Festivities at Kansas University Highlight Senior Day and Carnival
Kansas University hosts Senior Day and the Student Union Activities Carnival today. Seniors sit in a special section between the 40 yard lines for the football game and will wear white shirts and large Class of 1957 buttons. A senior yell debuts at halftime and the Campus Alumni Association president presents the Calendar Queen. Finalists include Ann Straub Merriyn Coleman and Pat Rohesvon. After the game, the Memorial Union hosts the carnival where an AU A Queen and Little Man on the Campus will be chosen by votes bought at ten cents each. Thirty houses display booths and skits judged on originality and quality, with trophies for top acts awarded later.
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Kansas University
K. U.oklahoma
Clyde M Reed Jr
Parsons
K. U. Alumni Association
Ann Straub
Chicago
Merriyn Coleman
Miss. St
Pat Rohesvon
Rarlesville
Okla
Memorial Union
U. A
Queen
K. U
Weather and Turnpike talk frame Sooners game day
Cattle, rain, and a drought discussion color pregame chatter as temperatures hover in the 70s under cloudy skies. The 236 mile turnpike opens free today to showcase its value ahead of official opening next Thursday with fees to follow. Officials promise enforcement after 2 pm to curb unauthorized use before the toll start.
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Oklahoma
Towi
Lawrence
Topeka
Kansas City
Births and dismissals noted at Memorial Hospital and area
A list of names and addresses records recent births and hospital dismissals in the area. The item notes Mr and Mrs James Irick welcoming twin sons at Baldwin and Mr and Mrs Dan Taylor welcoming a son today. A separate line mentions that only 10 percent of U.S. elementary schools meet the recommended minimum five acres for play areas.
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James Irick
Baldwin
Dan Taylor
W. 6Th St
U.S
The Saturday Column on Israel Jordan and Middle East tensions
A compact historical overview traces the roots of Israel and Jordan from World War I to 1948, detailing British mandates, Zionist aims, Arab opposition, and the 1947 UN partition. It explains why these two nascent states remain central to Middle East peace fears amid border clashes and regional power struggles.
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Egypt
Suez Canal
Suez
Israel
Jordan
Iraq
Hussein
Shacky
Nasser
League of Nations
Palestine
Otf
Trans-Jordan
Hitler
Syria
Great Britain
Trans-, Jordan
Mediterranean Sea
Galilee
Jerusalem
Bethlehem
UF Drive Nears Ten Percent Of Fund Goal
Lawrence United Fund progress slips toward a $46 424 target as advance gifts lag. Fifth day receipts reach 630 bringing total pledges to 4 226. New donors include Commerce Acceptance Co J L Constant Kansas Color Press M N Penny Construction Co. Drive co chair Hurwitz names Paul F Clark for labor union solicitation and lists several local supporters.
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Lawrence United Fund
Commerce Acceptance Co
Howard Hurwitz
Paul F. Clark
Labor Union
J. W. Campbell
First National Bank
Roberts Jewelry
Round Corner Drug Co
Rumsey Funeral Home
Charles D. Stough
Westvaco Mineral Products Division
Louis K. Zimmer
Crowds See 1957 Chevrolet Display at Winter Showroom
Winter Chevrolet partner M.S. Winter Jr. praised the public reception of the 1957 Chevrolet on display at the Winter showroom. He estimated several thousand visitors by Friday afternoon, noting no precise turnout figure.
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M.S. Winter Jr
Winter Chevrolet
Viners
Trapeze shines at Jayhawker Theater while local river dries
A Lawrence cinema review touts Trapeze starring Burt Lancaster Gina Lollobrigida and Tony Curtis as a thrilling big top film at the Jayhawker Theater. Meanwhile residents report the Delaware River drying up south of Ozawkie for the first time in memory. The Lawrence High football team drives local pride as Don Wrench passes three times in a 46-7 win over Leavenworth, boosting state championship hopes. City Hall extends voting hours at 11th and Mass to 10:00 p.m. and offers clerk contact for registration checks ahead of the November 6 election.
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Burt Lancaster
Gina Lollobrigida
Tony Curtis
Jefferson County
Delaware
Ozawkie
Claude Brey
Oskaloosa Independent
Lawrence High School
Journal-World
Leavenworth
Lawrence
Don Wrench
Doyle Schick
Lions
Kansas
Pike Traffic Heaviest During KTA Introductory Opening
Kansas Turnpike Authority officials reported extremely heavy traffic during the introductory opening from 6 am to 2 pm. Louis Stroup said about 3,000 cars passed the East Topeka interchange by 11 am and 600 trip tickets were issued there in three hours as crews worked to iron out kinks before the official October 25 opening. Motorists were cautioned for speeding, close following, failure to exit at the correct interchange, and not using 800-foot acceleration lanes before merging.
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Kansas Turnpike Authority
Louis Stroup
KTA
East Topeka
Lawrence
Stroup
Lawrence National Bank Names New Director
Lawrence National Bank officials announce the election of Dolph Simons publisher of the Journal World to the bank board. Other directors include President Irving Hill executive vice president Riley Burcham J L Constant Arthur B Weaver Justin Hi W H Varnum and W C G Hutson.
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Lawrence National Bank Today
Dolph Simons
Journal- World
Irving Hill
Riley Burcham
J. L. Constant
Arthur B. Weaver
Justin Hi
W. H. Varnum
W. CG. Hutson
Rev Swift Leaves Kansas Episcopal Ties for Dallas Mission
Rev Swift, longtime Trinity rector in Lawrence since 1938, departs to lead St Luke's Dallas near downtown. He earned OU 1942 and Seabury Western 1945, served Durant Hugo Antlers missions, and held Kansas Diocese roles including executive council member and Law rence Ministerial Alliance president. Dallas church near city center grew from 125-seat chapel to 600-seat structure as congregation expands.
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Evanston
Southern Oklahoma
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Antlers
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Oklahoma City
Trinity
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Kansas
Lawrence
Swift
Lawrence Ministerial Alliance
Alliance
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
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Andrew Berry
Dallas St. Luke’s Church
Dallas
Sloth Skull Unearthed Near Sunflower Kansas
DeSoto High School sophomore Jimmy Flowers and his parents found a prehistoric ground sloth skull, about 15 by 5 inches, the second ever found in Kansas. The fossil was taken to the Kansas University Museum of Natural History for expert study. Dr. E Raymond Hall called the find of major scientific importance after recognizing the skull, which was located in the Kaw River bed near Sunflower during a duck hunt.
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Kansas
DeSoto High School
Jimmy Flowers
Jimmy
H. L. Flowers
Kansas University Museum of Natural History
E. Raymond Hall
Hall
McPherson
Harry Bell
Kaw River
Four Lawrence Residents Hurt in Early Mishaps Between Here and K C
Four Lawrence residents were injured in two one car accidents early today between here and Kansas City. Mrs. David Smith twenty two of 1524 N H St suffered cuts and bruises when her car overturned eight miles northeast of Lawrence on Highway K 32. She was in fair condition at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Elmer Palmer deputy sheriff at Tonganoxie said Mrs Smith was alone and returning from Kansas City when the crash occurred. She was thrown out as the car rolled several times and was demolished. In the other crash James Warren Vincent twenty one of 1131 W Hills Pkwy lost control and overturned just east of the Wakarusa Bridge on K 10 about six miles east of Lawrence. Vincent suffered cuts and bruises. Clarence Durborow thirty one of 435 DL St received a broken left arm and his wife Betty thirty had cuts and bruises. Vincent and Durborow were in good condition at Watkins Memorial Hospital at Kansas University. Mrs Durborow was treated and released. Damage to Vincents car totaled fifteen hundred dollars.
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Here
Kansas City
David Smith
N. H. St
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Elmer Palmer
Tonganoxie
James Warren Vincent
W. Hills Pkvy
Wakarusa
Eudora
K-10
Vincent
Clarence Durborow
DL St
Betty
Durborow
Watkins Memorial Hospital
Kansas University
Square Dance Heads for County Fairgrounds Meeting
About 100 dancers are expected to attend the Northeast Kansas Square Dance Callers Association meeting Sunday at the County Fairgrounds on East 19th Street. Pat Beedles of Baldwin, president, said the quarterly meeting aims to exchange ideas and calls for local clubs this year. The association meets at 2:30 p.m. and a public dance follows at 7 p.m.
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Northeast Kansas Square Dance Callers Association
County Fairgrounds
East 19Th Street
Pat Beedles
Baldwin
Soiree Musicale From Kappa Chapter Promotes Scholarship Fund
The Kappa Chapter of Pi Kappa Lambda staged a refined musicale to bolster its scholarship fund. Gerald Carney led eight Hill musicians in Mendelssohn's Octet in E flat Op. 20, followed by Pergolesi's La Serva Padrona in English, with standout performances by Elizabeth Townsley Reinhold Schmidt and Charles Oldfather and a stylish intermission of punch and cookies.
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Kappa Chapter
Pi Kappa Lambda
Gerald Carney
Mendelssohn
Lawrence
Raymond Cerf
Carol Brumfield
Kathryn Meredith
Marion Carlson
Karel Blaas
George Green
Raymond Stuhl
Alan Harris
Strong Hall
Opera Buffa
la Serva Padrona
Giovanni Pergol
Reinhold Schmidt
Dr. Pandolfo
Charles Oldfather
Seapin
Quinstet
Don Beene
Janet Turk
Market News Cattle Hog and Lamb Prices From Kansas City
Kansas City market report shows cattle prices uneven with steers lower 50 to 150, cows steady to 50 lower, vealers steady. hogs steady to strong, sows 25 lower. sheep lambs around 50 lower for slaughter ewes steady and feeder lambs little changed. Includes Nebraska fed heifers and various stocker and feeder classifications with price ranges.
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Kansas City
USDA
Nebraska
U. S
Topeka Wholesale Firm Seeks Accounting Clerk
Topeka's expanding wholesale firm offers a genuine career opportunity in the accounting department. Applicant must have theoretical accounting knowledge and practical bookkeeping experience. Must open and close complete set of books. Salary open. Five day week with extensive fringe benefits. Send resume or apply in person.
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Topeka
Poultry and Dairy Price Averages and Weights Report
Summary of livestock and dairy pricing and weights including hens, turkeys, geese, ducks, and butter. Figures show per pound values for Grade A butter and various poultry categories, with weights for farm and commercial birds and related losses or adjustments.
Local Market Prices Reported For Wheat Corn and More
The report shows wheat at 2.00, new corn 1.26, soybeans 2.04, barley 1.00, oats 0.80, mile 2.01, with poultry at 0.11 for hens over 444 lb and 8 for under 415 lb, old roosters 6, ergs A large 36, B and A medium 0.28, C grade 14, rent receipts 0.22, and hogs at 14.75.
Editor in Fort Worth Dies in New York Hospital
James M. North, editor of the Fort Worth Star Telegram, died Tuesday in a New York Hospital after a stroke suffered early Sunday. He and Mrs. North had traveled to New York on October 5 for a business and pleasure trip and he had been a patient since the preceding Saturday.
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Fort Worth
James M. North
Greek Informer Shot In Nicosia Street Clash
A Greek Cypriot professional gambler, long viewed by the EOKA underground as an informer, was shot dead in the main street of Nicosia today amid escalating tensions and gunfire in the capital. The victim, identified locally, was reported to have ties to anti EOKA factions and had faced threats in recent months. Police cordoned the area as investigators sought witnesses and security forces stepped up patrols across the city.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
EOKA
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