Lawrence World Campary masthead and pricing blur
Established 1854 in Lawrence Kansas the World Campary operates daily except Sunday from Sixth and New Hampshire Streets with staff BIMONS MURRAY Pontius and others. Subscription rates vary by delivery area with yearly and half yearly options and a 25 cent weekly carrier rate in Lawrence.
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GC. Bimons
the World
New Hampshire
Lawrence
Kansas
Dolph Bimons
Ernest Pontius
Douglas
Ngst
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Associated Presa
Fame and By-Products of American Fame
Washington notes the lure and danger of sudden fame across baseball film and TV. It cites Gino Prato the Bronx shoemaker who won 32000 on TV, then faced promotional exposure, staff escorts, and product showcases. The piece warns sincerity cannot be manufactured or sold without degrading the individual.
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Washington
America
Gino Prato
Bronx
Gino
Radio and TV Program Guide for September Weekend
A jumbled list of radio and TV time slots across stations WDAF KMBC WREN KFKU and others for September including various shows like Grand Ole Opry Wings of Healing Gene Autry and Town Meeting with scattered times and recurring monitors. The fragmentary schedule names multiple programs and hosts with no coherent order or complete entries.
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WDAF
KMBC
Wren Kfku
WDAK
Wdaf—Po
WDAB
Wren News
KXIHC
WIN News
Dick Derby
Monior BC
Wwe Ren Trance
Grand Ole Opry
MBC
Wen
Drew Pierson Mhlu
Wdaf—Weather Bureau
Wren
Gene Autry
Sparta
Gary Crawhy
KMBG
Mitch Miller
Paul Harvey
K.C. Houronitor
Qene Autry
Sn Burke
Susie
REN
WPDAF
Newa
Eadinak
Chasaic
Televised schedule chaos fills KC area listings
A scrambled OCR of KC television listings shows a dense lineup across many stations with times from morning to late night. It lists programs like The Horace Heidt Show, Ozark Jubilee, Lawrence Welk, Texaco Star Theatre, Wagon Train, You Bet Your Life, Lassie, and The Cisco Kid among others, with multiple channels and varied start times. The fragmentary page mixes shows, sports, movies, and news blocks, reflecting a busy broadcast era without clear narrative.
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Tvay Koc
Kcmo-Tv
Bowlin
Molin
Oxzark
Texaco Star Theatre
Guanemoke
Eddie Canter
Bert Berry
Easy Chair
Winky Dink
Pun
Bill Hickak
Gallant
the Cisco Kid
Annie Oakley
Tia
Lucy
Ray Roger
U.S.A
Crete
Hywan
K.C
Robert Q. Lewis
Linkletter
Red Meek
Tony Martin
News Caravan
Tullus LaRoas
Burms
Allen
Three Star News
Ai Milliom
iNewe
Benton Blackis
Page
Premiere Playhouse
Lessons From Lawrence on School Facility Challenges
Lawrence faces growing pupil populations and facility gaps yet officials maintain control through continuous study and action. The Douglas County Conference on Education at Kansas University on Sept 17 seeks ideas on curriculum, staffing, funding, tax alternatives, and district reorganization to inform broader efforts statewide.
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Lawrence
Douglas County
Kansas University
Eisenhower
Lawman Eyes Governor in Highway Duel
Douglas County Undersheriff Charles Edmondson now patrols highways in a long black Cadillac chasing a fair haired governor Fred Hall who ousted him from Lansing State Penitentiary. Edmondson vows to stay patient and hopeful his chance to ticket Hall will come, despite Hall often riding with patrol chauffeurs.
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Douglas County
Douglas
Charles Edmondson
Kansas State Penitentiary
Lansing
Fred Hall
Edmondson
Lawrence
Arthur Hoffman
Hall
Kansas Highway Patrol
Gov. Hall
Werner
Aryone
Govemmer
Parking problem in Lawrence mirrors past issues
Historic perspective notes that space scarcity and parking woes recur as cities grow. A 30 year old Journal-World piece cited Lawrence’s parking committee chair urging blocks of walking to stores, a scene echoed today amid fears of traffic and urban expansion.
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Lawrence
Tony
Glenn Chariton
Chamber of Commerce
Ferks
Cusam
Why Johnny Must Read for the Coming Automation Era
In Why Johnny Must Read the piece argues that reading is vital as automation reduces demand for semi skilled labor. It cites Lyle Spencer stating reading underpins future mental work, and notes a large portion of adults lack adequate reading skills. The article urges widespread reading training and lifelong learning to secure employment and income.
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Gino
U.S
Johnny
Omaha World-Herald
Rudolph Flesch
Lyle Spencer
This Week
Mr. Spencer
Spencer
Times
Bible Verse They left at and followed Him Luke 8:31
A brief Bible verse note recounts the moment where those following Jesus depart as he heals a man possessed by demons and asks to be sent away. The passage emphasizes faith, fear, and the boundaries of miracle work in the audience.
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Italy
Luke
New Books at Free Public Library Display
The Lawrence Free Public Library announces a September display of new non fiction and historical fiction titles. Included are Education For Maturity by Wil ma Donahue, Holidays by John Myers Myers, Landscaping Your Own Home by Alice L. Dustan, The French Canadians 1760 1845 by Mason Wade, Collectors ems From the Saturday Book, Elinor Glyn by Anthony Glyn, The Quality of Quiros by Robert Raynolds, The Flame of Hercules by Richard Llewellyn, My Lord Essex by Olive Eckerson, The Rattlers by William E. Wilson, Poison In Paradise by Anne Hocking, Night Drop by Frederick C. Davis, and two mystery texts set in New York and London.
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Lawrence Free Public Library
Wilma Donahue
Adult Education Association of the
United States of America
Pes Holliday
John Myers Myers
Holliday
America
Old West
Alice L. Dustan
Mason Wade
Ems
Elinor Glyn
Anthony Glyn
Quiros
Robert Raynolds
Richard Llewellyn
Herculaneum
Mt. Vesuvius
Lord Essex
Olive Eckerson
William E. Wilson
University of Indiana
Anne Hocking
Frederick C. Davis
New York
London
Our Roads Stay Permanent Waves and Small Town Wit
A collage of syndicated quips and notes from St. Marys Star Augusta Gazette and Wichita Wanlo. The items touch on humor about hair, weather, buses, taxes, and aging. It contrasts old and new manners and hints at social observations from various papers.
Quiz Questions From a Vintage Quiz Feature
A collection of trivia questions covers long distance phone service names and rates, the Liberty Bell alias, longitude minutes per degree, Washington's final leave spot, Diesel engine inventor, earliest U.S. cafeteria, Iran language, pterodactyl description, Halley’s Comet return year, and 1954 food expenditure totaling 64 billion dollars.
Old Home Town items highlight 1945 local life
Nancy Lindsey enters Miss Barstow's School in Kansas City. Frank Endacott visits from Bartlesville with his son Paul. Chappell furloughed from Albuquerque visits wife’s parents. California visitors, school enrollments, and civic notes pepper the page. Engagements, weddings, and university moves mix with social clubs and local business events.
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Nancy Jane Lindsey
Adrian H. Lindsey
Kansas City
Frank Endacott
Bartles Ville
Okla
Paul Endacott
Dale Chappell
Albuquerque
N.M
Chappell
Jack Fritzel
Asher H. Jackson
Monterrey
Calif
Stanley Schwahn
Martin Jost
Chamber of Commerce and
Lawrence
Terry Gaskill
Englishman’s search for thumb tacks in Richmond
Karl Archibald of London, married to a Richmond girl, explains the difference in King’s English usage while trying to buy drawing pins for an apartment in the United States. He’s surprised local stores lack thumb tacks, a term the clerk notes as British English.
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Richmond
Karl Archibald
London
Wee Karl
United States
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Bruce Biossat
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Chance
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Soldiers of Fortune
Amee Brothers
Aito
Man
Ohio
News-Journal
Industralists
Free Public Library
Illinois
Cere
St. Marys Star
Bertha Shore
Augusta Gazette
Wichita Wanlo
Sweden
Province
George Washington
New York City
Rudolf Diesel
the Exchange Buffet
Iran
Ocenr
John Brand
Topeka
Washburn University
Minnie A. Soxman
Crystal
George Byrne Jr
Dickinson Theater
Baker University
Wallace B. Fleming
Ilse Wilhelmi
Bridge
Marjorie’ Rickard
Columbia University
Katherine Reding
Smith College
H. A. Dodderidge
Bill
Bob
Mo. St
Manhattan
Sol Marks
A. W. Schlessinger
Charlevoix, Mich
Ersons
Clevenger
Ethel McCoy
Fairbury
Neb
Clayton Hackman
George Hackman
Ed Hope
Mery Makers
Ala. St
W. Hazzard
A. Lawrence
Harshfield
G. A. Fields
Laura Graber
A. Graeber
A. Manter
G. Morawetz
Charles’ Doane
A. Potter
Will Olmstead
Henry Martin
J. G. Finley
Hugh
Floyd Soxman
Catherine Caroll
Harry Saylor
Harry Montour
Walter Beckman
Eugene Kennedy
Cary Claude Hinehman
Virginia Hinehman
Harold Hilkey
Elizabeth Walker
Charlota Hearrole
Art Stoner
Oscar Olson
Dingmen's Furniture
Fly Twa
Tess Service
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