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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1957
Page
3
A lengthy design description outlines a Peterson Ebbert plan for a spacious family home in DeSoto featuring a brick veneer exterior, sliding closet doors, an expansive living room with a floor to ceiling stone chimney, a wide garden-view window wall, and optional basementless construction. The article also lists associated local notices, community events, and family announcements from Sunflower and nearby towns.
Send this coupon with 33 cents to receive a study plan detailing each floor and four house elevations plus a guide on getting a horse built. It suggests estimates on construction costs in Wisconsin area and helps compare budget against bids for blueprints from an architect.
Secretary of Agriculture Benson rejects Colorado Governor Johnsons plan to place a no plow clause on Dust Bowl lands sold under land utilization programs. He favors county land use zoning over permanent deed restrictions and says federal law prevents individual land sales with such clauses. Benson notes continual study of the Dust Bowl issue and communicates his views via telegram to the governor.
Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev returns to public life in Moscow events. He and other Tunisian readers were hosted to a visiting East German defogation at a Bolshoi Opera performance last night.
The article notes doctors want a 10 percent fee increase under a socialized medicine framework. Officials discuss funding gaps and the potential for the request to fail due to current fiscal constraints.
A civil suit involving an unnamed plaintiff and defendant in Charleston West Virginia was settled out of court yesterday for 65 000 dollars. The agreement was approved by a state official and Rubber Co. was named in the case. Parties named include Mr and Mrs J Bostick of Charleston.
Maj. Richard L. Creed of Riverside California piloted a burning Bed Innicht into Springfield Municipal Airport after two Air Force officers parachuted from the craft. Capt. Gordon Neale and Capt. Coules of Wright-Patterson AFB bailed out safely 12 miles west of Springfield as the plane, en route from Wright-Patterson to Will Rogers Air Force Base in Oklahoma City, went down.
Two Kansas groups will march in Eisenhower's inaugural parade with plans for a central theme float. The inaugural committee, led by Harry Darby of Kansas City, works on arrangements and awaits word on Governor Docking’s possible participation. The Ibby boy band from Abilene and the Cherokee Community High School band from Columbus are set for the January 21 parade.
Funeral services were conducted Monday at Frye Funeral Home Olathe for 71 year old Clara Strickland Plummer. She is survived by husband Tracey Plummer son Albert two sisters Bertha Large Florence Dunn and brothers Frank Strickland Estes Strickland of Salina Colo burial followed at Olathe cemetery. Rolle W Murphy 66 longtime Corliss resident and World War I veteran died Thursday at home. Surviving include his wife.
The Cooper-Warren Mortuary at 1020 N.H. St. sits on the site of Lawrence’s first two story house built by Col. S. N. Wood. A 1954 memorial marker by the Daughters of American Colonists honors the location. The property later housed Mr and Mrs C J Eriksen and then C W Schubert before Cooper-Warren expanded and remodeled it for the opening last week.
Architects estimate a 1915 square foot house with a 531 square foot garage in the Detroit area could cost about 28000 dollars. To estimate local costs take the study plan to a builder of similar size and use the summarized material list. If built over a basement the volume is about 37821 cubic feet.
Velma Hiddleston Murphy and Murphy relatives are named with extensive family ties. Funeral services were held at DeSoto Methodist Church and burial at De Murphy Cemetery. Marietta Georgia visitors arrived to the Murphy family home for the weekend.
Chancellor Konrad Adenauer turned 81 and received gifts and tributes from around the world. At the White Chancellery on the Rhine hundreds of people including diplomats cabinet ministers generals and longtime friends called to offer best wishes.
Salina Howard 70 of Lawrence died at home after a long illness. Born January 25, 1886 in Tonganoxie she married Walter D. Howard in 1913 and farmed in Kanwaka Pleasant Valley. Survived by husband three daughters two sisters one brother three sons and 11 grandchildren. Funeral services held at Rumsey Funeral Home with burial at Oak Hill Cemetery.
The International Shoe Co. shipped more than 1200 pairs of men's blue suede shoes to Camp Kilmer New Jersey for Hungarian refugees. The aid underscores postwar relief efforts and corporate support for displaced Europeans.
Senators Hennings and Symington along with Missouri Democrat party members voted against tabling a motion to revise filibuster rules. Those supporting tabling were Carlson Schoeppel Kerr and Monroney, with Oklahoma Democrat Monroney. The measure failed 55 to 38.
In Chambersburg Pennsylvania volunteer firemen were summoned to respond to a local blaze. The dispatch led them to the scene quickly as residents awaited updates on the fire and any damage.
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