Lawrence Daily Journal World front page notice 1959
The Lawrence Daily Journal World edition dated Monday Evening June 1 1959 lists editorial staff publishers and editors. It notes pricing by carrier and mail for Douglas and adjoining counties and for the United States. The paper is published daily except Sunday by The World Company Lawrence Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simons
Bolee Simons
Bill Mayer
Eolor
Ernest Pontius
Leo Eller
the World Company
Sixth
New Hampshire
Lawrence
Kas
Douglas
Counties
United States
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Associated Press
Dropping Exports Tied to Steel Wage Rise Threat
The piece argues a steel wage increase could raise steel and consumer prices, trigger inflation, and hurt U S exports. It notes U S rivals offer cheaper steel, motors, glass, and telecomm systems, hurting foreign demand and domestic employment and investment. The broader economy suffers as exports decline.
Western Craze To Continue
Westerns flood TV next season with 25 sagebrush series, 22 percent of prime time. This season has 23 Westerns totaling fourteen to fifteen hours weekly. Dinah Shore Show used a Western motif, distracting from main spotlight.
The Hard Work Secret for Graduation Success
The writer argues against miraculous formulas and credits hard work as the key to success after graduation. Talent luck and opportunity matter, but dependable effort and dedication often determine who thrives. The essay notes some graduates advance farther by merit and willingness to work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Sawyer
Huck Finn
The Gift of Work Breaks Beyond the Diploma
A 1959 graduate reflects on life after college noting that progress comes from long hours of work breaks rather than coffee breaks. The piece argues a diploma is a key that opens doors but cannot replace effort to reach opportunities. Personal experience underpins the claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plave
Retirements Highlight KU Faculty 1949 Commencement
Ten years ago echoes of KU life surface as Dr. E H Hollands and Prof Roy Towne prepare retirement at the 1949 commencement. Hollands led the philosophy department since 1913 and helped found the AAUP in 1915 while Towne came from Washburn in 1920 to teach romance languages. Interwoven are university appointments, local civic roles, and a city grappling with a water crisis as four major pumps falter and mains prove faulty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H. Hollands
Roy Towne
Hollands
American Association of University Professors
Towne
Washburn
Mary Avis Todd
Admissions and Social Service
KU Medical Center
T. A. Kennedy
Emory Scott
Lions Club
T. Murl Beal
Clayton Stone
Lester Scott
James Moore
Lawrence Country Club
H. T. Jones
S. J. Crumrine
State Board of Health
Kansas
PEO
Lawrence
Today’s Bible Message and Prayer Reflection
Today’s Bible message cites Matthew 25 40 about serving the least of these. A prayer asks guidance to abandon selfish interests and serve others through God and in the Master’s spirit.
I Don’t Find Scandals Under the FBI Bed
Robert Ruark recounts a long friendship with J Edgar Hoover and praises the FBI as a force for honest policing. He argues Hoover’s leadership kept crime rates down, lauds wiretaps with approval, and rejects the idea of scandals within the bureau, claiming the FBI’s vigilance protects innocents and punishes criminals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Edgar Hoover
Chief
Hoover
United States
Becaue
Bureau
Letter Writer Defends Broad Citizenship Rights in Journal-World
A reader thanks B. Dean Alexander for his letter on citizens’ rights and argues against equating freedoms with a single group. She recalls reading about civil rights issues, notes limits of time for mothers, and asserts commitment to protecting freedoms for all Americans despite WWII memories and differing views.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Dean Alexander
Mr. Alexander
Alexander
Little Rock
Mississippi
Blind Marine vet to earn social work master’s degree
Blind Korean War veteran Dick C. Nooe, 27, will receive a master’s degree in social work at Washington University on June 10. He plans to dedicate himself to helping other disabled people and will start work at the Kansas State Psychiatric Hospital in Topeka later this month. Nooe is married with a 14 month old daughter and met his wife at a Veterans Administration hospital in Hines Illinois where she volunteered as a Red Cross gray lady.
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Alexander
Tarana
Iwo Jima
Guam
Wake
Guadalcanal
Mr.Alexander
ST. Louis
Washington University
Dick C. Nooe
Kansas State Psychiatric Hospital
Topeka
Nooe
K State Grants 1004 Degrees At Commencement
Kansas State University awarded 1 004 degrees at exercises attended by about 8 000 persons. President Dr James A McCain urged graduates that the nation’s heavy reliance on higher education at this time of peril is a sobering challenge to universities and their graduates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhattan
Kan
Kansas State University
James A. McCain
Universites
Poitier Seeks Directing Path Over Producing
Actor Sidney Poitier says he wants to direct someday but has no interest in producing. He argues it is dangerous for any performer to try to become a businessman as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Sidney Poitier
Picasso Portrait Delayed by Rubinstein Schedule Conflicts
Leonard Lyons reports a night of New York social mixing with Aldous Huxley Helena Rubinstein Abe Burrows Anna Magnani Adolf Zukor and others at venues from the Plaza Oak Room Lindy’s El Morocco and the Harwyn Club. Rubinstein delays Picasso portrait four weeks though two days offered. both parties longtime friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Lyons
Don
Plaza
Aldous Huxley
Red Nichols
Anita Loos
Chaucer
Helena Rubinstein
Tobe Davis
Picasso
Abe Burrows
Burrows
Anna Magnani
Colony
Harwyn Club
George de Witt
Susan Cabot
N.Y
King Hussein
British Petroleum
Johnny Mathis
Playbill
James Micheners
el Morocco
Rose
Philadelphia
Billy
Carmen Jones
Michener
Why Were the 1920s So Unique The Security Decade
Hal Boyle discusses the 1920s described as the era of wonderful nonsense noting prosperity and peace fostered a sense of security without war. He contrasts the era with looming crises and highlights social trends from Prohibition to the rise of mass entertainment and sports giants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belman Morin
Hal Boyle
NEW York
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Aimee Semple McPherson
Charles Lindbergh
Paris
Prohibition
Chicago
Charleston
Jake
Hollywood
Elms
Scopes
Brick Muller
Rose Bowl
Jack Dempsey
Gene Tunney
Bill Tilden
Helen Wills
Bobby Jones
Walter Hagen
Babe Ruth
Lou Gehrig
Walter Johnson
Notre Dame
Yankees
Oceans
America
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New York Herald Tribune
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McCall's Magazine
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Robert C. Ruark
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J. Ed
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Lou Nichols
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Big Nick
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