Achievements List Cited in Nixon Talk
New York Vice President Nixon praised the Eisenhower era as prosperous and free of unemployment and price controls. He spoke at the Lincoln Day Dinner marking a Republican push to end racial discrimination since emancipation, while taking aim at Stevenson Kefauver and Harriman as Democratic rivals.
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New York
Nixon
National Repablican Club
Stevenson
Len Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Averell Harriman
Local Merchants report weather boosts sales and farm prospects
An appliance dealer said harsh weather unexpectedly boosted sales by about 25 percent. Businessmen saw no fear of a broader 1956 downturn. Farmers in the area face ongoing hardship after years of poor crops, with wheat yields high early season but late crops hit by summer drought, affecting Douglas County farming.
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Douglas County
Fraud by Union Leaders Sparks AFL CIO Crackdown
In Miami Beach Florida AFL CIO plans a crackdown on alleged fraud in multimillion dollar union welfare funds. A five-man Ethical Practices Committee urged the Executive Council to hear four cases amid aims to purge racketeering and corruption. Expulsion from the AFL CIO was hinted.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Aflcio
Afl-Cio
Job openings here dip to year's lowest total
The Lawrence office of the Kansas Employment Service lists only five openings this week, the lowest total of the year. One job is for a clerk typist, with men filling a corn clerk, salesman, farm hand, and auto mechanic roles. Forty six people were placed, including four men and two women.
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Lawrence
Kansas Employment Service
Local man found not guilty in liquor to minor case
John Edward Taylor, 57, of Locust Street, was found not guilty by a Boone jury today in District Court on a charge of selling liquor to a minor. The February term's jurors heard the case. the next docket item is Frank V. Wulfkuhle versus the Kansas Turnpike Authority, scheduled for Wednesday.
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Taylor
John Edward Taylor
Locust St
Frank V. Wulfkuhle
The
Kansas Turnpike Authority
School Consolidation Vote Set For Rural Districts
A consolidation vote will occur Thursday at 8 PM in six rural districts Brack Barker Kanwaka Sigel and five elementary schools. Patrons of each district will vote on merging the rural schools as listed.
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Oting
Brack
Barker
Kanwaka
Sigel
Mice Are Nice pamphlet shared in stray note
Gard Lee Eggleston of Hillsdale sends Dr Schwine a copy of his pamphlet Mice Are Nice. The author argues mice are intelligent and harmless, detailing how a house mouse can glean crumbs, enter pockets and scare a person.
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Gard Lee Eggleston
Hillsdale
Ich
Schwine
Ice
Beaver Dams Culvert as Koenig’s Barriers Fail
In Quincy California a beaver repeatedly dammed a culvert despite Koenig’s efforts. For twenty days the beaver used creosote hips arrowhead barriers and codal stakes while the helmet highway main threater superintendent supervised.
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Quincy
Calif
Koons
Koenig
Liberal Keeps Pancake Title In Race Today
Liberal housewife Nina Jordan won the International Pancake race in Olney, England, with a time of 1 minute 14.6 seconds, besting Cicely Sparrow's 1 minute 192 seconds. The foggy course area used salt and lime to dry the track as crowds watched the seven year rivalry. J. Legg, British consul, offered a ceremonial kiss of peace to celebrate the victory.
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Kasip Liberal
Nina Jordan
Ard
Cicely Sparrow
Olney
England
Liberal
Kansas Town
Jordan
Q Secretary
J. Legg
Wiuagas City
Deaths and Funerals in Lawrence and Nearby Areas
Obituaries list Mrs. Eva M. Brown 83 of 632 Ky. St dying after a long illness. Survived by Frank Q. Brown and family including Vera Molter Arden Merritt Garold, plus nine grandchildren. Services at Rumsey Funeral Home with graveside at Mt. Hope. Additional notices report George Shirk 93 death in Burbank and Jennie Crane 75 in Wichita. Harold Roberts of Topeka, formerly Lawrence, killed in a gun accident. services set in Topeka.
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Eva M. Brown
Evga M. Brown
Ky. St
Birmingham
Iowa
Lawrence
Mankato
Woodward
Oklo
Methodist Church
Frank QO. Brown
Vera Molter
Topeka
Arden Brown
el Dorado
Merritt. Brown
Kansas City
Garold Brown
Pittsburgh
Josie Peters
Portland
Ore
R. B. Graves
Laverne
Okla
Ernest Coover
Milton Mc Caslin
Fargo
Henry Mc Caslin
Winfield
Chester McCaslin
Rumsey
Rev
G. H. Woestemeyer
Mt. Hope Cemetery
George Shirk
Fred Shirk
Walnut St
Burbank
Calif
Jennie R.crane
Jennie A. Crane
Wichita
Juan
Olathe
Douglas County
Allen James
la. St
Calvin Platt
Ohio St
Harold Lewis Roberts
Shieh Baptist Church
Roberts
Harold R. Lewis
Pa. St
Maurice
Glenda Marie Lewis
Duane Lewis
Lorna Lewis
Michael Lewis
Memorial Hospital Births and Residency Listings
A memorial hospital notices a long list of patients and residents including Rita Cummings at 325 Lincoln Street Walter Schwartz in Baldwin and others. It notes newborns for Shirley Mooney and Billie Scanlan both with baby boys and two families reporting daughters today.
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Rita Cummings
Lincoln St
Walter Schwartz
Baldwin
Frank Roberts
Ky, St
Dorothy Staith
Mich. St
Edith Harris
Learnard Ave
Lurian Ives
Sunnyside
Monica Schreiber
Ghio St
Mary Buffalohorn
Haskell
Maude Woodward
Richland
Radio Interference From TV Signals Shocks Lawrence
Lawrence officers reported two way radios at the police station and sheriff’s office picked up music news and commercials from Channel 4 TV. The chief cause remains unclear with residents near the water tower receiving a harmonic police broadcast on Channel 5. some images were blurred. In other news, the Hopi chief Yellow Lark prayer was used in 37 Lawrence churches for World Day of Prayer.
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Loralas
Sherif
Kansas
Riy
Ares
Hillcrest
Lawrence
Yellow Lark
Arizona
Ash Wednesday Lenten Series Planned by Lawrence Churches
Lawrence churches announce Lent programs starting Ash Wednesday. Immanuel Lutheran will host six weeks of Wednesday services at 7 30 with Rev Norman Brandt delivering The Interceding Christ as Ash Wednesday meditation. Plymouth Congregational offers classes at 7 15 p m led by Rev William Bryant on Christian Church History and Advent lectures, plus Sunday afternoon and evening sessions on faith and marriage led by Dr Charles Helsley and Rev Dale Turner. Trinity Lutheran holds an Ash Wednesday service at 7 45 with communion and a To Keep a True Lent meditation by Rev Harold E Hamilton, plus a noon service for those unable to attend evening communion.
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Lawrence
Immanual Lutheran Church
Norman Brandt
Plymouth Congregational Church
William Bryant
Charles Helsley
Dale Turner
Trinity Lutheran
Harold E. Hamilton
Seven cited in police court this morning
Seven people were called before police court including Frederick Holler of 746 North J Street for driving on the wrong side of the street with a $10 fine. Ronald L Bereiter of 316 North 8th Street cited for failure to yield right of way with $10 fine and $5 suspended for one traffic school session. James F McClelland of Route 3 Baldwin cited for failure to yield right of way with $10 fine and $5 suspended for one traffic school session. John C Dohm of 1038 Pa Street cited for careless driving with $15 fine and $10 suspended for two traffic school sessions. Bob T Grogger of 712 Kentucky Street cited for transporting an open bottle and speeding with $55 in fines and $15 suspensions. James Cotton of Route 2 cited for following too closely and improper brakes with $20 fine and $10 suspended for two traffic school sessions. Betty Seltsam of 1345 West Campus Road cited for defective brakes with $10 fine suspended to have brakes fixed.
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Frederick Holler
N. J. St
Ronald L. Bereiter
N. 8Th St
James F. McClelland
Baldwin
John C. Dohm
Pa. St
Bob T. Grogger
Ky. St
James Cotton
Route 2
Betty Seltsam
W. Campus Rd
Bad Check Sentence For Donald Collins In County Court
Donald Collins aged 26 of 1243 N J St was sentenced to six months in jail by County Court for passing a bad check. He was arrested late in 1955 and expected to appear in District Court in the November term. His case was continued to February and charges reduced from passing and uttering to pass.
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Donald Collins
N. J. St
Collins
Corporations Formed To Buy Cleveland Tribe
A group led by William R. Daley of Otis and Company formed a corporation to acquire the Cleveland Indians. The plan calls for about 3.96 million dollars, or 1550 per share, with Cleveland Baseball Co. president Myron H. Wilson Jr. stating directors will urge stockholders to approve.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Indians
William R. Daley
Otis and Company
Myron H. Wilson Jr
Cleveland Baseball Co
Daley Group
Wilson
Adlai Escapes Injury In Snow Tractor Plunge At Timberline
Adlai Stevenson escaped injury when a snow tractor plunged 35 feet over a snow cornice at Timberline Lodge Oregon. Five others aboard were unhurt. He has weathered prior dangers including a helicopter stackup and an auto crash, and a near miss when lightning struck a plane carrying him. He planned a Seattle speech on foreign policy after brief holiday at Mt. Hood.
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Timberline Lodge
Ore
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
Seattle
Mt. Hood Lodge
Southern Tour Opens KU Golf Schedule With Tulane Meet
Kansas University golf coach Mike Chalfant announced the 1956 schedule opening with a southern swing. The Jayhawks will face Tulane on April 3, Houston on April 5, and Kansas State on April 6 during Easter vacation to avoid class conflicts. Returning lettermen include Bob Richards, Mark Nardy, Bill Sayler, Noel Rooney, and Ed McGee.
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Kansas University
Tulane
Houston
K.M.U
Mike Chalfant
Chalfant
Donn Everett
Everett
K. U. Law
Kie
South
Bob Richards
Lawrence
Mark Nardyz
Kansas City
Bill Sayler
Noel Rooney
Dodge City
Ed McGee
Safe and Courteous Driver Award Recognized
Frank Bidlinger of Route 4 received the week’s Safe and Courteous Driver award from the Business and Professional Women’s Club. He was recommended by the Police Department after a patrol observation on Massachusetts Street and later on Twenty-Third Street.
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Frank Bidlinger
Route 4
Business and Professional Women's Club
Bielinger
Massachusetts Street
Twenty-Third Street
Valentine Verse Then and Now Sparks Cupid Charm
A nostalgic look at Valentine cards shows how verses evolved from modest lines to direct humor. It notes the mix of sentiment and wit, with children, young lovers, and humor loving buyers shaping the annual tradition. The piece observes snappy replies persistently echoing enduring romance and the holiday's lasting charm.
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Valentine
Fey
Val
Fay
Mental Health Group In City to Name Directors
The Douglas County Mental Health Association formed an organizing committee to establish a board of 24 directors. Members present were Dr. R. L. Hermes H. D. Remple Charles Topping Rev. Robert Swift Prof. Luella M. Foster and J F Schubert with Dr Benjamin G Lewis absent. A general meeting is set for March 5 with no location yet chosen. The group aims to educate the public on mental health and support existing services like Bert Nash Clinic with backing from local physicians and psychiatrists.
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Lawrence Lions Club
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Lawrence Country Club
Ted Kennedy
Barney Lambert
Stowits Drug Store
Lions
4Ti Club
Douglas County Mental Health Association
R. L. Hermes
H. D. Remple
Charles Topping
Robert Swift
Luella M. Foster
J. F. Schubert
Benjamin G. Lewis
Schubert
Bert Nash
Flood Death Toll Rises to Twenty Near Pelotas
A cloudburst near Pelotas in southern Brazil caused dikes on the Pelotas River to fail, killing twenty people. The Hooded area lies about ten miles from the Uruguay border, as floods continue to threaten the region.
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Porto Alegre
Brazil
Pelotas
Market Notes and Livestock Prices Across Markets
Hedging and slow trading marked market action with uneven moves in stocks. Cattle, hogs, and sheep quotes from Kansas City reflect steady to mixed results with live prices for steers, heifers, and feeders showing varied gains and losses amid light volume.
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A. C. Livestock
Kansas City
USDA
No Remorse Shown By St Louis Woman
June Jay Milton a 28 year old divorcee and mother of a five year old has been charged with first degree murder in the shooting of Walter A Siebert a 59 year old Webster Groves county highway chief and Republican party member. Police quote her saying he had it coming and I’m now sorry and that she shot him after an argument over dating other men before returning to burn the home to destroy evidence.
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ST. Louis
Walter A. Siebert
June Jay Milton
Milton
Siebert
Hay
County Republican Committee
Webster Groves
Chamber Manager Bouck Quits Emporia Chamber of Commerce
Larry W Bouck secretary manager of the Emporia Chamber of Commerce resigns after twelve years, effective April 1.
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Emporia Uph
Larry W. Bouck
Emporia Chamber of Commerce
Card of Thanks for Odell Grems and A. P. Davis
The family expresses gratitude for thoughtful kindness cards and flowers after the loss of Mrs. Odell Grems and Mrs. A. P. Davis. In memory of their dear daughter who died four years ago on February 14, 1952, the Curtiss family notes enduring sorrow and love from Marvin Curtiss, Barbara, and Duane.
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Odell Grems
A. P. Davis
Marvin Curtiss
Barbara
Duane
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