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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1955
Page
4
The Lawrence Police Department earns praise for a program to keep liquor sellers honest. Juvenile drinking concerns and a recent incident at Haskell Institute prompted checks where underage buyers were refused. Unannounced spot checks will continue to deter lax enforcement and protect minors and property.
Broadcast schedule lists WDAF KMBC WREN KU stations for Friday December 23 and Saturday December 24 with hourly lineups across news, sports, movies, variety, church services, cartoons, and special programs. Notable entries include Boxing coverage, Opry, Molly and McKee, King of Hearts, Texan movie slots, Rampant children shows, and prime time variety. Includes WDAF TV, KOMO TV, and a broad slate of era network programming.
Moving the mail net years ago, two deliveries a day became the norm. During Christmas, one delivery a day is briefly restored to ease the overload. The post office staff rose to the emergency and kept mail moving.
A 1950s nostalgia essay highlights the era’s flappers and public figures like Shipwreck Kelley and Rudolph Valentino, noting crowds, celebrity culture, and the lure of money. Marine Capt. Robert McCutcheon’s TV quiz win is cited as a satire of monetary zeal, with comments on fame and value.
The column jokes about what is inside a Christmas stocking and contrasts it with speculation on President Eisenhower's decision to run again. It notes mixed predictions about Nixon leading a future Republican ticket, while acknowledging that no one truly knows the outcome and that a predictable world would be dull.
The column weaves a holiday vignette with political echoes from Geneva to Washington. It recalls past peace prospects, Salk vaccines, and shifts in party odds as Ike’s recovery looms. Local notes tease Kansas tax talk and a cashiering of Cola officials in Red-faced Caffeyville.
A whimsical holiday tale by Hal Boyle recounts Santa and his reindeer preparing for a cross border dash. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police clear the sky as Santa frets over gifts while penguins seek Florida. Santa hears Cluny the elf present the Angel of Peace and vows to share joy with every home tomorrow night.
A religious verse from Matthew 2 8 describes the star leading the magi eastward until it stood over the place where the child was. The phrasing emphasizes the guiding sign from the east and the fulfillment of the stars guiding to the child.
The New York Times notes Governor Harriman urged lowering the voting age to 18 during a speech to about three hundred youths in Albany. He received applause but critics say there is no link between military eligibility and voting fitness, arguing that twenty one was a sensible historical minimum and remains valid despite political favoritism.
Wellington News notes the Ford Foundation announced gifts totaling about 500 million dollars, illustrating a long precedent of substantial philanthropy under Henry Ford era leadership and generating commentary on enduring wealth and influence.
The remarks contrast personal freedom with marriage and poker nights. It notes the average person is ill only eight days a year, yet women often talk about it, and claims a tough start in life can still yield bragging rights when success comes.
A bishop of Exeter Miles Coverdale led the first English Bible translation in 1535. The sassafras tree bears three leaf shapes in one, often all on a single twig. The term Emerald Isle for Ireland reportedly appears first in Dr William Drennan's poem Erin.
Washington reports that Virginia faces a four to five month battle over school desegregation. Voters on Jan 9 decide whether to call a constitutional convention to repeal Section 141, enabling local option laws to shape segregated schools and funding. If approved, delegates could craft laws to keep schools separate with local taxes and grants, a plan opponents call unconstitutional and confusing.
Local column lists Army and Navy families visiting relatives in Denver Kansas City and Lawrence. Pvt Adrian Smith at Lowry Field spends Christmas with parents Verner and Mrs Smith. Engagement Nellie Fae Mohler to John Folks announced. Ensign Maxcy Daniel Chase wed Miss Jane Woestemeyer at First Methodist with Attendants. Readings by New York school pupils and other holiday happenings. Thieves crack up Baltimore scene after three cars stolen before collision.
In Camden Arkansas several young boys invited by an Army recruiter to inspect a Patton tank caused the vehicle to roll downhill after accidentally releasing the brakes. The tank crashed into a parked car, destroying it and prompting a safety check.
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