Lawrence Daily Journal World staff and contact details
Lawrence Daily Journal World from 1854 to 1953 lists editors Dolph Simons J W Murray Ernest Pontius as advertising director and publishers. It shows subscription rates by carrier and mail for Lawrence Douglas and adjoining counties with annual and half year prices. It notes post office classification and AP membership for local and AP dispatches.
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G Simons
the World Company
New Hampshire
Lawrence
Kansas
Dolph Simons
J. W. Murrayen
Ernest Pontius
Douglas
Giaz
Adult Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Eisenhower's bid for U S Russia military data shocks Geneva
President Eisenhower proposed an exchange of military information with Russia hailed as a thunderclap at Geneva. The move confounded Europeans and many Americans as there was no precedent for sharing secrets once jealously guarded. The offer was not accepted and is unlikely to be, with diplomats warning it could complicate any Soviet peace gambit.
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Eisenhower
United States
Russia
Geneva
Europe
Minimum wage rise sparks inflation concerns
The piece argues that boosting the hourly minimum wage to one dollar would fuel inflation as costs are passed to consumers. It notes the administration approved a 90 cent rate, while the senate pushed further, aiming to legislate prosperity.
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Senate
United States Gains Inner Self-Confidence Amid Calm
The Martchester Guardian argues in favor of a notable shift in the United States, noting reduced tensions and worries over the past year. It claims an atmosphere of calm in former conflict zones and asserts the nation has recovered its self-confidence, despite critics and alarmists.
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Martchester Guardian
United States
The
Guardian
England
Black snow protest on laundering lines at Geneva talks
Geneva laundresses protested that black soot from burned conference papers spoiled wash air as secret service men disposed of doodles and notes in burn bags at the Big Four meetings. Report notes prior incidents and spies’ interest in discarded papers.
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Geneva
Secret Service
Secret Communist Paper Details Fragmented Aggression Plan
A British government scan reveals a secret Communist document urging piecemeal aggression to complicate foreign intervention by portraying actions as internal disturbances with no outside links. The note states no change in Communist objectives.
Argentine Reform and Peron Protests Stir Public Worries
An Atchison man voices concern that his town looks shabby while families race to own paid cars. The Globe notes calls for reform in Argentine government and mentions bombs aimed at unsettling President Peron to distract him.
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Atchison
Ted
Peron
Start Planned for Neosho River Strawn Dam Project
Congress allocates 25000 for an engineering study of the Strawn dam on the Neosho River. A new, smaller site will be surveyed for construction potential, with US Army Engineers to complete plans for an early start. The Strawn dam is among four planned on the Neosho and its tributaries to aid flood control and water conservation.
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Congress
Strawn
Neosho River
U. S. Army Engineers
Neosho
McRey
Norfolk board pledges to uphold law on school integration
Parsons San Virginia notes the Norfolk city school board, largest in the state, issued a statement promising to abide by the Supreme Court ruling. It urges prudent planning and prayerful deliberation to meet the order, acknowledging slow change but aiming to reduce friction as the nation implements desegregation.
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Parsons San
Virginia
Supreme Court
South
School Board of
Norfolk
Disrespect for Weak Law in State Slot Machine Crackdown
Attorney General Harold R. Fatzer notes that after 96 slot machines were seized in a statewide raid, all clubs paid the federal $250 gambling tax except one, signaling fear of federal law but indifference to state and local statutes. He argues the weak state law and enforcement difficulty allow ongoing disregard.
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Fort Scott Tribune
Harold R. Fatzer
Fatzer
Attorney General
Federal Treasury
Kansas
New Books Display at Lawrence Free Public Library
July 25 to 30 feature new titles from fiction and non fiction by well known authors. Highlights include South by James Street, Collected Poems by Stephen Spender, A Train of Powder by Rebecca West, Boswell on the Grand Tour, Predilections by Marianne Moore, Looking Beyond by Lin Yutang, Lifes Worth Living by Fulton Sheen, and other literary works.
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Lawrence Free Public Library
James Street
Stephen Spender
Modern Manners and Market Skeptics Headlines
A collage of wry quips and blurbs notes social mores and consumer trends. It cites caution in fishing, thrift for a rainy day, and the value of weather as conversation fuel, paired with catalog-style book blurbs from 1955.
Quick Quiz Q and A Highlights From History
A collection of trivia answers covers U.S. forest mineral rights, ancient pine family trees, origins of playing cards, Le Mans cathedral windows, boxing authority, Lake Titicaca steamship service, the last Civil War general president, African bears, and the first U.S. census in 1790. The questions span geology, botany, history, art, sports governance, transport, wildlife, and demographics.
Old Home Town Parties Highlight Local Happenings
Margaret Barr hosted a dessert party for 25 girls in honor of Jo Anna March who plans to move to Independence. A birthday picnic for 11th birthday girl Jane Hoitzclaw was held in Clinton Park. Inductions and community notices fill the page along with births, travel, and city planning updates.
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Margaret Barr
Jo Anna March
Independence
Jane Hoitzclaw
Clinton Park
Albert C. Hayden
E. M. Shockley
McLouth
Arthur C. Wilson
Oskaloosa
Lawrence
Harley Jay Yoder
Ft. Leavenworth
Paul Eugene Stowe
Jack Felix Saile
Delbert Erwin Lefmann
Marvin John Bailey
Marvin Ray Edmonds
Bernard Wise
Kansas City
Bible Verse: In the Beginning God Created the Heavens
The quotation from Genesis 1 1 proclaims the creation of the heavens and the earth. It presents a foundational verse stressing divine creation and order at the universe s origin.
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Genesia
Background for His Welfare Job
Marion B. Fol som named Secretary of Health Education and Welfare in Eisenhower cabinet brings long history in pension and unemployment plans. He pioneered private unemployment insurance in 1920s Rochester and helped shape later social security ventures. Fol som supports private insurance growth, backs health coverage push, while Congress stalls on federal plans.
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Washington
Marion B. Folsom
Health, Education and Welfare
Eisenhower
Eastman Kodak
Folsom
Rochester
N. Y
C.I.0
United Auto Workers
Walter Reuther
Ford
General Motors
Reuther
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Aia
National Advisory Committee
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Eastman
New York State Association of Personal Finance Companies
United States
Nelson Rockefeller
Congress
Bootless Boots and 85th Birthday Reflections in Austin
On his 85th birthday W J Pannell recalls arriving in Austin 84 years ago when land could be bought for a pair of boots. He notes his family did not buy a chunk of it because they lacked boots, reflecting on early Texas settlement and frontier hardship.
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Austin
Tex
W. J. Pannell
Radio and TV Programs Listing for Kansas City Area
A dense schedule of radio and television programs across stations WDAF KMBC WREN KFRU and more. Highlights include Texaco News Newscasts Weather and Sports bulletins, hourly updates, and a vast lineup of classic shows from Texaco Star Theatre to Gunsmoke, from Arthur Godfrey to local news. The listing covers Saturday July 23 through Sunday July 25 with channel allocations and start times.
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WDAF
KMBC
WREN
KMI
Avery
Sy—Krowlin
Molinio
Llorace
Iark
St—Meer Coriss Archer
Rands
Dunninger
Lawrence Welk
Dagrence Welk
Texaco Star Theatre
Facts Forum
Winky Dink
Wild bin Hickok
Roy Rogers
Annie Oakley
U.S A
Sun
Kansas City
Playhouse
Jack Bar
World Report
Welcome Travelers
Hathlees Carter
Bab
Rohbert Q Lewis
Robert @. Lewis
Linksetter
Linklette
Mr Sweeney
Comiclub
Mat Dennis
Julius Lahosa
Voice of Firestone
Premiere Playhouse
Police Report
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Rebecca West
Boswell
Frank Brady
James Boswell
Italy
Corsica
France
Marianne Moore
America
Lin Yutang
Fulton John Sheen
Basy
Kay Boyle
French Riviera
Joyce Cary
Lord
Rene Fulop- Miller
J. B. Priestly
Mr. Priestly
Phil Stong
Robin Maugham
Africa
W. Somerset Maugham
Norton Telegram
U. S
Forest Lad
U.S
Lake Titicaca
South America
Peru
Bolivia
Benjamin Carrion
Pedee al
Old Home Town
Hugh Means
City Commission
13Th and
Mass. St
Fritz Men
Lyle S. Powell
New Brunswick
Rotary Club
Dick Barber
Paul Shaad
Aitken
Minn
W.W. Gerstenberger
Eudora
Doris Lucille
H. D. Kelly
Phyllis Jean
Harold Wickey
John Wickey
Hawk Hollow
Clyde Cook
Washington Creek
Joe Mason
G. W. Elder
Leavenworth
A. A.” Weber
Fred Shimmons
Pearl Shimmons
Tacoma
Wash
Gladys Elliott
Bowersock
Rebecca Owings
Oak Grove
Marion Grey
Dorothea Engel
Marguerite Rejnisch
Mildred Gilmore
Frances Kennedy
Marcel Finch
Daisy Cox
Charlotte Morrison
Aileen McCormick
J. R. Holmes
Tenn. St
J. Bond
Harry Nevin
Colorado
K. U
George Q. Foster
Peter Edson
Washington Correspondent
RADIO
WAMBO
WJAR
Wren Res K Milke
Lawrence Watk
Army
WHR
Newa
Wings of Healing
KMEC
Tn RM
Tary Crosby Suk Kale Omiteh Ammier
WDAP
KCC
Kamirc
Gene Autry
KMERC
Jim Burke
WRENN
WMEO
Television Daf.-Tv
Kmbc-Tv
Kcmo-Tv
Hero
Motorola
Emerson - Sentinel
Stedman
N.Y
L#HOOD
Degraff's
Topeka-Ottawa
Hoch Auditorium
Martha Heck
Strong
Hoch
Gof
Parsons
Joe Schelbar
Nick Schelbar
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