Expansion of Lawrence Growth Presses Toward 1960s
Lawrence is booming with 1954 totals near 4 million in permits and major projects. With 700 new families, 30,000 population by 1960 seems likely as industries expand from fertilizer plants to Westvaco and new rail and highway facilities. Community leaders say expansion is interlocked across housing, education, and business, driven by investor optimism and sustained by diversified industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin D. Murphy
E.U
Haskell
Haskell Institute
Jones
Lawrence
Westvaco Chemical Co
America
National Markets
Chicago
Kansas University
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Kansas
West Twenty-Third Street
Santa Fe Railroad
Times
Stokely-Van ‘Camp Canning Co
Journal-World
Westvaco
Chamber of Commerce
Zook
Adult Education enrollment hits 347 at Lawrence High
Fall term opens at Lawrence High School with 347 adults enrolled in 23 classes. Four classes are full welding for beginners dressmaking tailoring and upholstering. Enrollments remain open for two weeks in most courses, and overflow demand may prompt new classes.
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Lawrence High School
Vandals Tip Over Easel In Front Of Wilson Building
Lawrence police report vandals tipped over and broke a large wooden easel used to carry plate glass sheets on a truck in front of the Wilson Glass Service building at 12 E. 9th. No injuries reported.
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Wilson Glass Service
Lawrence
Wilson
Droodles by Roger Prick
Cartoonish outlines by Roger Prick present a collection of whimsical doodles favoring simple shapes and odd juxtapositions. The playful pieces invite light humor and visual wordplay suited for light reading.
Glove with Extra Thumbs Sparks Odd WV Tale
This anecdote follows Herschel McWhey of West Virginia, famed for ten thumbs. His unusual digits led to hitchhiking jokes and a quirky life pattern. He built a small business aiding others with thumb tacks while spending much on lobbying for a city ordinance to outlaw certain telephore vod activities.
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W. Va
Herschel McWhey
Herschel
Charleston
Cincinnati
Nova Scotia
Three New Patrolmen Hired for Lawrence Police
Lawrence chief John Hazelet announced the appointment of three new patrolmen to fill vacancies from retirements and resignations. Earl F. Harris, Donald L. Andrew, and Verner L. Newman began training after passing an aptitude test with 13 applicants. Harris and Andrew bring families and prior trades, while Newman is a Navy veteran and former psychiatric aide.
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Lawrence
John Hazelet
Earl F. Harris
Donald L. Andrew
N. 3Rd St
Verner L. Newman
N. Y. St
Earl Powers
Sgt
Henry Collins
J. A. Lavery
Hazelet
Applisans
Harris
Klurry-Air
Andrew
Lawrence High School
Newman
Navy
Winter General Hospital
To _ Reka
Marriage Licenses Issued In Probate Court
Marriage licenses issued in Probate Court include Ray C. Moore 21 Salina and Carole Mae Selders from Kansas City Mo Rex B Nicolay 24 and Mary Ann Schehrer 21 both of Eudora Kansas City Mo dates and details listed in court records.
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Ray C. Moore
Salina
Carole Mae Selders
Kansas City
Rex B. Nicolay
Mary Ann Schehrer
Eudora
Rumor of Texas Plant Supposed Sunflower Replacements
Officials at Sunflower Ordnance Plant deny any new powder plant is under construction in Texas and say the rumor spreading among Lawrence workers has no factual basis. About 500 Sunflower employees were to be released due to reduced powder production schedules.
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Sunflower Ordnance Plant
Texas
Texa
Sunflower Today
Hillcrest PTA and Pinckney School Plan Monday Meetings
Local PTA notes outline Monday morning meetings at Hillcrest School with hospitality and finance project chairs, followed by a 7:30 p.m. PTA gathering and safety talks by John Hazelet and Olin Petefish. Pinckney School will host an open house at 7:30 p.m. with a teachers meet and an 8:15 assembly. Miss Jean Bevan begins as principal. Lawrence high school football results and county licensing updates are also reported.
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Hillcrest School
Justin Hill
Bill Bodin
Hillcrest
Hillcrest Pta
John Hazelet
Lawrence
Olin Petefish
PTA
Askeo
Jean Bevan
Inti
The
Journal-World
Atchison
Gruenther Predicts Possible Peace If Allies Stick Together
General Gruenther warned that peace in Europe hinges on Western allies remaining united to deter the Russians from picking off Western Europe one by one. He said the allies could better hold off an all-out Soviet attack than 342 years ago, but conceded they cannot guarantee stopping the first phase if Moscow moves. He cited allied air superiority, especially B47 bombers, and noted adding West German troops and atomic capabilities could thwart overrunning Europe in a few years, though time is needed to build a German army and tactical air force.
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Bank Debrits
Robert Harrison
Lawrence Real Estate Board
Harrison
Lawrence
Harrigan
U. S. Air Force Academy
Colorado Springs
Consumers Cooperative Association
Kansas Power and Light Co
Europe
Gruenther
Germany
London
Deaths and funerals for J B Mack and Mrs Ruth Bauersfeld
Funeral services for James B. Mack 701 Tenn St retired lumberman will be at 2 p.m. Monday at First Presbyterian Church with burial in Memorial Park Cemetery and Masonic graveside rites. First National Bank where Mack served as director since 1916 will close at 2 p.m. for services. Pallbearers listed with names. honorary pallbearers named. Mrs Ruth Bauersfeld 58 of Fredonia died in a Fredonia hospital from injuries from a car crash near Buffalo. Surviving daughters Ruth Ann Bauersfeld Katherine Jane and Joanne and son Melvin Bauersfeld with residences listed. Funeral services to be held in Fredonia Monday.
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J. B. Mack
James B. Mack
Tenn. St
First Presbyterian Church
Albert Parker
Memorial Park Cemetery
First National Bank
Mack
Kelvin Hoover
Robert Docking
H. G. von Gunten
George Kirchhoff
Ed Martin
C. C. Stewart
E. J. Coy
Chris Kraft
Charles Decker
Bruce Cameron
C. J. Dodds
Cecil Hough
Fred Bremer
Ruth Bauersfeld
Fredonia
Buffalo
Ruth Ann Bauersfeld
Woodlawn School
Miss Bauersfeld
Denver
Katherine Jane
K.U
University of Kansas Medical Center
Joanne
Germany
Melvin Bauersfeld
Independence
Bauersfeld
Carl B. Althaus
Ind. St
Lawrence
Kansas to survey high school students on liquor use
The University of Kansas and the State Commission on Alcoholism will begin a survey around Oct 15 of alcoholic beverage use by Kansas high school students. Students will be randomly selected from various sections. The Mrs John Sheppard Foundation of New York has granted Kansas 8200 dollars to join a nationwide study.
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Topeka
University of Kansas
State Commission On Alcoholism
Kansas
John
Sheppard Foundation_of
New York
Parole Denied For Two Men in District Court
Parole requests were denied for John W. Kaufman, 33, Atchison, and Donald H. Ling, 20, Hamilton, Ohio, who were found guilty on September 17 of passing worthless checks. Judge Floyd Coffman sentenced Kaufman to one to five years at the state penitentiary in Lansing and Ling to the state reformatory at Hutchinson.
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Floyd Coffman
John W. Kaufman
Atchison
Lansing
Donald H. Ling
Hamilton
Hutchinson
Births and injuries listed from Memorial Hospital notes
A hospital notice lists names and addresses of patients and associates including Memorial Hospital M. E. Cleveland 1101 Ind. St and Mrs. Dessie Williams Eudora Miss Barbara Ann Murray Newcastle Pa and Miss Carline B Hanvey Chilton Wis. It notes BIRTHS to Mr and Mrs Charles A Mills Route 4 a daughter today and LeRoy Brown 14 of 923 Del &J fractured ankle playing football yesterday.
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M. E. Cleveland
Ind. St
Edward Crosdale
N. H. St
Mary James
Dale Lee Stanton
Baldwin
Dessie Williams
Eudora
Barbara Ann Murray
Newcastle
Alice Peters
Chilton
Wis
Carline B. Hanvey
Joseph Lee -Garrigan
Richmond
Calif
Armond Ardell
Tenn. St
Martha Statler
Lincoln
Lorena Criss
LeRoy Brown
del. &J
P M Hill To Speak On Books And Bibliography
Peter Murray Hill the London book dealer and actor will give the second KU Books lecture in Strong Hall Auditorium next Wednesday at 8 p.m. The talk titled Two Augustan Booksellers John Dunton and Edmund Curll will explore the antiquarian and rare book trade in Britain and America, highlighting Hill's scholarly catalogs of English literature before 1850.
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Peter Murray Hill
London
Strong Hall
University of Kansas
John Dunton
Edmund Curll
Hill
Great Britain
America
Work Starts on Frat House Excavation at Baker University
Builders began excavation in Baldwin for the new Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity house at the corner of 6th and Dearborn Streets. The two story brick structure will include a basement with kitchen and dining room, a first floor living room and bedrooms, and a second floor dormitory and library with additional bedrooms.
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Baldwin
Sigma Phi Epsilon
Baker University
6Th
Dear Born Sts
Drunk Driver Fined in Ottawa County Court
Louis Nunez of Ottawa was fined 100 dollars and paroled on a 30 day jail sentence in County Court today for drunken driving.
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Louis Nunez
Ottawa
Scout Troop 52 Court of Honor awards record set
Scout Troop 52 held a fall court of honor at First Methodist Church awarding 0 merit badges and 27 advancements, the largest in the troop’s history. George Lowman presented the awards. Camp Naish produced many earns. Nine month activity report listed 178 merit badges and 49 advancements. troop size 53 with 35 active. A covered dish dinner preceded the program, with hostesses named.
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Boy Scout Troop
First Methodist Church
George Lowman
Camp Naish
George Hoeffer
Sam Ferguson
William, Harper
Gene Rood
Burton Marvin
Eldon Smith
Fred McClure
John Hargrove
Billy Hargrove
Gene Jackson
Carl McClung
Charles Saunders
Mike Zwink
Charles Lanning
Win Campbell
Karl Kreitzer
David, Rood
Don Berry
Charles Marvin
Charles Ross
Kenneth Roper
Kenneth Rood
Bob Shenk
Frankie Garcia
Fred Bramble
Jimmie Coates
Johnnie McClure
Bobby Rhodes
Billy Griswold
Billy Icks
Timothy Leone
Bob Fox
Andy Graham
Bob Harper
Elmer Hargrove
Dan Helm
Bruce Harris
Three men convicted in police court for drunkenness
In police court three men were found guilty on drunkenness charges. Lionel Barron of Waterbury Connecticut received 15 days suspended to leave town with six months probation, Charles Sales of Cincinnati Ohio received 15 days suspended to leave town with six months probation, and Charles McClendon of 410 Forrest Ave received 30 days suspended to leave town with six months probation.
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Lionel Barron
Waterbury
Conn
Charles Sales
Cincinnati
Charles McClendon
Forrest Ave
Market News Summary of Kansas City Livestock Prices
Kansas City market report shows fed steers and heifers steady to weak, with canners and cutters 50 cents to $1 lower. Bulls and calves uneven, stockers soft to $1 lower, extreme slump in some grades. Hog prices down 75 cents to $1.15, sows $0.25 to $0.50 lower, record low since February 1953. Lambs and sheep mixed, Colorado lambs reaching $20.50 midweek, other ranges noted for various weights and grades. Eggs, butter, and poultry values listed with current receipts and weight distinctions.
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Kansas City
USDA
Choice
Colorado Spring
Colorado Springs
Local Market Prices for Grains Poultry and Dairy
Wheat 2.10 oats 75 soybeans 2.25 mila 2.10 corn 1.45 Poultry Hens under 44 pounds 6 over 41 pounds 10 Cocks 6 Butterfat 0.47 to 0.50 Eggs 0.28 pullet eggs 0.12 Logs 18.50
Famous horse retires after Salina show finale
Anachaco Empire, a 15 year old horse that led President Eisenhower's inaugural parade, is retired. Owner H B Lamer of Hays will send the horse to Lees Summit Missouri at the close of the Salina Horse Show Sunday.
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Salina UP
Anachaco Empire
Eisenhower
H. B. Lamer
Hays
Lee's Summit
Salina
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K.u.-Colorado
Memorial Stadium
Kansas Journalism Historical Museum
Journalism Building
Wharton Hoch
Marion Record-Review
Kansas Press Association
Murphy
Athletic Association
Cial
Bperence Lodge
A.F
A.M
Fellowcraft
Glenn L. Harris
W. M
George W. Mole
Lawrence Lodge No
AF & AM
Bey
Douglas County
Min Fie Eudaly
James Parsons
United States
Alaska
Kans
Parsons
Russia
Memorial Hospital
Charles A. Mills
P. M. Hill
K. U
Scout Troop 52
Skinner
George Pickens
John Pickens
Vermont
G. H. Brown & Son
Haskell Ave
Rep
K. C. Livestock
Colorado
X. C
B. Farm
Beltsville
Elmer Beatty
Kenneth Leo
Penatingog Eeivance
Eee
Decker-Coy Agency
Warren Decker
Bud Coy
East
Round Corner Drug CO
Charley Brown
Chas. Brown & Co
University Motors Packard
N.B
A. V. Phillips
Clayton Frost
TDIBA
W. 28Rd St
Vogler & Sons
Rumsey Funeral Home
Fred W. Rumsey
Indiana
Oscar B. Rumsey
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