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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1955
Page
19
De Soto and Eudora area residents gather for family dinners and reunions as Votaw and Mercer relatives visit, while local clubs hold meetings. The community notes deaths, hospital recoveries, school events, open houses, and upcoming PTA and Girl Scout activities with multiple local families named.
Topeka state highway director Walter Ragan says reflectorized license tags will be reviewed by the highway commission at its Sept. 28 meeting. The cost estimate of 3350,000 for reflectorizing plates is disputed, with questions about Ragan's authority and the specifications favoring a Minnesota supplier. Jack Byrd, tied to Joe Stephenson of Minnesota, helped present the idea, while Kentucky officials complain the specs limit bidders.
The Kansas Library Association state convention will be held October 6 to 8 on the Pittsburg State Teachers College campus. The William Allen White award for a children's book will be given by student vote, with recipient Jean Bailey Librarian Pratt Junior College for Chereokee Bill Oklahoma Pacer. Orville Eaton Emporia State Librarian will present the award, and Earl Farley Watson Library KU will be on the program.
A district FFA Leadership School will be held next Monday at 3 30 PM at Lawrence High School for Future Farmers of America. Ten other district schools will be held between next Monday and Oct 3 at various state locations. State FFA supervisors will assist.
Topeka reports the Kansas Board of Health moved to launch a state polio vaccine program after preliminary approval from the U S Public Health Service. The plan targets children aged 5 to 9 not previously vaccinated, under National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis sponsorship, with initial doses expected between October 1 and 15. Funding comes from the 1955 Vaccination Assistance Act, with vaccines purchased for Kansas and distributed to 19 physicians for private patients and county health authorities to provide free immunizations.
The 1954 Texas wool rlip is estimated at 44,220,000 pounds worth 26 million dollars.
In cities where a midday siesta is common residents rise early and linger awake late. Theater performances frequently begin around 11 p.m., shaping a culture of late-night activity and social routines.
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