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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1956
Page
4
Lawrence Daily Journal-World announces editors and staff with billing for a Kansas daily. Publication details show ownership by Woent Company at Sixth and New Mamustien Street Lawrence with daily issues except Sunday and subscription rates for local and distant readers.
A fragmented and feverish advisory piece urges prompt public feedback on a proposed United Fund shift in Lawrence. It describes quick survey responses as crucial to decide whether to adopt the plan, estimates a $70,000 annual need, and notes Chamber of Commerce involvement. Concerns about feasibility and public sentiment are raised amid a push for timely replies.
The page lists station lineups for WDAF KMBC WREN and KFKU with Saturday March 10 and Sunday March 11 program blocks. It includes news shows music hours church bulletins and a wide mix of network and local specials across multiple stations. Specific time slots feature The Grand Ole Opry Revival Time Frontier of Faith and numerous talk shows dramas and films.
Sunday evenings bring melancholy and dread for many, as plans collapse into a cycle of gloom. The piece notes some try to escape with small rituals, like family gatherings or bridge games, while others accept the mood and plan to weather the Sunday lull with simple activities.
Washington correspondent Peter Edson reports rising ultraconservatism across the United States. Deep Southern resistance and GOP faction tensions, with resignations in major posts, signal a looming conflict at the Democratic National Convention over civil rights and federal education aid.
Old Home Town celebrates F B Dodds Silver Wedding. births announced include Michael Kent son of Oliver Shields and 194 son of Leonard Hadl. Susie Cox and Marion Shrimplin wed today. Navy enlistment noted for Burton Perdue. Local moves, visits, and social events listed alongside a recall of current film showings and a note on Wilson ordering troops to cross the border. Community names include Dodds Shields Hadl Flory Wertzberger Buehler Coker, and doctors urging city purchase of safety department.
In late winter 1958 executives see the economy at a crossroads as spring demand could lift motor making and home building. Eisenhower's decision to run may spark activity. a strong industrial climate would credit mainly to business health if signs improve. The next 60 days will reveal whether a recession looms.
A garbled column fragment notes a girl with a striking back at a Florida resort and riffs on listening to both sides. It mentions accessorized dining and social behavior, then shifts to parents sending children to college with a wandering idea of correction.
A brief reading notes Jesus saying Follow me and I will wake you, citing Matthew 4 18 19. The passage emphasizes discipleship and a call to leave old ways for a new path.
Lawrence Public Library showcases a War themed display with Bible and character studies. Notable titles include biographies of biblical women by Edith Deen, Life and Language in the Old Testament, My Brother Adin by Et Stevenson Ives, and Look of the Eagle about jet jockeys.
Senator Carlson backs a two-price wheat system to ensure farmers get a fair share of national income. High domestic price for consumed wheat and competitive sale for the remainder would aid relief, with soil bank plans for retired land and conservation payments. Critics worry about exports and trade, while Congress leans toward stronger export powers. The cotton sale abroad raises questions about wheat policy shifts.
In Antarctica, Independence reporter describes a Coast Guard Icebreaker crew with little entertainment. There are long miles of ice to break and few diversions. The government supplies income tax forms to the crew to combat monotony aboard. The joke notes the burden of long new cars and the rear wall of a garage.
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