High School Prelude Tonight Features Costumes and Staging
Lawrence residents can view the ninth annual Christmas Prelude at 3 p m in the Lawrence High School auditorium. The LHS a Cappella Choir and Thes pian Troupe present a fully staged program with special lighting and costumes, no admission charged, directed by R Wayne Nelson and Millard Denny.
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Lawrence
Lawrence High School
LHS
R. Wayne Nelson
Millard Denny
Echo
Ethan Smith
Karl Garrett
Kay Davis
Lanna Wyatt
Haskell Students Donate 51.13 to Hungary Relief
Haskell Institute students raised 51.13 for Hungarian relief. Five members of the institute presented the check to Gov. Fred Hall in Topeka. The effort was organized by the student council and carried out through home rooms with plans to increase the total after an upcoming meeting.
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Haskell Institute
Fivei
Fred Hall
Topeka
Hal Monday
Melba de Rain
Judy Cross
Billy Mills
Jay Harwood
Haskell Student Council
Ed Lewis
Japan Enters United Nations by Unanimous Vote
United Nations General Assembly admitted Japan as the 80th member by unanimous vote. The Security Council had endorsed the move, after five years of Soviet vetoes and a rapprochement last week ending the state of war between Russia and Japan.
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United Nations, N.Y. Ip
Japan
United Nations
World Organization
General Assembly
Security
Meeting Notice for Funeral Services of Sir Robert Guntert
Demolay Sarre will open at 71 15 p.m. Wednesday December 19 to conduct funeral services for Sir Knight Robert Guntert. Fred J. Brown, Commander, O. Qe Anderson, Secy Adv.
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Demolay Sarre
Robert Guntert
Fred J. Brown
O. Qe Anderson
Secy
Noel Surprises Noel Surprises Family in San Diego
In San Diego yesterday Francis O Kelly an Irish worker with McNeil Construction Co was surprised by his wife Monica and two young sons who flew in from Ireland. Four months ago he sent $40 weekly from his $90 wage to pay passage for the family. Fellow workers gathered $700 to fund the surprise visit and presented it at his workplace.
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San Diego
Noel
Francis O'Kelly
O'Kelly
Ireland
McNeil Construction Co
Monica
Pan
Francis
John
Teen escapes hospital and abducts bride in San Francisco
A 17 year old San Francisco youth from Napa State Hospital fled last night with a companion and kidnapped his bride from her parents home at gunpoint. Police seek Mike Weigoner Clo Ann Mowatt and a male accomplice. The couple married after running away two months ago and are considered armed and dangerous. Proceedings to void the marriage have begun.
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San Francisco
Mike Weigoner
Clo Ann Mowatt Weigoner
Weigener
Daly City
Montana
Napa State Hospital
Cla Ann
John
Mowatt
Seatch
Jesse Eastman
Vallejo
Weigoner
Algo
Eudora Refugee Project Fund Drives for Family Help
Eudora launches the Refugee Project aiming to place a German family in housing with a job. Local offers include general labor, carpentry, or painting, with machine fitter and welder potential via Rotter’s trade. Funds may underwrite a new home, enabling broader sponsorship in the community. Leaders include Rev. Ellsworth, Mrs. Reusch, Tom Akin, Ray Warmker, and others, with donations to the Refugee Fund or Eudora Methodist Church. Travel details are expected soon.
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Lawrence
Rotter
Harold Reusch
Eudora
Fundg and
Frank Page
Pete Edelbrock
Toodstuffs
Reusch
Wichitan Rhodes Winner As Hollinger Misses Out
Richard Pfaff of Wichita was named one of four Rhodes Scholarship winners after final Midwest testing in Des Moines Iowa Blaine Hollinger was another Kansas candidate The finalists were from Missouri Nebraska Iowa and Kansas Pfaff an English literature major at Kansas University will study at Oxford University for two years The six Midwestern states tested were Minnesota South Dakota Iowa Nebraska Missouri and Kansas
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Kansas
Harvard University
Richard Pfaff
Wichita
Rhodes
Midwest
Des Moines
Iowa
Blaine Hollinger
Russell
Kansas University
Pfaff
Missouri
Nebraska
Oxford University
England
Minnesota
South Dakota
Homebuilding boom in Lawrence defies slowdown
Local totals for residential projects eased from 800000 in 1954 to 700000 in 1955 and 400000 this year yet November set a yearly high for home starts. Higher FHA and VA loan rates aim to draw mortgage money back, with NAHB leaders predicting better conditions next year and experts noting funds shifting to housing from other investments.
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Lawrence
Albert M. Cole
Veterans Administration
Congress
Nat Rogge
Na ‘Tional Association of Home Builders
NAHB
National Association of Real Estate Boards
Eden hints at talks with Eisenhower in near future
London Prime Minister Eden told Labor questioners in the House of Commons he would like to meet President Eisenhower and said his desire is well known to the American government. He declined to give a detailed statement on early talks while noting both he and French Premier Mollet have sounded Washington about a Western Big Three conference.
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London
Eden
Eisenhower
House of Commons
Guy Mollet
Washington
United States
Egypt
Student Exodus Parking Rules During Recess
Student Exodus open throughout the vacation with weekend, Christmas and New Year deductions. Parking restrictions on the campus during recess will be removed from all zones except the visitors' lot east of the Memorial Union and along Jayhawk Boulevard. Free parking begins at 8 a.m. Thursday and continues to 8 a.m. Jan 3, Chief Skillman said.
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Memorial Union
Jayhawk Boulevard
Skillman
Withdrawal Push Sets Stage For Port Said Takeover
The U N Emergency Force plans to depart soon after Britain and France leave Port Said with Egypt taking full administration. Withdrawal expected by tomorrow or Thursday as the garrison tightens behind barbed wire at the docks. An Egyptian underground attack claimed the life of a French Foreign Legionnaire aboard a ship.
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U. N
Port Said
Topekan 18 Sentenced in DUI Case
Daniel E. Martinez of Topeka received 90 days in jail and a $250 fine in County Court on a driving while intoxicated charge. Judge Charles Rankin noted Martinez had prior conduct related to the offense.
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Daniel E. Martinez
Topeka
Charles Rankin
Martinez
Nominations Open for Kansan of the Year honor
The Native Sons and Daughters of Kansas opened nominations for Kansan of the Year to be awarded at the January 28 Topeka dinner. Nominations must be in letter form, provide nominee accomplishments, and be mailed to the Topeka Daily Capital postmarked by January 10. 1956 winner Arthur D. Weber, Kansas State College agriculture dean, is noted as the prior recipient.
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Native Sons and Daughters of
Kansas
Jim Reed
Native Sons and Daughters
Topeka
Capital
Arthur D. Weber
Kansas State College
Power interruptions in West Lawrence and city dogs rules
Lawrence Electric will interrupt service for one hour starting 1:30 p m Wednesday in West Lawrence to connect extensions to a 12 500 volt line on Iowa Street. Dogs may run loose but unregistered dogs will be impounded. dog licenses are issued by the city clerk. Bank debits in November total $17 653 000, up six percent from last year, with year to date near $195 million, a Lawrence United Fund short of goal by $946. County treasurer receives $247 797 07 from Kansas Power and Light Co as tax payment. K P & L’s tax bill totals $250 300 07 after a one percent refund.
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West Lawrence
C. T. Hough
Kansas Power and Light Co
Sunset Hill
Schwarz Acres
Iowa Street
Douglas County Humane Society
The
Humane Society
City Hall
Ith and
Mass
Sts
Lawrence Bank
Kansas Bank
Wichita
Salina
Hutchinson
K.p.&l
Edythe Norman
Lawrence Rock and Mineral Club December meeting set
Members meet at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday on the second floor of the Community Building for the Lawrence club’s December gathering.
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Lawrence Rock and Mineral Club
Woman 65 in good condition after Wichita crash
Opal A. Ladley of Wichita is in good condition at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after a one car crash north of the South Park and Massachusetts Streets intersection. She suffered a left knee and lower leg fracture and forehead cuts, with car damage estimated at 450 dollars. Police cited a stick spot likely from a hydrant work as cause.
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Opal A. Ladley
Wichita
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
South Park and
Massachusetts Streets
Massachusetts Street
James Wigglesworth
13Th and
Vt. Sts
N. H. Sts
13Th Street
Ladley
Joplin Junior Named Editor of the Jayhawker
George L. Blackburn reports that Joplin Junior, a Kansas University junior from Joplin Missouri, has been named editor of the 1956 57 Jayhawker annual by the Jayhawker advisory board. He will succeed Connie Cloyes Wheeler whose resignation becomes effective February first.
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George L. Blackburn
Joplin
Kansas University
K. A
Jayhawker Advisory Board
Connie Cloyes Wheeler
el Dorado
Blackburn
Wheeler
Ens
Russ Wheeler
Pensacola
Fla
Naval R.C.T.C
Gunshot Victim Walter Whitebread In Good Condition
Walter Whitebread 16 of 4171 Ind St was listed in good condition at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after a gunshot wound to the right leg. The injury occurred Monday night when a .22 rifle discharged while his brother Chester Jr cleaned it, as the boys were upstairs.
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Walter Whitebread
Ind
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Walter
Chester Whitebread
Chester Jr
Chester
Births and Admits at Memorial Hospital Names and Addresses
Memorial Hospital records list admitted patients including Mrs. Marcelle Klee Sunnyside Mrs Lovella Waisner Route 4 Mrs Alberta Crosby 916 N J 51 Mrs Betty Bilderback 1423 Ohio St Mrs Reita Reedy 920 Ala St William Zweifel 1132 West Hills Pkwy Mrs Opal Ladley Wichita Walter Whitehead 417 Ind St Mrs Phoebe Schneck 1501 Cadet Ave Clifford Snavely 1300 Del St Mrs Patricia Rundquist 715 Forrest Ave Mrs Dorothy Anderson Route 1 Mrs Darlene Place 1008 Ky St Alma Bryant Route 1 Mrs Mary Martin 1330 Brooks St HISMISSED Archie Nichols Baldwins Mrs Sally Leib 1226 N St Irene Silvers Lecomp le on Jane Ochlert Route 5 Deborah Findley Baldwins Donna Shuck Ottawa Mrs Jeanette Glass and baby girl 946 R I St Mrs Louise McGlinn and baby boy 1534 Cadet Ave Mrs Jo Ann Putnam and baby girl 2014 Ky St John Hadley Jr 05 Elm St Births Mr and Mrs George Waisner Route 4 a daughter Monday Mr and Mrs Gaylord Schneck 1501 Cadet Ave a son today Mr and Mrs Richard Rundquist 715 Forrest Ave a son today Mr and Mrs Maurice Klee Sunnyside a daughter today
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del, St
Patricia Rundquist
Forrest Ave
Dorothy Anderson
Darlene Place
Alma Bryant
Mary Martin
Brooks
Deborah Findley
Baldwins
Donna Shuck
Ottawa
Jeanette Glass
R. I. St
Louise McGlinn
Cadet Ave
Jo Ann Putnam
St. John
County Court Fines Stewart Weed for Open Bottle
Stewart Weed of Muncie was fined $50 and costs in County Court on a charge of possessing an open bottle of liquor.
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Stewart Weed
Muncie
Deaths and Funerals: Mrs Backus 90
Memorial services for Mrs. Wilson M. Backus age 90 were held December 15 in Birmingham Michigan. She died December 7 in Birmingham and burial was in Milford Ohio. She lived in Lawrence with her husband the late Rev W M Backus from 1823 into the 1930s and was born February 2 1866 in Mt Carmel Ohio. Survived by son Hugh D Backus of Birmingham four grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.
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Wilson M. Backus
Lawrence
Birmingham
Mich
Milford
Ohio
Hugh D. Backus
Markets At a Glance and Wall Street Note
Markets improved with rails and steels rising while bonds eased and grains showed mixed signals. The Day in Wall Street reports gains in major rails and steel shares after ICC rate decisions, with New York Central, Pennsylvania, Santa Fe, Southern Pacific and Illinois Central leading the advance as volume neared 2.4 million shares.
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Wall Street
New York
Lnto
ICC Ha
ICC
New York Central
Pennsylvania
Santa Fe
Southern Pacific
Ilinois Central
Clothing 18 Stolen At KU Dormitory
KU campus police reported 18 clothing items were stolen from Carruth O Leary Hall last week. Two suits and two white shirts were taken from the dorm laundry room by Wallace Kincaid Wathe na and Roger Lembke Prairie Village. The value was not known.
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Carruth- O'Leary
Kansas University
K.U
Wallace Kincaid
Wathena
Roger Lembke
Prairie Village
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Hungary
U.N
Wichitan Rhodes
Hollinger
Eae
U.S
Topekan
Lawrence United Fund
Fate
Joplin Junior
Jayhawker
Memorial Hospital
George Waisner
Route 4
Gaylord Schneck
Richard Rundquist
Maurice Klee
Sunnyside
Farmers Insurance Group
Gerald
Owens Fred A. Bremer
Porter Hunt
Baldwin Dustrict
Andy
Anderson District Sales & Claims Offices
Oth
Dia
Kansas City
USDA
Cash Grain
Belts'ville
N. Y
Allied Ch
Allis Chal
Am Tel&Tel
Sf Am
Chrysler
Dow Che
du Pont
di Eagle P
Elec
Gen Motors
Goodyear
Gulf
Kan
Tn Minn M & M
Monsan
Penney J C
Parr
My Phill Pet
Proct & G
M Rca
Rayonier
Reyn
St Jos
St Reg Pap
Sears Roeb
Sinclair O. Socony
Spen Chem
Cal
N J
Stoke van C
Tran
UN Pac i
1Us Steel
Westy Ela Uu
Woolworth
Commerce Repiienes Company
Atchison, Kansas
Yloans
Lawrence Mills
Kart Kreider
VW East
Dial VI
Ruth Ann Hershey
Donald Ray Hershey
Arthur W. Harper
Lyon St
North Lawrence
Margaret Clark
Virginia Freeman
Theala Nelson
Arthur B. Thomas
Anne
Massachusetts
Manley Insurance Agency
Dini VI
Manley
Ney
TrayLews, Calvin
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