Senate House panel approves near billion farm spending
Washington observers note the Senate House conference committee tentatively backed almost one billion dollars in election year farm spending. The measure, framed with broad bipartisanship, aims to aid farmers but risks dependency on Congress and may not ensure reliable income. The 1956 farm bill, amended and negotiated, yields both credit and blame for Republicans and Democrats.
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Washington
Associated Press
Senate House Conference Committee
Senate
House
Congress
Licorice Bans Speech Causes Old Time Impediment
A jumble of quotations notes old era speech blocks from licorice whips to windshield wipers. It mentions Eisenhower Mexicod Canada talks failing to yield precise aims, a Tennessee walker in a Democratic sweepstakes, Kansas City's affection for a low-finishing baseball team, and a Topeka bride's costly calls to her mother.
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Kansas City
Topeka
Burglary at Cozy Theater 15 Years Ago Details Found
A cold case note recalls burglars taking 13 dollars from the Cozy theater in town 15 years ago. Ottawa University seniors embarked on their annual sneak, and county smallpox cases rose by six. Ottawa high school staff planned an OHS carnival basketball event, while 50 years ago Benjamin Forrester built a barn on Willow street and John Coward returned from Kansas City with 75 head of cattle.
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Ottawa University
Ottawa High School
OHS
Benjamin Forrester
Willow Street
John Coward
Kansas City
A Unique Position in Kansas State Appointments
Ottawa and Franklin county are highlighted for superior leadership as George Lister is named to the Kansas Industrial Development Commission. He joins Richard C. Byrd, J. R. Duke Cheney, and L. I. Crater as county natives with state posts. Rep. Robert A. Anderson heads the Ways and Means committee, underscoring Franklin county's significant state government role.
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Ottawa
Kansas Industrial Development Commission
Franklin County
Lister
Richard C
Jack” Byrd
State Corporation Commission
J. R. “Duke’ Cheney
Highway Commission
L. I. Crater
State Tax Commission
Rep
Robert A. Anderson
House
Ways and Means Committee
After All Report On Texas By ELM Exclusive
A Texas riff on dieting and daily life blends satire and oddities. An San Angelo couple claimed an eight dollar sixty six cent weekly food budget proved feasible but later relaxed the rule to eleven dollars weekly. A Oklahoma professor seeks living bedbugs, while cockroach concerns linger with old ads. A columnist notes quit-smoking columns and seasonal master race files in spring.
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Texas
San Angelo
Utah
Oklahoma
Island dreams and postwar buying urge in Bahamas
HAL BOYLE recalls a Nassau visit where the desire to buy an island grows after the war. prices range from 1800 dollars for Cane Cay to 400 acres for Darby Island at 200000 dollars, but the buyer balks at the needs for a yacht and a house, preferring a simple televised urban escape over remote seclusion.
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Nassau
Bahamas
H. G. Christie Ba
Ed Brownrigg
Boty Cays
San Salvador
Chris Columbus
Island Lake
Brownrigg
Darby Island
Pigeon Cay
Cane Cay
Stanton Family Gatherings And Illness Report
Mr and Mrs John Devore of Jefferson City Missouri visited his mother Mrs Zeb McKeon then went to Topeka to see his brother Frank Devore and family. Edward Swearingen and family from Springhill visited Howard Grigsby and family. Dan Brassfield has flu. Carol Healy and family from Spring Hill hosted visitors. Mrs Jess Myres and Mr Myres hosted Fred Richie and David who traveled to Arkansas for a funeral of his niece. Raymond Bryan and family and Everette attended.
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Jefferson City
Zeb McKeon
McKeon
Topeka
Frank
Edward Swearingen
Springhill
Howard Grigsby
Dan Brassfield
Carol Healy
Spring Hill
Jess Myres
Myres
Fred Richie
David
Arkansas
Raymond Bryan
Everette
Lip Readers Apt At Reading Lips Says Dr Crane
Dr George W Crane reports on lip reading with case R 321 Ethel G a 22 year old deaf lip reader in Galludet College Washington DC. He notes lip readers rely on context boldly and gamble with uncertain words while meticulous readers fall behind. Most expert lip readers were once hearing and learned speech before losing hearing.
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Gallaudet College
Teddy Hughes
Crane
Gallaudet
Hopkins Syndicate
Melott
Ind
Miller Family Dines with Mrs Anna Bryan in Ottawa
Miller and family were Easter dinner guests of Mrs Anna Bryan of Ottawa. The American Buffalo is the official state animal of Kansas. Kansas was the third state to honor an animal by giving it official recognition.
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Miller
Anna Bryan
Ottawa
Kansas
Television Programs Schedule Entry
Worather Flaghouse Police listed with time blocks 6:00 to 6:15 and 1:00 to 1:30.
Nighttime Radio Schedule and Guests Listed
A historical listing shows the April 4 5 radio and TV lineup on KTJO KMBC WDAF stations with programs from Dinner Music to News and top shows. April 5’s grid repeats prime time segments including Morgan Beatty Great Gildersleeve Baseball and Campus News across KTJO KMBC WDAF.
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WDAF
Morgan Beatty
Muate
Newa
Gildersleeve
KTJO
Nelson Eddy
Clasalo
Ki3ibc
Kmbc—Bageb
TV Guide preview shows 1940s star links and TV moves
The article surveys TV land shifts by studios and stars. MGM Parade ends May 2 while Paramount pitches a two picture TV package for 500000 featuring The Bells Of St Marys and Good Sam. Lou Gehrig April 19 life story on Climax with other project notes.
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20Th: Century Fox
Warner Brothers
Phil Silvers
MGM
Paramount
St. Mary’s
Ingrid Bergman
Bing Crosby
Gary Cooper
Ann Sheridan
Climax
NBC
Eddie Fisher
Dinah Shore
Perry Como
Eddie
Ed Sullivan
Kate Smith
Mary Dugan
Gracie
Paris
George
Santa Fe Seeks Review of Topeka To Atchison Trains
Santa Fe Railway asks Shawnee County District Court to review a Kansas Corporation Commission ruling denying permission to suspend motor passenger service between Topeka and Atchison. The company argued losses justify discontinuance but the commission found losses not unreasonable when weighed against public convenience.
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Topeka
Santa Fe Railway
Shawnee County
Kansas Corporation Commission
Atchison
Santa Fe
Population Growth in U S Speeds Past World Trend
The United States shows a 1.7 percent yearly population increase versus a 1.3 percent world average. The note adds that savings bonds are an investment.
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United States
Prayer for Night and Sunrise in Faith
A short devotional prayer thanking God for night as the preface to dawn. It asks guidance to seek the sunrise the Saviour and the shore, invoking Jesus as the Light of the World. Amen.
All Out Vote Drive by Labor Leaders in Kansas
Kansas labor leaders announce an all out effort to register workers and mobilize them to vote. Floyd Black of the Kansas Federation of Labor notes union members have been fishing on election day and outlines planned district meetings to form united labor registration committees. An April 22 Topeka meeting for AFL CIO and railway and mining unions is set, with a tentative April 29 Salina session. Buy U. S. Savings bonds.
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Topeka
Kansas
Floyd Black
Kansas Federation of Labor
Black
United Labor Registration Committees
AFL
CIO
Railway Workers
Salina
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