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Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

May 11, 1955

Page

15

Welcome to Fantasia prom fills Ottawa High gym

Teen activities at Ottawa High Saturday night included a junior senior prom with a large cardboard fantasy set featuring Alice in Wonderland decor and Sleeping Beauty. The Swing Kings provided music while couples and sponsors danced and mingled. senior class news and Y Teen officers were announced in a candlelight ceremony.

Fantasia Sleeping Beauty Snow White Seven Dwarfs Joanne Goetsch Warry Miller Libby Elvig Buddy Rogers Sandy Smith Joel Malott Erna Anthony Don Tusher Merlene Harris Duncan Young Judy Reod George Greer Judy Larding Bob Bee Janet Jackson Sally Montgomery Didy Gorton Mary Fulcher Charlotte Bayne Lost van Liew Donis Evans Frances Ritchie World Fellowship Doris Baimher Sandra Marding

Chinese Nationalists Fly Over Red China Coast

The Communist New China News Agency reported 11 028 sorties by Chinese Nationalists over the Red China coast in a period of hostilities. Casualties included two dead and seven wounded at a new attending school in Rome.

Hong Kong Communist New China News Agency Red China Rosa Lind Rome

From Wichita Family Not Hurt in Home Blast

Three members of the McDonald family escaped serious injury when a gas explosion damaged their Wichita home. The blast lifted and buckled the frame structure. Mrs. McDonald received cuts and was hospitalized for observation while Mr. McDonald and their three year old son were unharmed. A ruptured gas main was blamed for the 31000 house loss.

Wichita FE. W. McDonald McDonald

Hiroshima School Girls Drown When Ferry Sinks

A Shiun Maru ferry disaster in Takamatsu Japan claims 20 Hiroshima grade school girls. Teacher Yoshitaka Ishimoto recalls girls delaying to save belongings while boys fled to deck, then the vessel capsized and sank.

Hiroshima Takamatsu Japan Shiun Maru Yoshitaka Ishimoto

Bomb Smokes Signal Drops Through Bristol Home Roof

A smoke signal bomb fell through the roof of Mr and Mrs Leverett Bristol’s home in San Diego California. The device landed in a bedroom while the Bristols were in the kitchen. They escaped unharmed.

San Diego Calif Thyme

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