Eisenhower Emerges As Best Candidate In Kansas GOP Talk
Kansas Republican leaders debate strategy before the convention. The piece argues removal of Truman as president requires a united front and favors Eisenhower over Taft or Warren, noting intra party tension between Taft and Eisenhower factions. It concludes Kansas voters prefer an anti Truman stance and a dynamic GOP nominee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
America
Harry Truman
Pendergast
White House
Harry Treman
National Democratic
Republican
Democratic National Organization
Eisenhower
Taft
Warren
Stassen
Dirksen
Truman
General Eisenhower
Tait
The
Journal-World
Vention
United States
Chicago
Ohio
ant-Truman
Various Local Notes From Ottawa Kansas and Nearby
Old Home Town Mr Ralph Colman presides at the Kansas Farm Bureau meeting in Ottawa. Arthur E O'Donnell, recent University of Rangon AB, heads home to Junction City awaiting Army call. Prof Frank E Melvin speaks on Versailles in Fraser theater. Socials, births, marriages, and club notices sweep through Lawrence and surrounding areas with diners, visitors, and civic matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Colman
Kansas Farm Bureau
Ottawa
Arthur E. O'Donnell
University of Rangon
Junction City
Army
Journal-World
Frank E. Melvin
Fraser Theater
Versailles
Frank Pinet
Emily Jean Milam
The
Colonial
Everett Bubler
Pensacola
Fla
Clarence Edmonds
Charles Siostinvick
Lawrence
K.U
Hélen Jewell Peck
Walter Peck
Arkansas City
Fred Zoellner
Tonga
Arkansas
Zeellner
Linwood State Bank
Tom Ward
Sunshine Club
Pleasant Grove
Wilbur Sawyer
Ime
Elmer Shields
Winter District
Associated Press
Thomas A. Edison
Henry Ford
East Orange N. J
Ford
Frank Strong
University Heights
Law School
R. D. Smith
Jean Clara
Franklin McClanahan
Lester Franklin
W. F. Elkin
Leonore
A. M. Ockerbird
Mark Pierson
H. Petefish
Als Kanwaka Literary Club
Quincy
W. J. Baumgartner
George J. Barker
A. L. Owen
University
Unitarian Church
C. H. Ashton
Owen
Dick Building
George Dixon
Kansas City
Will Hutson
F. H. Olney
Stanley Learned
Albert Learned
Elnora A. Morgan
L. G. Morgan
Arthur Dreyer
Gus Dreyer
Big Springs
T. L. Kerns
Haskell Institute
Lecompton
Oskaloosa
Post Office
Washington, DC
Aileen Wells
Ohio St
Remembered 80NG and community notices in Kansas paper
A collage of local items mentions a flood control conference at the University of Kansas on February 24 and city plans to take over Woodland Park. It also notes letters sent to Chambers of Commerce secretaries, social visits, and academic talks at the University, plus a school rule requiring written excuses. The column ends with a Leavenworth Times quip about army size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodland Park Board
P. F. Walker
School of Engineering
University of Kansas
Chambers of Commerce In
Kansas
University
Dwight Hopkins
Walter Russell
Eva Russell
Marguerite Russell
H. K. Lury
Lawrence
John C. Russell
Chicago
R. Doolittle
Kansas City
Sarah Watts
LaCygne
M. George Kreder
Betty Jane
St. Joseph
Louise Florea
Letters From Readers on Cowboys and Two-Pants Suits
Letters discuss cowboys show life in 1890s Indian Territory with long hours and singing myths. They mock film depictions and defend real cowboys. The piece also critiques fashion trends, noting the rise and fall of two-pants suits and reflecting on philanthropy growth in America before government programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal-World
Old
Indian Territory
The
Lone Prairie
Little Joe the Wrangler
The President And the Remote Voters
A historical look at the U S presidential election system. It explains the Electoral College origins, how electors are chosen, and why the popular vote can differ from the outcome. It notes past shifts toward voters selecting electors and the ongoing tension with party bosses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washingtom
Philadelphia
Itxas
Chicago
Ple
Family Owns Lincoln Suit Believed Worn Night He Died
Greensboro family insists a suit claimed to be Lincoln’s worn the night of his death. They rejected a $20,000 offer from Barnum and plan to donate it to Lincoln’s bodyguard Alphonse Donn. Letters from Mary Todd Lincoln reference the gift and bodyguard as trusted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Mason
Vuesinia
House of Representative
Car
House of Representatives
Wanner
Lincoln
Greensboro
N.C
Presishan Fe
John Wilkes Booth
Ford
Washington
J. Marvin Sai
Epee
P. ‘T. Barnum
Iim
Smiths
Alphonse Donn
Mrs. Smith
Texas oil output rises as weekly averages show gains
Production data for the week ended shows Texas averaging 6.57 barrels daily, led by Texas with a total rise to 2,919,723 barrels and 13,300 more than the prior period. Oklahoma falls by about 1,500 barrels while other states show mixed movements. Figures include crude oil andlease condensate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Barbs by Hal Cochran on leaders and iron demand
The column comments on many would exist to lead, asks where the guidance comes from, and notes ongoing government pressure for scrap iron. It hints at careless driving and unsettled situations, reflecting public concerns of the era with pointed, witty observations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Cochran
Cold that folk really wouldn't mind being hauled over the coals
The piece notes people dislike being strung along and says a house shortage keeps families from moving, with a reference to piano music next door creating a sense of ongoing disruption and delay.
Heart Week Observed to Fight Disease in Douglas County
Local Heart Week campaign led by Paul G. Lawson of University of Kansas highlights heart disease as a leading killer across ages. Community drives and red plastic hearts in stores support the national eight million dollar goal through local chapters and banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Paul G. Lawson
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
University of Kansas
Law
Tell of American
Lawson
American Heart Association
Kansas Heart Association
Douglas County
Dean Lawson
Naional Association
Kelvin Moor
Associaion
First National Bank
Howard Wiseman
Lawrence National Bank
Police Hard Put to Find a Charge on Naked Driver
In Portland Oregon a 23 year old Camas Washington man Milton J Russell drove naked across the mile long Columbia River Bridge. Police halted him and Deputy James Sims weighed charges but found none fitting. He was cited for not carrying a driver's license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
Fel
Milton J. Russell
Camas
Columbia River Bridge
James Sims
Sims
Russo
Radio Program Ecwoweenie Tuesday Evening Guide
A dense list of radio programs and times across stations WREN KMBC WDAF WDAP WDAPSA Lee shows and news segments. Programs include Echoes Foo RMEG Nera Jack Benton and Bob Hope style segments, with multiple stations airing a mix of talk, music, drama, and variety shows on February 12 and 13, listing many hosts, titles, and times. The page reads like a TV guide style schedule for a regional market with cross-listed network and local programs and a closing sports/market brief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ecwo
Weenie
Wren
Jon and
Sparkie
EMBC
Eddy Arnold
Jack Benton
Zella
Jexky
Leo
Cliver
WDAF
Bob Hope
KMBC
Li ‘Wren
Stara Review
Wibber McGee & Molly
Wdar
Eadie Cantor
WYREN
Hal Na Omo
Wayne Kin
Robert Montgomery
Bu—Newarast
KEG
Ques
Benton Wren
MBC
Bea
Sm- Soe
Thid
Wdapsalee
Peu Erste
Alex Dreie
MBC' Ea
WDAP
Arthur Godfray
Windy Warren Wren
Jack Berch
KMEBC
Gin Bryant
Edwards
KMRC
Burton
Blarketa
Pepp
Popackslane
Ren— Levees Jordon
IPC
Hig
Widder Brown
KMIC
Toung
Malone Wren
Chaz. Evans
Organ
Lovenge Jones
Norn Drake
Den
Hiram Tigsby
Wren—velle
Kmbc—Club i
Wren—The Lone Ranger
We of the World
The
Top
Guy ME
Dr. Christian E.bo
Ir ——Read Skelton
Richard Diamond Dak
Bing Creoney Show
Wikn
Story Theater
Barrie Crain
KCMO
Newastand Theater
Bright Star
Jack Renton
WAF
Robert Sontgomery
Jim Monros Katrc
Heuian, MO
Pronk Jones
One-Way Street Mixup In Muncie With Blind Passenger
In Muncie Indiana on February 12 Fred H Coats drove the wrong way on a one way street. His passenger Mario Pieroni a former city judge noticed they had passed the intersection where two way traffic stops. Both were engaged in conversation and only then realized the error.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muncie
Ind
Fred, H. Coats
Coats
Mario Pieroni
Pieroni
Television Tuesday Listings for February 12
The page shows a cluttered TV schedule listing programs across departments. Highlights include the Garry Moore Show, Howdy Doody, Space Cadet, a News segment with Frank Feeley, and sports weather updates featuring Heart of America Newcreet and 1BC Boxing Bouts among others.
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Massachusens Sureer
Prativersa Py Cannien
Man Pavantz II Advaxce
Douglas and Adisining
Lawrence, Neter Ender
Ansay
Lawsence
Kanter
Asociated Press
Sepul Toon
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Old Home Town
Fd Arnold
Ehent
West’ Lawrence
Free Williams
Leavenworth Times
Aufene Reflector-Chronicle
Jand
Gismo Gus
Ilinois
Auguste Gazette
Wichita Eagle
WWE
Earth
the World Today
Coashbet
House
Thomas Jefferson
Acro Burr
John Quincy Adams
Aires
Jackson
Senate
Congresso
Grover Cleveland
Benjamin Harrison
Cleveland
Sports Ino Production
Tegson
Gustafson
Nisrmdrion
FES
Commuunity Forum
Goodrich
Motorola
Dacron
Mase
Plone
Tord
Onan
Rane Ath
Television
Motorata
RENYT
Pealsstate
Holmes and Peck Insurance
Andy
HESS
Hn & Vermont
Prescriptions
Round Corner Drug CO
Lindley’s
Kansas Cleaners
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