Negroes urged to use ballot in desegregation fight
Delegates to the National Baptist Convention cheered a plea by President J. H. Jackson of Chicago that American Negroes be given their ballot. Roy Wilkins of the NAACP criticized President Eisenhower for remaining neutral on school desegregation and condemned actions by Tennessee Governor Frank Clement and Texas Governor Allan Shivers regarding racial unrest. He urged federal leadership to act without violating state rights.
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Denver
National Baptist Convention
J. H. Jackson
Chicago
Roy Wilkins
The
National Assn, For the Advancement of Colored People
United States
South
Wilkins
Tennessee
Frank Clement
Texas
Allan Shivers
Eisenhower
Supreme Court of the United States
White House
Legionnaires open new crusade today over communism
The American Legion launches a campaign against communism after Vice President Richard Nixon warned of its threat to freedom. Newly elected national Commander Wilbur C. Daniel, 42, vows to fight despotism. Daniel, from Danville, Virginia, spoke at the national convention.
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Los Angeles
The
American Legion
Richfard M. Nixon
Wi Bur C. Daniel
the Legion
Daniel
Daniels
Danville
Nixon
Taus District Meeting To Be Tuesday at K U
The Taus District of the Boy Scout Kaw Council will hold a quarterly meeting at 7 30 p m Tuesday in room 223 Strong Hall Kansas University. Each operating committee will report on last year's activities and plans for fall events will be made by each committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taus
Boy Scout Kaw Council
Strong Hall
Kansas University
Carnival elec officers to be chosen by committees
The carnival plans to elect new officers including chair and Soviet chairmen with at large members from Lawrener Bald win and Ottawa. Dr John Flick Inger of Ottawa serves as chairman of the nominating committee.
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Chairmntn
Lawrener
Baldwin
Ottawa
John Flick- Inger
Humane Society Plans Monday Building Meet
The Law renes Humane Society will hold its first fall meeting at 7:30 p.m. Monday in the City Hall commission room. The open meeting will discuss a proposed city animal shelter funded by a $25,000 gift from Mr and Mrs John Ise in memory of their son Charles who died in a California airplane accident. Building will begin once suitable land near the city is found.
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Lawrenes Humane Society
City Hall
John Ise
Charles
California
Ike Lends Support For Red Battle in Classes
President Eisenhower backed a drive to bring the fight against international communism into high schools and colleges. He sent a message to Harvard political scientist William Yandell Elliott-led Committee on American Education and Communism urging teaching students to distinguish between American government and the Soviet system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhrwer
Committee On
William Yandell Elliott
Harvard University
Lawyers Plead Innocent in Lobbying Case Involving Sen Case
Two Western lawyers Neff of Lexington Nebraska and Patman of Austin Texas plus Superior Oil Co faced charges of conspiring to violate federal lobbying laws and influence Sen Francis Case's vote on a natural gas bill. They pled not guilty and await trial set for November 19 in U S District Court with bond set at 500 dollars each.
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Washington
Sen. Francis Case
R-Sd
John M. Neff
Lexington
Neb
Elmer Patman
Austin
Tex
Superior Oil Co
California
Bolitha Laws
U. S
Superior Oil
Fisenhower
Newis
Congress
Kansas Board Approves $1 750 230 Budget For Vocational Education
A tentative approval was given to a budget of 1 750 230 dollars to finance vocational education activities in Kansas for 1958. The proposal shows an increase of 428 777 dollars over the current year and would require 290 180 dollars in additional state funds with the remainder from federal sources.
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Topekah
Kansas
Ion Board of Education
Yester
University Geologist on Rock Hunt in Woodson Co
Paul Franks a geologist with the State Geological Survey at Kansas University is in Woodson County today collecting geological information in the Silver City area. The Silver City area in southern Woodson County exposes igneous and metamorphic rocks at the surface. He will study these materials where they outcrop and collect samples for laboratory examination.
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Paul Franks
State Geological Survey
Kansas University
Woodson County
Silver City
Kansas
Franks
Loofbourrow Named Acting Chairman at KU Med School
Dr. G N Loofbourrow, assistant professor of physiology at Kansas University, has been appointed acting chairman of the Department of Physiology and acting assistant dean of the School of Medicine for the next school year. Dr. Kenneth Jochim, a professor of zoology, holds a Fulbright at Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich, Germany. The grant is among about 400 awarded this year. Loofbourrow earned his AB from Park College in 1934, MD from Michigan in 1937, and PhD from Michigan in 1946. He taught zoology at Rhode Island State College for two years before joining KU in 1948.
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G. N. Loofbourrow
Kansas University
Fiean
School of Medicine
Kenneth Jochim
Sidlogy
Cal Institute of Ludwig
Maximilian University
Munich
Germany
Loofhourrow
Park College
Michigin
Michigan
WK. U
Rhode Island State College
Local residents attend variety show and family visits
Mrs. Walter Shaw moved from Lawrence Memorial Hospital to her daughter Mrs. Jimmy Mitschele for an indeterminate stay. Several families from Kansas City Bartlesville Manhattan and Eudora visited relatives in Lawrence and attended the Seele reunion in Topeka. Roger Torneden of Lawrence spent a few days with his grandmother Mrs. William Torneden.
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Walter Shaw
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Jimmy Mitschele
Frank Henik
Joyce
Kansas City
Anna Torneden
Pearl Henik
Lawrence
Larry Henik
Jack Davidson
Bartlesville
Okla
Godfrey Reetz
Marie Seele
Herbert Torneden
Seele
Topeka
Roger Torneden
William Torneden
Pettengill Family Reunion Marks 82nd Birthday
Members of the Pettengill family gathered Sunday at the home of Mr and Mrs W E Pettengill to celebrate Mr Pettengill's 82nd birthday. Attendees included relatives from Lawrence and nearby areas as part of a Pettengill family gathering at Tongenoxie State Lake.
aTheno and Family Visit in Santa Ana California
aTheno and family and Mr and Mrs tananne Will Dent of Santa Ana California Rae visiting with Mrs Frank Pettengill and family.
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aTheno
and Et Tananne Will ‘Dent
Santa Ans
Calif Rae
Bees
Frank Pettengill
Honey bee hive losses count across previous year
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate United States honey crops suffered losses with about 253 yesowie honey referenced. Mentions hive counts dropping from 5,309,000 hives and bees per hive ranging from 25,000 to 10,600.
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Legionnaires
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Humane Society
Norris Bros
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Ike
Red
Resea
Limerick
St. Din
Safeway Market
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Peter
Woodson Co
Loofbourrow
Villa Eden
Life Magazine
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Hixon Studio
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