White tradition endures in Emporia journalism legend
This reminiscence honors William Allen White and son Bill White of the Emporia Gazette. It highlights Kathrine White's stewardship via the William Allen White Foundation, Bill White's wartime reporting in Soviet Russia, and his independent stance against intellectual conformity and detente.
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Emporia
Kan
William Allen White
Bill
Emporia Gazette
Kansas University
Kathrine White
the Foundation
William White
Kansas
Mary Ellen Lease
Will White
Rail Dilemma Deepens Over Eastern Rail Rebuild Costs
Washington faces a $45 billion deficit and $500 billion debt as Penn Central and five other eastern lines seek $250 million in federal aid to bridge to a reorganization plan due by July 26. Restoring tracks would cost about $4.6 billion, with 55 percent of U.S. industry reliant on these lines and 60 percent of workers employed there. A deadline for Consolidated Railway Corp. is urged to stabilize the network. selling or abandoning inefficient lines is discussed as an alternative to further federal bailouts.
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Congress
Penn Central
Washington
U.S. Railways Association
United States
Williamson Family Genealogy Spotlight in Middletown Diary
This diary homage traces Middletown area ancestry through the Williamson line from Hendrick Williamson (1749–1813) to Garrett Williamson (1815–1891) and George Williamson (born 1863). It notes sources like Biographical Cyclopedia of Butler County, Memoirs of the Miami Valley, and Centennial History of Butler County and highlights grave sites and local roads named after families. The tribute ends with Myrtle Marie Crout (1889–1975), the diarist’s mother.
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Williamsons
Butler County
Williamson
Freehold
New Jersey
Hendrick Williamson
Hendrick
David Williamson
Middletown
Madison Township
Trenton- Franklin Road
Jeffersons
Margaret
Jefferson Road
Miami River
Pleasant Ridge United Methodist Church
David
Margaret Williamson
Elk Creek
Garrett Williamson
Julia Ann Hetzler
Hetzler
Miami Valley
Garrett
George
Sarah Crauder
Mary Adams
Central School
Mabel
Central
Myrtle
Brown's Run
Dubbs
Southwestern
Ohio
Myrtle Williamson
Ebert Crout
Laura Mae
Riley
Middletown Public Library
Myrtle Marie Crout
Basic motive was love in James Holloman letter
In a letter to the editor a writer defends James Holloman, arguing his core motive was love for family and Black people, and that his push for church action aimed to spur economic privilege and social progress. The author reflects on public misperception, prophetic risk, and personal cooperation with Holloman, ending with a signed attribution.
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James Holloman
Federal judge pushes nationwide news ban on criminal trial records
A New York federal judge proposes restricting media coverage of a criminal on trial by banning accounts of prior records, extending the ban a month before trial and punishing violations. The piece also recalls a former sports editor clash over mentioning Goose Goslin and a Curacao airport slogan on a DC9.
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New York
John R. Bartels
Videoland
Dicey Daingerfield
Six Agent News
Middletown Journal Subscription Rates
The Middletown Journal lists pricing for home delivery and motor route options. It details weekday and Sunday single-copy prices, weekly and monthly totals, and annual mail rates for U.S. and outside U.S. addresses. Payment terms require advance payment on motor route and mail subscriptions.
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Ohio
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Bill White
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Ella Winter
Sol Levitas
Life Magazine
Washington, D.C
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Theodore Rosevelt
Ku Klux Klan
Spaa
Elwood Richardson Business Manager
Jim Mills
New Consolidated Railway Corp
Eastern Railroads
Alistair Cooke
John
George Crout
Middletown Diary
Bob Considine
Washington Senators
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