New Owner Clark Replaces Ransdell at Local Car Agency
McLouth banker Clark, joining from Kansas City, Mo., becomes owner of the former Ransdell Motor Service now Jin Clark Motor Co. He announces plans to keep the Dodge-Plymouth agency sales and service with existing staff. The event honors Steeper, village banker, celebrated for generosity with 2000 attendees and remarks from local and Lawrence visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K.C
McLouth
Ransdell Motor Service
Mass. St
Jin ~Clark Motor Co
Clark
Kansas City
Lotvia Feld Motor 1
The
Journal-World
Topeks
Ry Lawrence
Godge-Trymnath
Chirk
A. G. tShore Ransdell
Sth
Stser
Shim Ransdell Motor Co
Kroger Grocery Co
Onex
Ransdell
Rody Skinner
Dodge-Plymouth
Eber
LHS Debaters Win At Olathe North Kansas City Tourneys
Lawrence High School debaters scored wins and high placings across three area tournaments. Judy Garton and Bob Driscoll won at Olathe while Doris Evans and Harry Craig placed second. Carol Fuorman and Harold Fearing were third at North Kansas City. An LHS team led by John Wolfe Ed Collister Bob Shahan Allan Robb finished fifth at Emporia High School after 45 teams from 28 schools competed. Ed Collister posted top marks with four firsts, a second and a third. Meanwhile court cases: Thomas E Reddington found guilty of driving under the influence. sentencing deferred. James S Mayall of Topeka received a 10 day suspended sentence for drunkenness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence High School
Victor Capper
Judy Garton
Bob Driscoll
Kansas
Doris Evans
Harry Craig
Carol Fuorman
Harold Fearing
North Kansas City
St. Louls
Springfield
Omaha
Neb
Kansas City
Lawrence
Neosho i
Missouri
Doris F Evans
LHS
John Wolfe
Ed Collister
Bob Shahan
Allan Robb
Empooria High School
Shawnee Mission Sinning
Hutchinson
Russell
Pittsburg
Cap in Droodle Space Bum Captures Queen Zingo
Droodle adventures describe Captain Droodle leading his Rocket to Mars and planning space nap of Green Men. Queen Zingo intercepts with a Positronic Beta Ray, fractures her skull, and Droodle escapes using his charm in a sensational pulp style fragment.
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Droodle
Mars
New York
St. Patrick’s Day
Jem
Zingo
Ned
Stock and Oxy
Captain PD
Queen Zingo
Consolidation Subject For Local School Meet
Five Douglas County rural school districts plan a consolidation discussion at 8 p.m. Tuesday in Lawrence at the New Schoolhouse on 23rd and Iowa Streets. Board members from Bark er, Brackett, Wanwaka, Sigel and another district will attend with G. Wo Reida of the Kansas Department of Public Instruction leading the session to answer questions.
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Doulas County
Kansas Department of Public Instruction
Eisenhower Questions Second Term Bid After Health Crisis
President Eisenhower hedges on a second term amid a Sept heart attack. He says his mind is not fixed and may change, while Hagerty notes no press conference this week but a likely return to reporters next week. Washington reporters sense tentative opposition to running, with mixed signals from allies and opponents.
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Hagerty
Eisenhower
Washington
Key West
Rotary Loyalist Keeps Perfect Attendance Record
The article profiles Mrs. Klooz of Lawrence and her husband or associate as the central figure in maintaining a long-running perfect attendance at Rotary meetings. It details travel to Holton and Mission for meetings and notes plans to reach 40 years of perfect attendance, with 32 years already achieved by August Loft.
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Holton
Lawrence
Rotary
Klooz
Rotary International
Koen
Kiooz
Klnoz
Kloozi
Midwest
Local Couple Charged in Grand Larceny Case
Lawrence couple John Slavens 22 and Delores June Slavens 20 were bound over to District Court on grand larceny and breaking and entering charges. They allegedly broke into the Tom OQ Akin Cities Service Station at 23rd and Jowa Streets on December 29. Bond was set at 2500 for Slavens and 1500 for his wife, with no home address on file beyond a temporary stay with friends.
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Lawrence
John Slavens
Delores June Slavens
Akin Cities
Jand Jowa Sts
Tidlay Neigher
Slavens
U.N. Conference Draws 300 Attendees at KU Campus
About 300 persons attend the eight annual United Nations Conference opening at Kansas University with 180 officially enrolled and 120 extra students. Vernon Duckworth-Barker of the UN Department of Public Information delivers the opening talk on The United Nations the First Ten Years. He also headlines a worldwide banquet titled San Francisco Ten Years After. The program includes discussions on the peaceful uses of atomic energy with contributions from Frank E. Hoecker Worth L. Seagon and Lewis F. P. Dellwig among others.
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United Nations
Kansas University
Vernon Duckworth-Barker
Press Publications Bureau
United Nations Department of Public Information
San Francisco
Duckworth-Barker
U.N
Frank E. Hoecker
Worth L. Seagon Dollars
FP. Dellwig
Methodists Hold Pancake Feed to Aid Rebuilding Churches
The first Methodist Church benefit pancake feed to aid Trinity Episcopal and Plymouth Congregational churches in Lawrence runs 7 am to 7 pm on Thursday Jan 19 at the Community Building Lith and Vt Streets. Proceeds support rebuilding after fires with over 100000 loss. tickets 50 cents for children under 12 and $1 for adults.
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First Methodist Church
Trinity Episcopal
Plymouth Congregational
Lawrence
Lith and
Vt.Sts
Methodist High Ischool Group
Lunder
Kiwanig Club
Albert F. Bramble
James J. Nabors
Service Station Break-In Reported at Backus Site
Backus service station at 7th and Vt. Sts was broken into in the early Sunday hours. Police noted a northeast window broken for entry but nothing appeared missing. Owner O. P. Bacius reported no thefts found during morning check.
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Backus
7Th
Vt. Sts
O. P. Bacius
Bond Posted For Man In County Court Assault Charge
Manuel Snavely aged 40 of Route 3 was released on 500 bond after arraignment in County Court on an assault and battery charge. The Sheriff's Office said the charge stemmed from a family altercation.
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Manuel Snavely
Route 3
Teesday
Sheriff's Office
Car theft report filed in Eudora
Earl Ness reported Sunday afternoon that his night gray 1847 model Mercury four door sedan was stolen. The vehicle bears Kansas 1955 Itvense Wyandotte 43,227 and motor number 1551728.
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Earl Ness
Eudora
Kansas
Itvense _Wyandotte
Farm relief debate spans party lines in Congress
At a breakfast with 25 Republican congressmen from Iowa and the Midwest, demands for immediate farm relief dominated discussion. Speaker Rayburn praised the administration for recognizing a real farm problem while Rep Hope criticized the plan for not promising 1956 income support or concrete wheat-producer solutions.
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Benson
Iowa
Middle West
Rayburn
Sam Rayburn
D-Tex
Rep. Hope
R-Kan
House Agriculture Committee
Fisenhower
Hope
Deaths and Funerals of W Miller and Others in Richland
W Miller 51 of Richland dies at home after living in Topeka and returning last August. Survived by wife Lora, son Bill, and brothers Carl and Clayton. Services Tuesday at McMichael Memorial Home Topeka. burial in Richland Cemetery. Petrea Newcomer 92 dies at daughter’s home Hasle Denmark to Centralia then Galena. Graveside Wednesday at Galena Cemetery. William Henry Wilks 71 dies at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. survived by wife Cora, daughter Zada, three sons, a sister, and 14 grandchildren. Graveside Tuesday Hubbel Hill. Dr Kate Daum 63 of Iowa City dies Dec 31. Graveside Wednesday Oak Hill Cemetery. she directed nutrition at Iowa University Hospital and taught at KU. survived by sisters, a brother, and a niece.
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W. W
Dick) Miller
Richland
Topeka
lGooch Milling Co
Lora Miller
Bill Miller
Marton
Ind
Carl Miller
Lawrence
Clayton Miller
McMichael
Richland Cemetery
Petrea Newcomer
J. W. Twente
Hasle
Bornholm
Denmark
America
Centralia
Galena
Charles E. Fiske
San Diego
Calif
Twente
Charles
William Henry Wilks
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Memphis
Tenn
Cora Wilks
Zada Wilks
Louble Wilks
Kansas City
Henry Wilks
Williamstown
Chester Wilks
Delia Wallace
San Francisco
Kate Daum
Iowa City
Iowa
Oak Hill Cemetery
Albert F. Bramble
Bessie Daum
Lawrence Free Public Library
Harold Uroy
Chicago
Tit
Merrill Daum
Portland
Flight of Dimes Nets 4275 for Polio Funds
The Lawrence event by the March of Dimes raised 4275 dollars via penny a pound flights. Delbert Erhart organized sightseeing rides from Lawrence Airport with 14 pilots aiding about 275 passengers, including two infants. Charlton flew 38 times while passengers endured cold waits. supporters provided coffee, doughnuts, cups, and napkins.
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Flight of Dimes
Polio Fund
Robert Chariton
March of Dimes
Delbert Erhart
Lawrence
Charlton
Simon Hurwitz
Carl Drake
Verner Smith
Markets At a Glance Stock and grain summary
Kansas City market notes show wheat mixed to higher, corn and oats steady to firmer, hogs and cattle steady to weak with top prices listed. Livestock futures and USDA data accompany, including cattle and hog price ranges and grain bids for No 2 hard and red wheat along with corn and soybeans. Wall Street closes lower with mixed gains and light volume after earlier strength in aircrafts.
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J. C. Cash Grain
Kansas City
Kansas City W
USDAS
Wall Street
New York
Fire destroys shed on N. J. Street after trash fire
A small shed at 1230 North J Street burned to the ground about 4 20 p.m. Sunday. Fire Chief John Miller said the shed was valueless and owner Charles Hill told the Fire Department the same.
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N. J. St
Charles Hill
John Miller
Birth notices and residents listed for hospital patient records
Memorial Hospital and University Medical Center in Kansas City report births and patient names across multiple streets and towns. Notable entries include Mr and Mrs Andrews Baldwin a son. Mr and Mrs Corel Route 5 a daughter. Mr and Mrs Smith Eudora a son. Mr and Mrs Platt 1836 Ohio St a daughter.
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Richard Earl Elliott
St. George
Oskaloosa
Robert L. Seamans
Barker Ave
Marion Williams
Ky. St. Mra
Mona Brown
15Th and
Prairie Sts
Michael Joe Murphy
N. H. St
Carel L. Kibbee
Lesempton
Darlene Houx
Terace
Charles Lutz
Conn, St
Della Schneck
Haskell Ave
Bonnie Smith
Baldwin
Bertie McConnel
Ohio St
Vivien Webster
R. I. St
Alta Buffer
DeSoto
Randall Rose
Richlaf
Thelma Worthington
Ozawakie
Billy E . Mashburn
Route 5
Kimber Ray Coffelt
Tenn
Emory P. Smith
Betty’ Smart
Lincoln
Bonnie Steele
Richland
Randle
Ronnie Ray
Prairie St
University Medical’ Center
Kansas City
Lois Reed
Route 1
Patricia Hogg
Cadet St
Claude P. Davenport
N.Y. St
Jim Andrews
Glenn Corel
Route5
James B. Smith
Eudora
Calvin Platt
City Women Voters Dinner Nears withOfficials
More than 100 people including Lawrence city officials are expected at the Civic Affairs Dinner of the Lawrence League of Women Voters, to be held at 6 30 p m Thursday at Hotel Eldridge. Guests include state revenue and taxation advisory committee members E W Johnson John G Stutz and Ethan P Allen and Legislative Council tax experts. The committee's report will be a main discussion topic.
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Lawrence
Lawrence League of Women Voters
Eldridge
League
Legislative Council
E. W. Johnson
Chanute
the Tribune
John G. Stutz
Topeka
Perry Warehouse Burglary Nets $25 Loot in Perry
Burglars entered the Mack Warehouse in Perry late last night or early this morning and took $25 from a cash register. An attempt to break into the safe failed. Sheriff Adair Edmonds said the break in was found about 4 a.m. today by Roy Smith, with entry gained through a broken glass door on the south side. The warehouse closed at 6 30 p.m. Sunday.
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Jones. Mack
Perry
Adair Edmonds
Jefferson County
Roy Smith
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W. M
W. Mole
Secy
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Andy Harrel
Taketh
Stoeper
Bank of McLouth
Los Extreme Modesty
Elise
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Steeper
Sern Doo Young
Sleeper
June Hardman
Saline
John R. Steeper
Madison
Wis
Richard Steeper
Baltimore
Masonie
Kiwanis Club
Harold Steeper
Mclouth Bank
Eric Steeper
Thomas E. Reddington
Reddington
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Mayall
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Plymouth
W. Miller
Beltsville
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Am Airline
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Chrysler
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Gen Motors
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al Mont Ward
NY Central
Ohio
Olin
Penney
Jcons
Mills Karl Kreider
Joas
Neeves
Hartford
Hartford Clim
Hartford Theft
Migre' Investment. Co
Repreventing and
Jmol Company
Memorial Hospital
City Women Voters
Perry Warehouse
George Hedrick
Derrold Wiley
WM. R. Terrell
Brocke and
Bonde
FITCH
North & CO
Sankers -Ba
This Friendly Bank
Douglas County State Bank
Bank of Friendly Service
F.D.I.C
Cooper
Warren
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