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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1957
Page
3
The House of the Week presents a flexible small home by architect Rudolph A. Matern. The basic one bedroom unit can expand to four or five bedrooms with staged additions including a front master suite, rear bedrooms, a dining room, and a basement or attic options.
A design plan offers basementless construction or adaptation for crawl space, one basement or concrete slab. It includes a conversion sheet for blueprints and shows how modern HVAC can fit in crawl spaces or attics. Ground floor laundry reduces basement need and extra storage is placed under the roof.
You can obtain a study plan showing each floor and four elevations of a house by sending 35 cents with your name and address. The plan includes construction costs guidance and a guide to obtaining rough estimates from lenders and builders, helping decide whether to order working blueprints and bids.
The New York Times dispatch from Warsaw says Soviet leader Khrushchev barely held his Central Committee majority against Malenkov with future shifts in top posts likely. Eisenhower begins a six state drought inspection tour, planning stops in Texas Oklahoma Arizona New Mexico Kansas and Colorado to study parched areas.
The report notes Peip ing’s backing of Soviet intervention in the Hungarian rebellion. Malenkov is portrayed as closer to Stalinist factions than Khrushchev, indicating a split within Soviet leadership over how to handle the uprising.
Cheryl Sue Hild daughter of Evangelist Paul Hild is five but has traveled through 45 states and Canada racking up over 96000 miles by car boat bus and train She recites a Bible verse for every alphabet letter and hopes to visit Maine Rhode Island and Florida creating a four state record Along with visits to Mt Vernon Springfield and Abilene she has seen 27 state capitals and the United Nations in New York where she donated to aid Korea She has sung in churches across the country and attended more than 110 Sunday Schools
A Shawnee County representative replaces Robert M. Hudspeth of Leavenworth, who resigned yesterday from the two-man board.
Dallas M A special officer for the Southern Pacific Railroad was shot to death this morning. The incident occurred as police investigated a report of a disturbance near the railway yard, leaving the agent fatally wounded and prompting an active search for a suspect.
Topeka Governor John McCuish announces the appointment of Robert R. Turnes, a Topeka attorney and member of the State Board of Penal Institutions, to a key post. The notice outlines Turnes as the former state representative.
A man identified as Lloyd C. Hoffman, 39, of Dallas, shot and killed as he fled a speeding stop. Officers F. C. Mote, 28, and B. F. Pelham, 25, were struck in a driveway, Pelham wounded in the chest and Mote in the hip and hand. Both officers survived after surgery.
The North Carolina State College School of Agriculture reports that operating a tractor on an American farm costs about $500 per year today.
In Salina a family struggles to find a sitter for a baby as a dog named Gypsy becomes agitated. Mrs Reck calls police after Gypsy resists calming efforts. officers cannot persuade the dog to release the vigil while a theater outing ends with Wilson bringing the dog home and comforting Bobby.
ATCHISON im-CEL Kane of Manhattan was elected chairman of the Kansas Forestry, Fish and Game Commission to succeed Ross Beach Jr of Mays as secretary. The group, meeting due to Atchison member Eugene Berney’s illness, will inspect the yet unfinished Atchison County state lake. Members were commissioned commodores of the Missouri River Navy by the Atchison Daily Globe, each receiving a certificate and cap with insignia.
Arctic air eased after the season's worst snowstorm as temperatures rose 20 to 80 degrees from New England to the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley. The storm caused at least 31 deaths across Illinois, Michigan, New York, New Jersey, and New England. A new wave of icy air followed, with subzero readings in Northern Plains and upper Mississippi Valley including 16 below in International Falls Minnesota.
Gov John McCuish creates a Topeka committee to coordinate Kansas church and state agencies aiding Hungarian refugees. Members include Milton Vogel Rev Joseph Zemites Rabbi Benjamin L Marquis Roy Warkentin Frank Long Walter Arnold Roy Freeland John Sticker Robert Hoffman. Waves Navy unit now has more than 6000 officers and enlisted women on duty stateside and overseas bases.
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