Central Junior High Renovation Sparks Doubted Value
After months of delays and disruption, Central Junior High School nears completion with a new cafeteria and technology room, air conditioning and safety upgrades. Some staff and students question whether the end result justifies the ongoing misery, noting cold drafts, debris, and walls left unfixed.
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Central Junior High
Central
Supt
al Azinger
Journal-World
Lawrence
Nobel Peace Prize milestones and notable anniversaries
The note lists key historical events on various dates: Theodore Roosevelt winning the Nobel Peace Prize in 1906 for mediating the Russo Japanese War, Luther burning papal edict in 1520, birth of Thomas Gallaudet in 1787, Mississippi statehood in 1817, Emily Dickinson birth in 1830, Wyoming women voting rights in 1869, 1898 treaty ending Spanish American War, Jane Addams co recipient in 1931, UN UDHR in 1948, Ralph Bunche Nobel in 1950, first US domestic jet flight in 1958, premiere of Lawrence of Arabia in 1962, MLK Jr Nobel in 1964, Otis Redding death in 1967, Edward D Wood Jr death in 1978, Desmond Tutu Nobel 10 years ago, Husak resignation five years ago.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Martin Luther
Thomas H. Gallaudet
Philadelphia
Mississippi
Emily Dickinson
Amherst
Mass
Wyoming
Paris
Jane Addams
United Nations General Assembly
Ralph J. Bunche
Oslo
Norway
Otis Redding
Wisconsin
Edward D. Wood Jr
Los Angeles
Desmond Tutu
Czechoslovakia
Gustav Husak
Journal World staff and publication details
Journal World editor and publisher Dolph C Simons Jr leads the staff with Ralph Gage as general manager and Bill Snead as deputy editor. John Taylor is news editor with Ann Gardner as editorial page editor and Tom Fisher overseeing advertising. Dolph Simons III runs operations and Dan Simons handles new ventures. Donna Wiley and Dallas Dolan manage production and accounting respectively. Postage and circulation affiliations noted.
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Dolph C. Simons Jr
Ralph Gage
Bill Snead
John Taylor
Ann Gardner
Tom Fisher
Dolph Simons III
Dan Simons
New Ventures
Donna Wiley
Dallas Dolan
Post office scraps atom bomb stamp image in backlash
In a holiday season controversy, the post office discarded a stamp showing an A-Bomb over Japan with a caption claiming it hastened the war's end. Critics argued the image trivialized mass death, while officials noted sensitivity to Japanese perspectives. The new stamp features Harry Truman announcing the war's end, yet the atom bomb image remains indelibly in memory.
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Boston
Japan
IRS
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian
Post Office
Europe
Dresden
Hiroshima
Boris Yeltsin
North Korea
Iraq
Libya
Iran
Russia
Germany
Harry Truman
Christmas Misadventures Go From Tree to Lottery Dream
Angelina County tale records a chaotic holiday as dogs eat the Christmas tree and ruin ornaments while a narrator jokes about fortunes, birthdays, and the lottery. A friend faces health woes and reveals a burial plot in a grim country visit.
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Angelina County
Tex
Gratitude From Babcock Place Resident To The Editor
Alma J. Wilson, president of Babcock Tenants Assn., thanks Lawrence Housing Authority and local neighbors for safe senior housing at Babcock Place. She notes services from Dillon’s, bus 62, library van, meals programs, emergency responders, volunteers, and community support including Christmas and Thanksgiving aid.
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Lawrence
Babcock Place
Lawrence Housing Authority
Douglas County Senior Services
Dillon’s
Lawrence Public Library
Police
Douglas County Ambulance Service
Lee
Carol Scott
Wakarusa Valley
Link
The
Flamingo
Chance
Alma J. Wilson
Babcock Tenants Assn
Charity and street work ideas in Lawrence history
In 1894 the Lawrence World urged practical charity through work programs, suggesting the poor earn their living via street work while exempting women and children. It framed relief as empowerment rather than mere feeding, reflecting early social welfare debates. Courtesy Watkins Community Museum.
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Lawrence World
Lawrence
Watkins Community Museum
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Central Junior High School
Dolph Simons Sr
the World Company
Sixth
New Hampshire
Kaw
Douglas County
Kansas Counties
Kansas City
United States
Journal- World
W.C. Simons
P.O
Kan
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Eoo
America
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