Play set in McCarthy era features hardboiled PI
In 1952 McCarthy era London style humor meets crime drama as Boston detective Maggie Pelletier hunts who dumped a body in the harbor while Eisenhower campaigns and a Soviet spy romance unfolds. Kansas University student Uta Walter leads as the principled heroine with Forrest Lowry performing six accents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Joseph McCarthy
Boston
Maggie Pelletier
Havana
Kansas University
Uta Walter
Maggie
Walter
Homicide
Frank
FBI
Watering Your Landscape During a Drought
With February the driest on record and frost risks ahead, gardeners should plan to water. Focus on trees and shrubs planted within two years, newly seeded lawns, shallow-rooted perennials, and ornamental grasses to sustain roots, improve health, and increase cold hardiness.
Best winter watering tips for trees shrubs and lawn
A cold blue northern arrives from Canada as temperatures drop below freezing. Use summer watering methods for winter care: water at the base of newly planted trees and shrubs, delivering about 5 gallons per inch of trunk for trees and 5 to 10 gallons per plant for shrubs, plus 1 inch for lawns to reach about 6 inches deep. Bruce Chladny of K State extension advises calling 843-7058 for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Garden show blooms with plans and plant knowledge
The garden show features vendor booths, 4-H food stalls, and live music by groups including Three Bean Salad and Euphoria String Band. Master Gardeners join as a Q A booth. speakers highlight native plants and landscape crafts. Proceeds fund 4-H horticulture scholarships in Douglas County.
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iSassy Mae
The
Cornertones
Nickel Trio
Prairie Acre
Billy Spears & the Boys
Euphoria
Steve Mason
Schimke
Kelly Kindscher
Kansas Biological Survey
Prairie
Kansas City
Rockies
Douglas County
Collectibles and curios from Lindbergh era to postwar dishes
The piece surveys crossover Lindbergh memorabilia and toy stoves, Shirley Temple blue glass ware, a dog bank with an early 1900s copyright, and Japanese lithophane dishes. It notes current values, reproduction history, and origins, including maker names and dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A.C. Williams Co
Ravenna
Ohio
Kovels column details mail-in antique inquiries
The Kovels guide invites readers to mail questions about antiques including issues of origin like Japan or Made in Occupied Japan. It notes that letters may be used in the column or Kovels forums, names won’t be published, returns aren’t guaranteed, and a stamped envelope helps with potential replies.
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Southard
U.S
T. Southard
Peekskill, NY
Southard, Robertson & Co
Paris
Japan
Kovels
Kovel
Lawrence Journal-World
King Features Syndicate
Seventh Ave
New York
Lawrence Children's Choir marks 15 years of growth and global reach
Janeal Krehbiel founded the Lawrence Children's Choir which now runs three groups for all elementary and middle school ages. The program has sung overseas to England and Germany and will perform at a festival in Missoula. Parents and volunteers underpin the low budget operation while Krehbiel contemplates future leadership.
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Lowry
Ottawa Community Theater
Boolie
Miss Daisy
Janeal Krehbiel
The
Lawrence Children’s Choir
Krehbiel
Lawrence
Ake
Lawrence Arts Center
England
Germany
Missoula
Mont
Sarah Stern
Chamisa Edmo
Edmo
Aidan Loveland Koster
Ms. Krehbiel
Koster
Kansas City
Kan
Midwest
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Lawrence Community Theatre
Forrest Lowry
Ottawa
Chinn
McCarthy
Mindie Paget
Richard Gwin
Journal-World Photo
Marion Constantinescu
1501
Bruce Chladny
K-State Research and Extension
Bruce Chladny Bchladny
Oznet
Ksu
Jennifer Oldridge
By Ralph and
Terry Kovel
Atlantic Ocean
Charles Lindbergh
Lindbergh
Spirit of
Peekskill
Shirley
Shirley Temple
Hazel Atlas Glass.Co
Wheeling
WvVa
U.S. Glass Co
Pittsburgh
Wheaties
Bisquick
Cowles Syndicate Inc
Terry Rombeck
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