Lawrence Daily Journal World masthead and masthead details
The item provides the 1959 Lawrence Daily Journal World newspaper masthead listing editor and publisher Dolph Bimons Jr and staff roles, the World Company address in Lawrence Kansas, circulation rates for in-town and mail subscriptions, and formal publication details including association memberships and postal designation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolph Bimons
Dolph Bimons Jr
Bill Mayer
Ernest Pont We
Leo Eller
CC. Simona
the World Company
Sixth
New Hampshire
Lawrence
Kas
Via
Douglas
Counties
United Sinte
Pust
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Aansociated Press
Memorial Day tribute to fallen soldiers through the ages
The piece traces Memorial Day origins from 1863 in Columbus Mississippi and 1868 in Vicksburg led by Mrs Sue Landon Vaughn, then standardized by Gen John A Logan. It notes the day’s spread through conflicts and its ongoing call in 1959 to honor all who died for freedom and defend the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Mason-Dixon Line
Columbus
Miss
Sue Landon Vaughn
John Adams
U.S
Vicksburg
John A. Logan
Grand Army of the Republic
Logan
North
Life magazine boosts Kansas water recreation image
Life Magazine runs a big feature on U S pleasure boating with photos from Wichita areas and Lake Afton, making outsiders think Kansas has first class facilities. Kansans know the state lags in water resources, though projects at Tuttle Creek Perry Clinton and Baldwin hint at progress and a future state lake.
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Kansas
Life Magazine
Life
U.S
Wichita
Lake Afton
Oklahoma
Missouri
Catalina
Tuttle Creek
Perry
Clinton
Baldwin
U S Olympic Track Stars Contrast With Soviet Women
A dated editorial critiques U S and Soviet female track prowess, arguing the Soviets dominate in throwing and sprinting while lamenting American women’s athletic visibility. It name checks athletes like Tidwell Alley Cushman and Shelby as male stars, noting a cultural safety in watching women play without injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Olympic Committee
Charlie Tidwell
Bill Alley
Cliff Cushman
Ernie Shelby
Stockholm Weather Link to High Suicide Rate
Reports claim Stockholm Sweden shows the world’s highest death by own action rate with weather blamed for its reputation. The city’s latitude yields little spring or summer and the climate is cited as a factor in the troubling trend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Sweden
Frustrated Weather Warns of Spring Delays in Lawrence Area
The piece laments drab fall and winter across Lawrence with long hours of darkness and monotony driving mental strain. It notes unseasonable chills, rain, and strong winds, comparing unfavorably to Stockholm and pleading for brighter skies and warm temperatures to banish the Labrador like weather.
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Lawerence
Stockholm
Labrador
Newfoundland
Waiting Game For World By JOSEPH ALSOP
Joseph Alsop analyzes Khrushchev's Berlin crisis stance from Geneva to Budapest noting Western permissiveness and Soviet reactions. He cites Budapest chatter about atom air raid drills and questions whether Western calm signals embolden the Kremlin while Gromyko's demeanor hints at cautious restraint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Alsop
Geneva
Budapest
Hungary
Berlin
High
Khrushchev
Eisenhower
Cik
Gromov
Gromyko
Andrei Gromyko
Jayhawker series and local events headline
KU wins Big Seven baseball title and Memorial Day horse show at Clyde Husted farm. Lawrence College vacation. film lineups at Jayhawker and Varsity. Girl Day Camp directed by Miss Emma Howe. Kansas crops harmed by sun. birth of a son to Mr. and Mrs. Otto Elston. Delta Phi Delta pledge Berniece Ackerman. state golf tournament next week. old Charles Robinson home sold to KU professor Grider for remodeling. Irene Cutter named prettiest girl. Nancy Four first airplane to cross the Atlantic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Husted
Lawrence Business College
Jayhawker
Jack Carson
Doris Day
Humphrey Bogart
Barbara Stanwyck
Mrs. Carrolls
Patee
Bob Hope
Emma Howe
Kansas
Otto Elston
Berniece Ackerman
Delta Phi Delta
Charles Robinson
Prof
Grider
14Th
Llouisiana
Irene Cutter
Lawrence
Ill
Nancy Four
Atlantic
Today’s Bible Message and Prayer Pronouncement
Today’s brief meditation centers on contentment in all states citing Philippians 4 11 and asks for courage from Paul and other faithful souls who endured imprisonment for their faith. The prayer seeks to face personal problems with the spirit that turned defeat into victory in Jesus name.
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Paul
Jesus
What is the right blood pressure for an elder person
Dear Dr. Mother answers that blood pressure is individual and depends on overall health. Some elders tolerate very high readings without issue, while others need control to prevent symptoms. Weight loss, reducing salt, mild sedatives, and certain drugs can help, but there is no universal “best” number. context and symptoms matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cary
C.M.M
Government in Agriculture and Grass Roots Policy Debate
A Journal-World reader cites I J Stoneback’s letter on Farm Bureau policy and argues government involvement in farming has long supported extension services soil conservation and market reporting. The writer urges balanced government support rather than paying idle acres and calls on officials sympathetic to agriculture to address broader national needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. J. Stoneback
Journal-World
Farm Bureau
Land Grant Colleges
State Board of Agriculture Aids
Soil Conservation Service
Man dies after reckless driving ticket in Rolla area
Thomas H. Chaddock, 63, of St. Louis, received a reckless driving ticket yesterday after illegally passing another car. Less than two hours later his car ran a stop sign near St. James, fatally injuring him. Passenger Rose Virginia Hurt, 42, of St. Louis, was seriously injured. Two occupants of the other vehicles had minor injuries. The court summons for the reckless driving arrest was found on Chaddock's body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolla
Thomas H. Chaddock
St. Louis
Misssouri Highways
D. E. Rodgers
St. James
Rose Virginia Hurt
Chaddock
Lyons Den Showman Albee Sought to Push Radio Films Out of Existence
By LEON THE SHOWMAN. Albee, famed vaudeville impresario of the Palace era, ordered clauses in contracts forbidding Palace artists from appearing on radio, aiming to crush radio film exposure. The piece recounts his bid to shut out radio from the act roster.
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Lyons den
Albee
Leon
E. F. Albee
The
Palace
New City Library Adds Family Camping Booklets
The library buys pamphlets on FAMILY CAMPING including CAMPGROUND GUIDE FOR TENT AND TRAILER TOURISTS and NATIONAL FOREST VACATIONS. They cover where to camp costs equipment and how families can enjoy camping. Also included are several 1959 titles by Yost Curley Seifert and Scherf with brief descriptions.
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National Park System
Maps OF Reclamation
National Forest
Women OF Modern Science
Edna Yost
Current Best Sellers List Snapshot
FICTION titles include Doctor Zhivago by Pasternak Exodus by Uris The Ugly American by Lederer and Burdick Lolita by Nabokov Dear and Glorious Physician by Caldwell Nonfiction titles Mine Enemy Grows Older by King Only in America by Golden Twixt Twelve and Twenty by Boone What We Must Know About Communism by Harry and Bonaro Overstreet Collision Course by Moscow
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King
America
Golden
Boone
Harry & Bonaro Overstreet
Moscow
Made Valuable Contributions in Scientific Research
Betty Martin 1959 tale about two brave patients over coming stigma of Hansen's disease continuation of Harry and Betty Martin from a hospital memoir. Highlights works by Fraiberg Winwar Graham Janeway Molloy Holmes and their literary portrayals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Martin
Harry
Carville
Selma H. Fraiberg
Frances
Winwar
Edgar Allan Poe
Elizabeth Janeway
Robert Molloy
Mr. Molloy
Hill Smoke
Llewellyn P. Holmes
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Russia
Old Home Town
Joseph G. Molner
M.D
M.F
Dr. Iocner
Emil W. Heck
the Farm Program
Artur Rubinstein
Europe
Lisbon
Rubinstein
Marquesa de Cadaval
Noble Sissle
Eubie Blake
Joe Wells
Harlem Cafe
Sissle
KD Lyons
Meredith Willson
T Canini
NY Philharmonic
Willson
Ravel
Daphnis
Chloe
Toscanini
Oscar Levant
New York
Hollywood
Oscar
Jerry Wald
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald
Ben Finney
Isle of Pines Country Club
Cuba
Finney
N.Y
Antibes
Alec Woollcott
Ernest Hemingway
New City Library Books
Daniel Curley
Corporation Trade Journal
Elizabeth Seifert
Miss Seifert
Doctor
Margaret Scherf
Montana
Martin Buell
Publisher's Weekly
Doctor Zhivago
Pasternak
Exodus
the Ugly American, Lederer & Burdick
Lolita
Nabokov
Caldwell
Andrew Graham
Foreign Office
Naver
Figby
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