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Newspaper
Kansas City Star
Location
Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1948
Page
3
A report notes fundraising efforts inch toward seventy five thousand dollars in memorial contributions. The campaign accumulates support across donors and events as total gifts increase toward the halfway milestone.
Two American Legion posts report about 275000 in gifts and 75000 in pledges toward buying the former Bish Rite Temple as a World War II memorial. Campaign officials say about half the target is raised, with donations from Kansas gilt firms and city veterans groups.
Two women from 3236 St hn avenue said the 30 year old ex convict George Maroon of 38 Woodland avenue robbed Concourse tavern at 3237 St n, taking 226 in receipts with an automatic pistol. Pearce owns the tavern and Boehm signed a statement. Maroon, with a 15 record, was released from Jefferson City prison last August. He denied involvement and was to be taken to the prosecutions office tomorrow. North Kansas City. Forty officials attended as Mayor Lee Roberts presided over the Katz Drug store opening in 7th Kansas City with 150 Sons Waiting outside and over 500 visitors. Attendees included city officials, aldermen, river action members, and school district guests.
Mrs Adeline Kiebush died June 6 leaving an estate probated in Jackson County. tentative values cite 5000 in personal property and 6000 in real estate. The home at 2920 Flora avenue is to be shared by two others and six nephews and nieces will receive portions. a life estate on a ground lease at 312 East Thirteenth is to be divided among nephews and nieces after death.
A long list of organizations and individuals connected to the Salvation Army and related groups appears, concluding with a reported total of 5714.30. Names include the Knights of Pythias and various auxiliaries and merchants, indicating a broad charitable effort and fund tally.
The Episcopal church rural training center in Platte County Missouri expands to 410 acres with a 90 acre gift joining the 320 already donated by Wilber A Cochel and wife Caroline. Plans call for a chapel community house and a dormitory for forty ministerial graduates. Fifteen the site rounds a Round Barn farm at highway junction. enrollment is planned at twenty. A farm director will oversee agricultural work and a pastor will supervise spiritual duties. The farm supports 75 Shorthorn cattle 20 Duroc hogs 500 New Hampshire chicks 200 laying hens with 90 acres of wheat 40 acres corn 40 oats 20 soybeans 5 orchard and 2 garden acres.
Police detained Jesse Albert Glover 37 of Lathrop Missouri an auc tioneer after a hit and run incident on Jefferson Street. Mrs Jake Long reported a car struck her vehicle then crashed into a telephone pole and the female driver fled with Glover claiming the woman was his friend who was driving. The abandoned car was found at Fourteenth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue.
Twenty one girls sponsored by Jackson County American Legion auxiliary units depart the American Legion building at 8 a m Sunday to attend Girls State at William Woods College Fulton Missouri. Mrs Harry P Cohen chairs the fifth Legion district and sponsors include numerous local leaders and organizations.
Erskine Caldwell author of Gods Little Acre and Tobacco Road arrives in Kansas City for a 3 day visit. He will autograph books Saturday at Katz drug store Swift and Armour roads North Kansas City. He attends a Saddle and Sirloin breakfast at 11 Sunday and speaks to the Writers Guild at the University of Kansas in Lawrence early next week.
Dorman S. O Leary a 24 year old mining engineering senior at the University of Kansas receives the first Kennecott Copper company scholarship. He will get 375 dollars for the fall semester and is set to graduate in February. A spring semester recipient will be named later. The ad lists auto repainting services at Modern Auto Finishers LI. 1500.
In Kansas City Kansas a six union contest for bargaining control of 5300 workers at Armour Wilson and Cudahy pits the C I O Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Independent National Brotherhood of Packing House Workers against each other. Swift & Co. remains independent with its own unit while some AFL locals are involved at four plants. An election must be held to change agents, as wage talks loom and existing scales range from 1.11 to 1.48 per hour. Adjacent brief notes include Alberta Vaughn’s second marriage in Los Angeles.
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