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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1957
Page
2
Secretary of Agriculture Benson urged price support be guided by general principles not fixed formulas. He warned drastic acreage controls failed to solve problems, diverting land to other crops and hurting farmers broadly. He urged growth through research education and expanding markets rather than price fixing.
A list of multiple individuals with addresses in towns including Memorial Hospital 729 Ohio and Tonganoxie is recorded. Entries mention births from families such as Mr. and Mrs. Baskerville and Mr. and Mrs. Poe, with several other residents and addresses in Baldwin Ottowa Lecompton and nearby areas. The fragment ends with several weekend notices about births and a Sunday date.
President Eisenhower announced to Congress that the government plans overseas shipments worth 88 752 000 percent of surplus farm products in the first half of this year.
Funeral services for Burk Ed wards, ST, are planned after his death Saturday morning. Tearful tributes will be offered with Taps, and officiating minister Reve Ernest will lead prayers. Burial is scheduled at Oro Hen Cemetery at Parises Funeral Home.
In a federal court session Judge Robert T. Tus presided over a case involving Clinton High School and Neuro students. The proceedings included orders for the protection of mednting and restraining actions to prevent interference with the students during a period of heightened activity.
Lawrence man Davis faces charges after a Saturday fight in which Abi Thomson sustained injuries. The incident occurred at a local venue where Davis allegedly used a tear gas gun during a confrontation. Thomson received medical treatment and remains in hospital with injuries to the head and body.
Thomas Fingar Boyd of 620 Ve. St. was fined $10 and costs Saturday in County Court for a chatice of not having a tail light on his car.
A mother delivered a healthy full term baby eight hours after her husband Joseni O Connor was wounded by a revolver discharged during a family drive. The weapon allegedly fell from his pocket as their son Brian, 3, aimed it at his mother, striking her left shoulder and spine. The baby was delivered safely while maternal injuries were treated. the father underwent surgery to remove the bullet.
Baldwin youth, 19, of Route 2 Babbin, was fined 25 dollars and costs in County Court for driving along the center line on a county road.
A Supreme Court decision grants freedom to a mother linked to the death of her children. The ruling cites military court jurisdiction and the actions of officials reviewing the case after the Derirt Dania incident occurred on station. The narrative references AMB and Brillhart, noting stance and reactions as the process continues.
Minting Lawrencians enjoyed cooler weekend weather with high humidity and no extreme heat. Temperatures ranged from mid 60s to upper 80s, with a noontime reading near 86. Nudists gathered five miles southwest of Lawrence at Sycamore Hollow despite sunny conditions.
The 1957 Midwest Sunbathing Association meeting at Sycamore Hollow, Kansas, crowned Roy of the Shady Lane club near Hutchinson as Mr Suntan. The royal family included Mrs Suntan finalist wives and young Sunrays Donna and Leroy. Winners earned loving cup trophies in badminton, table tennis, ring toss, croquet, and horseshoes. Incal Sycamore Hollow Club won volleyball. Officials noted hot sun and attendees leaving Sunday after three days of sessions, skits, movies, and fireworks.
Nine people died on Kansas highways over the weekend in multiple crashes. Teens Mila Jones 16 Garry Webster 16 and Jimmie Wiseman 18 of Osawatomie were killed when a car hit a culvert near Columbus Saturday night. In another crash near Belleville three others died: Nancy Clay 11 and Mrs. Carol Nadine Allen 50 of Fort Collins Colorado and Donna Jean Roper 18 of Courtland. Mrs. Roper was alone in the second car. The Clays and Allens had formerly lived in Emporia. A separate collision near Manhattan claimed Hr. W. Kubick 55 and his wife 52 of Kanopolis. Wayne R. Kirkpatrick 40 of Independence was killed south of Thayer yesterday.
The article notes the final week of a music and art program at Kansas University with select students mentored by seven experts. Camp director Russell L. Wiley calls it the finest session since inception and forecasts a larger camp next year. He envisions enrollment reaching 1,000 within five years.
The Sam Snyder Water Follies of 1957 begins at 8 tonight in Lawrence at Haskell Stadium with aquatic and stage acts in a portable tank stage. It follows a Topeka run and heads to Kansas City. a 2:30 matinee Tuesday is planned, with another 8 pm show that same Tuesday. Tickets available at Haskell tonight and for the remaining performances.
President Eisenhower flew to the capital today following a weekend at his estate near Gettysburg Pennsylvania. He attended church yesterday and spent the day relaxing at his home as temperatures rose to 100 degrees in the shade.
In Somerset Kentucky a rattletrap car carrying eight youths collided with a Southern Railway freight train at a crossing. Charles Allen 13 Frances 14 Josephine 15 Betty Bary 45 James Richards 16 James Calhoun 12 Charles Simmons 16 Ronald Davis 17 died. Witnesses said the car, traveling 35 to 40 mph with a flat tire and broken tie rod, was dragged half a mile then burned. Coroner and sheriff planned an inquiry Friday to probe negligence.
An American airman, Donald Wheeler of Cortez Colorado, was convicted by court martial in FUCHA Japan of disobeying orders over a haircut. He received four months hard labor, a $200 pay reduction, and demotion from airman third class to basic airman. Wheeler argued he challenged an order for a white sidewall trim, though the Air Force said the case was a routine matter of discipline.
Karl Klooz secretary of the Lawrence Rotary Club spoke at noon about his recent trip to Lucerne Switzerland for the Rotary International meeting. He showed color slides and shared details of the convention. The Kloozes then traveled through Europe including the Scandinavian countries England and Scotland.
In Alliance Nebraska 17 year old Judy Wiehl was rescued after 40 hours trapped in a crash 25 miles south of Bing ham Nebraska. Doctors said she is in fair condition and expected to fully recover. Judy endured injuries including a fractured upper left leg and lacerations while her parents Merritt Diehl and Carolyn Diehl and pilot Milo German perished in the crash. She survived by waving a white scarf and drinking rain water after remaining in the wreckage until found by a search plane overhead.
A federal grand jury in Tacoma will convene July 29 to review the income tax returns of Dave Beck, president of the Teamsters Union, with about 30 Beck associates subpoenaed. Beck was indicted May 20 for evading 56000 dollars in taxes for 1950.
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