Homburg Lovers in Lawrence Rally Behind Ike Hat Choice
Local homburg enthusiasts back President-elect Eisenhower wearing a homburg at the inaugural ceremonies. Comments from Dick Williams and son Skip-PE Williams, Judge Frank R. Gray, and others show broad support and mixed feelings about abandoning the silk topper. Hatters report increased homburg orders while silk toppers decline.
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Homburg
Dick Willams
Farm's Securities
Skip- PE. Williams
Ike
Frank R. Gray
U. S
K U Actors Plan Community Theater Institute
The first University of Kansas Community Theater Institute will be held at KU in March. Dr John H Newfield says the two day event aims to stimulate interest in and organize community theaters across Kansas. Graduate drama students may assist statewide. 75 Lawrence residents expected among others. Workshop on acting and practical sessions cover finances, stage technique, organizations and public relations.
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University of Kansas Community Theater Institute
John H. Newfield
University Theater
K. U. Department of Speech and Drama
Kansas
Newfield
Lawrence
Kansas Cities
Violation Clamps urged on federal agencies for contract bias
A Truman committee urged Eisenhower to strengthen enforcement of civil rights clauses in government contracts. It cited repeated discriminations by agencies employers and unions and proposed court injunctions and blacklisting to curb flagrant violations. The piece notes the term tank originated with the British in 1915.
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Washington
Truman
Eisenhower
Tovight R. G. Palmer
New York
K U Band Concert Delights University audience
The University Concert Band conducted by Russell L. Wiley performed a varied program in Hoch Auditorium. Notable soloists included Zora Belle Robertson on piano accordion and DeRoy Rogge on baritone. The ensemble delivered polished readings from Coleridge Taylor to Handel and Rossini with strong brass and chamber textures.
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Hoch Auditorium
Russell L. Wiley
Coleridge Taylor
Handel
Massenet
Winter
Victor Weber
Dorsey Evans
Bob Reaster
Band of America
LaValle
United States
Ventre
Rossini
Algiers
Young DeRoy
Rogge
Pryor
Scotland
Daughters of Texas
Stars and Stripes Forever
Sousa
Zora Belle Robertson
Sibelius
Finlandia
Brittania
Jacob
Leo Horacek
Louis Kromminga
James Gleason
Neill Humfeld
Karl Abbott
Dick Fritz
Conklin Cuts Highway Chief Salary By 530 Cents
In Binghamton area town news Conklin trimmed 530 cents from Highway Superintendent John W. Bakers annual pay reducing his salary from 4598 dollars 50 cents. Officials said payroll forms were too narrow to display the extra cents and the change is described as a paper loss rather than a real salary cut.
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Binghamton
N.Y
Conklin
John W. Baker
Marion A. Barlow Opens Real Estate and Insurance Agency
Marion A. Barlow moves to a new office at 10 Mass Bern sharing space with Noland Insurance Agency located at 723 Mass St. The move establishes Barlow as an independent real estate and general insurance agency serving the area.
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Marion A. Barlow
Bern
Noland
Mass. St
Truman Oil Order May Be Rescinded
President Truman's offshore oil order faced swift rebuttal as Eisenhower backed state control. Congress, led by Republicans, moved to legislate state management of offshore resources valued in the billions. Truman vetoed a similar bill, arguing it would strike at oil company gains. Sen Ferguson noted the order could be revoked as easily as issued.
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Washington
Truman
Eisenhower
Jby Congress
Capitol Hill
Senate
House
U. S
Sen
Ferguson
R-Mich
White House
Congress
Trains to Capitol Oklahoma City Kansas City for Eisenhower inauguration
Two special trains carry Kansans to Washington for Dwight D. Eisenhower's inauguration. One Santa Fe train of 12 aluminum cars will depart in the morning with Gov. and Mrs. Moyer and other officials aboard, another 18-car train leaves at night with Abilene residents and a Kansas cowboy band. A third train departs Saturday. 55 Kansas citizens will join the Wabash train here, with more pickups en route through Missouri.
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Kansas City
Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Santa Fe Railroad
Ann. C. I. Moyer
Harry Darby
Abilene
Standby measures for wartime mobilization studied
The National Advisory Board on Mobilization Policy urged building standby plant and tool capacity and a standby price wage control law for use if total war looms. The 16 member group sent its final report to President Truman and signaled aims toward Eisenhower. It backs an M Day plan endorsed by Henry H Fowler and Truman with a 700 million dollar earmark in the coming budget for fiscal year starting July 1. The plan envisions federal aid to industry to set up munitions plants for wartime production as an alternative to obsolete weapons.
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Washington
National Advisory Board
Truman
Eisenhower
Henry H Fowler
Red Cross NY Boosts March Fund Drive Goal
The American Red Cross in New York has set a 93 million dollar quota for its March fund drive eight million above the 1952 target. Local chapters mobilize volunteers and raise support across the city and state to reach the ambitious goal.
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New York
American Red Cross
Campaign quota announced by regional chairmen
Campaign Chairman Leroy A. Lincoln announced the quota to 15 regional vice chairmen here Thursday, signaling a major rallying effort. The briefing framed the plan as the largest mobilization yet, except in war times, underscoring the heightened stakes for the campaign.
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Leroy A. Lincoln
Planned 400-Plane Flight Cancelled For Inauguration
Washington cancelled the planned 400 WWII-era planes set to fly over the inauguration parade. Officials cited safety concerns for the large crowds and noted the decision came after consultations with the White House and other services.
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Washington
Air Force
Finletter
White House
The Merry Widow at K U Theatre Tonight and Runs Week
Students from Lawrence and area invited to a matinee for Franz Lehar's The Merry Widow at Fraser Theater on the K U campus. Production by K U Light Opera Guild and University Theater runs Feb 9 10 11 and 13 with 3 30 PM matinee Feb 12. Art direction by John Newfield music by Gerald Carney, chorus by Clayton Krehbiel, scenery by Al Long, technical by Dick McGehee. Cast includes Jeanne Aldridge Dale Moore Barbara Blount Joe Natalie Robert Allen William Oldham and others with Tau Sigma sorority dancers and Shirley Hughes staging. The show traces back to 1906 and 1907 Broadway runs.
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Schhuols
Lawrence
Franz Lehar
Fraser Theater
K. U
Ln Fraser Theater
K. U. Light Opera Guild
University Theater
Gerald, Carney
Clayton Krehbiel
Fight Ballet
John Newfield
al Long
Department of
The
Morning Star
Dick McGehee
N. Y. St
Sonia
Merry Widow
Jeanne Aldridge
Joretta Reetz
Linwood
Dale Moore
Olathe
School of Fine Arts
Prince Danilo
Barbara Blount
Man
Larned
Joe Natalie
Popoff
Robert Allen
Natalie
William Oldham
Joe Meyers
Kansas City
Oldham
Camille de Jolidon
William Moore
Eldorado
Marquis Cascada
Robert Parke
Nish
Larry Burt
Selina
Brioche
Charles May
Tope
Hhradja
Maxim's
Mary Gayle Loveless
Hutchinson
Zozo
Virginia Roenbaugh
Fellaburg
Betty Southern
Joan Guthridge
Parsons
Ronda Baker
Stanberry
Patricia McGehee
Linda Stormont
Newton
Tau Sigma Sorority
Shirley Hughes
Basement Box Office Hours Brief Note
In the basement a box office is open from 10 to noon on Saturdays. The box office operates six days a week from 10:80 to Fort TM 6 days.
Moscow radio reports dire plight of American farmers
A recorded Moscow radio broadcast by Beglov claims American farm families face severe hardship with over four-fifths deprived of essentials. It alleges farm workers earn well below living minimums, live in tents or dugouts, sleep in ditches, and are described as slaves of monopolies profiting from milk and grain at high prices. Keeler speaks at Burlingame Chamber event.
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Moscow Radio
Beghov
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