Magazines Familiar to End After Half Century
Crowell-Collier Publishing votes to discontinue Collier’s and Woman’s Home Companion after decades of circulation. The move affects about 2600 employees as Look Magazine will absorb unexpired subscriptions and the firm exits the magazine field to focus on book publishing.
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NEW York
Collier's
Woman's Home Companion
Tiwo
Crowell-Collier Publishing Co
Paul C. Smith
Smith
Crowell-Collier
The
Companion
Gardner Cowles
Cowles Magazine, Inc
Look Magazine
Colliers
Lady of the Crossroads pageant at Junior High Monday
The Lady of the Crossroads a pageant pantomime will be presented at 2 and 7 p m Monday in the Junior High School auditorium. The 110 member cast includes junior high speech classes orchestra girls glee club and chorus. The afternoon show is for junior high students the evening show is open to the public.
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Deal High
Robert Zilliox
Bennie Stewart
Wenceslas
Myra
Fire damages KU student's apartment at 646 W 23rd
Fire swept the three room apartment at 646 West 23rd Street about 9 30 am damaging the Brinigars belongings and furniture. Fire Chief John Miller blamed a stove near a divan as the probable cause. The Brinigars were away at the time and the building owner was Edgar H Farr.
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W. S. Brinigar Jr
W. 23Rd St
Brinigars
John Miller
Miller
Edgar H. Farr
Santa Claus Visits Animal Shelter in Dallas
Bill Griffin of Kent-L-Treats for Quaker Oats visited the Dallas city animal shelter to bring Christmas cheer. He delivered dog food for 270 dogs and distributed stockings of dog goodies. Shelter officials called it the gayest and noisiest party in the pound’s history.
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Dallas
Bill Griffin
City Animal Shelter
Griffin
Kent-L-Treats
Quaker Oats Co
Pound
Five States to Be On the Listing For Drought Area Tour
President Eisenhower plans a drought inspection tour next month visiting Kansas Oklahoma Colorado Texas and New Mexico with Secretary Benson. The trip will include low overflights and automobile drives into affected areas to meet farmers ranchers and technicians on the ground. The Agriculture Department studies additional federal aid while Benson urges states to share in funding and administration of relief programs.
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Washington
Kansas
Oklahoma
Colorado
Texas
New Mexico
Eisenhower
Benson
Slick Roads Spark Three Morning Traffic Crashes
Slick highways contributed to three one car accidents this morning. Trooper Carl Gray said no injuries. William Boydston, Rex Gary and George Hirschfield each lost control and damaged their cars on K-10 and U S 24 near Lawrence with damages from 300 to 600 dollars. Lawrence police reported seven accidents Friday, five minor, with no injuries amid slick conditions after recent snows.
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Carl Gray
The
Highway Patrol
William James Boydston
Lecompton
Lawrence
K-10
Rex Earl Gary
Topeka
George F. Hirschfield
Forest Park
U.S. Highway 24
Mineral Production In Kansas Reaches 1955 High
Kansas mineral production in 1955 totaled 487,896,694 with crude oil leading at 341,574,680. Natural gas 51,275,817 and portland cement 24,520,533 followed. Other minerals include stone 15,887,269, natural gas liquids, clay products, salt, sand and gravel, zinc, carbon black, coal, lead, helium and volcanic ash, plus additional minerals totaling 31,617,788.
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Kansas
State Geological Survey
Kansas University
Crure Oil
Kansas Traffic Deaths Reported in Last 24 Hours
State Accident Records lists traffic fatalities in the last 24 hours with figures for 1956 and 1955 periods. Topeka notes elevated counts as authorities log incidents and update daily totals for Kansan transport safety records.
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Topeka
Kansas
KU expansion in next 25 years reshapes Lawrence
Dolph C. Simons Jr. surveys KU growth from 200 acres to 750 with 1,706 dorm residents this year and plans for Stouffer Place housing, business school, and new engineering facilities. He argues state backing and local support are essential as traffic, housing, and classrooms strain resources while the university aims to rival Midwest peers.
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Kansas University
Lawrence
K.U
State University
George Docking
Docking
Ife
Mt. Oread
Topeka
K.u.’S
Irvin Youngberg
Kansas University Endowment Association
Sunnyside
Endowment Association
Thomanes
Corbin Hall
North College Hall
University
K.ul
Lindley Hall
Allen Fieldhouse
Fowler Shops
Robinson Gym
Malott Hall
Engineering
Bailey Hall
Filst Hall
Union
Law School
North College
Gertrude Sellarda Pearson
Sunflower
Morgan Place
Carruth-O’leary
Radioac
Watkins Hall
Joseph RK
Pearson Hall
Stouffer Place
School of Business
School of Engineering
Youngberg
Ikely
Midwest
Kansas
Expulsion of Two Western Journalists by Hungarian Government
In Budapest the Hungarian government ordered the immediate expulsion of two Western correspondents, Eric Waha of the Associated Press and Richard Kilian of the London Daily Express. Waha, a 32 year old Austrian, was accused as a labor agitator after talking with striking Hungarian workers. his visa runs to December 25. Kilian, 29, arrived last week and was expelled for failing to report his presence to police on arrival.
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Budapest
Eric Waha
Associated Press
Richard “Ilian
London Daily Express
Waha
Vienna
Kilian
London
J. $. Baker
New York City
Hutson Named to AHA Executive Committee
NEW YORK The American Hotel Association announced the appointment of W. G. Hutson of Lawrence Kansas to its executive committee. Hutson, president of the Eldridge Hotel, will represent Kansas Missouri Arkansas and Oklahoma on the panel and sits also on the AHA Board of Directors.
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New York
American Hotel Association Today
Midwest
W. G. Hutson
Lawrence
Kas
Hutson
AHA
Eldridge Hotel
Kansas
Missouri
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Death of Local Man Is Termed death by own action Friday
The death of Charles H. Lemon, 80, Route 2, Friday afternoon was termed a death by own action by acting coroner Dr. Ralph R. Reed. A .22 rifle lay beside the body, found east of the house. Born October 5, 1876 in Jefferson County, Lemon had lived in the area all his life. Funeral services are 2 p.m. at Rumsey Funeral Home with burial in Oak Mill Cemetery. Survivors include a son, William T. Lemon, of the home, and one granddaughter, June Carolyn Lemjon, Kansas City, Missouri.
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Charles H. Lemon
Route 2
Ralph RB. Reed
Lemon
Jefferson County
Rumsey
Buria
Oak Mill
William T. Lemon
June Carolyn Lemjon
Kansas City
Water Board Lists Dam Projects for Early Consideration
The Kansas Water Resources Board lists Pomona Council Grove Strawn Glen Elder and Norton reservoirs for early consideration to secure federal funds for construction. Gov George Docking requested the move. The board notes limited opportunity for detailed appraisal due to available resources. Pomona would be on the Marais des Cygnes River. Council Grove and Strawn on the Neosho. Glen Elder on the Solomon. Norton on Prairie Dog Creek.
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Topeka
Kansas - Water Resources Board
Pomona
Council Grove
Strawn
Glen Elder
Norton
Ernor George Docking
Congress
Marais Des Cygnes
Neosho
Glen Eldier
Solomon and
Frairie Dog Creek
Jay Cat Cage Game Full Sellout
The Kansas Kansas State basketball scene hits sellouts for key matchups at Allen Fieldhouse and Manhattan. Wilt Chamberlain leads Kansas with top-20 national ranking, as both Kansas State and Iowa State loom as rivals in the Big Seven race.
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Alten Fieldhouse
K.U
K.U.K
Kansas
K-State
Iowa State
1000 New Refugees Cross Into Austria
Vienna reports nearly 1,000 refugees crossed the Hungary border in the last 24 hours despite Russian troop controls. Police counted 401 during daylight yesterday and 564 by 9 am last night, with strikes and transport shortages limiting arrivals. Fifteen national Red Cross societies are caring for 25,000 refugees in Austria with 10,000 more to assume by January 1.
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Vienna
Hungary
Sg Eisenstadt
Red Cross Societies
Austria
First Layout Cont In Park Development Funds Placed
The Lawrence Centennial Corporation donated the park site to the city two years ago. The $7,000 purchase price was funded by profits from Trails West during the 1954 Centennial. About $5,500 remains for development, including $1,500 from selling a small northeast corner to the Kansas Turnpike Authority. The remainder comes from Centennial profits.
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Kipp
Lawrence Centennial Corporation
Kansas Turnpike Authority
Seven More Flights Set for Hungarian Refugees to America
Seven flights were to depart with 436 Hungarians seeking a new life in the United States. America's Operation Safe Haven aims to transport 9,500 Hungarians to the United States by Christmas, with more than 1,800 already departed in the five days since the operation began.
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Munich
Germany
America
Safe Haven
United States
Memorial Hospital Notices of Admissions and Births
At Memorial Hospital admissions list includes Mrs Delia McClung 929 Mich St Mrs Doris E Dever 1925 Mass St Mrs Barbara Spainhour 901 Ky St Mrs Sally Ann Lelb 1226 N St DISMISSED Dr J S Reed Baldwin Ronald Gunn 445 Wis St Mrs Rita Baker and baby girl 1428 Ohio St Mrs Flavia Lenaker and baby girl Eudora Mrs Darlene Wilds and baby boy Baldwin Mrs Betty K McElhaney Eudora BIRTH: Mr and Mrs Dr W Dever 1325 Mass St a daughter today
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Delia McClung
Mich
Doris E. Dever
Mass
Barbara Spainhour
Sally Ann Lelb
J. S. Reed
Baldwin
Ronald Gunn
Wis. St
Rita Baker
Ohio St
Flavia Lenaker
Eudora
Darlene Wilds
Betty K. McElhaney
Birtus
W. Dever
Snowstorm Death Toll Rises Across Northeast Region
A pre winter storm dumped heavy snow and freezing rain across the Northeast, causing at least 10 deaths and snarling travel. New York led with seven fatalities amid widespread traffic problems, while New Jersey reported one death. Albany and Schenectady logged significant snowfall as weather conditions lingered with sleet and hail.
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Peru
New York State
New Jersey
New England
Albany
Schenectady
Rensselaer County
Script Deadline Set Wednesday for KU Revue Skits
The 5 30 p m Wednesday deadline for Rock Chalk Revue scripts is set by producer Glenn Pierce Jr of Lawrence. About 25 organized houses are expected to submit scripts to the KU office in the Student Union. Winners will be announced after Christmas vacation.
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Kansas University
Glenn Pierce Jr
Lawrence
Pierce
Kansas City Man Killed In Car Crash
Forreat Clark, 39, of Kansas City Kansas, died after the car he rode in struck a parked truck. The crash occurred today and involved a single-vehicle collision in which Clark was a passenger.
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Kansas City
Forreat Clark
Kas
Kansas City market mixed as livestock prices drift downward
Slaughter steers and heifers show weak to slightly lower trends, cows steady to firm, vealers higher. Stocker and feeder classes mostly steady with good and choice steers 17.00 to 21.00, hogs higher 35 to 50, sheep/lambs softer with slaughter lambs down about 50. Poultry and eggs list varied prices, with mixed quotes across several weight classes and grades.
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Kansas City
USDA
Local Markets Grain and Livestock Prices
Grain prices listed for Wheat 2.07 shelled corn 15 ear corn 1.32 soybeans 2.10 barley 1.15 oats .85 mile 2.25. Poultry hens 4% shop .9 hens under 444 Hb .7 old roosters 6. Eggs grade A large .30 B and A medium .23 C grade .15 current receipts .13. Hogs 15.75.
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Kansas City
F.o.b
Beltsville
Search Continues Today For Well Known Writer
Police search continued in Guilford Connecticut for writer George Sessions Perry 46 missing since Thursday. Focus of the hunt was a rugged area north from Perry property to the Mamquamsett River valley as Mrs Perry and friends fear he may have become lost while looking for his Springer Spaniel last Tuesday night.
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Guilford, Conn
Georger Sessions Perry
Perry
Mammamasett River
Smoky Hill Renamed for Jet Ace Schilling at Kansas Base
Washington announces Smoky Hill Air Force Base in Kansas will be renamed Schilling Air Force Base in honor of Col. David C. Schilling, a top World War II U S ace killed in a car crash. The base near Salina, part of Strategic Air Command, will begin using the new name March 16.
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Washington
Air Force
Smoky Hill Air Force Base
Kansas
Schilling Air Force Base
David C. Schilling
U. S
Leavenworth
Kas
Sallna
Strategic Air Command
Flood Stage Crests Expected Along Ohio
Flood waters receded in central West Virginia after three days of rain caused rivers to overflow. Schools closed in three counties and segments of two others while one man is believed drowned near Clarksburg after falling from a bridge into a rain swollen stream. The Spencer flood prompted evacuations as the worst in 46 years in the farming town 50 miles north of Charleston.
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Charleston
W. Va
Ohio
West Virginia
Gordon Ashcraft
Wallace
Clarksburg
Spencer
Here
K U Journalism School Open House Draws 150 Guests
Kansas University journalism open house drew about 150 attendees from 3 to 5 pm in the William Allen White Reading Room. Sponsored by the University Daily Kansan and five journalism groups, the event included pre journalism students faculty and their wives staff and 22 Kansan sponsored Miss Santa of 1956 contestants. Judy Dunkley of Topeka represented Alpha Phi sorority. At 4 pm the 22 contestants were interlaced with Dunkley receiving gifts totaling 150 dollars from Lawrence merchants.
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William Allen White
Flint
Kansas University
University Daily
Kansan
Sigma Delta Chi
Theta Sigma Phi
Kappa Alpha Mu
Gamma Alpha Chi
Alpha Delta Sigma
University Press
Judy Dunkley
Topeka
Alpha Phi Sorority
Miss Dunkley
Lawrence
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