Buffalo Bill's Father Victim of Early Slavery Dispute
The Journal World recalls Col. W F Cody's Lawrence visit forty years ago recounting his father's Abolitionist stance and the 1850s attack that left him mortally wounded. Cody describes threats, a stabbing by Charles Turin, and his father's death four months later, shaping the family’s frontier years and later service.
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Buffalo Bill
Col. W. F
Buffalo
Bill) Cody
Lawrence
Sells-Floto
Journal-World
Woodland Park
Col. W. F. Cody
Kansas
Douglas County
Col. Cody
Iowa
Salt Creek
Leavenworth
Ireavenworth
Leaverworth
Witty Augusta Editor Sparks Laugh From J-W Columnist Wilson
New Yorks Ima Washout, Augusta Kans editor Bertha Shore and others provide sharp wits and weather quips as Earl Wilson notes, with anecdotes on air conditioning in Kansas and gossip from the press world. The piece sketches editors, marriages, and showbusiness swirl with a playful, period voice.
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Hal
Earl Wilson
Bertha Shorr
Agusta
Kas
Wilson Will Hesgin
Journal- World
Augusta
J-W
Wilson
Charley Jones
Michael Manning
Pete Arnell
Earl
New York
Ima
Kans
Bertha Shore
New Jersey
Kansas
Florida
Man Captured After Week-Long Western Canada Hunt
Edmonton reports the capture of 35 year old farmer John Petlock, sought for the murder of five family members on a Sask farm near Fenwood. The victims included Petlock’s 72 year old mother, brother Michael 34, his wife Angeline 21, and two young daughters. About $10,000 in family savings was missing. The arrest followed publication of Petlock’s photograph and a rooming house tip to police.
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Edmonton
Alta
Canada
John Petlock
Petlock
Fenwood
Sask
Michael
Angeline
Brace Rowley Named State Dairy Commissioner
Brace Rowley Saline County agricultural agent was named state dairy commissioner effective October 1 by the State Board of Agriculture Secretary Roy Freeland announced today Rowley 37 will replace Rolia Holland who resigned to farm and run livestock operations at Cedar Vale A native of La Cygne Rowley is a Kansas State College graduate a World War II Navy veteran and president of the Kansas County Agents Association
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Topeka
Brace Rowley
Saline County
State Board, of Agriculture
Roy Freeland
Rowley
Rolia Holland
Cedar Vale
la Cygne
Kansas State College
Kansas County Agents Association
Civil Service Seeks Applicants for Two Federal Posts
The U S Civil Service Commission invites applications for a counseling psychologist with the Veterans Administration and a patent adviser with the Signal Patent Agency. Salaries range from 3 670 to 7 570 dollars yearly for the patent adviser and 36 390 to 10 320 dollars for the counseling psychologist. Also openings for electronic engineers with Rural Electrification Administration. Apply through Norman Denton at the Post Office, B15 NW H Street, 2 to 6 pm, Monday through Friday.
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The
United States Civil Service Commission
Veterans Administration
Signal Patent Agency
Commission
Rural Electrification Administration
Norman Denton
NW. H. St
German spies convicted at Brunswick trial
A German court at Brunswick convicted a former West German police official and a Communist party functionary of spying for the Russians. Hans Berg, the police officer, received ten months in prison, while August Breust, a Communist leader, was given a four month term.
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Brunswick
Germany
Communist Party
Hans Berg
August Breust
Buendheim
Truman Attacks GOP on Labor Policies in Detroit
Former President Harry S. Truman delivered a sharp critique of Eisenhower era labor policies after the largest Labor Day parade in union history. He urged AFL and CIO members to back the Democratic candidate in 1956, praised the CIO UAW wage plan, and warned that Republicans would face a rough campaign. He pressed Taft Hartley Act criticisms as it related to state labor laws.
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Detroit
Harry S. Truman
Truman
AFL
CLO
Harry
CIO
United Auto Workers
Friends Official to Be At Service Series Here
Merle Roe superintendent of Kansas Yearly Meeting of Friends will lead a series of services September through the 15th at First Friends Church 16th and NH Streets. Roe has served 17 years as pastor and six years as superintendent traveling over 190000 miles for Friends Church. He made a nine week mission stay in central Africa. He has conducted more than 1000 revivals camp meetings and special services in more than 13 states.
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Merle Roe
Kansas Courly
Baldwin couple buys Johnson home on South Ninth Street
Mr and Mrs Eldan Wayne Good purchased the Johnson residence on South Ninth Street while the Johnsons stay with her mother Mrs Frank Barnett until moving to California. Mrs Clark will return to work at Zeta Chi as housemother and other social visits are noted.
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Eldan Wayne Goods
Stanley Johnson
South Ninth Street
Johnson's
Frank Barnett
California
William M. Clark
Alec Trotter
Topeka
Wilson Counts
Jamie Taul
Sarah Counts
Chicago
Taul
Florella McKittrick
Mary Counts Morgan
Lawrence
I. P. Sullivan
Ellen Callan
New Way To Shrink Painful Hemorrhoids Found
Science reports a new healing substance io-Dyne that shrinks hemorrhoids and relieves pain without surgery. Results include reduced swelling and relief in multiple cases, with claims customers can buy Preparation H suppositories or ointment from druggists with a money back guarantee.
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New York, N. T
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Utah
Missourio
Prk
Myosonyi
Cory Poor Walker
Bill Touwsh
Kansas City
Kansas Pacific Railroad
By Earl Wilson
Colorado
Plainfield
Hell
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Hackensack
Mama
D.A.R
Max
TWA
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Jan
Earl Eddie Fisher
Miami
Debbie
Confi
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Playgar
Dixie ‘Corbett
Philadelphia ‘Flash
Harry Gross
Gabor
Las Vegas
Desert Inn
Royal Nevada
Stan
Freeman
London
Jack Hylton
Earl's Pegris
Caroline Clark
Wishyd
Civil Service
Gop
Paul Miller
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Frank Burns
St. Louis Mo
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Colo
Douglas
Diane Whitley
Jacksons Hole
Wyo
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Waller Carpenter
Old Baldwin Friends
Robert Mitchell
Imo
Ontario
Floyd Forker
Jan Ellen
Los Angeles
Calif
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Forker
Clara Staadt
Alpha Chi Omega
Garnett
Vera Lawellen
Early
Paul Sman
Oxnnard
George Farty
Mission
Edwin Early
C. O. Smith
American Legion Board
Homer Schoepflin
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Rebekah Lodge
Lake Baldwin
Frank Turner
Young Mothers Club
Georgann Malicky
Wendell Hicks
Malicky
Holton
Methodist
Council Grove
Madal
Norris Bros
N.H
Joe Schelbar
Nick Schelbar
Continental Trailways
Wichita, Kas
Ames
Norman, Okla
Springfield, Mo
Union Bus Depot
Baby Talk
Lawrence Sanitary
Evan
Innet Attress
Fife
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