Decoration Day reflections and the meaning of the holiday
A public meditation on Memorial Day origins, honoring Civil War dead and later those who fell in Spanish American, World War I, World War II, and Korean conflicts. The piece urges prayers for past heroes and for a future without new casualties amid ongoing global tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Minen
Nothern
John A. Logan
Grand Army of the Republic
Logan
Grand Army
Fallacy Exposed on War News and Stock Market Myths
The Exchange Magazine report analyzes sudden one day stock moves to test patterns and war news effects. Over a year 38 two percent moves had war as the main factor. 5 declines and 7 advances tied to expectations of involvement or armament, refuting the myth that war news boosts markets.
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the Exchange Magazine
Storks Kow
Storks
The Poster Storm Over Signs on Telephone Poles
A local resident laments political signs posted on telephone poles. The piece highlights eye damage from torn signs and nail hazards for workers using metal climbers with spurs to ascend poles. It notes the risk of falls and injuries to repair crews amid litter.
Campaign Signs and Speaker Warnings Prompt Curb
Enthusiastic supporters rush to tack up signs while urging voters to keep the candidate's name before their eyes. The piece argues candidates can curb such activity with careful wording, aiming to prevent an overabundant sign heap.
Lewis Pays Tribute To Cyrus Ching
Washington columnist Peter Edson reports a gala tribute dinner for Cyrus Ching on his 80th birthday attended by industrialists, labor leaders, and government officials. John L. Lewis delivered a pointed, humorous keynote praising Ching while recounting coal negotiations, chiding Treasury Secretary George Humphrey, and ending with a playful political caveat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cyrus
Ching
U.S. Mediation and Conciliation Service
Cy Ching
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Burt
Cyrus Ching
Mr. Ching
George M. Humphrey
George Humphrey
Pimlico
Major fire destroys warehouse in Santa Fe switchyard
Early morning blaze at Old Home Town Lawrence Paper Co. warehouse in the Santa Fe switchyard on East Ninth Street gutted the building. No injuries reported, investigators review cause as fire crews battled flames through the morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Paper Co
Santa Fe
East Ninth Street
Edward Brass
Lawrence High School
John Morgan
Dolph Simons
Gene Russell
Paul Coker
Fred Six
Jack Tusker
Big Brownlee
Jim Black
Bill Johnson
Robert Bell
Phyllis Buzick
University
Loren
Bud) Frink
Denver
Lloyd Frink
Bud
Stearns-Roger Manufacturing Co
Anabel Keeler
Norma June Lutz
Shade
Dulles’s Foreign Policy in 1952 and 1956 Campaign Echoes
A column contrasts Dulles’s past and present critique of Democrats on foreign policy, noting how 1952 Korea and Cold War fears differ from today. It draws parallels between Stevenson Harriman Kefauver and Dulles rhetoric, suggesting partisan slogans shape policy tempers.
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Truman
Eisenhower
Dulles
Russia
China
Democrats
Adlai Stevenson
Averell Harriman
Soviet
Sen. Estes .Kefauver
White House
Hisenhower
Memorial Day at Joe's grave a battlefield of memories
A vintage dialogue at a cemetery records families visiting graves Feature voices from George Clem Charley Jim Frank Joe and Edith across generations. The scene recalls wars past from World War I to Korea and ends with a solitary meadowlark singing over the silent camp.
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U.S.A
George
Jim
Clem
Charley
Frank
Edith
Stella
Joe
Harry
Sons of the Confederacy
Sons of the Grand Army of the Republic
Johnny Reb
Yankee
Geroge
Missouri
Chateau- Thierry
Reb
Gettysburg
Germany
Korea
Mama
KU Campus Sorority Prank Sparks University Action
In spring 1921 at the University of Kansas a mob of men from several houses roamed sorority fronts at midnight creating noise and mischief. The incident, tied to Phog Allen era football lore, prompted chancellor and deans to condemn the behavior and threaten sanctions to preserve the university’s reputation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theavenworth
University of Kansas
Phog Allen
Nebraska
Quiz Q and A from a historic newspaper page
A list of trivia questions and answers covers topics from federal property valuations to citizenship rules, steeplechase origins, pussy willow catkins, Joseph Pulitzer’s political service, Pueblo Colorado as a steel town, and an archaic belief about body shapes indicating medicinal properties.
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Pittsburgh
Pueblo
Colo
Seidey
Radio and TV Schedule Highlights May 30 31
Stations list programming across KMBC WDAF WREN WCOM KFCU and KCBC with news music talk shows concerts sports and variety segments. Notable items include Truth or Consequences Music Hall Cardinals Redlegs and Tommy Dorsey broadcast along with News at various half hour marks.
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WDOAF
KMBC
WEEN
WDA
KABC
WDAF
Morgan Beatty
WREN
K.fku
Music Hall
Muale Hall
Ak—Groucho Marz
Pauline Frederick
Jans Nocturne
Muale
DAF
B. B. Dilson
KMC
Frostly
MBC
Showtime
K.F.K.U
Wren—Cardinals
Redlegs
Nelson Eddy
Tommy Dorsey
Jnasz Nocturne
K.C.U
Dilson
Wren—Martin Block
Evening TV Lineup Highlights from May 31
A dense schedule lists WKBC network and local Channel 9 offerings. Programs include news caravans, Sky King, Disneyland, The Millionaire, Your Life Tonight, Fighting bouts, Rosemary Clooney, Godfrey Show, Masquerade Party, Night Owl News, Captain Kangaroo, Arthur Godfrey Time, Howdy Doody, Riders of Purple Sage, Mickey Mouse Club, Dinah Shore, Paul Ford, Lone Ranger, Dragnet and Night Owl News with weather, sports and film segments throughout the day.
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Pasidarn
Purple Sage
Ickey Mouse Club
Lady Fisher News Caravan
Star Sporters
News
Sky King
Television Theatre
Poe
20Th Century Fox
Waterfront
Godfrey
Friends
Billy Graham
Nespactad
New Orleans Police Dept .News
Roe
Kaness City
Gary Moore
Ding Dong School
Arthur Godfrey
Ernie Kovacssity
Rick
Tennesnes
Ernie
Whinzo
Elizabeth
Bob Crosby
Paul Ford
Doug Edwards
the News
Preston
Dr. Fu Manchu
People's Choice
Four Star Playhouse
Ford Theatre
Highway Patrol
Arthur Murr
Lux Video Theatre
Ken Murray
oBee Cummings
K. C
Sportlight
Bstudio
Steve Allen
Night Owl
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Lewis
Peter Edson
Washington Correspondent
Republican Party
Cyrus Chingfort
Old Home Town
Mary Hoff
Douglas County
O. J. Lane
J. M. Palmer
Moff
Lawrence
Hugh Randall
Randall
Josephine Marshall
Esther Eddie
George Moore
Bill Bolton
Eleanor Klein
Ruth Stockwell
A. Ft. Ochse
Louise Longenecker
Marcus Laessig
Helen Louise St. Clair
Margaret Penney
June Gressa
Amy Jean Edmiston
Meaney Allen
Helen Bullock
Virginia Holmes
Betty Lou Aulphin
Bernice Moody
Mary Holferm
Norma Jean Drebbing
Catherine Ochse
C. A. Smart
Wilder Metcalf
G.A.R
Haskell Indian Battalion
National Guard
First Regiment
Haskell
Tonganoxie High School
Ray Hopkins
Lucille Heiser
Clara Kidd
Mabel McNaughton
William Denholm
Rex, Kendall
Ja Barnhart
THE
Hal Boyle
United States
England
Joseph Pulitzer
U. S
House of Representatives
New York
Ser
RADIO
WOAF
Kmbc-Tv
Kemo-Tv
C. R. Parker Woodworking Shop
Mechanic Bt
LZ Reall
Norris Brothers
N.H
Sunbeam, Remington
Norelco, Schick
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