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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1952
Page
4
The Lawrence Daily Journal World marks Labor Day with a column framing labor as steady workers across trades and roles. It contrasts union leadership with rank-and-file workers, praising honest citizens while urging restraint from disruptive strikes and political mandating by bosses. It cites local voices including a Lawrence carpenter defending individual voting independence and condemning high-level union politics.
A scattered listing of radio programs across KMBC WREN WDAF KMBC and other stations. It lists hosts shows and times including music news weather farm reports and serials such as Backstage and Romance Hour alongside General Interest segments and children’s programs.
Old Home Town Mrs B M Cunningham returns to Tulsa after visiting her mother and grandmother. Clifford Davis, son of Mr and Mrs Davis of Lawrence, promoted to staff sergeant with medical detachment in Escondido California. New street signs placed at 200 Lawrence intersections. Jerold Petrie spends week with grandparents in Lane Star. Miss Bernice Hagerman hosts shower for Helen Hubbard ahead of marriage to Warren Schmidt. Verneta Nadine Spitzli engaged to Stanely P Square. Betty Jean to marriage with Pre Lewis Sale. Harvey Morrow and daughter Bertha Louise move from Blue Mound to new home at 112 Conn St. Edna Ebenwein and John Hopp Jr wed Aug 20. William Allen White to speak at University of Kansas October 8 per Sherman G. Elliott. Ralph, John and Sydney Harris of Ottawa noted. Carl Graber, LMHS captain, injured when tractor overturns. Mrs Elizabeth Jacqmain elected president of Douglas County WCTU. H D Whitman returns from Kansas City. Fire damages home of C B Venable. Frank Douglas hosted gathering for son Walter and wife. Mary Johnston hosted luncheon for Hazel Clark and Bertha Forbisher. Woodlawn Park supper group includes several local girls. Prof H L Pasley new Lawrence resident. Prof Granville Jones to be state sanitary engineer at KU. Knights and Ladies of Security to celebrate Labor Day in Lawrence with parade and picnic. 500 members from Topeka, Leavenworth and Ottawa expected.
The column weaves light sketches and wry observations on daily life. A Texas grocer’s robbery with a gun is contrasted with the idea of payment by credit, while a jokey note warns about thieves and free air in tires. The snippet also evokes blood donation for soldiers and a comment on aging, ending with a fact about Indonesia’s population and islands.
James Marlow reports John L. Lewis warns labor groups may crumble without unity, but union leaders like Green and Murray resist, noting no immediate threat. Lewis’s UMW is smaller than AFL CIO, and aging leaders complicate any unity plan. The piece comments on internal power, rivalries, and uncertain paths to consolidation.
Various new titles listed for display at Tar rence Free Public Library on Tuesday September 2. Works include Burglar in the Treetops by George Heinold 1952 and Submarine Fleet in the Pacific World War II by Edward J. Beach. Also featured are biographies and historical novels from authors like Thomas Hat Phillips Lucian Ralph Hodgson and Jerome K. Jerome with critical notes on idleness and labor.
A fragmented notice lists multiple Lavin family members and associates including Mrs Jack Lavin Becky and John Lavin of Richland Lavin and Francis, plus Mr and Mrs Pugsell Houk and others on a Colorado vacation. Other lines reference Mary Lavin and activity at the William Murphy home and various Wertnes and Raab names.
Crossword style clues grid listing horizontal and vertical entries with definitions for animals people metals and more including phrases like The lion's and Its home is in the sky and legal matters ending with various wordplay hints and partial phrases
A series of cryptic style clues with answers ranging from mythical figures to objects and locations. Entries include God of thunder quartz and music related hints, requiring lateral wordplay to reveal terms across a themed crossword.
Sunday visits unfold as Mrs. Martha Deskin hosts in Topeka and families attend church events. A WSWS Children’s Summer Christmas tree event drew a large crowd at Stull EUB church with refreshments served. Local needle craft club hosted at Mrs. L. Wendland’s home with Mrs. Ray mond Nichols assisting. Visitors Nellie Hartman and four children shared refreshments. A birthday tribute honored Mr. Wendland’s father. Other gatherings include Mr. and Mrs. Jake Bidinger at D. A. Bidinger’s, and Clinton girls ball team traveling to Seneca for a state tournament.
A garbled TV listings fragment shows times and program names for September 1 and 2, including Johnny Duran, Matines in 3 ame d Hawking Fi abng, Space Cadet, Masquerade Party, Community Forum, Foreign Intrigue, and other unclear entries. The text mixes channel blocks, title fragments, and misread characters, yielding an unreadable lineup with multiple misspellings and stray symbols.
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