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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1955
Page
2
Provisions moving milk inspection from the state health department to agriculture alarm some cities. Officials say safe milk production is hard, regulations protect public health, and the public does not want safeguards removed from the milk supply.
A lighthearted note on Khrushchev from Hearst reporters amid Soviet leader interviews. The piece also covers GOP women delegates, AFL CIO merger talk, a Commerce Building exhibit mishap, and Sen Morse challenging pay raise debate with sharp quips.
A dense schedule listing stations WDAF WREN KMBC and others with hour by hour programs. Included are news shows top of the evening segments soap operas comedies dramas games and variety acts featuring names like Allan Jackson Rosemary Clooney Dinah Shore Arthur Godfrey and Perry Como among many others. The page outlines a full day of radio and TV offerings across multiple affiliates with time slots from early morning to late night.
A Lawrence city commissioner proposed opening the 800 block on Massachusetts Street to a passage leading to city parking on New Hampshire Street. The plan would enlarge the adjacent lot by purchasing more footage, aiming to ease the long block problem and preserve a compact business district amid evolving parking needs.
Douglas County officials defend a low bonded debt while considering a modest raise to fund improvements at the Courthouse on 11th and Mass Streets in Law rence. Residents complain the building appears dingy and paint or renovation could restore its former dignity amid comparisons with other state courthouses.
A private conversation quote attributed to Winston Churchill mentions a defense of Formosa against a Red attack. The wording suggests intent to deter Communist forces, framed as Churchill’s cautious assessment during a tense period.
James Marlow argues Eisenhower must balance Harold Stassen’s fate with US aid to Asia. FOA may be dissolved or folded into the State Department, with funding for 1955 limited to about 3.5 billion dollars and Asia’s share carved from that. Dulles touts Asian alliances but warns on economic support. missteps could push Asia toward communism.
A reader notes a Bible verse saying faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen from Hebrews 11 1 reprinted for daily devotional use.
Kay Stanley, a leading toy industry figure, warns America’s booming toys market has gone culture crazy. She advocates returning play to its fun value, criticizing overemphasis on educational toys and urging parents to let children pick toys they truly enjoy while noting the industry’s race to outpace imitators.
Garden City Telegram readers in Philadelphia condemn Jacob Epstein’s Social Consciousness display as grotesque. The piece notes Art News coverage of Georges Mathieu earning 600 to 33400 per painting, calling his work lyrical abstractionism and less comprehensible than a child’s crayon.
Capt Charles A Edmondson recently fired from active service is named deputy warden of Lansing state penitentiary Milton Allen Lawrence attorney sworn into naval reserve and to report to Harvard for indoctrination Lawrence school children collect tin cans for salvage and Cpl William Burcham is in Belgium with a military police unit Sgt George F Zillner on furlough after overseas service Mr and Mrs Leo Baker celebrate 28th wedding anniversary James R Morris enters Wentworth Military Academy F Weatherly elected district vice president of Kansas City Methodist Layman's Association KU students Edith Larson Marie Miller John Deal and Goldie Hoffman named to Phi Beta Kappa junior class of Dread Trains presents plays in Green Hall post show gathering at Prof Bo M Belles home Cast members listed plus 18 KMGH Club members and their intermal afternoon at Mrs Otto Gufler home Mrs J W O Bryan hosts club Miss Bernice Bryant hosts St Patrick party tomorrow Glenn S Luther visiting from Texas Samuel Ainsworth returns to Lyons after Chemical Engineer meeting in University J R Holmes travels to Wichita on business
A Massachusetts man asked for a divorce claiming his wife would light the furnace and keep him in hot water. A Georgia woman was judged the best hog caller. The column notes people gossiping about friends and warns against paying undue attention to overheard talk.
The text explains christening as an ancient ship ritual where a bottle of wine is broken on the prow to dedicate the vessel to a god, the wine symbolizing sacrifices. It also notes Cape Flattery’s naming by Captain James Cook from a hopeful harbor belief and that male lions grow manes around age three.
An advertisement promotes the Acousticon A-210 three transistor hearing aid. It emphasizes compact size light weight and concealment behind hairstyles with a free hearing examination and personalized fitting offered by Roy R Gilbert III of the National Bank of Topeka building in Topeka Kansas.
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