KU students to paint murals for Clay Center clubhouse
Clay Center Chamber launches an exclusive competition for University of Kansas art students to create murals for the Clay Center clubhouse. One mural per year for the next nine years with a $110 prize this year. themes include "Motorical" and the old Dexterator mill. Students will study historical records at the university library and Kansas Historical Society and may visit Clay Center for inspiration and material.
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Tha Clay Center Chamber of Commerce
University of Kansas Art Mudenta
Reymond Eastwood
Toy
Clay Ceater
Clay Center
Froffssor Fastwond
University Library
Kansas Historical Society
Topeka
F& Clay Center
Last Minute Write-in Enlivens Baldwin City Election
Baldwin voters witnessed a late write-in surge to back a slate for city offices led by Mayor hopeful Carl Hutell, while incumbent mayor Burtel did not seek reelection. The ticket includes council candidates Hitchcock, Black, Ford and Reever, with one seat to fill by write-in, and P J Huston as police judge. More than 190 ballots cast by midday.
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Baldwin
Carl Hutell
Burtel
Lee Smith
M. 1
Hitchcock
Earl Black
Mertin Ford
Virgil Reever
Gee
Jonent
C. C. Bards
H. H. Thompson
Iran Kenferry
C. B. Willy
Leo Wil-lame
P. J. Huston
Sheriff Reports Arrest of Charles Pruett on Bank Check Charges
Sheriff Will Johns Jr. reports the arrest of Charles E. Pruett of Omaha for passing bad checks in Lawrence. Pruett, 27, admitted passing about five checks since May 1988 after an Army Air Forces AWOL period in Alabama. He used aliases including Clay Carpenter and James A. Hannon and obtained over ten dollars in cash through three local counterfeit acts.
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Will Johns, Jr
Charles E. Pruett
Omaha
Neh
Johns Saidruett
Lawrence
Johns
Pruett
Army Air Forces
Alabama
Clay Carpenter
Heyer Garfield
Robert Lash
N. N. Kraft
James A. Hannon
Mid-West
U.S
Nate
Janica A. Hanson
Audden
Tilance Finrer
Ottawa Fluorine Water Treatment Venture
Ottawa's experiment to add fluorine to the city water to prevent tooth decay gains aid from a device by W. C. Meyers, superintendent of the Ottawa water and light department. The gadget, built from two barrels a five gallon jug glass plates and ends of tubing and hose, injects fluorine into the water at a ratio of one part to one million parts. Ottawa proves unique in Kansas for artificially fluorinating its water supply.
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Ottawa
W. C. Meyers
Otttawa
Air Power Display Aims For Minneapolis Over Lawrence
Lawrence residents will see an air power display from Salina Army Air Field on April 12, with Superfortress aircraft to simulate a bombing attack on Minneapolis. Flights are scheduled to depart at 7 a.m. and pass over Lawrence between 10 30 and 11 a.m. The event follows earlier passes by Superforts and Mustangs en route to Detroit. In other notices, Leavenworth County Commissioner Ted C. Morrow resigns to join the roads division under County Engineer Homer G. Simpson after a four year term begun in 1944. A divorce petition was filed in district court by Beeson seeking dissolution from Eana Mas Beeson.
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Lawrence
Salina Army Airfield
Superforia
Detroit
Minneapolis
Quita Leavenworth Hoard
Leavenworth
Kan
Ted C. Morrow
Leavenworth City
Homer G. Simpson
Aflican
Morrow
Diveres Sult
Beeson
Eana Mas Beeson
Reverend Nevenswander Leads Planning of Six Million Grant
The Reverend Nevenswander, secretary and national superintendent, helped plan the use of a six million dollar fund donated by a southern family. Five million targets a university project in Orlando, Florida, while the remaining funds support four general superintendents in a nationwide revival campaign and in establishing new churches.
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Nevenswander
Orlando
Florida
Cities Service Eyes McLouth Field Storage Use
The McLouth gas field near Leavenworth Kansas may be used by Cities Service Gas to create a storage field for Kansas City. The possibility was brought out at a federal power commission hearing today.
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Kansas City
McLouth
Leavenworth
Kan
Cities Service Gas Company
Federal Power Commission
Miller 99 dies after long illness at Lecompton home
William Frr Miller aged 99 died after a long illness at his daughter Mrs Herman Banks Route 1 Lecompton. Funeral services scheduled tomorrow at 2 p.m. Rumsey funeral home with Oak Hill cemetery burial. Survived by daughter Banks son Ralph Ki Banke Lawrence grandchildren two great grandchildren brother Henry Miller Jerome Idaho and sister Mia Edts Alien Quenemo. Infant son of Mr and Mrs Malcolm MacLaren of Atchison had graveside service at Oak Hill cemetery this afternoon with parents sister Millicent Ann and grandparents George Kirchhoff Lawrence Mr and Mrs W H MacLaren Clackamas Ore.
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Klin Miller Miller
William
William Frankli
Herman Banks
Lecompton
Rumsey
Oak Hill
Cemeter
Banks
Ralph Ki. Banke
Lawrence
Henry Miller
Jerome
Idaho
Mia
Quenemo
Malcolm MacLaren
Atchison
Millicent Ann
George Kirchhoff
W. H. MacLaren
Clackamas
Ore
Lawrence alumnus to join Phi Eta Sigma at Illinois
Heard In Lawrence reports Hugh C Wells of 824 New Hampshire will be initiated into Phi Eta Sigma at the University of Illinois on April 19. A scholastic record of 4.5 with a 5 representing an A is required for admissions. It notes other local items including farming, anniversaries, and wartime era notes.
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Hugh C. Wells
New Hampshire
Phi Ets Sigma
University Ofllinois
City council debates tea room plans and zoning appeals
The council discussed Ruth Quinlan and Libuse Kriz’s tea room proposal at 1307 Massachusetts Street after a planning commission denial to rezone the property from Church of God ownership. Neighbors urged changes to allow tea room use in a U-2 apartment zone. The planning panel also approved an Evangelical brethren church building project at Fifteenth and Massachusetts, while denying Ross Robertson’s rezoning from L-2 to U-1 for an apartment house with a first floor men’s clothing store. Other items included Cray’s frozen phone locker addition denial, a new Arrow fire truck shipping update, and February department totals: 30 alarms, building losses of 222,225, contents losses 1,425. Building permits issued totaled 10 with fees 5138. Police fines collected were 2317.
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Pawer
C. Harper
R Laskin
Ed Klein
Missouri Street
Massachusetta Street
Ruth Quinlan
Libuse Kriz
K. A. Dietitian
Massachusetts Street
Planning Commission
Church of God
Church
Evangelicalrethren Church
Fifteenth
Massachusette Street
Ross Robertson
Robertson
J. E. Cray
Mlingis Street
John Selic
Ehairman
Fire Committee
Nord
Takrat Company
Terre Thaute
Indy
Lawrence
Paul Ingela
Incekx
Presbyterian Church Hale Week Services At Ninth Street
The First Presbyterian Church at Ninth and Vermont will observe Hale Week with several services. On Wednesday at 7 30 p m a preparatory service in the church parlor will be led by minister Theodore H Astman with Irene Peabody singing. Thursday evening in the sanctuary a candle light memorial communion will be held with two duets sung by Peabody and Merten Anderson including It Nothing To You and The Crucifix. The church is also part of the union Good Friday service at the Methodist church from noon to 3 p m. The public is invited to all services.
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Faure
Union
Death of Edward Engel Former railroad president
Edward J. Engel, 72, longtime executive of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe, died Sunday after a brief illness in Pasadena California. He started as a clerk in purchasing, rose to vice president in 1918, and served as president from 1939 until retiring in 1954.
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Pasadena
Calif
Edward J. Engel
Atchiana, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad
Engel
Japan’s House of Peers Dies After 92nd Diet Session
Tokyo reports the 92nd regular Diet session adjourned marking the end of the house of peers after half a century of aristocratic approval of imperial policy. Under the 18th century framework the chamber ends May 13 and a new house of councillors with 500 members will be elected April 20.
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Tokyo
Japan
House of Peers
Stamp collecting history and a local explosion report
A verbose 1940s style note discusses stamp history and philately terms, mentioning Pulitzer and various stamp facts and trivia. It also reports a gas leak explosion in a Missouri cafe injuring five, with Sheriff statements and a Topeka marriage license for Theodore E. Alberg and Adelaide A. Gootee.
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Theodore E. Alberg
Adelaide A. Gootee
Topeka
Frank R. Gray
World Fellowship meet draws North Lawrence attendees
North Lawrence residents Donna Mason Donna Workman and Viving Skinner along with Gilbert Yerian attended a World Fellowship meet at Emerson Christian Church in Kansas City last Friday and Saturday. Mr and Mrs Herold Skeet received a cablegram from their daughter Mrs C W Smith saying she arrived in Guam after 17 days at sea. Thomas Foppiewell and daughter Mrs B C Reynolds of
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Donna Mason
Donna Workman
Viving Skinner
Gilbert Yerian
Emerson Christian Church
Kansas City
Herold Skeet
C. W. Smith
Guam
Tr Thomas Foppiewell
Mra
B. C. Reynolds
Washington
TD. C
Harry Nightengade
Topeka
T. R. Murphy
Johnnie
D. T. Mitchell
Ted Moss
Denver
J. He Frame
John L. Kennedy
Lawrence Home
Frank Jahn
Mothers’ Club
North Christian
Thomas Popptewel
Weil
Lottie Higgins
Dallas
Tex
H.C. Reynolds
Walter Hellstrom
L. N. Johnson
Higginsville
Thomas Popplewell
Cecil Austill
Harley Davenport
Wayne Davenport
Ernest Mason
Howard Rust
Ralph Hubbell, Jr
Margaret. Hubbell
Gilbert Verian
John L. Hennedy
Hugh Lipp
Cyrena Bateson
Merle Jackson
Dollie Mitchell
R. G. Swain
Lillian Penfold
Cora Bell
Lala Hayden
Harry Workman
Jeannette Elatan
Isabel Mull
John Marlowe
Tommie Terry
Homer Nelson
Freeman Nelson
D. Miller
Virginis Jane Hubbell
Donna Jean Marriott
Marvel Hubbell
Helen Bond
Zella Myers
Donna Jackson
Connie Lipp
Cheryl Yerian
Harry Deneciler
Vernon Baley
Lecompton
Centenary Methodist Church
Christ
Fransetta Kenna
Castroville
Calif
Conv Valescent Home
Cheryl
Retnh Hubbell
Connie
B.C. Reynolds
William Nelson
Carl Skinner
Ottawa
Guy Walker
The
Ozarks
Christian Church
Old Friends Elass
Thendire Hack
Mixed iAP stocks and cattle market report in Kansas
The Kansas market pages show a choppy session with gains in some grains while corn and wheat rally stalled others. Cattle prices edged into steadiness with some declines, vealers and calves mixed as buyers mixed with sellers. Local social notes follow with church and club events and visits from relatives in Topeka and Ottawa.
Market Notes from Kansas City Livestock and Grain Prices
Advance livestock receipts for tomorrow show cattle around 5,000 head, calves about 2,000, hogs steady to weak, and sheep moderately active with ewes firm. Wheat and corn futures mix, market steady for best western hay, dull for Red River Valley, and various farm product quotes for deliverables across grains and poultry.
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Kansen City Livestock
Kansas
SDA Cattie Tb
Calver
Seaghter Kteern
Siickere
Showa
Saica ‘Amiy
Etenay Mediui
Antona Eer
Bos
Red River Valley
Idaho
Red River
Thady Russell Burbanker
Market Notes and Obituary Fragments From The Paper
A set of market and business briefings mentions transfers of about 100000 shares and actions by American Weoen and Schaniey amid Monday developments. Names of companies and stocks surface, including Air Lines, U.S. Steel, Goodrich, Du Pont, and Montgomery Ward. Also included are condolence notices and memorials for a father and husband, with family expressions of thanks and remembrance.
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Tante Point
Yorties
Weoen
Schaniey
Ann Alden
Cutted Air Lines
Aircrafe
Oni Aircraft
Town Kheet
U. S. Steel
Blumboljers
UB Rubber
Goodrich
Montaomery Ward
Phelps, Dodee
Johna-Manyule
du Pont
Texna Co
Seare-Roebduck
Br Moor
Commission House
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Cac
Fluorine
Mtawa Water Superintendent
Lawrences
One
Teeas
Newspswander
Cities Service
McLouth Field
Poland
China
George Engleberger
Lake Street
Thies
Lawrence Repunse
Hubby
Altha
Gertrude Halberg
Douglas Eotrty
Douglas County
OPA
Weean
Ellinwood
Walter Bennett
Lynvexprestom
Bennett
Kamsas City
A. Curtice
Buick
Generalators Corp
Kanans City
Miscomad
Kamen, Lowe
Mobenehe
Larkin
O. J. Lane
Presbyterian Church
Edward Engel
Josy R Allers
Mpele
Stampa
Joseph Pulitzer
Pulitzer
Columbia University
School of Journalism
Michael Miller
Martha Washington
Isbella
Spain
Susan B. Anthony
North Pole
Leeland Pit Furen
Thar
U. S
Ft. Tejon
Los Angeles
New Zealand
Marouiri Island
Persia
Uncle Sam
Mt. Ararat
Noah
Germany
Empire
United States
George Washinton
Coo Tuet
America
Ida Mason
Crake
T. J. Walker
North Lawrence
Livestock Close Ave
Pretoria
Fey
Capetown
Kaneas City
Kanese
Karena City
Cap Mtiaier
Bean
Anu
Matharts
Tartons
Henry Hene
Atkadssa Sprint
Leghorn Eprines
Capone
New York
Clase Cramer Am
Gen Foods
Gen Motors
Hercules
Packard Motor
Ea Venney
Seara-Roebuck
Wilson
Wall Street
Piationi
Motor Ateels
Lawrence Loan & Finance Co
Catherine McLeod
Girl
Hollywood
Louella Parsons
Granada
Tataphone
Kant Pfleger
Sadie
Decker & Keys Insurance Real Estate Investments
M. C Manley
City Hall
Merle McKinney
Frank Sinatra
Kathryn Grayson
Peter Lawford
Jimmy Durante
Brooklyn
Tonite Granada
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