Hall removes two poets from Kansas civil service board
Governor Fred Hall acts to purge the state civil service board by removing James D. Gilmore and Harold Trugsier for alleged coercion of employees to campaign for George Templar. Hall argues the move restores merit based, non political civil service, backed by voter support.
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Fred Hall
State Civil Service Board
Statehouse
Kansas
James D. Gilmore
Harold Trugsier
George Templar
Hall
State House
Civil Service
D.H
Expansion to make Kansas City weather station top regional hub
The weather bureau plans a major expansion to Kansas City to become the largest forecasting operation outside Washington. Data from 100 stations in Missouri Oklahoma Nebraska and Kansas will feed an enlarged regional center for faster processing and more accurate predictions. The goal is quicker alerts to severe and sudden weather events and to reduce sneak attacks by weather surprises.
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Weather Bureau
Kansas City
Washington
Town
Missouri
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Kansas
Central Plains
Delay Is Explained and Other Oddities From A Strip of News
A farsighted mail clerk rides Pike's Peak in ten hours explaining slow Kansas City mail. A wife shops a dress down from sixty to thirty nine ninety five. A Jasper Indiana man loses a big toe to an electric fan. wear shoes to bed as a joke. Shoe shine parlors fade. shine boys quit. fashion may favor scuffs. Television needs stars on vacation, and John L. Lewis negotiates coal deals after age seventy-five.
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Jasper
Indiana
Miners and motorists echo in a weary, restless season
The piece contrasts labor, travel, and rural life with the looming football season. It muses on workers who endure long trips and drivers who risk breakdowns, imagining a rainy night farmhouse rescue and the anxious mood coaches feel as practice nears the big game.
Random Thoughts by Elm Apt er All
Short items from various sources touch on Texans and Cadillacs, Eisenhower humor, currency woes in England, golf on Saturdays, garden tomatoes and fishing costs, a Greenleaf case, and a boomerang mishap, all delivered in a playful column style with quick jabs and light anecdotes.
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David Eisenhower
England
Pres
Eisenhower
Greenleaf
Fragmented snippets from early 1900s local notes
A collection of short notices references events from years ago in Richmond and Ottawa. Items include a broken arm at home, planned theater opening at 1208 Main, GOP headquarters at 201 W Second, fire damage to a home on 607 Em, a woman on Main Street, a geological trip, Japan and Russia peace treaty drafting, an interurban electric railroad contract through Ottawa, and poll tax delinquencies turned over by City Clerk Bell to City Marshall Reed.
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Bell
Marshall Reed
ABC
Chicago Bears
Cardi
Ottawa Herald
Bedford Hills
New York
Detroit Lions
Green Bay
Blind workers boost toy firm’s output and growth
New York report profiles Joe Heller, Chicago toy magnate whose Skil-Craft operation employs mostly blind workers. He credits their efficiency with expanding sales from 400,000 to 2,000,000 yearly, aided by a training program with the Chicago Lighthouse for the Blind. Some staff do office work while others assemble and pack kits.
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New York
Joe Heller
Heller
Chicago
jSome
Uses Sales Talents To Aid Church
Dor George W Crane recounts Chuck Merritt a Forrest Illinois justice of the peace who also serves his church. Though a natural salesman he refuses to wed couples, urging simple sacred ceremonies and modest costs. The piece extols marriage as adoption and praises church weddings over lavish displays.
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Chuck Merritt
Forrest
Illinois
Leland
Walls
Chuck
Crane
Justice of the Peace
Justices of the Peace
Papa
Mamma
Cain
Abel
Jacob
Asau
David
Amnon
Tamar
Absalom
Yare
Hopkins Syndicate
Dielott. Ind
The
Hopkins Syndicate, Inc
Television schedule chaos on AFKQ and major channels
Readable fragments show an Aug 88 lineup across AFKQ TV St Joseph, ROMO TV, KMBC WDAF WIBW Topeka and others listing 5:00 p m time slots with scattered program names such as News Weather Sports and various shows for Beulah Robert Montgomery and Jubilee. The OCR text duplicates and interleaves channel names and times.
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Afkq-Tv
St. Joseph
Channel
WOAF
Chaneal Romo-Tv
Kansas City
Ohsene
Ambo
Kasess City
Chanmel
Wibw-Tv
Topeka
Kansas
Comiclub
Bstudio
Weether
Sparks
Doug Be
Mat Dennig
Doug Edwards
la Rose
la Rosas
Thres Star News
Boston
Radio Schedule Across Stations B Ride to Nightline
A dense list of radio and TV time slots for multiple stations KMBC WDAY WDAF WDIF WDAP and others. Programs include musical moments early shows news reports sports movies and comedy segments with various hosts such as Doug Edwards Arthur Murray and Guy Lombardo and events like baseball broadcasts and weather updates.
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Bobro
Couni Club
Big Hickok
Doug Edyerds
Jimmy Lloyd Bhown
Doug Edwards
Brad Pom
Hal
Tinyhouse
Face
Superman
Muate
Arthur Murra
Summer Theater
Guy Lombardo
Univ
Amos
Andy
Waterfront
District Attorney
u—News
Movile
Television's Year Of Plenty Debuts Big Surprise Shows
A panorama of TV plans outlines high stakes pricing and new programs. Louis G. Cowan's The Big Surprise tops the slate with a $100,000 prize, Jose Ferrer stars in Cyrano November 17 on Producers' Showcase, and Fall telecasts include Jack Benny, Eddie Cantor, David Wayne, and Judy Garland appearances as networks roll out marquee entertainment and upgrades.
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Louis G. Cowan
Jose Ferrer
Cyrano de Bergerac
Teavee
Jack Benny
Shower of Stars
Time Out
Eric Sevareid
U. of Minnesota
Jimmy Stewart
GE Theatre
Fess Parker
Crockett
Walt Disney
Eddie Cantor
Eddie Fisher
NBC
Dan Dailey
David Wayne
Judy Garland
CBS
City Receives Chrysler Home as Museum Landmark
The boyhood home of Walter P. Chrysler was formally handed to the City of Filis to become a museum. Chrysler Corp director K T Keller presented the deed to Mayor Weldon Johnson with Jack Chrysler in attendance. Joyce Hendrickson was crowned queen as a parade showcased scenes from Chrysler’s life. A production milestone noted the workers who assembled 800 sets for Chrysler's parents’ gifts. the plant’s output rose 500 percent in three years. Heller urged employers to hire the blind, praising their value on par with any workforce.
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Chrysler
Ellis
Wamego
Heller
Fire Destroys Kansas State College Barn Detected
A large stone barn on the Kansas State College campus was destroyed by a blaze yesterday. About 70 cattle were safely moved before flames grew out of control. Unofficial loss estimated near 100000 dollars. Cause undetermined. Some 1000 spectators watched the dramatic fire as grain and feed fed the flames.
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Manhattan
Kansas State College
Rabies At Leavenworth Alerts Dog Owners
Health officials report one dog died of rabies at Leavenworth and another animal is suspected. They urge owners to vaccinate pets and confine or tie animals for 14 days observation to prevent spread.
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Leavenworth
University of Montana figure to lead Kansas State College
Dean of students Herbert J. Wunderlich of the University of Montana is appointed to the same post at Kansas State College. He will assume duties in September, as announced by President James A. McClain. U S Savings Bonds are safe.
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Ottawa
Kas
Ottawa Herald
Claus Raatist
Buatfiges
Gi Lanhattan
Herbert J. Cuy Breanker Underlich
University of Montana
Kansas State College
Wunderlich
James A. McClain
Subscription Rates in Trade Area by Mail
Rates are listed for one month three months six months and one year by mail. The readable portions show pricing for subscriptions and delivery options, though many words are garbled. The overall takeaway is the availability of monthly and multi month mail subscriptions.
Will Ask Relief For Wheat Men
Salina Senator Carlson called on Agriculture Secretary Benson to allow Kansas farmers to exceed federal wheat quotas to mitigate drought impacts. He warned the drought’s severity rivaled 1934 and proposed sowing excess wheat this fall to protect topsoil and provide cattle pasture if drought persists. He noted a critical feed shortage forcing cattle sales and suggested a post January Congress review on plowing under any above-quota crop if moisture improves.
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Salina
Sen
Carlson Willl
Benson
Kansas
Carlson
Kansas Republican
Congress
Wichita Man Dies In Plane Crash
Warren Ames Jr., 42, of Wichita, died when his light plane crashed south of the city. The craft burned after impact and the incident interrupted a nearby power line. Local authorities investigated the fatal accident and identified the victim.
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Wichita
Warren Ames Jr
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