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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1960
Page
1
OLATHE Kan The operator of a Mission decorating shop was charged with selling lewd obscene match books The complaint named Mrs Beulah Wadley Johnson County attorney John J Gardner said the books with drawings of a naked woman were sold to high school students
Mrs. Jane C Gravel 76 of Lecompton died Monday in Topeka. Rosary 7 30 p m today Rumsey Funeral Home. Funeral 10 a m Thursday at St Theresa Perry burial Mt Calvary Topeka. Mrs Garland Fitzpatrick 66 of 315 Johnson Dr burial Oak Hill after 1 p m Thursday funeral by Rebekah Lodge. She died Sunday. James S McGahey 78 of 1111 Wt St died Tuesday at Lawrence Memorial Hospital funeral 3 30 p m Friday Wall-Diffenderfer Topeka burial Cameron Ill. Survivors include son James McGahey of 1111 Vt St sister Mrs Ermine Sidbottom Meadville Mo and two nieces. Daniel A Reed 77 of 91214 Mass St died Tuesday afternoon retired local barber resident here since 1915 native of Quenemo Christian Church and Eagles Lodge funeral 2 p m Friday Cooper Warren Chapel burial Oak Hill Cemetery survivors wife Gail Reed sister Mrs Charles Long of Chicago brother George Reed of Ottawa two children preceded in death.
Mitchell reports the 500 gallon Wakarusa truck costs 9350 and fits township needs though hose shortages persist. Residents fault Lawrence Fire Dept for slow response but officials defend timing citing regulations and lack of notice. Nursery program plans tree plantings with District Scout troops to fund public property trees. Blair Adams and nurseries back the project as scouts commit to training and standards pricing for special trees.
The Journal World announces a pre planting series detailing seven tree types with pros and cons, growth data, and care tips. Drawings will illustrate the trees as discussions extend to other varieties. Planting can occur during the Oct 15 to May dormancy period.
Memorial Hospital lists residents including Mrs Ellen Spitzli of Eudora and Mrs Audrey Davies with addresses 1645 W 19th and 842 S detailing several names. A son was born Tuesday at Linwood. The notes include many names and locations such as Ivin Goure Haskell Institute and Pfe Clinton E McCourtney at Fort Sill Oklahoma.
Reports of rising anti-Semitism describe swastikas and anti Jewish slogans appearing in Communist East Germany Mexico and Canada's West Coast marking new incidents in multiple regions.
Lawrence officials allow Norris Bros to test a three inch copper drainage pipe in a large West 23rd Street apartment project. A second unit will mix four inch cast iron with copper. A committee will study results before any code change.
Washington AP reports House Speaker Sam Rayburn at 78 remains vigorous and sharp, displaying his familiar peppery energy as he marks the occasion in the Capitol.
Estelle May Stowers 78 a former member of the Kansas State Board of Review died today at St Luke's Hospital after a 10 day stay.
The Lawrence Traffic Commission moved to clear a right of way used by hospital staff and visitors at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. It plans talks with hospital and Medical Arts Center officials to channel parkers into a new parking lot. The panel also denied curbside restrictions on Barker Avenue and a stop sign at 4th and Perry due to unimproved streets.
FBI disaster squad arrived as investigators searched the Brunswick County coast after a New York to Miami airliner vanished over the Atlantic. Marines from New River aided the wreck search while officials described blown windows and bent frame metal. Names of the crew, Captain Dale Southard, Copilot R L Hentzel, and Flight Engineer R R Halleckson, were released as recovery and identification continued. The flight left New York at 11 52 p m and was due in Miami at 4 36 a m with fuel to spare until 7 06 a m.
A faculty piano recital by Angelica Morales von Sauer, professor of piano, scheduled for tonight at Swarthout Recital Hall has been postponed. The new date is April 20 and the event remains open to the public.
The West Side Presbyterian Church will hold an annual congregational meeting at 7 30 p m to discuss future plans including a proposed church building and a fundraising campaign led by Rev. Franklin B Lane arriving next week The campaign is set for Sunday afternoon January 17 from 2 to 6 o clock A week of campaigner training begins with a mass meeting of the congregation at 6 30 p m on January 12.
The article notes Rep. Clarence Cannon criticizes the rising budget and debt interest while calling for reductions. It reports Senate and House sessions with new lawmakers, party majorities, and four vacancies. Eisenhower to deliver the State of the Union with a peace and prosperity theme.
The University of New Brunswick in Fredericton, founded in 1785, is Canada’s oldest university.
William D. Wolfe, Lawrence schools superintendent, denied plans to abandon or raze McAllaster as a school. He said no provisions for McAllaster exist in the bond proposal, which aims to cut from 900000 to 700000 and focus on additions and new buildings across the district. The bond plan targets East Heights overcrowding, Cordley, Woodlawn, Lincoln rehabilitations, a maintenance building, and future school sites. The note adds Java’s dense population context.
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