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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1957
Page
5
A fragmentary social page notes Christmas dinner guests across Lawrence and nearby towns including Mr and Mrs Phillip, Mr and Mrs Brecheisen, and Mr Walter. Several families host relatives and friends, with references to church events, dinners, and holiday visits. The text lists many names, addresses, and local connections, reflecting a busy community roster.
In Fort Scott police arrested a 36 year old transient who claimed the name Bob Stepen after a waitress reported being dragged into an alley near a railroad yard and assaulted. Miss Mary Winship reported losing 1.65. Stepen, uncharged, was treated at home for shock and injuries as a manhunt continued with sheriff and state patrol help.
The tenth annual Sanitary Engineering Conference opens Tuesday at the University of Kansas with about 85 water and sanitary engineers, chemists, and city officials slated to hear Dr Buell W Beadle of Southwest Research Institute discuss surface films to curb evaporation from large water bodies. Dr Frank C Foley of KU Geological Survey will cover raising groundwater tables during floods. The program is led by N T Veatch of Black Weat and Metlzer of the Kansas State Board of Health with Wilson of Wilson and Co. scheduled for afternoon sessions.
Kansas University history chair George Anderson was installed as president of the Lawrence Kiwanis Club for 1957 at noon ceremonies. Gallup and E. B. Phillips were named vice presidents with Albert Fearing as secretary and Harold Keltz as treasurer. A slate of new directors and 15 members earned perfect attendance pins.
Labor columnist Victor Riesel who was blinded in New York last year arrives in London for several days. He plans to consult a London eye specialist who hopes to help but cannot restore his sight and he will meet British trade union leaders.
The Kansas Suzune reports a strange event as a classmate discovery leads to a man found without an office. Chief Justice is referenced along with a list of occupants and a sister not planned for the day. The text is garbled and references meetings, a chief, and various names.
In Texas post office workers stay busy as parcels move and shipments break. Reports mention multiple employees and a supervisor, with odd details about frogs and a medical lab in the narrative, suggesting a chaotic scene at a local facility.
VINLAND guests from Creston and Lawrence attended a Pure Milk Producers Association dinner at the Community Building in Lawrence. Local residents visited relatives, shared meals, and noted illness and festive holiday travel during Christmas week.
A cold front pushes arctic air southeast through the northern and central plains, reaching most of the mid continent. Expect near zero temps in North Dakota, light snow in the Northern Plains and Upper Great Lakes, while southerly winds bring warm breezes to the midwest and Atlantic coasts. Readings climb to 40s and 50s from the Gulf coast to the Atlantic as the chill shifts.
Families across Missouri and Kansas shared Christmas dinners and gatherings. Mr and Mrs Leo Barthel hosted relatives at Olehe while Mrs Anna Milburn and sisters joined in Lawrence. Various Kinsons, Milburns, Deays, Kanings, Lefmanns, Westerhouses and others visited or hosted meals in Belton Linewear Centralia Napoleon Higginsville Edgerton Pittsburg Merriam Baldwin and Lawrence during the holiday season.
Toel sister Mrs Emma Knane and Miss John Mihi feenly at Milford. Miss Tuillalee Knabe visited from Friday to Monday with Miss Fda Ann Thormburg at Pree har Myo and Mrs Hemer Clarkswent Hee. (erkend) with Mr and Mrs Mihent Meeder at Garnett.
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