County Officials Clash Over Road Standards and Funding
A Kansas debate centers on who sets road standards and who pays for secondary roads. County commissioners push local control while the State Highway Commission urges advisory role under federal rules. State and county leaders seek rapid but affordable rural improvements with emphasis on all weather routes.
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President Plans Visit to Manila During Summer
President Truman told his news center that he would like to visit Manila this summer for the inauguration of Philippine independence. He said he was considering a fishing trip to the jeep and weighing whether to also go to Japan, depending on his plans and the occasion.
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Wrong man listed in Marion collision deaths
A Kansas crash between the Rock Island Rocket and a semitrailer near Marion caused two deaths after mistaken identity. Wayne Lininger 22 Lyons and Robert Muth 18 Chase died. Melvin Haden 22 Chase was wrongly identified at first. One train passenger, Tully Fields of Decatur Texas, injured. track cleared by afternoon.
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Rock Island
Lloyd Davies
Wayne Lininger
Lyons
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Chase
Lininger
Muth
Melvin Haden
Davies
C. ‘Ytrell
Haden
Kansas City
Helton
Wayne Ininger
Elmer
Tully Fields
Decatur
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Topeka
U S Aids German Youth Groups To Dismantle Nazi Underground
Frankfurt Apr 17 United States Gen Joseph T McNarney ordered growth of non military German youth groups to starve Nazi remnants. Military governors to seize unused German athletic facilities. The program aims to attract youth from Hitler youth and Edelweiss pirates while banning dangerous military style activities.
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Colleges Debate Negro Participation in Big Six Relays
Kansas and Nebraska student bodies press for allowing Negro athletes to compete in Big Six events. A petition with 1000 KU signees asks Athletic Director E. armsley to permit Wesley Elliott to run in the relays. Oklahoma officials warn that any move by another race would prompt withdrawal from the conference.
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Wesley Elliott
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Elliott
University of Oklahoma
Relegroes Athletic
Greek government moves right as three ministers resign
The two week old government shifted further right as George Papandreou Sophocles Venizelos and Panayiotis Kanellopoulos of the Republican faction quit the cabinet. Constantin Tsaldaris, leader of royalist populists, prepared to take the premiership, replacing Panagiotis Politisas as a stop gap while a successor is chosen. The resigning statesmen said they could not reconcile their views with Tsaldaris and his party.
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National Bloc
George Papandreou
Sophocles Venizelos
Panayotis Kanellopoulos
Populars
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George II
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Tsaldaris
Russian Says More Food Can Be Raised in Germany
Izvestia correspondent V. Poltoratsky reports on a tour of Bavaria and Baden in the American zone. He blames lowered German rations on landowners failing to cultivate arable land and on occupation authorities and local administrators not backing land reforms underway in eastern districts.
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Bavaria
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Reece Defends Press Freedom Against Government Substitution
Reece warned that labeling official news as the sole source would choke free reporting. He said no serious damage yet but urged vigilance to prevent destruction of freedom before it happens. He criticized Democrats as disorganized and said Republicans oppose infringements and stand for a liberal program.
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Arsenic Found in Zech Home Soft Drink Bottles
State patrol technicians in Jefferson City found arsenic in soft drink bottles collected at the Zech home in Columbia on Monday afternoon. Prosecutor Spencer said the discovery may bolster the case against Dr. Saolph Zech in his wife Botha Zech’s death, which occurred within 24 hours after an earlier examination.
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Jefferson City
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Hugh Wagsoner
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George A. Spenser
Spencer
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Botha
Tach Wan
Name Selection Postponed for Douglas County Bridge
Douglas County Board of Commissioners postponed selecting a name for the new Wakarusa River bridge on Lawrence Baldwin Road after missing chairman Louw Griffith. Residents had submitted many name suggestions and the decision was delayed due to the chairperson's absence.
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Wakarusa River
Lawrence-Baldwin Road
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Lawrence Alpha Gamma Beta Sigma Phi hosts 8b desicut dance
Lawrence Alpha Gamma Beta Sigma Phi sponsors a dance to raise funds for cancer research at the Coane building from 9 to 12. Tickets available through members of the organization and the Lawrence Sea Scout group. U S S Pelathe naval ship seeks uniforms donated by ex naval personnel with rentals planned to fund ship needs.
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Armed Forces B Brown Writes His (incomplete)
The fragment notes a reference to B Brown associated with the armed forces writing something, but the text is incomplete and lacks clear event, date, or details to summarize a full news item.
Grand Chapter honors long-time members at Wichita meeting
Kansas City officials and several long-serving members gathered for a three day Grand Chapter meeting in Wichita. Seniors Elizabeth Williams and Rufus E. Myler were among those celebrated for 60 and 69 years of membership, while dignitaries Mamie Lander and Olea Philip attended as grand matron and associate grand matron respectively.
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Ave
Taub
Kansas City
Eliz Williams
Tirsah
Clye Gardner
Pratt
Elizabeth Pratt
Misra
Hoising
Mia
Olea Philip
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Mrs Bing Crosby Named Hollywood's Ideal Mother
Chicago April 17 Mrs Bing Crosby former Dixie Lee the movies has been named Hollywood s ideal mother by the advisory committee of the United Home Finding Service. The committee of 14 member agencies seeks 900 foster homes for children and invited Mrs Crosby to be guest of honor at the annual Mother's Day luncheon here May Mrs Crosby, mother of four sons, formerly lived in Chicago.
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Chicago
Bing Crosby
Dixie Lee
Memorial plans for K State WWII chapel proposed
Manhattan Kan April 17 A special committee to raise funds for a World War II memorial chapel at Kansas State college has named Evan Griffith president of the college Endowment association at the suggestion of President Milton S Eisenhower The college honor roll lists 186 graduates and former students who died in World War I Memorial stadium was built after World War I to honor 48 men who died in that war Riptide
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Kansas State College
Evan Griffith
College Endowment Association
Milton S. Eisenhower
Everett arraigned in county court on bad check charge
Wilbur Everett was arraigned in Hie Dougian county court on a $25 check drawn on a local bank. He is held in county jail in default of a $1,000 bail. Preliminary hearing set for April 24. Also noted, 7 year old Mrs. Josephine Bailey suffered a broken hip after a fall at 1205 East Thirteenth Street.
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Wilbur Everett
Hie Dougian
Torganoxie Bank
Everett
Josephine Bailey
East Thirteenth Street
Kansas City and Chicago Market News Snapshots
Market notes cover livestock receipts and prices at Kansas City and Chicago, with steers, lambs, and hogs described as active and at varied levels. Also mentions wheat corn futures and prairie hay market, while a hospital report notes a broken left hip and patient treatment.
Market prices and stock activity in New York trading day
The Day in Wall Street reports modest gains in select industrials and improved activity after a routine session. Prices for poultry and farm commodities are listed, including butterfat, grains, and various live stock items, reflecting agricultural market notes alongside the stock report.
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