Washingtons memory sparks mixed public verdicts in 1950s polls
The Lawrence Daily Journal World reports readers in 1950 weighing George Washington’s legacy. Reactions vary from praising him as a founder and symbol of democracy to questioning his relevance to modern security and politics. Betsy, a Beloit professor, plans to donate part of his inheritance to peace efforts. A boxcar ordeal in Seattle highlights cold hardship and a reporter notes a transient’s two weeks of exposure.
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New York
America
Washington
George
George Washington
United States
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
John Marshall
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Beloit
Wis
Philadelphia
Orphan's Court
Seattle
Frank Zehnder
Houston
Tex
L. F. Ormsby
Bethany High Walkout Sparks Court Action Over Blue Laws
Heated dispute in Bethany Oklahoma over strict blue laws led parents to plan a court suit against five school board members Superintendent Harry Edwards and Principal Mrs Alonzo Norwood after a session ended unsatisfactorily. Five student leaders were suspended indefinitely, prompting a planned Friday walkout by 30 students amid regnant bans on cigarettes alcohol public kissing and dress codes in the town of 2 500 near Oklahoma City.
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Bethany
Okla
W. E. Bleakley
Citizens’ Committee
Harry Edwards
Alonzo Norwood
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Diplomatic Break May Ease Parking Shortage
Washington reports break with Bulgaria may end embassy parking signs on Bancroft Place. Neighbors note hope staff leave early March and diplomatic spaces may reopen. Also reported, Lieut. Gen Ivan Fedyunkin died suddenly in Moscow while serving with the Red Army since 1918.
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Bulgaria
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Bancroft Place
Moscow
Ivan Federovich Fedyunkin
Red Star Today
Fedyunkin
Red Army
Death of Hiawatha War Vets leader at Horton hospital
Col Edward K Laurence 69 longtime Kansas state commander of the Spanish American War Veterans died in Horton hospital after a seven year heart ailment. He was district surgeon for the Veterans of Foreign Wars and served overseas in World Wars I and II. Surviving are his widow and a daughter Mrs Sam Keating of Topeka.
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Hiawatha
Kan
Edward K. Laurence
Advertisement for Pain Relief Product in Lawrence
An old OCR fragment advertises a pain relief product sold in Lawrence. It mentions a drugstore, Crown, and a corner shop offering the item. The text is garbled but implies a regional sale through local retailers and a branding tied to relief from discomfort.
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Lawrence
Crown
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