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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1958
Page
7
An Associated Press report notes a severe cold snap across Atlantic coastal states. Nighttime readings dropped below zero in parts of New England, into the teens in the mid-Atlantic, and upper 20s in northern Florida, with citrus crops frozen in Deland, Lake Alfred, and Winter Haven as a warming trend begins inland.
Sigma Delta Chi of Chicago reports to President Eisenhower and Congress condemning widespread abuse of executive order 10501. The committee says federal heads may censor information in the name of national security, denying Americans access to government knowledge. W. M. Newton Jr. of the Tampa Tribune chairs.
Albania pledges release of Maj. Howard Curran and his T33 jet trainer after weather clears. Curran disappeared December 2 while en route from France to Italy, unable to land near Naples due to fog, and steered toward Italy's east coast.
Eleanor Roosevelt, traditionally a Democrat, drew 112 attendees at a New York Young Republican Club meeting. The turnout matched nearly the club record set by her son John, who spoke at a December 19 gathering as a Republican.
OSKALOOSA sorority members gathered at the Commercial hotel with Mrs. Marguerite Langdon presiding over business and a social evening after a holiday report. County schools resumed last Monday and Mrs. Margaret Brown Haynes traveled to Knobnoster Missouri to prepare her trailer for a return from Newfoundland mission. Haynes stayed with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Harry Brown and assisted in the county treasurer’s office during her visit. Sandra McClenny will travel to Wichita January 11 for the state cherry pie baking contest.
Eligible contestants must be in a foods project and have completed at least two years of 4-H work. The state winner advances to the national Chicago contest in February. Community notes cover Oskaloosa and Washburn University students returning to classes, new and retiring officers of Oskaloosa OES, Rotary Club activities, travels of families between Fairbury and Harper, and local church and lodge events with brief mentions of individuals and officers.
The article lists numerous Sunday and holiday dinner guests visiting in Topeka and nearby towns. Attendees include Mr. and Mrs. Roland Kraft, Clyde Traynor, Roger Webb, Frank Wulfkuhle, Glen O Conner, Bill Anderson, Raymond Ice, Homer Wulfkuhle, Wesley Wulfkuhle, A J Hildenbrand, Edwin Hildenbrand, Paul Schemmer, George Moss, William Moffet, Elmer Warrington, Willis Bowlin, and others, with gatherings spanning Lecompton Tulsa and Topeka venues.
The text lists visitors to Lawrence residents including Mr. and Mrs. Maf fet, Carolee, Linda, Mr. and Mrs. Warrington, C. W. Garfield of Kansas City, and others. It cites church services at Richland EUB Church, overnight visits with the Confer and Houk families, and a January 7 1968 city resolution approving sidewalks in Lawrence Heights Addition with estimated cost and district boundaries.
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