Reconversion Legislation Moves in Congress This Week
Congress intensifies reconversion debate with unemployment compensation fights in the Senate. Murray Truman Kilgore bill proposes up to 34 dollars weekly for jobless veterans and civilians with the federal share covering excess over state averages. House and Senate committees prepare measures on surplus property and funding machinery, aiming to finish urgent reconversion bills by September 1 for a pre election recess.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
House
George
D-Ga
Auto Firm Reopens On Massachusetts Street After War Pause
Channel-Sanders Motor Company returns to 622 24 Massachusetts Street, restoring full auto service and storage with a used car department. Owners Ross Channel and A B Sanders resume partnership. Sanders remains at Kansas Ordnance Plant for now. New car sales await postwar production.
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Massachusetts Street
Channel-Sanders Motor Company
Ross Channel
A. B. Sanders
Ordnance
Parsons
Sanders
Kansas Ordnance Plant
Channel
Red Cross Calendar August 7 to 12
Red Cross schedules production and training across departments. Production room closure delays sewed garment quota until September 1. Home Nursing offers a new class with enrollment at the Red Cross office. Canteen invites enrollment by phone, requires Standard Nutrition prior. Nutrition unit runs an Information center assisting meal planning and child diets.
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Rooma
Red Cross
Local swim classes enrollments and health notices
Nutrition will be organized on demand with enrollments at the office. Water safety and First Aid classes led by Miss Tole Stepleton available, with schedules for beginners and teen classes. Life Saving course runs evenings Tuesday through Thursday for three weeks. Birth announcements list several new memorial hospital births. Club activities include Girl Scout weekend trip, war stamp sales totaling 165.85, and meetings of various local groups. Also noted are university women’s education pledges, Pi Lambda Theta initiations, and community updates on residents and visitors at Memorial hospitals and local homes.
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Firat Aid
Tole Stepleton
Lawrence
K. U
Gamma
Pi Lambda Theta
National Honor
Prineenigash Association of Women In Education
Colonial Tea Room
Lois Anderson
Helen Parkes
Beth Beamer
Jessie Sheffield
Elizabeth Brigham
Naomi Mary Elizabeth Stadden Evans
Mildred Lucile Hisey Stringham
Jeanne Hollis
Civilla Vinson
Elizabeth Hutton
Wanda Mas
Mrs Dahlene and family return from California trip
Mrs August Dahlene and her children Herbert and Shirley have returned from a visit with relatives in Inglewood California. Phillip Edward Jones an 18 year old son of Mr and Mrs Frank E Jones is noted in the same item.
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August Dahlene
Herbert
Shirley
Inglewood
Calif
Phillip Edward Jones
Frank E
Local Social Notes Highlight Visits and Travels
A series of short notices shows Paul Zipperer and Mrs Zipperer visiting with her parents the Shultz family in Route 8 en route from Valent to home, Mrs Verner Smith and Adrain off for New York City, Miss Beth Sifers visiting Miss Horner in Kansas City, Mrs Gordon Lyons and son Bobby traveling to Oskaloosa for a visit with Miss Todd and Miss Elizabeth Davis, Miss Marjorie Dietrich returning from Springfield, C W Mettner leaving Lake View club duties for Wichita, and Mrs Charles Edmondson and Charlene spending weeks with Hamilton relatives while Mrs Robert E House visits New York City with her daughter Caroline.
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Paul Zipperer
Zipperer
Gay E. Shultz
Valent
Verner Smith
Con
Adrain
New York City
A. J. Anderson
Denver
Colo
Beth Sifers
Lawrence
Palsy Horner
Kansas City
Kan
Gordon E. Lyons
Bobby
Oskaloosa
Sue Ue
Todd
Elizabeth Davis
Mra
Ada
J. F. Mongold
Mra. Mongoild
Low' Bae Ee
Charles Edmondson
Charlene
Hamilton
Robert E. House
Caroline Houes
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Memorial Hospital
Erwin F. Baker
Maine Street
Cpl
E. C. Archer
Tennessee
Street
Arlie Heffner
Baldwin
Kenneth Matney
Lecompton
University High School
Lone Star Jake
Ruth Litchen
Lucile Mahieu
Aleta York
Eleanor Wells
Mary Klooz
Margaret Ashby
Emma
Aeschbacher
Barbara Nash
Marian Osmond
Elizabeth LeSuer
Lois Beth Sue Kanehl
Kress Booth
Victory Club
Phil Overbaugh
John Kennedy
Bill Mitchell
J. S. Daniels
Raymond Worley
Erma. Hines
E. M. Magon
H. W. Firner
Lawrence Woman's Club
Charles Springer
Ehalmany
The
Veronicans
Susan Monroe
Midland Rural Club
W. W. Ware
Fred Lewis
Ware
Tombaugh
Clyde Husted
Emma Weir
Charlies Hunsinger
Altha Guthrie
Wis
Atkins Memorial Hospital
R. E Canuteson
Minnesota
Marvin Johnson
Nedra Fs Sof Otude
Camp Shawnee
Larned
F. A. Newcome
Maas
St. Ottice
Bell Music Store
Kansas
Ak the
Lee
Hone
183
Lacs
Vermont
Beech Aircraft Corporation
Wichita
Beech Aeronautical
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United States Employment Service
Sth Street
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Leeds
Charleston
Teloces
Lewiz
Jenny, Garay
Germany
Italy
Rowaznia
Greece
Austria
Africa
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Candia
Suda Bay
Maj
Ralph P. Thompson
Columbus, O
Gophers
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AAF
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Air Corps
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Lale Ft
Topeka
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