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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1956
Page
4
A local Christmas rush article urges shoppers clerks and drivers to practice courtesy. It stresses patience with staff and fellow shoppers, opening doors thanking others, and avoiding clashes. It highlights traffic awareness and applying the Golden Rule to ensure a peaceful Lawrence holiday season.
EC Creagh argues the era dubbed Elvis Presley Century reflects youth culture, money, and moral drift. He notes teen appeal, sexual undertones, and a shift from serious aims like education, while acknowledging Elvis as a symbol of a restless century. He wonders if the trend will fade by 2000.
Hal Boyle reports from Manhattan on torn down old bars for skyscrapers and contrasts with England where pubs are national institutions. Fred and Kathleen Esgen tour the U S, noting husband wife pub teams, licensing, atmosphere, and social habits. They compare drinks, games, and conversations, and share light banter on aging.
The Lawrence United Fund campaign remains about 7 000 short of its slightly more than 46 000 goal while neighboring Leavenworth and Atchison reach higher targets. The shortfall is blamed on residential giving, with many individuals contributing only 1 to 5 dollars, despite overall community generosity in other drives. Campaign workers are urged to explain that gifts fund 11 agencies, not a single cause, and to encourage larger personal donations.
The novel by Herman Wouk, a 1955 Doubleday release, traces five years in a New York Jewish heiress’s life and her conflict with modern mores. It studies ambition, sex, and virtue through a series of episodes, ending with an epilogue claiming inner peace as a wife to a successful lawyer.
A Kansas grandmother wins a corn growing contest amid a string of quirky notes about weather hens bank tellers and a wedding party mishap. The fragmentary item hints at rural life and local oddities with several unrelated lines.
A brief Bible verse note cites First Corinthians chapter 12 verse 4 announcing diversity of gifts through the same spirit. The line emphasizes varied spiritual gifts within unity.
U S Department of Agriculture projects major shifts in farm output by 1975 to meet evolving American diets. Demand will rise about 25 percent, with cuts in grain production and increases in meat, tobacco, fruit, and soybean outputs. Corporate farms may adapt faster to these changes.
A 1946 retrospective notes Mrs. Elizabeth Jacqmain birthday, Kansas football feats, and a University Club dinner trip to Kansas City and Columbia. It lists Jayhawker football players Don Fame through Otto Schellbacher and Ray Evans, a 20 to 19 KU win over Missouri, and Lawrence High School’s 44 to 0 finale.
Radio and TV schedules show a dense grid of program names, hosts, and times across WDAF KMBC WREN KFKU WD Arion WHE elio. The listing includes news, sports, entertainment, weather, and special features across multiple stations for Friday to Sunday December 1 to 4, with shows from Bob Hope to Olympic Games and Lawrence Welk among others.
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