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Newspaper

Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Jan 07, 1956

Page

2

Probers Gather New Data for Hearing In Red Move on Papers

Senator Fast announces new data for hearings on alleged Communist infiltration of the press and media. The Senate Internal Security subcommittee wraps a three day session featuring current or former Times employees. Eastland and Jenner say findings will show a pattern of infiltration while Times editor Dr Benjamin Fine testifies about past Communist party membership.

Washington Sen Fastland D-Miss Senate Internal Security New York Times Eastland The Times the Times Easthind Len Jenner R-Ind GOP Benjamin Fine

Epiphany Service Draws 75 At South Park Lawrence

About 75 persons attended the Epiphany service Friday evening in South Park. The annual event, sponsored by the Lawrence Recreation Commission, featured a tableau of the Nativity with Junior High pupils portraying Joseph, Mary, angels, wise men, and shepherds. Afterward, the Christmas trees were burned, candy distributed, and carols led by Rev. Robert Swift.

South Park Lawrence Recreation Commission Christ Child Jack ‘Galloway Joseph Delores Harris Mary Caroline Eacock Mary Margaret Maertens the Angels Chris Whitenight Jeri Crig T Keith Jochim Wise Men Robibie Remple Gene Jackson Mike Dixon Larry Heeb Shepherds Real Six Robert Swift Albert Bramble Albert Parker Harold Hamilton John Patton

SPOONFUL OF PEAS AS SEEN BY STOMACH WHIS DRODDLE HITS WITH PIANO TEACHER

A humorous fragment describes a student and his piano lessons with Miss Afield and Miss Liza Redid. The narrator laments limits on repertoire and mocks a modernist piece by Sergei Rochpopoikefisky titled Machine, while detailing awkward practice routines and various antics in the studio.

Ingers Taco

Reigners Holiday KU Opens Swim Action with NU

KU announces 1956 swimming schedule headed by coach Dutch Lonborg with Navy veteran Chuck Edwards leading. Returning lettermen include Don Burton Buddy Burke Pete Thompson George Kreye Gene Buchanan George Denny and John Buterin. Schedule features Nebraska at home January 14 and a Big Seven meet at Boulder March 10.

Kansas University Dutch Lonborg Chuck Edwards Letterman Purdue Jayhawkers Peoria Don Burton Kansas City Buddy Burke Pete Thompson Lenexa George Kreye Lawrence Gene Buchanan George Denny John Buterin Overland Park Kreye Denny Schelude Nebraska K.U Colorado Kansas State Oklahoma Grinnell Town Big Seven Boulder Golo

Memorial Hospital Deaths and Birth Notices Nonspecific List

The clipping lists names tied to Memorial Hospital and surrounding towns including Dennis Garst Kimberly Coffelt Lawrence Kramer Topeka Ber tie McConnell Lillian Andrews Hattie Fletcher Jacqueline Rabin Martha Huches Dorothy Hopkins McLouth Rudolph Wenzel Darrene Cheek Stephanie Alldridge Bonnie Redding and baby at Eudora Kay Mary Cameron Jim Fulks Dr R H Edmiston Donlas Barter Mol Pa with a daughter noted yesterday.

Dennis Garst Kimber Coffelt Tenn St. Lawrence Jacqueline Rabin Martha Huches Tonganoxte Dorothy Hopkins Mc Louth Rudolph Wenzel Tenn St Lawrence Kramer Topeka Darrene K. Cheek Stephanie Alldridge Bonnie Redding Eh Eudora Cheavinger Jin Wood Boy Kay Mary Cameron Ow Lane Jim Fulks Sunflower R.H Edmiston Americus

Oklahoma man bound for trial on second drunk driving charge

Robert Bruce Hill, 42, of Nowata Oklahoma, was bound over for district court by County Judge Leslie Coffman on a second offense drunk driving charge. He testified in court that a wrecked rat pinned him to the ground and a stranger nearby poured whisk down his throat to relieve the suffering.

Nowata Okla Ud Robert Bruce Hill Leslie J. Coffman Ahd

starts Monday dan The Journal-World captures Tubbs family life

Easy's Pal and His Mrs presents Captain Easy not dragging Wash Tubbs into danger. Wash is home with his wife Carol and mischievous twins Thomas and Jefferson. The Journal-World notes this colorful daily comic strip begins Monday.

Captain Easy Wash Tubbs Wash Carol Thomas and Jefferson Tubbs

Deaths and Funerals for Mrs Rose E Osborne and Elbert E Robinson

Mrs Rose E Osborne 95 a former DeSoto resident died Friday at her son’s home in Olathe. Survived by three daughters two sons and many grandchildren. Funeral 2:30 Sunday at DeSoto Methodist Church with burial in DeSoto Cemetery. Elbert E Robinson 62 of 127 E 19th St died Friday at Wadsworth Veterans Hospital after illness. Survived by wife daughter and multiple relatives. Funeral 2 p.m. Monday at Rumsey Funeral Home with burial in Memorial Park Cemetery.

Rose E. Osborne DeSoto Robert R. Osborne Olathe Alton Ill Methodist Church Harriett J. Hale Raymond Douglas Pasadena Calif James E. O'Brien New York City Clathe Walter D. Osborne Wiliam Crozier Garnett DeSoto Methodist Church DeSoto Cemetery Elbert E. Robinson E. 19Th St Wadsworth Veterans Hospital Milan Lawrence Emma Robinson Ellwin Robinson Paul Robinson

Navy moves dredge to free Bastione aground off Cape Henry

NAVY salvage officers moved a dredge into position to cut a channel for the destroyer escort Bastione after a third attempt to dislodge the 3,000-ton vessel failed. The ship, blown from her anchorage by high winds, lies aground in about 10 feet of water off Cape Henry near Norfolk.

Norfolk Bastione Cape Henry

Red Cross to Discuss United Fund Drive at Monday Meeting

The Red Cross chapter board will hold a monthly session Monday from 4 to 5 p.m. in the Community Building second floor classroom. Chairman Larry J. Heeb urged all board members to attend to secure a representative board opinion.

Red Cross United Fund Larry J. Heeb

Navy Pioneers Third Antarctic Flight Over Untouched Realms

Navy pilots of Operation Deep Freeze completed a third exploratory flight over largely unknown Antarctic plateaus. The mission, using a Neptune, exceeded 2,900 miles round trip from Ross Sea Coast to Knox Coast, marking one of the continent’s longest air journeys. A four engine Sky Master also circled the pole, the third such achievement in history, with Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd yet to fly a long leg on this expedition.

Mcmurdo Sound Antarctic Australia Ross Sea Knox Coast Pole Richard EB. Byrd

Lawrence license rules spark confusion and bridge work update

Lawrence officials urge timely renewals under the new license system as expirations align with drivers birth dates. Licenses may be renewed up to three months early, lapse hazards trigger tests, and January borns face earlier expirations. Traffic detours occur as the Eu­dora road bridge is torn down for a $100,000 replacement by Jensen Brothers Construction.

George Allen Douglas County Allen 7Th St Lawrence Post Office Lth Mass Eudora Wakarusa Bridge Joe Rice Jensen Brothers Construction Co Des Moines Rice

Two City Fire Calls Highlight City Dump Blaze

Two fire runs were logged by the department on Friday, first at 4:05 p.m. to the city dump for rubbish fire, then about 10 p.m. when flames re erupted at the same scene as firefighters returned.

Re Department

Window Breakin Mystery at Military Sciences Building

Friday afternoon a window in the Military Sciences building was broken leaving a small hole in one pane. Campus police initially suspected a stray bullet but a search found nothing that could have caused the hole.

Military Sciences Hnlding

Chiangs Planes May Get A Bomb

U S Air Force Secretary Donald A Quarles hinted that Chiang Kai shek s Chinese Nationalist Thunderjets might be armed with atomic weapons if war erupts in the Far East He noted training limits but said Nationalist planes could carry appropriate munitions in wartime and that American crews operate other planes nearby The secretary warned against overestimating Communist air power and stressed the Western world s strong posture around Formosa Strait while deeming a Red China attack on offshore islands unwise

Taipel U. S Formosa Far East Free World Formosas Strait Red China

K U Student Injured In Accident North of City

A 27 year old Kansas University student Eugene R. Tait of 840 Ala St was reported in good condition at Watkins Memorial Hospital after his car overturned on a curve about eight miles west of Lawrence on U S Highway 40. Damage estimated at 300 dollars occurred when trucks driven by Glenn Frankie Rothwell and Glenn Eastman collided a half mile north of Lawrence on U S 40 59 near the Kansas Turnpike crossing. Neither driver was injured.

Kansas University Watkins Memorial Hospital Highway Patrol Eugene R. Tait Ala. St Lawrence U.S. Highway 40 Glenn Frankie Rothwell NY. St Glenn Eastman Lake St U.S. 40

Clemency Granted to Eighteen Inmates in Kansas

Gov. Fred Hall awarded executive clemency to eighteen Kansas penitentiary inmates after hearings in November and December. The list includes Joseph Moore from Harvey County serving multiple offenses, and James Donald Neal of Pawnee with burglary and assault charges, among others from counties like Cloud, Montgomery, Saline, Reno, Leavenworth, and Ford. Sentences were shortened or altered to ranges such as 10-21 years, 2-10 years, or terms beginning at sentence date, with several commutations expiring existing terms.

Topeka Kansas Penitentiary Fred Hall Josph Moore Harvey James Donald Neal Pawnee Curt J. Parrot Cloud William E. Baldwin Doniphan Loren Brown Montgomery Tom Ford Leonard Foster Saline Cornelius Jackson Ford Theodore William Thetford Reno Arthur J. Wallace Leavenworth David Ware Sedgwick Alfred Kirby Jella

Kansas City Market News Egg and Livestock Highlights

Kansas City market notes show eggs at mixed prices with Grade A large 43 and B and A medium 38, current receipts 28, butterfat 0.55 0.58. Livestock section details cattle and hogs with steady to higher trends, vealers strong, stockers up, hogs mostly 25 higher, and lambs 25 lower versus last week.

Kansas City K. C USDAI Kansas

Lamb market quotes and wool pelts mixed

Bulk primes at 105 lb wooled lambs 17.00 to 19.00 per cwt. Slaughter lambs from 111 to 130 lb 17.00 to 17.50 on the close. Shorn lambs 95 to 100 lb No 1 and summer shorn pelts 18.75 to 19.00. 99 lb shorn lambs No 1 pelts 18.25. Ewe and wool slaughter call 3.00 to 4.50 per head.

Festivities Planned For Nixon Birthday

Washington reports Vice President Nixon will turn 43 on Monday and observe the day in political silence. The Congressional Chowder and Marching Club, formed by Nixon in the 81st Congress, will host a party at the National Press Club with about 25 Republicans, current lawmakers, a few senators, a governor, and White House aides. The group, from across the country, may ponder a potential presidential bid if Eisenhower does not run, but no political talk will occur at the event. Nixon is reportedly avoiding discussion of a possible second-term scenario or his own ticket ambitions.

Washington Nixon Congressional House National Press Club GOP Congress White House Eisenhower Senate

Jury Reports Monday for Reddington Driving Under Influence Case

The district court jury panel is to report at 9 a.m. Monday after a month-long recess during which several trials settled. The Monday case lists Thomas E. Reddington as defendant in a charge of driving under the influence of liquor.

Coe Blackjack Arland Lawrences Oklahoma Dethert Richardson Route 2 District Court Thomas E. Reddington Tl? R. I

Burglars Target North Lawrence Drive-In for About $100

Police report burglars took roughly $100 from Jim's Drive-In at 732 N Second St after 1 30 this morning. Entry was gained by breaking the back door, the cash register was removed, and a small box with withholding statements was opened. Cigars and beer were also taken. Owner Vernon Mosser found the burglary about 3 o'clock. nothing else was disturbed.

Jim N. 2Nd St Vernon Mosser

Fog Lifts Across Britain After Three Day Smog

A dense London fog easing by dawn reduces travel disruption as rail air and road traffic return to near normal. Officials report only scattered patches remain.

London Britain

Break-In At Schwartz Mobilgas Station

A break-in at Schwartz Mobilgas Station north of Tonganolle Friday night was likely a hitchhiker seeking shelter, says Leavenworth County deputy sheriff Don Brauer. A window was broken and entry gained but nothing appeared missing.

Schwartz Mobilgas Tonganolle Don Brauer Leavenworth County Brauer

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