Organ Gives New Life to Lawrence Church
Rev. John H. Thompson arrives as pastor of St. James A.M.E. Church at 7th and Maple, gifting the church an electric organ that astonishes parishioners. Attendance and choir participation rise as the Thompsons return to Lawrence after four years, living at 733 Walnut.
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John H. Thompson
St. James A.M.E
7Th and Maple Sts
Thompson
Lawrence
Union Pacific Railroad
Chanute
Grand Chapel
A.M.E
Walnut
Rev
John Thompson
Violent Collisions In Texas Enlarge Holiday Toll
The nation’s Thanksgiving travel toll rose with three sailors and two Houston residents among five killed in a Livingston Texas head on crash. Another five died near Weslaco in an ambulance collision. Six others injured. The AP notes holiday fatalities around 480 projected. prior four day period 459, last year 457.
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Texas
Livingston
Tex
Memphis
Tenn
Naval Air Station
Associated Press
Memorial Hospital Births and Addresses Listed
Memorial Hospital reports a birth to Mrs. Nancy Hodges and baby boy at Route 1. Also listed are multiple individuals with addresses including Mrs. Joann Krive 133914 Mass and Mrs. Marilyn Bachelor with baby girl at 1642 Barker among others across Williamstown and nearby towns.
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Joann Krive
Mass
Brian Thornton
Dorthina Marie Tompkins
Valley Lane
Marilyn Bachelor
Barker
Marie Sherman
Kenneth McCue
Clare Rd
Sandra J. Anderson
Miller Dr
Helen E. Heck
Emma E. Felker
Margaret H. Pack
Eudora
Nancy M. Hodges
Bertha L. Burkhart
Naismith
Ruth Wilma Norris
Williamstown
Zoning actions deferred amid hospital and land debates
City zoning talks pause for a month as commissioners hear LMH administrator Rodger Johnson and plan to consult the hospital board about land near the Rail Line area north of 2nd Street and east of Michigan. Other requests were withdrawn or deferred including 2nd and Alabama and 1304 Mass St. expansions.
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2Nd Street
Michigan
2Nd
Indiana
Rodger Johnson
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Hospital Board of Trustees
LMH
Mass. St
Kasold Terrace
Carl Hird Jr
Rhode Island
Barker
Sth Street
Broadview Terrace
ROTC Grad Returns To KU For Studies
1958 Kansas University Army ROTC grad Lt. Theodore W. Uhlrich Jr. returns to KU to pursue a Master of Science in engineering. He previously served at Ft. Bliss studying missiles and was stationed in Giessen Germany. After his degree he expects assignment to White Sands Proving Grounds.
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Kansas University Army Rotc
Theodore W. Ulchirich Jr
Regular Army
Ft. Bliss
Tex
Giessen
Germany
Uhlrich
White Sands Proving Grounds
Uhlrichs
Teri Kathryn
Forrest Ave
Thanksgiving Around the World and at Plymouth
Thanksgiving observances span Plymouth Massachusetts Virginia and overseas. Pilgrims and Indians reenactments in Des Moines and Cuba reflect American heritage alongside services in Plymouth Congregational Church Milan two churches in Holland and Berkeley 1619 memorials in Virginia celebrate the holiday with feasts and prayers.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Plymouth
Plymouth Congregational Church
Virginia
Albertis S. Harrison Jr
Berkeley
Richmond
America
Mass
Ainsworth
Milan
Italy
United States
Holland
Thornton in Fairly Good Condition After Crash
Brian Thornton seventeen of Route 3 is in fairly good condition at Lawrence Memorial Hospital recovering from injuries from a one truck accident Wednesday evening. He sustained a wrist fracture and head cut when his truck ran off a cattle crossing bridge about ten miles northeast of Lawrence in Jefferson County. The truck suffered extensive damage.
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Brian Thornton
Route 3
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Thornton
Lawrence
Jefferson County
Funeral services for Vern Schneider and Elsie Spaulding
Vern Schneider 63 of Route 5 Bonner Springs dies Tuesday. Funeral 2 p.m. Friday Alden-Harrington Chapel Bonner Springs. Burial Bonner Springs Cemetery. Survivors include wife Selah, son Vern Schneider Jr., sisters Lena Woolf Clara Perkins, brother Fred Schneider Jr., three grandchildren. Elsie Spaulding 70 of 1607 W 22nd St. dies Wednesday night at Samaritan Lodge. Former Haskell Institute girls adviser. Surviving two daughters Denzel Gib bens and Evone Hood, sister Cora Hesset, four grandchildren. Cooper-Warren Mortuary to announce arrangements.
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Alden-Harrington and Sons
Bonner Springs
Vern Schneider
Route 5
Selah Schneider
Vern Schneider Jr
St. Louis
Lena Woolf
Clara Perkins
Linwood
Fred Schneider Jr
el Paso
Tex
Elsie Spaulding
W. 22Nd St
Haskell Institute
Samaritan Lodge
Spaulding
Lawrence
Haskell
Denzel R. (Warrene) Gibbens
Evone Jean Hood
Strasburg
Colo
Cora Edith Hesset
Portland, Ore
Local 763 to Start Haskell Christmas Fund Drive
Lawrence Pipefitters and Plumbers Local 763 will begin its second annual Haskell Christmas Fund drive on Saturday. No money goal set yet, but organizers aim higher than last year’s 712.75. Funds go to individual Haskell students via the guidance director, with no canvassing of homes.
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Lawrence Pipefitters and Plumbers
Vitt
Soviet Submarines Threaten U S Security Near Shore
Experts warn Soviet nuclear submarines could menace American coastlines soon, paralleling Kremlin pressure in the Western Hemisphere and the Red Chinese push in India. The text notes a pattern of forceful moves to achieve political goals and references Berlin surrender aims.
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Kremlin
India
U.S
Berlin
Clash of China India crisis unsettles Cold War dynamics
Western diplomats see China and India as a hinge of Asia shaping Soviet restraint and U S involvement. The Chinese assault riles Nehru, tests Khrushchev’s peaceful co existence approach, and may trigger an unpredicted split between Moscow and Beijing with global implications. The winds of change are visible to Kennedy, Rusk, and other leaders.
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India
Soviet Union
Peking
Moscow
Khrushchev
China
U. S
Kennedy
Rusk
In Memoriam Edna Arthur Porter
In memory of Edna Arthur Porter who died November 22 1961 a tender mother and a faithful friend At rest unforgotten by her daughters Betty and Lois
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Edna Arthur Porter
Betty
Lois
Lecompton Bridge Opens After Damage Closure
The Lecompton bridge across the Kaw River 11 miles northwest of Lawrence reopened to traffic Wednesday afternoon after a car damage closure on November 10.
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Lecompton
Kaw River
Lawrence
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Fashion Verdict
Odgen Phipps
North
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Cooper-Warren Mortuary
Lawrence Business Association
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