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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1956
Page
5
Marcia Haines Judy Gray and Marcia Haines lead LHS campaign for student body offices as posters flood hallways. Pep Club rallies, cheerleader debut, and a talk by coach Allan Woolard mark Friday assembly as preparations for the coming season unfold.
Mr and Mrs Walter Snow Dick Steffen and Mr and Mrs Paul Hodgson attend Inter national Association of Rebekah Assemblies convention in Omaha. Mrs Beulah Rogers of Lawrence installed as international president in City Auditorium. Visitors include Alfred G Hill of Swarthmore Pa and Coffin family of Scott City with plans to attend K U T C U football game in Memorial Stadium.
Brewster and son Phillip visit Fort Morgan Colorado and visit Mrs. Annie Ellis and family. Mr. and Mrs. W H Quakenbush testified in District Court in a forgery case. Hankins and Yale student status noted with Leiden year and Andover fellowship. War Mothers group distributed gifts at Wadsworth Hospital. Bernhard Von Bockelmann to study microbiology in Lawrence. Helmut Benning to serve on German literature staff.
Enrollment for the Menninger Bible Classes will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday Sept. 25 at St. Pauls Evangelical and Reformed Church in Eudora. Open to all women. regular classes begin Oct. 2 from 9 30 to 11 a.m. This year covers Acts through Revelations. Fee of 3 dollars includes text poems and pictures. Call if unable to attend enrollment. Sponsored by the Eudora Council of United Church Women.
The first exchange students at Kansas University arrive from Kiel University and Westphalian Wilhelms University of Munster in Germany as part of a new international program. They will study and share academic experiences, highlighting KU's growing global ties and cultural exchange initiatives.
Police arrested Kunikichi Yahe, 29, and five other Japanese today and charged them with stealing 20,000 books, worth unknown, in a major theft case in Tokyo. Authorities recover a portion of the library haul and investigate accomplices. The suspects face formal charges and potential penalties under local law.
In Pikeville Kentucky a group of about 20 housewives labored with shovels picks and other tools to repair Coburn Hollow road near Huddy. They aimed to shame county officials, saying promises of blacktop were only partially kept. They finished about a half mile and planned to return to tackle the next mile.
New York report: Randolph Churchill, son of Sir Winston Churchill, failed in a TV quiz on The $64,000 Question after a late attempt to redeem a prior blunder. The missed question related to a common word and a land agent, leaving Churchill without a chance to win the $128 prize.
Former President Dwight Eisenhower receives a special award from the American Heart Association for improving public understanding of heart disease after his heart attack. The honor recognizes his efforts in health awareness and public education.
Dr Richard Burgener has been appointed assistant professor of philosophy at Kansas University for 1956 57 during Professor Cliffourd P Osborne sabbatical leave Burgener will teach classes under acting department chair Dr White and Professor Osborne elected to sabbatical leave and duties in philosophy department report from New York New York.
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