Journal World Publisher Details From 1854 Era
A past article notes The Journal World established in 1854 with W. Simons as editor and Walter Hee as publisher lengthening into 1952. It lists Sixth and New Hampshire Streets Lawrence Kansas address and phone. Subscription rates include 1.73 monthly 20.76 yearly carrier and 10 yearly mail within Douglas county.
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Worl Company
Sixth
New Hampshire
Lawrence
Kan
Douglas
United States
New Year Driving Dangers Highlight Holiday Traffic
Officials warn the New Year period brings high accident risk as drivers rush between celebrations in poor weather. Police urge defensive driving to account for others carelessness and to avoid ruined holidays, noting KU’s Orange Bowl win over Penn State in Miami.
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Penn State
Miami
Tragic Case of Baby Death from Exposure in Kansas City
Police found a six month old dead from exposure in a second floor apartment on Kansas City east side. His twin sister was near death but recovered after hospitalization. The mother, aged 16, had a third year old child and was absent when the incident occurred.
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Kansas City
Soup through the ages from grandmothers to canned varieties
The piece traces old time soup making from overnight bean prep and ham hock simmering to modern quick fixes with canned and dehydrated soups. It notes oyster stew as a special occasion dish, praises aging flavors, and contrasts slow stock with today’s supermarket options and convenient cartons.
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Navy
Iztcher
Multigenerational Meals and Modern Convenience in the Kitchen
The passage contrasts traditional family cooking with contemporary quick meals. It notes a grandmother buying veal knuckles and boiling them to steam windows, while acknowledging today's housekeepers balance work and supper. It praises modern canned, packaged, and frozen foods for their convenience.
Vendor Declines Shoplifter Over Scruples
A Los Angeles news vendor rejected a man trying to sell him stolen goods at a bargain. The seller notes the quote price is high and points to a nearby plant with striking workers, implying the man’s offer hinges on theft. The purchaser claims he would not cross the picket line.
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Los Angeles
Faith in Economy Faces Inflation Warning
In a 1969 economic outlook, experts warn inflation threatens growth as costs rise 4 to 5 percent annually. Pierre Rinfret predicts price increases in early 1969, while critics note limited room for government intervention without shocks, urging indirect controls and market signals.
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New York
United States
Pierre Rinfret
Nixon
Rinfret
U. S
New Year Snow Delays and Festivities Highlight Era Snapshots
Old Home Town notes a 1958 New Year snowstorm with five to eight inches causing hazardous roads. Vinland schools reopen for holidays due to german measles. Joyce and Martha Murphy host a tea with high school friends listed. 1943 wartime paper shortage slimmed newspapers. 1928 Harlem clubs prep for a big New Year’s Eve with $25 cover. Elks Club Charity Ball planned.
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Vinland
Joyce
Martha Murphy
Mary Kay Dunlap
Carol Albers
Joan Barr
Marilyn Allen
Nancy Oyler
Pat Lovell
Kathy Luckens
Sandra Sinclair
New York
Harlem
Elks Club
Today’s Bible Message Prayer
A devotional prayer asks the Lord to help believers depend on Him at all times. It emphasizes gratitude and guidance along life’s path in companionship with Christ and His Son. Believers are urged to seek daily connection and blessing through prayer.
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Jesus Christ
A New Year Gift from Bartleaville Couple
Editor's note presents New Year thoughts from Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Learned of Bartleaville Oklahoma. The poem speaks of gifting another year, time to spend wisely, and view hardships as divine thoughts of love. It invites readers to reflect on hours and days as treasured opportunities for joy and kindness.
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Stanley
Bartleaville
Okla
Journal-World
Predictions for 1969 from a satirical national review
A humorous 1969 forecast lampoons politics and economics with names and places like New Rochelle, Antigua, Lindsay, and Hu bert. It imagines a dollar as good as gold, labor strikes, a Geneva summit, and a restructured international monetary system, ending with a call to prayer.
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National Review
William Rickenbacker
Socialist Bloc
Buckley
Moon for Sale Howling Debate Grabs Washington
A mock White House briefing reveals every department proposing moon uses from space bases to parks and housing. Howard Hughes offers to buy the moon to protect his Las Vegas view, ending the meeting with a punchline.
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Department of Agriculture
Treasury
Department of Commerce
NASA
Howard Hughes
Hughes
Las Vegas
Louisiana man honored as World’s Champion Liar of 1968
Charles V. Wilson of Ethel Louisiana was named the World’s Champion Liar of 1968 by the Burlington Liars Club in Burlington Wisconsin for describing his hometown as so small they had to extend the town limits to have room for a phone booth.
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Burlington
Wis
Charles V
Wilson
Ethel
Liars Club
Mills May Push Social Security Medicare for the Disabled
Rep. Wilbur D. Mills plans to propose extending Medicare to the physically disabled under a broader Social Security revision. He collaborates with HEW Secretary Wilbur Cohen while opposing automatic cost-of-living adjustments and faces AMA resistance to federal health insurance expansion.
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Washington
Wilbur D. Mills
Arkansas
American Medical Association
AMA
House
Ways and Means
Mills
Wilbur Cohen
Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
Department
Wilburs
Cohen
Congress
Johnson
White House
Nixon
Citizens urge monitoring radios to aid police efforts
Letter argues city spend on monitoring adapters is offset by public benefit. H W Miller cites examples of how responsible citizens with radios could detect vandalism burglaries and burglar alarms, aiding police and aiding conviction. He urges expanded citizen monitoring participation.
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Gettg
H. W. Miller
Judy Garland Winds Up London Cabaret After Court Rejects Suit
Judy Garland opened at Talk of the Town in London with I Belong to London and earned a standing ovation from 1,200 fans after a High Court judge refused to block her from performing. Howard Harper and Leon J. Greenspan, two New Jersey businessmen, claimed an exclusive contract but Garland said she never heard of them.
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London
Judy Gareland
Miss Garland
New Jersey
Howard Harper
Leon J. Greenspan
Harper
Greenspan
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