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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1956
Page
4
A truncated notice from Lawrence post office references Second Class mail status and related handling guidelines. The fragment notes classification and processing expectations for mail service within the Lawrence area.
The piece argues Adlai Stevenson aligns with Truman’s methods, pulling support and risking political fallout. It cautions Stevenson has adopted Truman era tactics and harsh attacks on Eisenhower, aiming to gain leverage rather than maintaining his own campaign standards.
A historical piece notes how TV revived Western fantasies for children eight and up, boosting demand for horse and junior cowboy gear. Shetland ponies surged, traders left other work to breed and train ponies for family households, while playing cowboy is deemed more wholesome than other kid activities.
A nostalgic column critiques gender courtesy gaps in the Atomic Age, noting men rarely open doors or seat women, while women bear some blame for courtesy lapses. The piece shifts to political divides over Elvis Presley and ends with a quip about a dentist’s supposed gold touch and a sweeping jab at women.
My brother and I coached a fine group of boys this summer and thank all who supported the team. We plus our wives appreciate gifts from the banquet fund and extend thanks to Alice for the gifts.
Hal Boyle reports on Gilbert P Edwards a 32 year old Brooklyn born engineer pursuing senior housing. His Breakwater Beach project in Fort Lauderdale will be a walled 4 acre community with a shopping center hotel and private amenities for retired couples. Edwards argues seniors seek security and a small friendly community and foresees a series of elderly city developments beyond this $16 million venture.
War seized property worth about 550 million dollars remains in government hands or sold. Senate bills push full return to German and Japanese owners, offset by Marshall Plan repayments. President Eisenhower backs limited individual restitution, not corporate claims.
Fragmentary notes describe careless driving gossip and a boy with low grades setting a school closet fire. A reformatory outcome follows. The piece muses on travel, vacations turning sour, and mundane front porch symbols like milk bottles and newspapers.
Foreign businessmen at the world export convention in Fort Madison Iowa say American consumer goods, especially Sheaffer pens, serve as top ambassadors for the United States. A Thailand distributor notes a captured guerrilla carried four Sheaffer pens, while other regions equate ownership of American brands with status and literacy.
Grace Hiorsat NaGalterial writer discusses mass road blockades used in several states to catch drunken drivers and other law violators. The piece warns they invade the motorist right to travel and may yield unlawful searches, urging courts and police to limit or end the practice while noting public outcry has already slowed it in some places.
Old Home Town Leonard Axe of the KU staff reports crowding into Hoch Auditorium to seat the influx of new students at the convocation. The effort accompanies a broader drive in Kansas City for a memorial campanile on the KU campus. Community groups host dinners, field days, and club gatherings as part of campus and county events.
A fragmented schedule lists various TV and radio programs across stations KMBC WDAF WREN and others. Entries include news, entertainment, cartoons, and theatre shows with times, some program names and host notes, but many OCR glitches obscure full details.
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