A Chapel for Lawrence Hospital Gains Community Support
Lawrence Hospital officials and local ministers embrace plans for a hospital chapel to be placed on the first floor of the new wing. Fundraising targets include a Sunday push with a goal of 4000 dollars, following more than 1200 dollars already raised.
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Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Lawrence
Rontact
Riley Burcham
Lawrence Hospital Board
Boreham
Burcham
Home ownership rises sharply in America
The Institute of Life Insurance reports the number of homeowners has grown from 10.9 million in 1920 to about 27 million in the past year, a 150 percent increase. Postwar population growth, housing scarcity, and rising incomes fuel the boom, improving security and civic engagement for many families despite new facility challenges in cities like Lawrence.
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America
Institute of Life Insurance
Lawrence
Campaign plans face setbacks amid corporate ties and probes
Democratic strategy in recent months shows strains as critics say it protects big corporations and favors powerful firms like IBM and AT&T. The text cites hopes around a 1956 surge and notes investigations touching General Motors and Radio Corporation of America while outlining broader war probe context.
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Shay
Kines
IBM
American Teleelegraph
At&t
Tradio Corporation of America
General Motors Corp
Court narrows abuse risk for anti-Communist inquiries
US Court of Appeals overturned a contempt conviction of John T. Watkins, Rock Island labor union official, ruling congressional committees may expose ex-Communists only when tied to lawmaking and not merely to public exposure. Watkins had refused to name past party members while admitting past cooperation with Communists.
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Washington
US. S. Court of Appeals
Marlow
John T. Watkins
Rock Island, Dr
House Committee On UN
Witnnesses
Wathine
Court of Appeals
Congress
Watkins
Kim Novak rises in Hollywood as legal limits loom
The piece profiles Kim Novak, 22, Chicago-born actress turned star, detailing her rise from model and extra to film contracts and wealth. It discusses her grounded offscreen image, daily routines, and stance on romance, while contrasting with congressional questions on ex-Communists and the implications of a Washington court ruling on witnesses and contempt.
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New York
Novak
Hollywood
Marilyn Monroe
Kim
Grace Kelly
Monroe
S Novak
S Ee
Nim Joe
Alls
Chicago
Court of Appeals
District of Columbia
Justice Department
Watking
Sureme Court
Congress
U.S. Passport Now A Red Target
Washington reports a Communist scheme to degrade passport value and compel disclosure of FBI informants. The issue centers on Leonard Boudin and a potential Supreme Court test over whether the government can deny or issue passports and reveal agent identities. The case prompts concern over espionage travel and internal security.
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U.S
Peter Edson
Ner
Washington
U.S. State Department
Supreme Court
Leonard B. Boudin
FBI
America
Boudin
Joseph B. Boudin
Amtorg Trading Corp
Harl Browder
Jeonard Boudin
Communist Jefferson School
New York
Paul Robeson
Communist Party
Communistie
FBI Direcor
J. Edgar Hoover
Old Home Town Leader Leorge Sauer Named KU Coach
Former Nebraska All-America fullback and New Hampshire head coach Leorge Sauer was appointed Kansas University football coach for a three year term after being discharged from the Navy last year. Other items note marriages births and local society events, school notices, a power distribution change, and police and hospital reports.
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Leorge Sauer
Nebraska
New Hampshire University
K.U
Navy
Mary Louise McNown
Charles Robert Elder Jr
Allan Robens Shilts
Pittsburgh
Edward A. Palmer
Wichita
Glee Smith
William K. Perdue
C. E. Adams
Henrietta Adams
William F. Schrorr Jr
James I. Perry
A. B. Ewing
Blossom Marie Frakes
Becky Frakes
Sally Randall
Anna Wiley
Janie Perry
Sharon Rogers
Barbara Cohen
Bible Verse Promise of Great Reward and Reverence
A devotional note quotes Luke on reward for faith and wisdom, urging readers toward enduring devotion. The message emphasizes divine abundance and righteousness as the path to blessing, inviting reflection on spiritual integrity and reverence.
Thanks From Neighbors to Lawrence Churches and Station
Letters from Editor praising First Methodist and local churches for Good Neighor Lay gifts of 1008 dollars each, and urging Lawrence to improve East Seventh Street approaches to the new Santa Fe station, including resurfacing and lighting.
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Journal-Week
First Methodist
Lawrence
Robert Swift
Trinity Episcopal Chaarel
Dale Turner
Plymouth Congregations
Santa Fe
East Seventh Street
Santa Fe Railway
Bargain Day Musings and Strikes in a Southern Town
A one hour truck drivers strike in a southern town barely slowed pedestrians. The piece muses on prosperity, employment, and timing with quotes about buying thermometers and seasonal moths in winter clothing.
Radio and TV Programs Fre Copy
A garbled station schedule lists WDAF KMBC WREN KFKU KMBC KMUC WHA WMA WDAP and others. It describes daytime and evening lineups with news, sports, movies, and shows across multiple stations on Friday January 7 and Saturday January 28, including basketball, cartoon blocks, variety programs, and news bulletins.
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Wdaf-Tvv
Komo-Tv
WDAB
Wren
Toebs
Lelig West
WDAF
KMET
WLAK
Cavalcada
I Pig War Fibber McGee
KMHC
KMBC
Wdak—Ubureh Bulleer
Leteey Marises
Mucke Iin
Billysmith
Three Star News
Edward News
Ozele
Warrier
Miraniers
Wis
Sydney
Mighty Mouse
Hollywood Barkstage
Hans Chrievian Anderson
Mr. Wihanre
Lane Ranger
Captain Midnight
Glint Sand Mixer
Gun Playhouse
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Lawrence Daily Journal-World
DOLPH SIMONS _ BILL MAYER
Ernest Pontius
Leo Eller
W. C. Simons
the World Company
Sixth
New Hampshire
Kansas
Dougina
United States
Associated Press
Audit Bureau of Circulations
THE
James Marlow
Hal Boyle
Ywcat
Londsborg News
Ord
John Foster
Baudin
Federal District Court
State Department
Luther W. Youngdahl
Bordin
Old Home Town
M. Titterington
Pioneer Woman’s Memorial Association
Topeka
Kansas Electric Power Co
Ralph Grenner
Eudora
Memorial Hospital
Phyllis Wise
Theodore Sperry
Jeanne Altman
Helen Gordon Dodds
Camilla Scott
Janet Smalley
Evelyn Logan
Dorothy Viets
Helen June Wise
Joe Drake
Maurice Jackson
Robert Haynes
Billy Blanchard
Bobby Allen
Andy Mitchell
Bobby Houk
Lloyd Purcell
Tennessee Street
Central School
Ivan D. Viets
Robert Edwin
Sybil Woodruff
Gertrude Russell
Colorado Springs
City Federation of Womens Clubs
F. A. Cowper
J. W. Glidden
Ella Engel
A. H. Huddleston
Luke
Neigihbors
Connecticut Street
Union Station
Kansas City
Liberty Memorial
Washington Square
Station Plaza
Herbert C. Barker
Santa FE Station
Journal-World
RADIO
KFKU
Johannes
Tev Peentony
Wustelle
Olen
Lucey
Soliers of Fortune
Roy Logers
Les Paul and
Mary Ford
Wailey
Afoviews
Roundtabie
Ubrlalophiens
Pastor
Joe Leta
Hagnobronners
Aim Holiswond
Philo Baelstage
March of Scotland Yard
Cisco
Tasaport
Dankeio
Margle
K.C
Les Paul
Studio 5
Mars
Vis
Tom Maupin
Mass
the Travel House
Viking
Massachusetts
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