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Newspaper

Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Feb 08, 1956

Page

4

Lawrence World daily paper advertising and staff listing

The notice lists staff positions including editor Raitor publisher Lill Mayer and managing editor Ernest Pontius. It notes establishment years and publishing details for the World Company in Lawrence Kansas along with subscription rates and postal information. It also mentions Associated Press affiliation and circulation audit.

Dolph Simons Raitor Lill Mayer Ernest Pontius Leo Eller W. C. Simona the World Company New Hampahira Lawrence Kanagsa Dougina United States Associated Press Audit Bureau of Circulations

Radio and TV Program Guide Listing Fragment

A dense OCR of radio and television schedules lists WDAF KMBC WREN KFKU stations with shows like Truth or Consequences News and various music and soap program blocks. The page mentions multiple time slots and programs across several stations, including KMBC News and WRAI-WR locations, with local listings for February a broad grid of daytime and prime items.

WDAF KMBC WREN KFKU WDAI SMCO Wren—Tella Teat FMBC Morgan Beatty KMBG KRMBC T.ia Groucho Marr KMAC Wren—World Tou Fibber McGea Arolly Wren—Muale Newa Wren—Fightia Keys To the Capitol Wren—Tello Teaz Showtime Nelson Biddle Woaf—Wihher Molly Guy Lombardo SAO — Wharf B. Rf. Dilson

Douglas County Kindness Shown After Eviction Nears

A Douglas County family faced eviction as a manageable rent debt mounted amid unemployment. Sheriff Billy Hodson halted the eviction after a welfare visit and two sick children. volunteers and donors flooded in with offers to cover expenses. The sheriff praised the county’s generous, considerate residents.

Journal-World Une Billy Hodson Hodson Douglas County

Bundle Week in Kansas drives clothing for needy children

Dr Wade C Fowler Wichita schools superintendent and state clothing crusade chair urges Kansas pupils April 16-20 to collect good clean clothing for needy children at home and abroad. He argues aid should start with local families before extending to foreign lands.

Kansas Wade C. Fowler Wichita Public Schools America United States Lawrence

Winter driving warning on warm ice dangers and tire chains

The National Safety Council warns warm ice is more slippery than cold ice and raises crash risk unless reinforced tire chains are used. Skid tests on frozen lakes show regular tires stop in 114 to 235 feet depending on temperature, while chains reduce stopping distance to about 77 feet.

National Safety Council Safety Council

PTA politics raise cautions for Kansas PTAs

In Topeka Mrs. Ray Wright president of the Kansas PTA warned that PTAs though nonpartisan risk becoming political. She cited Warren Shaw’s gubernatorial bid and argued PTAs must avoid entanglement to preserve focus on schools. She urged turning PTAs into lobby groups at the state level rather than party fight participation.

PTA Pratt Tribune Topeka Ray Wright Lawrence Kansas Parent-Teacher Association Ptas Warren Shaw Fred Hall Wright Congress

Weaver zipper mishap on air spurs lighthearted mockery

A lighthearted TV moment shows Mrs. Weaver forgetting to zip her dress on a network program. Pat Weaver remains poised as husband aids and audience enjoys a relatable, theater flavored moment.

CBS NBC Ma Weaver

Facts You'll Enjoy Yet May Not Need

Hal Boyle notes amusing, mostly static facts from 1932 to 1955 including costs of raising a baby, a Polish Olympic effort, Russian skyscrapers, shifts in office work, American meat consumption, pencil stunts, and the origin of the coffee break. The column blends trivia about food, labor, technology, and culture with playful asides about modern life.

New York Ateardin Noor Empire State Building Russia Corse Wil Britain America A. W. Betwald

Letters on Cleanups Suggested for Snow Clearing

Editor, Journal-World: The writer urges Lawrence property owners along Fourteenth Street to clear sidewalks of snow to prevent falls. The letter links sidewalk upkeep to community responsibility and warns against potential damage suits, calling for voluntary action and civic conscience.

Journal-World K.U Fourteenth Street Lawes Rence Fourteenth Street Hill

Swift Statement on Enhancing United States Through Stronger Motion

George W Swift a graduate student in the Department of Chemical Engineering expresses a vision to make the United States stronger and more dynamic through improved momentum and progress.

George W. Swift Department of Chemicalengineering

Unclear fragment prompts quirky misreads across pages

The readable text shows scattered phrases about a boy in Australia swallowing a clack key and crows pecking paint, with stray lines on skating romances and a Chicago man arrested after rubber checks. The passage is fragmentary with many garbled words and disjointed ideas.

When is Boxing Day observed in England

Boxing Day in England falls on the first weekday after Christmas. It is the day when Christmas boxes are given to service workers such as postmen and bakers.

England

Bible Verse: Only God With Him Performs Miracles

A verse from John 3 2 notes that none can perform miracles apart from God being with them. The saying emphasizes divine presence as essential to miracle works.

God John

Atom Power Usage To Come Slowly

Washington reports a Joint Congressional Committee study projects a slow rise for peaceful atomic energy. By 1980 only 25 to 40 percent of U S electric power may come from atomic energy with rail and ship propulsion developments ahead. The panel, led by Sen Clinton Anderson, predicts gradual living standard gains and notes more uses in medicine and food processing.

Peter Edson NER Washington U.S Joint Congressional Committee On Atomic Energy Clinton Anderson D.nm Robert McKinney Santa Fe New Mexican Soas Ernest R. Breech Ford Motors Frank M. Folsom RCA McKinney Committee

Old Home Town News and Local Notices

Old Home Town items include the Fergusons moving from Independence to Lawrence and the discharge of Mr Ferguson, the birth of Ernest Ireland's son, the death of Dr H T Jones, and Gladys Hyatt learning of her son Paul’s Navy discharge. Also noted are travel visits, a fruit basket surprise on Sunday, a sister church preacher plan, a Bert Sanders birth, Episcopal convention travel, a vehicle crash on Kaw river bridge injuring Henry James, Elks Charity Minstrels cast and acts, Fritz Meyn ballad, winter visit to Chicago, Kansas City motor show attendance, Gen Metcalf knee injury recovery, and a list of March 1 assessors.

Jack Ferguson Lawrence Ferguson K.U Jean McDermond Ernest Ireland H. T. Jones Indian Territory Gladys Hyatt Paul Hyatt Palu Jan Navy George W. Alexander Kansas City Dale Carnegie Ivanhoe Temple Max Willer Robert Lieb San Bernardino Calif Bert Sanders Helen Irene Anna B. Oliver Independence Episcopal Church Kaw River Henry James W. E. Tenney Chicago Hugh Means W. B. Wilcox T.H. Chalkey W. S. Metcalf Herman Broeker J. D. Barton C.H. Daugherty A. E. Blair Fred Johnson Margaret Vickery William Messenheimer C.L.L. Draper F. M. Piper J. A. Hamlin A. W. Armstrong Charles Crowder R. K. Doolittle Frank Walton Charles Fincher R. H. Hodges

Man Defends Driving Without License After Car Hits Pole

In Bridgeport Connecticut John Green 46 said he had never needed a license after his car struck a wire service pole. Green claimed he has driven for 30 years in the area and the South without a license until the accident.

Bridgeport Conn Ponce John Green South

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