Berlin air raid wounds two as French liner strafed by jets
Two Russian fighters strafed a Berlin bound Air France liner with cannon and machine gun fire. Four passes over the Soviet zone left the fuselage peppered with holes but avoided critical damage. Two German passengers and crew injured, none of the Americans harmed. Allied protests followed the attack amid tense air corridor operations.
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Berlin
Berlin Anh
Allied High Commission
Ponn
Wwiet Control Commission
Ber
IMEAS
Germany
West Berlin
Lions Picnic Benefit for Cancer Drive Planned
Lions to hold a picnic at Clinton Park at 7 p m to raise money for a cancer fund. Dr Ted Konemay leads planning with Lions members and friends invited. Adults pay 1 50, children 1, proceeds go to the center drive with meat supplied by Lions and local merchants.
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Na Club
Ted Konemay
Clinton Park
Nid G Fas
Establish Loan Fund Aids Women Students At KU
The Harricdi House women’s loan fund at the University of Kansas is announced by secretary tyan Foungberg of the Js Envionment Association. Esther Harms of Whiting contributes 1 month’s earnings after settling Harmon ip debts. 23 women members plan future support for students.
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Harricdi House Women's Loan Fund
University of Kansas
Tyan Foungberg
Js Envionment Association
Esther Harms
Whiting
Mount
Harmonip
Aene Pete i
Har Daid
Soren
Diane Johnson
Er Tile
Okio
Betty Thomas
Olathe
K U Students to Give Second 600 Pints of Blood
University of Kansas students prepare for a second blood donation for the Red Cross Bloodmobile to aid armed forces in Korea. Bloodmobile visits Memorial Union lobby May 14 15 and 16 with donor registration May 6 through 8. registrations also at organized houses and Watkins Memorial Hospital. Parental consent required for donors under 21 with witness and both parents or guardian signatories.
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University of Kan Aas
Red Cross
Korea
K. U
Memorial Union
Woody Davis
Kansas City
Watkins Memorial Hospital
Bloodmobile
ROTC
Deaths and Funerals in Williamstown Blue Rapids and Eudora
Ralph Baker aged 68 of Williamstown died at home. Survived by wife Nora and six children and two sisters. Alfred H. Gallup 72 farmer of Blue Rapids died at home. Funeral Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. Presbyterian Church Blue Rapids. Lloyd Everett Roe 35 of Eudora died in Parsons hospital. Survived by parents and brother. Funeral Thursday 2:30 p.m. Findora Methodist Church Burial in Eudora Cemetery. Call at Schubert Chapel until 11 a.m. Thursday.
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Ralph Baker
Williamstown
Nora, Baker
Oscar H. Baker
Lawyrence
Orval A. Baker
Seneca
Eugene
Baker
Corpus Christi
Texas
Thelma Weeks
San Diego
Calif
Helen Pickell
Ss. Bernardino
Alfred H. Gallup
Blue Rapids
H. P. Cady
Lawrence
Presbyterian Church
Lloyd Everett Roe
Eudora
Parsons
Frank Roe
Bernard F. Roe
Baldwin
Findora
George Boicourt
Eudora Cemetery
Schubert Chapel
Circus Tickets Remain As Shrine Seeks Returns
The Hagen Bros Circus comes to town with 2000 advance tickets sold by the Lawrence Shrine Club for Friday shows at Sixth and Mid. Tickets target children through junior high with distribution in schools to avoid duplication. Only 500 tickets were returned. officials urge a renewed effort. Adult tickets available from Shriners or Round Corner Drug Store.
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Hagen Bros. Circus
Lawrence Shrine Club
Shrine Club
Shriners
Lloyd Bigsby
Shriner
Round Corner
Arrest of Three Brings Stolen Articles to Light
Lawrence police recovered many stolen items last week after arresting three youths from Independence and one from Lawrence. Among the recovered goods were records and a public address system valued at about 50 0, taken from Lawrence Junior High School and Plymouth Congregational Church parish house. The three boys Harold Gene Frank 16, 1021 RI St Norman LeRoy Preator 17 Independence and Robert Glenn Brown 15 Independence face burglary and larceny charges.
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Lawrence Police Department
Independence
Here
Lawrence Junior High
Plymouth Congregational Church
Harold Gene Frank
R. I. St
Norman LeRoy Preator
Robert Glenn Brown
Frank
Sailor Sticks Finger in Bomb to Stop Explosion on Carrier
On USS Boxer off Korea a 250 pound bomb jammed against a plane after a Panther jet return. The bomb threatened detonation as propeller spun. Aviation ordnanceman Ralph V. O'Dell inserted his finger between pin and fuse to hold it. Lee O'Dell kept pressure until fuse was removed.
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Korea
Sisilor
North Korea
Ralph V. O'Dell
Lee O'Dell
Mermen and B Team Cagers Earn Letters at Kansas
Kansas University announces 16 B team basketball lettermen and 11 varsity swimmers for the season. Named B team players include Alberts Lincoln Tr. and others from across Kansas cities. Varsity swimmers earning letters are Ashiley Ball Chestnut Eflin Glasco Orthwein Perkins Reid Urich Wellborn Welsh.
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Kansas University
A. C
Lonborg
Jerry Alberts
Lincoln
Don Anderson
Lawrence
Ken Buller
Buhler
Everett Dye
Independence
Don Franklin
Parsons
Paul Guess
Holton
Wes Johnson
Newton
Allen Kelley
McCune
Eldon Nicholson
Pittsburg
Gary Padgett
Greenleaf
LaVannes Squires
Wichita
John Thomson
Grandview
Westney
Rich Young
Salin
Gene Fotopoulous
Hutchinson
Jack Wolfe
John Ashiley
Topeka
Mahlon Ball
Dallas Chestnut
Clay Center
Dick Eflin
Dean Glasco
Charles Orthwein
Kansas City
Sammy Perkins
Olathe
Ken Reid
Arch Urruh
Bob Wellborn
John Welsh
Pin Ball Machines Take Place of Books in Japan
Tokyo book dealer Satiro Matsumura laments American influence on culture. He recalls 1,500 second-hand stores before the war dwindled to about 30, blaming pin-ball machines and commercial radio for cultural decline and business collapse. He notes colleagues switched to pinball, recovering debts quickly.
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Japan
Tokyo
Strike a Match opens in Fraser Theater tonight
The production Strike a Match by K A Skew opens in Fraser Theater tonight with performances continuing through tomorrow and next Monday night at the Wil Open venue, following a March 15 start, with proceeds benefiting the hospital in To-.
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K.A
Fraser Theater
Finalists named for Air Force honorary colonel at KU
Lawrence reports three finalists for the University of Kansas Air Force honorary colonel were announced by student Ronald Stang. The winner will be named at the Friday night dance from 9 to midnight in the Military Science Building, with nearly 600 couples expected. The finalists are Miss Shirley Platt Hutchinson Miss Cynthia Krehbiel Topeka and Miss Maizie Harris Leavenworth.
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AIR Force
University of Kansas
K. U. Air Force
Ronald Stang
la Creuse
Stang
Military Science
Shirley Platt
Hutchinson
S College
Cynthia Krehbiel
Topeka
Maizie Harris
Leavenworth
Interest rates rise as U S bonds overhauled
The treasury revamps the savings bond program on Tuesday, lifting rates across the board. The two current series F and G will be discontinued Thursday, while three new types join the lineup. The long standing Series E defense bonds continue, with higher overall rates and a 3 percent rate for bonds kept to maturity.
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Washington
Treasury
Poison Death Noted. Family, Investigators Seek Clues
A child died after ingesting food found in a Lawrence yard. Foreman Mays at Sunflower Ordnance Works identified a neighbor for investigators. Sheriff's offices in Douglas and Johnson counties coordinated the probe. The child is survived by parents, a sister Judith Ann Mays, and stepbrother Teddy Ray Lee, with grandmother Flay Thomas. Authorities urged residents to warn children and avoid objects in yards. Schubert's Chapel service set for Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. Burial in Memorial Park Cemetery.
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Contienad
Lawrence Hospital
Mays
Sum |Flower Ordnance Works
Lawrence
Douglas County
Sheriff's Office
Travis Glags
Billings
Sunflower Ig
Schubert's Chapel
George C. Fetter
Memorial Park Cemetery
Local Births and Residents List From Memorial Hospital
Memorial Hospital reports births and residents including Delores Bouse 428 Ala St Dean Freeman Tonganoxie Lorene Partridge Paola Ida Parr 8434 Mass St Tommy North Linwood Patsy Finley 1720 Vt St Jack Buchanan Baldwin Marian Herman 1810 La St Bertha Adams 1320 Oak Hill Rd Tommy Buchholdt Sunflower Baby girl Mowder 19 W 14th St Lena Sumter Haskell Shirley Mize 19 W 11th Durward Limbacher 1008 Ala St Ruth Krupp Sunflower Joseph Mueckl 1305 N Y St James Freeman 1922 Barker Ave Doris Potter Dahlgren Va Rosanna Guess Sunflower Mildred Brown 1318 Maple Lane Maybelle Masterson and baby boy Sunflower Mr and Mrs William Fraley Midland a son today
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Delores Bouse
Ala. St
Dean Freeman
Tonganoxie
Lorene .Partridge
Tommy Buchholdt
Sunflower
Maple Lane
Maybelle Masterson
Baby Boy
McCoy Chosen Chairman of Episcopal Building Drive
Lawrence businessman Robert C. McCoy was named general chairman for the Building Fun Campaign of Trinity Episcopal Church to raise 55000 for a Parish House. The drive starts May 7 with an All Parish dinner at the Community Beedle and includes division leaders Corlett Cotton Haggart Colyer Beery Brickner and many team chairmen.
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Robert C. McCoy
Lawrence
Trinity Episcopal Church
Beedle
McCoy
Corlett Cotton
Robert A. Haggart
Srs
John Colyer
Byron A. Beery
R. L. Brickner
H. B. Chubb
William van Almen
Martin Jost
T. M. Daniel
Lewis Roper
Gordon Hurlbut
John Hawkins
John Shahan
FR. B. Stevens
Adrian Lindsey
Paul Harnar
Clyde Lovellette and Bob Kenney to Attend Legion Meeting
Dor sey-Liberty Post No 14 hosts Kansas University basketball stars Clyde Lovellette and Bob Kenney at Thursday night’s Legion meeting. The program includes a round-table discussion with Milton P. Allen introducing the guests, moderated by Bill Mayer, plus a roller skating act.
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Dorsey-Liberty Post
American Legion
Kansas University Club
Municipal Building
Std
Vt. Sts
K. U
Clyde Lovellette
Paint brushes cleaned with improvised solvent tank
A simple paint brush cleaning setup uses a gallon can with one side cut out to form a tank. Brushes are hung in solvent and held by spring clothespins screwed to a wood strip nailed across the top for easy access.
Kansas City Market Report Mixed Prices for Poultry and Grains
The Kansas City market features steady to weak prices on hogs and poultry, with cattle and grains showing varied shifts. Prices for butter, eggs, and dairy items move within narrow ranges while futures for corn and soybeans reflect modest gains and declines in several contracts.
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K. C. Livestock
Kansas City Um
USDA
Recovery Trade Narrows Rail Weakness After Quiet Rally
A brief market note describes a subdued rally following railroad weakness. The discussion mentions a volume around the low 1000s shares and a general downturn cut off with limited fanfare, reflecting mixed performance in the session.
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Mongay
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van Lee
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P. O. Ela
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E Cook
Gaston
Ala
Wayre Allphin
Sailor
Kansas
Kenneth Rose
University of Kansas Mining and Metallurgical Engineering
Desartnenta
Vermont
Florida
Washinton
Nevada
States
Canada
American Society For Metals
Rose
Lindley Hall
American Association of University Women
North Lawrence
Cordley
McAllaster
New York
Pinckney
K. 1
AAUW
Chamber of Commerce
Morgan-Mack Motor Co
George Anderson
Henry J
G. H.dinty
Moore
J. D. King
Commonwealth Theaters
King
Dinty
California
Kaiser
Memorial Hospital
William Fraley
Midland
Episcopal Building Drive
Clyde
Kenney
Legion Meet
Lawrence Memorial CO
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Nebraska
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Nyentral
Penney
Vy Phillipe Pet
Radio Cp
Sears Rock Socony Vac
UN Pac
Air Line
Aire US Rubber
West UN
Gargien Hum
Ice
Schubert
Funeral‘ Home
Barmpshire
Ambalasce Service
Gile
Manzey Ins
AGCY
Ana
M. C. Massey
Merle McKinney
Andy C. Hess
Mandard Lite
Hida. bin & Vermont Real Estate — Loans — Insurance
Decker-Coy Agency
Warren Decker
Bud Coy
Holmes and Peck Insurance
Ale Ae Patan
M. R. Carlson Aby
Mass
Traylor
Calvin
Harta
Lawrence National Bank
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