Lawrence Daily rates and publication details
Lawrence Daily published by The World Co Sutona Editor J W Murray lists subscription prices with monthly and yearly options from one dollar per month to seven dollars per year. The notice notes delivery areas including Douglas county and surrounding counties and records entry as second class matter under March 3, 1879 law.
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Lawrence Daily
the World CO
Sutona
J. W. Murray
Massachusetts Street
Daliver
Mai Parasia
Anvanca
Douglas
Lewtence
Kasnas
Gamal
Fight for small dams gains Kansas support and delays big dam plans
Elmer T. Peterson, a former Kansas newspaperman now in Oklahoma, backs small dam and watershed flood protection, opposing large Missouri Valley Authority style projects. The movement has broad Kansan support and could start flood protection sooner by placing many projects in motion across valleys. Large dams would take longer to build, while smaller schemes can begin promptly.
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Elmer T. Peterson
Kansas
Oklahoma
Missouri Valley Authority
Peterson
Igs
Government purchases questioned as above retail pricing
A government investigator complained that the ordnance department bought items above retail. The article argues wholesale pricing allows price shading and that public confidence in government buying remains weak amid service confusions.
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Ordnance Department
England’s week of royal grief and funeral pomp
The passage reflects on England mourning a king, proclaiming a queen, and preparing a solemn funeral. It notes how royal funerals are steeped in long-standing forms, creating a grand historical spectacle that reenacts past customs and attire for the public and for the revered monarch.
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England
A Difference in the Papers Ends a Rural Service
The last house supplying patent insides will discontinue that service, ending a feature long valued in rural communities. News stock delivered to small papers printed on one side doubled sheet size, while publishers needed weekly cash for ready print. Readyprint ends due to insufficient demand as small offices now handle more local news and advertising.
Italy Repeals Peace Pact with Russia Citing Soviet Vetoes
The text argues Italy may repudiate its 1947 peace treaty with Russia as a reaction to repeated Soviet vetoes against Italy joining the United Nations. It suggests the move could be a gesture of anger and a bid to tilt Italy’s alignment toward the West, while Moscow seeks to keep Italy weak in a East versus West lineup.
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Italy
Russia
United Nations
United States
Britain
Moscow
Bafflegab Seen as Plain Speak for Red Tape
A former Kansan turned Chester Times publisher promotes bafflegab as a clearer substitute for gobbledygook in government prose. Milton A. Smith defines bafflegab as multisequence circumlocution and inscrutability used by authorities to push Crusican policy, with Voluntary UMT offered as an example.
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Alfred Hill
Chester
Times
West
Milton A. Smith
Washington
Freedom Means Responsibility in Egyptian Unrest
Riots in Egypt, framed as a struggle for freedom, are linked to a long history since 1882. The piece argues freedom carries responsibility, especially given Egypt's strategic Suez Canal corridor, and warns that world reaction will demand accountability and a protective agreement of rights.
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Egypt
Suez Canal
Near East
Old Home Town Leaders and Local Notices
Fort Leavenworth chaplain urged citizens to cast off lethargy during a Chamber of Commerce talk. Local births, appointments, and travel notes include a Rothwell birth and Jakoski business trip to Los Angeles. A church expansion plan is discussed with Wesley Foundation ties and a new director named E F Price. An inter sorority sing is planned at Fraser Hall with judges Swarthout Husbands and Larremore. A traffic accident victim, Elsie Watts, is recuperating at her daughter’s home. Community meeting in Kanwaka to form a benefit district organization drew 40 plus attendees. Lawrence participants attended a matinee in Kansas City.
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Alpha Kenna
Fort Leavenworth
Chamber of Commerce
America
Leo Norcross Sr
Navy
Great Lakes Training Station
Howard Rothwell
Bruce
Alan
Rothwell
Helen Sample
Dean
J. J. Jakoski
Los Angeles
First Methodist Church
Royal Church
Methodists
University Ofansas
Wesley Foundation
E. F
Price
Choisen
E. L. Waldorf
Edward Hislop
Fraser Hall
Virginia Arnold
Dean D. M. Swarthout
Agnes Husband
Thomas A. Larremore
Elsie Watts
Walter Mun- Toe
Kanwaka Ial
Samuel Buchheim
Wilson Martin
Perry Godiove
L. H. Petefisa
M. C. Elliott
W. R. Stiner
Local social notes and events in Lawrence and Kansas City
A compilation of social engagements and notices. Mrs A D Wilcox Miss Madge Bullene and others attend events. Miss Harriet Gilbert at a Kansas City motor show. YWCA indoor circus Giggling Bros and Cells Circus. J B Kenyon hosts a chess party at 129 Park SL. Valentine party for Mrs C E Friend's daughter. Paletic Club initiation at 939 Ind. Mr and Mrs S K Heflin host 50 guests for Donald's 14th birthday. Wives of Lawrence editors plan hospitality for State Editorial Association Meeting. Jessie Roberts hosts a party for Hazel Willis prior to her wedding to Sherman Wiggins. Ogden Jones in Kansas City. A Langenderfer returns to Lake View farm from Lawrence. Albert Learned and Stanley Learned hosts from Kansas City.
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George Arliss
A. D. Wilcox
Madge Bullene
H. E. Don Carlos
R. C. Jackman
H. E. Bullene
Harriet Gilbert
Kansas City
Harold Moore
Marshall
Jeanette Ward
The
YWCA
Cells
J. B. Kenyon
Park ‘Sl
C. E. Friend
Wilma Arnett
Lucille Kreider
Lena Tripp
Lida LeSuer
Mamie McFarlin
Ida Briggs
Edith Cooper
Paletic Club
Josephine Barkdud
S. K. Heflin
Donald
C. 8. Finch
Lawrence
State Editorial Association
Finch
Clarence Hall
J. L. Brady
W. C. Simons
Henry Albach
Jessie Roberts
Hazel Willis
Sherman Wiggins
Ogden Jones
A. Langenderfer
Ohio St
Lake View
Albert Learned
Stanley Learned
Peterborough inspector starts year with 372 plumbing jobs
Peterborough plumbing inspector Arthur G. Metheral reports 372 jobs lined up for inspection at year start. He notes he has never cleared the backlog since starting, but current backlog is less than half of some former years.
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Peterborough
Uni
Arthur G. Metheral
Subsidy Doomed Nation Says Letter To The Editor
Darika, writing to the Rooks County Record, denounces political subsidy concepts as a form of selling freedom. He warns that subsidies bind citizens and compares today’s lawmakers to horse traders, urging voters to choose the ablest presidential and congressional candidates to rescue the country from economic traps.
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Journal-World
America
Egypt
Darika
Thinking of Retiring James Marlow World Today piece
Washington reports a guide for those nearing 65 on Social Security pensions. It details maximums before and after July 1, 1952, how credits affect payments, and differences between employed and self employed workers seeking retirement benefits.
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James Marlow
Washington
Man Nearing 65 Contemplates King Advice on Social Security
A man approaching 65 plans to consult his nearest Social Security office to review his individual retirement case and ensure he understands the steps for retirement. He emphasizes verifying his plan with official guidance and avoiding errors.
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King
Children's Books at Library Collection Highlights
A list of preschool to third grade titles available in the public library's children's department. Notable entries include Peanut by Ruth Carroll, Bear Forties by W. P. Du Bais, Nice and Andy Want a Boat by S. J. Johnson, Tulip Time by Dirk Gringhuis, Once There Was A Kitten by Janet Konkle, Grorgie by Robert Bright, The Big Thing Book by Char done Steiner, and The King's Stilts by Dr. Seuss.
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Ollowing
Children’s Department
The
Public Library
Ruth Carroll
Jupiter
W. P. du Bais
Nioe
Andy
S. J. Johnson
Dirk Gringhuis
Holland
Michigan
Gerritt and
Greta
Janet Konkle
Grorgie
Robert Bright
Chardone Steiner
Dr. Seuss
Increase in threats to President amid 1951-52 rise
Washington reports a 33 percent rise in threats against the President this year, with A. E. Baughman stating 1951-52 threat cases climbed from 2,598 last year to a higher figure. The most serious incident involved Oscar Collazo and Griselio Torresola at Blair House. Torresola died and Collazo awaits execution for killing a policeman. Secre t Service notes 83 arrests and 79 convictions or confinements to prison or mental hospitals so far this fiscal year.
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Washington
Truman
A. E. Baughman
House Appropriations Committee
Oscar Collazo
Griselio Torresola
Blair
Barbs by Hal Cochran on conventions and mindset
The piece notes that many stag conventions exist mainly to set the date for the next gathering. It contrasts this with the idea that the most successful people keep their minds on their work while others keep their work on their minds.
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Hal Cochran
Safety up to motorists: If you insist on taking corners on two wheels
A fragmented opinion notes cyclists should stick to two wheels while motorists risk danger. The writer remarks that everyone learns daily and that memories spoil endings. It contends political candidates would be stronger if they were younger.
Eudora Honor Roll Lists Quarter Two Students
The Eudora High School honor roll for the second quarter includes freshmen Jeannele Broera Clayton Burr Barbara Mercier Tradeau Pool Betty Schehrer and Georiga Thayer. sophomores Virginia Brown Syliva Gerstenberger Shirley Smith and Gwine Stark. juniors Doris Caviness Hanson LaDonna Kazmaier Barbara Oliver Margaret Parker and Sylvia Vanderhoof. seniors Wanda Haecker Beverly Broers Bill Edwards Rosalea Hagerman David Hanson Carol Sparks and Charlene Vitt. A honor roll names Wayne Gerstenberger Martha Born Mary Born Jean Yates Marlene Votan Myron Bernitz. Mr and Mrs Robert Had and Mrs Carl Kurtz with Miss Dolores Worthington returned Sunday night from Wichita Falls Texas where Raymond Kurtz is in training at the Air Force Base. The Farmers Elevator stockholders meeting will be held February 14 at 7 30 p.m. at the office to elect directors and perform other business.
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Jeannele Broera
Clayton Burr
Barbara Mercier
Tradeau Pool
Betty Schehrer
Georiga Thayer
Virginia Brown
Syliva Gerstenberger
Shirley Smith
Gwine Stark
Doris Caviness
San Hanson
LaDonna Kazmaier
Barbara Oliver
Margaret Parker
Sylvia Vanderhoof
Wanda Haecker
Beverly Broers
Bill Edwards
Rosalea Ha
Carl Kurtz
Air Force Base
Farmers Elevator Stockholders Meeting
NEW HIGH IN ASSETS FOR KANSAS BANKS
Topeka reports that the assets of 606 national and state banks in Kansas reached a record 1.996 billion dollars as of December 31. Fred M. Bowman Kansas Bankers Association executive secretary noted the amount is four times the 10 year earlier total and reflects substantial wealth and inflation effects in the state.
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Topeka
Kansas
Fred M. Bowman
Kansas Bankers Association
Radio Schedule Snippet Shows Daily AM to PM Lineup
An OCR filled page outlines a dense radio programming slate for February with multiple stations WREN KMBC WDAF KCMO and WKH listing shows from morning to late evening. Entries include news programs Arthur Godfrey and Bob Hope segments, various musical variety hours and theater features with hosts such as Jack Benton Montgomery and others.
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Big Jon
Sparkte
WDAF
Wren—Fun Factory
KMBC
Western Echoes
Jack Benton
EMBC
Suepen Henry Flai
Arthur Godfre
Hoth
WDA
KCMO
Jim Monroe
Robert Montgomery Wren
Kmibcu
Beulah Roo Pack
Sam-Wren
K. C. Star
AWDAF
Alex Dreier
WRE
Caroline
WDAE
Arthur Godfrey
RMU
Wren
Hetty Crocker
Boibing
KCMU
Lone
Jack Herc
KMEC
Windy Warren
WRAR
Woman's Advisor
Helen Trent
John Farmer
Fr. Jones
KMBU
Wdaf Fack
Metropolitan
Bob Hope
Lutst
Wrestars
Wresstand
Tohobere
Montgomery
MRC
Kmat
Beulah
Social guests for Roy Cramer at meeting
Thursday evening guests included Mr and Mrs C A Craig Mr and Mrs Lee Colman Mr and Mrs Martin Abel Mr and Mrs C C Gerstenberger Mr and Mrs Pete Edelbrock and several ladies. The Jota Phi Phi Club plans a 1 PM luncheon Tuesday February 12 with Miss Henrietta Schubert. Kaw Valley State Bank will be closed all day Tuesday for Lincoln's Birthday anniversary.
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Roy Cramer
C. A. Craig
Lee Colman
Martin Abel
C. C. Gerstenberger
Pete Edelbrock
Edith Reusch
Mary Cook
Jessie Grimes
Agnes Molder
Jota Phi Phi Club
Henrietta Schubert
Hosinss
Kaw Valley State Bank
Lincoln
Television Monday Schedule Reads Like Odds and Ends
A scrambled list shows programs and times for a CBS NBC style lineup including Flying Tigers Howdy Doody Space Cadet Sports Weather News Newsreels What's My Name Voice of Firestone and more. The garbled text hints at a Bay Kennedy criminologist reference and scattered weather notes.
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Fes
Flying Tigers
Art of America
Voice of
Firestone
Montgomery ’ Theatre
Touy
Mel Martin
Ernie Kovacs
Dave and
Charlie
Richard Harkness
Joe Amechie
Langford
Dick Guttham
Garry Moore
Iwthe
Rathwarts
Kate Smith
Super Circus
Heart of America
Milton Berle
Fireside Theatre
Circle Theatre
Cides Gars
Th Bay
Kennedy
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Secret Service
St Truman
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Goldentone
Mr. Landberg
Nemo
Wis
Gustafson
B.f.goodrich
Motorola
Joe Schelbar
Ongrew Srnvestment Cmpany
Smith Electric Company
Mass. Bt
United
Bendix
Holmes and Peck Insurance
Andy C. Hess
Standard Lite
Vermont
Prescriptions
Round Corner Drug CO
Met Fisher
Lindley’s
Kansas Cleaners
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