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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1955
Page
10
Lawrence social notes detail weddings and engagements including Julia Ray Cameron Harvey and Whitfield Demuth Anderson pairing after a Laguna Beach ceremony. It covers trips by Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Jones to California and Alpha Chi Omega alumnae news plus local club gatherings and Davy Crockett themed birthday party for Chip Crews.
The Meadow Lark 4-H Club will meet Wednesday evening at Mackey schoolhouse with Browns hosting. Wadsworth Veterans Aid plans a 10 o'clock Tuesday quilting and sewing session at the Community Building, two quilts to finish. Ada Brown honored at a covered dish luncheon before departure to Topeka. Various community members visit relatives and attend events in Kansas and neighboring states.
Mrs E D Throp hosts the Friendly House Club at 2 PM Wednesday at her Route Five home. Sunflower 4H cooking and sewing classes meet Wednesday afternoon at the Sam Grimes residence with Betty Grimes as hostess. Joseph A Wahl Camp No 12 and the United Spanish War Veterans and Auxiliary plan a Clinton Park picnic Thursday at 6 30 PM. Transportation calls to Edwards Frick Dick Shanafelt or Calvert Winter. Kaw Valley Home Demonstration Unit holds a work day Thursday at 9 AM at the 4 H fairgrounds to make aluminum trays and German knot embroidery. Bring a sack lunch.
Mrs H W Josselyn returns from a three week visit with relatives in Detroit and St Clair Flats Michigan. Miss Vesta Kane of Bartlesville Oklahoma plans to return to Lawrence this week after three months during her brother John Kane’s illness and death. Lt and Mrs Robert J Boese and daughter Karen Leigh travel to Honolulu with Lt Boese taking a General Surgery residency at Tripler Army Hospital. Mrs A Anderson leaves Saturday for Los Angeles to visit Mrs George Dolbee then Roseburg Oregon to stay with Dr and Mrs Arthur S Anderson and Mr and Mrs Wallace Lee. Mr and Mrs Lee begin an extended vacation through Canada and the western provinces then plan a late summer return to Lawrence. Mr Lee retired July 4 as a geologist with the US Geological Survey at the University of Kansas. Mrs B F Dough and granddaughter from Wichita visit Las Cruces New Mexico with Don Kirby and Mrs Kirby and family. Airman 1c Lester Proctor and family with Gregg at Offutt.
More than 100 people attended the Lawrence Rock and Mineral Club annual Trader's Picnic at the Community Building. Members known as Rock Hounds gathered from towns for a basket dinner. Carlyle Smith from the University department of ited two students copper enameling. Pat Read presented pictures of Navajo and Hopi Indians and a movie In the Beginning closed the program. Club specimens were displayed on tables during the meeting.
Anaheim Calif residents and visitors toured the new 17 million dollar Disneyland theme park in its opening day preview. Walt Disney's venture drew 30 000 invited guests amid long lines and free meals and rides as officials promised smoother operations once regular crowds arrived. Police added traffic control along the Santa Ana Freeway to manage the rush as crowds marveled at a nostalgic Main Street and a range of Disney creations.
Secretary of Defense Wilson defends the defense plan amid Ridgway protests. He disclosed 46 million dollars approved by Eisenhower to offset a Marine strength cut as Ridgway retires. In Kansas City about 25 000 grade school children will receive fresh Salk polio vaccine next week, with make-up dates for out of town students.
Singer Paul Robeson pressed the State Department to issue his passport for a touring schedule across Europe the Middle East and the Far East including Russia. He cited court decisions and other passports granted after his had been canceled stating his travel rights must be restored at once. He also indicated openness to acting in a Soviet Union film if allowed.
A collision between two trains near Megara milles from Athens left sixty people injured and fifty five in serious condition. Emergency teams rushed to the scene as investigations began into the cause of the crash.
In Washington a House measure backed by Democrats aims to expand social security benefits and raise taxes to fund them. The bill would add 0 million to payments in the first year and reduce the qualifying age for women to 62, while allowing disabled workers to receive benefits after age 50.
Donald Druste a 22 year old from Spearville Kansas drowned in a resort lake northwest of Wichita Saturday night. He was identified by authorities and the incident is under investigation by local police and resort officials.
United Nations delegates and officials express hope over the French plan to curb arms spending and redirect funds to reduce underdevelopment. Premier Edgar Faure seeks a fund from the Big Four for disarmament and living standards, prompting cautious optimism about faster progress toward higher living standards and full employment.
The House Rules Committee cleared the way for floor action on a bill to raise the federal minimum wage from 75 cents to $1 an hour. House leaders expect passage at the upcoming session after a Senate vote but note a floor fight preceded approval.
Abilene joined the nation in prayer after Eisenhower urged a radio appeal. About 250 people gathered at the Eisenhower Museum for a service led by Dr. David Townley of the Abilene Ministerial Association and pastor of First Presbyterian Church. The group prayed for divine guidance for the President and other world leaders at the Geneva conference.
The White House said Congress sped up action on key bills and expedited delivery of others so President Eisenhower could attend the Geneva Big Four conference. The statement explained his gratitude in a TV radio address to leaders of both parties for generous cooperation in arranging Congress's work.
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