State highway litter problem and cleanup costs
The Kansas Highway Department will haul off large volumes of trash this spring, continuing an annual effort that cleared 40 truckloads last year. The highway commission spends about $125,000 yearly on debris removal, with damages to equipment and cars not included. Littering carries fines up to 100 and 30 days, but enforcement remains weak. The piece urges public awareness that roadsides are someone’s yard and urges responsibility.
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Kansas Highway Department
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The
Highway Commission
This And That by Joh Not Paradise in Singapore
A vivid travel sketch praising Singapore’s modernization and order. The author contrasts clean streets, modern hotels, greenery, diverse religious sites, and night neon with a strong, bustling port scene. He notes comfortable climates, affordable tailoring, and an international vibe despite a largely Chinese population.
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Singapore
Heaven
Orient
Cricket
Inonesia
London
Seven Seas
Hong Kong
Valley college sorority picks new president
Miss Olive Dickson daughter of Mr and Mrs J F Dickson of 1022 S Main was elected president of the Valkyr sorority at Missouri Valley College Marshall Mo She succeeds Miss Leva Lash daughter of Mr and Mrs E V Lash 115 E 7th in the post Miss Loraine Peacock visited Lawrence as weekend guest of Misses Margaret Stookey and Sallie Harris at the Kappa Alpha Theta house Auld Lang Syne while W A Snyder grows unusual rose bush in water with chemicals at 1130 S Main producing two blooms by early April
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Loraine Peacock
Lawrence
Margaret Stookey
Sallie Harris
Kappa Alpha Theta Soorority House
W. A. Snyder
5. Main
Olive Dickson
J. F. Dickson
S. Main
Valkyr Sorority
Missouri Valley College
Marshall, Mo
Leva Lash
E. V. Lash
Cable bridge safety prompts county inspection
County commissioners inspected the old cable suspension bridge over Tally Creek on East Logan Street Road and found the cables unsafe. In Ottawa a courthouse grounds dispute emerged over ownership with City Attorney B F Bowers and County Attorney F A Waddle ruling the grounds belong to the county and noting the county commissioner jurisdiction for Main Hickory and 3rd 4th Streets.
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Ottawa
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F. A. Waddle
Main
Hickory
3Rd
4Th
Prayer for Today at Golgotha Reference
A brief devotional fragment requests calm hearts to endure life’s dark valleys and to know and worship God through Jesus’ bearing of his cross at the place called Golgotha, concluding in the Redeemer’s name Amen.
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Jesus
Golgotha
Redeemer
Pleasant Bath and Singapore: commerce and charm amid contrasts
The passage contrasts Pleasant Bath cities with political tensions, noting numerous banks and trading firms, wealthy foreign merchants from Britain, China, Japan, and Italy, and a growing poor class. It praises Singapore for charm and affordable markets while hinting at darker aspects hidden from casual visitors.
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Bath
Singapore
Work Is Tonic, Like It Or Not
John Murphy of Troy New York reaches his 100th birthday today according to official records. He says he still feels 98 and credits hard work for his long life though he disliked many of his jobs.
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Troy N.Y
John Murphy
Murphy
Tonight’s TV Highlights Feature New Faces on Stump the Stars
Tonight on Channel 5 at 6 30 pm four fresh stars appear on Stump the Stars Bert Lahr Nanette Fabray Dane Clark and the front row guest with Jackie Gleason plus Saturday’s Alice Ghostley Red Skelton guests Janet Blair 1m 1935 Easter Garry Moore show guests Mic Damone Alan King Nancy Walker late movie Katharine Hepburn film with Shirley Temple Channel 5 10 15 2 Nahi memes 28.
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Nanette Fabray
Dane Clark
Gal
Jackie Gleason
Alice Ghostley
Channel 5
Red Skelton
Janet Blair
Garry Moore
Mic Damone
Alan King
Nancy Walker
Shir
Adsy Temple
Lawmen Probe Chrome Plating on Police Guns
Memphis police officials began checking pistols issued to officers for chrome plating used to dress up their guns. Of 200 pistols examined, 14 jammed or failed to fire due to the plating affecting the mechanism.
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Memphis, Tenn
Alcohol as Food Value vs Nutrient Content
Dr Molner argues alcohol provides calories only with no vitamins or minerals and is not nourishment. He notes calories can cause fat if unused and warns against alcohol as sole sustenance while stressing need for protein, minerals, and vitamins. He compares living on alcohol to a car run on gasoline without oil or air, and adds reader questions on medical concerns for a 12 year old with joint pains and a note on pediatric surgical rectal fistula treatment.
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Dr. Mother
Dundee
Oscars for Him Anne Fifth Time Charm For Gregory Peck
Gregory Peck won best actor and Anne Bancroft won best actress at the 35th Academy Awards in Santa Monica. Lawrence of Arabia was named best film, with Ed Begley and Patty Duke winning supporting honors. Duke, the first juvenile Oscar winner, also starred in The Miracle Worker.
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Anne Bancroft
Hollywood
Ed Begley
Patty Duke
War I hero wins seven Oscars for Lean directed film
A World War I hero earns seven Academy Awards including best director for British filmmaker David Lean. The film also wins best picture, music score by Henry Mancini, and Johnny Mercer lyrics for Days of Wine and Roses.
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