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Newspaper

Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Jun 20, 1955

Page

4

Lawrence Daily Journal World rates and staff listing

Lawrence Daily Journal World published daily except Sunday in Lawrence Kansas lists editors C G Slyons D Solon J W Murray Ernest Pontius and publisher. It provides subscription rates by carrier and mail for Douglas and adjoining counties and outside areas with annual and semiannual prices. The paper is a member of the Associated Press and receives AP dispatches.

CG Slyons Iean Rpire the World Company Sixth and New Hampshire Streets Lawrence Kansas Telephone Dolph Solon J. W. Murray Ernest Pontius Douglas Adult Bureau of Circulations Associated Press

Girls We’ll Be Seeing You at Girl State in Lawrence

The Girl State crowd visited Lawrence for a week of colorful activities. Mythical state and city governments were set up and run, teaching girls the inner workings of politics. The experience may influence future involvement and leadership in government.

Lawrence

Wheat quality shifts Kansas storage grain outlook

Kansas wheat crop this year is unusual with a large surplus yet a unimpressive total yield. Early harvest in our county saw some wheat sold above government guarantees as farmers target milling quality. Mills pay premiums for moisture, protein, and baking quality, suggesting a price system based on grade rather than bushels.

Kansas Or County Wheat Hutchinson News-Herald el Dorado Times

College Graduates Now Having Larger Families, Survey Finds

A 30 000 graduate survey from 178 colleges shows 1945 graduates have larger families than classes 15 years earlier. Economic gains and GI Bill education boosted upbringing, reversing prior fears of small family sizes.

U. S Population Reference Bureau

Public ownership lesson from railway strike

The London Telegraph notes a lesson from the recent British railway strike that public ownership offers no protection for the public. It recalls past arguments for nationalizing industries and argues that the public always bears the cost when public systems fail.

London Telegraph Telegraph

Anger Over U S Actions in Viet Nam Sparks Discontent

The French in Vietnam voice little praise for Americans as the dispossessed critique the deal many feel was not theirs to accept. They argue those who might have blocked it did not.

Viet Nam

Eisenhower Second Term Club Pins Spark Secret Fund Drive

Washington reports reveal a covert White House staff plan to back Eisenhower’s re election via small lapel pins reading Club The CLub scheme aims to recruit 150 members per unit with each paying 1 50 profits touted at 224 50 per first 150 units and potential large scale fundraising to the Republican Finance Committee.

Washington Dwight D. Eisenhower White House Homer H. Gruenther Sherman Adams NATO Alfred M. Gruenther Gruenther Wilton B. Persons Republican Finance Committee GOP Ske Franklin D. Roosevelt CIO

New World Born Ten Years Ago Faces U N Challenges

Hal Boyle notes the United Nations, born in San Francisco in 1945, is ten years old and has been useful though imperfect. The U N relies on diplomacy and agencies but lacks a real international army. Russia and the United States veto power has left the Security Council weakened while alliances outside the U N persist.

Hal Boyle Washington San Francisco United Nations U.N U. N United States Europe Asia Russia Security Council USN

Bible Verse: In the Way of Righteousness

A brief verse notes that in the path of life righteousness guides conduct. It echoes the Proverb that true guidance comes from right living and orderly steps, aligning behavior with moral justice.

Hard-of-Hearing May Be Good Spellers

New York item notes that deaf workers often spell well due to visual memory from early life, while hearing people learn by ear. The piece cites a business executive as evidence and adds brief asides on rabbits, hat prices, Edison anniversaries, the photoflash bulb, motor car bulbs, and circus choreographers, finishing with a morale quote from Matthew Arnold.

New York Oddity Almanac I. Benjamin Parrell Adam Hat Manufacturers, Inc Parrell Corsicana Tex America

Diet device to shame the dieter from Houston

Independence Reporter notes a Houston man’s invention that rings a pocket buzzer when he overeats. The piece suggests discipline and hard effort, not gadgets, win battles with weight. It mocks reliance on contraptions and urges pushing away from the table as the true solution.

Tex

Second Favorite Sport

A South American described his country to an American woman stating bull fighting is most popular. She found it revolting, but he replied with a smile that it is the second most popular sport.

Wall Street Journal

Barbs From A New York Child Speaks Five Languages

A New York four year old speaks five languages while regional chatter notes that babies often speak more. An Ohio man is jailed for a single open liquor bottle in a car and a judge quickly weighs the case. Many credit a husband’s calm wife for much of his success.

New York Ohio

Quiz style Q and A on world events

A reader quiz presents questions and concise answers on geopolitical milestones plants and calendars. It notes West Germany earning sovereignty in 1955, the orchid as the smallest seed plant, the Soviet Union’s use of the Gregorian calendar, Moorish art at the Alhambra, and three U.S. presidents’ statues in London.

Europe Granada Spain London England George Washington Abraham Lincoln Franklin D. Roosevelt

Old Home Town Notes: Local Moves and Marriages

Old Home Town itemized notes on staff changes at K U with Lucy McCormack heading to Spokane as director of Home Economics in city schools. Various marriages, engagements, camp departures, birthdays, candidacy filings, drownings, athletic events, and a district turn fest summary including names of participants and prize winners.

Lucy McCormack K.U Spokane Wash Cpl George Corn Truax Field Madison Wis Moleta Ruth Laughlin Alvin N. Schmidt Cheley Estes Park Jerry Hesse Pat Schrader Sally Hyde Lawrence Otto Rost Walter Hess Edwin Hess Alfred Hess William Schulmyer Felix Niemeier Ernest Kasold Overton Hundley Theron Farley Fred P. Smithmeyer Jr Poehler Mercantile Co Rock Creek Westmoreland Smithmeyer Opal Trumbull Palmyra Gladys Schubert Eudora Heart Stella Bunigan Wakarusa

Radio and TV Listings From June Schedule Blitz

Radio and TV guide details programs across WDAF WLAP WREN KMBC KMBC- KMBC 610 810 and others for Monday June 20 with news newscasts weather sports and a dense lineup of shows including Amos and Andy Perry Como Bob Crosby and Arthur Godfrey Time. The schedule lists channels and times with multiple music dramas game shows and educational programs across prime and daytime slots.

KMBC Allan Jackson WDAF Wren—Tello KMHC Newa Morgan Beatty Wren Sporta WOIAK Wrien-Krepaku Kama Orla Tiku Wrn Oars Ve Phils Wraf—Kragnes Wdak Tsk WDA BT BN Peres Cone Hine Crosby WDAP Ade Truian WDAPF Tennessee WDAN Wren—Newas WDA Erwin Conham WDAKF Grable Janes Wren Martin Bloch

Television listings for WDAF KMBC-TV and peers

Television schedule fragment lists channel numbers times and programs including Superman Jony Martin Show News Caravan Perry Como Caesar's Hour Three Star News Burns and Allen Voice of Firestone Godfrey's Talent Scouts I Love Lucy Robert Montgomery Theatre Pee Wee King Ethel and Albert TV Readers Digest Summer Theatre Hollywood Playhouse Name's the Same Talent Roundup Sportsman’s Friend Nine O'clock News Boston Blackie Seems Like Yesterday Premiere Playhouse

Command Arthur Godfrey Hob Crosby Hawking Falls Mr. Sweeney Pinky Lee Jo Stafford Roy Rogers Three Star News Cavalcade of America Halla Ivy Fireside Theatre Danny Thomas Circle Theatre Red Skelton U.S.A Amos and Andy Ads Ucu Robert Montgomery TV Readers Digest Summer Theatre Holywood Playhouse Sportsman’s Friend Nine O'Clock News Sports Boston Black

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