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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1952
Page
4
A July 7 1952 column analyzes delegates at a party convention, noting bandwagon members who seek alignment with the right crowd. It discusses invitations, risk of retirement, and the field being compromised by those wavering between candidates, with uncertainty remaining until balloting starts.
A varied Kansas City radio lineup lists programs across KMBC WDAF and WREN with, among others, The Lone Ranger, Arthur Godfrey Show, News entries, and evening music blocks. Listings mention times around 4 to 6 pm and multiple sponsored segments, though OCR garble limits exact details.
Fragmentary TV listings show a July schedule with film and newsreels, theater, and sports segments. The readable items name episodes, actors, and varied times but many lines are garbled, obscuring full titles and channels.
General MacArthur prepares a keynote speech at the Republican national convention in Chicago. The address is framed as unifying and directing the party toward a renewed agenda for government in Washington, with emphasis on core issues to be settled after the convention. He aims to project statesmanship and avoid partisan posturing while shaping the race for nominees.
A University of Kansas research bulletin shows Kansas exports last year reaching about 200 trillion dollars, mainly wheat and wheat products. Excludes in-state production processed elsewhere and minerals. potential higher totals if those were added. If export channels stay open, a looming surplus may depress local prices and strains.
Coverage of the opening events in Chicago for the Republican national convention. Delegates and teachers with supposed delegations faced pressure to pledge, while leaders and delegates maintained neutrality, and public statements hinted at shifting loyalties without full commitments.
The Kansas legislature’s civilian defense money, dubbed a silly taillion by the Watchinson News-Herald, remains largely unspent as critics question its purpose. Observers say the funds burn holes in public markets and private pockets while few prioritize genuine defense. Elsewhere, South Korean politics center on voting for president by people rather than legislature, with Rhee prevailing. An appropriation for the Little Creek dam passes the House, though its exact design remains undecided, while Blue Valleys residents push for flood prevention only.
A morning auto accident west of Midland injures a passenger. Engaged couple Jeannette Wiese lman and John McCarty announced. Mrs Georgester Senith returns from California. Doctors Jones and Enders ordered to Army hospital in Missouri. Dr Raymond A Schwegler Jr commissioned captain awaiting orders. Raymond Rice reappointed to state board of law examiners. New parking lot at Lawrence Memorial Hospital opens. Lt. Lathrop Read Jr leaves for officer's waiting school. Potato harvest at Kaw Walk yields about 120 bushels per acre. Weather reports include a high of 8 and light snow at Duluth. Edward Bumgardner Jr. fractures arm in a coaster accident. Miss Clara Volan undergoes appendectomy. Dorothy Weidman hosts bridge. Hazel Getker wins high score. Clara Nell Bigsby wins consolation. Grace Light arrives from New York teaching Latin in Brooklyn. Clara Nigg set to sail for the United States August 20 to study bacteriology at the University of Kansas and work on her PhD. Lark Johnson noted as a heavyweight champion.
A scattered collection of names and events from a Santa Fe train sighting to university finances, a wedding at a bride’s uncle’s home, and social gatherings in Kansas City. Notable items include the McHalt First night Theolore Griesa posting a return from Boston, Miss Sarkey McLean and William Green’s marriage, and multiple social parties hosted by Grace Brome Ola Anderson and Grace Zoellner among others.
Receipts of carloads of wheat were counted here Saturday and Sunday as the Board of Trade in Kansas City estimated peak shipments passed. They reported about an estimated million bushels already in storage elevators and mills in Greater Kansas City since June 1, as the harvest flow began. A fragment mentions Anglo-Saxon history and a shoe given as proof in a separate anecdote.
Kansan notes Truman signed the economic controls bill but calls it weak and risky. Critics warn of a dangerous gap in mobilization and say the program neared collapse before Congress acted. Economists say price ceilings fail without broad controls, though some rent and scarce material controls may fit defense needs.
A fragmented humor column notes how misfortune affects men and jokes about relining bad breaks. The piece mentions two women together and a college professor’s remark about each man having his share of misfortune.
The World Today reports on the Chicago GOP scene where Taft and Eisenhower compete for the nomination amid internal rifts. Delegates face a tight 604 of 1,206 needed, with aides working late as factions jockey to influence the outcome and future November battles against Democrats.
Kenneth E. Rosebush of Iola has been promoted to colonel in Florida where he directs flying training at Pine Castle Air Force Base in Orlando. A former ROTC instructor, he logged 144 combat missions in World War II and earned the Distinguished Flying Cross with oak leaf cluster and the Air Medal with three clusters. He and his wife have a son, Kenneth Jr., and his parents reside in Iola. European corn borer losses reach an estimated 33 million bushels of U.S. corn in 1951.
In Chicago important wives such as Mamie Eisenhower and Martha Taft stand beside their presidential hopeful husbands amid large receptions and name greetings. Taft campaigns from a wheelchair while Eisenhower’s wife endures a crowd of delegates, receiving a song written for her and sharing the spotlight in the party’s nominating scramble.
Vice President Barkley said he will pursue the Democratic presidential nomination rather than wait to be offered it. His entry adds to about six active candidates. The 1-year-old vice president said friends urged him to run and he will attend the Chicago Democratic National Convention opening July 21 to confer with delegates. no sign President Truman knew of the move.
Mrs Hester Sibley pursued hand sculpturing porcelain figures despite experts warning porcelain dries too fast and needs higher baking temperatures. She found porcelain offers sharper detail and a translucent finish compared to ceramic clay, turning a tough craft into a cherished pastime in Visalia California.
A puzzle style list mixes ship terms and nautical hints with scattered references. It includes items like water travel, ship captain roles, nautical measures, and various clue fragments pointing to common crossword answers such as Hebrew months, fabrics, and city names.
The fragment presents a crossword like list with numbered clues and partial answers including terms such as 24 Upon 25 Depend 26 Part songs 26 Cleaner 4 30 Salver 31 Kind of chalcedony 33 Foretellers 35 Inborn 40 Cylindrical 43 Russian storehouse 45 Sea duck 48Mince 47 Algerian seaport 48 Retired for the night t $0 California city 51 Norse seaman who settled Iceland 52 Bengal groom 55 Century (ab.) This reads as a sequence of clue prompts without full solutions, typical of a fill in puzzle archive from a newspaper page.
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