Primary fight looms in Kansas lieutenant governor race
Lawrence Daily Journal World notes the 1952 Kansas GOP primary contest centered on the lieutenant governor seat. Fred Hall faces Wayne Ryan and John C. Stewart amid Eisenhower Carlson momentum and CIO opposition.
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Eisenhower
Frank Carlson
Carlson
Senate
Ed Arn
Arn
Kansas
Fred Hall
Hall
CIO
Western Kansas
Dodge City
Faily
George Melvin
Lawrence
Wayne Ryan
Clay Center
John C. Stewart
Kansas City
Ryen
Freddie Hall
Ryan Ve. Hall
Gray
Ryan
Central Park Changes Stir Residents Over Park Rock Garden
Longtime city residents dislike the removal of the rock garden in south Central Park. They view dumping piles as vandalism, a memorial from the Lawrence Flower Club to the late Robert Manley. City officials say the plan serves future progress.
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Central Park
Rock Garden
South Central Park
Lawrence Flower Club
Robert Manley
Volunteers urged to donate as bloodmobile faces staff limits
The Red Cross bloodmobile runs a two day drive with today’s walk ins filling slots but tomorrow’s schedule far from full. Citizens are urged to report at the Community Building to bolster Korea era support and help frontline medical efforts.
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Ret Cross
Korea
Norea
UN hears 100000 Korean War POWs oppose repatriation
The United Nations reports that about 100000 prisoners of war held by Chinese forces in Korea oppose repatriation. They say enforced return could be as deadly as a death sentence, and vow to resist, escape, or self-harm rather than be sent home. The stance complicates truce talks and faces Soviet propaganda rebuttal.
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United Nations
Korea
City council denies vacation pay to departing employees
The city council voted against vacation pay for workers who leave to join Sunflower. Several employees resigned abruptly, creating staffing gaps. The Douglas County Chautauqua opened at Woodland Park with the Virginia Jubilee Singers and notable acts scheduled over two days.
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Sunflower
Misa Leona Ellen Smith
Bruce F. Harrell
Chicago
Harrell
Te Navy Pier
Franz Wiedemann
Ruth Elaine
C. Ellsworth Stephens Jr
Camp Carson
Colo
Mary Holtzclaw
Sabetha
Lorea Norrie
Cowden
Memorial Hospital
C. C. LeSner
Bolivar
X.Y
Jean Stevenson
Mise
Betty Stevenson
Turan
Virginia Hutson
Vinland Ladies Aid
Douglas County
Local Notes and Visiting Friends in Lawrence
A survey of brief notices from Lawrence includes Dudley Hoskinson and daughter Minnie of Vinland visiting, Mrs Theodore Parier of Burlington, Iowa, visiting relatives, Prof J Johnson and family returning from South America, Minnie Wilbur back from Chanute and Iola, Lena Badsky planning a Nashville trip, and Lucene Spencer visiting Miss Bernice Barker with other town arrivals.
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Henry
Dudley Hoskinson
Minnie
Vinland
Lawrence
Theodore Parier
Burlington
Iowa
J. Johnson
South America
Minnie Wilbur
Chanute
Iola
Ay Rothrock
Bakivin
Wannah Mitchell
Canada
Lena Badsky
Nashville
Safety Films to Be Shown by John W Harvey in Lawrence
Industrialist and Kansas Motor Carriers secretary John W Harvey will present a safety program at 4 15 PM Wednesday July 23 from the band stand at South Park Lawrence Sound and color movies A Days On Court and Pipeline on Wheels will be shown The Lawrence showing is sponsored by Lonie Kuhn and Harold of Reafe Truck and Tractor
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John W. Harvey
Kansas Motor
Carrie Sociation
Lawrence
South Park
Lonie Kuhn
Hirardy
Reafe Truck
Aml Tractor
Barbs by Hal Cochran Prompt Fresh Quips
Commentary by Hal Cochran notes even youths say no all night and raise a ruckus. The piece drolly questions why change would be novel and comments on a bull thrown at a congressman amid unclear poison ivy cases.
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Hal Cochran
Cain
Local folklore on worms and family Sunday drives
A whimsical fragment notes worms emit a low moan, amusingly linked to domestic moments when a mother asks a father for help around the house or considers where to take the family for a Sunday drive. The text reflects playful rural sensibilities and wordplay.
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Mom
Dad
Feoliah
Saving Castles in Spain St Paul Pioneer Press
The Madrid Society of the Friends of Castles in Spain aims to rescue Spain's historic castles in Castile and Andalusia from ruin. The idea links to a long tradition of dreaming and romanticizing castles, suggesting they fuel imagination and cultural legacy even if their real existence is uncertain.
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Spain
Madrid
la Fontaine
K U Graduate Publishes Her Fifth Mystery Novel
Mildred Gordon, a Kansas native and Earl Nixon’s sister, publishes her fifth mystery titled Campaign Train. Written with her husband Gordon Gordon, the book follows a presidential campaign train setting inspired by Gordon’s Dewey Warren campaign experience. The Gordons reside in Los Angeles. Gordon is a former speechwriter for the Dewey Warren organization.
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Mildred Gordon
Eustekia
Earl Nixon
Miss. St
Gordon Gordon
Gordon
Dewey-Warren
Hamilton
Severy
Burlington
University of Kansas
Ernest Johnson
Chanute Tribue
Los Anerles
Crime Club Book ‘Group
World Today South Has Demo Party in Tough Spot
Chicago analysis notes the Southern Democrats may withhold support for the party nominee, echoing 1948 split that cost Truman electoral votes. Eisenhower seeks Southern votes, while civil rights plank tensions complicate convention dynamics and Senate filibuster leverage limits.
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South
Chicago
Democratic Party
Eee
Cong
Senate
Former Haskell Principal Dies in Pawnee Oklahoma
Lawrence reports the death of W T Johnson of Pawnee Oklahoma from a heart ailment. He served as principal of Haskell Institute for years after leaving in 1940 for Carter Seminary Ardmore then Pawnee two years ago. He belonged to Seowish Rite Masonic body and Cooperative Club. Survived by wife Louise Johnson two daughters in Johnson County and a stepson.
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Lawrence
W. T. Johnson
Pawnee
Okla
Johnson
The
Indian Service
Haskell Institute
Carter Seminary
Ardmore
Old Cooperative Club
Sertoma Club
Louise Johnson
Samblers
Thomas S. Bateairie
Johnson County
Floyd Hammett
Alamogordo
N. M
Toll climbs to 26 as weekend crashes mount
Five weekend traffic fatalities were listed by the Barsaz Highway Commission, bringing the toll for the 67 period to 26. The count shows an increase from a year ago during the same period.
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Topeka 1
Barsaz Highway Com
Democrats try to avert split as DNC axes Monday showdown
The Democratic National Committee ordered a cooling off period to avoid a floor fight between Northern and Southern factions over credentials and platform. A move delaying Tuesday’s session aimed to prevent a split similar to the Republicans. Kefauver aides suggested a battle over contested delegations was unlikely, while Moody outlined plans to challenge Mississippi and Texas loyalties. An ostrich egg note about weight ends the piece.
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Chicago
Democratic National Committee
Adele
Sen
Kefanver
David Lawrence
Pennsylvania
Toaier
Texas
Mississippi
Kefauver
Averell U
Blair Moody
Michigan
Rules Committee
Franklin D. Roosevelt II
New York
Roosevelt
Harriman
Musical Maids Puzzle: Horizontal Clues Gathered
A cryptic list of crossword style clues spans numbers 1 through 69 with entries like Jenny, Farrar, Lincoln, and Tanguay. The grid hints at themes of names, weights, and measures, plus terms for lace edging and honey components, suggesting a themed puzzle.
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Makier
Farrar
Mohammed
Lincoln
Ronald
Fragmented Word Puzzle Clues Highlight Unclear Grid
A scrambled vertical list of clues spans multiple entries from ships records to poetry muse and musical terms. The readable items include references such as average play pole sheep and decipher with scattered numeric markers and partial cross clues.
Fatzer on Gambling Attacks Privilege in Law Enforcement
Kansas Attorney General Harold R. Fatzer challenged special privilege in enforcing gambling laws at a National Association for the Advancement of Colored People convention. He condemned funding slot machines from private clubs and racketeers, urging citizens to back officials who uphold laws. Melton H. Stevens was re-elected president, with R. J. Adcox as first vice president.
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Parsons
Atttorney
Harold R. Fatzer
Fatzer
National Association For Advancement of Colored People
Melton H. Stevens
Independence
R. J. Adcox
Junction
City
Home Garden Club Holds Annual Picnic at Dillard Home
The Home Garden Club held its annual picnic on July 16 at Miss Mamie J. Dillard’s home with 10 members and guests including Mrs. Cordelia Hatchel Gazell Newman Mrs. Ora Newman Mrs. Carrie Davis Mr. Spencer Mrs. Dora Dimery lvonna Frey and Anetta Hill, the granddaughters of Mrs. Pearl Frey. The next meeting is scheduled for the first Wednesday in August.
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Home Garden Club
Mamie J. Dillard
Cordelia Hatchel
Ats
Gazell Newman
Ora Newman
Carrie Davis
Spencer
Dora Dimery
Lvonna Frey
Anetta Hill
Pearl Frey
Radio Programs on WDAF and Affiliates Deluge 1930s Guide Card
A dense OCR listing of station airings across WDAF KMBC WREN WDAP WDAR and related networks. Entries include show names hosts times and program notes such as Double or Nothing Road Hour Voice of Firepter Lone Ranger and Talk shows. The fragment catalog includes dates July 22 and mentions of Rover broadcasts and Teledhione Hour alongside various band and musical features.
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Stero Rich
Jack Berch
Cony
Covearse
Wenmack
Peppar Youn
KMBC
Rhymaine Matines
Hackstags Wits
Timnexit
Wren
Songa
Ronnie Kem
Wnar
Wilder Brown
Ic—Kuss Morgan
Wwren—Hig
John Ani
Fulk Bonga
Af—Top Feere
Evening
Wren—The Lone Ranger
Too
Horatio Orbioner
WDAF
Rairoad
Wren—Dem
Voice of
Firepter
RMEC
FOO
WDAP
Teledhione
Frank Jones Tueaday
WDPAF
Ales Dreier
Preachfest
Arthur Ged
Ray
Bell Adds 419 000 New Phones in Three Months
Bell System operations report strong demand for telephones in the second 1952 quarter. The network added 419000 new phones in the three months ended June 30, bringing total lines to about 38400000 and marking a gain of 975000 since January. More than 700000 applications remain unfilled.
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Watt
New York
Bell System
Methodist Lay Leaders Stage Baldwin Meeting
The Kansas Conference of the Methodist Church laid activities board met in Baldwin on a weekend session attended by five district superintendents and about 20 lay leaders. Reports included the International Methodist Conference in April at San Francisco.
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Kansas
Baldwin
R. Ernest Gordon
I Topeka
Harry Ritter
Emporia
T. Russell Reitz
Manhattan
Collins
F. C. Leitnaker
Hard to Forg Vancouver Golf Mystery
A Vancouver boathouse tenant told police he heard a splash and saw a car speeding away after a golf bag weighted with stones was found tossed into the water. Police recovered the bag full of clubs, indicating a suspected attempt to dispose of evidence in a rapid escape.
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Vancouver
Television schedule highlights for July 4
Monday listing shows M Todes Fee and Love of Life at 10 15 Dem Conv 10 4 Feminine Touch and Guiding Light 10a Groom Rich Barrington News Updates with F Jansen Weather and Midwestern Hayride Keep Forted Boss Lad Unity Forum Dangerous Assignment News R Jesse ph Weather Bincks a French.
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Dem
Guiding Light
Rich Barrington
R. Jesse Ie
Unity Forum
F. Jansen
R. Jesseph
Weather Bincks
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