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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1952
Page
4
Lawrence Daily published by The World Co. Editor Simons and W. Murray at 722 Massachusetts Street. Subscription rates listed include one month one dollar in advance ten eighty annually. Rates for other terms and counties shown. second-class mailing and post office entry noted.
The Kansas Day observances in Topeka carry a Republican tint in a presidential election year. Kansas Day club expects a strong political undertone with notable speakers including Fred Seaton, a former Kansan now U S senator from Nebraska. Democrats push stump speeches while Republicans stress anti corruption concerns and call for constructive action.
In Cairo the Another Signal Shepheard’s hotel lies in ruins after a weekend of destructive rioting. Martial law was imposed as authorities assess the chaos and its implications. Crowds cheered for Russia as a friend to Egypt, a notion viewed as baseless amid the turmoil.
The Kansas City conference of Democrats adopted a resolution urging President Truman and Vice President Barkley to run again. Attendees included Congressmen state committeemen and others with government posts, all backing re election seeing it as job protection amid Stevenson sentiment.
Old Home Town reports on Bryan F. Cooke promoting tire rubber conservation by cycling to work. It notes marriages, births, club activities, dinners, and birthdays including Kathryn Wise and Howard Heck, Denny Roy’s birthday, and Mary McClintock’s anniversary. Also covered are church society elections, school staff changes, and local social gatherings.
A local dealer invites readers to visit for the fiftieth anniversary Cadillac showing while reflecting on the early days of the American auto industry. The piece notes pioneers who shaped motor car production, changing travel and spurring nationwide road building as cars reached broader audiences over fifty years.
Thirty-one Kansas men are included in 3,297 rotation troops from the Far East who arrived Saturday aboard the Navy transport R. L. Howze in Seattle. None of the Kansans listed come from the Lawrence area.
A satirical piece notes concerns about income tax and outgo taxes, criticizing widening streets and narrowing sidewalks that reduce pedestrian space. The column hints at urban strain and social commentary, then abruptly mentions an Alabama thief stealing a mattress from a storeroom of a hos.
A damaged newspaper snippet mentions spring styles and gender clothing shifts and a line about a school of soldier trout swimming in unison at fixed pace. No clear event or names. The text is highly incomplete and reads as a miscellaneous excerpt.
This excerpt reviews how presidents varied in delivering the annual State of the Union messages. It notes Roosevelt's vivid sociological rhetoric, Taft's formality and length, Wilson's in person delivery and conciseness, the later budget shift, Coolidge's terse style, and the era's emphasis on economy as debt rose from about 20 billion to 259 billion by 1951.
The U S Navy reports about 20 000 Korean refugees evacuated to South Korea from islands off Northwest Korea while 130 000 more remain. Four American LSTs sank during operations, making four round trips to pick up stranded villagers and deliver refugees. Crew members supplied warm clothing for children as a UN civilian assistance commission established a relief center.
A second Color Photography group meeting at the Community Building outlined goals and policies. Members suggested a bi monthly schedule with color slide show and individual member presentations. A temporary committee will plan early weeks and several signed members listed their names and images shown.
The Pure Milk Producers Association will hold its annual meeting in Kansas City on February 4. The 2,000 dairy farmer members, producers of grade A milk, reside in 40 Missouri and Kansas counties near Kansas City. District 11 delegates include J. D. Flory, Dwight Henry, Russell Wray, Walter Kampschroeder, Willard Schumacher, Joe Clough, Airey Flory, and others with alternates William Wymer Floyd Coffman and Theodore Buchheim. District 12 delegates are Allen Kirby C E Hart and Ted Armstrong with alternates. Fred Flory and Ambrose Bigsby serve as district directors.
Shawnee Mission High School edged Topeka to win the Class AA district high school debate tournament at the University of Kansas. Both teams won six debates and lost two, Shawnee Mission speakers rated best, with finals at KU on February 9. District meets were held in Dodge City Wichita Emporia and Hutchinson. Winners at Wichita included Arkansas City and Winfield.
Eudora student Gretta Reete, a KU Light Opera Guild cast member, will perform Bedrich Smetana's The Bartered Bride at 8 15 p m February 4 5 and 6 in Fraser Theater. Reete, a graduation from Eudora High School last spring, is joined by family and local guests at a community event.
A list of crossword like cereal themed clues across multiple rows and columns. Entries include cereal types used in bread wheat like cereals and various related terms, with hints covering foods, origins, and related objects.
A scanned weekly radio lineup lists programs across WDAF KMBC WREN and other stations for Monday January 28 and Tuesday January 31. Entries include news reports Sports features Children’s and variety programs with hosts Jack Benton Arthur Godfrey and Beulah, along with The Lone Ranger and Hollywood Theater segments.
A 1960s broadcast schedule listing Flying Tigers, Newsreels, and variety shows on WDAF TV. Programs include What's My Name, Voice of Firestone, Lights Out, The Mel Martin Show, Ernie Kovacs, Love of Life, and Ted Mack Amateur Hour among others with news weather and community forums.
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