Three American POWs in China Face Future Consequences
Nearly two years after the truce and prisoner exchange, three American soldiers who stayed with their Chinese captors return home amid questions of punishment and courts martial. The piece discusses how services have treated returned prisoners under propaganda influence and warns of future pressures and consequences for those held by enemies.
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China
Free World
Korea
Defense Department
Everything Is Growing By Iph This And That
A light column of jumbled observations on current events and human quirks. A class of ’25 member retires a coonskin coat, a Stutz Bearcat joke, fears of droughts and floods, and a wry note on life insurance. A New Mexico train crash anecdote closes with a humorous quip.
Local notes mix weather, sports and curiosities
A chilly morning with 53 degrees greeted locals while Henry Ford era recollections surfaced. Charles Burgtorf of Baldwin shot 30 at the Country Club to set a new course record. 25 years ago Ottawa-Emporia freight service ended for lack of business. yesterday's high hit 102. Watermelon prices were 15 cents, H H Crouch became Crown drug store manager, Miss Ethel Fredeen visited Kansas City, and patrons discussed a 72-pound sea turtle in a Kelsey restaurant tank.
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Charles Burgtorf
Baldwin
Unnoticed Anniversary of Ottawa Flood Recovery
Four years after Ottawa suffered the 1951 flood the city has rebuilt extensively. Population and business are growing, new homes and areas are expanding, and residents scarcely recall the earlier destruction as the city resumes rapid development.
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Ottawa
Newspaper advertising holds steady gains across media
Newspaper advertising remains strong against TV radio and magazines with May gains across 52 cities per Media Records. Retail ads rise 8.3 percent, department store displays 8 percent, general 5.2, automotive 26.3, total display 9.2, and classified 16.6, signaling ads still deliver value for readers and merchants.
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Topeka Tate Journal
Emporia Gazette
After All Pleasant Occupation By ELN
A nostalgic essay traces bathing suit evolution from full coverage to bikini and the rise of bathing beauty contests. It suggests two judging teams, one men’s and one women’s, to improve fairness and reduce enmity among contestants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ELN
Midwest
Church Camp Questions Parental Roles in Youth Growth
A meditation on sending children to church and Scout camps argues that such trips build independence and character. It urges parents to foster emotional maturity, involve babysitters, socialization, and earning money, while warning against overbearing control. The piece cites college nostalgia and military AWOL as harms of homesickness. It promotes sending for Dr. Crane’s guidance and notes advertisement of U.S. Savings Bonds.
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Crane
Hopkins Syndicate
Melott
Ind
Hopkins Syndicate, Inc
Pride Of Family A Virtue In Residents Of Great Smokies
In Gatlinburg Tennessee a local reflects on mountain dignity and the story of Jack Huff who carried his rheumatic mother up Le Conte to share a sunset. The tale mirrors Scotch Irish pride and the region’s pioneer spirit, ending with a tribute to duty, memory, and aging.
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Gatlinburg
Tenn
Jack Huff
Ernie Pyle
Jack
Pioneer
le Conte
Mountain Eyrie
Fragmentary newspaper masthead items and staff notes
Readable fragments show names such as F Harris Don Huls Guy Snedaxer Don Shipman and Howard Hoadley alongside titles like Managing Editor and Business Manager. Also appears to list advertising, mechanical, and subscription rate details by mail for various durations.
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F. Harris
Don Huls
Guy Snedaxer
Don Shipman
Howard Hoadley
Television schedules for July 14 reveal dense listing of shows
Broadcast grid lists Hopalong Cassidy Weather Superman Dragnet Anrt bt Tonight various game shows and dramas with times from 6 am to 11 pm. Characters include Doug Edwards Julius La Rosa Gordon Fo, Groucho, Bob Cummings, Lone Ranger, Candor and more. Highlights feature news, weather, soap operas, mystery dramas, and late night adaptations across stations KMBC WDAF and others.
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Hopalong Cassidy
Cointeine
Studio
Weather
Doug Edward
Linan Bhore Snow
Loug Edwards
Doug Edwards
Julius la Rosa
News Caravan
June Fropman
Kal
Superman
Groucho Marg
Three Star News
Bob Cummings
Johnny C Arson
Stockyards
Mark Saber
Willy
Tex lLickianeys
Barker Bill
Courselund
Mat Dennils
Perry Como
la Rosa
Hal
Wake
Phoebe
the Wise
Ray Milland
Old Theatre
Playhouse
News
World Report
Europe
Rod Cameron
Studio 5
China Smith
Radio Schedule Highlights and Mix of Programs
A radio grid lists show times across WDAF KMBC and EMBC with a Variety of news, music and comedy. Programs include Dinah Shore, Amos and Andy, Fibber McGee and Molly, Disk Derby, Orchestra Serenade and fan club segments across multiple stations.
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WDAF
KMBC
Cab Driver Admits Rape Slayings of Sister-in-Law and Baby
Jamestown New York police say unemployed taxi driver Joseph Reade, 26, described as a "damn maniac," admitted strangling and beating to death his sister-in-law Beverly Reade, 26, and her 19-month-old daughter Cheryl Lynn. He faced two counts of first degree murder at arraignment and waived preliminary examination.
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Jamestown
N. Y
Joseph Reade
Reade
Beverly Reade
Cheryl Lynn
New Warrants For Well Heeled Men
Two quiet men jailed in Omaha and Las Vegas as police chase an $87,000 trail largely in $100 bills. Frank Ellsworth and Ray Wilson, both on bail for prior robberies, face murder warrants for the strangulation of Mrs. Lulubel Hagar Rossman in a Philadelphia hotel on the Fourth of July. Officials tie the seized notes to serial numbers found in her safety deposit box.
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Omaha
Las Vegas
Frank Ellsworth
Ray Wilson
Ellsworth
Wilson
Tulsa
Okla
Lulubel Hagar Rossman
Philadelphia
Elsworth
Face It: Forest Fires Destroy 10 Million Acres Last Year
Lev warns 155000 U S forest fires occurred last year averaging over 40 per day. Many fires started by well meaning people who were careless, destroying forests, wildlife, and habitats. Join the drive to prevent fires with careful matches, cigarettes, and campfires.
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U. S
Foreate
Eee Ani
Lane Gatherings Highlight Weekend Visits Across Lane
Lane residents note a busy weekend with visits from families and friends. Mr. and Mrs. Royden White of Junction City stayed with the Wilkes and Homer. Ottawa guests included Orville Hayward and Marshall Allen families. DeSoto and Topeka visitors joined others for dinners and church activities. The M A F Club hosts an ice cream social at the Church Annex, and W S C S events promote a July 16 food sale and a tea honoring local members.
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Royden White
Junction City
Harry White
Homer
Orville Hayward
Ottawa
Ted Miller
Dickie
Marshall Allen
Marcia
Albert Allen
Jerry
Tommy Holland
iDeSoto
Jerry Triplett
John Banks
Walter Barrett
Max Baxter
California
Lane
Art Holland
DeSoto
Merle Cole
Judy
Kay
Herman Edwards
Loretta
Kansas City
Dick Pearson
Bill Owens
Bill Christian
la [D. Morlan
E. F. Brownlee
Donald Higdon
Misses Joy
Ginger Brownlee
Clifford Hettler
Jay Swegar
Stevie
Osawatomie
Sons
Farrell Baxter
Kenneth Mowat
Kenneth Potter
Clyde
Garnett
Earl Porter
M. A. F. Club
Church Annex
Leland Prothe
Saline Brewer
Vernon Prothe
Paola
Donna Cole
Compton
Dana
Loren Potter
Fort Scott
Mary McDougal
Betty Stevens
Lane Post Office
M. A. F. Cicle
Geneva Morlan
Betty Burress
June Hettler
Katy Alexander
Betty Robinson
Katherine Snow
Dorothy Dreyer
Marguerite Rowland
Ben Whetstone
Fanchon Christian
Margaret Neill
Ja Gwens
Helen Cole
Blanche Landers
Molly Gerth
Virginia Neill
Eva Morris
Lillian Allen
Elsie Hieber
Ovalena Burchfield
Ida Kimball
Claudeen Robinson
Stella Bump
Marcella Beets
Donald Kimball
Betty Johnson
More Trouble For Krupnick
INDEPENDENCE Man Gene Alvin Krupnick faces renewed jail time as a new arrest warrant charges felonious possession of material for use of narcotics with a $500 bond, which was not posted. He recently received a 10 year penitentiary sentence for a drug store robbery and was released on $5,000 bond to face fugitive charges. yesterday’s hearing was continued to August 9 with $1,500 bond set for the narcotics equipment charge. Magistrate J y Brady ordered Krupnick returned to jail after releasing bondsman James Bonadon mas from the prior bond.
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Independence
Man
Gene Alvin Krupnick
Tulsa
Okla
Krupnick
Great Bend
State Penitentiary
Oklahoma
J. Y. Brady
James Bonadonmas
First Division Heads For Home From European Post
BREMERHAVEN Germany reports the first shipload of US 1st Division troops leaving their Iron Curtain post. They are being replaced by the 10th Division under Operation Gyroscope. The 1st Division has served in Europe for 13 years.
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Bremerhaven
Germany
Iron Curtain
Europe
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