Taft Hartley debate colors labor politics in 1952
Lawrence Journal World notes AFL head George Meany signals willingness to settle for less than full repeal of the Taft Hartley Act. The piece contrasts labor demands with practical governance, and discusses U N critiques of Korea prisoner treatment and Allied conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
George Meany
American Federation of Labor
Pon
Truman
AFL
Stevenson
Meany
Congress
Mr. Meany
Hie
Newly-Rich Military Spending Under Scrutiny
A house sub committee gathers evidence that the military services, now with record funds, have built costly installations replacing temporary WWII structures. It questions necessity, noting terrazo floors in a southern camp and accusing secrecy around spending. Rivalry between branches is cited as a contributing factor.
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A House
Europe
Iran oil conflict and missteps cloud rehabilitation efforts
The piece criticizes Iran's mishandling of oil resources under Premier Mossa degh, noting financial distress, seizure of property without compensation, and poor political choices that push foreign investment away and invite Soviet influence. It also mention a French plan to fund 12,000 homes via higher wine taxes, and cites St Joseph Missouri’s fuel shortages amid a cold spell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iran
Mossadegh
Christmas postings and social notices in local pages
Old Home Town reports twenty two post office hires for the Christmas rush. Marie Wilkins of Lawrence rises to a permanent role in the Metropolitan Opera after stepping in for Lily Pons. Ann Glenn of Syracuse marries Capt. Robert R. Corey in Warm Springs on Dec. 7. Mrs. Alice Buck hosts a dinner for her brother Staff Set Harmon of Pendleton. Mr. and Mrs. R. Carl Moore announce the birth of a daughter. Mrs. Emery Underwood marks her daughter Marlene’s seventh birthday with a tea. F.C. Allen travels to Philadelphia to visit Eleanor and Rob Allen at the University of Pennsylvania. The Lawrence high school concert draws a large crowd and names officers for the Sons and Daughters of New England. Kansas Electric Power Company employees share a Christmas dinner. Helen Wormwick announces birth of daughter Helen to Delmar Beshears. couple resides in Texas and will be at 900 West Street. Mrs. Jeanette Bishoff travels to Kansas City to visit Dr. F. J. Wilson. Mrs. M. King of Camden also noted.
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Marie ‘Wilkins
Lawrence
Metropolitan Opera
Lily Pons
Ann Glenn
Syracuse
N.Y
Robert R. Corey
Erna Corey
Warm Springs
R. Carl Moore
Emery Underwood
Colonial Tea Room
Marlene
F.C. Allen
Philadelphia
Eleanor Allen
Rob Allen
University of Pennsylvania
Lawrence High Ehool
Sons and Daughters of New England
Plymouth, Congregational
E. R. Learmed
D. H. Spencer
E. N. Manchester
W. W. Russ
Kansas Electric Power Company
Broad View Inn
Evelyn Jordan
Sadie Huseman
Myrtle Burke
Ernestine Yates
Jennie Jones
Beulah Hackler
Vera Lynch
Opal Shaw
Mazie Butler
Burleigh Brodhead
Margaret Tucker
Loretta Hessell
Mae Speer
Mayme Corcoran
F. H. Wormwick
Topeka
Helen
Delmar Beshears
Seagrin
Tex
Beshears
Jeanette Bishoff
Kansas City
F. J. Wilson
Chris
Christmas Visitors Gather in Local Homes Across the Area
Ark arrives to spend Christmas with Dr. A. R. Kennedy. Miss Ruth Kennedy noted. Miss Charlotte Hodgson of Bartlesville visits her mother Mrs. Augusta Hodgson. Miss Clara Carpenter returns from Beloit for holidays. Miss Alice Zwick home from Rosedale. Mrs. E. W. Crumb to visit daughter Mrs. C. B. Harman. Leta Harper arrives from Douglas. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Lawson travel to Naples Illinois for Christmas. Prof. and Mrs. W. J. Baumgartner leave for Cleveland Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Everett of Pawhuska host over holidays. Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Nichols of Barstow visiting F. C. Topping for Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlottee Hodgson
Bartlesville
Augusta Hodgson
Clara Carpenter
Beloit
Alice Zwick
Rosedale
E. W. Crumb
Topeka
C. B. Harman
Leta Harper
Douglas
I. M. Harper
J. E. Lawson
Naples
Ill
W. J. Baumgartner
Cleveland
R. E. Everett
Pawhuska
Okla
W. S. Everett
Barbs By Halocochean D and Signals on Voice
A quirky column notes that two in every hundred have singing voices while asking why they lack TV or radio exposure. An angry man, arrested for speeding 70 miles per hour, faces a fine day for driving. Science can magnify the human voice twenty one thousand six hundred times but how to shut it off remains a puzzle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halcocheand
Road diplomacy in a Cadillac or Lincoln ride for Ike
The piece humorously discusses President-elect Eisenhower’s car choice as a delicate diplomatic problem. It notes Cabinet ties to General Motors and Ford support, suggesting a symbolic shift to economy by using Jeeps for government duties. It reflects on precedent and the need to balance factions and budgetary concerns.
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Salina
Chiang
Lian
Lincoln
Chevrolet
Ikes
General Motors
Cadillac
Ford Motor Co
White House
Ike
Eisenhower
Secretary of Defense
Pentagon
Ford
Just the Man for Jon Pittsburg Headlight
Wilfrid Cavaness of Chanute a long time state senator has been appointed to the state office building commission to fill the vacancy caused by Fay Seaton’s death. Governor Ann made a strong choice as Cavaness has chaired the ways and means committee and is known for frugality and vigilance over expenditures. He is described as a free agent ready to fight waste and ensure accountability on the building commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Wilfrid Cavaness
Chanute
State Office Building Commission
Ann
Fay Seaton
Cavaness
Ways and Means
Senate
Building Commission
Kansas
Tess
Christmas plans and services across churches and camp
At Rancho Los Amigos in Los Angeles the elderly residents asked for nylons as gifts and a Christmas program is planned with Strum directing the tree and a silver offering for the Little Rock Orphanage. Salem Evangelical and United Brethren church hosts a Tuesday 7:20pm recitation and carols with pianist Mrs. Carlisle Trabant, followed by treats and a silver collection. St Paul Evangelical and Reformed Church presents a Christmas Eve readings and tableaux play titled Christmas In the Year of Our Lord, with roles from Freddie Trefz to Phyllis Schmidt and a Junior Choir processional by candlelight. A Christmas Day Holy Communion service and Christmas Masses are scheduled at Eudora Holy Family, Baldwin, and Sunflower churches, with pastor Paul W. Miller leading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Phyllis Schmidt
Clayton Durr
Sylvia Gerstenberger
Joseph
Robert Westerhouse
the Shepherds and Wise Men
J. O. Polster
Robert Neix
Beverlee Broer
Eudora Holy Family Church
Baldwin
Bastar
Eudora Church
Sunflower
Paul W. Miller
World Today Practicable Road for The Unions
James Marlow reports on George Meany and AFL stance as labor faces Taft Hartley Act changes. Republicans control Congress again, Meany says labor will seek limited amendments rather than repeal. Eisenhower’s early labor gestures hint at tentative support for negotiated reforms.
GI Who Lunched With Ike Killed in Patrol Action
Seoul reported Corporal James A. Murray of Muskogee Oklahoma was killed in a patrol action. Murray belonged to Company B of Eisenhower's old 15th Regiment in the U S Third Division and had eaten with the president-elect three weeks earlier on a Korean hillside.
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Seoul
James A. Murray
Muskogee
Okla
Eisenhower
Murray
15Th Regiment
U. S
Traffic Death Toll May Reach 590 This Weekend
Chicago area traffic officials forecast about 590 deaths over the Christmas weekend from 6 p.m. Wednesday to midnight Sunday. The council urged cautious driving to reduce the toll and emphasized regional travel patterns during the holiday period.
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Chicago
National
Safer Driving Advised in Bad Weather
In transit guidance the message warns against driving after drinking and urges motorists to drive slowly in bad weather. It emphasizes allowing extra time and proceeding carefully for early travel.
Yule pageant in Eudora Church features First Christmas play
The Yule pageant The First Christmas will be shown Wednesday at 7:30 PM at the Methodist Church, followed by a candlelighting service and a white gift ceremony. Cast includes Mary Nancy Eisele Joseph Raymond Tuggle Kings Kari Eisele Emmett Wright Dudley Tuggle angels and choir groups. Miss Margaret Parker directs with Mrs. Bob Wolf and Mrs. Paul Frazier aiding. after the pageant children receive gifts and candy from the Christmas tree. Also noted is Marine Cpl Galen Gabriel recently promoted to sergeant at El Toro MCAS, previously attending Baker University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Nancy Eisele
Joseph
Raymond Tuggle
Kari Eisele
Emmett Wright
Dudley Tuggle
Sapey Bovas
Margaret Parker
Bob Wolf
Paul Frazier
Jim Harris
Bert Chronister
Cpl
Galen Gabriel
Alvin Gabriel
el Toro Marine Corps Air Station
Santa Ana
Calif
Fleet Marine Force
Pacific
Gabriel
Marine Corps
Baker University
Baldwin
Edward Deckwa
Edward Stanton Forsythe
Clearfield
Sonical United Brethren Church
John and
Elizabeth Forsythe
George
Sar
Screen-Video Actor and scattered glossary clues
A fragmented word puzzle or glossary list with various clues including references to a screen video actor age 36, a small piece of ground, several compound forms, musical or religious terms, and sporadic definitions. The items appear as a mixed assortment of crossword style hints and partial answers without a cohesive narrative.
Radio Programs Schedule Feeds Wide Variety of Holiday Shows
A dense schedule lists many stations and programs from Jackson to KMBC KMBC NBC affiliates with holiday music, dramas, farm news, weather, and special features across dayparts. Notable entries include Christmas music blocks, The Breakfast Club, News, Arthur Godfrey, Comedy and Variety hours, and public affairs segments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vrednesday
WDAF
K. C
Ea Lidwaer
Efit
Faratek
WDAP
KMBC
REN
MBC
Ben Johnson
Elcome Travelers
Wren
Arthur Godfre
Neiline
Tony Martin
Eit Wee
Griffith Wren
WDAR
Jennie Rank
Wendy Mentees
WDAY
Highsign
Rent Wren
Bill Ring
ABC
Jones
Wren —Weather Bureau
Holly Eons
Widder Brown
Pian Ril
KNBC
Youne Dr. Malone
Lorenzo Jones
Wnews
Forsythe dies at 79 after long service to church
Warner Forsythe of Eudora Kansas passed away December 14 1952 at age 79 after a lifetime of church work. He moved from Oklahoma to Kansas as a child, lived near Atlanta and in Douglas County, and was active as Lay Leader and Sunday School superintendent. He and Carrie Warner married October 14 1896 and had three children Estelle Shirck Mildred Diedrich and Warner Forsythe. He leaves seven grandchildren three great grandchildren and a brother 5 B Forsythe of Oklahoma City.
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Coxie
Butler County
Kans
Atlanta
Carrie Warner
Douglas
Blackwell
Oklo
Douglas County
Eudora
Hesper
Chilren
Forsythe
Asbury Methodist Church
Oklahoma
Methodist Church
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