Lawrence Journal-World staff and contact details dated 1959
Lawrence Journal World staff list with editor Dolph Simons general manager Ernest Pontius and advertising manager Leo Euler. Address Sixth and New Hampshire Streets Lawrence Kansas, telephone VI 83 1000, published Tuesday evening June 9 1959. Rates shown for local carrier and mail subscriptions. Post office entry Second Class. Associated Press and Audit Bureau member.
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Dolph Simons
U.08
Bill, Mayigr
Mennallg
Ernest Pontius
Leo Euler
W. C. Simons
the World Company
Sixth
New Hampshire
Lawrence
Kas
Douglas
United States
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Lawrence Horse Show Nears Historic June Debut
The Lawrence Horse Show enters its 16th year on June 19 2021 sponsored by the American Legion post. It grew from shaky beginnings to become one of Kansas' top two shows, surpassing 425 entries last year with about 7 600 in three nights. With steady site improvements at Douglas County 4H Fairgrounds, the event continues to draw larger entries and stronger attendance, and a 450-entry figure is expected this year.
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Lawrence
American Legion Post
Kansas
Wichita
Why Sympathy for Gloria Swanson Tax Dispute Emerges
Gloria Swanson, 60, faces a $45 310 back tax claim on money spent for beauty care and clothes she calls essential to her career. The government cites $151 055 income from 1949 to 1953, Swanson contests that figure at $61 896. Public figures like Jo an Crawford Bud Abbott and Joe Louis appear in debate over tax deficiencies and fairness, prompting sympathy but also reminders that all tax obligations are owed by earners, big or small.
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Gloria Swanson
Uncle Sam
Gloria
Miss Swanson
Bud Abbott
Joan Crawford
Joan
Bud
Joe Louis
John Q
Seale
You Made Me Love You Reaches New Popularity Again
The song You Made Me Love You is praised as a lasting classic. Nat King Cole’s vocal performance helps revive its appeal in America, following early popularity by Al Jolson and outlasting trends like Hound Dawg Splish Splash and The Battle of New Orleans.
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al Jolson
America
Nat (King) Cole
New Orleans
Hoodwinked by Tibetans Fake Lama in India Trip
A columnist accuses a counterfeit Dalai Lama of grooming a public image while omitting familiar figures such as Jane Wyatt and Ronald Colman. With sarcasm, the piece mocks staged sightings and questions the lama’s age, motives, and authenticity amid Tibetan politics and media attention.
Jaundice Causes and Carotenemia Explained by Dr Mother
Mrs H M K asks about yellow eyes and jaundice. Dr Mother explains jaundice is a symptom with several causes including liver and gallbladder issues, pancreas problems, and blood disorders. Carotenemia offers color without illness. treat underlying cause, tests needed, no direct jaundice treatment.
Right to Work Group Opposes Kennedy-Ervin Bill in Congress
National Right-to-Work Committee rejects the Kennedy-Ervin labor proposal. Reed Larson says the bill restores old hiring hall ideas and would enable apprenticeship terms close to closed shops. Larson meets with 60 industrial leaders to plan strategy, sessions kept secret to avoid tipping off opposition.
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Congress
Kansas City
Reed Larson
Washington
Larson
Kansans For
Banner-Bearers In Poland By JOSEPH ALSOP
In Poland the life of the mind appears exhilarating under communism. Polish artists and intellectuals seem more free and vibrant than their Western counterparts, though censorship persists. Reporters note a communal banner bearing spirit, with varied talents united by a shared resistance to Stalinism.
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Warsaw
New
Poland
Alfred Jarry
West
Lawrence News Snips Highlight Local Profiles and Events
Old Home Town names new officers for the American Association of University Women. The city votes the maximum liquor store occupation tax at 300 dollars per year per store. Richard Garrett named head of the state Weather Bureau. Miss Jean Stouffer to visit Lawrence for a Girl Scout council institute. 346 KU students to receive diplomas at the 47th commencement with Capt. Joe Murray delivering alumni remarks and Dr. Franklin Henry Giddings giving the commencement address.
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Richard Garrett
State Weather Bureau
S. D. Flora
Jean Stouffer
Girl Scout National
Lawrence
Dean
E. B. Stouffer
Kester
EU Physics Department
Jess Willard
Kissell
Joe Murray
Franklin Henry Giddings
Columbia
Today’s Bible Message and Prayer Reflection
A Bible excerpt from James 2 urges practical compassion toward the hungry and naked. The prayer asks God to open minds to needs, to pray as if all depended on Him, and to act as if all depended on us, in Christ’s name.
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Christ
Lyons Den Jazz Ban Puts Soviet Citizens in Silence
LEONAF MUSIC NOTE reports Russia will bar American jazz from the U S National Exhibition in Moscow depriving Soviet citizens of a cherished art form. The piece recalls earlier Moscow jazz scenes, performer names like Junior Mignott and Chief Bey, and cross cultural reactions amid wartime and postwar tension.
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Russia
U.S
Moscow
Knd
Leningrad
Beale St
Unfrown and Walk: A Hal Boyle Street Sermon
Hal Boyle urges readers to drop hatred and hurry, embrace simple joy, and smile at strangers. He reflects on his own scowling reflection in a store window, urging a slower pace, openness, and a kinder outlook as life’s brevity looms.
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Washington
Willya
Glory
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