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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1958
Page
5
State Democratic Chairman Frank Theis announced a revised rally timetable from July 1 in Seneca to July 28 in Newton with Fifth and Sixth districts to be announced soon. The events aim to expose Gov. George Docking and other candidates across districts during the primary campaign.
City records show the Board of Commissioners of Lawrence Kansas adopts a resolution to pave West Second Street Terrace between Michigan Street and the west line of Northwor Addition with concrete. The project spans 13.6 feet from center line, funded by taxable property, with notices published for six days and protests due within twenty days. The mayor and city clerk sign the document, and work is to begin as prescribed by law.
Kansas City guided market view shows cattle futures mixed with steady to higher demand. Slaughter steers and heifers slip, cows down, vealers firm, feeders uneven amid overall activity. Hogs and lambs show varied shifts, eggs and poultry prices listed, with milk and grain quotes.
In Ensenada Mexico a group of about 3 000 squatters seized roughly 4 500 acres of land in the Guadalupe Valley belonging to a White Russian colony of Mokokans. Mexican soldiers patrolled the area while authorities frame the action as part of a broader agrarian movement.
The Lawrence Daily Journal World runs a dense classifieds section listing carpentry, remodeling, painting, concrete work, roofing, fencing, and home repairs. It features ads for window glass replacement, TV repair, furniture reupholstery, mower service, alarm and security, and job seekers for grocery and meat markets with contact numbers and after hours calls.
Classified fragment listing a furnished 1 bedroom unit for rent, contact Pho VI 2269 or whlora 916 evenings. Includes mention of repairs, canvas goods, basements, porches, and nearby services. Also notes sale ads for appliances and a library assistant position.
In Topeka the State Civil Service Board schedules an Aug 5 hearing on an appeal by Mabel Hughbanks Osborne county welfare director who was discharged June 24 by the Osborne County Welfare Board. The charges include failure to mark a county car, failure to furnish public records, failure to prepare clients budgets and insolent conduct. Hughbanks denies the charges.
Eight local librarians attend the American Library Association conference in San Francisco from Monday through Saturday. Watson Library members Talmadge Rubinstein McLeod Symons Black Abel Caldwell present papers on foreign books and major bibliographical needs. Marcelee Gralapp of Lawrence Public Library also attends.
A jumble of second floor apartment asks 13.60 weekly with utilities, plus numerous property listings, rentals, and car ads. Items reference homes with FHA notes, a Humane Society contact, and various sale offers with rates, addresses, and phone numbers scattered across the page.
The sale lists extensive farm equipment and household items including tractors plows wagons harvesters and a Maynard grain elevator along with Montgomery Ward furniture and a forge. Located south of Pleasan Grave on Highway 9 about miles west of Quality Oil Station and near Talwhe Junction to Whality Ol Station. Terms ash. Not responsible for accidents. Owner Caine Myers auctioneer Baldwin State Bank clerk.
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