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Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Jun 19, 1956

Page

2

Lardner Seeks Democratic Nomination for Kansas High Court

Olathe attorney Rice Lardner announced he will file Wednesday for the Democratic nomination to Position 2 on the Kansas Supreme Court. The seat is currently held by Harold R. Fatzer, appointed by Gov. Fred Hall, who has filed for the Republican nomination.

Rice Lardner Olathe Kansas Supreme Court Harold R. Fatzer Fred Hall Lardner Anderson County First Presbyterian Church

Thunderstorms Forecast Across Rockies to Mississippi

Storm activity was in prospect for most areas from the Rockies to the Mississippi River as forecasters highlighted potential thunderstorm development and localized heavy downpours.

Rockies Mississippi River

Crop Damage in Storms Reaches Half Million Dollars

Denver reports unofficial estimates put crop damage from a northeastern Colorado rain and hail storm at nearly 500000 dollars. Great Western Sugar Co officials say about 28000 acres of beets and small grain were hit, with heavy losses in Keenesburg and Brighton. basements flooded in Brush after almost three inches of rain.

Denver Colorado Great Western Sugar Co Keenesburg Brighton Prospect Valley Brush

Local Women Tee Off in State Golf Tourney

Four local women start at the state golf tournament including Lou Hunsinger Gertrude Zimmerman Frances Phil Lawrence and Grace Van Noy. Qualifying rounds were scheduled with about 200 entrants across various classes.

Lou Hunsinger Gertrude Zimmerman Frances Phil- Lawrences Lips Grace van Noy Jean Ashley Chanute Js de Manhattan Quitoes

Water shortage lingers after Bethany showers

Bethany Missouri remains dry with only four days of municipal water in reserve and two creeks able to sustain residents for about two weeks. A shower produced 0.37 inches while five inches of rain fell in eight months. Drought committee surveys 11 northwest counties as residents plead for federal disaster designation.

Bethany Northwest Missouri Raymond K. Wheeler L. C. Carpenter Kenneth L. Scott Washington Jim Whitten Grundy County

Weather For Other Areas

The latest weather dispatch notes relief from a long heat wave in parts of the Northeast and Midwest but hot humid conditions persist elsewhere. Cool air moves southBound toward the central Atlantic states and Ohio Valley while low to mid 80s readings appear in the Middle Atlantic.

Midwest Central Atlantic States Ohio Valley Great Lakes Middle Atlantic New England Middle Atlantic States Central Plains Mississippi Valley Dakotas North Dakota

Gerald Barker Named Washburn Public Relations Director

Gerald K. Barker, WREN sales manager and Topeka Board of Education vice-president, will leave July 1 to become Washburn University director of public relations. A KU education master's holder and Ottawa University graduate, Barker ordered his resignation from WREN and the education board, leveraging his sports broadcasting fame with Max Falkenstien and KU and Kansas State football and basketball work.

Topeka Gerald K. Barker WREN Topeka Board of Education Washburn University Barker Kansas University Washburn Ottawa University Board of Education Lawrence Max Falkenstien K. U Kansas Maple Hill Minneapolis Great Bend

Independence Hint Sparks Talk in Italian Communist Party

The Communist newspaper L'Unità hints that party chief Palmiro Togliatti asserts Italian communism can pursue independence from Moscow, signaling a possible shift in stance amid global tensions.

Rome L’unita Palmiro Togliatti Moscow

Tito’s 1948 actions cited in interview with Tog Liatti

A startling interview with Tog Liatti appears in the non-Communist magazine New Arguments. Liatti is outspokenly critical of Soviet leadership in the 1948 context.

Tito Togliatti New Arguments

Tobacco-Hater Challenges Pike's Peak Race

Colorado Springs reports Dr. Arne Suominen a tobacco-hating physician from Delray Beach Fla proposes a race up Pike's Peak this August. He would grant 15 minute rests and a halfway change for any two smokers who accept. The note mentions 53 500 tons of metal in the U S aircraft carrier Saratoga.

Colorado Springs Colo Arne Suominen Delray Beach Fla Pike’s Peak Suominen Chamber of Commerce U. S Saratoga

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