Local News Ledger Contact and Publication Details
The page lists editor and publisher names, office address at Sixth and New Manchester Streets in Lawrence Kansas, and staff roles including associate publisher advertising manager and business manager. It notes established dates, subscription rates by carrier and mail, and postal and AP/Audit Bureau affiliations. The issue is dated Thursday Evening February 8 1562.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolpiu Simons
the World Conpany
New Manapebhire
Lawrence
Kan
Douglas
United States
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Hiram Hayden
Esau
Atheneum Press
Hayden
Atheneum
Literary Guild
Lyons Not Impressed By Broadway Theater In New Feature
Cesare Siepi tours the Broadhurst for Bravo Giovanni and quips theater is a closet. Crouse and Lindsay discuss Mr President casting, avoiding Willkie parallels. Wilson, Shahn, Hayden, Williams, and de Schalit are profiled with its notes. Memoranda note Khrushchev’s son in New York and Jed Harris in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cesare Siepi
Metropolitan Opera
Andy J. Russell
Bravo
Giovanni
Russell
Siepi
Khrushchev
Alexei Adzhubet
Westbury
Jed Harris
New York
Kansas Reservoir Boom Near Lawrence Promises Big Facilities
The region sees rapid progress on multiple water projects from Turtle Creek near Manhattan to Prairie National Park. The Corps of Engineers backs Clinton Reservoir near Lawrence, with Pomona Perry Woodbine Onaga Grove projects advancing. In a decade Kansas could shift from limited resources to vast recreational and economic benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Turtle Creek
Manhattan
Prairie National Park
Corps of Engineers
Clinton
Pomona
Here
Perry
Woodbine
Junction City
Onaga
Wamgee
Grove
Topeka
Kansas
City Ends Elm Spraying Sparks Bird Versus Tree Debate
Last weekend's mild weather spurred yard work as the city ends its tree spraying program. Residents face protecting elm trees from Dutch elm disease by hiring local arborists while bird advocates warn of potential bird population loss.
Freeman urges steady farm surplus control to avoid bank loss
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman says the nation must maintain good surplus management or risk overproduction. He hails the 1961 feed grain program as a smashing success and urges Congress to extend it beyond this year. Freeman predicts per acre gains and a future need for fewer production acres by 1980 despite population growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orville Freeman
U.S
Freeman
Congress
Premium on the Kookie Folk
Jack Zimmerman critiques modern biographies that fixate on lurid tales of crime violence and perversion. He cites a Denver police burglary case as a low point and argues such sensationalism degrades national culture, warning historians may deem the era a degenerate literary garbage heap.
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Denver
Eye bleed common in elderly patients says Dear Dr Mother
A 77 year old woman reports a week of a blood filled right eye with no pain or vision change. Dr Motner notes tiny fragile vessels can leak from minor strain and aging. no treatment needed and vitamin C and calcium help seal capillaries.
Bing's Daughter Passes Swim Test at Age 2
Hollywood news reports Mary Frances Crosby aged 2 daughter of Bing Crosby passed the Red Cross beginners test in front of noted divers Johnny Weissmiller Sammy Lee and Vicki Draves with her mother citing Bing's absence as fear of public cameras. Researchers note no younger child has passed the test on record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bing
Hollywood
Calif
Mary Frances Crosby
Red Cross
Johnny Weismuller
Sammy Lee
Vicki Draves
Kathy
Palm Springs
Mary Frances
Roger Plaisted
The
American National Red Cross
Former Gov Fred Hall Praises Romney on Right-to-Work Stand
Former Kansas Governor Fred Hall praised George Romney for opposing right-to-work laws that ban labor management agreements requiring union membership. Hall, on the National Council for Industrial Peace, called Romney’s position progressive and forthright, urging support from progressive Republicans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Hall
Romney
Washington
Kansas
George Romney
Michigan
Hall
National Council For Industrial Peace
National Party
California
Journal-World Opinion Page Editorials and Letters
Opinion writers, columnists, and cartoonists express personal views on public affairs. Readers are invited to judge criticism and commendation, fostering informed citizenship and vigorous democratic discussion.
Kennedy Era Pork Chop Issue on Aged Medical Care
Washington observers note growing Republican concern over senior medical care under Social Security. Polls by Lou Harris and Gallup show strong national support, pressuring House Ways and Means to act. A White House mobilization, including a discharge petition and Ribicoff outreach, aims to secure a record vote for Kennedy's bill.
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Washington
Kennedy
House
Ways and Means
Lou Harris
Harris
Dr. Gallup
Republican National Committee
White House
National Committee of
Congress
Charles Halleck
Halleck
Ways and Means Committee
Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare
Abraham Ribicoff
Old Home Town Leaders and Local Sports Highlights
Ellsworth resident Mrs. Jonathon B. Carter became president of the St. Thomas Blair chapter of the United States Daughters of 1812 at a meeting hosted by Mrs. W. T. Courtney in Lawrence. Lawrence defeated Atchison 54 to 53 in basketball. The Kaw River iced over at Eudora, washing out a 150 foot span recently installed, leaving the bridge reportedly fixed. City Council approved a new fire truck for Wak arusa and Grant townships. A spring athletics program was announced under Prof. W. W. Davis with baseball led by Dr. Forrest Allen. wrestling will be omitted due to low interest. The Paternal Associates of the American Legion or PALS was formed with Eli Ferrell Post. Alfred Lawrence was elected IOOF president with committees led by I. C. Stevenson and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonathon B. Carter
Ellsworth
St. Thomas Blair
United States Daughters of 1812
W. T. Courtney
Lawrence
Atchison
Eudora
Wakarusa
Grant
W. W. Davis
Commission On Athletics
Forrest Allen
Paternal Associates of the American Legion
Eli Ferrell
Alfred Lawrence
IOOF
I. C. Stevenson
Craig Kennedy
S. §. Learned
Will Johns
F. Rumsey
Daily Bible Message Prayer request reflection
A devotional excerpt invites readers to feel secure in Christ's love and to be inspired to help others love God. It prays for unquenchable love, strength to meet challenges, and dedication to serve, leaving outcomes to the Savior.
Sex losing its box office appeal in 1961 trends
Hal Boyle reports signs of a box office slump for sexually explicit fare. Despite lurid novels and foreign films, mainstream hits favor wholesome themes like adventure, religion, family life, comedy, and romance. Notable lists rank Birth of a Nation and Gone with the Wind among top all time.
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New York
America
Babylon
Sodom
Gomorrah
Variety
New York Times
Harper Lee
Irving Stone
Michelangelo
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W. C. Simons
Lyons
Leonard Lyons
Howard Lindsay
Russel Crouse
Wendell Willkie
Crouse
Lindsay & Crouse
Willkie
Carey Wilson
MGM
Carey
Adlai Stevenson
Eleanor Roosevelt
James A. Wechsler
Mrs. Roosevelt
Stevenson
Adam
Eve
Ben Shahn
Ted Mann
Emlyn Williams
George
Moss Hart
John Barkham
Amos de Schalit
Weizmann Institute
Israel
Jack
By Jack Zimmerman
Lincoln
Sam Grant
Woodrow
Wilson
Archimedes
Tom of the Barrel
Joseph Molner
A.R.M
Papa Bing
the Journal-World Opinion Page
Joseph Alsop
Old Home Town
the Cynic's Corner
Interlands
Hal Boyle
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