Editorial: Kansas universities face doubling enrollment by 1970
The piece notes KU's 1949 enrollment near 10,000 now 8,000 on campus and predicts 15,000 to 17,099 within 15 years. It argues state colleges must plan a coordinated all state college program to serve 49,000 to 50,000 young people by 1970, reducing duplication and allowing specialization across five institutions.
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Kansas University
Murphy
Kus
Aldgmtyt
Fort Hays
Staas Iz
Better Bird Feed and Transatlantic Flight Anecdote
A collage notes bird seed prices, a turbo prop airliner planned for 1958, and a friend’s Transatlantic flight misadventure. It recounts engine failure over the Atlantic, diversions through Glasgow Amsterdam Gander Montreal and a hurricane near New York before finishing home by train. It mentions Seaborn Collins as National Commander and cites a Post Office loss of under 400 million dollars last year.
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Glasgow
Atlantic
Airport
Amsterdam
Gander
Newfoundland
New York
Montreal
Local man injured in run-down incident in rumpus room
A local man was injured when he was run down by a figure inside his rumpus room. Police stated the event occurred at the residence, with investigators reviewing security footage and interviewing witnesses for details and motive.
October Almanack of Historic Oddities and Firsts
October calendar notes recount key dates across years. Spain ceded Louisiana to France in 1800, Washington issued the first Thanksgiving proclamation in 1789, Wright Brothers flew 24.2 miles in 1905, Edison touted early boogie woogie research, and milestones in photography, transit, and aviation are listed with brief context.
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Spain
Louisiana
France
George Washington
Wright Brothers
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Saint Patrick’s Emerald parish to be dedicated
A listing notes that St Patrick's Catholic church at Emerald was slated for dedication on November 3. The item references the local church’s forthcoming ceremony and historical context from the era.
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St. Patrick’s Catholic
Emerald
Catherine Wicke
Ottawa
World Series Audience Is Conclave Of Social Snobs
Hal Boyle mocks World Series crowds as social snobs more interested in prestige than baseball. He likens fans to solitary enthusiasts, notes ticket symbolism, and questions the national pastime label while labeling baseball an industry and arguing adults ought to outgrow sport fervor.
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New York
New York Yugakees
Brooklyn Dodgers
Metropolitan
Howeer
Santa Claus
U. S. Supreme Court
Boyle
Lake Inman reclaims status as Kansas’ largest natural lake
In McPherson County southwestern Kansas the eight inch rainfall over ten days filled Lake Inman near McPherson for the first time in two years. The 360 acre lake now intrudes into farmland where fences along property lines are partly submerged. Feed crops planted on the dry lake bed last summer failed due to prior drought.
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Mcpherson
Lake
Inman
McPherson County
Kansas
Florida Rail Miles Counted Amid Savings Bond Rally
Florida reports 4,724 miles of railroad in a regional update linked to a nationwide drive promoting U S Savings Bonds with no risk noted.
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Florida
U.S
Billy R. Blood Transfusion Tale Spurs Dr Crane Column
In a medico psychological note by Dr George W Crane a boy named Billy aged eight agrees to donate blood to save his sister after a farm accident. The sister survives but Billy fears he is dying, misunderstanding the procedure. Crane argues fear stems from ignorance and urges education for youth and parents. The piece promotes his mail service and a booklet on sex problems of young people.
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Billy R
Billy
America
Russia Frees More Germans War Prisoners
Moscow announces the Soviet Union will free 9,626 German war prisoners. A decree of the Presidium orders 8,887 prisoners released outright, as stated in yesterday's Moscow press.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Presidium of the Supreme, Soviet
The Ottawa Herald Evening Except Sunday
The Ottawa Herald Evening Except Sunday is a newspaper card line indicating the publication schedule and postal matter status. It notes that the paper is entered at the Ottawa post office in Kansas as second class matter.
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The
Ottawa Herald Evening
Ottawa
Kas
Television Programs Schedule for Friday Evening
Friday evening listing shows KMBC WDAF WDAP stations airing Quiz Topper Fan Club boxing Fibber McGee Amos and Andy Tenn Ernie Serenade News Monitor Grand Ole Opry Country Style Jazz Band Dizieland Dixieland with various time slots from 6:50 to 10:50 PM and multiple short program titles across networks.
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Godfrey
WDAF
Dick Derby Wearhae
Wdaf—Boxing
Amos and
Andy
Fibber McGee
Kmbc—Tenn. Ernie
Kmbc—Orchestra
Wdaf—News
Kmbc—Serenade
Monittor
Dick Derby
WDAPF
WDAP
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