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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1952
Page
2
A damaged OCR fragment from the Lawrence Daily Journal World shows masthead lines with editor and staff roles, street address, and AP service note. The text repeats header information and credits. No clear event or news content is present to summarize further.
Wednesday July 9 1952 report details Shunganunga creek watershed near Topeka where two road check dams will be built funded by local beneficiaries amounting to 100000 in bonds. The plan signals a shift toward locally financed flood control and foreshadows broader river management questions and policy directions.
James Marlow of the Associated Press argues the keynote failed to detail how reforms would be implemented and urged a shift to new hands in government. He suggests a future executive and Congress could move away from emergency governance and reduce drag from past policies, viewing the current regime as stagnating.
The harvest office at Great Bend closes signaling the end of the wheat harvest. Thousands of workers and machines moved northward beyond Kansas as grain ripened. The harvest is shorter and more efficient now, but remains a dramatic seasonal event in the open plains.
A Briton claims Clyde Tombaugh told him of a sighting different from telescope views at Mount Wilson. White Sands reports add to saucer chatter while Kansas enjoys a rare cool snap. Chicago Republicans unite on foreign policy plank, with anticipation for the forthcoming Proclamation.
Mrs. Howard Lee announces the birth of a daughter named Dorothy Louise. Edwin Price Jr. earned a University of Kansas degree and leaves for Washington University medical school. Mrs. Roy Houser and LeTey return from a Texas Mexico trip. Eva Mortenson, Mrs. Leonard A. Whistler arrive from Columbus Ga. for a family gathering. Mrs. K. E. Russell Carter and children visit Hasbrouck. Ann Underhill birthday party hosted by Mrs. Llewellyn B., with Ina Blaker in attendance. Peggy and Teddy Jenks arrive from Winter Park for summer with Ottawa relatives. Rotary and Biwanicur members set up Twilight League rounds. Numerous social visits, travel plans, and community events noted.
A fragmentary item notes Barbs by Ral Cochran involving a junior, sister, mom and baby joining Dad on a rowboat fishing trip and who gets hooked. It muses on modern eating habits influencing crime and a doctor’s view. Western farmers use Sectelty to combat grasshoppers. An editor comments on generational learning and a nun interfering with radios. A commercial interruption is hinted.
Missouri law places the lieutenant governor as acting governor when the chief executive leaves the state. While the governor was in Texas for a governors conference, the lieutenant governor took over, then left the state, and the president pro tempore of the Senate acted as governor. In three days Missouri saw three governors, a curious event noted for local life in Jefferson City and future family chatter.
A Foreign Office radio operator, William Martin Marshall, 24, told a jury he did not know how a secret document ended up in his pocket after being overheard talking to a Russian diplomat. The prosecutor called his account an improbable story and pressed for five charges under Britain's Official Secrets Act. Marshall was the sole defense witness as Judge Sir Patrick Barry adjourned to finish jury instructions.
Washington reports U S battle casualties in Korea totaling 112 128, up 552 from the previous week. The Defense Department weekly summary, based on notifications to families through last Friday, shows figures for killed in action and other statuses, with lists indicating ongoing tallies across the war’s toll.
Radio schedule notes KMBC HD KMBC FM WREN WREN-12 Western Echoes 6 pm KMBC Newscast 8 30 WDAF Whats My Line News of the Word Lone Ranger and other shows listed with times and stations across KMBC WDAF KCMO WREN and journal world listings in Lawrence daily journal world brief.
Helen and Fwidya enjoyed a backyard picnic at Mr and Mrs Carl Gerstenberger home. Sunday dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Amos Westerhouse included their children and grandchildren. Several families and relatives visited, with trips planned to Canada and Yellowstone Park, as well as Boy Scouts preparing a weeklong camp.
Television listings show Barrington Jessee facing Rewereet Christy in a noted matchup with coverage on national and local channels. The program highlights start at 9 PM with additional segments from Washington Spotlight and sports digest notes.
Chicago dispatch reports the Republican convention may reject the foreign policy views of Gen. MacArthur and former President Hoover in favor of continued foreign cooperation. A Dulles committee draft pushes a stronger international stance than Truman, with Taft and Eisenhower forces lobbying behind the scenes to sway uncommitted delegates before voting.
Two year olds tossed rocks at traffic in Encino, prompting motor officer W W Offutt to chase them on a heavy motorcycle up a hill. Juvenile authorities took disciplinary action but doubts linger over its impact on the boys.
The Republican resolutions committee approved a farm plank toning down a Midwest Farm Council proposal to place federal farm aid programs under a non partisan farm board. The plank supports a federal farm board with advisory powers and aims to achieve farmer parity through storage, production adjustments, improved marketing, and price supports as needed, resisting a Democratic pledge of 90 percent parity.
NEW YORK The Empire State Building is weather proofed again as maintenance men blame rain frost and heat for cracking cement joints in the world’s tallest structure. In 21 years the building has stood it has been weatherproofed three times replacing cement and walking material where wear has shown.
A dense crossword style list features clues for horizontal and vertical entries. It lists terms from wise old night bird to nocturnal fauna, places, and linguistic hints, with scattered fragments like Greek coins, water body terms, and geographic indicators, forming a themed puzzle grid.
Fragmentary text indicates work will be done from the ground this time at a site abbreviated Itdth. The damaged line suggests a correction or delay. No clear names or locations are readable.
Eudora and Lawrence residents share visits and guests across families and kin. Names include Longs, Hills, Isele, Roberts, Ames, Fleming, Kanzig, Schehrer, Broers, and others with weekend and holiday gatherings in Lawrence and nearby towns. The Keota Club plans a fried chicken picnic on July 13 at Arden Ott home.
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