Christmas Vespers at Kansas University Draws Thousands
About 6 000 people are expected at two Christmas Vespers performances Sunday at Kansas University Hoch Auditorium at 3 30 and 7 30 p m. The program features the S3 bel world recital, a carillon piece, brass quartet, candle-lighting, processional by the A Cappella Choir, tableaux, and performances by the University Symphony Orchestra. The A Cappella Choir and Orchestra present Handel and Dvorak works, with about 400 students and faculty involved.
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Kansas University
Hoch Auditorium
Bel World
Rowe
Ald Barnes
University Carillions
Edward Masters
University Symphony Orchestra
Russell L. Wiley
Clayton H. Krehbiel
Martin Shaw
Hugo Jungst
Wilhousky
Shaw
James
New World Symphony
Dvorak
Local Births and Residents Listed in Memorial Hospital Notice
Memorial Hospital Darrell Garst and residents from Wil liam Conrad Hahn to Mrs. Helen Alten. heknd, Route 2 Anthony Hess report births: Hayden Kennon son, George Stewart daughter, Jim Justice son. The notice lists names, addresses, and newborns among area families.
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Darrell Garst
Pa. St
William Conrad Hahn
Otha Anderson
N. Y. St
Carl Assel
Miss. St
Joyce Sunderland
W. 4Th St
Ronald Westgate
Baldwin
Frank Bereiter
Betty Smart
Lincoln St
Violet and
Betty Ray
12Th St
Beverly Thomas
N. J. St
Clarence Mays Jr
Emma Straffon
Mass.St
LeRoy Metzler
Ohio St
William Self
Harold
Clark
Tonganoxie
Wilma i Smith
Wilda
Zook
Baby Boy
Irig McKinney
Ohio Ist
Ctha Anderson
Lincoln
Karen Paasch
Haskell
Ralph Hickson
Walnut St
Georges Redman
Wellsville
Eugene Nolan
Richard Boegner
YE. Tith
Lorna Woodard
Skyline Trailer Ct
Calvin Collins
McLouth
Bald
Bernice Spillman
Oskaloosa
Grover Taybor
Tenn
Virgil Facklam
Mill St
Helen Alten
Anthony Hess
Hayden Kennon
R. I. St
George Stewart
Jim Justice
Lawrence students named chairmen for Religious Emphasis Week
Four Lawrence students were named chairmen of committees planning Religious Emphasis Week activities at Kansas University. The events run February 26 to March 2 and include Kay Westgate, Dick Butler, Amy Kipp, and Jane Holtzclaw as coordinators with listed addresses.
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Lawrence
Kansas University
Kay Westgate
Ohio St
Dick Butler
Amy Kipp
17Th St
Jane Holtzclaw
N.H. St
Droodle on Marilyn Monroe Sparks Mixed Reactions
The piece notes a satirical take on Marilyn Monroe and fame. It contrasts public fascination with private preferences and mocks the idea that appearance alone defines a person. The speaker claims interest lies in intellect over looks and describes dating choices as frugal and unglamorous.
Dial Setup Here Responsible For a New Education Program
The Lawrence dial telephone system opens a new training course in cooperation with the city adult education program. Ten Kansas company employees enroll in Crossbar No. 5 to learn maintenance of dial equipment, meeting six months, eight hours daily, five days weekly. Instructor John Bryant of Shawnee notes Lawrence’s crossbar office makes it ideal, with graduates able to work in the focal office upon qualification.
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Dial Telephone
Lawrence
City
Kansas
St. and Ky
Sts
John Bryant
Shawnee
Bryant
Focal
Kansas City
Kas
Topeka
Leavenworth
Kenneth E. Blanding
Great Bend
Albert G. Aldridge
John C. Doolin
Harland L. Johnson
Chester J. Ziegel
Rudolph Werholtz
H. V. Mason
Emporia
Charles FE. Bradbury
P. B. Perdery
W. R. Bellhart
Newton
E. J. Logsdon
Whisky Fire at Bayview Yards Doused by Firemen
Nearly 20 000 gallons of whisky were emptied as firemen used water to quench a blaze after two freight cars collided at Baltimore and Ohio Bayview yards. One car loaded with whisky burned while four firefighters contained the fire and then cooled 65 gallon barrels.
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Baltimore
Baltimore & Ohio
Sloping Shafts Dug In Arkansas Cave In
In Fort Smith Arkansas work crews cut sloping shafts to reach a deep pit where two men are buried under dirt and debris. Fireman Lee Otis Sivley aged about 45 and 18 year old Donald Daggs a Hartford construction worker are believed dead. Cecil Atchison heads the crew and hopes to reach them today. No digging in the original pit remains.
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Fort Smith, Ark
Lee Otis Sivley
Fort Smith
Donald Daggs
Hartford, Ark
Cecil Atchison
IBM System at K U Forces Change in College Requirements
Kansas University adopts an IBM records system in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Beginning spring semester, grades are averaged by machine and a minimum grade point average of .7 for freshmen and sophomores and 1.0 for juniors and seniors will keep students in good standing. The old 40 percent failure rule prompts probation and manual grade gathering was impractical with high enrollment.
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IBM
Kansas University
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
George R. Waggoner
Kansas City Brothers Charged in Baldwin Burglary
Two Kansas City men William Friedley and Fredrick Ley charged in County Court with burglary and breaking and entering for opening a Beedles Motor Co. safe in Baldwin on May 5. They face preliminary hearing December 28 and remain jailed on 10 000 bonds. Also named Robert and Walter Mathis, in custody in Maysville.
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Kansas City
Beedles Motor Co
Baldwin
William Loren Friedley
Fredrick Paulane Ley
Kansas Citions
Johnson, County
Robert
Walter Mathis
Maysville
Deaths and Funerals Elmer Parnell Filmer Parnell 62
Elmer Parnell Filmer Parnell 62 a Jefferson County resident died Monday night at Fairview Nursing Home Oskaloosa Born Perry he lived on farms near Perry Williams Town Surviving Mary Parnell Perry sister Mrs Cecil Colby Kansas City and Lloyd Parnell Williams Funeral services 2 30 Thursday at Community Church Williamstown burial Buster Cemetery
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Elmer Parnell Filmer Parnell
Jefferson County
Fairview
Oskaloosa
Perry
Williamstown
Mary Parnell
Cecil Colby
Kansas City
Lloyd Parnell
Buster Cemetery
Meany brands Nehru Tito and liberals as allies of communism
George Meany AFL-CIO president denounced Jawaharlal Nehru and Marshal Tito as aides of communism and condemned liberal silence on human rights in Soviet dominated states. He spoke at a National Religion and Labor Foundation luncheon with Walter Reuther, receivers of the justice award.
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New York
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Jawaharlal Nehru
India
Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
National Religion and Labor Foundation
U. S
Nehru
Tito
Meany
Walter P. Reuther
Foundation
Victim of Co-Op Mishap in Fair Condition Today
Dr. Elza Holmes chief chemist at Consumers Farm Chemical Association was in fair condition at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after inhaling carbon monoxide fumes at work. Two other CFCA workers Mrs Lorna Woodard and George Redman were hospitalized but released. Plant manager R R Zurbuchen said exhaustive checkups found no specific cause but a gas hot water heater may have contributed and revisions were made. No further incidents since Monday.
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Elza Holmes
Ala. St
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Consumers Farm Chemical Association
Here
Holmes
CFCA
Lorna Woodard
Skyline Trailer Court
George Redman
Wellsville
R. R. Zurbuchen
Journal-World
Zurbuchen
Spencer Brothers Truck Lines Incorporates in Kansas
Spencer Brothers Truck Lines at 737 N 2nd St completes state incorporation and will rename to Spencer Brothers Inc once charter is filed. The Lawrence operation since 1946 serves Kansas City and nearby towns. Russell Spencer says incorporation enables expansion with officers Russell Spencer president Lloyd Spencer vice president Frank Spencer secretary treasurer. Capitalization stands at 45000 dollars.
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Spencer Brothers Truck Lines
N. 2Nd St
Spencer Brothers Inc
Lawrence
Kansas City
Russell Spencer
Lloyd Spencer
Frank Spencer
Salvation Army Seeks More Funds for Christmas Dinners
Lawrence Salvation Army reports only 500 collected for family Christmas dinners and the annual party for needy boys and girls.159 families applied for dinners and 275 boys and girls will attend the party where toys fruit and candy will be given. Donations can be mailed or dropped in kettles along Massachusetts Street.
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Salvation Army
Lawrence
Army
Massachusetts Street
Secretary Wilson to rescind Air Force civilian cuts
The Washington Star reports Secretary Wilson will cancel a 14 000 civilian cut for the Air Force and redirect the 18 000 cut to an expansion plan to add 30 000 civilians over six months as the service grows to 137 wings, allowing room for about 12 000 more civilians to total 312 000. President Eisenhower highlights Bill of Rights liberties in Gettysburg address.
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Washington
Washington Star
Wilson
Air Force
Snow melts as temperatures near freezing in Lawrence
Snow fell briefly in Lawrence but melted quickly as temperatures hovered near freezing. A sharp drop to 10 to 15 degrees was forecast to begin tonight, with freezing conditions expected all day Thursday. A $140,000 Kaw Valley District elementary school bond election drew a good turnout by 2 p.m. with about 67 of 160 eligible voters casting ballots at Kaw Valley School.
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Kaw Valley District
Lawrence
Herb Altenbernd
The
Journal- World
Kaw Valley
Fifteenth Street
Right and Wrong License Plate Attachments
Kansas enforces state law on license plates to avoid obstruction. The article notes illegal coverage of any plate area as shown in a photo with a Kansas University parking permit. It states only one 1956 plate will be issued and must be attached to the rear.
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Kansas
Kansas University
Journal- World
Math Leader Cites Need for Teachers at KU
Dr. G Baley Price chair of the Kansas University Mathematics Department notes a 22.4 percent rise in teaching load from fall 1954 and 36.7 percent from 1953 as all KU enrollment grows about 10 percent yearly. This fall 2300 students study 8629 math hours weekly.
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G. Baley Price
Kansas University
Price
Rezoning Hints New Pi Beta Phi House for Lawrence
Lawrence planning meeting discussed rezoning a 160 by 596 foot site on University Drive for a Pi Beta Phi sorority house between Iowa Street and Engel Road. The current single family zoning would require apartment zoning for construction. next meeting set for 7 30 p m to hear neighbors.
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Lawrence
Planning Commission
Hillcrest
Pi Beta Phi
University Drive
Midwa
Iowa Street
Engel Road
Twenty-Second Terrace
Michigan Street
Quidah
Russell W. Jones
Hal
East Twenty-Third Street
Security Council Deadlock on Eight Nation Plan
The special session details a veto clash over an eight nation package. Chinese Nationalists block Outer Mongolia while Russia vetoes 13 non Communist states and two more attempted by Nationalist China. The council also rejects support for four Soviet satellites.
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Outer Mongolia
Russia
China
South Korea
South Viet Nam
Market Summary and Kansas City Prices Fell and Rose
The report details mixed actions across markets with lower stocks and sluggish wheat trades, irregular cotton, and steady hogs while cattle rose slightly. Kansas City prices show varied movements in wheat, corn, soybeans, rye, barley, and produce with multiple No. 2 and No. 3 grade ranges listed, along with futures and livestock notes. The Day in Wall Street notes a lower overall market with brisk late trading, aircraft shares leading gains and steel shares dragging, naming specific firms among gainers and losers.
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Wall Street
New York
General Shoe
Boeing
American Aviation
Air Reduction
American Smelting
Hiram Walker
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem Steel
General Motors
Chrysler
RCA
Union Carbide
Allied Chemical
American Dynamid
International Paper, General ,Electric
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
Texas Co
Kansas City Livestock Market Report
USDA cattle data show 2,500 cattle and 300 calves with uneven loads. Steers and heifers range from about 12.80 to 20.00, cows 9.00 to 16.50, dealers 17.00 to 20.00. hogs at 25 to 50 lower than Tuesday, slow and uneven sales.
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Kansas City
USDA
U. S
Three Ships in Distress on Stormy Atlantic
In Halifax Nova Scotia a storm battered trio of vessels. The Emma Marie, a 125 foot dragger, was towed to Shelburne after engine failure. The Blue Haze, another dragger, lost steering gear and was being towed to St John’s. The Lord Church, a 6,219 ton freighter, was near 580 miles southwest of Cape Race as Foundation Frances sped to assist.
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Halifax
N.S
St. John's
Emma Marie
Shelburne
Foundation
Frances
Lord Church
Cape Race
St. John’s
Two Men Face Charges In Legal Check Cases
Two men were charged in County Court over alleged illegal checks. Donald G. Gonce waived a preliminary hearing on forgery and was bound over to the February term of District Court after failing to post five thousand dollars bond. He allegedly passed a 47.85 check forged with the name Will McClintock on November 15 at First National Bank. Lloyd C. Miller pleaded guilty to passing a 14.10 worthless check on November 2 at Potter's 66 Service and received a 60 day jail sentence. Miller's preliminary hearing is set for 10 a.m. Friday on a felony charge for a 22.35 check on November 26 at the Motor In Station. The case is treated as felony due to amount.
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Donald G. Gonce
Mr. St
Gonce
Will McClintock
First National Bank, &Th
Mass. Sts
Vt. St
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