University names new homecoming committee members
The University of Kansas appoints Franklin Durphy to lead a homecoming committee with seven other faculty members and 13 students. The group meets at 4 pm in Robinson Hall to plan events including decorations, a basketball game, rally, and crowning of the homecoming queen.
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Rae Stadium
Robinson Fum
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L. C. Woodruff
Donald K Miss Martha Peterson
Karl Edwards
Rut Education School
Tom Shay
D Wiley
Edwin Browne
R.V
Tom Hoe
K.U
R. HH Wagstaff
Arthur Lonborg
U. Athletics
Raymond Nichols
The
Unity
Thomas Gorton
Fine Arts School
Frank Burge
K.U. Memorial Union
Fred Emlsworth
KU. Alumni
Col. Lynsi Moore
Air Force
ROTC
F. C. Mills
Richard Wintermore
K.U. Stud
Otrine Gray
Associated’Women
Inter
K.U . E.R. Zook
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Truman says free press vital to democracy in week message
President Truman praised newspapers that use freedom to dig out and print the truth as vital to democracy. He urged accurate unbiased reporting to inform readers ahead of the November election. The letter to Theodore A. of the Pennsylvania Newspaper Publishers Association accompanied messages from Stevenson and Eisenhower endorsing press freedoms.
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Harrisburg
Truman
Pers
Therr
Theodore A
Pennsylvania Newspaper Publishers Association
National Newspaper Week
Adlai Stevenson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
American Free Press
Ancient and Modern Bibles at Kansas University Library Display
The Watson Library at the University of Kansas hosts a Bible exhibit through October 4 in celebration of National Bible Week and the Gutenberg press anniversary. Highlights include a Gutenberg Bible facsimile, a page from the 1611 King James Bible, and a new Catholic Bible translation sample. The display spans the main and second floors.
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Watson
University of Kansas
Robert Vosper
Gutenberg Press
Gutenberg
Franklin D. Murphy
Jayhawk Chapter American Veter an Auxiliary Flower Sale
Members of the Jayhawk Chapter American Veterans and Auxiliary chaired by Mrs Shoemaker plan a downtown and outlying flower sale. A number of children will assist the adults in selling flowers.
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Jayhawk
American Vetersmittee
KU exhibits at Olathe Naval Base celebrates 10th anniversary
The University of Kansas School of Engineering and Architecture will showcase a large exhibit at the U.S. Naval Air Base in Olathe on Sunday for the base anniversary. Projects include models of buildings, a pulse jet engine, Geiger counter, Arabella machine, an aircraft factory lay‑out, production planning, and oil field flow models. Prof. William Smith will lead the KU presence with about 2 faculty and students as guides and lunch guests. Capt. James M. Peters arranges transport. The Blue Angels jet stunt team is featured in the celebration.
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University of Kansas School of Engineering and Architecture
U.S
Naval Air Base
Olathe
Olathe Station
Midwest
Blue Angels
K.U. School of Engineering
William Smith
Department of Electrical Engineering
U. S. Navy Reserve
Daen T. DeWitt Carr
K. U. School of Architecture and Engineering
James M. Peters
Smith
Department of Architecture
Aeronautical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Petroleum Engineering
1.5 Million People Unite for New Bible Services
In Chicago and across the United States Canada and military posts nearly 144 million Protestants from about 50 000 churches joined Tuesday night in nationwide interchurch services celebrating the publication of the Refated Standard Version Bible. From Rev H Leroy Brininger National Council of churches in the U S A hailed the unprecedented turnout for a single religious purpose.
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U. S
Canada
H. Leroy Brininger
National Council of Ieven of Christ
The
Thousands of Dollars Being Returned by GOP
Washington reports that thousands of dollars donated to the Nixon family were not accepted after a campaign review. Staff acknowledged many letters enclosed cash and checks from $1 to $100 with donors insisting the money be for the Nixons. The funds are being returned as received, with no exact total kept, but staff say it amounts to several thousand dollars.
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Washington
Nixon
Richard” Nixon
State Department Seeks KU Authors For Global Reprint
Foreign Information service of the U S State Department requests permission to reprint a Kansas University authored article on Flood Disaster Insect Control. Written by Ivan F Shull and Dr Burton Haugden of the Kansas State Board of Health, it appeared in Modern Sanitation May issue. The plan is to publish in newspapers and magazines worldwide including Europe and Africa.
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Foreign Information Service
U. S. State Department
Ivan F. Shull
Burton Haugden
Division of Sanitation
Kansas State Board of Health
K. U
Modern Sanitation
State Department
Europe
Latin America
Middle
Far East
Africa
Shull J
Dr. Hodgden
New Bridge May Re Establish City as Gateway to the West
Leavenworth advances a three million dollar vehicular bridge over the Missouri to reconnect the city with Platte County and the West. The Cody Hotel near completion adds a $300000 community asset. Leavenworth, a trading hub of 20579, hosts Fort Leavenworth, a veteran and military legacy, and a growing public school system.
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Van- 88
Missouri River
Leavenworth Ity
Platte County
Missouri
Kansas
Cody
E Arly
Buffalo Bill Cody
Ft. Leavenworth
Command and General Staff College
New Bridge
Ienor
Wapapern
Self Styled Doctor Convicted of Perjury in Kansas
Arthur Osborne Phillips a self styled doctor was found guilty by a district court jury in his second perjury trial linked to a 40000 damage suit against Bloom Cooperative Company. He claimed injuries from a car crash would end his medical practice and admitted not being a medical school graduate. The defense said it would appeal and seek a third trial if denied.
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Hutchinson
Kas
Arthur Osborne Phillips
Bloom, Kas,, Cooperative Company
Phillips
Browder and Wife Fail To Make Bond of $5,000
NEW YORK Earl Browder former top Communist in America and his wife were jailed after failing to post $2,500 bail each on a federal indictment. They were arrested Tuesday for lying about Mrs Browder s Communist background in 1949 during her citizenship bid.
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New York
Earl Browder
America
Browders
Browder
Bible Revision Day Observed at Oskaloosa Churches
Bible Revision Day was observed Tuesday evening at the Presbyterian Church in Oskaloosa and other nearby towns including McLouth Ogwakie Winchester and Oskaloosa. Guests attended services at 8 p.m. and discussions followed.
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Tueday
Presbyterian Church
McLouth, Ogwakie
Winichester
Wedding and community notices from Leavenworth area
Dents of Leavenworth and relatives attended the wedding of Miss Elizabeth Tucking and Ernest Littleton at St Paul Lutheran Church with a reception at the bride’s parents home. Other social items include visitors from Lawrence, a Saracoxie Township board meeting, plans for a western state trip, a rural remodeling inspection from Oskaloosa, Woodstock Community Club gathering with a REA show, and various local visits and weekend trips.
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Leavenworth
Dan. Petrie
Lucille
Floyd Petie
Elizabeth ‘Tucking
Ernest Littleton
St Paul Lutheran Church
George Tucking
Littleton
Ora’ Hollingsworth
Junior Gutherie
Lawrence
Saracoxie Township
Frank Champion
Jeff Bains
Russell Shaw
Russel
Shaw
John Groke
Donna Kempton
Oskaloosa
Marcel Rolin
Don ‘Marsh
Topeka
Stanely Marsh
Lyda Curtis
Louis Senn
Valley Falls
L. W. Daniels
A. T. Lesher Jr
Lesher
Woodstock Community Club
Snail
Mclouth
REA
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