Price of Progress and Patched Farming in Kansas
A Kansas commentary notes farm counts shrinking from 2503 in 1830 Labette to 2048 recently and predicts under 1500 by 1980, arguing mechanization favors large units and diverse production over family farms. It mocks subsidies, praises efficiency, and critiques politician rhetoric on farming and progress. The piece also parodies pay measures and Eisenhower politics, touching on Korea and retirement carillons for Senator Taft as memorial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Labette County
Kansas
Sher
July ElManack Almanac notes and quirky quotes
A playful July almanac outlines dates such as Washington taking command in 1775 and Panama Canal opening in 1920. It pairs each day with a quip about history or modern distractions, from the Boise dam to Cleopatra’s Needle and theScopes trial, mixing dates with humorous observations.
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Colorado
Panama Canal
Green Bay
Wis
Las Alamos
Las Vegas
United States
China
Cleopatra
America
John Scopes
Bunker Hill Monument
Lewis and Clark
Forks of Missouri River
Benjamin Franklin
Alaska Territory
Sun
Samuel Hopkins
Local history snapshot with scattered notes from past years
A mix of past events from 15 to 50 years ago includes efforts for a Wendell Wilkie appearance, a youth cited for firing torpedoes at Fourth and Main, wheat testing high in Franklin county, light wheat receipts at local elevators awaiting higher prices, Jolson in Mammy at the Strand, a fireworks plan at the Country Club, and visits or moves involving Miss Ethel Walker, E A Carpenter, John Winter, and E S Stoffer with green corn supplies.
Medicine Cabinet Too Small To Hold Family's Drug Hoard
New homes push toward medicine rooms as households overflow with tubes bottles and cosmetics. The piece recalls a crowded cabinet from childhood and warns a modern home lacks a dedicated space for a sprawling drugstore and storage for changing medicines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ggeam
Our Home
Many Have One Way Mentalities in Readers and Minds
A psychology column notes that many adults think in a single frame and misread public appetite. It contrasts one track thinkers with the average American focus on family, children, and personal issues over politics, urging mental calisthenics for versatility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Notre Dame
Southern Methodist
Jerry
U. S
P.T. A
Crane
Hopkins Syndicate
Melott
Ind
Hopkins Syndicate, Inc
Live TV Schedule Highlights From Local Stations
A dense listing of daily and Saturday programming across channels KFEQ TV, WDAF TV, KCMO TV, KMBO TV, WI8W TV, and more. It enumerates time slots, show titles, and network placements from 4:00 p.m. through late night, including 7:00 p.m. Playhouse, 8:00 p.m. The Lineup, 9:15 p.m. Weather and Golf, to late night film and variety hours, with multiple stations and program pairings across genres.
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Studio
Doug Eiwards
Eddie Fister
Doug Edwards
Commander
Doug Edwarde
Perry Como
News Caravan
Hal
Wally
Rin Tin Tin
Topper
Playhouse
Ramar
Playhouse of Stars
Dear Phoebe
the Wise
Gur
Miss Brooks
Ford Theatre
Europe
Rod Cameron
Studio 5
China Smith
iRodeo
Johnny Coons
Dizzy Dean
Hollywood
Film Theatre
Lariat Playhouse
Weastern Theatre
Molon
Farm Forum
Horace Heldt
Civil Defense
Jackie Gleason
Inner Sanctum
Carnles Archer
Winky Dink
Washington Review
Facts Forum
Town Hall
Great Plains
Super Circus
Captain Gallant
Ora Roberts
Annis Oakley
Lucy
Oral Roberts
Christophers
U.S.A
Fride of the Family
Joe Palooka
E.C
Annie Oakley
Eisenhower
Television Playhouse
Chance of Lifetime
Disneyland
TBA
Comiclub
Weather
Mat Dennis
la Rose
Caesara
Star News
Burna and Allen
Hana Anderson
Heart of City
Voice of Firestone
Godfrey
Talent Scouts
Bill Corum
Buelah
Police Report
Whiting
Ethel and Albert
Robert Montgomery
PeeWee King
Kethe
Locker Room
Radio and TV Schedule Fragments for July Holiday Weekend
A fragmented listing shows a July schedule across KMBC WDAF KNBC and WDAP stations. Entries include baseball games, music programs, news, and specials like The Grand Ole Opry, Mitch Miller, Henry Taylor, and Rosemary Clooney with Band of America. Several items are garbled or incomplete.
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WDAF
KMBC
Muale
Grand Ole Opry
KKMBC
Morgan Beatty
WDAP
Henry Taylor
Mr. Keen
KMBG
Godfrey
Beaton Papa
Telephone Hour
Rosemary Clooney
Band of America
Amos and
Andy
McGee
Tenh. Ennis
Living conditions for home health staff proposed plan
The proposal outlines proper living conditions and staffing a home health room with a professional pharmacist and an interne. It suggests providing living quarters in the house to keep residents healthy at home, independent of hospital or drug store.
Ottawa Herald masthead and subscription list fragment
Fragmentary OCR shows the Ottawa Herald staff roles and subscription rates information. It includes editor, managing editor, business manager, advertising manager, and mechanical staff. The text lists subscription pricing by mail for various durations and mentions outside area rates. The fragment ends mid figures.
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Ottawa Herald
Postoffice
Ottawa
Gas
Beton Ciane Maltar
S. F. Harris Vere Ee
Don Hulats -Serpenones
Guy Snedaker
Don Bhipman
Howard Hoadley
Pupt
Santa Fe Plans Train Cuts Reaching Atchison Route
The Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway applied this week to the Kansas Corporation Commission for permission to discontinue its last passenger train into Atchison. Passenger service to Santa Fe, New Mexico was ended years ago. Trains still run to Topeka, but the main line no longer serves Topeka, Atchison, or Santa Fe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas Corporation Commission
Atchison
Santa Fe, N. M
Topeka
That City
Atchison and Santa Fe
Few Businesses Fail In Kansas In First Quarter
Lawrence Kansas report notes seven business failures in Kansas in the first quarter of this year versus 16 in the same period in 1954. The Kansas Business Review of the University of Kansas School of Business explains the record system. Failures include enterprises facing court actions or actions likely to hurt creditors. Farmers, employees, professional men and others are excluded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Kas
Kansas
Kansas Business Review
Review
School of Business
University of Kansas
Pile Wheat On Ground At Waldo
Salina Kansas reports wheat piling due to box car shortage. Waldo has 10,000 bushels on the ground as Chief Dispatcher H. S. Markle notes 20 to 30 cars moved to meet demand. Missouri Pacific and Santa Fe lines say they are filling orders but lack surplus cars.
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Salina
Kas
Waldo
H. S. Markles
Union Pacific Railroad
Missouri Pacific
Santa Fe
Stiles Quits Kansas Corporation Commission Post
Dewitt M. Stiles, a Kansas Corporation Commission member since October 7, 1942, submitted his resignation for health reasons, effective July 31. At age 67, he practiced law in Iola before his original appointment by Gov. Payne Ratner.
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Topeka
Dewitt M. Stiles
Kansas Corporation Commission
Toiday
Stiles
Iola i
Payne ‘Ratner
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South Korea
Robert Taft
Taft
Carillas
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Newport
Wendell Wilkie
GOP
Fourth and Main
Franklin County
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the Strand
A. L. Cook
Ethel Walker
Melvern
E. A. Carpenter
Ash Street
John Winter
Sylvan Springs
Princeton
E. S. Stoffer
London
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Jerry J
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Chaneal
Kcmo-Tv
Kansas City
KMBO
Wi8w-Tv
Pinky Lee
Paul Winchell
Ziddle Cantor
Summer Theater
Pisyhouse
Nors
Amy Vanderbilt
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Sunny Side
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Woman's World
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Playhouse 13
Dinah Shore
KNBC
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RADIO
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KNMBC
Nusic
Ne Brooks
Gary Crosby
Rub Mile Biter
Gene Autry
ENEBC
WDATF
Cates Hayes
Atchison Train
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Mt Olivet
Sycamore
K. V. Eager
Quenemo Federated — Mra. G. M
Intonh
Union Chapel Methodist
Leon Sandon
Homewood Christan and Community
Ronald Seward
Ahuret
Centropolis Christian
Lynn Apperton
Bible School
Princeton Methodiat
Leo Sandon
Frank Waring
Michigan Valley Methodist
L. F. Waring
Miami County
Ranton
Stanton- Spring Ridge
Peoria
Carl Grondorf
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Royal Hiatt
Central
Ronald Kerr
Agricola
Charles Minsch
Williamsburg Methodist
Charles Kiiisch
Richter Methodist
Robert B. Craig
Shoemaker
Ruhamah
New Hope
Centropolis Baptist
Carl Bush
Centropolis First Baptist
Ben Nicholas
Princeton Christian
Robert Todd
Young Peoples
Antioch Baptist
Harold Moore
Appanoose Baptist
Sam Hendrix
Tolly Baptist
Dave Ryan
Waverly St. Joseph's Church
Michael Moriarty
Homewood St. Anthony's
Free Methodist
Williamsburg
W. H. Hinebaugh
Fomona Assembly of God
Pete W. Ratziaff
Lane Methodist
George M. Bolcourt
Emerald
Quits Corporation Commission Post
U.S. Savings Bonds
Merchants Service Plan
P. O. Box
Merchants Finance Corporation, Inc
Jack W. Keller
Bennett
Ottawa, Kansas
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