KU and K State seek 5 percent loans for student housing
The Kansas Board of Regents authorized KU to apply for 1,085,000 dollars to build 10 1-bedroom married student housing units and 2,400,000 dollars to fund two dormitories housing 832 students. Kansas State will seek 2,100,000 dollars for 264 units of married student apartments named Jardine Terrace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Federal Housing and Home Finance Agency
University of Kansas
Kansas State College
Manhattan
Board of Regents
University
Kansas State
Regents
Jardine Terrace
William M. Jardine
Cole Jece
State Highway Commission
Woman Dies as Jet Smashes Into Cars near Memphis
An Air Force Thunderflash en route to land crashed into two cars on a road near the runway in Memphis. One woman, Mrs Rubenstein, 40, was killed. two others, Mr and Mrs R S Underwood, injured. Lt. Gerald L. Metcalf, 23, was lightly hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
Air Force
Gerald L. Metcalf
St. Louis
25Th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron
Larson Air Force Base
Wash
5.Rubenstein
R. S. Underwood
Fights Erupt After San Francisco High School Game
In San Francisco Kezar Stadium a city high school football pageant ended with violence as crowds of about 20,000 produced 10 injured youths. Police halted the disorder with a large contingent. three Negro youths were arrested. Inspections noted several white victims and one knife attack.
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San Francisco
Kezir Stadium
Leo Osuna
Osuna
Memorial Hospital Names Listed Residents and Relatives
A memorial hospital notice lists multiple individuals and addresses from towns including Vinton, Winchester, Seattle, and Sunflower. Names include Wyoma Daisy Ballard, Dennis W. Collins, John B. Richart, Lydia Freeman, Maria Sturman, Jerry Webster, Yolanda Lyon, Joyce Willis, Lorraine Platt, Frank A. Russell, Mona Thomas and baby girl, Mary Mulvaney, Jeannine Vogel, Charles Bryan, Minnie Brink, Lia Grover and baby boy, and Raymond B. Sherman, with assorted street addresses and cities.
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Wyoma Daisy Ballard
Haskell
Dennis W. Collins
St. John B. Richart
Vinton
Iowa
Lydia Freeman
Vt. St
Maria Sturman
Tenn
Jerry Webster
Ark. St
Yolanda Lyon
Barker Ave
Joyce Willis
del. St
Lorraine Platt
Ohio St
Frank A. Russell
Oxford Rd
Mona Thomas
Mo. St
Mary Mulvaney
Winchester
Jeannine Vogel
Seattle
Wash
Charles Bryan
N. 5Th St
Minnie PP. Brink
Lia M. Grover
Raymond B. Sherman
Lane P
Sunflower
Meeting Notice of Lawrence Lodge No. 6 AF and AM
Special communication of Lawrence Lodge No in the AF and AM fraternity scheduled for Monday September 24. Adolphe George W Mole serves as secretary ad interim, inviting members to attend and receive agenda details.
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Lawrence Lodge No
Mon
Adolphe George W. Mole
Lawrence United Fund drive plans outlined by column
Dolph C Simons Jr explains upcoming Lawrence United Fund drive aims to replace many campaigns with a single effort. He notes Chamber of Commerce surveys show strong local support and lists participating groups while urging inclusion of holdouts like Cancer Society and Tuberculosis Association to ensure a successful first campaign in November.
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Lawrence United Fund
Lawrence
Lawrence Bunimessmen
United Fund
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Lawrence United Fund, Inc
Russ Mosser
Lawrence Community Chest
United Fund, Inc
Salvation Army
Kansas Children's Service
H Council
Social Service League
Girl Scouts and
Boy Scouts
American Red Cross
American Heart Association
The
Cancer Society
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Multiple Sclerosis Society
Tuberculosis Association
Kansas Cities
John P Crown Proclaims National Business Women's Week
John P Crown mayor of Lawrence Kansas proclaims September 23 through September 29 1956 as National Business Women's Week. The week honors women in business and the professions and their contributions to the nation. Signed John P Crown with official seal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. John P. Crown
Lawrence
Kansas
United States
National Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs
John P. Crown
Deaths and Funerals Billy R. McCracken at 2
Billy R. McCracken, age 2, of 912 Pa. St., died Friday at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after a four day stay. Born Aug. 12, 1954, he will lie in state 3:30 p.m. Monday at Funk Cooper Warren Chapel with Rev. W. R. Ray, burial in Oak Hill Cemetery. Survived by parents Norman Ray and Betty McCracken, a brother Norman Ray Jr., paternal grandparents Mack and Mrs. McCracken, maternal grandparents Edson and Mrs. Clark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy BR. McCracken
Billy R. McCracken
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Funk-Cooper- Warren
W. R. Ray
Assembly of God Church
Eudora
Oak Hill Cemetery
Norman
Narrow Margin for Shaw at Kansas State Fair
Hutchinson News Herald reports a tight governor race at the Kansas State Fair with Warren Shaw, Republican, leading George Docking, Democrat, by five votes 1,486 to 1,481. In the presidential race Eisenhower trails Stevenson 2,863 to 1,219, giving Ike 70 percent versus 78 percent in the prior poll.
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Hutchinson R
Kansas State Fair
Hutchinson News-Herald
Warren Shaw
George Docking
Eisenhower
Adlai Stevenson
Youth Program Planned at First Presbyterian Church
A special youth program will be held at 7 45 p m Tuesday at the First Presbyterian Church in Lawrence Rev Ercil Cravens pastor of Hesper Friends Church will be the speaker The meeting is sponsored by the Douglas County Christian Temperance Council All county youth are invited and more information will be given about a fall youth contest.
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First Presbyterian Church
Lawrence
Ercil Cravens
Hesper Friends Church
Douglas County Christian Temperance Council
City Officials Lead Lawrence Delegation at Theatre Conference
Lawrence was well represented at the 12th annual Children's Theater Conference held in August at Northwestern University Evanston Illinois. Delegates included Mrs Deal Six dramatics supervisor Lawrence Junior High School and Nat Eck Sally Six of the Kansas University Department of Speech and Drama. Eck presided over a four day workshop on scenery costumes and lighting and coordinating these elements into production. Miss Six taught the course in children's theater and will direct two plays Marco Polo in December and Peter Rabbit in May for different age groups.
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Lawrence
Northwestern University
Evanston
Til
Deal
Lawrence Junior High School
Nat Eck
Sally
Kansas University Department of Speech and Drama
American Educational Theater Association
Eck
Studio Theater
K.U
Miss Six
Northwestern
Rita Cristo
Children's Theatre of
K.A
Marco Polo
Poland to Begin Trials Of Rioters From Poznan
Warsaw radio reports trials will start at month end for 58 criminal elements linked to the Poznan riots of June 28. The bread and freedom strikes sparked bloody disorders, with Gazeta Poznanska noting four workers had earlier received prison terms for looting or handling stolen goods.
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Vienna
Austria
Warsaw Radio
Bread and Freedom
Poznan
Gazeta Poznanska
Eg Erat
Heavy Rains Batter Taipei As Typhoon Gilda Approaches
Heavy rains drenched Taipei today as Typhoon Gilda neared the island. Weather observers warned the storm’s 138 mph winds would reach the Taitung coastal area by early tomorrow, threatening communities and transportation links.
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Taipei
Formosa
Gilda
Taitung
Food Stamp Plan Debate Amid High Employment
An opinion argues the food stamp idea should not be inaugurated while unemployment stays low. The Agriculture Department informed Congress the plan would cost about 1% million dollars, offering no clear recommendation. If enacted, needy individuals would receive stamps to buy foods from stores. grocers would redeem stamps with the government. The Eisenhower admin already distributes some foods directly to needy persons to dispose of farm surpluses.
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Agriculture Department
Congress
Department
Eisenhower
Three Persons Hurt In City Car Wrecks
Three people were injured in two Lawrence street accidents on Friday. Lydia Freeman 52 was hospitalized with possible concussion and arm cuts after a crash at 23rd and La Streets. her husband Henry Freeman 53 was uninjured. Earl Wayne Hasemartner 22 of Kansas City KS was treated and released for a forehead cut. A second collision at 19th and Tenn Streets involved Glen Roberts 46 and drivers Joseph Mack 46 Ottawa Alan Crary 66 Prairie Village. Roberts sustained a fractured left arm. Vehicle damage estimates were $1500 and $300 respectively. Perryman Harry Vogel 63 was hospitalized in Topeka after a single-vehicle crash five miles northwest of Perry damaging a bridge railing. he suffered a fractured hip and facial lacerations.
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Lawrence
Lydia Freeman
Vt. St
23Rd
la. Sts
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Kansas City
Kas
Glen Alva Roberts
la. St
19Th Land Tenn. Sts
Joseph Mack
Ottawa
Alan William Crary
Prairie Village
Perryman
Harry Vogel
Topeka
Perry
Vogel
Spectators Pack Town Ahead of Big Football Game
A large throng gathered for a summer Saturday game with 20 25 thousand spectators expected. The TCU team arrived by train and planned to depart after the match, while Kansas tied to its routine pregame stay in Topeka before returning to Fort Worth.
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T.C.U
Lawrence
Fort Worth
K. U
Topeka
Lawrence News Mix Spells Fluoridated Water Fallout
A jumble of Lawrence items covers fluoride water fears, KU Alumni plans, Mars observatory hours, Miss Kansas linkage, boat club plans, Ford retractable hardtop unveil, price hints, and football game stain souvenirs, reflecting a busy 1956 Lawrence community scene with multiple local actors and events.
Nicaragua Leader Continues After Earlier Conflict
The report notes ongoing investigation into the shooting with Sevilla-Sacasa saying reasons are undetermined. White House remarks describe a medical team en route including abdominal and honey surgeons, X-ray and transfusion experts, requested by Ambassador Whelan.
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San Salvador
Sevilla-Sacasa
White House
James C. Hagerty
Ambassador Whelan
Market News Cattle And Hogs Prices And Ranges From Kansas City
USDA market report shows fed cattle profits with higher grading and mixed lower prices for slaughter cattle. References quote ranges for fed steers and heifers, cows, bulls, vealers, and feeders, plus hogs and sheep shifts. Prices listed include 984 lb fed heifers at 27.00, standard steers 15.50-18.00, hogs meat grades around 16.65-16.75, and lambs 18.00-20.00 for native spring slaughter.
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Liventes
Kansas
City
USDA
U. S
Kansas market snapshot amid erratic prices and mixed receipts
A fragmented Kansas market brief shows varied conditions with mixed grade prices and fluctuating receipts for poultry and fiber. Mentions include percentages for quality levels, average fiber and wood weights, and shifts in current receipts, reflecting uncertain agricultural pricing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Market Prices and Grain Rates From Local Market
Fragmentary OCR lists wheat at 2.00, new corn 1.28, oats 1.84, barley 3.0, current receipts 27.50, butter fat 22.49, with several garbled items. Mentions fat and market terms but lacks complete context or clear dates or entities.
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K-State
Dolph C. Simons, JR
Shaw
Chicago
Poland
H. Meyers
Va. St
Kansas University Alumni Association
Memorial Union
Fred Ellsworth
Eldridge
T.C.U. Va. K.U
College of Pacific
Clifford McDonald
Lawrence Club
Kansas University Observatory
K.u.’S
Lindley Hall
Mars
Earth
Mary Ann McGrew
Leavenworth
Missouri
Lawrence Boat Club
Ford Motor Company
America
Ford
Lawrence-Manhattan
Haskell Stadium
Sue Bration
Thivitang of
Lawrence National Bank
Ttk
Massachusetts
Nicaragua
Decker - Cay Real Estate
7 East Ltd
Rumsey Sens
Indiana
Fred W. Rumsey
Oscar B. Rumsey
Fat
John-Zebb
Sayer
Allison-Thomas
Fiewer
Farmers Insurance Group
Avia
A Owens
Fred A. Bremer
Porter Hunt
Baliwin
Andy” Anderson
District Bases & Cintas
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