Farm Meets Planned for Coming Weeks at 4-H Fairgrounds
Several farm meetings and schools are scheduled at the 4 H Fairgrounds on East Nineteenth Street. Topics include insect control egg grading and marketing and 1955 56 ASC cost share rates. The Douglas County Artificial Breeding Association meets January 20 with dairy management talks and an election of directors. An egg grading and marketing school is January 23. Insect control and the 1956 Douglas County insect survey are discussed January 3. The Douglas County Soil Conservation Association meets February 8 with awards for conservation programs and a wildlife conservation talk by David Colman from the Fish and Game Department.
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East
Nineteenth Street
ASC Pogram
Douglas County Artificial Breeding Association
Richard King
Extension
Dairyman
Morris Ewing
Kansas Breeding Unit
Farher
W.W. Gerstenbergers
Eudora
Hibbard Tau
Baldwin
B. F. Stegmaier
Lawrence
David Noe
Lecompton
John Neis
Wellsville
At & P.m. Monthay
Winger J. Petr
State Board of Agriculture
Douglas County
Dell Gates
L. E. Willoughby
Douglas County Sail Conservation Association
Kansas Bankers
Chamber of Commerce
David Colman
Kansas
Kansas Fish and Game Department
Fish and Game Department
Democrat State Leader To Speak Here Tuesday
Frank Theis newly elected state Democratic chairman will speak at 2 pm Tuesday in the District Courtroom at the Douglas County Courthouse Ith and Mass. The event is co sponsored by the Young Democrats of Douglas County and the Democratic Women's Clubs and is open to the public. Theis, an Arkansas City lawyer and 1933 Eiwe graduate, was elected in December to replace Maro in Harder who resigned due to duties as Wichita University economics professor. He will discuss the political situation in Kansas and what Democrats here can do.
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Frank Theis
Douglas County
Ith
Mass
Sis
Young Democrats
Daougs County
Democratic ‘Women's Clubs
Theis
Arkansas City
Eiwe
Mar O ¥In Harder
Wichita University
Pew
Young Democrats of Kansas
Tani
Kansas
Motor Overheat Damages Dishwasher at Home
Firefighters were called to the W. T. Hough residence at 2003 Rd after a dishwasher motor overheated around 10:40. No fire, with only minor motor damage reported by Fire Chief John Miller.
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W. T. Hough
John Miller
Droodles From Roger Price Circulate In Odd Memo
A fragment describes Droodles sent by fal' Kanter producer for a TV show and jokes drafted for Hal, including a 445-B program note and a 2% license number. The text mentions Liberace and a humorous tone about using jokes before they go to waste.
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Fal’ Kanter
Orege Gobel
Hal
Ucense
Lawmakers Clash Over Gov Proposals to Raise Revenue
Gov Fred Hall proposes more than 15 million dollars in new revenue over 18 months starting July 1 drawing sharp opposition from Republican and Democratic lawmakers. Critics urge spending cuts and enforcement of existing taxes, while some lawmakers support a balanced approach and question tax hikes.
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Lupera
Fred Hall
Philip J. Doyle
Beloit
Lawrence Jaycees launch seven-come-eleven membership drive
Lawrence Junior Chamber of Commerce members led by Ralph Lengel announce a 16 team drive to raise each group to 11 members by adding four new Jaycees. Awards will go to top recruiting teams as the club plans a Jan 24 dinner meeting at the Dine-A-Mite Inn.
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Lawrence Junior Chamber of Commercce
Ralph Lengel
Jaycees
Lengel
Lawrence
Marine Corps
Iwo Jima
Jaycee
Abilene
Byron Sneegas
Don Simpson
Stan Harris
Lewis Rankin
City Commission discusses sewer district and equipment needs
The commission outlines a sewer benefit district for blocks around 9th and Iowa Streets with an estimated $2000 cost. They consider extending sewering toward the city boundary and Westdale Addition but take no action. They authorize bidding for a new packer type trash truck for the Sanitation Department and approve a $2400 self loading device for Street Department sweeping. First reading on vacating a street easement on the Diehl property and a claim by Oscar Baker for damages from a water main installation are discussed.
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Iowa Sts
Sth
Town Sts
Westdale
Jim Wigglesworth
Wigglesworth
Diehl
23Rd St
Oscar Baker
Most Western Air Lines Flights Grounded By Nationwide Strike
Most of Western Air Lines flight personnel were furloughed without pay as the company suspended operations across the West. A spokesman said Western prepared for an extended shutdown after an 80 clerks and baggage handlers strike, triggered by the Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers and Station Employees seeking higher pay.
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Los Angeles
Western Air Lines
Western
Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship
KU Greek Organizations elects new officers
Crandall Melia of Bucklin and colleagues at Kansas University form the Party of Greek Organizations leadership. Ed wards Epps of Villanova is vice president Joanne Scheer of Hiawatha becomes secretary Marshal Growther of Salina treasurer Patrick Allen of Wichita is campaign manager and Tom Griffith of Pratt serves as representative at large.
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Crandall Melia
Bucklin
Party of Greek
I Kansas University
Edwards Epps
Civic Dinner on Revenue Topics by Lawrence League Voters
The Lawrence League of Women Voters hosts a Civic Affairs dinner at 6 30 p m Thursday at the Hotel Eldridge. State revenue and taxation will lead discussions with Kansas registrators and advisors present. Public invited with about 100 expected to attend.
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Lawrence League of Women Voters
Eldridge
Kansas
Divorce suits filed in district court
Divorce suits were filed Tuesday in the district court. Elmer E. Tremain sues Mary Tremain. Edna Blanche Snavely sues Manuel R. Snavely.
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Elmer E. Tremain
Mary Tremain
Edna Blanche Snavely
Imanuel.r. Snavely
Delegates Gather for Kansas Agricultural Convention
Delegates and visitors arrived in Peoria for the annual Kansas Agricultural Convention. About 1,500 people are expected to attend the three day event opening with a get acquainted dinner tonight.
Lawrence couple issued marriage license in Probate Court
A marriage license was issued Tuesday by the Probate Court to Richard Michael, 20, and Walta Moore, 20, both of Lawrence.
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Richard Michael
Walta
Moore
Lawrence
California Beauty World Miss California Held Against Will
Donna May Schurr Miss California winner was abducted from Garden Grove by Jack James Walker who dragged her at knife point to his car. Her fiancé Lloyd Brett chased at high speed, aiding a 100 mile per hour pursuit until Walker was captured. Sheriff deputies report the incident as a kidnap attempt and assault.
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Calif
Winener
Donna May Schurr
Sheriff's Deputies
Jack James Walker
Miss Schurr
Garden Grove
Walker
Lloyd Brett
California Highway Patrol
Neefs
CHP
Brett
Chilean Pianist Claudia Arrau to Perform at KU Hoch Hall
Chilean pianist Claudia Arrau headlines KU concert in Hoch Auditorium at 8 20 p m as the fourth attraction of the KU concert course. The program features Mozart works including Fantasie in C minor K 475 Sonata in C minor K 457 and Sonata in A minor K 310 along with Beethoven Waldstein and Appassionata sonatas. Arrau, on a cross continental tour, has appeared with major orchestras and given hundreds of recitals since his American debut in 1941.
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Claudia Arrau
Hoch
Kansas University
K. U
Mozart
Waldstein
Beethoven
Array
United States
Canada
Carnegie Hall
Arrau
Deaths and Funerals of Dr. E M Ireland and Others
Dr Edwin M Ireland 74 died Monday night at Winter Veterans Hospital Topeka after a long career at Pratt and Coats. Survived by wife Nannie Lefford Ireland and two daughters plus stepchildren and 12 grandchildren. Funeral at Coats Arthur St. Leger Mosse KU alumnus and former coach died in California. Survivors include two daughters and a son in California. Harry Elmer Marshall 39 died at home of heart ailment after four years at Lawrence Paper Co. Funeral plans pending. two sons and relatives survive.
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Edwin M. Ireland
Winter Veterans Hospital
Topeka
Pratt and Coats
Wichita
Wadsworth Veterans Hospial
Winter Hospital
Nannie Lefford Ireland
Frances Becker
Walnut Creek
Calif
Femn Rothwell
N.Y. St
Vivian Davenport
N. Y. St
William Lefford
Fredonia
Coats
Arthur St. Leger Mosse
Kansas University
K. U
Coronado
Oak Hill
Mosse
K. VU
A. R
Bert) Kennedy
Harry Elmer Marshall
Lawrence Paper Co
Harry Edward
Larry Dean
Eudora
William Neal Stevens
Betty Marie Gobler
Vinland
John W. Stevens
Boy Charged with Theft Of Farm Maize Near Ottawa
Franklin County boy James Ray Nichols faces grand larceny charges after being bound over to the District Court for allegedly stealing 34 sacks of farm stored maize from a boxcar on the Charles Crawford arm. Grain valued at $63.72. Nichols jailed after missing $1,500 bond. Edward S ONeil Santa Fe retiree, born Lawrence 1890, began with Santa Fe in 1914.
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Franklin County
James Ray Nichols
Pomona
Ottawa
Charles Crawford
Lawrence
Globe
Nichols
Carman to Deliver Eighth KU Humanities Lecture
J Neale Carman, Kansas University professor of Romance languages, is set to present the eighth annual KU Humanities Lecture in Fraser Theater at 8 p.m. The topic will be Pacine Destroyer and Savior and cover the life and works of Jean Baptiste Racine, the 17th century French dramatist.
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Dor. Neale Catlon
Kansas University
At & Pm
Fraser Theater
K.U. Pr
Cirman
Jean Baptiste Racine
Sk. T
Kk. U
Carman
Clermont University
Chicago University
Memorial Hospital Admits and Births List
Admission entries name Oscar Gdom and many others from towns like Sunflower Baldwin and Oskaloosa, with numerous addresses noting patients admitted or discharged. Birth notices list Henry Dirk Jr and Morris Evans and Larry Morgenstern families welcoming daughters and sons.
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Sunflower
Loma Marriott
Mass. St
Roberta Mize
Oskaloosa
Nillie Began
Ohio St
Marie Carter
Psa. St
Geneva Miller
Frank! Horrell
Baldwin
Alfred Faler
Greenake
Twila Allen
Penelope
Hermes
Arthur Dyer
Ky, St
Helen Schwalm
Linda Flore
Learnard Ave
Constance Dahfene
Ind. St
Irma Cantrell
McLouth
Howard Caviness
Eudora
Margaret Ann Parks
Marian Williams
Arlene Readie
N. J
No Change Expected For Kansas Weather Pattern
The weather pattern for Kansas is not expected to change much in the next day or two. Cloudiness may linger in the northeast with continued chilly temperatures and low readings around 15 to the lower 20s. Tomorrow's highs likely range from the 30s in the east to 55 to 60 in the extreme west.
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Topeka
Kansas
Health Board overruled on access to birth lists
Attorney General Harold R. Fatzer overruled a State Board of Health opinion that Kansas law bans local vital statistics registrars from giving baby and parent names to newspapers. The ruling came after newspapers objected to the agency's interpretation which denied access to birth lists.
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Topekap—Atty
Harold R. Fatzer
State Board of Health
Kansan
Fatzer
Car overturns on highway west of Lawrence injures none
An unidentified driver escaped unharmed after a car ran off a curve on U S Highway 40 about 124 miles west of Lawrence. The vehicle overturned and was valued at 750. The car was registered to George B. May of Sunflower.
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Lawrence
U. S. Highway 40
Highway Patrol
Topeka
George B. May
Sunflower
Man Sentenced to 30 Days in Jail for Petty Larceny
Ron Herrington Jr. age 28 of 740 N J Street was sentenced this morning in Police Court to 30 days in jail on a petty larceny charge. He was arrested Tuesday for breaking into the Lee Jones residence at 515 Fla Street earlier that morning.
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Ron Herrington Jr
N. J St
Herrington
Lee Jones
Fla. St
Tence
Larchny
Kansas agriculture fair dates and campus events in Lawrence
The Kansas Board of Agriculture announced 1956 rural fair dates for Douglas County and nearby counties including Douglas County Fair at Big Springs Jolomon County Free Fair Gardner Leavenworth County Fair Tonganoxie Franklin County Fair Ottawa Wellsville Overbrook Osage County Fair Kansas State Fair Hutchinson and Kansas Free Fall Topeka. At KU junior high students attended the United Nations conference on campus and displayed projects. Street work surrounds Veterans Park tennis courts and basement work at the Pase Theater. KU boxing and football related events plus an Air Force ROTC Mardi Gras drill team trip to New Orleans are noted. Kansas University skiing trip to Colorado coordinated by YMCA YWCA. Kelley Gordon in critical condition after brain surgery at KU Medical Center.
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Kansas Board of Agriculture
Kansas
Douglas County
Big Springs
Jolomon County
Gardner
Leavenworth
Tonganoxte
Ottawa
Franklin County
Wellsville
Overbrook
Hutchinson
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Arapahoe
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Gordon
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Kanasa City
Markets at a Glance as Steel Rally Leads Gains
Wall Street opens with a broad rise led by steel shares as motors, aircrafts, chemicals, rails and copper join the advance. Volume runs about 2.3 million shares, with momentum fading late in the day.
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Wall Street
New York
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