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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1952
Page
4
In a 1932 Lawrence Daily Journal World column, ham radio operators in Kansas are praised for rescuing travelers stranded by severe weather. The piece notes hams provide emergency communications when regular services fail and highlights their civilian defense role and satisfaction from service. It references broader concerns about Soviet state aims and public welfare.
A broad survey contrasts Western impressions of Soviet life with a State Department view that Russian workers are worse off than before the revolution. The Wichita Eagle questions the reliability of observers and highlights alleged brutal conditions and a growing social caste, amid debate over real progress.
A week of weather extremes battered Kansas as rain iced into snow causing record cold. Winds and drifts shut highways and disrupted travel with hardships and several fatal incidents reported as residents labored to dig out days after Thanksgiving.
Old Home Town Today reports the State Bank of Lecompton closes its doors with deposits moved to Lawrence National Bank due to aging cashier J. W. Kreider since 1911. Mayor C. B. Russell opened sale of TB bonds. milk bottle shortage noted. local social events and greetings described.
Thanksgiving activities fill the column with family gatherings and charitable drives. E. J. Sullivan retires after nine years as Western Union manager, planning a move to a Pittsfield farm. Bailey family reunions, engagements, and social visits across Linwood Kansas City and Carbondale accompany school contributions to the Lawrence Social Service League and various holiday plans.
A fragmented note from the era contrasts end around plays in the Orange Bowl with the fuss over who carried the ball on a key down. It references Granville Scanland and playful metaphors from the sidelines, while other quotes touch on charity, models, and media satire.
A New York man faced charges after a $5008 incident at a local event. Police reported the matter at a New York venue during an evening gathering on the eve of a holiday. Further details were not disclosed in the fragment.
A garbled OCR item notes a store window display with Christmas gifts and unresolved phrases. The text appears damaged and fails to convey a clear event or names. No verifiable actions or entities are present.
James Marlow analyzes Prague trials of 14 Czech Communist leaders and Moscow precedents. Confessions appear self destructive under party pressure, with theories ranging from hypnotism to police torture. The piece notes a Jewish majority among the accused and questions impact on American Communist morale.
Eudora Methodist Junior Youth Fellowship elects Tom mie Chittenden as president and Katheryn Shireman as vice president among other officers. Mrs Jerry Harris will sponsor. Meeting set for Sundays at 7 in the Methodist Community room. Also notes visits, hospital reports, club meetings, and Girl Scouts cookie sales totaling 328 boxes with profits used for magazine subscriptions.
Radio programs KMBC 980 KEMO 210 WDAF 1250 and WREN 1250 list a Friday schedule including KMBC News and Top of the Evening. The article details Troop activities with Mrs Schehrer and Mrs Ott directing badges in child care and dramatic appreciation, plus an annual Christmas party and gift exchange plans. Families Meuffles Wallaces Dowding and Longs are noted as visitors and football trip participants.
The item compiles a long horizontal and vertical clue set including currency names ages and plant terms with numbers and crossword cues. It lists the Century plant large vendor notes lamprey pedals and various cryptic entries like Palestine coin writer iron prefix stow cargo suit maker turf and Maser words.
A dense OCR fragment lists a long line of radio and TV program slots across stations WDAF WREN KMBC KMBC and others. Entries include football roundups musicals weather news and various talk and entertainment shows with times ranging from morning to late night on Friday November 3 and Sunday November 30. Multiple named programs and hosts appear in a stream, reflecting a busy local broadcast schedule.
Friday November 20 appears to outline a TV lineup with times and program notes. Entries include Cowboy, The Weather, The Big Stop, Cavalcade of Johnny Brattandour, and Football This Week. The fragmentary text lists air times such as 5:45 and 10:30 with channel references and program names, though several words are garbled.
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