Quota Set for Local Red Cross in Hungarian Drive
Douglas County Red Cross has a $1,000 quota for the Hungarian Relief Drive led by National Red Cross president Ellsworth Bunker. Donations go to the Hungarian Relief fund via the Red Cross office in the Lawrence Community Building. Several county churches plan to sponsor refugee families, with housing, jobs, clothing, English lessons, and travel costs covered.
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Dodglas County
Red Cross
Ellsworth Bunker
American Red Cross
Frank T. Stockton
United Fund Committee For
Lawrence
Stockton
Douglas County
Eudora
New York
Camp Kilmer
N J
Pierce Gerety
Department of State
Washington, D.C
State Department
Trinity Lutheran Church
Harold Hamilton
St. John's Catholic Church
Hungary
The
Farmers Vote on Corn Allotment Referendum Containing Eligibility
Farmers in Douglas County and 24 states face a Dec 1 vote on soil bank corn base. A two thirds approval will shift from the current allotment system. a one third or more to keep it will retain the present rules. Many growers feed corn to livestock and exceed their allotment yet remain eligible to cast ballots.
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Farry
Farley
Soil Bank
Douglas County
Osage
Eisenhower Relaxing in Augusta Retreat During Washington Visit
Friends report President Eisenhower is enjoying a restful stay at the Southland retreat in Augusta with Mamie Eisenhower also relaxing. They note the couple faces continued anxiety over international tensions as they take a partial respite from official duties five days after arriving from Washington.
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Augusta
Deaths and Funerals in Kansas Rise From OCR Fragments
Neil Mann of Kincaid, former Lawrence resident, 64, died in Iola. He worked at Sunflower Ordnance Works and served as Topeka Cemetery caretaker. Funeral 2 p.m. Saturday Moran. burial Fairview Cemetery Mildred. Survivors include two sisters and four brothers. Lilian Fowler, 73, of Lawrence, died at home. Funeral 2 p.m. Monday at 940 Mass. St. Schubert Funeral Home. Services by Mrs Hutchings. burial Memorial Park Cemetery. Survivors include four daughters, four sons, a sister and a brother.
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Neil Man
Neil Mann
Kincaid
Lawrence
Glen Reade
Ohio St
Allen County
Iola
Sunflower Ordnance Works
Topeka
Moody-Ralston
Moran
Fairview
Mildred
Dan Good
Osborne
Lara Boldon
Alhambra
Calif
Lou Mann
Homer Mann
Laguna ‘Head
Merle Mann
Floyd
Hig) Mann
Lilian J. Fowler
Locust St
Mass
Schubert Funeral Home
Sidney “Hutchings
Memorial Park Cemetery
Mia
Rose Lee
Christina Goff
Evelyn Gulley
Jeanetta Fowler
John Fowler
Baldwin
Jess Fowler
Bonneville
Wash
Walter Fowler
Bentley
Alton Fowler
Myrtle Hil
John Hil
Burlington
Churchill Celebrates Birthday Amid Frail Health
Sir Winston Churchill, aged 83, marked his birthday in London with a markedly weakened physical condition yet a sharp mind. He stayed in bed reading world greetings, browsed newspapers, and rose near noon as a friend noted he moved slowly and with difficulty.
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London
Winston Churchill
Winston
Stalcup Renews Retraction Bid
Columbia Missouri Wilbur Stalcup Missouri basketball coach rejected a Saturday Evening Post space in the Post's letter column to reply to charges he tried to lure a Philadelphia Negro basketball star to Missouri. He denied being in Kansas City when Wilton Chamberlain stopped there en route to Lawrence and asked the Post to retract its statements to the Associated Press. He said the Post should correct its misrepresentation and stop implying Missouri is Jim Crow. Missouri Negro athletes live in harmony with other students.
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Columbia
Wilbur Stalcup
University of Missouri
Saturday Evening Post
Post
Philadelphia
Missouri
University of Kansas
Starcup
William J. Stevens Jr
Kansas City
Wilton Chamberlain
Kansas
Lawrence Kas
Stalcup
Chamberlain
Associated Pres
Stevens
Associated Press
The
Kansas University marries housing project tops year for 1956
Private construction at Kansas University dominates the year with a 120 unit, $1 million married student housing project. Elsewhere, yearlong home construction totals 52 units valued at $269,500, higher than any year except 1955. No business construction started this month and cold weather trimmed miscellaneous additions and fix ups.
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Cial
Kansas University
County Court Fines For Traffic Violations
Two individuals faced County Court fines on Thursday for traffic charges. Dorsey L. King of 1323 Ky. St. paid $5 plus costs for no driver's license and fictitious tags. Clarence E. Knapp of 1817 Ala St. fined $10 and costs for running a stop sign.
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Dorsey L. King
Ky. St
Clarence E. Knapp
Ala St
Harp praised for modesty after Kiwanis talk
Kansas University basketball coach Dick Harp was complimented as modest and optimistic after addressing the Kiwanis Club. He outlined squad traits and optimism for the season, noting no target for record breaking and calling Northwestern opening game a tough contest. He cited Iowa State and Kansas State as his main league threats and praised KU’s tradition of strong basketball.
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Dick Harp
K. U
Kiwanis Club
Forrest D. Brown
Harp
Northwestern
Iowa State
Kansas State
K. US
Oil program plans big U.S. output rise and Gulf supply move
The State Department paused credit extensions while awaiting Franco British assurances on Egypt. Preparedness measures aim to sharply boost production at fields beyond current limits and ship 300000 plus barrels daily from the Gulf Coast to Atlantic ports to replace Middle East oil. The plan also calls for bringing 40 U.S. tankers back from mothballs.
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State Department
Egypt
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Suez Canal
Gulf Coast
Atlantic
Middle East
Fire department responds to short at fraternity house
Firemen were called to the Tau Kappa Epsilon House at 441 Tenn. St. on Thursday evening after a wiring short. Fire Chief John Miller said no damage was reported.
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Tau Kappa Epsilon
Tenn. St
John Milelr
First Aid Classes in Lawrence Open to All
Community Building hosts Tuesday Standard First Aid sessions from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. free training for civil defense four hours. Open to all, requested by New York School PTA, Red Cross officials say. Also notes Lawrence United Fund short of goal with $8,000+ today, $39,252 total toward $46,742 goal. massive drive still aims for $1,600 daily next five days. Also wrestling show set for Saturday at 8:30 p.m. featuring Mighty Atlas. posters misdate event as Tuesday. doors 7:30 p.m.
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New York
PTA
Red Cross
Lawrence United Fund
Lawrence
Kansas University Nrotc
Boes
Mighty Atlas
Jaycees
Journal-World
Memorial Hospital Admits Multiple Newborns and Patients
Hospital records list admissions or births including Mrs Ethel Winters at 813 Conn St and Vivian Anderson at 818 N Y St among others. Newborns include Helen Lenahan's twin girls Eudora and baby girl for Hallie Overturf, and a son for Vinton Anderson. Additional births noted for John Hamilton and Dale Strider families.
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Ethel V. Winters
Conn
St. C
23Rd
Vinton Anderson
N. Y. St
John Hamilton
Auction Set For Saturday At Colonial Hotel
Twenty five rooms of furniture from the old Colonial Hotel go to auction at 9 am Saturday at the hotel site on 8th and N. H. Sts. H. C. Murphree serves as the auctioneer.
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Old Colonial Hotel
8Th and
N. H. Sts
H. C. Murphree
Injunction Extended Over Longshoremen Strike
A federal court in New York extended for seven more days a ten day Taft Hartley injunction restraining Longshoremen from striking at Atlantic and Gulf ports. The order follows a strike action last Saturday that prompted the initial restraint.
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New York
Atlantic
Gulf Ports
Jayhawks Poised for Columbia Showdown in Tiger Terrain
KU rally in Missouri boosts spirit as coach Mather predicts an exceptional game against Missouri. Captain Wahlmeier hails seniors and rails against complacency, noting KU’s 25-1 run and 3-6-1 mark last year. Murphy cites KU-MU rivalry, athletic program progress, and confidence of a Kansas victory.
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Lonborg
Kansas City
K.U
Golves
Ku.aake
Columbia
M.U
Missouri
Dayhawkers
Dick O'Neill
KMBC
Gene’ Morgan
Chuck Mather
Galen Wahlmeyer
Frank UN D. Murphy
Mather
Jayhawkers
Tigers
M.A
Wahlmeier
Jays
Murphy
Lenborg
Wahlmeter
Mississippi River
Kansas
Markets at a Glance Stocks and grain mixed across regions
Markets show gains in commodities with steels and oils in demand while livestock and grain futures move. Kansas City reports mixed wheat and corn, with pork and cattle prices steady to lower. Wall Street ends higher on steel and oil rallies spurred by struck trade and energy policy actions.
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Cash Grain
Kansas City
K. C
Kansas City Wi
USDA
U.S
Wall Street
New York
Bethlehem Steel
Amerada
Washington
Western
Europe
Suez Canal
Gulf Oi
du Pont
Co op meeting draws large Kansas City attendance
Thirty-eight persons from Lawrence attended the 28th annual meeting of the Consumer Cooperative Association this week in Kansas City. Henry Freeman, manager of the local Farmers Co-Op Association, said the focal firm is one of 1,733 members of the CCA which covers a midstate area. A record attendance of more than 3,000 persons attended the meeting. Local representatives were board members coop members and employees.
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Lawrence
Consumer Cooperative Association
Kansas City
Henry Freeman
Farmers Co-Op Association
C.C.A
Explosion in New Delhi Disturbs Public Meeting
A small blast rocked a New Delhi public gathering attended by Nehru and the Dalai Lama. Police said a small bomb or large firecracker caused the incident, injuring one person while Nehru and guests were not endangered.
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New Delhi
China
Nehru
India
Dalai Lama
Tibet
C119 Boxcar Lands Safely in Taunus Mountains
FRANKFURT Germany A U S Air Force pilot brought a C119 Flying Boxcar in safely today after scraping a tree in the Taunus mountains and ordered his nine man crew to bail out All nine crewmen were found unhurt by ground rescue teams.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Taunus
Two Seniors Named By Phi Beta Kappa
Kansas University seniors Marianne Anderson and Victor E Viola Jr were elected to Phi Beta Kappa, the college’s top liberal arts honor. Anderson studies English, Viola chemistry. Initiation is at 4 p.m. December 10 in the Memorial Union Pine Room with remarks by Dr Joseph Burckhalter on Impressions of Europe.
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Kansas University
Marianne Anderson
1702
University
Victor E. Viola Jr
Abilene
Raymond Nichols
K.U
Phi Beta Kappa
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Miss Anderson
Viola
George J. Anderson
Victor E. Viola
Pine Room
Memorial Union
Joseph Burckhalter
Pharmacy
Europe
Prisoner Bound Over in Worthless Check Case
Patricia Joan Massey of Lebanon Missouri was bound over at preliminary hearing in County Court on charges of writing worthless checks. Her bond was set at 1500 dollars but was not posted, and she remained in county jail.
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Patricia Joan Massey
Lebanon
Ph District
Massey
Card of Thanks for support during sister’s illness and death
We express our thanks to relatives neighbors and friends for floral gifts cards and kindness shown during the illness and death of our sister and aunt. Special thanks to Dr Campbell Dr Dowell and the Lawrence Memorial Hospital nurses. Also gratitude to Mr and Mrs Frank Deay Mr and Mrs Waller Duver and family and Mr and Mrs Laurie Postma
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Campbell
Dowell
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Frank Deay
Waller Duver
Laurie Postma
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NY Central
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UN Pac
US Steel
Westy el Um Woolworth
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Securities Investment CO
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Karl Kreider
East
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