Lawrence Journal World Changes in Staff and Publication
The Lawrence Daily Journal World reports staff updates including Dolph Simons becoming editor and publisher and Ernest Pontius as news writer. Published since 1854, the paper operated from Sixth and New Hampshire Streets Lawrence Kansas with weekly and annual subscription rates and an Associated Press affiliation.
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Dolph Simons
Dolph
Semons Jr
Dublieher
Mayer Occ
Wack Zimmerman
Ernest Pontius
Leo Ell
Ler Tage
Simons
Tsy
Wora
Sixth
New Hampshire
Lawrence
Kas
Lawrence Au Eenta
Douglas
United States
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Presa
Recreation Paradise Spurs Lawrence Drive for Local Reservoirs
The article touts near term Pomona and Perry Reservoirs as early recreation magnets for Lawrence residents, with Toronto and Turtle Creek as interim outlets. Clinton Reservoir is seen as a distant possibility, while improved boat trailers and wider access promise future day trips to Lake settings, boosting regional pride and tourism potential. Kansas aims to match Oklahoma and Missouri as family vacation destinations with expanded water resources.
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Toronto Reservoir
Lawrence
Lawrence Area
Pomona
Perry
Clinton
Toronto
Turtle Creek
Kansas
Oklahoma
Missouri
TV Pay TV Trials Draw Crowds and Skepticism
Toronto witnesses Paramounts Telemeter pay TV gain public acceptance with 5400 subscribers in three months. Despite near 6300 yearly goal, sales paused as demand peaks. California legislators hear progress while New York Telemeter promises year end installation. NBCs Harkness warns on political double talk during conventions.
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Toronto
Canada
Paramount
CBS
San Francisco
California
New York
Telemeter
Park Avenue
Mercy killings debate sparks international attention
In a sermon at a British Medical Association service, Dr. R C Mortimer the bishop of Exeter argued life should be prolonged by ordinary means but warned against invasive or futile trials. He urged doctors to alleviate suffering while avoiding extremes that shorten life. Reactions to his stance are mixed with supporters and critics alike.
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Church of England
British Medical Association
R. C. Mortimer
Exeter
Mortimer
Who Decides Final Life Support in Medical Crises
A discussion on who should make the final decision when death seems inevitable. Doctors, friends, clergy, and families hesitate to bear the responsibility as advances in medicine blur what is considered reasonable. The issue shifts from academic debate to decisive judgments about life.
Old Home Town and Local Developments in Kansas
Robert Malott joins Harvard Business School staff after graduating this June. Baldwin opens a $120,000 sewage disposal plant. KU offers an elementary teacher education course with child development emphasis this fall. Jack St Clair resigns as Elks secretary. John Mettner succeeds him. Residents recall the 1893 cyclone that caused 20 deaths and toppled tombstones. Evan Griffith launches a Topeka office as progress administrator for Kansas. Charles Lindbergh’s mechanical heart and lungs breakthrough noted at Rockefeller Institute. H T Steeper hired as West High principal in Des Moines at $3,800. Screech owls menace Girard streets at night. August Weber of Lawrence develops a piano with unusually deep tone. Kansas Bar admits several students including Holland, Melvin, Pringle, Davenport, Cowgill, and Harrison Brown.
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Robert Malott
Deane Malott
Harvard Business School
Baldwin
Jack St. Clair
Elks Club
John Mettner
Williamstown
Evan Griffith
Work Progress
Kansas
Topeka
Charles Lindbergh
Rockefeller Institute
H. T. Steeper
West High School
Des Moines
Girard
Kan
August Weber
Lawrence
Benjamin Holland
George Melvin
James Pringle
Ross Davenport
Russell Cowgill
Benjamin Harrison Brown
Today’s Bible Message and Prayer Reflection
A brief devotional quotes Romans 12 3 urging humility and asks readers to focus on true noble traits. The prayer thanks God for faithful examples like Paul and asks guidance to imitate Jesus in daily life.
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Paul
Jesus
LARCENY AT ITS UTMOST EXTREME Special Air Move for Gals
Robert Ruark argues against higher baggage allowances for women as proposed by Sen. Warren Magnuson. He compares typical travel loads of men and women, condemning favoritism toward female travelers and advocating a simple weight rule for all passengers. He emphasizes his own heavy travel kit and mocks the idea of extra female allowances.
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Robert Co. Ruark
Washington
Sen
Warren Magnuson
Wash
Civil Aeronautics Board
Sen. Magnuson
Why doctors read your hand clues for health signals
In this reader column Dr. Mother explains that doctors observe hands and nails in seconds to spot clues for tests. Red palms may hint at liver disease. pallor, clubbing, knobby joints point to illnesses. nails reveal nutrition, nerves, and arthritis signs.
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Atemia
Why business loses public esteem these days
A wakeful night reflection argues business acts as a giant tax collector for the government. It gathers employee income tax Social Security payments various excises and its own profits tax on consumers. The columnist notes lawmakers keep this method, blaming heavy burdens on private enterprise despite its essential role in the economy.
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Congress
Lyons Den Stevenson Button Causes Mix of Jokes and Jabs
Social notes mix political quips with theater satire. Adlai Stevenson is pictured joking about the Lotus Club nomination while publisher Harry Selden displays a Stevenson for President button. Other items lampoon film previews and celebrity anecdotes with a light, urban tone.
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Leonard Lyons
Adlai Stevenson
Lotus Club
Harry Selden
Stevenson
Selden
United States
Lotos Club
The Office Desk as a Silent Biographer
Hal Boyle muses that a office desk drawer tracks a man’s life from youth to old age. From 25 to 85 the contents reveal loves, debts, health, failures and triumphs, ending as the man leaves forever while the desk awaits the next life’s chronicle.
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New York
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