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Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Aug 23, 1955

Page

9

Iowan Hearst rates Khrushchev farm plan a gamble

Charles J Hearst Cedar Falls Iowa on a Soviet farm tour reports Khrushchev plan to plow virgin lands and raise output is a gamble. He notes drought labor shortages and low livestock in the USSR while American farming shows efficiency. The delegation found Soviet people curious about the United States and hopeful for peace.

New York Communist Party Nikita Khruschev U.S.S.R Charles J. Hearst Cedar Falls Iowa Soviet Union Germany Kazakhstan Central Asia Siberia Hearst Khruschchev Khrushchev United States Inborig

Clyde Knox Estate Probate Seeks Heirs in Missouri

Kansas City publisher Clyde H Knox died July 22 leaving an estate valued around 673000 with no will. Probate filing shows widow Nell Knox to receive one half under Missouri law. Remainder to Knox’s sister Mrs John Milton of Denver and other relatives including nephews.

Kansas Clyde H.'Knox Nell Knox Kansas City Missouri John Milton Denver

Angry Jap Bathhouse Women Challenge Scrub Boy System

In Tokyo angry women press for change as bathhouses split by gender face male attendants who scrub patrons in nude areas. Letters to Tokyo Shimbun reveal friction over age old practice and calls for women workers. Meanwhile in Erie a honeymoon cruiser capsized in Lake Erie, skipper drowned and wife survived after three hours in water. Rescue by Herbert Durst saved Mrs. Harvey Hecker.

Tokyo Japan Tokyo Shimbun Shingo Muto Erie Lake Erie Harvey Hecker Herbert Durst North East Hecker New Port Richey Trcher

Vacation Bible School Two Weeks At Presbyterian Church

More than 100 children enrolled as First Presbyterian Church offers a two week Vacation Bible School with sessions 9 to 11 45 each weekday for kindergarten through junior high. Activities include Bible study crafts worship and recreation with a Thursday evening program for parents. A sculptured Palestine map project will aid Bible study. Superintendent is Mrs John Patton with a large staff of volunteers.

First Presbyterian Church 9Th Vt. Sts Palestine John’ Patton Leon Sawyer Olin Petefish Elden E. Willey Allen Sterner Ann Kirkpatrick R. W. McEldowney Helen Redpath J. J. Jones Carolyn Shull Raymond Verrey Gary Walker Lee Dyer A. F. Stanley Donald Adams Ruth Ann Lacy F. M. Merriam Jack Mills John W. Pozdrow David Burkhead David Ragen John Wolf

Weather For Other Areas Across Coastal States

Rain fell today along the Atlantic coast hitting wood-stricken areas. Showers covered from North Carolina to New York and New England with earlier activity in the Ohio Valley and northern Appalachians. Thunderstorms extended from the Texas Panhandle to Oklahoma and Arkansas and into Minnesota. Heaviest rain in the Middle Atlantic. nearly 2 inches in Baltimore and 1.40 inches in Washington. Cooler air moved south from the Midwest across the Great Lakes to the Ohio River Valley. Midwest temperatures fell as much as 25 to 45 degrees from Sunday.

Atlantic North Carolina New York New England Ohio Valley Appalachians Pennsylvania Texas Panhandle Oklahoma Arkansas Minnesota Middle Atlantic Baltimore Washington, D.C Midwest Great Lakes Otto River Valley Milwaukee

Senator Resumes Vacation From Missouri to Nantucket

Senator Stuart Symington planned to fly from Kansas City to resume his vacation on Nantucket Island after attending the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia with former President Truman. He will be away until Labor Day.

Kansas City Stuart Symington Nantucket Island Cape Cod Sedalia Truman

Modesty Blamed for Death on Thames Yacht

In Southwark England a 32 year old secretary Gladys Hook died after falling from a yacht into the Thames. A coroner ruled accidental death with the explanation that her modesty hindered motion as she stumbled down the gangway steps and her skirt restricted her movements. Frederick Gosling testified she would not lift her skirt, letting it impede her escape.

Southwark England Frederick Gosling Gladys Hook Thames

San Quentin Robbery Suspect Identified by Prints

At San Quentin Sunday, evidence pins Robert G. Glover, 24, as the man who held up guard H. A. Bain and took 5103. His fingerprints matched those on a knife brandished by a masked robber. Glover, already jailed for robbery, was connected to the incident.

San Quentin Callf H. A. Bain Harley Teets Bain Robert G. Glover

Jet Lands Safely After Foam Aids Skid Incident

Great Falls Montana air base crews sprayed runway foam to help a crippled Air Force jet land safely. Lt Andrew Pittsburgh and Capt Roberta Page from Mason City Iowa circled the base for about forty minutes attempting to free a locked air intake before the landing. Both pilots escaped injury.

Great Falls Mont Air Force Andrew Pittsburgh Roberta Page Mason City Iowa Great Falls Air Force Base

New Gas Line For Topeka Service From Topeka

Cities Service Gas Co has bought a pipeline to supply Topeka with a second gas line. The line cost about 250000 and came from Service Pipeline Co used for oil. It runs from south of Lawrence to near Grantville, in 16 and 10 inch sections. Officials estimate over a million dollars to build a new 16 inch line. The company will seek Federal Power Commission approval to connect the line to the Topeka gas system.

Topeka

Rodeo crowds mark Abilene fair as fair opens

More than 4 500 attended the opening performance of the 10th annual Wild Bill Hickok Rodeo as the 31st Central Kansas Free Fair opened. A Western parade drew a large crowd and nightly rodeo shows run through Thursday with a variety show ending the week. Senator Edward Martin said the cold war may be over the hump but cautioned to keep powder dry, noting Soviet leaders may be under pressure from their people to seek peace.

Martin U.S Abilene Abilene W J Mance Bill Hickok Washington Edward ‘Martin Russia Pennsylvania National Guard Senate

New Science Hall Contracts Let for C E Campus

Emporia contracts for a new science hall on the College of Emporia campus total $237,723 with bids from Frank E. Blaser Construction Co. $166,072 Emporia Plumbing & Heating Co. $46,695 and Paige Electric Co. $24,965. A $290,000 Mabee Foundation gift from Tulsa funds the project with the remainder for equipment and furnishings.

Emporia College of Emporia Luther Sharpe Frank E. Blaser J. E. and L. E. Mabee Foundation of Tulsa

Greece Soviet 17 Month Trade Pact Signed in Athens

Greece and the Soviet Union signed a 17 month trade and payments agreement in Athens providing for an exchange of 10 million dollars worth of goods from each country Greece to export mainly tobacco and import motor oil gasoline coal and fuel oil on a barter basis.

Athens Greece Soviet Union

Quote on peace as protection and necessity

The remark emphasizes the link between safety and peace, suggesting that individuals seek harmony to shield themselves from danger. It frames peace as an active defense and moral objective guiding collective action and security policy.

Ohio Acrobat Performs But Wife Can't Take It

Cleveland incident reports a 19 year old wife convincing her husband Charles E. Bringman a city tree trimmer to crawl to safety after he climbed a bridge 155 feet above the Cuayhoga River and performed acrobatics on cables amid family troubles.

Cleveland Charles E. Bringman

Woman on Bridge Pleads With Husband to Stop Jump

Nancy urged Chuck from a bridge as he clung to a cable, pleading not to jump. She cried out My God Chuck at the perilous moment while he crawled toward her along the wire.

Nancy Chuck

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