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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1956
Page
8
A dense OCR style word puzzle item listing with partial clues and garbled entries for a screen Colleen crossword. Contains across and down prompts, misread names, places, and terms, including numbered positions, partial words, and odd spellings.
TOPEKA yellow paint will be used for highway striping this year replacing white due to nonavailability. bids for white paint were rejected after samples failed to meet specs. central lines will be yellow with yellow barrier lines in no passing zones. a Nov. 8 meeting will seek workable paint specs with firms.
Secretary of the Navy Charles 8. Thomas said the Navy plans a colossal eight reactor carrier, the world’s largest ship, with a complete design and construction to begin in the fiscal year starting July if funds are approved. He spoke at the New York Council of the Navy League. It would feature an atomic power plant and reach about 33 knots.
State Accident Records Section lists traffic fatalities in the last 24 hours and year to date. To date in 1956 shows 542 deaths, compared with 467 in the same period of 1955. one fatality occurred earlier but was not previously reported.
Capta ins Creek residents and area families welcomed guests at multiple gatherings including the Kanzigs in Wichita and Lawrence, with visits to Ottawa and Kansas City. Distinctive events included FHA group travel, a Brotherhood dinner in Lawrence, revival services at Clearfield EUB Church, and a wedding gift presentation to newlyweds Rev and Mrs Leo Sandon.
Mr and Mrs Homer Clark Mrs Ted Brecelsen attended State Grange meeting Tuesday at Chanute Rev and Mrs Ira Willard and Mr and Mrs Eugene Westerhouse and Peggy attended the American Royal Monday evening in Kansas City
The Tuesday Wight Women’s League standings list teams such as Jayhawk Boxers and Miller Parniaire with several players like Betty and Sally Stevenson. Various shops including Anderson Furniture and Coles Foot Center appear in the field, with multiple venues named Pladium Lane and Trailer Court. The ranking shows team Hi with 10 and 30 points, and other teams like Jayhawk Boxers and Ramin front Lawreate Sanitary noted among the entries.
Classified ad rates and rates for local ads are listed with names of advertisers and services. The text mentions banks abstracts of title, chiropractors, auctioneers, and auto service, including multiple addresses and phone references.
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