Open House Set Saturday For New Overbrook Bank
The First National Bank of Overbrook invites the public to an open house Saturday from 2 to 5 p.m. to view its 2,400 square foot expansion and renovation on Maple Avenue. The event includes tours, refreshments, and door prizes as the bank showcases a new drive-in, improved offices, and updated interiors. The project began in November and marks Overbrook’s first major bank change in over 40 years. Officers and directors are listed.
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Overbrook Bank
John Cordis
First National Bank
Overbrook
First National Bank of
First National Bank of Overbrook
C. F. Radcliff
William Hallis
Don Hylton
C. J. Price
Lorene Harth
Radcliff
Hollis
Cordis
George Branson
William Baldwin
Lloyd L. Coffman
Frank Hollis
Senators Approve Changes Tuesday In Kansas Senate
In Topeka the Kansas Senate approved committee changes following the death of Sen. August Lauterbach and the appointment of Sen. Claude Bell. Glee Smith became Ways and Means chair with Theo Sanborn as vice chair. Laurin Jones joined the panel. Steadman Ball now chairs the judiciary. Clark Kuppinger leads municipalities with Keith Sebelius as vice chair. Bell also chairs Savings and Loans and sits on several other panels.
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Topeka
August Lauterbach
Colby
Claude Bell
McDonald
Senate
Glee Smith
R-Larned
Important Ways and Means
Lauterbach
Theo A. Sanborn
R-Belleville
Laurin Jones
Rodge City
Steadman Ball
R-Atchison
Judiciary Committee
Smith
Clark Kuppinger
Prairie Village
Keith Sebelius
R-Norton
Crosby Son Divorced in Las Vegas Divorce
Lindsay Crosby aged 25, son of Bing Crosby, was granted a divorce from Barbara Crosby also 25 in Los Angeles after her testimony that he stayed out all night on numerous occasions and offered vague explanations.
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Los Angeles
Lndsay Crosby
Bing
Barbara
Las Vegas
Historical Group In Thursday Meet
Douglas County Historical Society schedules a meeting for 8 p.m. Thursday at Plymouth Congregational Church. Acting president D D Schaake invites all ages interested in Lawrence history, western frontier and Civil War to attend. Dave Condon will discuss the Lawrence area and its historical perspective, with plans for a local museum.
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Douglas County
Dave Condon
Lawrence Area
Last amateur to win the U S Open in 1933
John G. Goodman remains the last amateur champion of the U S Open, achieving the title in 1933, a notable milestone in early golf history.
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John G. Goodman
Award Set In Suit Against JFK
A $450000 damage suit against President Kennedy was settled for $17750 in Los Angeles. Four Mississippi delegates to the 1960 Democratic national convention claimed injuries from an accident in a car provided by the Kennedy campaign. The pre trial hearing before Superior Judge William H Levit followed disputes over deposition testimony from Robert F Kennedy and whether the President could be sued. The car was driven by a Kennedy volunteer. passengers included state senator Hugh Lee Bailey a Jackson newspaper columnist wife and circuit judge Walter M OBarr Jr and farmer William H Austin.
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Los Angeles
Kennedy
Mississippi
Kennedy Campaign Committee
William H. Levit
Robert F. Kennedy
Hugh Lee Bailey
Jimmie Lee Hills
Jackson
Walter M. O’barr Jr
William H. Austin
Los Angeles Times News Service
British Physicist To Speak at KU Spencer Lecture
Sir John Cockcroft Nobel prize winning British atomic physicist will deliver the first Kenneth A. Spencer memorial lecture at Kansas University in University Theatre at 8 p.m. Thursday. He will discuss Scientific Problems and Progress in the Development of Nuclear Science. The free public lecture honors Kenneth A. Spencer a KU graduate and patron.
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John Cockcroft
Kenneth A. Spencer
Kansas University
University Theatre
Sir John
Pittsburg
Kansas City
Spencer
School of Medicine
Center For Research
KU Endowment Association
E.T.S. Walton
Chicago Daley Wins Third Term as Mayor
CHICAGO AP Mayoral race results show Mayor Richard J. Daley defeating Republican Benjamin S. Adamowski 678347 to 549816 to win a third consecutive four year term. Voter turnout reached 73.4 percent of 1,718,760 eligible voters under clear skies and 82 degree heat. Daley, also Cook County Democratic Committee chairman since 1953, framed leadership as serving the people rather than the old boss model.
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Chicago
Richard J. Daley
Benjamin S. Adamowski
Daley
Cook County
Democratic Committee
Conservatives In GOP Bent On Slowing Rocky
Washington AP report notes conservatives seek to blunt Gov Rockefeller 1964 bid by arguing he cannot win a Kennedy victory. They urge delegates to view him as a me too Civil Rights stance risk, while Goldwater negotiates unity and Nixon calls for early preconvention fundraising.
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Washington
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
New York
Kennedy
Rockefeller
South
Texas
Goodwin J. Knight
California
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Richard M. Nixon
Goldwater
Berkeley Voters Defeat Housing Discrimination Ordinance
Berkeley voters rejected a proposed ordinance that would have made racial discrimination in housing a criminal offense. The measure failed 22 720 to 20 323 in a turnout of 83 percent. Mayor candidate Dr Fred W Stripp also lost by 22 415 to 20 473 to Wallace J Johnson.
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Berkeley
Calif
Naomi E. Hess
Bay
San Francisco
Fred W. Stripp
University of California
Stripp
Wallace J.S. Johnson
829 Entries Set For Music Festival at KU
The Northeast Kansas district music festival runs Friday and Saturday at Kansas University with 829 entries. Dean Thomas Gorton and E A McFarland oversee for the K SHSAA, with events in Murphy Hall and Hoch Auditorium. Critics will rate 665 performances and soloists may qualify for the state festival.
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Northeast Kansas
City to Launch Spring Clean Up Epidemic Plan in Lawrence
Lawrence city officials promote a full scale spring cleanup urging residents to place debris near street or alley by April 15 for a city wide pickup April 15 to 20. Six trucks will canvass ten areas collecting liftable trash while normal routes run.
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Lawrence
Harald Horn
Horn
Stull Notables Host Garden City Dinner Guests
Mrs Russell Spencer visited her parents at Gardner on Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Everett OConnor and Cathy of Wichita Mrs Harry Collier of Larned Mrs Emma Knettle of Kansas City Brenda O'Connor of Stull and Melvin OConnor a Kansas University student were Sunday dinner guests of Mr and Mrs J M OConnor. Mr and Mrs Ernest Wulfkuhle arrived home after spending the winter in California. Mr and Mrs Everett Inloes and Carol Leigh of Kansas City visited Mr and Mrs John Inloes Bruce Dean and Shari on Saturday. Mrs J M OConnor was an afternoon caller.
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Russell Spencer
Gardner
Everett O'Connor
Cathy
Wichita
Harry Collier
Larned
Emma Knettle
Kansas City
Brenda O’connor
Stull
Melvin O'Connor
Kansas University
J. M. O’connor
Ernest Wulfkuhle
California
Everett Inloes
Carol Leigh
John Inloes
Bruce
Dean
Shari
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