Kremlin Session Rumored on Soviet Policy Toward Satellites
The 132 member Soviet Communist Party Central Committee was believed to be in session at the Kremlin with talks centered on tightening or easing control over satellites. Observers expect debate on de Stalinization effects, Moscow leadership changes, housing shortages, and balancing heavy industry with consumer goods.
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Moscow
Soviet Communist Party
Kremlin
Dmitri Shepilov
Hungary
Poland
Yugoslavia
Red Cross gathers 340 for Hungarian aid locally
Douglas County Red Cross has collected about 340 for the Hungarian Emergency Relief Organization as the county targets 5976. The national drive seeks 5 million for relief and CARE hopes for 2 million. Religious groups run parallel drives, with HERO aiming to aid refugees in Europe. Local donations support Red Cross and CARE, with church channels available.
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Red Cross
Douglas County
American Red Cross
Stanley Hipp
Vane American Red
The
Satch to Blow In Symphony For Refugees
Louis Armstrong arrives in London to perform for Hungarian relief hosted by the Lord Mayor of London. The 56-year-old jazz icon is welcomed by Sir Gerald Lascelles and aristocrats. He will join the 100 piece Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at Royal Festival Hall for relief efforts.
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London
Louis Armstrong
New Orleans
Gerald Lascelles
Elizabeth I
Donegal
Satchme
Gerald
Armstrong
New York
Callum Welch
Royal Festival Hall
Tomorow
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Holiday Inn Opens Today With 25 of 52 Units Set
The Holiday Inn at 23rd and Iowa Streets opens with 25 of 52 units ready for occupancy. Manager Ray Halley says major construction is complete, remaining rooms await cleaning, and opening was delayed by wet weather. Completion will bring a restaurant, private dining room, swimming pool and gift shop.
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Holiday Inn
23Rd
Iowa Sts
Ray Halley
Lawrence
Halley
Cefence
Fairy Tale Opera at K U Tonight in Fraser Theater
The Kansas University Opera Workshop presents Hansel and Gretl today in Fraser Theater. Gretel sung by Merrily Coleman and Hansel by Carolyn Craft with cast including Beverly Rankle Bruce Lacan hill Kay Davis Shirley Baker and Mary Jo Wooster. Lawrence school children appear as angels and villagers. Reinhold Schmidt directs music Bruce Dillman staging and Richard Borven lighting.
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Hansel and Grewl
Spain
Fraser Theater
Kansas
Reinhold Schmidt
Bruce Dillman
Richard Borven
Rice Is Speaker At Luncheon Of Rotary
Raymond Rice spoke at today's Lawrence Rotary Club meeting. He described his months touring the Middle East and Mediterranean, noting economic and political conditions in Egypt Israel Jordan Turkey Syria Lebanon Morocco Yugoslavia Algeria Cyprus and Gibraltar. He warned that communists fish in troubled waters and spoke of Arab Jewish tensions and Turkey's stance against Russia. He joked about camel tourist trade and urged Americans to travel abroad to gain perspective and appreciation for the United States.
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Raymond Rice
Lawrence Attarnes
Lawrence Rotary Club
Egypt
Israel
Jordan
Russia
Turkey
Middle East
Rice
Post Office Is Busy In Christmas Mail Rush
Postmaster Parsons urges legible handwriting and complete return addresses on all cards and envelopes. He notes a surge in Saturday mail with 2,140 first class pieces through the stamping machine and an expected total near 300,000 for the day, urging households to keep dogs tied, leave porch lights on, and use a large box for bulky parcels to speed deliveries.
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Parsons
Nearly 150 Attend Concert in Eudora
Nearly 150 persons attended the mid year concert Friday night by the Douglas County rural elementary orchestra at Eudora school gym. Director Mrs. Veda Stanton of No 6 School and accompanist Mrs. Grace Waner of Lone Star School led the group with assisting committee members Ester McCabrin Kaw Valley School and Lillian Terrell Central School. Orchestra members include Bennie Snodgrass Larry Green Bobby O Connell Ronnie Kapter Elaine Funk Julie Samson Sharon O Connell Marilyn Musick Diane Lefholz Sandra Altenhernd Lyle Hoover Carol Hauk Gary Baker Carol Wilcox Mary O Connell Wayne Mckinney David Salisbury Stephen Heck Sherrie Green Janice McLeod Barbara Alexander Sharon Eisele Gary White Patty Palmateer Gerald Ice Larry Staneuff Clyde Hoover Sherrie Mitchell Donnie Patterson Ronnie Lefholz Sharon Field Marilyn Flory Judy McKinney Richard Johnson Carold Hird William Schmidt Judith Starkweather Sandra Worden J R Bison Judy Brown Phyllis Anderson Sharon Anderson Rhonda Kampschroeder Bobby Stancliff Patricia Harrelbrink Sharon Snavely Janice McNish Raymond House Shirley Nitsch Sharon Ainsboro and others.
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Douglas County Rural Elementary Orchestra
Eudora School
Veda Stanton
No. 6
Grace Waner
Lone Star School
Ester McCabrin
Kaw Valley School
Lillian Terrell
Central School
Bennie Snodgrass
Larry Green
Bobby O'Connell
Ronnie Kapter
Elain Funk
Julie
Sharon Field
Marilyn Flory
Judy McKinney
Richard Johnson
Carold Hird
William Schmidt
Judith Starkweather
Sandra Worden
J. R. Bison
Judy Brown
Phyllis Anderson
Sharon Anderson
Rhonda Kampschroeder
Bobby Stancliff
Patricia Harrelbrink
Sharon Snavely
Janice McjNish
Raymond House
Shirley Nitsch
Sharon Ainsboro
Larry Mishimen
Shirley
K C Man Fabricates To Avoid Wife s Ire
A 35 year old Kansas City man in Lawrence claimed two armed men abducted him to flee a gambling loss and cover spending money. Police and FBI found no kidnapping and said no charges would be filed. details of the man s fate after returning home were not disclosed.
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Kansas City
Lawrence
F.B.I
St. Joseph
FBI
Deaths and Funerals
Audrey Belle Zook 61 dies at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Funeral Tuesday at Rumsey Funeral Home with burial in Oak Hill Cemetery. Survived by husband Harry, two sons Charles and Leonhard, five daughters, two sisters, a brother, and 15 grandchildren. E L Sayers former Lawrence resident dies in New Orleans. burial in New Orleans cemetery. Arthur Harper of Leavenworth dies. services Tuesday at Pentecostal Church with burial at Memorial Park Cemetery. Robert Guntert, Lawrence native and KU technician, dies. funeral Wednesday at Rumsey with Masonic rites at Memorial Park. Russell G White 80 dies. services Wednesday at Rumsey. burial Clinton Cemetery. two daughters, two sons, sister, seven grandchildren, two great grandchildren. Helen Godding 78 dies in Lawrence Memorial Hospital. funeral Wednesday at Cooper Warren Mortuary with burial Oak Hill Cemetery. husband Arthur.
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Audrey Belle Zook
R. I. St
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Rumsey Funeral Home
Kermit Smith
Oak Hill Cemetery
Harry H. Zook
Charles M. Zook
Perry St
Leonhard H. Zook
15Th St
Laura Davis
Lenora Laing
Topeka
Barbara Stine
Maple St
Florence Gallagher
Elaine Zook
Dallas
Tex
Jeane Rummell
Kansas City
E. L. Sayers
Lawrence
New Orleans
Arthur Harper
Lyons St
Wadsworth Hospital
Leavenworth
Pentecostal
Herbert Davis
Alberta Harper
Gloria J. Harper
Bessie Cooper
Maude Burton
Appleton City
Claude Harper
Buuler, Mo
Robert Guntert
Malden Lane
Germany
Kansas University
Harold Hamilton
Memorial Park Cemetery
Guntert
Ach Cla Lodge No. 6
Ruby Guntert
The
Home
William Guntert
Route 2
Robert H. Guntert
Donald Ll. Ewing
Washington, D. C
Emil Guntert
N. 4Th St
Lena Heck
Orange Park
Fla
Russell G. White
N. H. St
Clinton Cemetery
Eileen Cobb
Thelma Davidson
Bolivar
Olin White
Tenn. St
la Verne White
Liberty
Ollie Hollingsworth
Helen Godding
Godding
Flymouth
Cooper-Warren Mortuary
Dale Turner
U S Announces Crop Estimates for 1956 Wheat and Corn
Washington report from the Agriculture Department gives the 1956 wheat crop at 997,207,000 bushels and corn at 3,451,202,000 bushels. The wheat figure tops last month’s forecast by 21,690,000 bushels and exceeds last year’s revised total. The corn estimate surpasses last year’s revision and sits above the 10-year average.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Pupil Christmas Vacation Ends. Woodard Linked to Wichita Coach
Lawrence pupils near winter break end Wednesday afternoon, with a one day vacation and resumption Thursday morning. Rumors say Chalmer Woodard, ex Lawrence High and SOSU coach, is a leading candidate for Wichita University's head football coach. Douglas County awaits an $86,085.11 tax check from Santa Fe, part of $5,244,887.46 paid to Kansas counties this year. KU staff donate Christmas gifts to Red Cross Hungarian relief. Karl Klooz sent $25.
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Chalmer Woodard
Lawrence High
McPherson College
Southern Methodist U
Wichita University
Wieht Gavel
Pete Tilman
Woodard
SOSU
Mustang
Ile
Wichita Post
Douglas County
Santa Fe Railway
Santa Fe
Kansas
Kansas University’ Business Office
Red Cross
Karl Klooz
K.U. Kursaw
Clothes for Refugees Sought by K U Group
The Dread Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends in Lawrence invites a two day drive to collect clothing for Hungarian refugees in Austria. Boxes are placed on the Kansas University campus and donations may be sent to 536 Ohio St. Funds help cover shipping, and a ninth annual Christmas Prelude by LHSA Capella Choir and Dramatics is set for 8 p.m. Tuesday at Lawrence High School Auditorium with no admission charge.
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Religious Society of Friends
Lawrence
Austria
American Friends Service Committee
Vienna
Kansas University
Laurian Seeber
Young Friends
Ohio St
Lawrence High School
Lhsa Capella Choir and Dramatics
Stout IGA Markets To Close At Month's End
The Stout IGA Market at 800 N. Y. St. will close this month under current owners Burt C. and John Scribner of Cottonwood. C. L. Scribner, the local manager, said disposition of the store and building is undecided. The Scribners own stock and fixtures. the building is owned by the Stout estate.
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Stout
N. Y. St
C. L. Scribner
Bill Stout
Burt C
John Scribner
Cottonwood
Scribners
John
Burt Scribner
Cottonwadd
Marketa at a Glance Stocks and grain summary Kansas City markets
Stock gains led by steels and selected issues with bonds down sharply. Wheat and corn eased, soybeans weak, hogs lower, cattle mixed with steers steady to modestly down. Kansas City grain and livestock figures show varied prices, with cattle, hogs, and vealers reported across multiple categories and futures quotes trailing recent activity. The Day in Wall Street notes steels and selected issues lifting the market late in trading.
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K. C
Kansas City
USDA
K. C. Cash Grain
Wall Street
New York
Steels
Iisues
Lukens Steel Leads Market Slide With Late Day Gain
Trading quieted in the afternoon as leading issues rose fractions to about 2 points. Lukens steel stood out, advancing around 5 points earlier and finishing with a gain of about 4 points. The day featured a mix of larger gains and fractional losses across the market.
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Lukens Steel
Memorial Hospital Birth Announcements Sparse List
At Memorial Hospital several births announced with parent names and addresses including Irene Silvers Lecompton Ralph Achning and Phyllis James. The list notes babies born to Virginia Mitchell and baby boy Stanley Boyer and others, with multiple families named across Kansas towns.
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Ejla Mae Vanderslice
Irene Silvers
Lecompton
Ralph Achning
Phyllis James
Tenn
James Belcher
N. Y
Betty Moran
Topeka
Beatrice Magers
N. H. St
Roberta Johnson
Sunflower
Mildred Orr
W. 9Th St
le Ann Isbell
Mass
Clifford Snavely
del. St
Darla Payne
Tenn. St
Ruby Caschier
Oskaloosa
Elizabeth Handley
Linwood
Leota Kelch
Neota Kelch
Alvie Tate
Walnut St
Virginia Mitchell
Jack Whitford
Kansas City
Rose Bartkoski
Locust St
Daisy Hemming
Summit St
Mary Rockhold
Baldwin
Besse
Card of Thanks for Wilma Tucker Kampschroeder
Family members thank relatives friends and neighbors for cards letters flowers and sympathy during the long illness and death of Wilma Tucker Kampschroeder beloved wife daughter and sister. William C Kampschroeder William H Tucker Mr and Mrs Harry W Tucker and family Mr and Mrs Melvin E Percival and family.
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Wilma Tucker Kampschroeder
William C. Kampschroeder
William H. Tucker
Harry W. Tucker
Melvin E. Percival
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Lawrence Lodge
A.F
A.M
Acacia Large
Mon
Adolph Deplue
Ora M. Carpenter
W. M
George W. ‘Mole
Marion A. Barlow
Sec
K.U
Rotary
Bud Adams
Tures
K.C
Dick Williams
Lawrence Mermorial Hospital
Art Wolf
Alex Donnelly
Wolf
Donnelly
Williams
Elizabeth Watkins
United States
Journal
U. S
K. U
Stout Iga
Ralph Tiner
Vermont
F.o
Bells- Ville
N.Y
Allied
Allis Chal
Am Tel&Tel
Az Am
Anac Cop Talary
Pri O
Atchison
Beth Steel
Uie
Boeing Air
Chrysler
du Pont
Engle
Ford
Gen Motors
Goodyear
Gulf Oil
Kan P& L
iMarq
Monsan
Mont Ward
NY Central
US. Steel
Westy el
Woolworth
Msgrew Prewat
ARES
Dothet
Comet
Memorial Hospital
Don Spainhour
N. M. McClung
Mich
Allen James
Kyle Moran
Marlo Magers
NL UL
Lewis Pollard
America
George Hedrick
WM. R. Terrell
Mars
Fitch
North & Co
Douglas County State Bank
Bank of Friendly Service
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