Polio Insurance and Library Story Hour Noted
News briefs mention EKLUND for insurance and a library story hour at 10 30 Saturday morning featuring The Three Tailors and The Little Rabbit That Wanted Red Wings. Cpl Thomas C Spence son of Mr and Mrs A L Spence promoted May 31 at Camp Pendleton with the 1st Marine Division.
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Cpl
Thomas C. Spence
A. L. Spence
R. J. Lavenburg
Camp Pendleton
Calif
1St Marine Division
Gov Hall assigns several state posts in Kansas
Governor Fred Hall announced appointments to the sixth division Seedwick County District Court opens today. E. E. Lattgast of Wichita becomes judge. L T Crater of Ottawa named secretary of Revenue and Taxation. Pomeroy moves to private business. Other posts include embalmers board, mission board, armory board, and abstractors examiners.
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Topeka
Seedgwick County
Fred Hall
E. E. Lattgast
Wichita
Hall
Lattgast
University of Illinois Law School
Garden City
L. T. Crater
Ottawa City
State Commission of Revenue and Taxation
Gas Rate Hike Hearing Set for Cities Service Gas
A federal power commission examiner set October 11 as the hearing date for Cities Service Gas Co to seek a 12.588 million dollar annual increase in wholesale natural gas rates. The Oklahoma City utility serves customers in Oklahoma Kansas Missouri and Nebraska.
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Washington
Cities Service Gas Co
Oklahoma City
Federal Power Commission
Oklahoma
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
Market notes from Kansas City and Chicago grain and livestock
Kansas City livestock offerings show meager cattle and sheep with hogs steady to down while price ranges for 180 to 240 lb hogs fall. Chicago butter eggs and poultry markets mixed with steady wholesale prices and unsettled eggs. Wheat and corn futures edge lower while soybeans slip slightly amid favorable harvest forecasts.
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Kansas City
USDA
Chicago
U. S
F.o.b
Terminalis
Deaths and Funerals How ard M Hill
Funeral services for Howard M Hills father of County Engineer William E Hill were held at the Christian church in Lafontaine with Dr Charles Coldsmith officiating. Burial was in Roger cemetery. He operated the Hill Peony and Iris Farm at Lafontaine. He was born November 28 1870 in Baraboo Wisconsin. He died Tuesday night of a heart attack. Survivors include his widow Rebecca Hill two other sons Howard M Hill Jr of Salt Lake City and Robert C Hill of Lafontaine a brother Irving Hill of Lawrence five grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
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Hill
Howard M. Hill
William
Erie
Christian Church
Lafontaine
Charles Coldsmith
Baldwin
Roger Cemetery
Baraboo
Wis
Neodesha
Daily Transcript Memorial Hospital Admittances and Birth
On Thursday at Memorial Hospital Mrs Charles Bright Jr of 241 N Plum mer and Mrs William Matlock of 1101 N Steuben were admitted for medical cases. Larry Umbarger of Thayer was admitted for surgery. Dismissals included Mrs Flora Gregg of Yates Center Clyde Rice Eric Mrs Clayton D Young and daughter at R 2 Mrs Marius Phillips 419 W 5th Porter McCoy 219 S Malcolm Harry Hunt and Mrs Jess Godinez and daughter of 1016 S Steuben. Birth announced for Mr and Mrs Robert L Keys at 1314 8 Highland a daughter.
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Charles Bright Jr
N. Plummer
Medical
William Matlock
N. Steuben
Larry Umbarger
Thayer
Surgical
Flora Gregg
Yates Center
Clyde Rice
Eric
Clayton D. Young
Marius Phillips
W. 5Th
Porter McCoy
S. Malcolm
Harry Hunt
Jess Godinez
S. Steuben
Lonnie Morrow
Benedict
Jessie Cook
Buffalo
Robert L. Keys
Highland
Mass desertion as 67 Foreign Legionnaires jump ship in Suez
PORT SAID Egypt sixty seven French Foreign Legion veterans desert in the Suez canal zone. The group included 49 Germans Italians and others from Belgium Spain Finland Austria Netherlands Yugoslavia Poland stateless and more. Egyptians round up the deserters fine them and sentence them to jail terms later remitting fines and repatriating them.
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Port Said
Egypt
French Foreign Legion
Suez Canal Zone
Egyptian Coast Guard
Netherlands
Yugoslavia
Finland
Austria
Poland
North Africa
Suez Canal
Wheat Field Yields 160 Bushels Per Acre Near Wilson
Paul Knott reports a wheat field ten miles east of Wilson Kansas yielding 160 bushels per acre this year. He recalls claiming 208 bushels from the same field last season and says two high school teachers witnessed this harvest.
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Knottman
Car Dragged From Lake Stolen at Wichita in '52
A water-logged convertible dragged from a resort lake northwest of Wichita was identified as the car reported stolen from Harold Bigier of Wichita in 1952. The sheriff's office said the former owner had apparently moved from the area.
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Wichita
Here
Harold Bigier
Peity
Fragmented riddle notes on words and meanings
A fragmented page lists clues and wordplay examples about subtle distinctions in terms like bear roar backer boy and banker, with notes on meanings, ownership, and usage. It includes guidance on remaking versus retaking film scenes and cautions about dog behavior and restraint in everyday contexts.
Governor Hall Opposes Federal Gas Tax Hike
Governor Fred Hall told the Council of State Governments he opposes any rise in federal gasoline and diesel taxes to fund a proposed federal highway program. He argued current federal revenue suffices if not diverted, noting states would need to raise their own gasoline taxes to match funds, including a potential Kansas cent increase.
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Topekap
Fred Hall
Con
Council of State Governments
Hall
Kansas
Embert Coles Dies at Colby Station Chief
Embert H Coles, 69, superintendent of the Colby experiment station, died last night of a heart attack. He led the station and contributed to agricultural research in Colby Kansas. The obituary notes his career and public service.
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Colby
Kas
Embert H Coles
Colby Experiment Station
Steel strike ends as market rallies before July Fourth
Wall Street traders cheered news of a quick steel strike settlement with a late-day surge in some steel shares but most prices slipped from their peak. Volume ran about 2.4 million shares as exchanges close Monday for the Fourth of July.
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New York
Moon Is Blue Ban Goes To Supreme Court
Kansas City report says a state ban on The Moon Is Blue will be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court after the Kansas Supreme Court upheld the ban. Holmby Productions and United Artists charge the censor board violated first and fourteenth amendments, claiming improper censorship and due process.
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Kansas City
Kas.p
Kansas
U.S. Supreme Court
Kansas Supreme Court
Kansas State Board of Motion Pictures
A. J. Stanley Jr
Holmby Productions, Inc
United Artists Corp
Censor Board
Anderson seeks halt of turnpike work
Kenneth T. Anderson, Kansas Democratic national committeeman, seeks an injunction in Shawnee County District Court to stop Kansas Turnpike Authority condemnation of 43 acres in Lyon County. E. T. and Cora Anderson, co-owners, join the action, claiming Lyon County District Court lacked jurisdiction over the land taken for the highway right of way.
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Topeka
Kenneth T. Anderson
Kansas
Kansas Turnpike Authority
Lyon County
Shawnee County
E. T
Cora Anderson
Battle Over Antisegregation in Reserve Bill Sparks House Clash
Rep Powell assails President Eisenhower over antisegregation amendments in a military reserve bill. The measure aims to train a reserve force of 2.9 million by 1960, with Powell pushing a new antisegregation clause despite White House opposition.
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Washington
Rep
Powell
D-N. Y
Eisenhower
House
Senate
The
New Yorker
United States
40 Million Cars Take to Roads for July Fourth Weekend
Millions of Americans prepared for the long holiday weekend as the National Safety Council estimated 40 million automobiles would be on the roads over the three days. City residents planned lake trips and rural travelers headed to the city for a change of scenery.
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Safety Council
Associated Press
Chicago
National Safety Council
Charniak declines to comment on 1937 40 communist past
Munich Germany Charniak referred to a Senate subcommittee testimony as a smear while denying membership in a communist unit from 1937 to 1940. He now serves as liaison for Crusade for Freedom at Radio Free Europe and was named by CBS newsman Winston Burdett in the hearing.
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Munich
Germany
Hyman Charniak
U.S. Senate
Brooklyn Eagle
Charniak
Crusade For Freedom
Radio Free Europe
CBS
Winston M Burdett
Washington
Radio Free Europe hires Charniak on six month contract
A station official said Charniak was hired on a six month contract by Radio Free Europe, later extended, but he was due to leave his post by July 15. The parent organization operates one of the Wests largest anti Communist stations.
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Radio Free Europe
West
Charniak
Sales Tax Boost in Illinois Increases Half Cent today
CHICAGO two cent sales tax rose by a half cent today raising shoppers costs statewide. Officials say the move aims to fund public services while retailers adjust prices and collections.
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Chicago
Illinois
Cotton and Marble Through American Consumption
In 1918 the average American consumed 27 pounds of cotton and 28 pounds in 1952. The text notes marble as ancient rock, largely from pre-Cambrian eras.
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Bill Nicklin
Bradford
Tom Nicklin
Ernie Williams
Newlands
Gary Stroud
Sigurd Rascher
Emporia State Teachers College
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Sigma Phi Epsilon
Phi Mu Alpha
Joe Stroud Jr
406 W. Elm
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C. H. Russell
Dodge City
Hilary J. Wentz
Concordia
Charlies Calnan
Troy
State Armory Board
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Board of Abstractors Examiners
West Broadway
Lola, Kas
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Kansas City Hay
PHCA
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Julius Caesar
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Daily Transcript
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