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Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Sep 13, 1952

Page

4

Metropolitan by pass plans and city traffic needs noted

West 23rd street to be widened to four lanes to handle growing traffic and the new by-pass joining highways 3% and 40 east of Sunset Hill. Project includes 242 miles of paving from Number Six corner to Highway 40 and serves University access via a 146000-seat fieldhouse. Increased eastbound traffic and development prompt early study for wide road creation west of the Kaw River. Chamber urged to invite Ringling Bros. for next season.

Lawrence 23Rd Street Massachusetts Street Number Six Number Six Corner Sunset Hill Country Club University West 23Rd Street East Hound Seventh Street Kaw River State Highway Commission

Lawrence Daily Journal World records and staff listing

The Lawrence Daily Journal World, founded 1891 by W C Lincolns, published by The World Company with editors Dour Styons Padlister J W Mimmay Manohining, lists office at 722 Mattachuiets Sunet Lawrence Kansas and AP membership, describing limited rights to local news.

Lawrence Mattachuiets Sunet Kansas Associated Press Associated Prem

Bring Back the Big Top to Lawrence Town

The town misses major league circus action as Ringling Bros. Circus last visited Lawrence five or six years ago. Critics say only the top shows should come and that a moth-eaten fourth-rate assembly does not merit a stop, urging Lawrence to attract the great Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey or Clyde Beatty shows again.

Lawrence Cole Brothers Chamber of Commerce Ringling Bros Sarasota Florida Ringling Bros. Circus Clyde Beatty Ringling ,Bros. and Barnum & Bailey

New Books at City Library Display

City Library announces new titles joining shelves for display the week of September 15. Highlights include Pearl S Buck The Hidden Flower Ellery Queen The King in Dead Edna Lee As That Heaven Allows and more, with volumes touching fiction history utopias and travel.

Buck Virginia Alex Osborn Ellery Queen Ellery Washington Bilair Bolles Uncle Sam John Guthrie

Local News and Radio Listings From September 12 1952 Event Menu

A fragmentary Lawrence Daily Journal World page with varied radio and theater listings for September 12 1952. It schedules shows from WREN KMBC WDAF and others, including Breakfast Party Howdy Doody Monarch Theater and Welcome Travelers. It includes film and stage notices, times and program titles with many station tags and announcer names. The readable items show a lively schedule of entertainment and transit notes typical of a local paper listing.

Lawrence Daily Journal-World Lawrence Kana Poruraia K. T Welcome Travelers WDAF Pere Renny Doris Day KEBC Frank Wren Scrat Motor Meredith Wilson KMBC Plashouse Broadwars Eddie Fister Bop He Furhouse Wren Drew Pearson Inner Sanctum Bob Trow Kibc Senacantmerican Forum Wrest Fialiewed Keews Wen Ay Sr-Wres Midway B.C Rome Griffith KMEC Livestork Ares Taaite Dreier Wren OX News Toxas Rangers WDAP Ar Wormer Wendy Warren Wyse Bill Ring Helen Trent Frankie Ob Kathe Thyniine Marines Seal Tener Horm Bie Slater —Lanks Reanie Kentzer Wilder Brown Wrens Inne Margaret Ac- Mone Seves Statone Just Plain Bill Lorenzo Jones Kmry Ora Draket Rene Boo Wren le Sean Sparkie Wren—Fun Factory Western Echoes & Ooimec Kannacast Warne King News of the World Lone Ranger Suapense Railroad Hour A Dal Evorce Firestone Rae —' Oelent Beauty Loltiwond Tadic Theater Ameria Muzic Joh Hawk Wren John C. Ss KMIBC Beulah Tank Jones

Police Praise For Quiet City Streets Initiative

The Lawrence police and city judge are praised for cracking down on un muffled vehicles and noisy street life. Citizens applaud efforts that curb horn honks and screeching tires, noting public peace improved and officers enforce noise limits.

Lawrence Dr. Menninger Topeka Gibraltar Big Rock

Old Home Town Notes and Local Social Snaps

A busy page notes a meeting for Douglas County workers, a 50th wedding anniversary surprise for Mr. and Mrs. I. J. Meade, and Misses Hudson and Ruth Harger visiting relations. It lists many homecomings, engagements, a public horse illness in western Kansas, and local events from Clinton Park reunions to the Lawrence Auto Club’s Topeka outing.

Douglas County I. J. Meade J. W. Howard Myand R. P. Stringham Lahe Falls Ida Farmer Clinton Park Leonard E. Hazen W. EB. Hazen Charles A. Johnson Tie Europe Elizabeth Elsie Hudson Frank Hudson Michigan Charles Skilton New York Ruth Harger Abilene Bessie Anderson Rachel Baumgartner Halstead Abe Martins Emma Rolin Eudora B Jane Wicker Viola Olson Mary Olson Bridge Samy Thimble Tea Room Gladys Olson Concordia Hazel Stanleton Joie Stapleton Marion Leigh Eather Leigh Olive Douglas Mary Iva Dahlene Melon Churcill Adele Crim Ett Fowler Marret Mohler Rebecena Moon Beaceant J. H. Corel Kathryn Conrad Hahn F. Caldwell J.B. Power Seattle Wash Kartsas Lawrence K.U Nese City Fred Deane C. B. Kincaid J. W. Sams Douglas County Marble and Granite Works Quincy Mi Brothers 1 Ranch Wild West Show Lawrence “Auto Club Topeka Harry Dick G. C. Trovillo Marshall Gorrill John Dolisi G. C. Perkins Fred Mortis Tom McFarland George Smith David Babb

Kansans Endorse Permanent Levy for Mental Institutions

Charles Rooney supports a constitutional amendment on a permanent building levy for state welfare institutions. The proposal, backed by Gov Arn and the Republican Party platform, seeks funding for improved mental hospitals ahead of the general election. Opponents offer no strong reason against the plan.

Warrans Charles Rooney Rooney Ape Edward F. Arn Republican Party Kansas

Kansas Faces Urban Shift as Population Tops Two Million

Kansas reaching two million residents this month marks a pivotal shift from rural to urban living. For the first time, urban areas with 2,500+ population outnumber rural areas, signaling a trend toward county seats and industrial centers.

Marehinson News Seraht Kansas

This Place Called Kansas by Charles C. Howes

A review of Howes son Cecil Howes writing based on his notes and Kansas history. The book tracks Kansas from early settlement to modern times, noting trails cattle routes railroads landmarks and legends with facts verified through the State Historical Society.

Kansas Charles C. Howes University of Oklahoma Press Cecil Howes Topeka Kansas City Star Cecil Hawes State Historical Society Col Henry Inman

Howes Account of Kansas: Tales From the West

The text surveys tall stories about Kansas and its towns shaped by hot winds and grasshoppers, noting how such legends fueled western narration. It praises the author’s weaving of embroidered tales with a nod to their factual foundations, presenting an engaging account of the Howes and their place.

Kansas West Howes

Massachusetts Mix Puzzle Clue List Fragment

A chaotic OCR puzzle fragment lists numerous crossword clues and partial answers about Massachusetts, mixing capital, state nicknames and various word hints. It appears as a jumble of vertical and horizontal entries with misread letters and incomplete terms.

Massachusetts

Radio Programs List for Saturday September 1

A readable schedule listing multiple radio stations KMBC WDAP WREN and WDAF detailing programs across music news and features. Highlights include music blocks, a concert variety segment, weather updates, and religious programming with Billy Graham and Ronald Jordan Sings.

KMBC Big City Betty Hoppstalsot Fann Dywnhanerseland Hatpoo Antonius Trow Ants Orehuthear Sai Gere Autry Gaene Baster Om Rati Brush Creek Freedom Work Aid VDAPS KMBUC Ivas Defon Thule KMEC Kansas Wren —Keral Errth Ronald Jordan RMBC_Weather Bureau

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