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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1955
Page
3
The teachers of India school will host a mothers coffee at 9 30 Saturday morning in the school auditorium. Topics include book lists and plans for the school year. Hostesses are Mrs Lila Haas Mrs Clara Rausch and Mrs Cecile Roney.
Dr and Mrs Robert Edwards and children Paul and Cynthia from West Los Angeles Calif visiting at the home of Mrs Edwards parents Mr and Mrs Har cold Steeper. Dr Edwards returns Monday but Mrs Edwards and the children stay longer. Scott Steeper Dodge City also visiting. Out of town relatives attend funeral Tuesday of Lt Ea John DeWitt Phillips. Miss Sharon Phillips Albuquerque Moe and Mrs J Warner Carlyle Belflower John Richardson Chicago Jr and Oliver G Phillips Sr and O G Phillips Jr Kansas City Mo also visiting. John Weatherwax returned from two week trip to New Orleans. Miss Jean Russell returned from Colorado where she stayed with her grandfather and Mrs Be W Russell at Lyons and Mrs D J Jones in Denton. Chapman and Frank of University Extension spoke at County Teachers In sing. They talked on education program as Prof Stockton spoke later. Instructors at tentiary Leav-
vrch and guests at the William A. Koehler home. Mrs. Rogers remains for a longer visit. Johnny Cobb leaves for Wichita for Bible School. Mrs. Lawrence Kennedy moves to 1731 Ky. St. Prof. Zepp moves to Ohio. Miss Katheryn Jackson visits Mrs. Lucile Roos. Norman Snart returns from La Rochelle to enroll at Kansas University. Norris family reunion and Lake Charlevoix trip. Mrs. Mary Stephenson travels to Denver. Coach Chuck Math er to speak in Kansas City Kiwanis luncheon. Paul Penny relocates to Lawrence Kennedy farm to install rock crusher. Ednah Hopkins visits Nelson Hill writes will return Monday evening.
The Douglas County 4-H Council met at the fairgrounds and announced fair entries booths crops and livestock judging to be at the county office by Sept 2. Delegates to the American Royal will be the council president and secretary. Secretary books must arrive by Sept 1.
Allentown reports arriving evacuees from Camps Miller Hagen and Ministerium in the Pocono flood zone. Leonard Rice an 18 year old Bethlehem counselor said Camp Miller lost most bungalows as waters rose, though officials previously claimed no camp was hit. Camp Hagen feared by floodwaters then evacuated to Ministerium with 300 children.
In Tachibawa Japan angry farmers and labor unions formed a human wall to stop a government land survey for a U S Air Force base expansion. Some shoving occurred but no injuries. Later conservative Sunakawa villagers and leftist outsiders released the 20 surveyors and sent them home.
Independence report states Harry S Truman and family won planning approval to convert part of their 15-acre farm on U S 71 in Grandview Missouri into a shopping center. The Don M Castro firm of Columbus Ohio is set to purchase and develop the site at an estimated cost over 20 million dollars.
A Houston mother faced her son’s fall from a second story window with remarkable composure. A neighbor rushed in concerned, but she calmly asked about him and reassured that neither he nor the azalea plant was hurt.
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