Editorial urges gradual desegregation over forceful tactics
The piece argues segregation tensions persist in the south with Ku Klux Klan activity and NAACP actions blamed for inflaming unrest. It contends two and three Negro children are pushed into desegregation roles by school leaders, urging NAACP focus on peaceful, state-by-state integration and avoiding rushes to immediate desegregation that provoke backlash.
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South
Ku Klux Klan
Citizens Council
National Guard
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Turning publicity into news for local orgs
A columnist explains how newspapers view publicity efforts. News value rises when a visiting national president has local ties or a notable achievement, like membership growth or a plaque presentation. Simple meeting notices rarely qualify as news. clubs should highlight civic actions such as park trees or paper drives to attract coverage.
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National Club
National
This and That International Words By Jo
A satirical column muses on language, culture, and politics. It notes French words entering American usage, glimpses a French brandy advert, and jokes about Soviet and American figures, fashion, and technology with wry irony.
Curious Eye Pin Escape At South West Corner
A woman swallowed a pin about a year ago and recently passed it through her left eye, destroying her sight. The report appears in a local note from the county’s southwest corner.
Jazz Music as U.S. Good Will Ambassador
Jazz advocate John la Porta, Metronome columnist and noted clarinetist, argues jazz broadens U.S. influence in Latin America after a Caracas visit. He performed with the Casablanca orchestra and others, lectured on jazz, and wrote South American Brothers for the trip. La Porta teaches on Long Island and appeared on Voice of America broadcasts. The 1957 Lafayette bicentennial is slated for ceremony in 42 U.S. cities.
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New York
United States
Latin America
John la Porta
Metronome
Musical Magazine
Caracas
Jacques Braunstein
la Porta
U.S
Will
Louis
Satchmo
Aniastrong
John
Europe
Casablanca
Charley Nagy
Juan Barabbas
Walter Albrecht
Lafayette
Ottawa Herald Subscription Rates
Front page fragment lists postal and circulation terms for the Ottawa Herald with subscription rates by mail small print. Rates shown include one month three months six months and one year for in area and outside area, with figures like 2.00 3.75 7.00 6.80 10.00.
Set Good Example For Children by Dr George W Crane
Maude B 27 an expectant mother asks if piano playing and poetry reading will make her baby more cultured. Answer: no before birth due to no nerve connection. a cultured mother benefits her pregnancy and after birth can influence the infant. Early home environment shapes language, morals and music preference, with emphasis on good behavior and neglect of future college plans. Parents are urged to provide moral examples, early socialization, and Sunday school attendance to prevent delinquency.
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Maude B
God
Crane
Hopkins Syndicate
Metott
Ind
The
Hopkins Syndicate, Inc
Gleason to Miss Nine TV Shows This Season
New York TV comedian Jackie Gleason said he will appear personally on only 30 of his 39 Saturday night shows this season and is evaluating the 1957-58 season. He declined to discuss plans with CBS, holder of a 15 year contract.
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New York
Jackie Gleason
CBS
Air Force Hero Undergoes Surgery
Maj. Gen. Claire Chennault, retired renowned air commander in Southeast Asia during World War II, was operated on at Walter Reed Medical Center for removal of a lung lesion. He is expected to leave the hospital soon, a spokesman said.
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Washington
Air Force
Claire Chennault
Southeast Asia
Walter Reed Medical Center
Television Programs Review Headlines and Trials Big Story
A compact survey covers School Bandstand News Movie Muse and Topper on Trial as a big story in television programming. The item notes evolving formats and notable segments shaping audience interest across networks.
Evening Radio Listings for Sept 13 14 Schedule
A fragmented radio grid shows KTJO KMBC WDAF and WDAF programming from 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm with news sports music and special segments. Notable items include Morgan Beatty KMBC News shows and a Friday Sept 14 entry for Town Talk and local baseball. A closing line invites listeners to go to the church of their choice next Sunday.
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NBC
CBS
ABC
Kew
Sgt
Preston
Penpie’s Choice Frontier M.D
Annie Oakley
Democrat Party Playhouse
Highway Patrol
Arthur Murray
San Francisco
Bob’Cummings
Cmax
Newa Climax
Esse
Kangaroo
Garry Moore
Liberace Carson
Ternessee
Ernie
Bob Crosby
Dr. N. Ventor
Jimmie Pierson
Eddie Wisher
Doug. Edwards
Doug Edwards
Kansas
KTJO
KABC
WDAIF
WDAF
Morgan Beatty
KMBC
Dilson
WDAP
Kimibc
Clinte
KKMBC
Dilaon
Church of
Richmond Weekend Socials Include Weddings and Visits
Richmond social notes cover the Hoyt Perkins wedding in Williamsburg with a reception at the Ransom home. Lickleig served as bridesmaid. Various locals hosted guests, attended gatherings, and planned Tapley’s first season community meeting at the schoolhouse on Thursday September 20 with officer elections and refreshments. Several residents visited relatives in Miami and Plymouth England en route to Germany, while others attended the Topeka fair and weekend stays clustered around Richmond and nearby towns.
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George Atchison
Robert Lickteig
Ava Lea
Hoyt-Perkins
Methodist Church
Williamsburg
Fred Kuiken
Walter Meschner
Max
Bob Kuiken
Lee Perkins
Miami
Okla
Frank Sigler
Larry Sigler
Susan
Emporia
Alfred Sigler
Jerry Milchelt
Ben Brummel
Garnett
Carl Anderson
H. L. Gault
Frank Gerhold
Hardin Watkins
John Roeckers
Lee Metze
Orie Higdon
Charley Mardick
Will Bowmans
Iantha
Art Mesenhimer
Overbrook
Watkins
Don Orr
Whidbey Island
State of Washington
John Miller
Sunday With Ed Miller Children In High Point Area
Gene Vining Ronnie Sims and Marjorie Roeckers traveled to Manhattan to attend Kansas State college while the Ed Miller children stayed in the High Point neighborhood this Sunday.
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Ed Miller
High Point
Kansas City
Gene Vining
Ronnie Sims
Marjorie Roeckers
Manhattan
Kansas State College
Crew cuts spark mustache wax boom in barbershops
Barbers report growing demand for mustache wax as short crew cuts rise in popularity. Stylists say the new hair trend motivates clients to maintain bold facial hair, with waxes helping keep mustaches shaped as sides and tops go short.
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Barbers
Williamsburg High School enrolls 76 students for fall term
Principal W R Binns reports 76 at Williamsburg High with 12 freshmen 22 sophomores 21 juniors and 21 seniors. September events include senior night football trip to Emporia September 15 a teachers reception September 18 and first game September 21. Cheer leaders include Patsy Martin head with Maureen Neal Karolyn Decker and Judy Fitzgerald. FFA booth work in Topeka for Franklin County then Hutchinson fair. Forrest Bond reports 124 in Forrest Grade School with full grade by grade counts and second year book rental plan. News also covers families moving in attending KU nursing and medical student activity, births, new teachers, society meetings and local recreation hall supervision.
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W. R. Binns
Williamsburg High School
Emporia
Melvern
Patsy Martin
Maureen Neal
Karolyn Decker
Judy Fitzgerald
Linda
Leonard Sullivan
Wayne Reichards
Mamie Hamilton
Louis Fisher
Alex Fisher
Williamsburg
Gene Kendall
Gordon Birminghams
California
Birmingham
Leone Willis
Commerce
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Paul
Wayne Reichard
Glenn Jeffersons
Olathe
Gas Refund Hearings Set in Kansas
The Kansas Corporation Commission schedules hearings for September 24 and 25 to decide how nine natural gas distributors should refund customers. Hearings on Sept. 24 include Kansas Power & Light United Gas Service Western Light American Gas Co. Sept. 25 covers Central West Utility Commercial Gas Pipe Line Union Gas System Southeastern Kansas Gas Consolidated Gas Utilities. A July 30 hearing reviewed refunds by Gas Service Co. No order has yet been issued. The onion family name scallion derives from Ascalon.
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Topeka
Kansas Corporation Commission
Cities Service Gas Co
Kansas Power & Light Co
United Gas Service Co
Western Light & Telephone Co
American Gas
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