Lawrence Journal World 1959 June 3 Editorial Roles
Lawrence Daily Journal World lists staff and roles with Simons as editor 1891 to 1963. Publishing details note World Company operations at Lawrence Kansas and subscription rates by carrier and mail.
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H Simons
Bill Mayer
Ernest Pontius
Leo Eller
Simons
the World Company
Sixth
New Hampshire
Lawrence
Kas
Douglas
United States
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Postmaster Seeks Help to Halt Obscene Mail Trade
Lawrence postmaster James Parsons reports strong public support for efforts to stamp out the half billion dollar per year obscene material business in the United States. Postmaster General Arthur Summerfield urges citizens to report smut mailings and help curb dealers who use first class envelopes to reach homes with lewd films books and pictures.
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Lawrence
James Parsons
U. S
Arthur E. Summerfield
Parsons
Postal Department
Summerfield
Monorail Hopes Rise For Seattle Transit Edge
A review of monorail systems notes one operating system in Wuppertal and cites Seattle’s planned mile long line to the 1961 exposition as a potential breakthrough. Other tests include Tokyo Zoo and Disney land. Cologne reports 50 mph cars.
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Wuppertal
Germany
Berlin
Seattle, Wash
Seattle
U. S
Tokyo Zoo
State Fair Grounds
Dallas
Houston
Tex
Cologne
Disneyland
Los Angeles
Nagging Spouse Blamed For Traffic Tolls By Safety Council
The National Safety Council links spousal nagging to higher accident risk. Harry Porter Jr. says drivers with marital spats carry two strikes in traffic and urges tactful cooperation. Both spouses are warned to avoid heated discussions while behind the wheel to reduce danger.
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National Safety Council
U. S
Harry Porter Jr
Porter
Hubby
Ruark rails at Nisei forgiveness debate and war guilt
Roark dismisses Attorney General Rogers and Doub as critics of government policy on Nisei and internment. He argues the nation bears heavier wartime burdens, cites Pearl Harbor and Jewish Holocaust losses, and recalls harsher combat in the Pacific.
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William Rogers
Pearl Harbor
United States
Rogers
Japan
Nise
Hitler
London
Remagen
Philippines
Solomons
Hawaii
California
Europe
Suzie Wong
Old Kurusu
Roosevelt
Hong Kong
Malaya
Guam
U. S
Attu
Kiska
Guadalcanal
Surgeries for Flat Feet and Diabetes Screening
A reader asks about severe flat feet in a 5-year-old and the role of surgery versus braces and exercises. The doctor explains types of flat feet, age window for surgery, and suggests second opinions if unsure. He also addresses a grandparent’s possible diabetes symptoms with tests needed, notes on hysterectomy decisions, hemorrhoids treatment, and invites readers to mail questions for the column.
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E.F.S
Lexington
Krine
Kline
My Brother Was An Only Child Satire by Jack Douglas
A rambling, humorous memoir style piece by Jack Douglas recounting exaggerated life adventures from childhood to early adulthood. The author riffs on book titles, fame, and various oddball episodes, ending with a bleak joke about a failed marriage and a grim reveal.
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Linares
Manolete
Hervie
Enrollment curbed at University High with 30 per class
Old Home Town enrollment limits set at University High. Four students Gene Perry Clark Keys Byron Springer and John Gagliardo will travel to Wichita for Boys State. KU Medical Center plans 12 week field study for senior medics. Local troopers began highway patrol in the area. Dianee quintuplets five days old survive. New officers lead the Past Noble Grands Club in Topeka moves. Elektra staged as KU musical with Florence Butler in lead. Golf leaders at state tournament include Waldo Crowder and Arthur Bonebrake.
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University High
Gene Perry
Clark Keys
Byron Springer
John Gagliardo
Wichita
KU Medical Center
Kansas
L. H. DeForrest
Poehler Mercantile Co
Billy Hutson Sr
DeForrest
Hutson
Elza Wiley
Canada
Harold Longenecker
Topeka
Will Johns
Frank Lescher
H. G. van Neste
Alfred Lawrence
Noble Grands Club
Electra
Florence Butler
Lawrence
Waldo Crowder
Arthur Bonebrake
Today’s Bible Message Prayers for guidance and service
A devotional invokes constant prayer and intercession for workers in the harvest. It asks God to open eyes to need, hunger, fear, and uncertainty, to reveal His will, to spur service, and to meet others’ needs in the Redeemer’s name.
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Christ
Goldwyn Sees Film Business Change From 38 to One A Year
In New York for Porgy and Bess premiere, Sam Goldwyn recalls producing 38 films annually, later 48, now about one per year. He notes audiences no longer declare liking a film until after investment and stresses dropping failures to boost hits. Berle moves to Hollywood, Levene lectures, Dulles skews caricatures, and Gypsy highlights a strip tease by Ethel Merman.
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Leonar
Sam Goldwyn
New York
Porgy and
Bess
Goldwyn
Milton Berle
Friars Club
Hollywood
A Closer Glance at Beatniks By Ed Creagh
Hal Boyle explores beatnik culture through two events in Washington Chicago magazine hearings on a mailable issue and a coffee shop project. Beatniks press for open expression resisting zoning police and postal scrutiny while defending poetry prose and language as creative force.
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ED Creagh
Hal Boyle
Washington
George Bernard Shaw
Santa Claus
Bill Walker
Chicago
Post Office Deartment
Chaucer
Dante
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Journal-World
Uncle Sam
Nisei
Robert C. Ruark
George C. Doub
Singapore
Pacific
Milton Eisenhower
Inter
Ruark
Joseph G. Molner
M.D
Nically
F.E.W
Jack Douglas
Gaylord Hauser
Radio City Music Hall
Old Home Town
E. P. Mooman
John Fee
C. C. Carl
State Board of Kansas Golfers
Lyons
Sam Levene
Oscar Berger
John Foster Dulles
Dulles
Ethel Merman
Gypsy
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