Lawrence Daily Journal World 1961 Staff and Publication Notes
Lawrence Kansas edition dates indicate staff roles with Dolphy Simons editor and publisher, Elta Mayer associate publisher, Jack Zimmerman managing editor, and Ernest Pontius news editor. Ward Company published at Sixth and New Hampshire Streets. circulation rates listed for local, regional, and national subscriptions. Saturday Evening July 1, 1961.
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Dolphy Simons
Dolphy. Simons
ELT
MAYER
Jack Zimmerman
Hernest Pontius
Leo Eller
Simons
The
Ward Company
Siath
New Hampshire
Teawrence
Kaw
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Lawrence
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Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Dress
Needed A Pool Public Swim Space Urged
A letter to the Journal World calls for a city public swimming pool, noting many residents lack access and travel to nearby towns for pools. It urges local leadership to deliver this essential facility before next summer.
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Journal-World Today
Lawrence
Somone
Public stock ownership rises with 16 million shareholders
A historical notice argues that about 16 million U.S. citizens own common stock, with the telephone company leading at 1,919,000 shareholders. The piece links broad ownership to better business influence, fair regulation, and wider tax support, predicting national growth as ownership spreads.
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Telephone Company
America
U. S
The Wholesome Kick and Pollyanna Fan Confession
A columnist confesses affection for Hayley Mills in Pollyanna and Pollyanna era innocence. He praises The Parent Trap and Tiger Bay and notes The Sound of Music's box office in Cleveland. The piece mocks lingering taboo and cites Walt Disney's wholesome productions as crowd-pleasers.
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Hayley Mills
Aoman
Misa Harley Mills
Walt Disney
Little Miss Mills
Cleveland
Music Man
The
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Prosperity in West Berlin and West Germany shapes Cold War pressure
The piece argues U S backing for West Berlin and West Germany rests in large part on regional prosperity. It notes Soviet envy of free enterprise success and explains Moscow seeks to remove U S influence by destabilizing the prosperous western sectors while noting East Germany’s poorer condition under communism.
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United States
Berlin
U. S
West Germany
West Berlin
East Berlin
East Germany
Nobel Was Wrong Too I
The writer notes it is fashionable to doubt nuclear war and recalls Alfred Nobel’s warning from 1882 that two army corps annihilating each other in a second would force civilized nations to recoil from war. The piece closes with a plea for stronger restraint and hope for better handling of nuclear weapons.
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Alfred Nobel
Nobel
Honesty Winds Up in Disputed Discussion
A fragment from a historical column discusses trust and doubt, contrasting honest men with dishonest persons and noting how skepticism arises in debate. The text hints at moral judgments and the interplay of reputation in public discourse.
Mencken Quote on Truth and Politicians
The remark notes people doubt honesty of others when they would lie in the same situation, and it links this suspicion to politicians during debates about truthfulness and accountability.
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H. 1. Mencken
Chancellor of University of Kansas Named as Leader
Dr. Franklin Murphy 34, dean of KU medical school, named Chancellor with salary rise from 11500 to 15000. Dr. John Nelson named acting Chancellor until September. Fidelity White Shrine of Jerusalem No 11 appoints officers including Evelyn Ginaber and Frances Webster. County population reaches 24753, city 13902.
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Franklin Murphy
KU Medical School
University of Kansas
John Nelson
Evelyn Ginaber
Ralph Graber
Frances Webster
Lorene Michaels
Lorene Mast
Ruby Alexander
Fidelity White Shrine of
Today’s Bible Message and Prayer note
Today’s Bible message cites Revelation 3 6 and urges listeners to hear the Spirit to the churches The prayer asks eternal Father to help believers cherish salvation by grace and to express faith and love while seeking guidance of the Spirit for the day.
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Jesus
Letters on faith and American ideals spark forum discussion
The Journal-World letters argue for stronger local swimming facilities for Lawrence youth and ponder whether the U S idea of rights and religious heritage endures. Historians Dr Albert Hyma Dr W Raymond Edman and Dr Robert Sutton comment in a Christianity Today forum on America under God and a possible new birth of freedom.
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William Penn
Albert Hyma
University of Michigan
Christianity Today
America
W. Raymond Edman
Wheaton, I., College
Robert M. Sutton
University of Illinois
Lincoln
Spur formation in the heel and treatment options
Reader asks about heel Spurs in a child. Dr Molner explains Spurs are calcium deposits from tendon irritation at the heel bone. Rest and relief from irritation aid healing. shoes with a spongy inner heel and built up heel can help, and in some cases arch support or specialized footwear may be needed.
Heritage Has Spotlight In This Season
This AP feature reviews how Americans reflect on heritage as Independence Day approaches. Scholars clerics and politicians discuss the nation’s origins motives and the religious roots of the founding principles.
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Heritage
George W. Cornell
New York
Marilyn Monroe Recovers After Gall Bladder Operation
New York AP reports screen star Marilyn Monroe is doing well after gall bladder removal at Polyclinic Hospital. The 34 year old was admitted Wednesday with abdominal pains traced to gallstones and underwent a two hour operation on Thursday.
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New York
Marilyn Monroe
Tremendous Upsurge in Latin in America
A surge of interest in Latin drives hundreds of thousands of students back to Latin courses in high schools and colleges. Harvard Princeton and Columbia shifted Latin usage in diplomas and speeches while surveys show Latin as a leading popular language after Spanish. A Nebraska housewife tallies Latin on coins and ads while stores publish Latin copy. Latin remains crucial in science and crosswords and a 1961 survey finds grads value Latin for progress. AVE to the old language and VALE to neglecting study.
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Harvard University
Harvard
Rome
United States
Dinah Shore rises above hindrance with Tahoe show
At Tahoe Harrah's South Shore Room Dinah Shore delivers a polished set backed by pianist Ticker Freeman. The piece recalls her Hollywood audition and the nickname obstacle, notes altitude mishaps, and spotlights her enduring appeal amid casino life and veteran anecdotes.
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Nev
Sierra Nevada Range
South Shore
Tahoe Harrah's
Dinah
Vanderbilt University
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Jimmy Saphier
Paramount
Dinah Shore
New City Library Adds 1961 Books
A catalog of new releases includes The Three Worlds of Pasternak by Robert Payne. Diamonds Are Dangerous by J H du Plessis. Serengeti Shall Not Die by Bernhard and Michael Grzimak. Russia and the West by George F Kennan. The Queen's Necklace by Frances Mossiker. Builders of Emerging Nations by Vera Micheles Dean. and more. The list features biographies, histories, novels, and thrillers from 1961 with authors such as Somerset Maugham, Jorn Donner, Iris Murdoch, and Prue...
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Robert Payne
Mr. Payne
Pasternak
Veere
Somerset Maugham
Richard A. Cordell
J. H. du Plessis
International Diamond Security Organization
Bernhard
Michael Grzimak
Serengeti Park
Fanganyika
Russia
The
West
George F. Kennan
U.S
Soviet Union
Frances Mossiker
Vera Micheles Dean
Nkrumah
Mboya
Bourguiba
Berlin
Jorn Donner
Jane McPhipps
Frances V. Rummell
Gerry Morrison
Vicksburg
Hooded Falcon
Prudence H. Andrew
Best Sellers List Update
Current Best Sellers compiled by Publishers' Weekly lists fiction titles such as The Agony and the Ecstasy and To Kill a Mockingbird, plus nonfiction works including The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich and Russia and the West under Lenin and Stalin.
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Stone
Greene
the Third
Russia
West
Lenin
Stalin
Kennan
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