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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1950
Page
4
In Topeka a large youth gathering escalated into a dangerous brawl with youths armed with improvised weapons. The event drew police action and prompted discussion on influencing youth toward peaceful, humane behavior rather than sensational displays of brutality.
The poet Stephen Vincent Benet died after a street accident at night. Death was listed as natural causes, with a family member noting a heart condition prior treatment. Benet, widower of Fi Nor Wyle and brother of other writers, had remarried twice more.
The article recalls Swarthout’s career from directing the Lawrence Choral Society to leading music at the First Presbyterian church. He describes the strain of long directing years and a 1930s voice collapse that ended his big community choruses. He urges benevolent autocracy and faithful attendance as keys to volunteer choirs’ success.
A garbled list of radio and TV program notes links cities and stations like KMBC KCMO WDAF WHER and WREN with times and shows including Centen nial events and various performers. The OCR text names hosts guests and stations such as Walter Winchell and Amy the program lines mention dates and times across multiple affiliates.
Readable fragments hint at a Friday May report from a local newspaper. Mentions a council member and a council meeting with uncertain names and dates, plus a discussion of courage and deeds.
The Chrysler strike ended amid disappointment as negotiators blame each other. Observers warn billion dollar disruptions threaten the economy, while labor leaders vow renewed pressure against the company even as workers return to production.
Trygve Lie heads toward Meadow to confer with Soviet and Western powers amid debate on revising the UN Charter. Supporters argue the breach between East and West must be bridged this year to save the organization, while critics warn of upheaval if the UN must endure a worsening crisis.
Two veteran Kansas City police board members claim ongoing clashes with Bacal, the late political operator, and resist governor’s removal. Colleagues resign in protest as a new board appears likely, signaling a shift toward firmer crime control and a Senate judiciary probe handoff. President Barkley keeps the investigation under executive control, with a cautious approach to racketeering inquiries.
The Dodge City Globe and Tlttsburg Headlight back home living with rocking chairs as TV shifts people indoors. Kansas health statistics show good rates, Mrs. Lucy Jane Woodman turns 108 in Irving, and Minneapolis Library returns an overdue book after 50 years.
The article probes UN Secretary General Trygve Lie’s planned Moscow trip amid hopes for peace and the possibility of a meeting with Stalin. It notes Lie’s universal role in shaping world peace and the likelihood of Soviet reception, with Vishinsky having invited him previously.
A masked robber held up the Granada theater last night escaping with £048 after forcing cashier Peggy Davis and manager Bidlmen to hand over cash. Mrs RL Mell spent the weekend in Dodge City with daughter Miss Trene Moll who teaches there. Odd Williams was elected president of the Junior High Student Council. This morning J C Patton of Denver visited his grandchildren with Mr and Mrs James Sanders and others.
F H Pap Olney will resign as Lawrence High School principal at term end after 32 years in the post. Barnes will succeed him at the Roark Creek school April 29 with perfect attendance among 12 pupils. The group includes Albert Moore and Gale Pardee among others.
Mrs A Le Sele returns from Enid. C E Sutton back from Russell with Knights and Ladies of Security program. J B Wilson speaks on Selfishness. Miss Eunice Manter and Miss Edith Glenn perform. Census debate. enumeration viewed as rising population. Mrs George Bowman to Kansas City. Louise Reetz shopping in town. Mrs J H Baker of Perry in town. Shaffer family moves to 124 West Lee with Roy Shaffer at Shaffer and Funk Undertaking. Mrs LR B erkins hosts farewell for Mrs Richard Cordley. she settles in Te.
Dean Donald M. Swarthout of KU spoke at a Kansas Guild of Organists dinner, tracing more than 50 years in church music. He recalled early hours pumping church organs in Paw Paw and a European summer that steered him toward cathedral masters.
Western diplomats question Lie's ability to ease the cold war while Moscow maintains an immutable plan to global communism. Andre Gromyko confirms policy is unchanged, and Lie is urged to be given a chance to try despite grim odds.
Federal agents arrested two men after seizing about 50 thousand dollars worth of whisky from a club five miles west of Nevada near the Kansas line. The operation targeted illegal liquor flow into dry Oklahoma, with charges of operating a wholesale liquor business without a license and failing to keep records. James O. Smith, owner, was found with 2100 in hundred dollar bills on arrest. KE Burne of Joplin led the raid.
Grace Pendleton received a box of candy at age nine in Homer New York on May 5. The gift remained unopened until now as Misa Pendleton, aged 72, reveals the candy still sits unused preserving a family keepsake from decades ago.
Fragmentary humor piece notes missing items resurfaced after fall cleaning. It adds a jab about movie acting quality and patrons who smile while popcorn crunching. The text ends with a hint that some girls will soon travel to the mountains.
Local basketball report notes uneven effort as Boma players feign ignorance while opponents hustle. The piece questions readiness and signals a rough matchup to come.
Eudora notes a busy weekend with Henry Thoren and Kant Edeltrock of Kansas City visiting Mrs. Vor, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Ott and daughter Karen of Lawrence moving near Bert Selwald. various gatherings with neighbors, the Miner Rebekah lodge meeting, P T A activities, Scout outings, and Memorial events highlighted by dinners, card games, and church socializing in the region around Lawrence and Eudora.
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