Coronation Thrills Draw American Tourists and Headlines
London May 7 Americans flood in by boat train for the coronation spectacle as gate prices, hotel chatter, and pageantry captivate visitors. The scene centers on flags and processions near Westminster Abbey while notable guests like Gen. Pershing Rudy Vallee and James W. Gerard mingle amid bustling streets and left-hand traffic. A brief note ends with two motorists fined a dollar each for overparking in Heacourt.
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Barnum
Empire
Great Britain
Southampton
Liverpool
Plymouth
Ardmore
Oklo
John J. Pershing
New Jersey
Rudy Vallee
James W. Gerard
Gerard
George
Westminster Abbey
Letters to the Editor Praises School Concert
The Journal-World notes Tuesday night’s Lawrence school concert as a polished product born of steady music training beginning in kindergarten. Daily regimens build voice ear and rhythm across grades with equal opportunity, featuring instruments voices and group performances under Miss Mabel Barnhart’s supervision.
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Lawrence
Mabel Barnhart
Methodist Sermon Series Continues at First Church
Dr Robert A Hunt will preach on The Destiny of Millions as the second sermon in a series on Christianity and World Movements at First Methodist Church. The service begins at 10 50 o clock and the Wesleyan Chorus will sing No Shadows Yonder with an incidental solo by Theo Ericsson and Dorothy Enlow Miller.
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First
Methodist Church
Robert A. Hunt
Holy City
Gaul
Wesleyan Chorus
Theo Ericsson
Dorothy Enlow Miller
B.M
Tribute and music set for Mati island beacon ceremony
Director and organist Anna Lee Hazen will accompany Carroll Nichols as he sings Build Thee More Stately Mansions by Mark Andrews. A Tribute to Mother will be offered by Rev Edwin F Price. No evening service. A 500000 candlepower beacon will send a finger of light 19 miles to sea from Mati island 100 miles southeast of Honolulu.
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Anna Lee Hazen
Carroll Nichols
Mark Andrews
Mother
Edwin F. Price
Mati Island
Honolulu
Bus Strike May Halt Traffic at Coronation
London May 7 A complete stoppage of London's buses until after King George VI's coronation next Wednesday grew more probable as a court of inquiry failed to decide on the 25 000 strikers demands The panel found the health reason evidence for a seven and a half hour day inconclusive but said further investigation was warranted Hope lingered that busmen would return to work until studies are finished
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London
George VI
John Hamilton
Keeping a Healthy Mind Hubert Pollard Ph D
A compact analysis contrasts shiftiness and shiftlessness through animal analogies, arguing adjustment is the central life problem. It notes the beaver can adapt and rebuild, while the wasp must restart, linking adjustment to success or failure and warning that national capacity for adjustment is not rising.
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Hubert Pollard
Proper inner adjustments for lasting success
The article argues that endurance comes from internal changes rather than external comforts. It warns against escaping difficulties through divorce or travel and urges staying put to conquer troubles. Proper adjustments foster vocational growth, mental skill, emotional balance, and spiritual poise.
Derby to Garner Crowd Chooses Darby Pronunciation
Washington May 7 Vice President Garner and a dozen senators left for Louisville to attend a derby. Garner joked it is just derby to him, though his companions insist on darby, a pronunciation he notes sounds high toned.
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Washington
Garner
Louisville
Showers in Prospect Topeka May 7 1950s
Weather note reports welcome showers in prospect for eastern Kansas tonight and Saturday. Also covers track results: McPherson nips Sterling 66 to 65 in a dual meet with McPherson taking many seconds and thirds. Community notices list residents visiting and local events, plus a hospital case and new residents on Prairie street.
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Prospect
Kansas
A. D. Robb
McPherson
Sterling
Kan
UPI
Sterling College
Sedalia
Theodore Hobbs
Theodore, Jr
Prairie Street
George Craig
Almira Street
Bonnie Jean Rains
Delvey Rains
Lxca Memorial Hospital
Hee Eine
W. L. Hutchins
Kansas City
John Zillner
Perry
Kensas City
Ed Neustifter Sunny
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