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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1952
Page
6
Flour Mills of America Inc sold the 300000 bushel Katy elevator in Kansas City to Bunge Corp of New York. Henry H. Cate president said Bunge will take over operations May 1. The sale marks the largest privately owned rain storage facility in the area.
Lawrence soldiers family learns of his injury after two months. Sgt Richard L Davis, son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Davis of 1401 Prairie St, was wounded by shrapnel in left leg on front line duties in Korea. He returned to duty March 20 and is within 30 miles of Seoul with the First Marine Division awaiting return to the United States this month. The Purple Heart was awarded after wounding. Davis previously worked for the Sherold Crystal Corporation.
Students from Perry Eudora Baldwin Lecompton and Tonga Noxie high schools join Lawrence and other area pupils in the University of Kansas district music event. Over 3 455 students from Kansas high schools within a 100 mile radius of Lawrence compete in 682 events including instrumental and vocal numbers. Eleven of twelve judges were announced by Neal Wherry and Ralph Graber local chairs. the remaining judge is Miss Trene Peabory of the Re U School of Fine Arts. Notable participants include Barbary Marshall performing soprano solos at 9 18 Saturday and several other soloists scheduled across Strong Hall Museum of Art and nearby rooms.
A dense schedule lists musical events across multiple venues including Strong Hall Lindley Hall Fraser Theater Hoch Auditorium LMS Auditorium and several rooms. Performers include violins clarinets trumpets flutes piano and vocal groups with times from 9 a m to 4 pm and dates Friday and Saturday. Entities include Ruth Baird Virginia Gilliland Joan Wiles Jeansi Wales Lecompton Fraser Theater and Strong Auditorium with many chamber groups and ensembles performing.
A puppet show for children airs Saturday at 10:00 AM at the Lawrence Free Public Library replacing the story hour. Cordley School trade students under Mrs. Brownlee perform Rapunzel from Grimm. Larry Sallee built the set. Mrs. Cohen will give a condensed story preview.
Illinois voters face April presidential primary with Taft Eisenhower Stassen and others on the Republican ballot. Early results show Taft leading in Nebraska and Wisconsin while write ins and unbound delegates loom. Democratic prospects rely on Kefauver with no Illinois survey outside Chicago.
Walter Varnum announces four new additions to the Lawrence historical collection in the new city building. A portrait of Rev. Charles Reynolds, minister at Trinity Episcopal Church when the first structure was erected in 1859, is joined by three and spirit levels donated by Arthur Bryan. Reynolds left Lawrence with church members to join the Army and served as chaplain.
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