News rows from February 13 1952 edition
The column blends reader comments on London Times items, British royalty, and prelude to political events. It notes easing tensions between East and West, England's future queen, and wisps of international affairs. Also remarks on simulated warfare, Iran election violence, gas workers talks, and temperatures hovering below comfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Times
Egypt
Vishinsky
Admiral Sick
Moscow
Koyo
Challenge in Chicago tests gangland control of politics
The piece notes a murder of a Republican ward leader tied to mob pressures, fueling cross party alarm in Chicago. Governors and leaders fear gang influence expanding in the city’s political machinery, with possible threats to other ward chiefs and concern from Governor Stevenson. It also covers Turks and Greens seeking Atlantic defense group entry, Turkish resistance to a British naval commander in the eastern Mediterranean, and the fiction of Western naval control shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Stevenson
Ilingia
Turkey
Greeen
Mediterranean
Atlantic
Suez Canal
Great Britain
Cost-Plus Contracts Labeled Treasury Drain by Warren
Lindsay C. Warren, comptroller general, calls cost-plus contracts the greatest device for draining the treasury. He notes WWI waste, cites WWII use, and says GAO has warned since 1942 about crooked deals. Public awareness grows with effort to curb spending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lindsay C. Warren
United States
Treasury
U. S. News & World Report
General Accounting Office
Old Home Town and Local News Roundup
Old Home Town Jane Woestemeier was morning awarded the medal as winner of the district good citizenship contest sponsored by the DAR at the high school assembly. The Kansas City Blues have traded a player to the Newark Bears for Ralph Houk of Lawrence. Mr and Mrs F G Hughes will entertain with a bridal dinner for their daughter Garnette Hughes and Dr Edmund Walsh of Whiting. Mrs Harriett ODonnell, guest of Mrs D L Noone, was honored at a bridge luncheon by Mrs Frank L Brown and Mrs W Landes. Miss Stavros leaves tonight for a civil service job in Washington DC and was honored at a shower. Miss Katherine Gorrill, attending Cottey College, visits her parents with several accompanying friends. Richard Stevens, justice of the peace, performed his first marriage yesterday, leading to a jail wait and a gift from Kansas City. A.J. Mohundra brought a 1865 New York Herald noting Lincoln's assassination to the Journal World. Dr and Mrs A J Anderson will entertain the Silver Greys. Initiation week ends with many pledges dropping out and a student seeking spine surgery in Kansas City. Police report a noisy jail week as pledges finished initiation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Woestemeier
DAR
Kansas City Blues
Newark Beare
Ralph Houk
Lawrence
F. G. Hughes
Garnette Hughes
Edmund Walsh
Whiting
Harriett O'Donnell
D. L. Noone
Frank L. Brown
W. Landes
Stavros
Washington, D. C
Dorothy Rider
Helen Bartz
Katherine Gorrill
Cottey College
Nevada, Mo
Clarence Gorrill
Barbara Wenkef
North Dakota
Barbara Brandjin
Halstead
Richard Stevens
Kansas City
Desolation in the city and a campus cafeteria debut
A desolate city scene contrasts with a university cafeteria debut in Fraser Hall. Margaret Stoland hosts a Valentine party with many guests. The Kansan building houses the new cafeteria offering seven cent tomato soup and five cent drinks. Marriage licenses granted to Sherman Wiggins and Hazel Willis, Jacob Farr and Helen Hogan. A streetcar scare ends when a student on Henry Street halts a runaway horse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University
Kansan
Fraser Hall
Edna Day
Otto Newby
Salina
Ober Clothing Co
Sherman Wiggins
Hazel Fern Willis
Jacob Farr
Helen-Marie Hogan
Methodist
Vinland
Meta Estep
Letters oppose permanent UMT in editor reply
Howard W. Hallman argues in a letter that the recent house committee hearing shows broad opposition to permanent UMT among churches and civil groups while military veteran groups back it. He warns permanent conscription could empower the military over civilians and endanger democracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal-World
House Committee
National Training Commission
UMT
Methodist Church
The
Presbyterian Church
Baptist Conventions
Mennonites
Brethren
Friends
National Council of Churches
National Grange
American Farm Bureau Federation
National Farmers’ Union
CIO
Department of Higher Education
National Education Association
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Nationa
UMIT
Howard W. Hallman
Kerr Seen as Heir to New Deal Socialist Crown
Senator Robert Kerr of Oklahoma speaks to Nebraska Democrats claiming farmers have paid back the cost of price support programs dozens of times, arguing subsidies across federal bureaus are a burden on taxpayers despite government debt and budget imbalance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Kerr
Oklahoma
Kerr
Nebraska
Nominations for the Presidency Reconsidered by James Marlow
Washington report argues the presidency is still chosen by party bosses rather than voters. It traces primaries' rise from 1903 to present, noting only 16 states currently hold primaries with varied binding rules. The piece calls for a national primary law to let voters choose candidates directly, but warns of political manipulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Andrew Jackson
White House
Nore
Wilson
Truman
Third District Republicans vie for Kansas delegation
In Tndepgsiienen Kansas on February 13 at the Lincoln Day meeting in Chanute the third district GOP drew several potential delegates to the national ticket. Harry C. Janicke of Winfield declared for unpledged support, while Fred Brinkerhoff of Pittsburg ran as a pledges candidate favoring Taft. Ray Stuber of Winfield emerged as an uncommitted option. Other names included Leon Sherwood, Mrs Edna Peterson, and Paul Stazel, backed by Eisenhower readers though not committers. The district convention will be in Chanute on April 7. two Cowley County candidates withdrew.
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Tndepgsiienen
Kan
Kansas
Hary C. Janicke
Winfield
Hower
Fred Brinkerhoff
Pittsburg
Une
Taft
Ray Stuber
Cawley County
GOP
Jeaders
Leon Sherwood
Independence
Edna Peterson
Cha“nute
Paul Stazel
Fredonia Sherwood
Peterson
Eisenhower
Singer
Candi Dain
Chanute
Cowley
Kirke Dale
Arkansas City
Pat Kininmonth
Benius
America
Barbs by Hal Cochran and a Mass wedding chaos
A Massachusetts wedding erupts in absurd humor as friends cuff the groom. The piece jokes about coin collecting and hints at cultural shifts toward a women centered world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Cochran
Massachusetts
Florida Klan Leader Faces Federal Postal Charges
Tallahassee February 13 The grand dragon of the Florida Ku Klux Klan was indicted on four counts for mailing libelous and defamatory postcards to Drew Pearson and three Floridians including Kenneth Ballinger doctoral lawyer Bryant Patton and Gov Fuller Warren Hendrix jailed on $2000 bond He is a Democratic gubernatorial candidate in his forties and a contractor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tallahassee
Fla
Grand Dragon
Florida
Ku Klux Klan
Bill Hendrix
Drew Pearson
Kenneth Ballinger
Bryant Patton
Apalachicola
Florida American Legion
Fuller Warren
Hendrix
Carlson Blasts Truman Policy At Lincoln Day Dinner
New York February 13 Senator Carlson Republican Kansas called President Truman’s foreign policy fumbling indecisive and vacillating. He spoke at the Lincoln Day dinner of the Kings County Republican committee warning of government encroachment and bureaucratic regulation and urging a hard fought fight to protect America from corruption and favoritism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Sen. Carson
R-Kan
Washington
Truman
Carlson
Kings County
Brooklyn
Republican Committee
America
Getting Married to Become a Cop
Oklahoma City on February 13 a police inspector told a single applicant that only married men may be officers. Two hours later the youth returned saying he and his partner would marry and asked for the application blank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Roy Bergman
Bergman
Readio Couple Return From Wedding Trip to Missouri
Eudora couple Mr and Mrs George Readio have returned from their wedding trip to Southern Missouri and now reside at 1516 Ky St in Lawrence. Mrs Readio, a former Eudora girl, is a Eu dora High School graduate. The piece notes attendance at a Pure Milk Producers meeting in Kansas City East Monday. It also mentions a clock gift to the Methodist church from Reusch and Gunther Jewelers and an upcoming Spring Hill basketball game in Eudora on Tuesday Feb 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Readio
Southern
Lawrence
John Schopper
Winston McGee
McGee
Howard Peterfish
Charles Nease
H. H. Gert Stenberger
Kansas City
Ivanhoe Temple
Reusch
Gunther Jeweler
Methodist Church
Spring Hill
Eudora
Radio Program Schedule Highlights and Listings
A dense fragment lists radio programs by time and station such as WDAF KMBC KMBG KMIK KMO, featuring names like Sparky, Jack Benton, Jim Monron, Hiram Higaby, Red Skelton, Richard Diamond, You Bet Your Life, The Lone Ranger, and news segments. It shows a jammed schedule across multiple stations with various shows and hosts. The text preserves many call letters, show titles, and host names but lacks complete context or coherence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CMD
Oor Tae
Sparkie
Hiram Higaby
Wester
En—Fun Factory
Apm- Ruipooners
Jack Benton
KCMD
Jim Monron
Wren—Tello
Kmbc—Club
Ib Wren
The
Lone Ranger
News of the Wort
OK Mbc Ble Town
Gueraleave
IBC
Dr. Christian Gr
KgstBe
Red Skelton
Ren
Richard Diamond
WEA
WDA
Wrenstory
WDAF
Barrie Ural
Bright Star
Hobere Montgomery
Thin Monroe
Newacast
WREN
Frank Jones
Reece Joracuat
Star March
Stidwest
Hilt
Alex Liveier
BI Kerwin Ty Tre Story
Arthur Finatrey
Jos
King's Row
MRC
Wendy Warren Wrien
Jack Berch
Wdaf—Kitchen Club
Tisha Dlen
Trentons
Jones
Westack
Zaiph
Broening
Varlerien
KMBC
Newacaxt
WWREN
Silver Eagle
WOAF
News of the World
RGN
Padace
KMIC
Perry Tee
MBC
Kosi
Earle
KCMO
Chameleon
Draamet
Tena
Lecker Rm
Jim Monroe
AL —Frobert Montgomery
Kmig —Newarnat
Hible
KMRO
Television Wednesday Listings and Evening Schedule
Television guide fragment lists days Wednesday and Thursday with programs like Today The Mel Martin Show Ernie Kovacs Love of Life News and a range of daytime and prime time shows. Mention of Weather News Heart of America Newsroom Dinah Shore Show Herb Shriner The Plainclothesman and other daytime segments appear in a dense OCR read.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mel Martin
Ernie Kovacs
Love of Life
Richard Harkness
Seatch
media—Langford
Een Feeley
A Moore
WeatherNews
Heart of America Newarsl
Gow
Asiington Soo
DeSoto to Visit Eudora for Friday High School Game
Friday night February 15 the DeSoto high school team will travel to Eudora to play the Eudora team. The Hesper Community Club meets Monday evening February 18 with instruction to bring a pie. Mrs Delmar Spitzli hosts the Weaver Home Demonstration Unit on Wednesday February 20 with a plastic purse making activity and covered dish gathering at 9 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeSoto
Eudora
Hesper Community Club
Harrises
Delmar Spitzli
Weaver Home
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Laurence
Associated Press
Pabeerhap Ny
cLigsAnatiated
AP News Dispatches
Tomeni
Kanarrenesy Matiaadi
Evcbas
Ttaee
Audit Bureau of Circulations
England
Britain
George
Elizabeth
Dominions
Louisiana
Iran
Mossadegh
Tati
Old Home Town
Margaret Stoland
Margaret Johnson
Margaret McNown
Nancy Harman
Helen Brown
Dorothy Iline Cat
Alice Hosford
Evangeline Clark
Cecelia Towne
Claudina Reynolds
Ruth Stockwell
Helen Harman
Mary Aston
Ruth Stoland
Rae Stoland
Mildred Ingham
Elizabeth Brandt
Mildred Cutter
Robert Brown
Emmett
Marguerite Lapiad
Lucille
Reeves
Topeka
Marie
Edna Héartz
Franklin Owl Club
Henry St
Indiana
MacArthur
Ili
James Marlow
Ain
Plerae
Hyn
Robert Lafolleise
Wisconsin
New Hampshire
Minnesota
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Ohio
West Virginia
Oregon
California
South Dakota
Fredonia
Lincoln Day Club
Charles Henshall
Charute
David Scott
Thelma McMurtry
Fes
Faye Emmerson
Spbris
Cartice
Motorola
B.e.goodrich
Phos
Joe Schelbar
Wolfson
Secawean
Nadia
Smith Electric Company
Gendiz
Holmes and Peck Insurance
Andy C. Hess
Grandara Lite
Vermont Real Estate
Prescriptions
Round Corner Drug CO
Lindley’s
Kansas Cleaners
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