Lawrence Patriot Bernard Gufler Nominated Ambassador to Ceylon
The Kansas native Bernard Gufler is nominated United States ambassador to Ceylon. A career diplomat with KU and Princeton Harvard education, he rose from consulate secretary in Vancouver to Berlin head of mission. Lawrence, Topeka, and academic supporters praise his proven diplomacy and patriotism.
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Bernard Gufler
United States
Ceylon
State Department
Guffer
Lawrence
Topeka
Kansas University
Princeton
Harvard
Vancouver
Berlin
Gusler
América
Lawrence Legion Horse Show Delivers First Class Entertainment
The 15th annual Lawrence American Legion Horse Show earns praise for its three day event. Legion officials committeemen sponsors and judges ensure a polished display with fine horses staff and music making it the state's finest horse show in a city of its size.
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Lawrence
Michener Says American Mothers Are Hardest Working
The March Reader's Digest piece by James A. Michener argues American mothers bear greater workloads than Asian women. He contrasts care duties with community roles and suggests creating a paid household helper program to relieve mothers while noting many wives outlive their husbands.
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James A. Michener
Asia
Michener
Michéner
Leave Them Standing? A Hitchhiker Letter Promotes Helping
A reader argues against the Friday editorial urging not to give rides to strangers. The letter recalls hitchhiking across the United States, supporting the practice to aid students, service members, and job seekers, while acknowledging risks and the broader question of taking chances in life.
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United States
Criticism of Lawrence Chamber of Commerce in 1959 letter
Phil J. Gengler of Lawrence argues the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce is not democratic and objects to its closed meetings and policy control by a mail ballot board. He cites the June 19 Journal-World editorial "The Leeches" and says he refuses to join Farm Bureau for similar reasons.
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Dolph
Simons
Dolph Simons Jr
Bill Mayer
Eecne
Ernest Pontius
Leo Eller
W.W. C. Simons
the World Company
Sixth
New Hampshire
Lawrence
Kas
Pougins
United States
Atrdit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Preas
Journal-World
Leeches
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Douglas County
Askeed
Farm Bureau
Old Reb Has Relapse
Walter Williams 116 a former Civil War veteran, was critically ill in Houston after suffering a relapse of pneumonia.
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Houston
Tex
Walter Williams
Hair patch turns gray a benign oddity
Dear Dr. Mother explains that a small gray or white scalp patch in a child is usually harmless. Causes may be genetic or metabolic but not health-threatening. temporary or permanent pigment change, no need for alarm, normal health supports a wait-and-see approach.
Queen Elizabeth II Shows Signs of Weariness in Canada Tour
The queen and Prince Philip travel through Labrador and Newfoundland on a six week journey inspecting logging and paper making ops. Elizabeth, though tired, greeted thousands and shared smiles as crowds lined roads and pens marked by flags. A local girl Tina Carey, 16, met the queen in Gander.
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Liz
Corner Brook
Canada
Prince Philip
Labrador
Gans der
Bowater
Elizabeth
Philip
Tina Carey
Tilt Cove, Nild
Astaire preps four star TV special with Barrie Chase
Fred Astaire discusses rehearsals and plans for Another Evening With Fred Astaire on NBC with Chrysler sponsorship. He confirms Barrie Chase as dancing partner and notes he schedules only one TV show per year to focus on perfection.
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Astaire
NBS
Fred Astaire
Barrie Chase
Miss Chase
20Th Century-Fox
Barrie
Johnny Mercer
Academy
Old Home Town Notes From 1949 1934 1919 Highlights
A collage recalls past Lawrence events and people. In 1949 Mrs. Perle Mesta was appointed minister to Luxembourg by Truman. The Soroptimists install six officers led by Mrs. Murphy and Mrs. Drake. Earlier eras note S K Funk at a VFW meeting and Roosevelt receiving honorary degrees. In 1919 nursing leadership, car license numbers, KU coaching, and academic reforms are mentioned.
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General Federation of Women's Clubs
Harry Christopher
Los Angeles
Parent Teachers Association
Polly Bergen
Europe
Jack Benny
Beverly Hills
Benny
Washington
Perle Mesta
Democratic Party
Luxembourg
Truman
Soroptimists Club of
Lawrence
Fannie Murphy
Frances Andrews
Nellie Stubeck
Cynthia Mock
Meribah Moore
Bessie Drake
S. K. Funk
GAR Post
VFW
South Park
Funk
Greensburg
Roosevelt
Yale
Harvard
Franklin Jr
Pittsburg
Public Health Nursing Association
Leon McCarthy
Carruth
Bible Message and Prayer Reflection
A devotional note cites Philippians 4 19 and offers a prayer thanking God the Eternal Provider for meeting needs even in birds. It asks for humility to remain worthy of divine care through Jesus Christ.
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Cording
Jesus
Lyons Den Gypsy Prepares Europe Trip Storing Belongings
Gypsy Rose Lee packs her home and valuables for a European tour. She won’t perform in Europe yet remains attached to Bouguereau’s After the Bath, a painting Victor Hammer once bid five times higher for. Various showbiz anecdotes follow including Lindy’s gifts and legacy, plus a note on Michael Redgrave’s Knight status and a Benny Rubin comeback with Sinatra.
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Gypsy Rose Lee
Europe
Miss le
Bouguereau
Victor Hammer
Gypsy
Naked Genius
Mike Todd
Lindy’s
Todd
Hearst
Lindy
Ruth Gordon
London
Charles Laughton
Birmingham
Laughton
Alec Guinness
Michael Redgrave
England
Southeast Asia
Louis Mountbatten
Mountbatten
Redgrave
Chekhov
Benny Rubin
Frank Sinatra
Rubin
Broadway
Billy Rose
Rose
Arthur Krim
United Artists
India
Calcutta
Krim
Sam Spiegel
New City Library 1959 Book Lineup Highlights Classics
A catalog of 1959 titles including Letters from Mamma by Cliff Arquette Hellenism by Toynbee The Puma's Claw by Simon Clark No Garlic in the Soup by Leonard Wibberly The Last Nine Days of the Bismarck Forester Claudelle Inglish Wodehouse A Few Quick Ones Solomon and Sheba by Jay Williams brief descriptions crown the list with adventure history and humor note.
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Mamma
Cliff Arquette
Charley Weaver
Simon Clark
Pumasillo
Peruvian Andes
Leonard Wibberly
Castro
Forester
Claudelle Inglish
Erskine Caldwell
Georgia
P. G. Wodehouse
Jeeves
the Butler
Jay Williams
King Soloman
Sheba
Current Best Sellers and Notable Works Summary
List of top fiction titles including Exodus Uks The Ugly American Doctor Zhivago Dear and Glorious Physician Lady Chatterley's Lover and more. Nonfiction entries cover The Status Seekers Mine Enemy Grows Older Only in America How I Turned One Thousand Dollars into a Million in Real Estate Elizabeth the Great and related works.
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King
America
Golders
Nickerson
Elizabeth the Great
Jenkins
Noted 1959 Books On Travel, Society And Drama
A catalog of titles including The Status Seekers by Vance Packard and Tell Me Stranger by Charles Bracelen Flood. Also listed are My Brother Was an Only Child by Jack Douglas and The Lost Fight by H F M Prescott, with brief descriptions of each work.
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Portugal
Vance Packard
Jack Douglas
Fidel Castro
Julé Dubois
Erlé Stanley Gardner
Perry Magon
Della
Paul
L. P. Hartley
Charles Bracelen Flood
H. F. M. Prescott
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Ation
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Joseph G. Molner
M.D
J.J
Moiner
Newfoundland
Strawberry Hill
Humber River
Joseph Also
Maurice Evans
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Old Home Town
The
Lyons den
Y Leonard Lyons
New City Library Books
Arnold J. Toynbee
Publishers’ Weekly
Exodus
the Ugly American
Lederer & Burdick
Doctor Zhivago, Pat
Ternak
Caldwell
Lady Chatterley
Packard
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