Advocate Crazy Bull to Attend Haskell Institute Pageant
A report covers DPA Chief Crazy Bull as guest for a May 20 Haskell Institute pageant while other notes discuss OPA extension hearings, price control debates led by Senator Taft and Mrs. Reed, and biographies of Chief Crazy Bull and Jean Ka-Witko detailing their ties to Native American and public figure circles.
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Chief Crazy Bull
Haskell
Ing
Bee Rovers Club
Crazy Ball
Lake Grove School
New York
Jack Dempsey
Babe Ruth
Ty Cobble
Joe Thorpe
Jean Ka-Witko
United States
Coolidge
Harding
Hoover
Wilson
Wage Rises Useless If OPA Is Cut Says Carey
Secretary James V. Carey told the Senate Banking Committee that wage increases agreed under one and two year contracts would be negated if a smaller OPA remains. He urged continuation of price controls to secure the gains.
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Washington
CLO
James Carey
DPA
Senate
Carey
W National Association of Manufacturers
Senate Banking Committee
House
OPA
Taft
Ohio
James A. Reed
Onnelly Garment Company
Mgas City
Hickenlooper
R-Lown
Reed
Wagner
D-Nly
N.A.M
United States Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Wachington
Ap—C
James
Deaths and Funeral Notice for Susie Nelson
Mrs Susie Nelson aged 60 died last night at her home 42 Derry street Born in Lawrence August 8 1885 she lived here all her life Body lies in state Bowser Lee mortuary funeral arrangements to be announced Survivors include son William Nelson two sisters Mrs Mary Lowery and Mrs Nancy Daniels Lawrence four nieces Eva Lowery Laura Lowery Frances White and Gwendolyn White Milo Wilery Lawrence one repew Milo wery Lawrence and great uncle Phillip Thorpe Lawrence Cigarette prices go up
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Susie Nelson
Derry Street
Lawrence
Bowser-Lee Mortuary
William Nelson
Mary Lowery
Nancy Daniels
Mier Eva Lowery
Laura Lowery
Frances White
Gwendolyn White
Arene Citys Mo
Milowery
Phillip Thorpe
Cigarette Prices Rise Across Packs Under War Rules
The April 26 notice shows over the counter single packs priced the same, while multi pack sales incur a half to five cent increase per pack. OPA cites tobacco cost rises since the war start and explains the new schedule.
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OPA
Kansas Bakers Relays Draw 35 High Schools to Baldwin Event
More than thirty five Kansas high schools will compete at Baker University relays in Baldwin on Saturday April 27. Class A and B split features include Wichita East Shawnee Mission and Lawrence among top contenders. Olathe School for the Deaf and Baldwin lead B division hopefuls with strong marks anticipated, including Penney of Lawrence in shot put and Johnson of Lawrence in javelin.
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Baldwin
Kan
Kansas
Baker University
Emil
Liston
Generalissimo
Baker
Wichita East
Shawnee Mission
Wichitans
Kansas University
Olathe School For the
Olathe
Lawrence
Wyandotte
Ottawa
Shawnee Mision
Penney
Lawrence High
Eaton
Chanute
Johnson
Fieandt
Emily
Garnett
Sabetha
Marion
Argentine
Atchison County Community High
Haskell
Holton
Rosedale
Topeka
Wamego
White East
Fort Scott
Fredonia
Coffeyville
Clase
Lyndon
Meriden
Eudora
Roosevelt-high
Empori
Hamilton
Oskal
Student Recital at University School of Fine Arts
A student recital will be held at 3 30 p m tomorrow in Frank Strong auditorium. Participants include Marshall Butler UI s Cunningham Allen Rogers Nadyne Brewer and Eleanor Brown performing Chopin pieces and other works in a varied program. A city of Wan granted a fellow request by the county commissioner.
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University School of Fine Arts
Frank Strong
Marshall Butler
Uis Cunningham
Allen Rogers
Nadyne Brewer
Eleanor Brown
Chopin Fei Butler
Yvolee
Sere
Suchen
Lungdal Caro Bene
Chioris Ngan Loule
Cunningham
Insurance appointment of Noland as Massachusetts Mutual rep
George W. Noland has been named Lawrence representative for Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance. The former Navy Armed Guard officer and KU graduate will maintain an office at 2000 New Hampshire Street in Lawrence. He recently worked as a benefits and insurance officer at the Great Lakes and has pursued advanced underwriter studies.
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George W. Noland
Lawrence
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company
Lyle ¢. Cutler
Topeka
Noland
Kansan
Navy
Great Lakes
Onter
New Hampshire Street
Burlington Trains in Crash Racks Up Casualties
In Naperville the Burlington Exposition Flyer rear ended the Advance Flyer. The railroad reports an undetermined number of people killed or injured. One dead at St Charles hospital in Aurora and about 75 injured rushed to nearby hospitals.
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Naperville
Burlington Railroad
St. Charles Hospital
Aurora
Aperville
Lawrence engineer joins ASCE and junior scouts meet
Heard in Lawrence announces Heard in Lawrence Turner Burgess of 1520 Crescent Road enrolled as a junior member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Colonel William N. Carey announces from national headquarters. Also Cub Scouts Pack No 58 plan their first outdoor meeting at South Park at 4 30 tomorrow with advanced awards.
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Turner P. Burgess
Crescent Road
American Society of Civil Engineers
William N. Carey
United States
Cub Scouts
South Park
Woodring Critiques Kansas GOP and 1945 Legislature
Former governor William H. Woodring denounces the Kansas GOP machine and the 1945 legislature. He accuses party bosses of restricting debate at Kansas Day and cites the elementary school reorganization act and a one cent fuel tax as examples of elite control and farm deception. Leaders, issues, and policy shifts are debated in Topeka remarks.
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Topeks
Harry H. Wing
Young
Senate Lodge
Kansas
London
Aud
Reublican Party
Tor
Godring
Woodring
Miss Weinrich Delivers Strong Senior Recital
Miss Weinrich star pupil of Jan Chiapasso presented a full hour and three quarters of demanding piano works. She opened with Bach-Bosant Chaconne, then Beethoven Waldstein, Chopin etudes and Ballade Op. 52, finishing with Albeniz pieces. Audience stayed rapt and applauded vigorously throughout the performance.
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Gorgfis Weinrich
Weinrich
Jan Chiapasso
Miss Weinrich
Misa Weinrich
Mies Weinrich
Chopin
Albeniz
Liszt
Truman Attends Funeral as Williamski Receives Headline Visit
President Truman sails to Washington to attend the funeral services of Chief Justice Harlan F. Stone. The Williamski yacht is docked at Quantico for the event, with Truman planning a return to continue a weeklong vacation and maneuvers off the Virginia Capes. Includes scattered notes on rain needs and a jumble of unrelated items.
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President Motors
Washington
Quantico
Williamski
Truman
Harlan F. Stone
United States
Virginia Capes
State Officers Elected at Kausan P.TA Congress
The convention closes with installation of officers after an address by Dr. Joseph Miller of Toledo Ohio. No state officers were subject to election this year. Vice Presidents named by the congress.
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Kausan P.ta. Congress
Joseph Miller
Toledo
Ohio
Higher Overhead to Make A Rate Boost Necessary
Topeka April 25 A Fred G Gurley president of the Santa Fe railway said labor and material costs require a substantial increase in freight rates as war costs fade He noted labor costs up 47 7 percent and materials up 38 percent since prewar, with no rate rise since 1938 except wartime passenger fare boost He projected 1946 railroad costs at 619 million for wages and 167 million for materials and warned traffic may fall 23 5 percent
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Topeka
Fred G. Gurley
Santa Fe Railway
Gurley
Governor Schoeppel Hosts Ransom High Graduates Visit
Visiting Ransom high school seniors from the class of 1946 meet Governor Andrew Schoeppel in Topeka. The group includes Florence Paul, Dorothy Barker, Evelyn Mishler, Joe Curry, Jack Curry, Thoren Clawson, Leonard Lutters, Jake Roth, Ernest Sidebottom, and Melvin Whitfield, with Walter Bollinger, principal, present.
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Topeka
Ransom
Kan
Andrew Schoeppel
Florence Robinson
Schoeppel
Florence Paul
Dorothy Barker
Evelyn Mishler
Joe Curry
Jack Curry
Thoren Clawson
Leonard Lutters
Jake Roth
Ernest Sidebottom
Melvin Whitfield
Walter Bollinger
Moisture drops in western Kansas wheat fields
UPI reports the average moisture in western Kansas wheat soils this spring is 44.8 inches, about one inch below last fall and 1.8 inches under April 1945 levels. The survey notes soils were only slightly damp versus prior falls, and wheat height averaged 7.9 inches the week of April 13 19, down from 9.5 inches a week earlier.
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UPI
Kansas
Kansas-U. S. Bu
Wheat Plante Jn
Fisher Taken to Lansing for One to Five Year Term
Leroy Fisher a colored Topeka man was moved by the Douglas county sheriff to the state penitentiary at Lansing to serve a one to five year sentence. He pled guilty in district court on March 17 to grand larceny and was sentenced by Judge Hugh Means. Fisher was arrested for stealing a washing machine from a storeroom owned by Park Hetzel.
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Leroy Fisher
Topeka
Douglas County
Lansing
Fisher
Hugh Means
Park Hetzel
OPA May Investigate Rents in Kansas City
Arkansas City leader Mayor George Wylie says the OPA will study the rent situation if he keeps receiving requests. He cites a letter alleging rents rose from 25 to 50 dollars monthly with 15 dollars added in the last two months.
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OPA
Kansas City
Arkansas City
Kan
George Wylie
Wylie
Proposal to Junk European Tariffs
Washington reports a plan for all European countries to scrap tariffs to speed continental recovery. A five year program would create a Geneva based regional UN economic council with four sub agencies covering fuel and power, trade and industry, transport, and food to address continent wide issues. The proposal mirrors U.S. aims at reducing Russian influence concerns and shifts emphasis from national borders to continent wide economic planning.
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Washington
Byrnes
Paris
Pa i
European Affairs
Cohen
United Nations
Geneve
European Economic Council
U.N. Economic and Social Council
New York
Geneva Council
Russia
United States
Britain
Europe
Market News and Cotton Wheat and Livestock Report
Market briefing from New York and Kansas City on April 5 and 25 reports mixed gains and losses. Stocks slipped with late support halting early declines while cotton and grain held near ceilings amid steady wheat. Livestock in Kansas City showed broad steadiness with slight weakness in beef and steer classes and yearling prices around 15.70 to 16.63 per hundredweight.
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New York
Bouin
New Orleans
Chicago
Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
USDA
Pleasant Grove Community News and Events
Pleasant Grove notes report weekend visits and picnics at Lone Star Lake. Activities include school dismissal for a funeral, a first birthday celebration in Lenexa, and army posting near Manila. Gossip covers local gatherings at Lawrence area lakes, Bible study groups, citrus club events, and Sunday school attendance.
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Elvin Dillon
Ladina
Ira
Tom Dillon
Charlotte
Lone Star Lake
Misa Vit
Holmes
Vinland
Robert Ulrich
Janie Marcie Carter
Everett Carter
Manila
Philippines
Everett Custer
J. &, Colner
Ruth
Mra
Ralph Cosner
Karen Sue
Robert Custer
Bobby
Lenexa
Pleasant Grove
William Wilson
Lovetts Kirby
Thiry
Pleasant Valley
Arena
John
Bill Porter
Jamez Cochran
Rica
Tor! Dillon
N. D. Menser
Frank Corbie
Hudora
James Cochran
Nel
Qgteh
Paul Flory
Bonnie Flory
Lawrence
Frank Deay
John Church
Baugh
Hallie Hale
Worden
Wea
Crete Tree
Market reports and prices from Kansas City and New York
Kansas City livestock receipts and prices for cattle calves hogs and sheep with notes on futures. Wheat and corn markets at Kansas City and Chicago show mixed to firm demand with old crop softness. New York stock market declines amid quarterly reports and coal strike concerns. blue chip names move unevenly as investors weigh inflation and energy fears.
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Kansas City
Oklahoma
Rod Faloe Kowrewsa
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City of
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Cancer Drive
Round Corner Drug Store
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Robert Groom
Young Republicans
Jack Byrd
Washburn
Groom
K. U. Young Republican Organization
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War Department
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Landon
Willis T. Bond
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Clarence D. Hilner
Toioxi
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