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Newspaper
Kansas City Star
Location
Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1948
Page
7
Army engineers fight floodwaters to safeguard a 43 million dollar Portland plant. They reinforce dikes and shore up river defenses as high water presses on the industrial facility. Local crews assist, with weather forecasts warning of further downpours.
Army engineers drop a plug in a narrow flood channel to hold water on a 10 mile stretch and shield the Reynolds Metals aluminum plant near Portland. The 30.2 foot crest rises over the Columbia as Vanport missing list drops to 22 with five deaths yesterday and overall toll at 39. River may crest for three days, dikes remain critical along the Portland to sea reach, Longview and other dairylands also at risk.
William Hawkins 87 of Ann Arbor Michigan and Elizabeth af ron 84 of Swarthmore Pa plan to marry in fall. Mrs Burton said the eye operation for Hawkins this summer prompted the postponement. She asked if a new license would be needed in September and was told a new license would be required.
Sheriff J. A. Purdome issued new light blue uniforms trimmed in dark blue to twenty-two road patrol deputies who began duty at 4 o'clock yesterday. The team includes D. K. Townsend and George M. Rush, with Sam Brown belts and sheriff seals. Winter coats will be black mackinaws. Each uniform costs about 150 dollars, with 750 contributed by the sheriff's air patrol and the rest from the sheriff. The county court has repeatedly refused funding since 1944.
Dr. J. S. Hughes is named acting head of the chemistry department at Kansas State College effective July 1. President Milton S. Eisenhower announced the appointment to fill the slot created by the retirement of Dr. H. King, who will remain as professor and emeritus head. Hughes began as an assistant in 1910 and became full professor in 1920, while King joined in 1906 and led the department since 1918.
A big truck starts the annual Penny Ice program delivering fifty pounds of ice to 110 families east of the Paseo at 7 am tomorrow with west-side deliveries starting Tuesday for 120 families. The schedule runs east on Monday Wednesday Friday and west on Tuesday Thursday Saturday through Sept 11, with a planned expansion later to meet growing demand. Major Lars Jensen of the Salvation Army notes about 500 people may seek Penny Ice this year. applications are through social agencies, churches, or Salvation Army HQ, with coupon books worth 2 cents for 25 pounds of ice and home delivery for shut-ins. Contributions to The Star or Salvation Army HQ fund the effort, near $20,000 this year.
The Little Sisters of the Poor in Chicago celebrate a donated motor vehicle to aid "begging" rounds among 200 residents on Fifty third Street and Michigan Avenue. Sister Emilie de St Anne confirms the unique panel truck station wagon, funded by 90 friends, with $1,300 pledged at the St Joseph’s Day dinner. Driver Raymond Mundy and retiree Ed Russell serve the daily errands.
Athens June 12 AP Only one American attended the wedding Thursday of Mihai former king of Romania and Princess Anne of …
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