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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1956
Page
8
A jumble of coin names from Haiti Colombia and Russia blends with unrelated items such as land, lamprey, shoes, seed containers, card game terms, and scattered fragments like harvesters and lariat. The list-like text combines currencies, objects, and partial clues without a clear narrative.
The Dodgers pitcher Ben Newcombe faced personal troubles and a troubled trip to Japan as he was benched after a rough game. Brooklyn officials warned of trouble if he misses the flight, a court action alleging a punch adds to his woes.
Kansas high school football highlights include top ranked Law rence facing Shawnee Mission and Rend at Dodge City with perfect records. Other big games feature Wellington, Coffeyville, Hutchinson, Parsons, Wichita East, and Pittsburg in a crowded week of ranked matchups and state honors at stake.
Chilly weather covered the eastern third of the nation as southerly winds warmed much of the mid continent. The Great Lakes cool air moved east over the Eastern Seaboard with freezing temperatures in parts of New England and subfreezing readings in places like Grand Marais Michigan. The upper Mississippi Valley and northern central plains showed 20 to 28 degree increases from the prior day.
Three Lawrence students at Kansas University are named on committees preparing for the 1956 homecoming festivities. Sally Six from 1792 Miss. St. makes the forties committee. Don Steinmeyer of 638 Me. St. serves on the basketball committee. Joanne Beal of 738 Ohio St. joins the Student Union Activities committee.
The article emphasizes fluid golf swing mechanics focusing on knee action. It notes the pivot relies on legs, warns against locking the right knee during the backswing, and highlights how flexed knees at address aid a smooth start. It draws a comparison to knee action in automobiles to show overall movement control.
An aged notice details Bermuda water scarcity tied to rainfall and a Kansas city resolution approving Powers Street paving in Lawrence. The draft resolution, numbered 2115, sets plans for grading and widening Pow ry Addo Ne to twenty six feet, published over six days in the official Lawrence paper.
A long, garbled notice packet from Lawrence Kansas includes tax related improvements, street renaming Harper Street, zoning changes from A to C and B, and general obligation bond proposals for Centennial Park improvements. It lists many probate notices and election details from 1956.
Classified rates shown include four lines per week with 00 and 45 cent charges for extra lines. City ads note one time rate for unclassified columns and 11 PM deadlines with reference to Abstracts of Title and various local services.
A Kansas legislative document from October 11 1956 outlines a proposed state constitutional amendment. It discusses uniform and equal assessment and taxation rates for most property with specific exemptions for state local and charitable uses while noting motor vehicle and mineral products may be taxed differently. The measure awaiting voter approval in 1966 aims to tax classification changes and requires two thirds support in both houses before being submitted to the electorate.
Executor Rudolph A. Houk offers personal property of Rudolph A. Houk deceased at public auction. Sale at ten o’clock Friday October 46 1930 locating ten miles west and one mile south of Lawrence delimited by Kanwaka and Stull roads. Items include feed oats baled straw hay cattle calves yearlings and a large array of farm machinery tools and household goods with a Christened list of brands and models. Auctioneers Roberts and Myers. Clerk Lawrence National Bank. Lunch provided by Stull E U B Church Ladies Aid. Attorneys Stewart and Petefish.
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