Lawrence Booms as Industry Moves to Kansas City Suburb
Editorial notes three to four million Callery Chemical plant plan on 40 acres north of Lawrence plus a 14 million expansion by Kansas Power and Light. Du Pont and other industries have already moved in, praised as coordinated civic effort spanning government, railroads, and utilities. The piece congratulates Lawrence and hints at statewide benefits, with a touch of envy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Callery Chemical Co
Lawrence
Kansas Power and Light Co
du Pont
Kaw Valley
Topeka
Moral Fallout On juvenile crime and public morality debate
A Senate report links rising venereal disease to national ills while lampooning a $14 billion school building plan and a $3 billion porn trade. It argues moral reform is local and requires ongoing effort by families and churches, not quick political fixes.
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Senate
Congress
Laff-A-Day IT Just E Without the Meter
A quirky line from Laff-A-Day IT features a snippet about a meter change and a casual remark on buying something. The fragment suggests a humorous mishap or street scene as a punchline.
After All by elm A rainy day drive into the country
A rainy day scene unfolds across drought darkened fields and a creek. Water pools around a farm pond area as cattle shelter under trees and a forlorn horse wanders a flooded field. In town a man enters a cafe while rain slicks streets and a snooker parlor buzzes with a tune and chat.
Predictions and headlines mix in a springtime mockery
A column mashes jokes about longer models and parking shortages while noting Dulles as a top doodler. It cites the Emporia Gazette dating May ninth MCMLYVII, imagines B 52 flights in 35 hours, and mocks nuclear tests. The piece warns of extinction risk and comments on youth crime and funny road fantasies with a motorboat on wheels.
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Emporia Gazette
Prayer Text Reflects Isaiah Verse and Discipleship Theme
The passage quotes Isaiah calling for repentance and pardon, followed by a prayer asking guidance to live Christlike lives, cleanse hypocrisy, and develop true discipleship rooted in faith. It reflects a devotional, churchward tone emphasizing moral transformation and sincere practice.
Rainy Day Community Snapshots From Burns News
A sequence of scenes shows a grocery woman noting soft apples and a man who kisses his girlfriend despite driving safely. Children ride a school bus as rain battering farms and fields keeps everyone indoors. A farmer in slippers watches rain renew local optimism as merchants adjust stocks.
Ottawa Daily Life And School Play Cast Announced
Auld Lang Syne 25 Years Ago notes Fred Taylor's motor trip to Erie to visit his mother. Ottawa High School announces the senior class play cast Thelma Henshaw Howard Doman Paul Keezer Frank Shull Frederick Harris and Howard Haworth with Frank Rowan Frances Clanton John Sillin and Robert Young as stage managers. Mrs B Smith Haworth substitutes as Ottawa Junior High teacher due to Miss Esther Mac Godding illness. Daytime electric current planned. night current in use. sufficient Ottawan support to start day service. Smallpox case reported in Williamsburg. Dr George W Davis located in offices over Franklin County Hardware. Dr Josephyne at Davis home Armstrong Jewelry Store wired for electricity. Walter and Mrs Pleasant from farm visit Ottawa. Fields muddy.
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Ottawa
Thelma Henshaw
Howard Doman
Paul Keezer
Frank Shull
Frederick Harris
Howard Haworth
Frank Rowan
Frances Clanton
John Sillin
Robert Young
B. Smith Haworth
Esther Mac Godding
George W. Davis
Franklin County
Josephyne
Davis
Ottawa Herald subscription rates list in 1920s edition
The Ottawa Herald lists subscription prices for in trade area by mail: one month eighty five cents, three months two dollars, six months three forty five. one year seven dollars. Outside trade area rates are higher: one month one dollar, three months three dollars, six months five fifty, one year ten dollars.
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Ottawa
Kas
Robert B. Wellington
Renee Seaan
Guy Snedaker
Television Mike: Chaotic TV Schedule Fragment
A dense OCR fragment lists Channel 4 6:00 to 1:00 am offerings across CBS NBC ABC and Channel 9 with shows like News Garry Moore Price is Right I Spy The Edge of Night and late night lineups plus sports and theatrical titles. It reads as a jumbled guide of programs and times with multiple channel references and inconsistent spacing.
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Jimmie Dean
Jimmy Dean
Garry Moore
Garry
Weight Loss Cuts Blood Pressure Says Dr Crane
Dr George W Crane notes Charley N a 47 year old fat executive reduced weight from 196 to 170 pounds and then 160 while his blood pressure fell from 174 to 155 and finally 145. He describes a 1200 calorie daily plan with 500 calories from protein and fluid management to curb hunger. He says weight loss also shortened required sleep and invites readers to request his Diet Chart with a stamped return envelope.
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Charley N
Charley
Crane
Hopkins Syndicate
Melott
Ind
Radio Schedule Themed Day’s Lineup Across Stations
Thursday May 8 listings show WDAF KCMO KTJO and related stations airing a mix of news weather and music. Programs include Top of Morning, News Markets Weather, Radio Riddles, Amos and Andy, Bold Venture, World Tonight, boxing and sports updates plus religious and talk segments.
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Crossroads
Whirlybirds
West Point
Treasure Hunt
the Wise
Red Barber
Blondie
Dick Powell
Ray Anthony
West
Marshall
Theatre
Playhouse Woh
WDAF
KCMO
Morgatt Beattysone Sanders
WDHAF
Bob Hope
Robt
Q. Lewis
KTJO
Wthr
Radio Riddie
Amos ‘N
Andy
KCNO
World Tonight
Taree Beatty
Robt. Q. Lewis
Wdraf— News
Ti8u
Wdai— Monitor
Wdaf—News
Bru
Amos ‘N' Andy
Wdaf— Monitor
Boston Blackie
Newas
Kcmo—World Tonight
Appanoose Area Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
The Appanoose area reports numerous social visits and guests, with Loriie and Sam Rundles joining the Bonars in Wichita with relatives, and many family members hosting dinners and weekends. Notable gatherings include Everett Bond and Sandra in Kansas City dining with the Lauvers and Shoemakers, and Rev. Ward Nance hosting Independence guests.
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Loriie Rundle
Lee Bonar
Wichita
Rundles
Sam, Sanders
Sue
Bonars
Everett Bond
Sandra
Kansas City
Wilbur Lauver
Wendell
Minnie Shoemaker
Steals Trash In Victoria Stirs Odd Inquiry
Victoria Texas resident Louis J. Kornegay reports a thief stole a garbage can from his home and left the contents intact, prompting questions about why the culprit did not empty it first.
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Victoria
Tex
Louis J. Kornegay
Couple Married For 134th Time In Jamestown Anniversary Play
In Williamsburg Virginia Mr and Mrs James Moffatt are to be married 134 times this year while taking leading roles in The Founders Paul Greens drama of the Jamestown colony part of the 350th anniversary observance. The production reenacts Pocahontas wed John Rolfe as part of the commemorations.
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Williamsburg
James Moffatt
Paul Green
Jamestown Colony
Pocahontas
John Rolfe
America
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Big Story
Playhouse
George W. Crane
DR. Crane
Newa
Lveno
Sanders
KOFO
Guy Lombarro
People’s Exchange
Errett P. Scrivner
Appanoose Area
Mrs
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Fred Walker
Charles Ingle
Eldon Hufford
Eddie
Larry
Grandview
Bill Hufford
G. A. Zook
McPherson
Ed Collings
Independence
Ward Nance
Robert McArdle
Jimmy
Gary
Clyde Morgan
Howard Morgan
Mike
Ricky
Ernest Sherry
Virginia
Donald Gottschamer
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