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Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Jan 19, 1957

Page

3

The House of the Week Ranch Plan on 60 Foot Lot

House design HW-36-a smart one story ranch fits on a 60 foot lot with a 33 foot wide main house and 48 foot width including terrace and garage. It features three bedrooms two baths a large dining room and a spacious family room adjacent to the kitchen plus a basement option with recreation area built-in bar and laundry. Modern economical construction methods and brick veneer with vertical siding create an attractive exterior and an open plan balanced with privacy.

Herbert H. York Speceralkaing

Small Lot Benefits Near Shops Schools and Services

A compact parcel offers centrality near shopping, schools, and churches. Taxes and assessments for streets and utilities are lower, and upkeep is easier. Location with fire and police protection is a notable advantage.

Study Plan Coupon For House Of The Week

Send 45 cents and your name and address to this newspaper to obtain a study plan showing each floor and four elevations of The House Of The Week. The plan is scaled and includes a guide on getting your house built, aiding rough construction cost estimates and budgeting.

Texas to Hold a Special Vote on April 2

AUSTIN Texas announces a special election on April 2 to fill the U S Senate seat vacated by Gov Price Daniel A winner take all contest with no runoff Daniel will appoint Willian Blakley of Dallas as temporary senator in Washington Blakley plans to vote as a Democrat and will not seek election

Texas Daniel Austin Texi Price Daniel Senate Willian Blakley Dallas Allan Shivers Shivers Blakley Washington

Leavenworth Board Plans New High School

The Leavenworth Board of Education announced a $1.5 million high school project to open in fall 1959. April 4 is the deadline to award first contracts. The facility will house 1,200 pupils on a 10 acre site in the southwest part of Leavenworth, funded by a bond issue.

Leavenworth A Leavenworth Board of Education Leavenworth

City Life Underwriters Hold Luncheon Meeting

Twenty one members of the Lawrence Association of Life Underwriters attended a Friday luncheon at Happy Hal's. Herb Langsdorf Jr. from Topeka was a guest. The next meeting is set for noon February 15 at Happy Hal's. The National Association aims to raise U S membership to 75 000 by year's end and the 1957 Sales Congress will be held April 26 27 in Hutchinson.

Lawrence Association of Life Happy Hal's Herb Langsdorf Jr CLA Topeka Lawrence al Gallup National Association U. S Lawrence Association st‘Hutchinson

Newsprint Usage Hits New High in 1956

U S newspapers pushed newsprint consumption to a record 6,899,021 tons in 1956, up 3.9 percent from 1955. December 1956 saw 587,580 tons consumed, with stock on hand averaging 36 days supply and eight days in transit.

New York U. S American Newspaper Publishers Association Association

Aged Florida Man Says He Is Not Yankee Hater

William A. Lundy aged 109 declared he bears no hate for the Yankees during his birthday celebration in Defuniak Springs. About 2,000 well wishers gathered in a high school gym as merchants presented him with 109 silver dollars. Lundy, Civil War veteran and Home Guard member at Elba, lives with one of his ten children in Crestview.

Defuniae “Springs Fla.1 William A. Lundy Lundy Florida Crestview Home Guard Elba

Hall Appointee Faces Roll on and off

Langs reports a hall appointee was briefly on and off the payroll of a state commission. Kevin Underwood was hired as a field representative for the ad valorem division, then denied by Gov Gate Des ing and later rejected by Docking. McCue claimed clearance but retracts the hire.

Cope Ion Langs Keven Aiton Yasterday McCue Commissian Wlegiman Saul Underwood Commission Underwood Gov Gate Docking

Cold Wave Grips Southeast Threatening Florida Crops

The Associated Press reports a deep freeze spreading through northern Florida and southern states, with freezing conditions reaching the Carolinas Georgia Alabama and Virginia. Temperatures in the East remained very cold while Maine recorded 21 below zero and some North Atlantic areas stayed near zero.

Associated Press Florida Montana Carolinas Georgia Alabama Virginia North Atlantic States Old Town Maine

Wonderful Life for Adams Dunk in Cold Mont

Montanas Adams region saw a notable weather note as a cold snap left temperatures near record lows. The statement highlights the unusual cold in a locale known for bitter winters.

New York Faces Record Cold and Snow Threats

A brutal cold spell grips New York State with a record weekly low. Erie County braces for 6 to 8 inches of snow as drifting widens in the west. Temperatures plunge from five above to twenty below, while other states report extreme cold and frost in multiple cities. The nationwide pattern includes subzero lows from Bonn to Jacksonville, with Florida seeing near freezing and Cross City at 20 above. The report notes Cut readings amid the cold.

New York State Lake Erie Erie County New York Bonnin Florida Jacksonville Tampa Miami Cross City Cut

Drunk Driver Melvin Bledsoe Sentenced in Ottawa

Melvin Gene Bledsoe of Ottawa was sentenced Friday and fined $100 for driving under the influence of liquor.

Melvin Gene Bledsoe Ottawa

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