Donors Listed by Blood Bank in February
Sixty six donors gave to the Douglas County Blood Bank in February while Lawrence Memorial Hospital reported forty four transfusions. Replacements by local and out of town donors filled part of the need and Red Cross donors were called to supplement the supply. Mrs. Arthur Davidson urged more volunteers with O and A positive blood to strengthen the donor list amid a recent highway accident that required seventeen pints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas County Blood Bank
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
J. H. Brown
Lee Burns
C. G. Cassity
Darrell Countess
Claude Elms
Bernard Freeman
Metyin Gauna
Bob Georgeson
Frank Gilmore
J. D. Hane
Billy Treland
Bill Kamberg
Norman McCracken
Millard Murray
Bill Payne
Larry Rice
Lorraine Atkinson
Wellsville
Beverly Rinn
Highway Commission Details and Snider Tenure in Kansas
The article reviews the First Division's 17 county reach in Kansas, noting budget figures for roads and new maintenance shops, with Snider as head. It covers tenure since 1940, multiple governor appointments, and hints at political sensitivity around road decisions. It closes with a marriage license notice and a brief dairy farming tip about cows on lush pasture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snider
Manhattan
Emporia
Olathe
Franklin County
Commission
Lawrence Journal World Arab Action May Hamper Trip
Lawrence Daily Journal World reports limited progress with a group effort, noting fears of Arab action that could hamper the planned trip. The March 24, 1956, Lawrence, Kansas item underscores uncertainty and regional tensions affecting international travel plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Kansas
Lawrence Daily Journal-World West
Pope Receives Palm Leaves Amid Holy Week Preparations
In a ceremonial scene, Pope and Christian communities observe Palm Sunday echoes as rituals mark Holy Week. Amid local strain and cultural tensions, traditional practices surface in the wake of leadership debates and public attention to indigenous customs. The report notes regional tribes, ceremonial duplications, and linked political discourse surrounding governance and heritage preservation.
Five Speakers Named Completing Newsphoto Short Course Program
Five editors and photographers join Kansas and Missouri staff for the fifth annual Short Course in Photo Journalism at Kansas University, April 12 to 14. New faculty include Bob Lofgren Bob Crossley Vernetta Fairburn Bill Huggins and Mary Kay Flynn. Featured speakers are George Yates and Earl Seubert. Fred Wulfekuhler will edit the course along with Rich Clarkson Harold Lyle and Paul Threlfall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Missouri
Kansas University
Bob Lofgren
Bob Crossley
Household Magazine
Topeka
Vernetta Fairburn
Free-Lance
Bill Huggins
Salina Journal
Mary Kay Flynn
National Editorial Association
Kansas City
George Yates
Des Moines, Town, Register
Earl Seubert
Minneapolis, Minn
Star-Tribune
Seubert
National Press Photographer's Association
Encyclopedia Brittanica
Fred Wulfekuhler
Hutchinson News-Herald
Rich Clarkson
Journal-World
Harold Lyle
Daily Capital
Paul Threlfall
Kake-Tv
Wichita
Job Prospects Strong For Engineer Graduates
New York electronics engineers face bright hire prospects as firms at the Institute of Radio Engineers convention recruit aggressively. Aircraft and electronics equipment companies posted invites, with recruitment crews interviewing on site. June graduates start at 100 to 110 dollars weekly, about 15 dollars more than last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Institute of Radio Engineers
Electronica
Varius
K U Student Wins Engineering Scholarship Award
Kansas University senior Gary A. Kinemond from the School of Engineering and Architecture is among ten engineering students named for $700 scholarships awarded by the American Society of Tool Engineers. He has made the dean’s honor roll six of seven semesters and holds Boeing and residence hall scholarships. He is active in Tau Beta Pi and Sigma Tau honorary fraternities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary A. Kinemond
Kansas University
American Society “of Tool Engineers
Kinemond
Rushton
Boeing
Tau Beta Pi
Sigma Tau
Kiwanis hears reports on Europe and Austria conditions
Kansas University foreign graduates Sigurd Rambush of Denmark and Walter Kintsch of Austria spoke at the Kiwanis luncheon at the Eldridge. Rambush described rising sentiment for European unification despite long standing differences, aided by economic ties and regional plans, while Kintsch assessed postwar Austria as economically recovering, politically neutral yet pro West, with minimal Communist support and no imminent Russian threat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas University
Europe
Kiwanis Club
Eldridge
Sigurd Rambush
Denmark
Rambush
Benelux
Nordic Council
EDC
NATO
United States
Walter Kintsch
Austria
Stalin
Germany
Kintsch
Farm Bill Defeat Seen For Eisenhower Administration
James G Patton of Denver NFU president called the Senate farm bill a major defeat for the Eisenhower administration while indicating the NFU will press to improve the measure to assure true parity for farm families. Patton was elected to his ninth term as NFU president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
U.S. Senate
Eisenhower
James G. Patton
National Farmers Union
Patton
Senate
NFU
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Kansas Millwas
Mission Tin
Binet
Gay Feed Bal
Celb
Othee Snider
Robert
Pitts Wong
Mon Rievis
Stalbano Sy
Escatraneos
Colin Simpson
Ieee
TATA
Wall
Chester
Wong Wheig
Hutiy Pou Petssealty
Cpa
Rayne Roe Ag
K.U
Kiwanis
Vienna
Insurance Salesian
Kaunas
Agenes Dept
Bey Bts
Fargo
Elkcom Sows
America
B. P. O. Elks
A.V. Phillips
St. VI
Decker-Coy
Agency
Warren Decker
Bud Coy
Eost
Mayflower Port Service
Aero Mayflower Transit CO
New Hampshire
Lawrence Transfer & Storage Co
ING
Chicago
Duluth
St.Paul
Machhne
Lincoln, Neb
Kansas City, MO
Wd. O. Burlie
J. Wy Sgott
Saatar
Eng
Mint Bae
Continental Hotel
Baldinore
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Wneorstews
Reaeran Ty Hi
Western Electric
Rankin Drug CO
Dial
Kentile
Limitso
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