Kansas guard Billings wins Alpha Tau Omega national award
Kansas University basketball guard Bob Billings is named national winner of the Alpha Tau Omega Gamma Mu Thomas Arkle Clark award. He receives a jeweled ring from the fraternity's national president, attends a chapter officers conference at Penn State, and has held multiple academic and leadership roles during four KU years.
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Kansas University
Bob Billings
Alpha Tau Omega
Gamma Mu
Thomas Arkle Clark
Billings
Jerry Johnson
Cleveland
Kansas City
Penn State University
Clark
United States
Illinois Gama Zeta
Summerfield
Sachem
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Stansbury
Rhodes
Phix Alpha Theta
Phi Beta Kappa
Rush
Province
Sentinel
Pledge
Honor
Surface Vessels To Be Supplied For Observation
The Organization of American States urged member states to provide ships for observation and identification of vessels near Panama as aerial surveillance already runs. Panamanian troops prepared for action against invaders from Cuba near Nombre de Dios as a U S air patrol watches the coast for more boats.
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The
Organization of American States
OAS Council
Panama
OAS
Cuba
Caribbean
Postmaster General Warns on Filth in the Mails
Parsons reports the Post Office Department faces attacks from opponents and profiteers of unrestricted mailings. He cites two causes for rising obscene mail: profits from small capital and broad court definitions of obscenity. He says rulings create sanctuaries in major cities enabling filth dealers to flood communities.
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Post Office Department
Los Angeles
New York
United States
Hill Wins KU Public Affairs Speech Contest
Stephen Hill a Lawrence senior won the annual Delta Sigma Rho public affairs speaking contest at Kansas University. He received a set of the Encyclopedia Americana for his prize as he spoke on Eternal Vigilance urging an informed responsible public and warning against public apathy.
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Stephen Hill
Lawrence
Delta Sigma Rho
Kansas University
Hill
Courts Court Traffic Fine Summaries
James Steele Route 1 fails to reduce speed fined $10 Dale Myer 914 La St fails to reduce speed fined $25 with $5 suspended for one session traffic school Leland Boettcher Route 2 defective windshield wipers fined $35 Wallace Taylor 110 Pawnee Ave speeding fined $10
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James Steele
Dale Myer
la. St
Leland Boettcher
Wallace Taylor
Pawnee Ave
Deaths-Funeral Notices Merle F. Fish
Merle F. Fish 50 died at home in Lecompton after illness since September. A carpenter, he lived in Lecompton three years. Funeral at 2 p.m. Sunday Cooper-Warren Chapel with Rev. Lybian Endsley. Burial Princeton Kansas. Survivors: widow Adah and nine grandchildren. seven daughters Bonnie Knight Darlene Place Shirley Atchison Karen Sharon Donna Linda. son Gary. brother Harold Fish. sisters Mabel Gilliland Vera Reed Lynne Cowperthwaite.
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Mert
F. Fish
Lecompton
Fish
Cooper-Warren Chapel
Lybian Endsley
Princeton
Kas
Adah
Bonnie Knight
Topeka
Darlene Place
Conn. St
Shirley Atchison
Ottawa
Karen Sharon
Donna
Linda
Pon Gary
Harold Fish
Miami
Okla
Mabel Gilliland
Olathe
Vera Reed
Lynne Cowperthwaite
Springdale
Ark
Douglas County seeks watershed work with conservation goals
Thirty four per cent progress toward watershed benefits is noted with 70 percent of land above structures to be under solid conservation practices. Melvon Wertzberger, the county soil conservationist, says no trouble meeting requirements and credits long standing soil conservation judgment. Officials say work on the watershed should begin soon, giving them a good feeling.
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Melvon Wertzberger
Douglas County
Wertzberger
Lawrence Daily Journal-World
Kansas
John 134
Edmondson
State of Kansas
John J. Riling
John B. Edmondson
Tin
Lawrence
Jessie Seales Duncan
Edgar H. Duncan
Miller Hall Dominates Spring Sing at KU
Miller Hall wins two honors in the Inter-Residence Spring Sing at Swarthout Recital Hall, capturing both women’s large and small ensemble awards. Foster Hall takes men’s large, Pearson Hall wins men’s small. Dr. Emily Taylor presents trophies. Jann Cameron hosts.
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Miller Hall
Miller
Swarthout Recital
Kansas Universty
Foster Hall
Joseph R. Pearson
Inter-Residence
Assn
Emily Taylor
Jann Cameron
Sellards Hall
Charlotte Stryker
Gertrude Sellards Pearson Hall
700 Students At Class Gift Talks
About 700 Kansas University seniors met for spring coffee and voted on the class gift. Alumni secretary Fred Ellsworth urged pride in the University and remembrance beyond graduation. Ballots to count this evening. suggestions included trophy cases, Union furnishings, a museum diorama, and a $100 faculty award.
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Kansas University
Wilt
Fred Ellsworth
Basketbal
Allen Field House
Kansas Union
Dyche Museum
Kansas
Memorial Hospital Admissions and Birth Announcements
A list of admissions from Memorial Hospital includes J Morris Eudora. Mrs Marjorie Jeffrey Oskaloosa. Mrs Barbara Brown Wetmore. Orville Albertson 1008 Ala St. Mrs Beulah Dick Perry. William Olin 1512 Mass St. Lizzie Dav son 1001 W Hills Pkwy. Mrs Patsy Doolittle Stouffer Place. John Hart Oskaloosa. Mrs Bernice Laverentz 1224 Haskell Ave. Mrs Letitia Hell 1213 Ohio St. Mrs Dorota Dunbar 349 Mo St. Margaret Korb Tonagonixe. Mrs Hazel Flory Route 5. Mrs Kathryn Grattan 1225 Ky St. Mrs Margaret Ferguson Baldwin. George Guffer Metsker Rest Home. Mrs Almina Burris 929 Sunset Dr. Elmer Hildenbrand Sunflower. Donna William Remby 747 N 5th St. Mrs Ellen Thomas and baby boy 1318 R I St. Shanon Sanders 1719 Ala St. Mrs Margaret Vest al Lecompton. Jimmy Leslie Le compton. Mrs Letita Heil 1213 Ohio St. Mrs Margaret Werst and baby boy 1310 Prospect Ave. Mrs Janice Luber 1226 N Y St. Mrs Oma Neal Eudora. Mrs Audra Brand Route 1. Births Mr and Mrs Stanley Adams 94114 Conn St a daughter Wednesday. Mr and Mrs George Brown Wetmore Kas a daughter Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Charles H Dunbar 439 Mo St a daughter today. Mr and Mrs Edward P Grat tan 1225 Ky St a son today.
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Eudora
Marjorie Jeffrey
Oskaloosa
Barbara Brown
Wetmore
Kas
Orville Albertson
Ala. St
Beulah Dick
Perry
William Olin
Mass. St
Lizzie Dawson
W. Hills Pkvy
Patsy Doolittle
Stouffer Place
John Hart
Bernice Laverentz
Letitia Hell
Ohio St
Dorota Dunbar
Mo. St
Margaret Korb
Hazel Flory
Kathryn Grattan
Ky. St
Margaret Ferguson
Baldwin
George Guffer
Metsker Rest Home
Almina Burris
Sunset Dr
Elmer Hildenbrand
Sunflower
Donna
William Remby
N. 5Th St
Ellen Thomas
R. I. St
Shanon Sanders
Margaret Vestal
Lecompton
Jimmy Leslie
Letita Heil
Margaret Werst
Prospect Ave
Janice Luber
N. Y. St
Oma Neal
Audra Brand
Lawrence High Musicians Earn Top Ratings at Emporia
Five Lawrence High School music students received high ratings at the Kansas State Music Festival in Emporia. The event, a result of earlier district performances, featured Mike Dixon saxophone solo highly superior, Malcolm Smith alto solo highly superior, David Farrar medium voice solo highly superior, Sharon Chappell high voice solo superior, and Gwen Altic piano solo superior.
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Lawrence High School
Emporia State Teachers College
Kansas State High Schools Activities Assn
Emporia
Lawrence
Mike Dixon
Malcolm Smith
David Farrar
Sharon Chappell
Gwen Altic
Banquet Planned For High Twelve Convention
The High Twelve state convention will hold a banquet for members and wives at the Holiday Inn Tuesday with Wayne Replogle KU assistant football coach delivering an illustrated Yellowstone National Park talk at 6 30 p m The 3 p m meeting at the Holiday Inn precedes a Lawrence tour Over 100 members are expected from Manhattan Wichita Topeka Kansas City Clay Center and Forbes AFB Reservations are via Sam Moyer Lawrence chapter secretary.
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Wayne Replogle
Yellowstone National Park
Holiday Inn
Lawrence
Manhattan
Wichita
Topeka
Kansas City
Clay Center
Forbes Air Force Base
Sam Moyer
Science Affair Draws 500 Plus At Kansas University
More than 500 visitors attend the 91st annual meeting of the Kansas Academy of Science at KU. Dr. Ernest P. Griswold chairs the local arrangements with registration from 5 to 8 p m in the Kansas Union. Ten subdivisions plan paper sessions with 174 papers by faculty and Junior Academy students. Dr Edward J Zeller presents an illustrated Antarctica lecture at 8 30 tonight in Bailey Auditorium.
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Kansas University
Kansas Academy of Science
Kansas
Ernest P. Griswold
Kansas Union
the Natural Sciences
Edward J. Zeller
Antarctica
Antarctic
International Geophysical Year
Zeller
Bailey Auditorium
City Softball League sets May organization dates
Wayne Bly announces early May setup for the City Softball League sponsored by the Recreation Commission. Teams must notify the Recreation Office by May 9, with a church softball meeting at 7 30 p m May 12 in the Community Building. South Park Baseball League plans a May 6 meeting with registrations and team drawings.
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The
Recreation Commission
Wayne Bly
Bly
South Park
Ways
Bids Open for Clerk in Charge at Haskell Institute
The Post Office Department invites bids for a three year contract starting July 1 for a clerk in charge at Contract Station Haskell Institute. Interested bidders should see Postmaster James Parsons at the main Post Office for details and forms. Bidding closes May 6.
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Post Office Department
Haskell Institute
James Parsons
Conard to Speak At Law Day Fete
John Conard a Kansas House member from Greensburg will headline an 11 am Friday Law Day program in District Court. He holds a PhD in political science from Paris University and degrees from KU. The observance marks the first dedicated Law Day event in the area with public invitation.
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John Conard
Kansas House of Representatives
Greensburg
Conard
Paris University
Kansas Universty
Coolidge
Summerfield
House of Representatives
James Paddock
Activites
Jack Maxwell
Douglas County Bar Assa
Eisenhower
Ife
Visa Denial Blocks Dockers Leader's Tokyo Trip
The Japanese Foreign Office refused to explain why it denied a visa for Louis Goldblatt, secretary treasurer of Harry Bridges' ILWU, to attend an Asian dock workers conference in Tokyo. Goldblatt announced the denial from San Francisco.
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Tokyo
Foreign Office Today
Harry Bridges
Louis Goldblatt
Bridges’ International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union
San Francisco
Prairie City Today Joins Sea-Port Ranks With Friso Arrival
Chicago welcomed the Prins Johan Willem Friso as the first deep draft ocean vessel to reach Chicago via the new Seaway, anchoring at Navy Pier after a 44 day voyage from the St. Lawrence locks. Indian tugs greeted the ship as officials hailed open Great Lakes ports to sea traffic. The Santa Regina was expected to dock later.
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Prins Johan Willem Friso
New
St. Lawrence Seaway
Friso
Lake Michigan
Navy Pier
Sander Klein
St. Lawrence-Great Lakes
St. Lawrence
Great Lakes
Montreal
Fee System Favored to Expand Bert Nash Clinic
At Plymouth Church a plan to fund expansion of the Bert Nash Mental Health Clinic via a sliding scale fee system gained support. Jack Harris, retiring Health Board chair, noted the clinic cannot meet its case load and that public donations might be alternative but the group preferred fees. Dr. H G Whittington of Wat kin s Hospital outlined the proposed fee structure. Harris said a board reorganization will begin Monday night and a decision on expansion is near.
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Bert Nash
Plymouth Congregational Church
Jack Harris
City County Health Board
Harris
Kansas Cities
H. G. Whittington
Watkins Hospital
Health Board
Coyotes Found in Lawrence Area Eight Pups Discovered
Willard Dixon of 1810 Haskell Ave finds eight baby coyotes under a log near the Mockingbird Hill power substation west of Lawrence. He plans to give the two week old pups to interested locals, marking the second litter found in a week. Also, Lawrence High School’s Symphonic Wind Ensemble and Sophomore Chorus perform at 8 tonight with soloists Vernon Smith Charles Blaas Buddy Lawrence Jack Allison Tom Risk and Malcolm Smith.
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Willard Dixon
Haskell Ave
Dixon
Kansas Power and Light Co
Mockingbird Hill
Lawrence
Leslie Demeritt
Route 4
Lawrence High School
LHS
Vernon Smith
Charles Blaas
Buddy Lawrence
Jack Allison
Tom Risk
Malcolm Smith
Charles Kassinger
Mary Dunlop
Bob Shank
Witnesses Plan Three Day Bible Program in Lawrence
Dale Boeckel, circuit supervisor for Jehovah's Witnesses, announces a three day educational Bible program in Lawrence. The schedule includes talks by local ministers and house to house ministry, with sessions Friday through Sunday on topics such as teaching, publishing, and devotional life.
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Dale Boeckel
Jehovah's Witnesses
Lawrence
Boeckel
Watch Tower and Bible Tract Society
Curtis Narby
BR. G. Lakatos
Tipui
T. Twig
Clay Center
Kas
D. BR. Boeckel
R. G. Sakarcos
Sihoni
John Rayfield
Atchison
Watchtower
Awake
R. G. Lakatos
R. Wayne
Olathe
Topeka
Anglea seeks re election in Nashville city post
Vice Mayor H Sanders Anglea says he seeks another term, stating he wants the job again and has not been urged to retire. The brief quote appears in a 1959 AP dispatch from Nashville, Tennessee.
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Nashville, Tenn
H. Sanders Anglea
Card of Thanks from Elfen Spitzli of Eudora Kansas
I thank friends and relatives for lovely cards and flowers and thank Drs Learned and Godwin and the nurses for efficient hospital care. Mrs. Elfen E Spitzli Eudora Kansas.
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Drs. Learned and Godwin
Elfen E. Spitzli
Eudora, Kansas
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