Varied U S Tales Highlight Enterprise and Odd Courage
Editorial notes diverse scenes from Missouri to Nevada showing perseverance and ingenuity. A minister endures blisters after a five day 120 mile trek to visit a friend, a Texas town welcomes a naval officer who adopted a Greek orphan, and an 18 year old wife endures life atop a 60 foot pole for 154 days. A Kansas man is jailed for drunkenness in a police boiler room while White House aides deny accidental omissions in guest lists. Michigan oversubscribes an ambitious $435 million stock offering, four Massachusetts convicts resist prison guards for four days, a New Jersey photographer loses his camera during a shoot, and California hosts a 21st wedding anniversary with a hamburger meal. Nevada sees an actress granted a seventh divorce as debates on communism loom. Rochester, Minnesota is noted for its enterprise amid the era’s tensions.
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Missouri
Texas
Washington
Kansas
California
Nevada
Those Mexican War Pensions and Other Notes
A column notes the government pays pensions to 11 widows of Mexican War veterans, with some aged about 80 today. pensions may extend from marriages around 1895. It mentions Yvonne Ffrench, John Smith style names, and tax deduction ideas for parents paying for schooling. It ends with a light remark on Eisenhower and the federal budget.
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Mexico
A Penny Saved Is Not Ben Franklin’s Phrase
A reader asked when Ben Franklin uttered A penny saved is a penny earned. The paper finds Franklin did not originate the proverb, tracing it to an old English saying since the 17th century. Franklin likely used it in club speeches to impress bankers, but the phrase predates him.
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Ben Franklin
Franklin
Auld Lang Syne Recalled In Local Snapshots
A century of brief items recalls a failed Franklin county soil conservation district proposal by a slim margin, snowfall and bitter cold forecasts, J. E. Colby as Cham ber of Commerce finance chair, a weather break from subzero, F R Nurman buying Pomona lumber yard, J KE Stotler closing a Main Street radio shop, Wharton buying Adam Weaver home for 3500, subzero morning with 12 below, and J W Pollock on business in Kansas City.
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Franklin County Soil Conservation District
Feel Lost On First Cruise by Hal Boyle
Ray Lewis, cruise director on Ocean Monarch, offers tips for first time travelers to enjoy a cruise. He urges adventure, avoiding home expectations, smart cab deals, and learning about visiting countries. He recalls travels, favors Ceylon and Mexico, and admits Atlantic City remains a dream port.
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Ray Lewis
Lewis
Ray
Furness Line
Dontt
Brooklyn
Quentin Reynolds
Ceylon
Mexico
Atlantic City
Do You Know Romance Of Daring Shipboard Marriages
The column quotes Lewis on romance among single women under and over 23, noting five dozen A A U diving titles producing marriages. It mentions Allie Brand of Lockport New York with 33 strikes in a 1939 night and a comparison to a Hollywood stockbroker look. Ray appears as a handsome figure in the discussion.
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Lewis
Patricia Keller McCormick
Allie Brand
Lockport
N. Y
Lois Has A Serious Problem in Church Games
Lois J aged 16 from a religious home asks Dr Crane if church youth games like ping pong and shuffleboard are appropriate. He argues the goal is the most good for the most people and that keeping 17 teens in church beats opposing older critics, framing the issue as a logical moral test.
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Lois J
Peter
John
Christ
Jesus
Crane
Hopkins Syndicate
The
Hopkins Syndicate Inc
TV Schedule Highlights From Jan 25 On Multiple Stations
A dense listing outlines Channel 2 KFEQ TV and others airing shows from 5 p.m. through late night. It includes Captain Video, Crusader Rabbit, Bishop Sheen, Milton Berle, Fire side Theatre, News and Weather segments, sports, and variety programs across stations KOMO WDAR WIBW KMBO WIBW. The fragment details specific air times and program pairings for each hour of the day.
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Kfrontier Theatre
Billickok
Three Star News
Crusader Rabbitt
Little Theater
Wa—Sports Corner
Doug Edwards
Dinah Bhore
a—Cavalcade of America
Jo Stafford
News Caravan
Siew
Bishop Sheen
Milton Berle
Father
Life
Halls of Ivy
Joe Palooka
Fireside Theatre
Danny Thomas
Millie
Daddy
Circle Theater
Elgin Hour
Red Shelton
Elgin
R—Bettes Living Theatre
Danger
Gene
Wally
Great Life G—Studio 57
Amon
Andy
Weather
District Attorney News AG
Fieal
Topeka Patrol
Sandman Theatre
Late Show
Captain Video
Tilm
Ell Hickes
Frontier Theatre
Cormichub
Bia
Three Star
John Daly
Eddie Flaher
Disneylang O
Perry Come
Plano
Arthur Godfrey
Joan
Disneyland
Death Valley
Liberace
Nene
Norby
Sandmas Theatre
S—Newa
Farm
Cloud
Sports Club
Tonight
Memory Laxe
Television schedule highlights for January 24
Radio and TV listings show KMBC WDAF KTJO ETJO stations airing a mix of news, music, dramas, and talk from 4:00 PM to 10:30 PM. Programs include Stop the Music, Dragnet, Dean's Downbeat, 21st Precinct, Perry Como, Amos and Andy, and Navy Show with names like Morgan Beatty, Dinah Shore, and Groucho among the lineup.
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Ding Dong School
Garry Moore
Faaturette
Way of the World
Arthur Godfrey
Sheilah Graham
iHome
T Rich
Faord Shaw
Guiding Light
Portia
Esdays Dan
KMBC
WDAF
Characiers
Morgan Beatty
Radio Theater
Pacee
Awot
Andy
KTJO
Kmbc—Charallers
Dinah Shure
Etjo—Globe Sports
21St Precinct
KTJIQ
Groucho
Perry Como
Navy
Amos and
Etjo—Records
Tenn
Ernie
McGee
Kayato Capitol
Eyes Wright
Juvenile case tied to father's weekend drinking pattern
A juvenile described habitual parental drinking, detailing how the boy planned to pour and hide liquor, drink from partially filled bottles, and note that his father drank every weekend. He recently left high school and the incident was placed under juvenile bureau jurisdiction.
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Juvenile Bureau
Explosion Injures Man at Kansas Welding Shop
Chester O. Whister, 58, is critically burned with a broken elbow after a tank trailer exploded during welding at a shop in St. John Kansas. The $15,000 crude oil transport was destroyed and fire spread to Home Lumber Co. before firefighters contained it. The blast knocked out courthouse windows and hurled a chain over the Stafford County courthouse.
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St, John
Kas
Chester O. Whister
Home Lumber Co
Ft. Scott Hit By Many Bad Checks
Fort Scott officers report a surge of insufficient fund checks totaling $1,339.76 issued in January by Albert Jennings of near Prescott. Six local firms cashed 25 checks. Jennings, arrested in Linn County, pleaded not guilty to two counts and is in jail on a $2,000 bond.
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Scott
Kas
Fort Scott
Albert Jennings
Prescott
Jennings
Linn County
Bill Gray
El Dorado Woman Dies At Age 100 In Kansas
Olivia Martin of Douglass died in a hospital at age 100 yesterday. She had lived in Douglass since age 13 and was believed to be the oldest resident of Butler County.
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el Dorado
EL Dorado, Kas
Olivia Martin
Douglass
Butler County
Manhattan Man Killed in Cuba Kansas Car Crash
MANHATTAN Kas January report states W Junek 24 of Cuba Kas died in a single car crash about 10 miles east of Manhattan on U S Highway 24. Junek was alone. The item also notes evolving sports roles for Tom Dowd and Buddy Young and recalls Carl Erskine’s 1954 pitching feats.
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Manhattan
Dallas
W. Junek
Cuba
Here
U. S. Highway
Junek
Tom Dowd
Boston Red Sox
National Football League
Buddy Young
Baltimore Colts
Baltimore
Carl Erskine
Brooklyn Dodgers
Dear Miss Sage Golden Wedding Anniversary Guidance
A question column advises on gifts and planning for a golden wedding anniversary. Children should coordinate a single thoughtful gift or shared home items, keep refreshments simple with cake and coffee, and have someone serve if needed. Daughters and daughters in law near the parents often lead planning, with harmony emphasized and expenses typically covered by the couple or shared. The table may feature any nice cloth, lace or linen, and the husband’s gift should be something cherished by his wife, from home items to personal jewelry.
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Miss Sage
Youths Booked On Drunk Charge
Topeka police booked a 16 year old local youth after he admitted collecting whiskey from his father's liquor bottles until he had enough to fill a bottle and drink.
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Topeka, Kas
Topeka
Ouran Kas Post Office Second Class Mail Rates
A damaged OCR page shows the Ouran Kas post office listing second class mail rates. It mentions subscription options by mail for three months six months and one year with prices, plus roles such as editor and managing editor.
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Guy Snedaker
Howard Hoadie
Eadstor
Busines
Mall Sim Muntha
Mall
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John Ssmith
Association of American Colleges
Internal Revenue Bureau
Kansas City
Chiang Kai-shek
Eisenhower
Elm
J. E. Colby
Chamber of Commerce Budget ‘and Finance Committee
Weather Bureau
F. R. Nurman
Pomona
Michigan Valley
William Bower
J. KE. Stotler
Main
W. HH. Wharton
Adam Weaver
Maple
J. W. Pollock
Hal Boyle
Caribbean
Secrer
Lois
George W. Crane
Dr. Crane
Kfeq-Tv
St. Joseph
Wdar-Tv
Chanel
Komo-Tv
KMBO
Wibw-Tv
Topska
Dan
S—Theatre of Romencec
Robert Q. Lewis
Pam
Foy Willing
Kitchen Klub
Bob Crosby
Variety Time
Miss Marlowe
Hawkins Falls
Mr. Sweeney
Pinky Lee
Unite Nations
RADIO
Sylvia Sagh
Hutchinson
News-Herald
Atchinson
Ndel
Treasury Department
Office
AIR Force
Sadim
Nem
Uncle Willie Hand
Perbonliys
Ouran
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