Lawrence Daily Journal World overview 1854 to 1952
Publication details for the Lawrence Daily Journal-World edited by Simons, including address, editors, and advertising director. Subscription rates are listed for local and county delivery, with post office status and AP affiliation noted.
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Simons
the Worldmpany
New Hampshire
Lawrence
Nee
Kansas
Hunker
Cawrenre
Douglas
Postoffice
Audit Bureau of Circulators
Asave
Associated Press
Hia
AP News
The New Year Brings Hope and Forward Outlook
The article reflects on New Year cosmic cycles and time measures, praising the baby New Year as a symbol of hope. It notes 1955’s misfortunes did not recur and praises Lawrence and the nation for industry and good will that produced material and spiritual gains, ready to continue.
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Peters
Fred Brinkerhas
Pittsburg
Lawrence
Sunflower Ordnance Works Leaders Shaping Local Welfare
The Sunflower Ordnance Works near town, the world’s largest powder plant, has boosted the area since 1949. Five managers led by George Ripley, now leaving for Hercules in Wilmington, guided community welfare and steady employment through wartime expansions and layoffs. Ripley and predecessors helped keep local unemployment low by reassigning workers to area needs.
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Sunflower Ordnance Works
Iara
Hercules Powder Company
Sunflower
Genner Foulke
Harry Chase
F. J. Boddicher
Rinlew
Auther
Hercules
Lawrence
George Ripley
SOW
Fashions in Footwear Draw News-Horns Comment
The Hutchinson News-Horns notes a short supply of walking shoes as production falls. The piece says men’s shoes remain heavy and hot for sedentary life, with soles lightened but still bulky. It hints at new designs and industry shifts.
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Hutchinson News-Horns
There They Are Son They Expect Big Things of You
A fragmented line from a mid century discourse questions public enthusiasm for government services and socialist policies and whether the American people will support them.
Handbook of Mammals of Kansas and Related Works
A long excerpt reviews the Handbook of Mammals of Kansas by Bubk Hall and the Museum of Natural History, noting its up-to-date account of Kansas mammals, methods of identification, and inclusion of unverified species. It mentions grizzly bears and a 1824 Kansas encounter, and references author Minnie Mills Neal and a Goldsmith biography.
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Handbook of Mammals of
Kansas
Bubk
Haysnend
Museum of Natal History
University of Kansas
Liewrence
Spee
Hall
Republican
Smoky Hill
California
Faller
J.W.M
Minnie Holmes
Hazelton
Comment No 23 Inches Equal a Yard
Admiral Moreell argues that TVA is short of its obligations by about 80 million dollars once taxes are accounted for. He contends federal power rates subsidize cheap regional power at the expense of taxpayers, urging a reconsideration of subsidies and pricing to reflect true costs.
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Moog Rat News
Tennessees ’ Valley Authority
Eliiman
Hoyer Commission
TVA
Admiral Moreell
Envernment
Bible Verse on Bond Servant and Freedom
A brief religious note cites 1 Corinthians F322 mentioning a bond servant and the Lord's freedom. It discusses being called in the lore and the contrast between servitude and liberation.
Barbs Claim Odd Love and Crime Tales in Random Snippet
A disjointed OCR passage mentions a thief breaking a store window in Indiana and receiving seven years of misfortune, paired with whimsical lines about love and a mother needing a fur coat. The excerpt blends surreal imagery with a crime note and domestic hints without clear events or dates.
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Indiana
Origin of cry havoc and Perch length in quiz Q facts
The text explains that cries havoc echoed a medieval war cry urging pillage. It also notes a perch equals a pole or five and a half yards and mentions Guatemala’s national bird, the quetzal.
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Guatemala
New Books at Free Public Library
The Lawrences Free Public Library unveils a varied display of 1955 titles by noted authors. Highlights include travel and philosophy works, dog and period pieces, and fiction exploring Paradise, wars, and social life across American and international settings.
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Free Public Library
Lawrences Free Public Library
Knosert
Willard Price
South Pacific
Stevenson
Hoover
Roman
Murray Spangler
Chicago
Arthur Meeker
Ross Santee
Santee
Nouf
Lwin Edman
Charles Frankel
Edman
Fred Reinfeld
Amenead
Soil Bank Plan Aims To Cut 10 20 Percent Of Farmland
Washington reports the Eisenhower administration seeks a soil bank costing 350 million to one billion dollars yearly, paying 10 to 20 percent of U S cultivated land to be left out of crop production for grass or trees. Congress will decide funding and coverage beyond the current 250 million ACPS program, with average yearly payments rising from about 100 dollars to roughly 70 to 200 more per farm.
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Washington
Congress
America
Addiiton
Agricultural Conservation Program Service
ACPS
Soil Bank
U.S
F. G. Ritchie
Community Mentions Celebrate Local Residents and Visitors
Old Home Town families visit relatives with Sandersons and Colmans. S/Sgt. Herbert O Bry an discharged from the Army returns home. George Shaffer injured in crash. Warren Hodson enlists in the Marines. Dick Williams to undergo leg treatment. George F. Derby dies at 77. Lt. Col. H Penfield Jones promoted and resumes practice. Virginia Hutson travels to Colorado and Wyoming. Local dinners honor Vander Vries and others. Miss Nadine Hoover hosts a dance for Maxine Reese. Interurban arrival celebrated by Sweeney and Starkweather. Louise Broeker joins cousin in Concordia. Faye Karney hosts dinner. Georgie Richardson hosts Mary Preyer. Zelda Pipes and Gerald Pipes in Eudora. Ralph Beal in Kansas City. Maurice Benedict and Russell Friend visit Tonganoxie.
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Milton Sanderson
Stephen
Joel
A. R. Colman
W. C. Sanderson
Herbert O'Bryan
C. F. O'Bryan
George Shaffer
Happy Homes Inc
Memorial Hospital
Warren Hodson
C. J. Hodson
Dick Willams
Kansas City
St. Luke's Hospital
George F. Derby
H. Penfield Jones
Lawrence
Virginia Hutson
Colorado
Wyoming
Pi Beta Phi Sorority
Raymond Stanley
Hesper
Roger Stanley
Lindley
Berenice
Edmund
Lois Jean
Luther Klopfenstein
Stanley
Bobby
Luther
Larry
Horace Rogers
William Meyer
Sigel Meyer
Verlin Couch
Ramona
Robert Dale
A. J. Adderson
John N. Vander Vries
Chicago
Nadine Hoover
Harold Hoover
Maxine Reese
Commerce
Okla
Helen Sanderson
Virginia Colman
Wayne Sanderson
Wali Lohman
Leslie Murray
Alice Hoover
T. J. Sweeney
Merchants and Farmers Association
Charles Starkweather
Louise Broeker
Herman Broeker
Karl Dammann
Concordia
Faye Karney
Ethel Kindred
Eudora
Georgie Richardson
Mary Preyer
California
Zelda Pipes
Gerald Pipes
Ralph Beal
Maurice Benedict
Russell Friend
Tonganoxie
Radio and TV Programs Listings On December 31 and January 1
A dense schedule lists WDAF KMBC WREN WFKU AM FM TV programs hourly across Dec 31 and Jan 1. Highlights include church bulletins, news, Opry, sport, and variety shows on stations WDAB KMBC WREN KMBC WDAP, with New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day lineups spanning ABC NBC CBS style programming and feature films.
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WDAF
KMBC
WREN
WFKU
Kmblc
WAR— Monitor
WDAR
Preas
KMBO
Tears & Happiness
KMAC
KMIH
Kang —Ameriay
WAP
Monitor Sme Mbo
Overseas Assieiment
Wren—Overseas Agslginsent
WDA — Monitor
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Lawrence Daily
Journal-World
OND Publications
Oliver Goldsmith
Minnie Mills Neal
Pageant Press
New York, Nly
United States
Stotey
Jefferson
Arthur Boston
Lincoln
David Mearns
F. D. Roosevelt
Jonathan Daniels
John Patrick Carroll
Abbing
Italy
Elleston Trevor
Dunkirk
Anthony West
Isabella Holt
Crom
Lawrence Schoonover
Isabella
Schoonover
Tiberius
Ethel Mannin
Lucia
Hugh Clevely
Peter Nor
NEA
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Old Home Town
RADIO
K.C
Jin Hiurke
Houe
WDAP
Wdaf.tv
Kmbc-Tv
Rcmo.tv
Molen
Lacey
Annie Oakley
Perry Como
Stagke
Lawrence Welle
Jay
Texaco Star Theatre
U.S.A
George Gobel
Gunamoke
Damon Rutan
Mr. and
Mi. North
Dr. Hudson
Times Square
the Christophers
Royal Mayhouse Imne Ouy Marine Hand
M.ul
Hollywood
Ramar of
Colonel March of
Beanland Yard
Craig Kennedy
Wire Wide World
the Law
India
Captain Gallant Bay
Honajong Casaldy
Roy Hean
Alyco
tr—World Report
Lussteela
Father Wad
Ular
Jack Hetiy
General Electric
Lifetime
Ted Mack
Rosal Playhouse
Marge
Todany
Carry Moore
Arthur Godfrey
Jacknot
Steike It Riel
Tennessee Ernie Ford
Aid
Mili
Tove
Darade
N Kitchen Klub
Sporta
Wwo
Mickey Stouse Club
Three Star News
Tony Martin
Burns and Allen
Godfrey
Firestone
Robert Run
Robert Montgomery Theatre
Medical Horizont
Stude One
i—The Hunter
HBC Sportian
K.C. Sport
Studio B
Les Paul
Mary Bord
Night Owl Newa
Joe Schelbar
Mass
Nick Schelbar
Carl Griswold
Oliver Beaman
Ted Luber
Lula Beaman
John Venard Richard Fergus
Shirley Beaman
BeAman
Radio & TV
Prescriptions
Round Corner Drug Co
Ifeil Fisker
Pheas
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