This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1949
Page
3
Frances keeps tabs on her husband with a notebook of vows broken since 1937. On January 1 she lists late dinners, missed dates, diet slips, and a mounting weight projection, suggesting a humorous yet pointed look at marital resolutions.
Rome reports film director Roberto Rossellini confirms he and Ingrid Bergman plan to marry within a week as Bergman seeks divorce from Dr. Peter Lindstrom. He says they found a legal path around the divorce obstacles possibly via a European divorce while Bergman remains secluded and silent on pregnancy rumors.
Professor Alanson N. Topping of Purdue University Lafayette Indiana has been awarded the Beat Teacher Citation of 1949 by the Purdue chapter of Sigma Delta Chi honorary journalism fraternity. Topping taught physics and chemistry at Lawrence High School before joining the electrical engineering faculty in 1903 and retiring in 1942. He briefly returned to teaching after World War II enrollment surge and retired again this fall. Charles Topping of Route 4 is his brother and their parents farmstead birthplace is noted.
A group of youthful concession workers at K U football games this fall will be honored by the Memorial Unions operating committee Friday evening. First prizes were awarded for Coca Cola sales and Nesbitt's Orange sales, with prizes including a table model radio and a Bulova wrist watch. Prizes also went to top ice cream and hot dog sellers. During five home games, 5 745 cases of cold drinks and 21 000 hot dogs were sold, with the Homecoming game the peak day. A total of 183 salesmen and 45 clerks staffed concessions, supported by a gas-fired boiler and two steam kettles to serve 600 gallons of coffee per game. Warm weather boosted cold drink sales while coffee lagged.
The National Geographic Society documents and preserves ancient American craft by rediscovering and teaching lost medieval glass staining techniques. This effort highlights craftspeople who practice period methods and safeguard historical knowledge for future generations.
An officer says garlic was tested as a mosquito deterrent for Pacific fleet operations but mosquitoes showed complete indifference. The naval doctor offered no comment on how sailors handled the issue amid fleet deployment.
Hong Kong reports LP Eight planes of Maj. Gen. Claire L. Chennault’s civil air transport fleet left for Formosa. A reliable source said the move was spurred by potential British recognition of communist China. Eight more planes prepared to depart for the nationalist island fortress off the southeast China coast.
Washington reports a three man G O P race may form for the 1952 presidential nomination with Eisenhower, Harold Stassen, and Senator Robert Taft as leading contenders. Senator Cain says Stassen backed by university president is shaping the field, while Eisenhower rejects candidacy talks and warns against centralizing federal power.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.