Marriage Celebrations and Social Dinners Highlight Holiday Week
A string of weddings and social gatherings fills the holiday schedule. Nita Raysi and Robert Lauffer wed at 4 pm tomorrow at First Methodist Church. Doris Virginia Baysinger and Robert Lauffer host a bridal dinner tonight at 1301 Tenn. St. Family, friends, and out-of-town guests from Bonner Springs Leavenworth Muskogee Junction City Winfield Lawrence and more attend. New Year Eve dances and supper dances feature Mr and Mrs Verner F. Smith and others. Mrs James Malin hosts a morning coffee for her daughter Jane Malin home from UT Austin. Various clubs plan January meetings and potluck suppers at local churches and clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R._Bayninger
Doris Envainger
James Etn
Nita Notte Raysi
Robert J. Lauffer
Frank L. Brown
R. R. Baysinger
Tenn. St
Doris Virginia
Robert Ime Lauffer
First Methodist Church
Bonner Springs
J. J. Lauffer
Richard Lauffer
Jack Haynes
Leavenworth
Batty Regier
Muskogee
Okla
Carol Quisenberry
Junction City
Tean Hixon
Winfield
W. E. Robb
Lawrence
W. S. Hudson
Franklin Mitchell
Edwin F. Price
James Malin
Jane Malin
University of Texas At Austin
Mary Larson
University of North Dakota At
Grand Forks
Malin
Holiday Guests and Local Clergy Notables
Miss Margaret Kreider and Miss Poly Dunton of Denver with Stan ton Kreider and Howard Gold of New York City visit the Kreider home for holidays. The Rev Gustave Ferre of the University of Kansas speaks at the First Baptist Church student night service in Topeka. Various local residents and visitors are noted visiting family, attending basketball tournament games in Kansas City, and preparing to travel to Colorado, Texas, and Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Kreider
Poly Dunton
Denver
Stanton Kreider
Howard Gold
New York City
Karl Kreider
Gustave Ferre
University of Kansas
First Baptist Church of
Topeka
Floyd White
Fort Collins
Colo
Mr. White
Barney
Traynor
Wayne Davenport
Philip
Jane
Wichita
Alvin Richardson
Raymond Traynor
Sylvia Sowerby
St. James Episcopal Church
Pierre Barbier
Cynthia
Tammy
Rapid City
Hugh Crawford
Ruth Scofield
Kansas City
Robert E. House
Byron Cohn
Charles W. Banning
Hophzibah
Marvin Selichnow
C. E. Banning
Georgia
Pvt
Thaw Fights Deep Winter Across U.S. Midwest
Record cold eased in the Midwest as a thaw spread amid temperatures rising from 21 below in Maine and New Hampshire to warmer air. New England remained deep winter as Arctic blasts lingered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Houston
Midwest
New England
Hatcher faulted modern poetry and criticism in Detroit talk
Detroit December 29 Dr Harlan H Hatcher University of Michigan new president decried modern poetry as withdrawn and sickly and said literary criticism follows a sterile path He urged four freedoms for teaching and criticism freedom from pedantry cant antiquarianism and snobberies and coteries in a speech to the Modern Language Association of America’s 66th annual convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Harlan H. Hatcher
University of Michigan
Dr. Hatcher
Modern Language Association of America
Hatcher
Arkansas Governor Clears Back Income Tax Payment
Arkansas Governor Sid McMath announced the payment of 9170 in back federal income taxes and interest. He said the full settlement resolves a 15 year probe by the Bureau of Internal Revenue, with disputes over traveling expenses tied to duties as governor and a loss on the sale of his Hot Springs home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Ark
Sid McMath
Bureau of Internal Revenue
McMath
Hot Springs
Truman
Church Notices From St James AME and Plymouth Congregational
Church notices list Sunday school times and pastors at St James AME North Lawrence Rev L I Rodgers 10:00 morning worship 8:00 January meeting of trustees 3:00 second Sunday spiritual program by Melody Five for flood district churches Plymouth Congregational 945 W Dele Emerson Turner minister education staff church school worship and special choir numbers with organ works and communion meditation by Dr Robert Nelson United Student Christian Council Also Immanuel Lutheran 17th and Vt with Behold Incredible Love Watch Night service kingdom there shall be no end and guest speaker Miss Haruko Morishita of Japan
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. James Ame
Maple
North Lawrence
L. I. Rodgers
Pearl Rey
Clayton Krehbiel
Marian Replogle
Orlando Gibbons
Arcadelt
Robert Bourgeon
Vanlent Noel’ Muler
Wadegrat
Tifat
Felton
Robert Nelson
United Student Christian Council
Immanuel Lutheran Church
17Th
Norman Brandt
Wiliam Braun
Don Quade
Jalit
Concertia Guild
Edgar Salsbury
Learnard
Quest
Haruko, Morishita
Japan
Clothing From U. S. On Its Way Around World
New York reports most of 7 million pounds of clothing blankets and shoes collected during Thanksgiving week are being shipped to aid war and disaster victims worldwide. Msgr Edward Swanstrom of the National Catholic Welfare Conference announced the drive and listed recipients including flood victims in Italy earthquake victims in the Philippines refugees and exiles in Europe and war victims in Korea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Msgr
Edward E. Swanstrom
National Catholic Welfare Conference
Italy
Philippines
Europe
Korea
Obituary for Harry Carr Sr. of Douglas County
Harry Carr Sr. born February 6 1896 in Osankie died December 1 1951 near Qnaga while working for the State Highway Department maintenance crew. World War I veteran with 23 months service including a year in France Battery B 130th Field Artillery. Married Mae Armstrong July 2 1921. Survived by wife, son Harry Carr Jr. of Lawrence, four daughters, a brother, six sisters, and 14 grandchildren. Funeral December 5 at Rumsey Funeral Home Lawrence with burial Memorial Park Cemetery. Pallbearers named Frank Gideon Bill Kennedy George Bahnmaier Jack Zima Harvey Glenn Ed McClanahan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marry Carr Sr
Harry Carr
Osankie
Fred
Ella Carr
Qnaga
State Highway Department
France
130Th Field Artillery
Mae Armstrong
Harley Armstrong
Lecompton
Douglas County
Sunflower Ordnance Works
Emmett
Harry Carr Jr
Lawrence
Margaret Frye
Fontana
Calif
Edith Edwards
Faye Clark
Ruth Ann Carr
William Carr
Kansas City
Bertha Holladay
Susie Rowe
Rena Criss
Lillie Rothwell
Bartville
N.Y
Mablye Rothwell
Lecom
Tombs Shed Light on Bronze Age Culture in Athens
American archaeologist Homer Thompson reports 13 nearly 3500 year old tombs unearthed in Athens beside the agora. The well preserved skeletons, vases, jewelry and bronze daggers suggest advanced Bronze Age culture and could push back knowledge by up to 200 years to around 1600 BC. Tablets with public notices and draft laws were also found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
N. J
Athens
Homer Thompson
Agora
Reek
Thompson
Archeological Institute of America
Movie stars visit Lawrence in Midwest premiere week
Actors John Hudson and James Best of The Cimarron Kid will arrive in Lawrence around 3:15 am next Thursday for a Midwest premiere promoting the technicolor film starring Audie Murphy. Murphy may visit later, with events including Kiwanis luncheon, Haskell Institute assembly, a visit to Mayor Kraft, U. of Kansas gatherings, and dinner with the Lawrence Sertoma Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hudson
James Best
Patee
Firfl
Lawrence
Midwest
Audie Murphy
Coffeyville
Kaw
Murphy
Fred R
Hazel) Allen
Tenn. St
Pamela Archer
Hudson
Best
Dalton Gang
Kiwanis Club
Chris Kraft
City Hall
Haskell Institute
Kenneth W
Skip
Franks
Learnard Ave
Lawrence Sertoma Club
K. U
Union Building
5-Year-Old Rescued After 11-Foot Hole Incident
Harlingen Texas report details a frightened five-year-old girl pulled from an 11-foot shaft after she jumped in on a dare. Relatives and neighbors dug a parallel tunnel to reach her, revealing the drainage hole near her grandfather's Lyford area farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Harlingen
Tex
Urest
Lyford
The
United States
The Book Nook Rental Library Ad
A short advertising notice invites readers to join a rental library at The Book Nook on Mass Street offering a six day loan period and a ten percent discount with a phone contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mass
Atomic energy yields first electric power in U S tests
U S scientists produced more than 100 kilowatts of electric power from atomic energy at the National Reactor Testing Station Arco Idaho. The Dec 21 22 trials used liquid metal heat transfer to drive a turbine. the test stressed technical data for future reactor design and not economic cost. Separate note compares Reykjavik winter warmth to New York's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U. S
Atomic Energy Commission
Arco
Idaho
AEC
AKC
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H. M. Light
Portia Club
Naomi Light
Fairview Woman's Society of Christian Service
Eugene Leary
G. H. Macy
The_Werl Service Guild
Cistethodist Church
Fellowship Hall
Nettie Wismer
Lydia Allen
Bernice Swope
Lenna McAlearney
Edith Wolgamott
John Welkel
Frank Banks
William Bray
Max
Welkel
H. W. Keene
H. W. Stowits
Glenn Charlton
Robert Rose
Monte Lewis
Bobbye
Sam. Ferguson
W. 1Th St
Hank Brown
Pat Knowles
Leslie T. Tupy
Chancer W. Brown
Brown
Durham
N.C
Carol Ann Tupy
Wellesley College
Tupy
Carl D. McConkey
Farmer City
Sharon Rhodes
Chandler, Ariz
Trinity Lutheran Church
Edneh Hopkins
Lawreenhe
Polniays
C. G
Sylvia Mary Sowerby
Philip, Sowerby
Kirkby Stephen
Westmorland
England
Raymond H. Traynor
Barney L. Traynor
Samuel E
Dick Gavitt
Pice
Janiece Forrester
Joanna During
John McClennan
Vancouver
Canada
Leon Whitton
Clarris Springer
Mary Lou
Judy Brink
Jane Allen
Degby Allen
Sheila Conn
Joy Conn
Norma Husted
Stanley Husted
Nancy Peddicord
Sheila Blevins
Lizzie Poringer
Mary Ul
Fred W. Johnson
Johnson
Ed Johnson
Earl Johnson
Carl Johnson
Roy Hoskinson
Oscar Johnson
Ray May
Kenneth Johnson
Orville Carey
Eldon Johnson
Fred Brooker
Atchison
Roy Johnson
Ison
Denny
Vinland Valley 4- Hi
Vinland High School
Jack Rockhold
Haming
Betty Nichols
Eloise Snowbarger
Mary Hicks
Lorna Craig
George R. Craig
Hesper Home Demonstration Unit
Harold Gabriel
Howard Caviness
Robert White
Eugene Corel
James McCoy
Robert Fletcher
Mary Ellen Corel
Gay Lynn Corel
White
George
Herbert
Arkansas
Plymouth Congregational Church
Dele Emerson Turner
Geraldine Gregg
Educton
ZIP Burger
Cand Mee
Stiner
Mai
Gardenia
East
LeRoy Fleming
Sues
Los Angeles
Errol Flynn
Lili
Damita
North Carolina
Boges and
Albert
Fon Yarmont
Filaas
Kodaks
Moss
Reykjavik
Iceland
Gustafson Diamond
Chamney Dairy
RFD
Lys
Laundry & Dry Cleaners
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