree from the University of Kansas He has held roles as interim city building inspector and since September 15 has led the citys parking lot construction A Navy pilot with five years service in World War II he is married to the former Davis of Ottawa They met at Kansas University in 1937 and married in 1941 They have a 17 month old daughter Elizabeth Searle The family plans to move around the new year but housing in Iowa Falls remains uncertain.
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Paul White
Vt. St
Iowa Falls
White
The
University of Kansas
Davis
Ottawa
Kansas University
Elizabeth Searle
Exhibits Paintings by Frank M Hamilton on Display
An exhibit of watercolors and etchings by Frank M Hamilton from Balboa California, a fourth year architecture student, will be shown in the Architecture Library third floor Marvin Hall at K U until Friday December 19. Hours are 8 to noon and 1 to 5 p m Monday through Friday. The studies from his trips to the west coast and Caribbean formed the basis of a one man show.
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Frank M. Hamilton
Balboa
Calif
Architecture
Marvin Hall
K.U
Hamilton
West Coast
Caribbean
Parole Violation Returns John Harding to Lansing
John Julian Harding 710% Mass Lt was taken to the state penitentiary at Lansing Monday by State Parole Officer Vernon Barrows for parole violation. Harding, arrested Nov. 18, had been paroled from Lansing in fall 1951 and ran the Crown Watch Shop at 710% Mass St. He had prior conviction for second degree murder and a 40 year Nemaha County sentence.
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John Julian Harding
Mass
Lansing
Vernon Barrows
Harding
Travis Glass
Crown Watch
Nemaha County
Tractor pins boy at county fair event
Jimmy Goodyear, son of Mr and Mrs Jim Goodyear of Twin Valley, is pinned by a tractor in a local fair incident. The young participant appears shaken but unharmed as onlookers assist. Officials say no lasting injuries were reported.
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Jimmy Goodyear
Jim Goodyear
Driver quits after brief CTA bus debut in Chicago
W E Jackson a CTA street car motorman for four months drove a 10 mile express trip downtown to the Southwest Side without stopping to pick up or drop off passengers. He threw his badge on the desk and said he was through after a 10 year Army stint. A relief driver was ready to handle the frustrated riders. CTA spokesman indicated he would be fired.
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Chicago
W. E. Jackson
Chicago Transit Authority
CTA
Jackson
Policeman’s Wife Wins Cook-of-the-Year Title
Mrs. Peter Harlib, wife of a Chicago policeman, won $25,000 and the Cook of the Year title on Tuesday. The young brunette's victory was announced in New York, highlighting her achievement in a national cook-off.
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New York
Peter
Harlib
Chicago
Contests Named After Mrs Richard Nixon by Pillsbury Flour Co
An annual national event honors Mrs Richard Nixon wife of the former president with a Pillsbury Flour Co contest. Entries highlight cookies and home economics efforts, with awards presented at a ceremonial event.
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Geole-Lear
Ivoz
Jawards
Richard Nixon
Pillsbury Flour
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