This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 2014
Page
2
Graveside services for Alberta Shepard age 809 will be at 11:00 am Tuesday at Maple Grove Cemetery in Lawrence. More information at warrenmcelwain.com.
Daniel and Bernadette Carolan of Oskaloosa welcomed a boy on Sunday. Korrisa Glaspie of Ottawa welcomed a boy on Sunday.
A 10 member steering committee weighs revising Horizon 2020 to better fit current needs with potential new chapters. Topics include affordable housing, non motorized transport, denser downtown development, anti gentrification measures, tax base balance, family farms, environmental incentives, and arts culture plans. A spring actions report to City County and Planning Commissions is planned.
Rep. Virgil Peck of Tyre in southeast Kansas plans to challenge Ray Merrick for Kansas House speaker. Peck, who has faced criticism for a joked plan to shoot feral hogs and for buying cowboy boots with campaign funds, sent letters to victorious Republican nominees announcing his bid as lawmakers convene in Topeka on December 1 for leadership elections.
Wichita man Marquaresz Redman was sentenced to 61 years for robbing and raping a 76-year-old woman. The majority of the term covers the rape conviction with additional sentences for aggravated robbery burglary and witness intimidation. Co defendant John Thompson Jr. received 10 years and nine months for related offenses.
The HOME program run by Bert Nash and the Lawrence Douglas County Housing Authority provides rent subsidies and services to stabilize housing for residents with severe mental illness. Since 1993 more than 300 households have benefited, with about 85 percent success, though demand exceeds funds. An additional $75,000 grant will fund 15 to 20 more placements, with 20 to 25 households anticipated to participate over the next two years, while wait lists average 15 to 20.
The notice contrasts historic local ownership of funeral homes with today’s large out of town corporations. It emphasizes that the family owned and operated funeral home remains committed to serving friends and neighbors with the best possible service and value despite market changes.
Lawrence Journal World details editors and staff contacts including Julie Wright and Tom Keegan. It lists circulation, editorial, and classifieds contacts, hours for delivery inquiries, and postal address for subscription changes. The notice provides phone numbers and a toll free line for customers with delivery questions.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.