Eisenhower Advances Presidential Travel By Small Plane
An editorial notes President Eisenhower now flies between Washington and Gettysburg in a two engine plane, marking a shift from the era of four engine transports. It argues the small craft is safer and sets a new precedent for presidential travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yeddy Roosevelt
Franklin Roose- SE Wah
Truman
Isenhower
Ike
Gettysburg
Teddy
Roosevelt
Eisenhower
Washington
Rail grade crossing injuries lowest in a decade
Missouri Pacific News Bureau reports 1954 rail grade crossing accidents and casualties dropped to the lowest level in ten years despite an 88 percent rise in motor vehicle registrations over the decade. Total 1,161 deaths and 823 injuries in 3,090 crossing incidents.
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Missouri Pacific News Bureau
Medieval Canal Market Beside Silent Bequinage Village
A market place with a medieval air sits beside canals flanked by Flemish guild houses. Castles of the Devil and the Saint loom as the bequinage peasant village remains walled around a quiet park. Modern city growth encircles this timeless enclave.
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Somebody
Bequinage
Parents Refuse Purple Heart Medal For Son
A Pennsylvania family returns the posthumous Purple Heart, disapproving of the Korean War and prisoner releases in China. They argue the medal dishonors their son, while a broader view sees Purple Hearts as symbols amid wartime tragedy.
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Pennsylvania
Truman
China
Eisenhower
Old Time Hero Smoky Joe Wood Remembered
Smoky Joe Wood attended a reunion in his old hometown. The article notes his rise from a small town pitcher to a Boston Red Sox ace, later Yale coach, and his enduring legacy. It contrasts early ballparks with modern facilities, reflects on fan passion, and asserts baseball will endure as long as Joe Woods-like talents exist.
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Smoky Joe Wood
Joe Wood
Smoky Joe
Boston Red Sox
Yale University
New Haven
Joe
United States
Joe Woods
Dempsey
John L. Sullivan
Seals
Forest Park pool gains popularity from heat waves
The district pools see rising attendance as heat fuels outdoor swimming in Forest Park. In nearby business, the cafe at 101 S Main changes hands from Myrtle Ashby to Floyd Cecil and Lawrence Ogg. G G Club events draw Mrs A F Senter’s guests. J T Elder visits Pomona to supervise wheat.
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S. Main
Floyd, Cecil
Lawrence Ogg
Myrtle Ashby
Follies of Immorality Pointed Out by Crane
Dr George W Crane argues the teen Marilyn T is the middle link in a family chain and judges premarital sex as harmful. He warns pregnancy, disease, and social shame affect her parents and future child, urging readers to seek his booklet on youth sex problems.
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Marilyn T
Marilyn
Mr. Crane
Hopkins Syndicate
Nalott
Ind
Hopking
Udall Tornado Fund From El Dorado Radio Drive Closes
The Udall disaster fund collected by KBTO and the El Dorado Junior Chamber of Commerce closed Tuesday with $4,727.52 raised. The money will be sent to Udall, site of Kansas' worst tornado disaster, and handed to the Red Cross on Thursday.
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EL Dorado
Kas U
Udall
KBTO
Ottawa Herald masthead and misc. editor details
A transcription from an Ottawa Kansas newspaper page shows the Evening issue masthead with editor F. Harris and managing staff credits. It lists byline positions, advertising manager, and business staff, plus subscription rate notes and area rules but contains many garbled words and misprinted lines.
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Ottawa
Kas
F. Harris
Bon Huis
Quy Bnedaker
Ben Shipman
Cece
Howard Hoadley
Mall
Malaia
Gulaids
Mal Etx
TV listings for Kansas City area channels Wednesday schedule
Channel lineups show programs across KFEQ TV St Joseph KOMO KC WIBW Topeka and others with 5:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. airings. Notable items include Wild Bill Hickok, Doug Edwards, Arthur Godfrey, The Millionaire, Wrestling, Today’s Markets, News for You, This Is Your Life, Superman, Abbott and Costello, Ford Theatre, Lux Video Theatre, and The Guiding Light among many others.
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Chanel
Kfeq-Tv
St. Joseph
Wdaf-Tv
Chaneal A. Komo-Tv
Kansas City
KMBO
Wibw-Tv
Topeka
Kansas
Boho
Wild Buttekock
Television Theatre
Dianeyland
Front Row Center
Mark Suber
Waterfront
Weastern
Arthur Gustrey
Sheilah Graham
Bunny
Arthur Godfrey
Tennassen Ferrie
Guiding Light
Kathleen Carter
Dally Doyle
Robert Q. Lewin
Robert Q. Lewis
Linkletter'n House Pty
Ted Back
Baby
Bob Crosby Shaw
Miss Marlowe
Hawking Fally
Mr. Sweeney
Steele Theatre
Captain Video
Scunucelee
Jane Frotinan
Hal
Superman
Groucho Marz
Star
Ray Milland
Pam
Bud_ Wilkinson
Showers of
Draghot
Star Tonight
Ford Theatre
Television Playhouse
Star Playhouse
Lux Video Theatre
Public Defender
T-Men
Radio Schedule Snapshot From Local Stations
A clipped listing shows Wednesday and Thursday airtimes across KMBC WDAF KTJO EMBC and XMEC with news, talk, music, sports and variety programs including Morgan Beatty on WDAF On the Go, The Whistler, Roy Rogers and Jane Pickens, plus regional shows like Campua Corn and Here's to Veta with a mix of entertainers and news briefs.
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KMBC
WDAF
3eGee
Keya
Capitol
KTJO
Morgan Beatty
Roy Rogers
the Whistler
Gice
Dr. Sixgut
EMBC
Dick Derby
Etjo
Rossmary Clooney
Amor
Andy
Ernyo
Embc—Tenn
Ernie
Wdaemogeo Sns Eaeke
Jane Pickens
Henry Jerome
Newas
FYL
Stanton Hosts Visitors From Denver and Local Gatherings
Denver visitors Mr and Mrs Henry Wobker spent Monday night with his sister in Stanton. Numerous local households hosted guests and dinners through the week. Gene Rayl suffered rheumatic fever, and an Elrod reunion drew attendees from Paola and distant towns. A note recalls early New England Indian trading and resin chewing.
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Henry Wobker
Denver
Oren Croan
George Wobker
Grant Catterson
Rantoul
Webker
Howard Grigsby
Lewis Vertree
Mark Anderson
Rov
William Ward
Dickie
Wards
California
Roy Wobker
Patricia Ann
Dale. Martz
Ison David
Kansas City
Manford Wobker
Harald Royer
Wayne Royer Delorise and
Helen
Salem
George Brassfield
Ollie
Otis Foster
Fred Rickel
Donald
Johnnie Workman
Missouri
Lewie Vertree
Virgil Beebe
C. Bates
Bobby’ Grigsby
Johnnie Miller
Osawatomie
Eldon McKoon
Evan McKoon
Elmer McKoon
Strong City
Dale Remial
Max Rawlins
Emporia
Stanley Dale
May Crean
Emma Whitney
Wilbur Ricketts
Clifford Ray
Joyce Brooks
Osawatomie Park
Donald Meinig
Raymond Bryan
Anna Bryan
Ottawa
Bobby
Wher
Apache Debutante Ball News From Mescalero Reservation
The Coming of Age Ceremony for an Apache maiden is described with details of tepee life ceremonial rites and family duties. The piece notes shifting costs and practices as beef prices rise and tribal parties adapt, with Iva Lee Enjady singled out for this year’s festivity.
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Val
Park Avenue
Iva Lee Enjady
Airman Stote Memorial Plaque Theft Conviction
A Kansas City airman Edward James Wenski Jr. was convicted by a federal jury of stealing a commemorative plaque and a time capsule from Pike's Peak. The plaque marked the first turbo-jet powered flight and the capsule, with messages for 2053, was intended for future generations. Wenski claimed he pried out both items for souvenirs. sentencing was deferred for a new trial motion.
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Denver
Kansas City
Pike's Peak
Edward James Wenski Jr
Wenski
Japs Bilked On Salvaged Ship
Tokyo Kyodo News Agency reports a Diet committee opened a probe into the alleged resale of a sunken destroyer, Nashi, after it was salvaged off Kyushu. The ship, sunk in July 185, allegedly sold for 3.64 million yen, then to the Defense Board for 58.6 million yen, prompting questions of overcharging.
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Tokyo
Kyodo
Diet Committee Today
Nashi
Kyushu
Fuji Iron & Steel Co
Fuji Iron
Defense Board
Graduates From Over the World at KU in 1955
Lawrence Easth report states the 1955 University of Kansas graduating class included 1520 members from 40 states and 23 foreign countries, the broadest geographic spread in KU history.
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Lawrence, Easth
University of Kansas
Traffic Boxes Not For Letters In Utah Town
Logan city police warn residents not to use traffic ticket boxes on Main Street for mailing letters. Officials say letters left in the ticket drop fix money for fines and could delay processing.
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Logan
Utah
Do You Know Aluminum vs Steel Strengths
The note explains aluminum alloys are weaker per bulk than carbon steel but stronger per equal weight. It also cites a peak U.S. farm labor force in 1910 at 21,600,000 excluding seasonal work, followed by a long decline thereafter.
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U.S
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