Danforth Chapel remembered as KU benefactor noted
The obituary recalls William H. Danforth and honors KU donor Elizabeth M. Watkins whose gifts supported the Danforth Chapel and university projects. It highlights the chapel’s role on campus, the total cost, and Watkins’s extensive philanthropy to Lawrence and the University of Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Danforth
St. Louis
K. U
Danforth
Jade
Paul Dawson
Diferente
Waters
Elizabeth M Watking
Lawrence
K.U
California Floods A Major Issue in New Congress
Washington correspondent notes California flood control will drive federalstate debate in 1956. Hoover commission reforms and river cost sharing loom large as McKay and California lawmakers push for federal aid. Flood causes and key projects including Oroville and Shasta cited.
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Congress
Eisenhower
Herbert Hoover
Commission
California
Central Valley
Interior
Douglas McKay
Feather
Yuba
Maryscle
Yuba Guy
Oroville
Feather River
Jast
Clare Engle
D-Calif
U.S
Radio and TV Programs Listings Previews
Radio and TV listings show a dense schedule across stations WDAF KMBC WREN KFKU and others for Friday and Saturday January 6 7. Programs include News and Sports KMBC Show Time King of Hearts Grand Ole Opry and The Monologue Hour with multiple time slots and network segments. The listings mention boxing music orchestral and variety shows with local and national programming across Kansas City region stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WDAF
KMBC
Wren Kfku
WREN
KMHJ
Wren—Teller
Morgan Beatty
KFK
Newn
MBC
KMAU
Sound Mirror
Clinte
KMH
Guy Lambarito
KMEC
Dileton
Tou
KMUC
Paani Fine
Monitoe
KMDC
Washington
Grand Ole
Television Guide Listings for KC and Nearby Stations
A dense summary of TV schedule items for WDAF KCMO and AMBC in January, listing programs from news to talk shows, dramas, games, and cartoons across morning through late night slots. Multiple stations, times, and featured series including news, sports, movies, and variety programs are noted.
Postwar shift gives freedom to the minister's wife
The article notes a social shift as ministers' wives move from fixed roles to individual self expression. It cites three obsolete models the Solemn Saint, the Wifely Assistant, and the Protecting Mother, and argues modern wives laugh and live more normal lives while facing evolving gender dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham Lincoln
Simeon Stylites
Sears
Eisenhower State of the Union Reflects Calm Temper
James Marlow notes Eisenhower's fourth State of the Union shows a calm restrained tone amid global tensions. The message lacks the theatrical shifts of 1953 yet underscores cautious leadership, with Democrats and Republicans sharing a centrist approach in an election year.
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James Marlow
Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Saauts Marlow
Korea
State Dulles
Indochina
Fragmented Love Note Leaves Little Clear Notion
A damaged line reads I have lnved you gna ya Wlsy love once anothe dohn. The fragment shows unclear handwriting and a timestamp 13 34, with no identifiable names or context.
World’s only full time lady whisky tester reveals secret
Miss Marjorie Plamp, a 28 year old chemist and Brown Forman distillery taster in Louisville, swishes 25 two ounce samples daily without drinking. She tastes 20 to 30 whiskies daily for proof, flavor, aroma and color, never sipping on the job.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
June Plano
Hoyowie
Sinzet
Ask
Kentucky
Miss Plamp
Ott
Marjorie
Chance
Louisville
Brown-Forman
Letters on education and bean bags spark debate
A reader criticizes a Journal-World editorial calling for abolishing traditional academics. The letter mocks reading, suggests life adjustment courses, and even proposes closing all educational institutions for 30 years to focus on hobbies and social experimentation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal-World
United States
Quivering Lines From A Fragmented Page
Fragmented text mentions baby chicks growing to lay eggs and changing sounds. It notes riders sticking together despite unfamiliarity and claims women are better drivers per statistics. A joke about wives making men laugh through crying is included. A sausage maker in the south quit after 25 years due to the grind.
Quiz Questions On Science And History Facts
The text presents a quiz with questions about Palomar's 200 inch telescope its light gathering power and distance viewing capabilities, a query about Oliver Wendell Holmes nickname Autocrat of the Breakfast Table, a border town Juarez question, and a nutrition query listing four main food types proteins carbohydrates fats and minerals.
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Mount Palomar
Calif
Autocrat
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Engagements and visits highlight local notices
Old Home Town reports Betty Jo Canning to Robert S Charlton and Helen Louise Overbaugh to Herbert C Nunemaker. Open houses, travels to California, births, visits to relatives, and a chief rabban election are noted along with a scare for New Year prank calls and community club meetings amid a scarlet fever closure at a school.
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Joe Canning
Plevna
Betty Jo
Robert S. Charlton
Janet
Edith Malott
Edith
Katharine Branson
Ross
Calif
C. J. Overbaugh
Helen Louise
Herbert C. Nunemaker
Richard Johnson
Frederic @arman
Kenneth Beasley
Galen Post
Burton Casey
Robert Wilson
Bobby
Mary Katherine Markley
William Markley
David Nieder
Conrad Curtis
J. B. Henry
H. A. Jetmore
George O. Foster
California
Herbert L. Jones
Alan David
C. T. Roysten
Kansas City
F. L. Callicotte
George Reed
JoAnn
Los Angeles
Ellen Rowley
N. J. St
W. J. Francisco
Fisher
Lena Wise
New York
Ventura Club
Nelle Hudson
Pleasant Grove Literary Society
Will Garvill
Baldwin
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Huckskit
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hi-Three Star News
Weastern Marshal
Boorty
Doug Edwards
Addie Blaher
Thunderbird Theatre
Rin Tin Tin
News Caravan
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Newa
Owl News
Hic Hocrey
Pinky Lee
Pury
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Paul Winchel
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the Christophers
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