Open sessions bill killed by 1935 Legislature
Editorial critiques the 1935 Legislature for killing a proposed open meetings bill and the Legislative Council’s refusal to study it. The piece argues the public has a right to know and urges broad coalition with the press to pressure lawmakers. It also includes a contrasting anecdote about an Englishwoman in Peiping describing safety and views on Communists and social order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legislative Council
Peiping
London
London Theaters Still Offer Intimate Stage Experience
A London theater visit centers on intimate old houses with affordable prices. Tickets stay under $2.17 for choice seats, with pit stalls in the basement and balcony gallery access. Shows mix brisk domestic drama with sharp direction and acting, plus in-seat tea, cake, and a theater bar between acts. A diplomat's wife recalls life behind the Iron Curtain, praising comfortable housing and supplied food, noting potential hardships if illness arose under Communist rule.
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London
Whitehall
Embankment
Peiping
Iron Curtain
Changing Habits in Men Fashion as Trends Move On
A reflective piece on personal style evolution, noting shifts from blue shirts with yellow or red ties to modern pink shirts and two toned shoes. The narrator laments outdated hats and broad neckties, admits adapting to slimmer ties and pink palettes, and predicts pink slacks may appear, yet vows to resist pink pants.
Auld Lang Syne Recalled as German Troops Enter Brussels
A recount notes that 15 years ago German troops marched into Brussels, the Belgian capital. Franklin county reports include a Red Cross quota of 960 dollars and local activities.
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Brussels
Frankliny County
Red Cross
Ottawa
Old Timer Opposes Week For Husband Worship
In a humorous column, an elder husband argues against a nationwide Husband Worship Week. He says women would dominate the scheme, while a wife would seek to please her husband, turning worship into control and conflict rather than harmony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daddykins
America
Theda M and the dating life dilemma in 1920s advice
Theda M aged 23 asks Dr Crane how to win a suitable man amid modern dating, career success, and single life. The column advocates a 70 95 percent happiness view, suggests avoiding wedding-ring fixation, and cites Seneca to push men away and invite dating with confidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Crane
Theda
Seneca
Crane
Hopkins Syndicate
Melott
Ind
Old Timer Warns Against Husband Worship in Marriage
A speaker cautions that treating a wife as a pedestal risks turning the husband into a statue and ruining sensible marriages in America. He notes that portraying husbands as lesser orservile can erode domestic harmony and point to broader social consequences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Ottawa Herald Staff and Office Details
The Ottawa Herald header lists the newspaper offices and staff roles including editor Don Hus, managing editor Guy Snedaker, business manager Von Shipman, advertising manager Howard Woodiey, and mechanical superintendent. Subscription rates by mail are shown for one month three months six months and one year.
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Harris - Testyveeees Edgtor
Don Hus
Cove
Baitor
Guy Snedaker
Macenet von Shipman
Howard Woodiey
TV listings for St Joseph and Kansas City area May 18 schedule
Channel by channel rundown of programs across KFEQ TV KMUO TV KMBC WIBW and other stations listing 2 In Sports Wild Bill Hickok Perry Como Arthur Godfrey Disneyland This Is Your Life Wagon shows and late-night news Weather and sports broadcasts with multiple titles including Abbott Costello Royal Theatre and Sandman Theatre concluding with Lets Dance Late Show.
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Kfeq-Tv
St. Joseph
WDAF
Chaneli
Kmomo-Tv
Kansas City
KMBC
Wibw-Tv
Topeka
Kansas
Wild Bill Hickok
Doug Edwards
Eddie Fisher
Perry Como
Hal
Arthur Godfrey
Star News
Mark Saber
Tennessce Birnie O
Guiding Light
Kitchen Klub
Inner Flames
Woman's World
Road of Life
World Report
Welcome Travelers
Walcome Travelers
Kathleen Carter
Robert Q. Lewis
Linkletter
House Pry
Ted Mack
Expresa Trails
Hopalong Cassidy
Comfieluh
Dinah Shore
Commander
Jane Rolman
Snews
Groucho Marx
Three Star News
Bud Wilkinson
Shmaaxx
Clmax
Climax
Dragnet
Ford Theatre
Television Playhouse
Four Star Playhouse
Star Playhouse
Lux Video Theatre
Public Defenders
T-Men
Stockyards
T-Men In Action
Wily
Fire damages Kepple home in Richmond area
Volunteers and a city fire truck battled a morning blaze that damaged the Kepple house occupied by Mrs. Katherine Hess in Richmond. The fire was contained before it caused major damage. The piece also lists numerous local residents visiting, attending funerals, or traveling between Garnett, Greeley, Ottawa, Wellsville, and Kansas City, and notes Lyle Kipper departing for service in Europe.
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Kepple
Katherine
Hess
Carl Manlove
Lawrence
C. M. Manlove
Carl
Ed Andersons
Greeley
R. J. Morgans
Lawrence Chandler
Gary
Anna Lickteig
Dan Lickteigs
Fred Rockers
Francis Kuesers
Dale Coughlins
Kansas City
Joyce Bowman
James Coughlins
Frank Rockers
Ed Millers
Garnett
Loren Gaddis
Wellsville
Jennie McDaniel
Ole Pederson
George Hutchisons
Fred Riddle
Noah Hutchisons
Joe Setters
Holy Angels Church
Lyle Kipper
New Jersey
Europe
Victor Thiefall
J. R. Smithheislar
Winnie Cunningham
Keith Wallis
Wichita
Radio Schedule Highlights Local Stations Tonight
Radio lineup lists KMBC WDAF KTJO and KTJO programs across the evening. Highlights include news with Morgan Beatty and Perry Como, Di Jockey and Disk Derby, plus sports segments and guest stars.
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KMBC
WDAF
Globe Sports
KNPC
KTJIO
Tenn
Ernie
McGee
Orchestra
Keys
Capitol
Morgan Beatty
Roy Rogers
the Wustler
Dr. Sizgun
Rosemarys Cloonep
Amora
Andy
Kmbc—Tenn
Jane Pickens
Johnny Long
News
Kmbc—Fyl
Local Social Roundup From Gridley to Ottawa and Beyond
The neighborhood paper records a busy social week with visits and gatherings. Mrs Rayburn Wertz and family relocated to Thrall, while John Coles spent Sunday with Clyde Brockus in Lane. Many others hosted or joined family dinners and church events across Ottawa, Leavenworth, Lawrence, Hiawatha, and surrounding towns, including Mother’s Day acknowledgments and W.S.C.S. activities.
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Florence Brock
Topeka
Charley McCandleas
Altoona
Charley Mardick
Virgil Smith
Jack Smiths
Caney
Frank Greten
Clair Maders
Garnett
Delmar Rockers
Greeley
Dennis Rockers
Gridley
Rayburn Wertz
John Coles
Clyde Brockus
Lane
Lou Mishlers
Marjorie
Gertrude Clark
Edith Wells
Ottawa
Marion Hamar
Seiling
Okla
Clarence Gault
Jim Kippers
Gordon Wogans
Kansas City
Kas
Cora Loree
Edna Loree
Grand Rapids
Mich
Lovees
Baldwin
Harold Denholm
Linda Tonganoxie
Cecil Vinings
Stella Knight
Fort Dodge
Lincoln Hall
Ida Whiteford
Fort Scott
Carrol Whiteford
Agnes
Lambert Bures
Ralph Greenawalt
Paola
Clayton McCalls
Alfred Sigler
Hutchinson
Jim Chambers
Wichita
Lonnie Chambers
Gus Kloepper
Peggy Adams
Hiawatha
Noah Hutchison
Albert Hutchison
Burlington
Buster Strobel
James Greishars
Lawrence
Sam Ewing
Blue Mound
Imogene Bastin
Clive Bastin
Duane Willeman
Europe
Roy Hirst
Fred Johnson
R. E. Mersham
W.S.C.S
Annex
W. K. McCall
Wilbur Duffey
Jesson
Laura Whitaker
S. H. Fosster
Charley Dunbar
Ray Mc. Lees
Charles Moberly
Maurice Ponton
Lola Wagner
Hubert Peine
Anna Peine
Gus i Kratsbergs
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Sandman Theatre
Sandman
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Scotland Yard
Scotland Yards
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Richmond
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Florida
R. E. Boyer
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Harold Robertson
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