Southwest Trafficway Viaduct Bids Open Nationally
Bids for the Southwest trafficway Viaduct will be sought August 1 and opened October 1 under a federal aid plan. A $4,357,044 federal fund covers right of way, with work split into three contracts for piling and piers, steel and substructure, and a concrete deck to be bid next spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. P. Owens
State Highway Commission
Owens
Indu Cing
State
John E. Maring
Maring
Penn Valley Park
Public Roads Administration
Sixteenth Street
Thirtyfirst Street
Twentieth Street
Twentythird Street
Twenty-sixth Street
Big Home Front Day For General Whitehead Visit
Far East Air Force Commander Lieut Gen Ennis C Whitehead arrived at Fairfax Municipal airport for a 3 day visit after a day that saw him become a grandfather and his son Ennis C Whitehead Jr graduate from West Point The general's C 54 Kansas City Headwind accompanied him from Dayton where he met his new granddaughter Mrs Margaret Hinsch of Piqua Ohio hosted the arrival and luncheon plans at the Kansas City Club and Westminster Congregational Church lay a family link to wartime service
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ennis C. Whitehead
Far East Air Force
Fairfax Municipal
Whitehead
Margaret Hinsch
Piqua, C
Dayton
Ennis C. Whitehead, Jr
United States Military Academy
West Point
Kansas City
Tokyo
Charles F. Curry
G. Charles Gray
Westminster Congregational Church
Order
General Whitehead
Florentine
Ennis, Jr
South Pacific
N. Y
United States
Military Order of the World Wars
Associated Press
Rooftop life at City National Bank and Trust in Kansas City
A retrospective piece recalls a 25th wedding anniversary in the Bretton family parlor and then pivots to report on a downtown mystery: the theft of a large colorful beach umbrella from City National Bank and Trust’s penthouse roof. The article brushes past roof- top amenities, staff routines, and security quirks, noting the umbrella is missing but the staff remains intact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Bretton
West Sixty-second Street
Nat
Max
Mary Bretton
Kansas City
Breton
Jewish Community Center
Jewish Welfare Federation
Mossline
Baltimore
Onal Bank & Trust Company
City National
Bank
Kansas City Star June 10 1948 issue fragment
Fragment from The Kansas City Star dated June 10 1948 shows masthead details and subscription rates, with partially legible lines about delivery locations and general publication notes. It preserves the newspaper’s branding and pricing context for readers in Missouri and the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Kansas City Star
Tage
Aansas
United States
Kanes
Cine Rand Avenue
Motive Sought in La Salle Hotel Blast
Police investigate gambling complaints linked to the La Salle hotel blast at 922 Linwood Blvd. Chief Henry W. Johnson says no clues on motive or suspects. Reports say betting occurred in a garage nearby in recent weeks. Two men were injured when blown through a shutter door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry W. Johnson
la Salle Hotel
Linwood Boulevard
Johnson
Thompson Campaign Swing In Kansas City Tonight
Missouri House speaker and governor hopeful Murray E. Thompson arrives in Kansas City for a two day visit. He attends a Hotel Phillips luncheon hosted by Thompson club leader Harry L. Thomas and a 7:30 PM reception at the Hotel Muehlebach. A Saturday lineup includes a Fifteenth Ward Republican club meeting at Picnic Park and a Thompson-for-governor gathering at Lincoln Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray E. Thompson
Missouri
Kansas City
Phillips
Harry L. Thomas
Thompson Club
Thompson
Missouri House of Representatives
Muehlebach
Fifteenth Ward
Republican Club
Picnic Park
Cypress Avenue
Lincoln Hall
Eighteenth and
Vine Streets
St. Louis
Blaze Destroys Duct at Walker Laundry Damaging 300
Firemen fought a two hour blaze in a hot air exhaust duct at the Walker Laundry and Dry Cleaning company 1120 Oak street. Employees saw the fire at 7:45. Lint buildup in the duct feeding the hot air toward a mangle triggered the fire. The duct stretched 175 feet and caused a 300 loss per district fire chief J. E. Chansler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walker Laundry and Dry Cleaning Company
Oak Street
J. E. Chansler
Sheriff Purdome launches 3 phase drive on summer hazards
Sheriff J A Purdome announced a three phase program to cut Jackson County injuries from careless driving, swimming fatalities and dog bites. Deputies will patrol lakes with portable respirators and radios, dogs will be tagged for rabies control, and owners must confine and observe bitten animals for ten days. Pedestrians are urged to walk facing traffic and wear bright clothing at night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Purdome
Jackson County
Army
Purdome
Fifty Guards Hunt Escaped Prisoner Fisk in Missouri
Fifty Leavenworth guards search for Robert Audrel Fisk 34 of Cedar Rapids Iowa who escaped from the federal prison honor farm across the Missouri River in Platte County Missouri. Warden Walter A Hunter said Fisk was last seen at 330 and missing at 420 this morning. Fisk was sentenced in Sioux City Iowa last February to eighteen months for violating the national motor vehicle theft act after two months at Terre Haute Indiana and transfer here April 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leavenworth
Kas
Robert Audrel Fisk
Cedar Rapids
Missouri River
Platte County
Missouri
Walter A. Hunter
Fisk
Sioux City
Terre Haute
Ind
Forrest Smith to Visit for Democratic Governor Bid Luncheon
Forrest Smith state auditor and gubernatorial candidate will host a luncheon Saturday at the Hotel Phillips. Local party leaders and veterans received invitations and Smith is expected to attend Saturday and Sunday. Body and fender for work painting Southtown Mtrs Paseo at 47th Adv.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forrest Smith
Missouri
Phillips
Smith
Southtown Mtrs
Paseo
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Southwest Trafficway
Sixth Street
Washington Street
Pennsylvania Avenue
Twenty-seventh
Summit Streets
Kalisas
Summit Street
Thirty-eighth
Ward Parkway
Roanoke Parkway
Wuorellas
la Salle
Sheriff
Trusty
Prison Farm
Robert A. Fisk
Texas
Woolf Brothers
Matrix
Princewood
Showalter
Showalters
Yok
Altman
Walnut
Dad
K. C
Fuenw
Varsity Shop
Goolfrothers
White
Baker's Fhaircraft Shoes
Kans
Westinghouse Laundromat
Westinghouse
Greater
Mace Ryey's
Mace Red
Broadway
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