City Moves Annexations and Sewer Plan Amid 1966 Growth
City commissioners discussed annexing four land tracts totaling about 62 acres south of 23rd Street and adjacent to rail property and East View subdivision. An ordinance to raise sewer service from $1.25 to $1.75 was placed on first reading to fund $3,424,000 in 20 year sewerage upgrades, with no water rate increase.
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23Rd Street
Iowa Street
East View
Haskell Avenue
Pioneer Ridge
Indian Hills
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Massachusetts Street
6Th Street
Kasold Drive
Varsity Theater Opens March 23 With My Fair Lady
The renovated Varsity Theater at 1015 Mass St. debuts March 23 with a public 8 p.m. showing of My Fair Lady in cooperation with the Lawrence Jaycees. Proceeds support the Jaycees Achievement House. Showings run 2 and 8 p.m. for two weeks. the project is a $100,000 plus renovation.
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Mass, St
My Fair Lady
Bill Dockery
Lawrence Jaycees
Jaycees
Achievement House
Jaycee
Varsity
Commonwealth
Eldon Harwood
Persistent Spirit Drives Educator Miss Nottingham’s Career
Miss Nottingham, 63, born near Lawrence, survived spinal meningitis and years in a Kansas City hospital. She learned to rise after every fall and, despite early setbacks, never missed a day in school. She completed a KU bachelor’s degree in 1927 and pursued further studies at KU, Chicago University, and Kansas State Teachers College.
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Miss Nottingham
Lawrence
Kansas City
Pinckney School
Nottingham
Lawrence High School
Kansas University
Chicago University
Kansas State Teachers College
Teaching runs in Nottingham family before Eudora career
She notes a long line of educators in her family including her father, sister, brothers, aunts, uncles, and grandparents. Before moving to Eudora she taught fourteen years in Bonner Springs.
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Eudora
Nottingham
Bonner Springs
KU to Convert Old Post Office for State Conference Use
Lawton describes bidjob work to partition basement and mezzanine for Boys State and Girls State offices conference rooms and reception area in the Post Office lobby. The project will house extension staff and support future large assemblies at KU with limited summer staffing.
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Lawton
Lawrence
Douglas County
County Home
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Hangas Cry
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Navy
EKCO
Bulletin Board Buy
Wuich
Buick
Parker Buick, Inc
New Hampshire
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