Longer Life Costs for Franklin County Budget
The Franklin County budget for the coming year totals 1,641,684 funded by a 21.22 mill levy, up 188,930 from last year. The levy costs 22.22 per 1,000 of assessed valuation, versus 14.16 previously, as welfare rises with aging and medical advances. Welfare accounts for about two-thirds of the increase, with old age assistance comprising the largest item. The article notes longer lifespans drive higher costs in county government.
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Franklin County
Harmony and delay in Kansas GOP factions
The Manhattan Mercury notes that a harmony meeting in Overland Park aimed to heal GOP rifts, but no similar gatherings have occurred in other districts. It urges proactive action against Gov. Docking and warns that waiting could jeopardize the party's prospects in the next election.
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Manhattan Mercury
GOP
Harmony
John Harmony
George Docking
Republican Party
This And That by Job Today Noted as National Hangover Day
A lighthearted roundup notes Blue Monday and National Hangover Day in France, Bastille Day celebrations in a crowd of 50 million Frenchmen, and various price contrasts for medical and dental services across U S cities. It also lampoons Congress contempt, Marilyn Monroe, and Billy Graham crusades with wry references to golf, church bul letins, and hurricane named Audrey.
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France
Prayer For Today: Christ In Our Lives
A devotional note quotes John 1:14 and asks believers to imitate Christ. The prayer asks for grace and truth to live as examples to others and to honor and glorify God in Jesus name.
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Jesus
Reducing the Fat Count With Calorie Confusion
The doctor tells a once complacent reader to lose weight and recounts his long hesitation to cut back. He details calorie charts with conflicting figures for crackers orange juice bread and tomatoes, warning of danger from miscounted calories yet hopeful a pound drops first day and faster gains later.
Auld Lang Syne Recap 25 Years Later
A roundup notes moves and events from 25 years ago including Judge and Mrs. C. H. Owen relocating to 824 S. Cedar, Fred Nordstrom starting a shoe firm job in St. Louis, Bobby Ames injuring a collarbone, and W. E. Robbins of Williamsburg reporting no Mid-Continent elevator opening due to low grain prices. Ottawa officials visit Winfield to inspect a new electrical switchboard amid plans for a plant upgrade.
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St. Louis
W. E. Robbins
Williamsburg
Ottawa
Winfield
Clips And Quips: Cyclone Conscious KC Athletics Headed For Cellar
The Emporia Gazette reports Art Carruth states the K. C. Athletics have become cyclone conscious and are heading for the cellar, signaling a slump and concerns over performance.
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Emporia Gazette
Ottawa Herald Subscription Rates Printed
The Ottawa Herald lists daily publication details and subscription prices. Intrade area by mail one month .835 three months two dollars six months three dollars seventy five cents one year seven dollars. Outside trade area by mail one month one dollar three months three dollars six months five dollars ninety cents one year ten dollars.
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Ottawa
Kas
Robert B. Wellington
Esseeees
Guy Snedaker
Television Schedule Confusion on Channel Five to NBC Lineup
A dense OCR listing outlines daytime and evening TV programs across CBS NBC and other stations with times, show titles, and host references. It captures a sprawling array of cartoons, game shows, dramas, and news segments, noting early morning to late night slots and multiple channel identifiers.
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Miss Brooks
Bob Crosby
Comedy Times
Theatre
Waterfront
Dr. N. Ventor
Maxwel
Amazing Mail Facts From A Curious Columnist
New York column notes quirky trivia from mail readers. Facts include the Great Wall as a 1 900 mile cemetery for 200 000 workers, coffee drinking by Americans, bee pollination, and other oddities like cheetah speed, porcupine quills, blood cells covering the globe, and Niagara Falls aging.
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Great Wall of
China
Outdoor cookouts rise as American barbecue grows
The text notes increasing popularity of outdoor dining with about 40 million American barbecue fans likely to prepare two billion outdoor meals this year, not counting free offerings.
Radio Schedule Fragment From Morning to Sundown Serenade
A garbled OCR listing program slots from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. including Top of Morning Weather Roundup Boris Karnoff Morning Devotions and Garnett Hour along with News Weather and musical segments such as Serenade and Manhattan Melodies. The fragment lacks dates or station identifiers but outlines a daily rhythm of news, weather, music, and talks.
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Wthr
Boris Karnoff
Worman's
People's Exchange
Karavan
Daughter Complains Of Her Mother's Nagging
Dr. George W. Crane discusses a case where Lorna G. 20, a college coed, complains that her mother nags her father. The narrative expands to general ideas on nagging, male-female dynamics, and mentions cultural stereotypes and Shakespeare.
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Robert K. Lewis
Henry Gibbons
Psychology of nagging wives in Shrew era advice column
In a Hopkins Syndicate piece, Dr. Crane analyzes nagging wives who seek masculine dominance from their mates. He argues women crave audacity and protective strength, and that too gentle a approach fuels quarrels. Readers are invited to request more specifics on handling nagging wives.
Seneca Quotation on Nobility and Longevity Echoes
A fragment praises Seneca the Roman philosopher noting his claim that men care more about length of life than nobility. It asserts nobility is within reach for all, but living long is not. The quote emphasizes enduring virtue over duration.
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Seneca
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