Weight loss humor with a stubborn bald spot gag
A humorous personal essay recounts New Year's resolutions from 1940 and a drastic dieting journey. The narrator Roger compares himself to Stalin, notes scale readings 206 to 170, and jokes about weight loss benefits from baldness reduction. He lists several comic side effects of trimming fat, from buttons popping to quicker sitting and even a lighter scalp.
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New York
Frances
Roger
Joe Stalin
Inday
FFA Meeting at Liberty Memorial High School Hosts Students
Future Farmers of America at Liberty Memorial High School with sponsor William R Es sick will host the annual meeting. Local advisers from Berryton Bonner Garnett Harveyville and other towns attend. Officers will present talks on duties and chapter plans. District meeting is one of ten scheduled in September and October. Governor Ann swings into county drive for re election itinerary includes 10 counties and the Kansas State Fair at Hutchinson.
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Future Farmers of America
Liberty Memorial High School
William R. Essick
FFA
Th Ryan
FPA
Asec Bassociation
Berryton
Bonner Garnett
Harveyville
Icbland Park
LaCygne
Louis
O . Ottawa
Overbrook
Parker
Tonganoxie
Larry Brown
Washburn
Lawrence
Topeka
Ann
Hutchinson
Wabaunsee
Morris
Herington
Dickinson County
Hillsboro
Marion
Florence
Peabody
Marion County
Strong City
Cottonwood Falls
Chase County
Sedgwick
Reno
Master Farmers and Master Homemakers
Hutchinson Chamber of Commerce
Cedar Vale
Sedan
Chawauqua County
Moline
Howard
Ele County
Severy
Eureka
Greenwood County
Market News Midwest Prices Drift In Mixed Trading
Stocks fell again with several major groups retreating while bonds showed mixed movement. Wheat and corn were steady to lower amid dull trade, hogs gained little ground and cattle edged lower. New York shares slid after a brief rebound, led by railroads as trading momentum faded.
Witters and Conley Bound Over on False Pretenses
Jerry E Witters of Kansas City Missouri and Harry Conley of San Diego California were bound over to district court on charges of obtaining money under false pretenses. They were returned from California this week. Witters held on $281 bond. Conley on $1500 bond on two counts. Details allege Witters misrepresented a title in a car traded at Gallagher Motors, claiming it was lien free while a Bonner Springs lien existed. Conley faces two complaints for alleged vehicle trade fraud and a $967.15 trade-in allowance. Cases are set for November term in district court.
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Jerry E. Witters
Kansas City
Harry Conley
San Diego
Calif
Califrnia
Reriff Travis Glass
Milton P. Allen
Witters
Whittier
Conely
San Penitentary
San Francis
Conley
T. Gallagher
Gallagher Motors
Bonner Springs
TL. J. Glasgow
Lawrence National Bank
Tom Parker
Parker Buick Co
Glasgow
Con- Bank
I . Parker
Ottawa
Bol
Deaths and Funerals and Local News Briefs
Emma Papenhausen 88 El Cajon California died at home after a period of ill health. Survived by four sons John and Charles Papenhausen Fresno Fred Papenhausen Eur Gora Will Papenhausen Fall Brook and two daughters Matilda Papenhausen El Cajon and Mrs Charles McPherson of Tonganoxie. Funeral plans in Tonganoxie next week. Derwin Kanzig 52 Eudora released from Lawrence Memorial Hospital after injuries in a two car collision at Tee Pee Junction. Seven others injured but not hospitalized. Union Pacific Rail Yard fire reported at 10 37 p m no damage beyond wheel bearing heating. Three men fined 15 each for petty larceny Baldwin residents J W Longstreth Jack Story and Kenneth Kneedles.
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Emma Papenhausen
Eliason
Calif
West St
John
Charles Papenhausen
Fresno
Fred Papenhausen
Eur Gora
Will Papenhausen
Fallbrook
Matilda Papenhausen
el Cajon
Charles McPherson
Tonganoxie
Kandy
Derwin Kanzig
Eudora
Lawrence Me
Morial Hospital
TeePee Junction
Lawrence City
Union Pacific Railroad
John Miller
J._W. Longstreth
Jack Story
Amd
Kenneth Kneedles
Baldwin
Getty
R. B. Rood
Miss. St
Judge
John Cotten
Cornett Cottons
Journal-World
Cotton
Cottons
Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity
Kellam Childers
Kansas City
City Records Record Water Use Peak In Summer
The city water department reports unprecedented usage during July and August, with daily consumption around 4.5 million gallons and July to August bills totaling large sums. A 50 cent surcharge for refuse collection began July 1, lifting the average monthly bill to about $1.00. Bills issued late July covered mid June to mid July readings including the new charge, with total payments to Aug 1 near $26,764.74. About $3,000 from each of July and August totals will fund the sanitation department.
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City Water Department
Sanitation Department
Names at Memorial Hospital announce births and residents
A list of individuals at Memorial Hospital and various addresses includes many birth announcements and residents. Betty Selters Eudora, baby boy at 326 Locust St, Julia Jones Haskell, Marceline Turner Route 4, Troy Workman 1446 Haskell Ave, Rowen daughter, Killy B Wilson 1290 St, Jessie Smith 1413 Elmwood with a daughter today.
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Elsie Smith
Ottawa
Jack Nicholson
Path St
Florence Sainls
Locust St
Volva Babcock
Tonganoxie
Julia Jones
Haskell
Marceline. Turner
Troy Workman
Haskell Ave
Randy Daniels
Jewell Linkenbaker
Marion Hatcher
Rowen
Killy B. Wilson
Jessie Smith
Elmwood
Kansas to Host First-Year Orientation Carni val
About 2000 freshmen at the University of Kansas will attend an athletic carnival style orientation on Saturday afternoon. A full dress intra-squad football scrimmage with numbered jerseys and spectator programs will be held. Prof. Elbel will explain plays and freshmen will learn college football intricacies. Returning band members will provide music and head cheer leader Sidonie Brown will teach KA yells and songs. Coaching staff and past championship basketball squads will be introduced.
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Univ . of Kansas
J. V. Sikes
R. Elbel
Sidonie Brown
Wichita
Playoff Tie Decided If AL Pennant Ends In Tie
If the New York Yankees and the Cleveland Indians finish tied for the American League pennant they will meet in a single playoff game on September 29 in Cleveland. The winner would advance to the World Series to face the National League champion. The site for the game was determined Friday in a coin flip in Chicago by Will Harridge, president of the American League.
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Chicago
New York Yankees
Cleveland Indians
Cleveland
Will Harridge
Perry School Closes After Polio Case
Perry grade school shut this week after Kenny Barton son of Mr and Mrs Ike Barton fell ill with polio Saturday night He is at Vail Hospital Topeka seriously ill but showing no paralysis High school classes continue bus drivers relay word to rural areas and if no new cases arise elementary will reopen Monday
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Perry
Kenny Barton
Ike Barton
Vail Hospital
Topeka
Two KU NROTC selections include two from Lawrence
Sixty students were chosen for the University of Kansas Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps with two from the Lawrence area. Ethan Allen Smith Jr. and Wayne Walter Gerstenberger, both from nearby towns, were named among the selected cadets. The Navy set a 60 quota for KU this year from about 190 applicants. Selection followed medical clearance by a board from Great Lakes. CD ROTC students remain draft-exempt if grades and duties stay up to standard, with service obligations after graduation.
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Lawrence
Naval Reserve Officers Training Coors
University of Kansas
W. R. Terrell
K.U. Nrotc
Ethan Allen Smith Jr
Wayne Walter Gerstenberger
Eudora
Navy Department
Mencal Examiners
K.U
Naval Hospital, Great Lakes
Navy
Naval Reserve
County GOP Sets Local Quota at 3203 Dollars in Ottawa
Douglas County Republican Committee set a 3203 dollar financial quota to back state and national campaigns this year. Attendees included Don Hults as chair and Rob Osler as finance chair. district quota totals 35582 dollars with multiple county abbreviations listed for 10 counties.
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Douglas County
Second
Kansas
Ottawa
Fi Mance
Don Hults
Ethel High
Lucille McCreath
Rob Osler
Allen
Anderson
Bourbon
Douglas
Franklin
Johnson &Lynn
Miami
A Dotte
Political Amateurs of Eisenhower Inc Formed in Kansas City
A Kansas City group calling itself Political Amateurs of Eisenhower Inc has completed incorporation in Topeka to support Dwight D. Eisenhower for president. B. W. Crone Merritt Owens and Joe M. Ory are among incorporators with Crone as resident agent.
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Topeka
Kansas City
Kas
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Political Amateurs of Eisenhower Inc
B. W. Crone
Merritt Owens
Joe M. Ory
Professor Cottle Named Regional Examiner in Psychology
Dr. William C. Cottle of the University of Kansas has been appointed regional examiner for the American Board of Examiners in Professional Psychology. The board certifies clinical psychology industrial psychology and counseling and guidance psychology. Cottle and Dr. Austin H. Turney are the only counseling and guidance diplomates in Kansas.
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Wiliam C. Cottle
University of Kansas
American Board of Examiners
Cottle
Austin H. Turney
K.U
State of
Kansas
Memorial Service for Mrs Cara E Sterling
A memorial service for Mrs Cara E Sterling longtime Plymouth Congregational Church member will be held in the church chapel at 4 PM Sunday conducted by Rev F Fosberg Hughes formerly of Plymouth. Mrs Sterling died at her daughter's Philadelphia home last December. Her husband Prof Miles W Sterling died in 1943.
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Cara E. Sterling
Plymmouth Congregational Church
Plymouth Church
F. Fosberg Hughes
Mission
Shell Game Revived In Jail
In Northampton County prison a switch in cells led to the wrong man’s freedom. Detroit man Lewis Rosico, his wife Irene Rosico, and friend Robert Van Valen were jailed after a gas station theft. After a hearing Rosico remained in custody due to AWOL from Lackland AFB. the others were released. Guards failed to verify identities as two men swapped clothes and cells, prompting a jail correction and a new hold on Van Valen for aiding an escape.
Missouri Arkansas Basins Flood Control Association plans dam funding
Noel Tweet, executive director, announced at the group's opening session that next year will focus on starting dams on the Toronto Strawn and Glen Elder sites in Kansas and seeking congressional authorization and funding for additional projects on the Kansas Osage and North Grand rivers. The organization formed after 1951 floods includes 22 district flood control groups. Turtle Creek Dam near Manhattan already began with congressional funds. About three people attended the meeting.
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Kansas City
Toronto
Strawn
Glen Elder
Kansas
Noel Tweet
Missouri River
Kansas, Osage
North Grand Rivers
Com Geréss
Turtle Creek Dam
Manhattan
KU football fans join Lawrence youngsters for four games
Lawrence Recreation Director L J Heeb plans next week’s event for KUFFs members from fourth grade through Junior High at city schools. The group will attend four KU football games this year: Texas Christian Santa Clara Colorado and Oklahoma A&M with KU Athletic Department backing and Chamber of Commerce and Recreation Commission support. A pet crow tale follows with Kellam Childers of Kansas City owner and relocation details. Dr F C Allen spoke at Liberty Memorial High School on Helsinki Olympics and the democratic implications of international games.
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Kufs
K.U
L. J. Heeb
Lawrence
Texas
Christian
Santa Clara
Colorado
Oklahoma A&m
Kuffs
K.U. Athletic Department
Chamber of Commerce and
Lawrence Recreation Commission
F.C. Allen
Liberty Memorial High School
Helsinki
United States
Allen
Treasury note offering marked by small rate rise
The Treasury said it would offer on Monday a 14 month note bearing 2 1/2 percent interest in exchange for outstanding certificates at 7 1/2 percent. The move signals a rise of a quarter percent in this issue and the highest short term yield in the era’s low mood. Marion Louis Johnson of Centerville was found guilty of reckless driving and driving with an inadequate muffler. He was fined 35 dollars plus costs and sentenced to five days in the county jail on the first count and fined 10 dollars plus costs on the second count.
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Washington i
Treasury
Marion Louis Johnson
Centersvile
Seven Die As Texas Floodwaters Return to Banks
Boerne Texas reports seven deaths as swollen South Texas streams recede to their banks. Flooding forced hundreds from homes. Seguin New Braunfels Gonzales areas faced lingering high water. Officials expect only sporadic showers and note many roads back open.
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Boerne
Texas
Weather Bureau
Gulf Coast
Seguin
New Braunfels
Guadalupe River
Guadalupe I
Gonzales
L., O. McGinty
Phil. Medlin
Indian guide Pushmahata aims fishing guide post
Army pilot Lt. Ben Ayers sighted Pushmahata and his family with four canoes on the Arkansas River near Redland Oklahoma heading toward Fort Smith Arkansas Friday morning. Redland is about 25 miles from Fort Smith. Pushmahata plans to reach Batesville and then guide on the White River to find better fishing.
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FT. Smith
Ark
Camp Chaffee
Redland
Okla
Ben Ayers
Arkansas River
Chamber of Commerce
Pushmahata
Jack Popeye
Chouteau
Batesville
White River
Polio victim dies in Salina hospital
Mrs. Leo Wilcox of Minneapolis Kansas died Friday in a Salina hospital at age 39. Third polio fatality of the summer. Survived by husband three children mother Grace Coberly Emporia and brother Id Coberly Great Bend. Workmen complete sewers Countryside Addition near Fourth and Sn Stk. City Commission approved. Grading on Fourth Street area underway.
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Salina UI
Leo Wilcox
Minneapolis
Kas
A! Salina Hospital
Wilcox
Grace Coberly
Emporia
Id | Coberly
Great Bend
4Th and
Sn. Stk
Fourth Street
Good School Sandwich Tip for Moms and Kids
A brief packing tip for school lunches suggests using chopped eye as a sandwich filling with ripe olives. Ripe olives come in 3 ounce containers for convenient use, making the lunch routine easier for mothers and children.
Homemade raising walnut cookies and lunch box treats
The note describes drop cookies packed with two pieces of fresh fruit as a suitable school lunch dessert. It highlights homemade raisin walnut cookies, both chocolate or spice, as favorites that travel well if the cookie jar is hidden. It also compares space and vacuum concepts humorously.
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Shorts
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Railroads
N.Y
Allied
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Tel & Tel
Ranacon _ Cop uy Armour
Atchison
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Chrysler
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Deere
Doug Aire
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Goodyear
Greyhound
Gulf Oils
Kan City
Pw&Lr
Kennecott
Kroger Coa
Lion Oil
Loew's Way
Martin
Rv Mid Cony Pethy
McKess & R i
M&m
Tex
Mont Ward
Nat Dairy
Avia Ohio
Packard
Penney
Phillips Pet
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Rem Rand
Repub
Reyn Met Safeway
Snty
St Jos
Schenley Ind
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Sunray Oil
Swift & Ca
Texas Co
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Aire
Steel
West UN Tel
Ate
Erec Willys Over
Woolworth Youngst SH & T
Memorial Hospital
Erwin Wanzig
Jerry Williams
G_ St
Raymond Foster
Route 3
Betty Selters
Newell Ward
RT St
K. U
Yanks
Lake Wawasee
Ind
Weil
K. U. Nrotc
K. C
Eisenhower Agency
Mrs
Plymouth
Gardiner
Knabe
Gardner
St. Margaret's Hospital
Bob Tirg
Tinea 35
DAM
Flood Group
Treasury Note
Searth
Crane
America
West
Farmers Insurance Group
Lawrence, K
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