Restored Harpsichord Described by Owner Barnes
Barnes details a restored harpsichord purchased at a reduced price and insured for 3000 dollars. He notes its four and a half octave range and plucked-string sound, compares it to the piano, cites documentation and restoration work, and laments antique misuses while sharing the inscription Thus Passes Away the Glory of the World.
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Ronald Barnes
Kansas University
Barnes
Journal-World Photo
London
America
Memorial Hospital Births and Dismissals Listing Daily
Memorial Hospital reports a birth and multiple dismissals. A daughter today to Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Llewellyn of 1922 E. 21st and a daughter today to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Casteel of Stouffer Place. The notice lists names and addresses of those discharged or to be notified.
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Alice Bliesner
N.H
Irvin Flory
N.Y
Virginia James
Lincoln
Margaret Fredrickson
Sunnyside
Barbara Ann Sharp
Martin Coyne
Linwood
Mina Ray
W. 4Th
Lois Llewellyn
E. 21St
Julia Casteel
Stouffer Place
Richard Harrison
Barker
Phyllig Joan Caine
Alice E. Wray
Baldwin
Herbert Llewellyn
Robert Casteel
Top Track Coach For Ceylon Here
Duncan White, national track coach for Ceylon, visits Kansas University until Nov 20 under a State Department program for foreign educators. He oversees university and high school programs and serves as island Olympic track coach while staying with Prof. and Mrs. Clayton Crosier. Bernard Gufler, Lawrence native and former U.S. ambassador in Berlin, represents America in Ceylon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duncan White
Ceylon
Southeast Asia
Kansas University
State Department
Europe
Asia
Duncan
Clayton Crosier
St. America
Bernard Gufler
Lawrence
U. S
Berlin
Schoeppel to Speak at Oskaloosa Fundraiser Dinner
Senator Andrew F. Schoeppel will headline a $5-a-plate dinner in Oskaloosa on November 27, hosted by the Jefferson County Republican Central Committee. Frank Meek of Perry will lead a panel on political questions. Richard A. Swallow and Mrs. Ailee Henry will handle arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew F. Schoeppel
Jefferson County Republican Central Committee
Oskaloosa
Frank Meek
Perry
Richard A. Swallow
Ailee Henry
Cranberry Industry Plans Steps on Contaminated Berries
At today's meeting the industry outlined a plan to separate clean cranberries from those with contamination. Measures include continuing Aminotriazole bans until facts are known, segregating suspicious berries, testing the 1959 crop by FDA methods, destroying or impounding any contaminated fruit, and ongoing scientific research with government cooperation to ensure safe cranberry products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stevens
Food and Drug Administration
Iraqi Official Visits KU During Lawrence Area Trip
Iraqi lower house member Dr. Hassan Afchar concluded a three day Lawrence area visit as part of a world tour. Host was KU law professor F. J. Moreau. Afchar, a Tehran University law professor, studied at Teheran in 1957 58 and is an expert in comparative law.
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Hassan Afchar
Iran
Lawrence
Afchar
F. J. Moreau
Kansas University
West
Moreau
Teheran
Teheran University
Journal-World Photo
Dick Clark Show Under Close Investigation
Philadelphia AP report says House investigators arrived to probe Dick Clark television practices amid broader probes of payoffs to disc jockeys. ABC stated it found no improper ties and Clark has divested related business interests under ABC policy.
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Philadelphia
House
Dick Clark
House Subcommittee On Legislative Oversight
Washington
Robert W. Lishman
Mr. Williams
Philadelphia Bulletin
Clark
New York
American Broadcasting Co
ABC
Lawrence Sees 12.6 Percent Rise in Local Economy
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce executive secretary E R Zook notes the 12.6 percent rise, saying it reflects activity of Lawrence merchants and a strong economy. He links gains to consumer optimism, rising family income, and security measures like welfare funds and Social Security, driving higher spending on cars homes and clothes.
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Lawrence
E. R. Zook
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Dinner Tonight For 4-H and FFA Banquet
The 31st annual 4-H Club and Vocational Agriculture Achievement Banquet will be at 6 30 p m today in the Kansas Union ballroom at Kansas University. About 550 are expected including 4 H members FFA members sponsors and bankers from five Douglas County banks in Lawrence Baldwin and Eudora. Awards include the Achievement Award trophies from the American Legion post and Key Awards from Cities Service Oil Co plus other year long honors for 4 H and FFA members.
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Kansas Union
Kansas University
Farmers of America
Douglas County
FFA
Two Local Women Die. Services Planned This Week
Mrs. May Woodard 88 of 1639 Vt. Street died at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Funeral 3:30 p.m. Friday at Rumsey Funeral Home with Rev. Edwin F. Price. burial Oak Hill Cemetery. Survivors: daughter Ruth Wood, sons Paul of Casper Wyoming and Hubert of Eudora, grandson Robert Paul Woodard. another son Eugene died in 1958. Mrs Blanche Odeal Calvert 67 of 627 Ill. Street died Tuesday evening at home. Funeral services at 2 p.m. at Home with Rev. J. J. Krimmer. burial Memorial Park Cemetery. Survivors: husband James W. Calvert, son James W. Calvert Jr., daughter Mary Pauline Foster, mother Mrs. Tinnia Hunsicker, brothers Jesse, Clarence, Earl Hunsicker, sisters Grace Petgen and Pearl Todd, eight grandchildren.
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May Woodard
Vt. St
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Rumsey Funeral Home
Edwin F. Price
Oak Hill Cemetery
Ruth Wood
Paul Woodard
Casper
Wyo
Hubert Woodard
Eudora
Robert Paul Woodard
Blanche Odeal Calvert
J. J. Krimmer
Memorial Park Cemetery
James W. Calvert
James W. Calvert Jr
Tenn. St
Mary Pauline Foster
Lake St
Tinnia Hunsicker
Nevada
Jesse Hunsicker
Girard
Clarence Hunsicker
Inglevale
Earl Hunsicker
Oakland
Calif
Grace Petgen
Pearl Todd
Fort Smith
Ark
KU Gains Insight On Russia Studies From Visiting Professor
Visiting professor Simmons praised Kansas University's aims to expand area studies including Russia and the Far East. He noted a shortage of qualified Russian teachers in high schools and colleges, urged renewed cultural exchange with the Soviet Union, and said KU appears to be headed in the right direction.
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Russia
Simmons
U.S
Far East
South America
Kansas
Card of Thanks to Friends and Neighbors
Mrs. Fred Reetz expresses gratitude for the letters cards and visits received while she stayed at Lawrence Memorial Hospital thanking friends and neighbors for their support.
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Fred Reetz
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Brook Street relief sewer plan moves forward
The City Commission began the relief sanitary sewer project for Brook Street area, reviewing preliminary plans and authorizing ordinances. Costs are estimated around 175000 dollars with funding from general obligation bonds paid from Water and Sewage revenues. Also addressed were police parking actions and annexations and street-improvement assessments.
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Brook Street
East Lawrence
City Commission
Kaw River
12Th and
Haskell
Brook
165Th
Prairie Avenue
5Th and Tenn. Sts
Michigan
Water and Sewage Department
Vermont Street
Hallmark Card Business Demands Constant Creative Work
Hallmark executive Bob Payne told the Sertoma Club that greeting cards are highly specialized and market driven. Women buyers shape styles a year ahead, while Hallmark’s Kansas City plant turns out four million cards daily, reflecting intense competition and ongoing artistic effort.
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Bob Payne
Hallmark Cards Inc
Lawrence Sertoma Club
Eldridge
Payne
Sertomans
Hallmark
Kansas City
Electrical Short Sparks Morning House Blaze Near Lawrence
Fire Chief reports an electric blanket short triggered a morning blaze at the Thiry home seven miles southwest of Lawrence causing extensive damage in an upstairs bedroom with no injuries. Earlier an oil furnace soot spill at Delta Gamma sorority caused widespread soot but no fire. A trash fire at 720 Conn St damaged signs estimating seven hundred twenty dollars. The department also responded to a grease fire at the Chuck Wagon with no reported damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Thiry
Lawrence
John Miller
Delta Gamma Sorority
Emery Rd
Miller
Conn. St
Kansas faces crisis in state mental health program
Gov. George Docking heard that frozen civil service pay scales threaten Kansas mental health services as key staff leave for higher wages. The Governor's Advisory Commission on Institutional Management outlined a 10 to 15 percent pay hike proposal to retain physicians, psychiatrists, and top clinicians, noting Topeka State Hospital losses and the potential need to reallocate funds from training programs.
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Topeka
George Docking
Kansas
Robert Klein
Dodge City
Governor’s Advisory Commission On
Docking
State Finance Council
John Anderson
George Jackson
Jackson
Topeka State Hospital
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Tonganoxie
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Baby Boy
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Lecompton
Emma F
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Greenwich
Comn
Nadine Farrier
Elmwood
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Ala
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Walnut
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Schoeppel
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Rockledge Road
Davis-Wiggins
Louisiana
Illinois
Planning Commission
W. W. Nash
Medical Arts
Maine
Burke & MacDonald, Inc
Dempsey-Tegeler & Co
Missouri
Lawrence Office
Ivan D. Rowe
Massachusetts
Dempsey - Tegeler & CO
Investment Securities
NEW York Stock Exchange
American Stock Exchange
ASSOC
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Lawrence Memorial Co
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