Massachusetts Street faces a renewal push amid vacancies
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce official cites three causes for storefront vacancies property upkeep rent and customer demand for parking. Though downtown stores have shifted to new buildings and overall space for parking grows sales volumes rise, owners must improve appearances and attract tenants to sustain growth.
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Massachusetts Street
Lawrence
E. R. Zook
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Midwest
Kansas Turnpike Seen as Great Facility by Duke Citizens
Duke citizens who use the Kansas Turnpike for trips to Kansas City for the Big Seven basketball tournament praise its convenience and safety. They note improvements and staff courtesy as key strengths, while acknowledging service-area staffing as a minor issue to be fixed with experience.
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Kansas Turnpike
Kansas City
Furnpike
Roseland founder Brecker hunts new Broadway site
Hal Boyle profiles Las J. Brecker, longtime Roseland impresario, as he prepares to move his Roseland Dance City from Broadway after 37 years and 20 million dancers. He recalls marquee losses, famed guests, and the shift to a modern venue with 5,000 capacity and stricter rules.
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New York
Broadway
Las J. Brecker
America
Arthur Murray
Low
Dorothy
Brecker
Roseland
Christmas Edition Photo Becomes Expressive Santa Moment
A grateful letter praises the Journal-World Christmas Edition Page 1A photo titled The Christmas Angel. The writer commends the photographer for capturing a girl and boy peeking for Santa Claus, saying the image speaks volumes and reflects the season’s spirit. They applaud the paper’s innovations and look forward to the New Year Edition.
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Fulitor
Journal-World
Journal- World
Santa Claus
Edison
World Today Russ Plans for 57 Major Nation Question
James Marlow analyzes 1956’s upheavals and asks what the Soviet Union will do in 1957. He notes Hungarians and Poles revolts exposed Russia’s limits, questions whether the Kremlin will abandon or harden Stalinist policies, and ponders Western responses amid uncertain futures.
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Russia
Middle East
Nasser
Asia
India
Nehru
Hungary
West
the World Today
Russ
Clash Over Baby Doll Movie Reveals Moral Bickering
Hutchiméan News-Herald notes a fight between Catholic Cardinal Spellman and Episcopal Dean James A. Pike over the 1956 film Baby Doll. Spellman brands it sinful while Pike says it is not pornographic and sensuality is not depicted for its own sake. The piece argues official censorship fails to settle morality and reflects broader Southern moral debates.
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Hutchiméan News-Herald
Cardinal Spellman
Episcopal
James A. Pike
Daily News
Oldtime memories and seasonal insect price notes
Barbs Oldsters recall schoolyard mischief and girl pig tails from the past. The piece shifts to a note on flies becoming scarce this season and the limited prices fitting households.
Quiz Q asks largest ape collection zoo in the US
The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs, Colorado is cited as having the largest ape collection in the United States. The second item notes that no living birds possess teeth, answering a common curiosity about avian dentition.
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United States
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
Colorado Springs
Colorado
Bible Verse: Two Walk Together If Not Agreed
A compact biblical note quoting Amos 3 3 asking can two walk together unless they are agreed. It presents the verse as a concise reflection on unity and agreement.
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Agither
Rockefeller money aids Venezuela venture analysis
Nelson Rockefeller and his brothers invested about 1.2 billion dollars in Venezuela over a decade, backing private development experiments with government cooperation and major oil companies. Ventures included a modernizing push for fishing and dairying, multiple supermarket ventures, and farm youth programs via the AIA and IBEC, with mixed early results and eventual partial privatization.
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Peter Edson
NEA
Washington
Caracas
Venezuela
Nelson Rockefeller
Margarita Island
Rockefeller
Rockefeler Brothers
Sobremercados
Eeee
Rockefellers
IBEC
International Basic Economy Corp
American International Association
AIA
Cold night looms as Old Home Town Kansas faces deep freeze
One of the season’s coldest nights is forecast with temperatures dropping to zero. A. T. Decker retires as Kiwanis president after year’s end meeting. Picnic grounds at Lone Star Lake planned for next summer. Grace Light returns from New York for holidays. Jo Ann Sisson arrives from Alexandria Va. for holidays. Births announced for Moll Jr. and Stockert families. Mrs Birdie Johnson marks 73rd birthday with family gathering. Robert W. Laing marries Peggy Hilford in Kansas City. Basil Allan named at birth to Mr and Mrs Wallace Fruttle. Holiday dances honor Gulfport guest Carolyn Harper. Rebekah Lodge hosts Christmas entertainment at IOOF Hall. First Baptist alumnae World Wide Guild party hosted by Mrs Paul Lange. Violin and piano recital at Unitarian Church features local pupils. Kaw River bridge opening set for Jan 6 with committee leaders named. Warm lunch idea expands to rural schools after teachers meeting. Kansas University medical school budget debate cited by Chancellor Strong. Rosedale project largely abandoned but medicine access argued. Hobson’s Choice contest winners Nettie Nordeen, John Ise, Nora Lee, and HB. The topic: should a woman propose.
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Kansas
A. T. Decker
Kiwanis
Lone Star Lake
Grace Light
New York
Jo Ann Sisson
Alexandria
Dean Gibson
R. W. Moll Jr
Birdie Johnson
New Hampshire Street
Robert W. Laing
Osa Laing
Peggy Alexander Hilford
Kansas City
Wallace Fruttle
Basil Allan
Carolyn Harper
Gulf Park College
Gulfport
Marjorie Simmonds
Margaret Kirchhoff
Arthur Stockert
Odd Fellows
Rebekah Lodge No. 4
IOOF
Paul Lange
World Wide Guild of the
First Baptist Church
Ednah Hopkins
Hazel Lynn
Unitarian Church
Mary Flory
Carl Curry
George Eberhart
Richard Rice
Dennis Jones
Doris Jean Marriott
Doris Twente
Raymond Eberhart
Ruth Rodgers
Marylou Holloway
Frances Eberhart
Virginia Hazelton
Linus Dietz
Janice Patchen
Martin Flory
Vena Flory
Herbert Mitchell
John Metzker
Mabel Britton
Lorene Fairbairn
Anna Grace Doty
Delphia Lou
Vera Flory
Charles Noble
Kaw River
O. B. Guffler
T. J. Sweeney
C. H. Tucker
W. C. Simons
Finch
State of
Chancellor Strong
State Board of Administration
Rosedale
The
Journal- World
Radio and TV Schedules for December 28 29 30
Radio and TV listings from WDAF KMBC WREN KFKU outline programs for Friday to Sunday. Highlights include news, sports, boxing, concerts, and children's shows across stations with varied times. Major items feature KMBC Just Fine Music, WREN Imagination, WDAF News, and a host of network era programs on CBS NBC and ABC simulcasts.
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WDAF
KMBC
WREN
KFKU
KMBU
Mogne
Ina Music Cou
KFKL
KMBC_News
Muate
Wren—Tello
WDAT
Newa
Plaulat
Kmih
New Wren
Iver
Kmbc-Tv
Mo-Tyv
Filcka
Rin Tin Tin
Eddie Fisher
News Caravan
West Point
Jim Bowie
Bipa
Zane Grey Theatre
Playhouse of State
the Vine
Fronter
Red Barber
Friday Moyle
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Basir
Hampstore
West Sixth Street
Sears
Verna
Hal Boyle
Lou
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Fred and
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Tony de Marée
al Jolson
Ruby Keeler
George Raft
Jimmy Walker
Jayne Mansfield
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Glenn Miller
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James Marlow
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Mighty Mouse Playhouse
Farm Hour
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Comiclub
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Farm Reporter
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Jeannie
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the Christophers
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Hackla & Jeckle
Larlet
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Ted Mark
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Strad Hitchcock
Loretta Younn
Monte Crtate
Life of Riley
Fabian
Scotland Yard
the Bros
David Nivem
Toeatre
Dante
Famous Features
Studio 5
Lawrence National Bank
F.d.lo
Talley's Welding and Blacksmithing
Radio & TV
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A. V. Phillips
Rabio Ss
Raney
Zarumin
Raney ‘Drug Store
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Round Corner
DRG CO
Mess
Mel Fisher
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