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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1956
Page
3
The Journal-World urges a city wide lawn and home exterior refresh as spring nears. Residents encouraged to survey houses and yards this weekend, plan remedial actions, and participate in a community effort to brighten Lawrence with small, easy improvements.
U S policy faces wide criticism and calls for change. Eisenhower seeks more foreign aid flexibility while Dulles argues policy is fine. Analysts weigh new marshalls, economic pacts, and neutral alliances against NATO and SEATO commitments amid fear of Soviet economic penetration and missile threats.
A dense schedule of radio and television programs covers Saturday to Monday. Listings include church bulletins, music hours, news, classic westerns, variety shows, serials, sports, films, and educational programs. Stations WDAF KMBC WREN WDAP WHREN KOMO KMGC KMEBC WDAR WTU.
A list of ten civic steps allegedly used to destroy a town by stifling growth and cooperation. The rules urge opposing bonds for schools and infrastructure, discouraging investment, silencing positive publicity, and isolating the community from outsiders, warning that such measures can ruin a town.
More than 40 motorists were ticketed for lacking 1956 plates or displaying them incorrectly as Kansas enforces a single plate rule. State law requires rear display only, and mismatched year plates draw penalties, prompting drivers to replace with proper plates amid public notices and tempers.
The writer laments urban clutter and flood impacts in North Lawrence and questions highway land use for farmers. A separate note reflects on aging, debt, and rent while praising KU campus surroundings and criticizing junk yards, liquor outlets, and local aesthetics.
The piece notes Kansas editors favor Republicans and headline hunts, while voters pay little heed to GOP faction battles over convention delegation. It contrasts Democratic strife with names like Kenneth Anderson and Leigh Warner reflecting internal pressures and calls for unity.
Lawrence Public Library unveils a display featuring Robinson Crusoe Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Sherlock Holmes Grandma’s Memories and Yankee recipes. Also listed are Pharaoh to Farenk The Columbia Papa Married a Mormon The Reptile World and decor and lighting guides.
A quirky collection of aphorisms and observations on business smarts, consumer habits, crime trends, youth gangs, budgeting romance, and social harmony. The lines mix humor with commentary on expense and interpersonal ease.
An envelope that has passed through the mail and bears postal markings of philatelic interest. Q From what opera is Handel's well known Largo taken A This Handel aria is from his opera Xerxes.
The fragment presents a poetic misquote about worshiping in spirit and truth. It seems to reference John 4 and the idea of true worship, though the text appears garbled and lacking standard syntax. It resembles a devotional line rather than a full article item.
Old Home Town Bernard Poco Frazier visits University after serving as art director in Tulsa. Local emergency food program manager named. Various social events including funerals, concerts, and club meetings occupy residents across Lawrence and nearby towns. A Lehner Mammoth discovery near Hereford named in honor of rancher Ed Lehner.
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