Remembering C. C. Stewart A KU Endowment Leader
The Kansas community mourns C. C. Stewart who died Tuesday. As KU Endowment Association president for 12 years he expanded loan and scholarship programs and a major student housing drive. His legal talents funded campus projects and aided faculty, leaving a lasting impact on thousands of students.
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Kansas
C. C. Stewart
Kansas University Endowment Association
Stewart
Endowment Association
Reconsidering the Farm Definition in the 1960 Census
In 1959 the farm population stood near 21 million with a 1960 census expected to drop to 16 or 17 million under a revised definition. A farm now requires varying sales thresholds by acreage, prompting debate over who counts as a farmer and potential shifts to rural non-farm counts. Census officials defend the changes as necessary though imperfect.
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Census Bureau
Age of Insects Debate Arises Over Ecology Findings
The National Audubon Society challenges the man versus insect war idea. Ecologists argue insects are essential to nature's web of life and support crops, birds, fish, and industries reliant on insect-derived materials. The piece urges adapting to the insect world rather than fighting it.
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National Audubon Society
Extra Care Urged For Pets During July Fourth Loudness
The Douglas County Humane Society urges owners to keep pets indoors during fireworks to prevent frightened animals from escaping, injuring themselves, or being killed. Leash and safety rules are emphasized to protect children and pets amid Independence Day noise.
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Douglas County Humane Society
Humane Society
James Moore
Douglas County Human Society
Dear Dr. Mother Jeanie Seeks Help for Stomach Pain
A 13 year old girl asks if recurring stomach pains after meals are gas or something serious. She notes increasing frequency and duration, originally lasting 20 or 30 seconds, now more than once daily. The letter ends with a plea for an answer.
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T.B
Subway Circus World Premiere Planned in Berlin
In 1935 William Saroyan, then in New York and about to sail to Europe, reportedly wrote Subway Circus in five days. Now, 25 years later, the play is set for its world premiere in Berlin as a stage production.
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William Saroyan
New York
New York Times
Europe
Times
Berlin
Real film heroes vanish as injuries replace stunts
A London tale laments modern movie heroes Gregory Peck and Anthony Quinn sidelined by injuries on The Guns of Navarone set. The author mocks insurance fears and premarital dieting of action stars, favors old‑fashioned daring and old performers Rudy Valentina and Doug Fairbanks Sr.
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London
Gregory Peck
Anthony Quinn
Tony
Cedric Hardwicke
Arthur Treacher
U2 Coverage Reveals Strengthen Soviet Air Defense
Washington reports show in 18 months the Soviet anti aircraft network expanded with dense surface to air rocket sites. U 2 data corrected optimistic views of U S deterrent and highlighted continued mismatch with B 52 capabilities and the 70 000 foot U 2 high altitude flight.
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Washington
Sverdlovsk
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U.S
Francis Powers
Lt. Powers
Berlin
Kansas Legal Boom As Nine Lawyers Settle in Lawrence
In 1950 Kansas reports 32 new lawyers. nine list Lawrence as their address including J. O. Biges and Lew Henry. KU Endowment buys Leo Baker 91 acre farm near Pioneer Cemetery. Missouri University names Dr. Frederick Middlebush president. Kansas Supreme Court gains Judge William Burch after Chief Justice Johnson resigns after 61 years. Lawn party hosted by Miss Lillis Lester features lanterns with guests Anita Horton Dorothy Horton Dorothy Dunmire Helen Hungerford and others.
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Kansas
Lawrence
J. O. Biges
Lew Henry
Lyle David Sutton
Terry Relihan
Robert Royer
Woody Runyan
Lawrence Wagner
James Waugh
Harold Williams
KU Endowment Association
Leo Baker
Frederick Middlebush
Missouri University
William Burch
Kansas Supreme Court
Johnson
Miss Lillis Lester
Anita Horton
Dorothy Horton
Dorothy Dunmire
Helen Hungerford
Helen Churchill
Muriel Cogswell
Dorothea Simons
Alice Miller
Madeline McKone
Burley Broadhead
Martha Quinlan
Jessie Underwood
Jean Makepiece
Maud Mary Kasold
Musetta Brown
Leonadell Long
Today’s Bible Message and Prayer
A devotional note quotes 2 Corinthians 5 17 and offers a prayer for renewed faith. The brief item invites readers to seek a higher life through Christ and asks for blessing to face daily trials.
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Father
Jesus
Lyons Den and Other Civic Glamour Notes
A snappy society page roundup notes a party hosted by Gen. and Mrs. Sarnoff celebrating the federal judge Kaufman on his 50th birthday and his wife’s 24th anniversary. Guests include Tom Clark and Sen. Dodd, with Rep. Celler recounting a Brooklyn eviction call. Also recounted are a Goldwyn office crash joke, Robert Morse’s Take Me Along restaurant booking under Ingemar Johansson, Vanderbilt heir Harry Cushing IV’s Rip Van Winkle remark, and Lola Fisher returning from a Russian tour with coy plans.
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Leo
David Sarnoff
Irving Kaufman
Kaufman
Roy Howard
Gen. Sarnoff
Supreme Court
Tom Clark
Thomas J. Dodd
Connecticut
Rep
Emanuel Celler
Celler
Brooklyn
Congressman Celler
Harry Cushing IV
Vanderbilt
el Morocco
Rip van Winkle
New York
Teetotaler Enjoys All the Fun at Cocktail Parties
Hal Boyle argues teetotalers can have the best time at cocktail parties by observing others on the wagon, describing revelers as tumbling from civility to chaos. The piece parodies social drinking, noting the lion of the hour, the faded elegance, and the spectator’s smug virtue.
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New York
Olympus
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Lawrence Daily Journal-World
Journal-World
M.N
A.O
Joseph C. Molner
M. D
Jack
Tom
By Jack Zimmerman
Tom Mix
Rudy Valentino
Doug Fairbanks Sr
Russ
Joseph Alsop
Old Home Town
The
Lyons den
Cheers
Sam Goldwyn
RD Lyons
Mr. Goldwyn
Goldwyn
Robert Morse
Take Me Along
the Dubonnet
Ingemar Johansson
Patterson
Lola Fisher
Brasserie
Hal Boyle
Teetotaler
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