Lawrence Journal World 1957 Sept 12 front page excerpt
The Lawrence Journal World daily paper lists staff roles and publishing details, noting editors, a manager and offices on New Hampshire Streets in Lawrence. It includes subscription rates, carrier delivery, and mail options for local and national delivery. The issue is dated Thursday September 12, 1957.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Simons
New Bensehrire Streets
Lawrence
Kabtas
Associated Prexe
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Prese
Kansas GOP urged to entrust Congress seven with leadership
Pittsburg Headlight calls for immediate takeover of Kansas Republican organization by seven Kansan Congress members led by Senators Schoeppel and Carlson and Representatives, warning that without inclusive reform the party’s future vitality wanes. It cites 1956 losses and warns 1958 defeat looms without prompt action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Republican Organization of
Kansas
GOP
Congress
Andrew F. Schoeppel
Frank Carlson
Kansas Republican Party
Congressional
Republican Party
Fred Hall
Yd Arn
Kansas constitution revision debate under way in Kansas City
Kansas University professor Walter Sandelius chairs a 21 member commission studying whether the state constitution needs wholesale revision. The group will make recommendations after the study, citing faults such as an unintegrated executive branch, long ballots, limits on city and county governments, undemocratic representation, lack of popular initiative, outdated governing units, rigid courts, and excessive detail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas Communneian
Kansas University
Walter E. Sandeliar
Commission
Kansas ‘Government
Agency
Sandelius
Bendelios
Silien
Kansas
Taxed into socialism warned by General MacArthur
General Douglas MacArthur, now a private official, warns that heavy taxation may push the nation toward socialist slavery. He cites per capita tax rising from 1.98 to 444.86 in 70 years, noting taxes take over a third of average income. He urges economy measures from Hoover Reports and citizen action. The piece also mentions a fashion critique of 35-25-34.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
New Kind of Draft in Action Brings Housework Battle
A satirical column argues modern husbands face a domestic draft as wives gain more freedom. It laments the shift from traditional male roles, warns of a “nation of sniveling nurse maids,” and urges men to reclaim authority before divorce or other outcomes. The piece invokes historical figures and uses provocative, humorous tone.
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Yanka
Davy Crockett
Wyatt
Momma
Susan B. Anthony
Cloak Dagger Acts By Faubus Stir Wonder In Washington
AP analysis outlines Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus claiming FBI wire tapping and plots to arrest or assassinate him. He cites evidence of violence threats to justify troops around Little Rock. FBI denials, court orders, and Faubus's ambivalent cooperation with the judiciary frame the heated controversy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faubus
Washington Ua
Orval Faubus
Arkansas
Eisenhower
FBI
U. S. Dist. Atty
Osro Cobb
Little Rock
Newamen
James Hagerty
Court date set on Sept 20 for school desegregation case
Doub or his attorney general must appear before Judge Davies to explain why he should not be ordered to admit Negro children to the school. The matter concerns enforcing desegregation in the local school system and the legal remedy sought.
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Doub
Davies
Farm to Us Decline in Rural Population Cited in Kansas
Chanute Tribune notes population shifts in Kansas with rural areas losing 23 000 while incorporated cities gain 33 000. Urban residents reach 70 percent. farming share expected to drop below 10 percent by 1975 if trends continue. Commentary criticizes farm dominated state law and governance. Nearby Harrisburg Pennsylvania item references a truck sticker urging restraint in dating.
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Chanute Tribune
Kansas
Sayin
Bible Verse Present Your Bodies a Living Sacrifice
Fragmentary text urges holiness and acceptable worship to God. The reader is reminded to offer spiritual service, with a possible reference to a verse about presenting bodies as a living sacrifice amid prayer and devotion.
Dawn of Freedom in Poznan Polish Cegielski District
Joseph Alsop reports from Poznan Poland on polling under communism describing Czechoslowacka housing and a long-ago strike at the Cegielski steel plant. He finds residents cautious yet hopeful about Gomulka era reforms and personal gains amid declared freedom. The piece blends field interviews with observations of church life and a village wedding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Alsop
Poznan
Poland
Poller
Foznan
Czechoslowacka
Old Home Town Fifty Years Ago and More
A compact look back at Lawrence Kansas history notes from 1947 to 1949 featuring marriages, state enrollment, vehicle tags, and civic updates. Mentions Miss Mary Jane Cramer wed to David Hay, KU enrollment progress, Kansas auto tag inscription The Wheat State, and a running summary of local events including a 1832 Maine governor election, Mrs. William Frank March death, Earl Hay named acting dean at KU, Hargiss coaching with last year’s lettermen, and various 50 to 80 year-ago items such as road petitions, ice cream price hikes, rural school closings for the Douglas County Fair, and county salary discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Jane Cramer
R. C.cramer
Des Moines
Towa
David Hay
E. D. Hay
Lawrence
Ames
K.U
Kansas
The
Wheat State
Maine
William Frank March
George
Earl Hay
William Hargiss
We17
Association of Fifty-Sixers
Gar Hall
North
Leavenworth
Douglas County
Lyons Den cardinals story shows Spellman misrecognition
Leona Jubilee profiles Cardinal Spellman amid anecdotes from Gimbels to Gracie Mansion. The piece recounts autograph lines, his 25th bishop consecration anniversary, a Vatican audience with Gen. Mark Clark, and remarks at Alfred E. Smith dinners. It also notes a signing mishap with a clerk and a tale about political registration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leona
Gimbel
Francis Cardinal Spellman
Tix
Mark Clark
Cardinal Spelman
Vatican
Clark
Spellman
Pentagon
Travelers Aid Society
Alfred K. Smith
Eisenhower
Robert Montgomery
Smith
Montgomery
Gracie Mansion
LYONS
Francia Cardinal
Retirement at Sixty Six Ends in New Start
Hal Boyle recounts Old Jim who retires at 66 after five decades at one firm and a $500 farewell. He adapts by cooking, cleaning, and socializing in the park, winning a checker bout against an 83-year-old war veteran, then finds purpose in a library job Mary secures, prompting Jim to seek work again to enjoy independence and space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Old Jim
Ol Jim
Mary
Jim
Wdlkett
Neme
Joy Hoskins
Lew
Dina
Jack
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