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Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Aug 24, 1956

Page

3

200 KU Women Named For Scholarship Dorms

Emily Taylor and Spencer Martin announce 200 appointments to four KU scholarship halls Douthart Miller Sellards and Watkins. Douthart holds 46 women Mill ey 0 Sellards 54 and Watkins remaining. Names listed include Ernestine Adams Topeka Loree Alpert Paola Helen Armstrong Atchison and many others across Kansas City Topeka Leavenworth and surrounding towns.

Kansas University Emily Taylor Spencer Martin K.U Douthart Miller Sellards Watkins Milley

Long list of names linked to Kansas and nearby states

A dense roster of individuals including Salvador Fichmen, Lor raine Gross, Nancy Horton, Judith Hulse, Diane Hunzeker, Bern James, Rosemary Jones, Joyce Klemp, Karen Kreuger, Ann Lindhardt, Patricia Linngren, Mildred Long, Betty Lowell, Lee MacMorris, Lauren Marshall, Margaret Miller, Meredith Nystrom, Helen Quwen, Phyllis Rashleigh, Barbara Richards, Sharon Rogers, Marilyn Rose, Beverly Runkle, Marilyn Jo Wiens, Jane Thorne, Joyce Watters, Nell Switzer, and others tied to towns such as Topeka, Lecompton, Wichita, Winfield, Hays, Salina, Manhattan, and nearby locales. The list reads like a registry or membership roster across Kansas and neighboring states.

Douthart Ernestine Adams Topeka Loree Alpert Paola Helen Armstrong Atchison Norma Bearley Atwod Mary Berkey Kansas City Carol Ann Berry Yates Center Janice Brown Colby Sara Davis Sherryl Dees Hanover Dana Dickerson Jo Ann Dodder Overbrook Deanna Ellis Salina Sandra Falwell Kas Janet Feverly Leavenworth Johnna Forsseberg Logan Jane Hicklin Delberta Holloway Great Bend Sharon Hoover Wichita Kathy Houlihan Woonsocket M.D Brenda Johnson Marilee Johnson Eunice Jones Sabetha Myrna Jones Gayle Kienmond Rushton Marlene Ku Rite Shoup Wellington Mary Joan Staggs Jerrignne Thornburgh Syracuse Rhoda Taylor Patricia Walters Barbara Weir Cunningham Wanda Welliever Oberlin Patricia Whitley Abilene Mary Lou Yowell McPherason Miller Judy Aiken Sunflower Rozanne Barry Barbara Beye Mission Trudy Gier McPherson Lois Hays Norton Margaret Huffman Marysville Michie Hopson Karen Johnson Admire Joan Lackey Matfield Green Marybeth Lane Harriet Latimore Margaret Malcolm Almena Carol Marble Springfield Sharon McClure Mary Melvin Louisville Colo Patricia Miller Boonville Virginia Miller Donna Minear Downs Mary Nazon Donna Oates Sharon Springs Barbara Painer Lincoln Barbara Pennell Deanne Phillips Deanna Purcell Horton Carol Rea Branson Dolores Reifel Overland Park Esther Rodenhaus Barbara Sanderson Goodland Helen Sterling Canton Ro Anne Swanson Lyons Mary Swedlund Mary Thornton Clay Center Elizabeth Tadema Heemsteade Holland Lois Tolbert Janice Wenger Blue Springs Mignonne Wiens Hutchinson Cleta Wolf Pomona Sellard Carol Allen Dolores Alpert Lila Beisner Natoma Frieda ‘Nesbit Macksville Alfricia Ogden Neodesha Carol Owen Peggy Peterson Independence Edna Rogers Jetmore Mary Ellen Roger Chase Janice Rufenacht Ness City Diane Sue Sandberg Marian Schalberg Holton Joan Smith Clara Steffan Nashville Shirley Stout Lombard Annette Templin St. John Bettye Thomas Nebr Nancy Topham Prat Vickie Voth Barbara Webb Newton Edna Wenger Montrose Laura Willan Medicine Lodge Dorothy Wohlgemuth Cummings Joan Wilf St. Joseph Judith Wolverton Linda Wright Watkins Marilyn Alpert Gayle Berg Marilyn Bell Nadine Blair Barbara Booker Augusta Arlene Brown Creta Carter Jennings Roma Collett Marion Doris Czinczoll Detroit Georgia Dillon Gardens City Beverly Doig Janeham Beloit Marilyn Eaton Ann Eisenhauer Slater Mary Emison Muncie Fichmen Salvador Brazil Lorraine Gross Bucklin Nancy Harton Judith Hulse Diane Hunzeker Bern Carol James Mayetta Rosemary Jones Timken Joyce Klemp Karen Kreuger Ann Lindhardt East Orange N. J Patricia Linngren Enterprise Mildred Long Winfield Betty Lowell Lee MacMorris Lauren Marshall Nell Switzer Mt. Vernon Ill Jane Thorne Joyce Watters Arden Weston Marilyn Jo Wiens Belle Plaine Joy Yeo Manhattan

Farmers Will Study Crop Acreage Plan

Douglas County farmers are invited to meetings next week to learn about the new wheat acreage reserve program. Sign up deadline is Sept. 21. the event clarifies participation in the annual reserve, not the soil bank. Meetings at Baldwin American Legion Hall, Lecompton Township Hall, Wren Building basement, and Lone Star Hall at 8 p m. The 1957 conservation program meeting will be held Monday afternoon with local officials and district representatives present. No major changes are expected. conservation funds for 1956 are exhausted as planning begins for 1957 programs.

Douglas County Douglas County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee Soil Bank Baldwin American Legion Lecompton Township Wren 8Th Vt. Sts Lone Star Hall Soil Conservation District Extension Council FHA ASC Melvon Wertzberger

Dutch Queen Denies Divorce Amid Faith Healer Bond

Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard announced they have patched up their difficulties and will move forward with confidence. They denied divorce or abdication rumors linked to Juliana's ties with faith healer Greet Hofmans, who helped their daughter Princess Maria Cristina. The couple planned a brief Corfu holiday with King Paul I and Queen Frederika.

the Hague Juliana Prince Bernhard Maria Cristina Corfu Greece Paul I Frederika

Enrollment set Aug 21 23 for DeSoto Sunflower schools

DeSoto and Sunflower schools announce enrollment for August 21 to 23. Senior through freshmen schedules are listed, with Sunflower and De Soto Grade School hours, and September 4 start. High school additions include gym auditorium and shop, roof and redecoration planned. About 200 high school students expected with 3 new teachers joining a staff of 13.

DeSoto, Sunflower

Sunflower East Hires One New Teacher For Fall

Sunflower East Grade School will enroll about 170 pupils this fall with James A. Foutes in his third year as principal. One new teacher joins a six member staff, Mrs. Nanette Martin leads music for all grades and several grade teachers fill positions for third, fourth and fifth grades. The sixth grade awaits a new appointment. Custodian is Harvey Owings. Sunflower East and Sunflower West do not run buses. The high school football team opens Sept. 21 at Olathe with a full fall schedule of night games including Sept. 28, home. Oct. 5 Spring Hill, there. Oct. 12 Louisburg, there. Oct. 19 Eudora, home. Oct. 26 Baldwin, home. Nov. 9 Wellsville, home.

DeSoto-Sunflower Charles L. Shughart Ares Sunflower Sunflower East DeSoto Sunflower Ordnance Plant Shughart DeSota High School Ralph Perkins Mary Herrick Edward Ya Yaktine Ross. Barnett Crystal Barnett William Calder Virginia L. Eckes J. Paul Reid Phyllis Churchill Hilton Woodbury Lydia Hopkins Willis Ratzlaff Roy Braley Joss W. Johnson Billy Johnson Merlin Ridgway Clea B. Rhoades Margie Kay Murphy Romaine Bennett Carol Lee Miller Zelpha Lytle Hazel Wright Freida I. Dowell Carl Dixon Warie Allenbrand Edgar C. Russell William Luther Ward Yaktine Earl Morrison Floyd Talley Sun- Hover Grade School Nanette Martin Ce Lamm Ella C. Goss Lillian Bartholomew Margaret Steele Pansy Penner Carol Talley Earl Butler Elizabeth Lockhart Onalee Bailey Bernard Gardner James A. Foutes Mattie Kindred Martha Sullivan Emily Ballance Flossie Perkins Anniece Stevens Baldwin Wellsville

Schofer Forecast Kansas Grid Improvement At Kiwanis

Kansas University backfield coach Paul Schofer told Lawrence Kiwanis Club the football team should improve over the past two years due to greater experience and depth. Practice begins Aug 31, with start dates varying by school. He noted Oklahoma’s streak and Nebraska’s strong challenge, and suggested the Dec 1 Kansas Missouri game may help with a late-season West Coast trip and a clash with UCLA.

Kansas University Paul Schofer Lawrence Kiwanis Schofer K. U E. U Schafer Oklahoma Nebraska Kansas West Coast

Death of Peaches Browning Sparks Probe and Outrage

New York reports Peaches Browning died at 46 after a bathroom fall in her apartment. Authorities, angered by lack of an official report, moved the body to Bellevue for autopsy as police opened an inquiry. Browning, once married to Edward Browning, endured a highly public life marked by multiple marriages and wealth tied to the Browning fortune.

New York Peaches Browning New York Hospital Sidney Weinberg Bellevue Hospital Caroline Heenan

Escapee Search Near Topeka Updates Phillips County Case

Topeka reports a 20 year old escapee from Phillips County Jail. Raymond Richardson was seen near a highway cloverleaf north of the city around midnight. A stolen delivery truck, taken in Phillipsburg after Richardson's escape, was found abandoned north of Topeka. Richardson, held on grand larceny and jail break, is believed to be on foot.

Topeka Phillips County Highway Patrol Raymond Richardson Phillipsburg Richardson

Kansas counties approve grassland grazing under reserve program

Farmers in 13 Kansas counties Brown Clay Dickinson Donahan Geary Jewell Marion Marshall Mortis Nemaha Rice Trego and Washington were authorized by the department to graze grasslands under an acreage reserve agreement through September 30, enabling access to federal emergency grain program benefits for eligible producers.

Kansas Department Brown Clay Dickinson Donahan Geary Jewell Marion Marshall Mortis Nemaha Rice Trego Washington

Two Counties Added To Major Disaster List

Washington drought conditions in Kansas were cited as major disasters by Secretary Benson designating Rice and Trego counties. The action also included the area of Jewell County south of U S Highway 36.

Washington Kansas Rice and Trego Benson Jewell County

One Thousand Mile Windbreak Planned for Ontario North

A windbreak spanning about a thousand miles and 100 feet wide is proposed for the north side of Ontario. The plan follows last spring's planting of 13 million trees to establish the sheltering belt.

Ontario Canada

Lawrence Students Named Safe-T Club Honoraries

Four Lawrence students were named honorary members of the N. R. Crozier Safe-T Club of Dallas Texas for driving safety efforts in the district. Their initiation and pins will occur in a fall ceremony. The honorees are Mike Amyx Barbara Robbins Carole Zimmerman and Albert Palmeriee, selected from Lawrence driver education participants by Bennie L. Stewart and Charles S. Gordon based on grades and popularity.

Dallas Club Lawrence Junior High N. R. Crozier Safe-T Dallas Tex Kansas University Mike Amyx Barbara Robbins Carole Zimmerman Tigh Albert Palmeriee Lawrence Bennie L. Stewart Charles 8. Gordon

Population boom in Johnson County revised by census

County assessor Robert Graves said a census error shows CLATHE-Johnson County has 2,063 more residents than August figures, bringing the total to 112,836. The revision increases the 1955 count by 9,569. General Franco is noted as a fisherman who once caught a 710-pound tuna off Galicia.

Clathe Johnson County Robert Graves General Franco Spain Galicia

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