Telegraphic Vision and the Telephone’s Future
A nostalgic column credits Alexander Graham Bell for the telephone as a social transformer but warns that its expansion toward voice and video links may erode privacy and personal thought. The piece notes benefits for business, emergencies, and family ties, while highlighting intrusions from callers and telemarketer-like disruption. It concludes with a tongue in cheek plea to Bell in heaven about modern limits.
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New York
Alexander Graham Bell
Heaven
Corm
Bell
McCune Herald Discontinues After 36 Years
McCune Kan AP The weekly McCune Herald printed its swan song edition last weekend after 36 years of publication. Owner Mrs G H Dyer cannot find a buyer and age prevents continuation. The town once hosted eight papers, with roots tracing to the McCune Standard in 1681 and later titles including the McCune Times and Crawford County Democrat.
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McCune. Kan
Crawford County
McCune Herald
G. H. Dyer
Russell Brooks
Parsons
Brooks
Drerneo
McCune
McCune Standard
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Fort Scott
W. Burton & Son
Liggett
McCune Times
Crawford County Democrat
J. M. Mahr
W. D. Bevans
H. S. Canan
Democrat
Democrat Times
A. G. Lucas
Tom Darlington
W. T. Willey
Dyer
McCune Leader
Rogers & Son
M. F. Sears
Dr. Mahr
The
Brick
Transcript
Harry Lucas
Kan
Schoeppel Announces Campaign Schedule
Sen. Andrey F Schoeppel outlined a campaign itinerary for the week starting with a Kansas Peace Officers Association banquet. He planned rallies and appearances in Atchison Wathena Troy Highland Hiawatha Sabetha Bern Seneca Blue Rapids Waterville Randolph Leonardville Herring Lyons McPherson and a Republican women’s reception in Johnson County.
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Topera Cap
Andrey F. Schoeppel
Kansas Peace Officers Association
Atchison
Wathena
Troy
Highland
Hiawatha
Sabetha
Bern
Seneca
Blue Rapids Waterville
Randolph
Leonardville
Herring
Lyons
McPherson
Johnson County
Points With Pride to Agency Record TOPEKA
William Murphy Kansas alcohol beverage control director says his department collected more revenue and cut operating costs versus earlier administrations. He compared 1957 through nine months 1960 with 1953 through nine months 1956, noting operating expenditures fell from 1,440,849 to 1,157,209 while revenue rose from 9,165,299 to 9,257,49d.
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Topeka
William Murphy
Kansas Alcoholic Beverage Control Director
Murphy
Lane area social notes and upcoming event listings
Mrs Farris of Topeka and Mr and Mrs Wilbur Kennedy of Parker attended local gatherings while the Johnson family reunion drew participants from Osawatomie and Lane. Birthday dinner honored Mrs Alice Christian at Lane Methodist Church with many relatives present. Era Christian Teasley of Pueblo and others visited Lane. WSS sponsors JUNICEP on Halloween night.
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Osawatomie
Christian Home
Elery Stevens
Miami County Hospital
Paola
E.B. Davis
Welch
Okla
G. W. McKenzie
W. A. Neill
Edith Chambers
Worthy Maitren
Penny True
Mary Johnson
F. Farris
Topeka
Wilbur Kennedy
Parker
G. D. Miller
Dean Kennedy
Arthur Johnson
W. W. Johnson
Lane
Bony Johnson
Kansas City
Johnson
Mound City
Mary Batman
Fonnie Swezey
Enid
Alice Christian
Lane Methodist Church
Lb. D. Morlan
Vern Knoop
Luther Christian
Era Christian
Teasley
Pueblo
Colo
Jess Christi Kathy
Phillip
Christian
Hart
WSS
Leon Dennison
Eva Christian
Case
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Hal Boyle
Pony Express
Telegraph
Pitsburg
Associated Press
Schoeppel
Mckesson
Magnesia
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Itamin
Ake
Mochelson
Iron & Wine
Packessor Lycerin
St Regis
St. Regis
St. Regos
accessor_ Nadutts
Oneida
Kramer
Ann Bilderback
Swan Chapter Co.e.s
la Cygne
Joel Alexander
Art Holland
Jerry Triplett
Evelona
TITH
Ottawa Herald
Masonic Temple
John Doman
George Snow Jr
Lisbon
Malott's
Oakland
Thompson
Board of Probation and Parole
John
James Pearson
Republi
Kem
Ottawa Lumber Company
Bob McCria
Myr
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