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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1956
Page
9
Classified notices list furnished and unfurnished rooms with utilities paid, monthly rates, and contact numbers. Also includes sale ads for classic cars from 1950s and 1960s, real estate highlights, job ads for a partsman, and a lost mail reward offer. Names and contact codes appear with locations and prices.
Classified page items include rates for four lines or less ads at $2.00, each additional line 45 cents, one time rates per line, various local services and auctions. The list names abstract firms, auctioneers, chiropractors, repair shops, real estate listings, rental housing, and used car offerings with contact details across Lawrence and surrounding areas. The readable portions show commerce oriented notices, sales, and service ads with multiple phone numbers and addresses.
Terrific year end clearance offers at Jayhawk Motors feature several used cars with full prices listed including a 46 Pontiac 47 Pontiac Packard and other models. Also included are multiple Lawrence and area real estate advertisements for homes with various beds baths features and prices, shown by local agencies and agents, with contact numbers and locations in Lawrence Kansas.
Kansas plans to build interstate highways parallel to existing roads with the Kansas Turnpike from Kansas City to Topeka and Wichita to Oklahoma included. State highway engineer Walter Johnson notes limited use of existing miles. If funds are matched, Kansas will have 204.8 million dollars for highway work through 1959, with 100.2 million for the interstate system.
About 3200 Hungarian children and adults celebrated their first Christmas in the free world at Camp Kilmer New Jersey as nine van loads of gifts were distributed. Each recipient received a personal note from President Eisenhower on White House stationery. Catholic and Protestant services were held across the day.
An early Christmas morning visitor startled the William C. Robinson family in Tucson when a pajama clad man rang the bell and walked inside. He later was found to be an overnight guest at a neighbor's house and said to have been walking in his sleep.
Reno community ladies gathered at Mrs. J. W. Grinter’s home for carol singing and a covered dish dinner. Mrs. Gladys Gilliland led devotions on Spirit of Christmas, followed by a gift exchange. May Vaughan elected treasurer. outgoing officers received cookie jars.
A public auction of a Grade A dairy herd at a remote rural location starting Thursday at 1 o clock offers Holstein cows aged 4 to 8 years with milking records from 4 to 7 gallons and freshenings in March. Also includes two saddle mares, farming machinery, and milking equipment. All property to be settled for before removal. Cash terms. A E Merenhimer owner with Claude Meyers Auctioneer and Paul Durbin Clerk.
The Reno community held a Christmas program in the Reno school auditorium featuring 4-H music, a chimes display, and a reading by Donna Black. Santa visited after refreshments as families and residents gathered, while church and social events continued with visitors and holiday plans across Reno, Edwardsville, Tonganoxie, and nearby towns.
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