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Newspaper

Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Apr 16, 1955

Page

5

Superintendent Calls Train Derailment Sabotage in Nashville

In Nashville a Louisville & Nashville subsidiary train derailed near the city. Superintendent Fred Whittemore labeled the incident sabotage and investigators looked for the source, with the FBI joining the probe. Nonoperating railroad workers are on strike over a health and welfare plan.

Nashville Tenn Nash Ville Chattanooga St.Louis AlYoad Fred Whittemore Frank Clement Washngton Whittemore FBI NC & St. L Louisville & Nashville Raiload Hy Gregg Gregg Union Sigineer

Kansas City Council Raises Revenue From Businesses and Meters

The Kansas City City Council voted to increase gross receipts taxes to raise about 985,000 more annually. Mayor H Roe Bartle says the hikes are needed to avoid deeper budget cuts. Parking meter rates rise from 2 to 5 cents for 12 minutes. business licenses and utility taxes also increase, affecting firms including Kansas City Power & Light and Southwestern Bell Telephone.

Kansas City i H. Roe Bartle Service Co Kansas City Power & Light Co Southwestern Bell Telephone Co

Kansas University Educators Lead National Science Teaching Meeting

Two KU School of Education faculty members take leading roles at the National Association for Research in Science Teaching annual meeting April 18-20 in New York City. Kenneth E. Anderson is president. Dr. Herbert A. Thiel serves as chairman of the third annual review of research in science teaching.

Kansas University School of Education New York A Bean Kenneth E. Anderson Herbert A. Th Bureau of Educa Research and Service

Unclear Lettered Puzzle Snippet Seeks Word Matches

A fragmented OCR line lists numbers and partial clues like Insurgent Misplacer Freebooter and symbols, mingling with stray terms such as East Indian woody vine and Feminine appellation. The passage reads like a crossword style word association fragment with scattered references and no cohesive narrative.

Wallet Lost to Elephant Sparks City Refund Request

A 12 year old Canadian girl Grace Russ from London Ontario says an elephant at the Columbus Zoo grabbed her wallet and swallowed it. She lost 5 dollars 60 cents and some pictures and asks city council to reimburse her. Council will consider the claim next Monday. The final symposium on Academic Life of Different Countries of the World features four Far Eastern speakers at KU Memorial Union Jayhawk Room Monday 8 pm.

Columbus Ohio Grace Russ London Ontario Columbus Zoo Grace Jayhawk Memorial Union K.U Ghulam Farid Pakistan Gopal P. Khare Delhi India Ni Ta Pa Rangoon Burma Sachiko Sugawa Kyoto City Japan Ranen Sinha Calcutta

Weather Across Regions Shows Mixed Spring Conditions

Cloudy skies and rain fell in the northern United States with cooler readings in the Northern Rockies and Plains. Mild warmth spread through the Mississippi and lower Missouri Valleys while 60s reached southern Iowa. notable summerlike highs appeared in Oklahoma Texas and Kansas. The piece closes noting Nepalese Newars and their wood carving.

Washington Oregon Minnesota New York Pennsylvania New England Wisconsin Upper Michigan Rockies Plains Mississippi Missouri Iowa Great Lakes Ohio Valley Atlantic Coast Oklahoma Kansas Texas Presidio Tex Gage Okla Wichita, Kan

Rural Electrification Grants Two Loans to Utilities

The Rural Electrification Administration approved a 1.33 million dollar loan to Citizens Electric Corp in Ste Genevieve Missouri and a 425 thousand dollar loan to Central Kansas Electric Cooperative in Great Bend Kansas.

Washington Rural Electrification Administration Citizens Electric Corp Ste. Genevieve Central Kansas Electric Cooperative Great Bend Kan

Easter visits and events in Baldwin community

Balowin residents hosted and visited relatives over Easter including Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Carnine and children Delene and Marjorie in Emporia and Al Blaus in Kansas City. Zeta Tau Alpha at Baker hosted Province 12 delegates workshop guided by Mrs. Ellis Babbitt with initiation services for Mrs. Claude Oxley and her daughter. Wright funeral news for Mrs. E C Wright reported from Springfield.

Lloyd Carnine Delene Marjorie Emporia Clarence Gordon al Blaus Kansas City Nora Blaus Zeta Tau Alpha Baker Province 12 Ellis Babbitt C. C. Clarridge Phi Mui Phi Mu Mother’s Club J. R. Giese Baldwin E. C. Wright Springfield Rev

Baldwin and Area Residents Attend Easter Gatherings

Social notes recount Easter visits and gatherings across Baldwin including Dr. Hildyard and family in Minneapolis after a Baldwin sojourn, Miss Kathryn Schaake visiting Omaha, and multiple dinners and social events hosted by local families with friends from Kansas City and Lawrence. LeRoy Wright now teaches in Yankton South Dakota after leading Baker piano. Dr. John P. Simoni showcased oils by Kansas artists with a prize decision by the State Federation of Art. other visits span Independence and the Ozarks.

LeRoy Wright Baker Yankton J. H. Wright Elizabeth Ebright Topeka Hopkins John P. Simoni Kansas Elsie Allen Kansas State Federation of Art Simoni Lawrence W. H. Hildyard Karen Sandra Victor Brice Minneapolis Minn Baldwin Dr. Hildyard Hildyard James Leitaker Stanley Filckinger Allan Daugherty C. Scott Morgan F. C. Leitmaker Bill Wright Lake of the Ozarks

New Officers Elected at Leisure Nour Luncheon

At the Leisure Nour luncheon hosted by Mrs. W. M. Balch last Wednesday new officers were chosen for the year: president Mrs. C. C. Clarridge, vice president Mrs. Stanley Flickinger, secretary Mrs. Duff Wagoner, and treasurer Miss Helen Garrett. Co hostesses included Mrs. A. E. Leach.

Nour W. M. Balch C. C. Clarridge Stanley Flickinger Duff Wagoner Helen Garrett A. E. Leach Fred Purvis Hopewell Country Club Baldwin Garden Club A. E. Preston

Garden clubs meet in Atchison with exchanges

The Kansas Associated Garden clubs met in Atchison hosted by Mrs. T. I. Mullins Mrs. George McFerret and Mrs. A. A. LeMaster Two other attendees were Mrs. Ivan Boyd and Mrs. W. J. Adriance A plant and seed exchange followed the meeting.

Kansas Associated Garden Clubs Atchison T. I. Mullins George McFerret A. A. LeMaster Ivan Boyd W. J. Adriance

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