What's New in Laundry Held for Douglas County Leaders
Two all day schools for leaders of the 29 Home Demonstration Units in Douglas County were led by Mrs. Ethel Self of Kansas State College and Mrs. Paula Glover. Attendees brought laundry water samples for hardness checks and discussed removing discoloration, whitening nylon, and washing blankets. Leaders will teach laundry lessons in July and September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas County
Ethel Self
Kansas State College
Manhattan
Paula Glover
Nichols-Frye engagement announced for July wedding
Dorothy Fern Nichols and Pvt. Jack Henry Frye announce their betrothal as he trains at Ft. Riley with the Tenth Division and heads for Germany this fall under Operation Gyroscope. The couple plans a July wedding and future for Mrs. Henry Frye of Eudora.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Nichol
DeSoto
Dorothy Fern
Jack Henry Frye
Henry Frye
Eudora
Miss Nichols
DeSoto High School
Pvt
Frye
U. S. Army
Ft. Riley
Germany
Local Personal News and Health Updates From Lawrence Area
Mrs Richard Jenner and daughters Barbara Brenda Sue and Debbie visit her parents Dr and Mrs H H Lane this week. Mr Jenner, director of the aircraft division at Micro Switch Freeport Ill, joins them for the weekend before returning home. Albert Brune improves slightly at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after a heart attack and remains in an oxygen tent. Kay Richards travels to Chicago Saturday to visit relatives for a week. J A Tuggle after surgery at Stormont Vail Hospital Topeka shows satisfactory progress and expects two week return home. Mr and Mrs Chester B Spray move to the Riverside area near Lawrence with children Elizabeth Ann Bill and Christina. The Sprays purchase 1034 Hilltop Drive. Dr and Mrs Lawrence Filkin of Concordia visit and plan July 1 clinic affiliation in Concordia. Filkin advances in the Gelvin Haughey Clinic. He serves as secretary treasurer of the Kansas Blue Shield Association. Several local women including Miss Virginia Brand Miss Mildred Seaman and others attend an installation in Topeka.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Jenner
Barbara
Brenda Sue
Debbie
H. H. Lane
Jenner
Freeport, Il
Micro Switch Company
Freeport
Albert Brune
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Kay Richards
Chicago
J. A. Tuggle
Stormont Vail Hospital
Topeka
Chester B. Spray
Elizabeth Ann
Bill
Christina
Kansas City
Chester A. Spray
Lawrence
Riverside
Spray Sr
Hilltop Drive
Filkin
Concordia
R. S. Filkin
Topeka Soroptimists Dinner and Local News Notes
Hon dinner of Soroptimist International of Topeka at the Jayhawk Hotel reports Mr and Mrs Lew Hammer returning from a weeklong Wichita Kiowa and Claflin vacation. Their sons Bobby and Gary stayed with grandparents in Claflin. Other local youths plan Lincoln Athletic Camp in Minnesota. Kiwanis delegates Jeff Thursday and family head to Cincinnati for the annual Kiwanis International convention and East Coast touring. Many paragraphs discuss roses, history, and the author’s expertise in rose breeding and the American Rose Society.
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Interna Pional
Topeka
Jayhawk
Ote
Lew Hammer
Wichita
Kiowa
Claflin
Bobby
Gary
Tommy Black
Fred C. Black
David Paul
Arthur N. Paul
Lincoln Athletic
Lake Hubert
Brainerd
Minn
Lawrence
Bob Radcliffe
Dean Radcliffe
Chris Kraft
Gary Spray
Jeff
Cincinnati
Ohio
Kiwanis International
East
New York City
Virginia
Edward I
England
Great Britain
Houses of York and Lancaster
House of York
House of Lancaster
American Rose Society
Flower Club Honors Late Mrs. Ella Doering with Rose History Book
The Lawrence Flower Club honors longtime member Mrs. Ella Doering who died April 7, 1955 by placing History of the Rose by Roy E. Shephard in the city library. The note recalls Doering’s love of roses and the rose’s long cultural prominence through Asia Europe and North America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Doering
Lawrence Flower Club
Roy E. Shepherd
Asia
Europe
North America
KU to Host Math Day Focus on Quality Science Projects
The annual Science and Mathematics Day for high school pupils, hosted by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Kansas University, is set for Oct. 29 in KU. Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy will open in Hoch Auditorium and luncheon speaker P. C. Sylvester-Bradley, Rose Morgan visiting professor for 1955 56, will speak.
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College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Kansas University
K. U
Franklin D. Murphy
Hoch Auditorium
P. C. Slyvester-Bradley
Rose Morgan
Backers seek hearing for ousted Harvey County 4-H leader
Supporters say Armin Samuelson should be reinstated after his dismissal by the County Agricultural Extension Board. A hearing is to be arranged by the State Farm Extension Service with Dean L. C. Williams approving while Samuelson plans talks with extension officials in Manhattan.
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Newton WW
Harvey County
Armin Samuelson
State Farm Extension Service
Reeves Lewis
Samuelson
Dean L. C. Williams
Kansas State College
Williams
Washington
Manhattan
County Agricultural Extension Board
Eileen Ryan
Ryan
Extension Service
Lewis
Newton
Heston
Burton
Halstead
Sedgwick
Walton
North Newton J
Whitewater
County Farm ‘Bureau Federation
Melubs
Harry Eshelman
Kansas Adopts 12 New Vehicle Laws Effective July 4
A package of 12 new motor vehicle laws in Kansas includes birthday based driver licenses, a teen driving clamp for 14 and 15 year olds, restricted school day driving hours, altered license expiry rules, antique vehicle plates, and proof of tax payments for inter-state title transfers. Chauffeurs keep June 30 expirations. A four bill set raises truck fees and limits restricted licenses to school hours on direct routes.
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Topekawa
Motor Vehicle Department
Kansas
The
Highway Commission
Applications Held Up In State License Sales
George Allen said applications won’t be accepted statewide until July 5 due to setup problems. Driver licenses issued before July 1 remain valid for about 60 days. Likely sales locations include Lawrence Baldwin and Eudora. New laws effective July 1 reduce annual license plates to one from two and require chemical blood tests in DWI cases.
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George Allen
Allen
Lawrence
Baldwin
Eudora
Crime Under Control in Town of 4183
Police Chief Andrew J. Palak marks four straight years with all cases going to court resulting in convictions. The town has not seen a highway fatality since April 1952.
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Iwudson
N. HH
Andrew J. Palak
Adenauer Readies Reply to Moscow Talks Invitation
Chancellor Konrad Adenauer says he is ready to answer Moscow about diplomacy and trade talks and would like to make the trip early in the near future. The note signals possible West German interest in direct negotiations with the Soviet Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonn
Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Moscow
Molotov Alters Dinner Time To Hear Truman
Molotov changed the dinner time for a diplomatic reception at the Russians leased mansion so guests could hear former President Harry S. Truman. The last 10th anniversary U N celebration sparked protests over Truman’s attendance despite Russian objections. The United States records a death rate under 10 per 1 000 annually for the past decade.
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Molotov
Harry San Francisco
V. Molotov
Sypeda
Harry S. Truman
U. N
Truman
Dag Hammarskjold
U. S
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Judy Sylvester
Judy Snavely
Sue Bartz
Leslie Wiedman
Anna Marie Icks
Muriel
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Orva Dodson
Anita McDonald
Moline
Kathy Fritzele
Muriel Dodson
Nancy Hill
Stull Needlecraft Club
Roland Kraft
J. B. Kraft
Victoria Club
Clinton Park
Jack Keller
Delphines
Walter Heck
Emil Heck Jr
A. Frank McClanahan
Monroe St
Eudora 4 H Club
Harold Gabriel
Hesper
Sharon
Jerry Gabriel
Rock Springs
Arden Ott
Arkansas
Jerry Allison Johnson
Danforth Chapel
Colorado
Harry F. Moody
Hope, Ark
Johnson
Marjorie Ann Moody
Flower Club
Boggs Hat Shop
Varmont
Chamney Dairy
Adenauer
Cook Books
China
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Joe Schelbar
Nick Schelbar
Pines
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Tticut
Weaver
Weaver's Shoe Shop
Kronzian
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Adam Kay
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