Centralization debate in Kansas governance echoed in detractors
The piece questions executive power, noting Kansas’s fragmented state government with independently elected officials and long standing boards. It argues for accountability and possible centralization while highlighting drawbacks such as entrenched practices and ineffective leadership. A remark about a minister recalling a funeral ends with oblique nostalgia.
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Noresporsibie
Hr Reepic
Sears
Cusom
Washington
Apn
Topeka
Hall
Oddities and opinions from a 1950s neighbor column
A neighbor boasts a home project streak, dodges emergencies, and a quip about a doctor’s instrument. Other notes joke about a pony tail haircut, travel choices to California, AFL-CIO unity, and a tangle of labor funding debates as Congress adjourns for a week.
Looking Back at Motels from Cabin Camps to Hotels
A retrospective on how motels grew from early cabin camps to a nationwide network of more than 50,000. It recalls primitive facilities, the shift in guest expectations, and the evolving transient housing landscape as motels became common and hotels adjusted with services.
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Ume
Local notes and oblique history snippets from town life
A summary of disparate items notes Harold Staadt breeding hybrid seed corn west of town 15 years ago, plans for Ottawa's Hallowesia, Orville Brown to wrestle at the county fair, 25 years back Mr and Mrs J R Payne bought a Studebaker Dictator from Mitchell Motor, cooling showers easing a heat wave, the Christian church hiring Rev G C Flannery of Horton, Doty and Cooper opening a chili parlor at 222 N Main, revolving dining room fans at Gerbitz cafe, and Sheriff Cody visiting Williamsburg.
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Harold Staadt
Ottawa
Hallowesia
Orville Brown
J. R. Payne
S. Main
Studebaker
Mitchell Motor Company
Christian Church
Rev
G. C. Flannery
Horton
Doty and Cooper
N. Main
Gerbitz Cafe
Sheriff Cody
Williamsburg
Lincoln's Gettysburg Visit Was An Afterthought
A report recalls Lincoln’s trip to Gettysburg for the cemetery dedication. Edward Everett spoke at length while Lincoln, delayed by parade and Everett’s lengthy address, delivered the famed few words. Lincoln later declined further remarks, saying he had nothing to say.
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Lincoln
Gettysburg
Edard Everett
United States
Edward Everett
Sites Square
Everett
Abe Lincoln
Gattysburg
Abraham Lincoln
Adams Sentinel
General Advertiser
Presbyterian Church
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Washington
Wills House
Fin
Subscription Rates By Mail and Trade Area
The item lists subscription options by mail inside and outside the trade area. Rates cover periods of one, three, six, and twelve months, with separate pricing for in area and out of area deliveries.
Telling fibs starts in childhood says Dr Crane
Molly J aged 13 an orphan asks how to quit lying. The Dr. Crane column advises breaking the habit with resolve apologies and truth telling. It compares fibbing to toddler traits and suggests keeping a daily error record and using gentle silence to avoid further lies.
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Dr. Crane
New York Herald Tribune
Sheriff sale in Franklin County Kansas case 19 837
First published August 11 1955 last published September 8 1955 notices state W G Kristenson executor of the last will and testament of Anna Louise Kristenson deceased plaintiff announces sheriff sale in Franklin County Kansas under the cited case number with action details forthcoming.
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State of
Kansas
Franklin County
W. G. Kristenson
Anna Louise Kristenson
Ve. Issac
Kalioch
Fourth Judicial District
County of
Franklin
State of Kansas
Fourth Judicial District Court
Ottawa
Kangas
Television Schedule Highlights Across Stations for Aug 11
The page lists a dense weekday TV lineup across KFEQ TV WDAF TV KOMO TV KMBC WIBW TV and more. Programs include Lone Ranger Ford Theatre Adventure Theater Jax Video Theatre Johnny Carson TMen in Action Night Out Weather Scotland Yard and Three Star Final among others with late shows and news breaks. The schedule also notes continued airings Friday through late night and a closing note on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base airport expansion figures from the National Geographic Society.
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Edward
Abbott Costello
Ford Theatre
S—Adventure Theater
Your Star Playhouse
Jax Video Theatre
Blackyards
Mark Saber
Wrresting News For Toy
o—News
Ween
Scotland Yard
Seotland
World Report
Tex McKinney
Barker
Studio
Doug Edwards
Mat Dennis
Perry Coro
la Rosa
U—Hai
Wally
Three Star News
Bill Hickes
W—Johnss
Jupiter
Playhouse of Blars
Phoebe
Ray Milland
Tre
Industry Palace
Joe Patooxa
Peather
Europe
Cara Smith
Road Cameron
Radio Schedule Digest for KMBC and Friends
Daily radio listings show station KMBC WDAF EKMBC and KUBC with programs News Amos and Andy Showtime Fan Club and baseball coverage. Notable times include 6:08 6:30 7:00 8:30 blocks across Friday August events and Saturday lineups featuring Baseball and Grand Ole Opry style music.
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KMBC
Gee
KDAF
Megan Beatty
KUBC
Showtime
WDAF
Whistier i
Sisqua
Herbert Hoover
Dick Derby
SDAF
EKMBC
Amos
Andy
Wdaf—Orchestra of
Kamibc—Tenn
Ernie
MeeGee
Embc—Orchestra
Newa Embc
F.Y.L
KKBC
Morgan
EMBC
Embc—Godfrey
Embc—Fine Munic
eoay—Fran Club
Fibber McGee
Atars Ia
Whoar
Rene Ae
College of Emporia Receives Unrestricted Gift of 10000
An anonymous donor from Wichita gives the College of Emporia stock totaling 10000 dollars. College president Luther E. Sharpe announces the gift, ensuring it remains unspecified. The article also recalls Louis Hughes, a former slave aged 108, who reflects on his long life, memories of steamboats and coal work, and his readiness for whatever God may call him to next.
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Emporia
College of Emporia
C. of E
Luther E. Sharpe
Wichita
Louisville
Hugues
Kenyon Hall Remodeling Project Advances at Sharpe Says
Money from the gift will fund remodeling and redecorating of Kenyon hall C of E administration building. Recent months saw repainting of all corridors and stairways and work nearing completion on Memorial Chapel the main auditorium in Kenyon hall.
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Kenyon Hall
Sharpe
Memorial Chapel
Convention Attendees Spend About $96 Says Hotel Association
The American Hotel Association reports the typical convention attendee spends 95.69 dollars in the host city. Roughly 25,000 Americans die in accidents each summer, highlighting ongoing safety concerns.
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American Hotel Assn
Funds Granted For State Airports in Kansas
The Commerce Department allocated 261,300 in federal airport aid for the current fiscal year to Kansas communities. Cities must match the grants dollar-for-dollar. Chanute Municipal airport receives 95,000, Lawrence Municipal airport 125,000, and Topeka Phillip Billard airport 41,309.
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Washington U7
Commerce Department
Kansas
Kansas Cities
Chanute Municipal
Lawrence Municipal
Toveka Phillip Billard
Missing Woman May Have Drowned Near Portland
Oklahoma City State Crime Bureau agents investigate the possibility that Mrs. E. W. Marland, widow of the former Oklahoma governor, may have drowned near Portland in 1953 after disappearing in March. A body matching her description was found in the Willamette River but has never been identified.
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Oklahoma City
State Crime Bureau
E. W. Marland
Oklahoma
Portland
Ore
O. K. Bivins
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Hopkins Syndicate
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Garry Moore
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Tennessee
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Guiding Light
Jack Paar
Linketters House Pty
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Ted Mack
Theatre of Romance
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Boo Crosby
Miss Marriot
Das
Sweeney
Siesta Theatre
Pinky Lee
Frierdenip House
Bsiesta Theater
News
Late Show
Brazil
Son Air Force Base
Dayton
Ohio
National Geographic Society
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RADIO
Hughes
Bendix
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Tue Gas Servict Co
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