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Backed by $300,000 in Legion funds, the show opened last October in Los Angeles. It was a professional production but an obvious flop. It wheezed eastward, losing money steadily, except in such Legion strongholds as Indianapolis and Topeka. In Chicago, the Legionnaires decided not to let the deficit get any bigger. This week the show folded...
Most surprised reader of all was Fay N. Seaton, 68, owner and editor of the Mercury-Chronicle, onetime state G.O.P. publicity man and Republican-appointed chairman of the state social welfare board. When the editorial appeared, he was in Topeka for the inauguration of G.O.P. Governor Edward F. Arn. Next day, angry Editor Seaton set his readers right. Wrote he: "The editor of this newspaper regrets that such an editorial as that published Monday . . . should have appeared in its editorial column. It did not represent the view of the editor, but merely that of the writer thereof...
Many a Christian has teased his conscience with the question: What would happen if Christians guided their day-today lives by continually asking themselves, "What would Jesus do?" In Topeka, Kans. in 1896, Congregational Minister Charles Sheldon wrote a novel in which, for a year, various members of the congregation of a Midwest church tried to do just that. Author Sheldon's conclusions: the Christ-conscious turn-of-the-century man would lend a helping hand to the poor, campaign against the consumption of alcohol and tobacco, remain staunchly pacifist at whatever cost. Sheldon's In His Steps...
Jordan also disclosed that Bob Straggle has moved ahead of Hank Topeka as an offensive tackle. Stargel, formerly a defensive specialist, will probably see action both ways Saturday...
...most of whom lived in Denver, were told they had until Nov. 13 to wind up their civilian affairs. Warrant Officer John V. Cox sold his house, quit his job. Lieut. Jay Gardner sold his furniture, sent his wife and children off to live with his parents in Topeka. Lieut. William Matthews trained a man to take his civilian job and stood by. So did the rest of the 152 reservists in the 236th Fighter Squadron. Last week a second notice came through: the squadron would not be called to active duty after...