Three American priests discuss Red China in Hong Kong flight
Three American Roman Catholic priests Linus Lombard Ernest Hotz and Lawrence Mullin released by Chinese authorities flew to Hong Kong from Yuanking Hunan Province. They report a ongoing purge of Communist officials with killings and liquidation of old leaders. They estimate two percent of Hunan's population was shot during the 1950 51 purge of counter revolutionaries and landlords.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hong Kong
Yuanking
Hunan
Linus Lombard
Ipswich
Mass
Earnest Hotz
Brooklyn
Lawence Mullin
Jersey City
Yuangling
Lombard
Hotz
Would-Be Sheriff Waits Trial For Murder After Violence
A former Korean prisoner of war James A. Cogburn 33 sought the sheriff’s job in Lexington Tennessee and awaits trial for murder after a gun battle that killed officer Arthur Gurley 50 and wounded Police Chief Clovis Stanfill. Cogburn’s brother Roy 31 was wounded and another man James Chadwick 35 surrendered. The manhunt followed the vote loss and Cogburn claimed the violence grew from dishonest politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Tenn
James A. Cogburn
Roy
James Chadwick
Knoxville
Arthur Gurley
Clovis Stanfill
Cogburn
Rainfall totals rise with record city moisture and Kaw River data
Rainfall from Thursday night to Friday noon totaled 3.07 inches in the city, the largest single moisture event since July 12 1951. Kaw River at the Bowersock Dam measured 13.1 feet, with bankfull at 18 feet and no expected flood danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaw
North Lawrence
Bowersock
Kaw River
Two Auto Accidents Reported With Property Damage
Two traffic accidents occurred yesterday with no injuries. Calvin W Gower’s car struck a parked vehicle and then hit another, causing $75 $250 and $200 damage respectively. Walter Martin Foster Jr and John G Nichoff collided later city officers assessed $450 to Nichoff and $590 to Foster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvin W.gower
Ind
Indiana
Donald L. Karnes
Robert Q. Lewis
Karns
Lewis
Gower
Walter Martin Foster, Jr
Conn. St
John G. Nichoff
Haskell Ave
6Th
Wis. Sts
Nichoff
Foster
Filmy blouse exposes housebreaking suspect
In Grimsby England 20 year old Freda Hodson wore a filmy chiffon blouse a detective spotted a blue slip trimmed with coffee polket and recognized it as part of a $220 housebreaking haul. The magistrate ordered Freda Hodson to stand trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grimsby
England
Freda Hodson
Freda
Soviet lifts controls on East Germany to affirm sovereignty
Moscow announced it was removing economic and cultural controls over East Germany to strengthen its sovereign status. It urged East Germany to honor obligations under four power agreements for peaceful and democratic development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Russia
East Germany
Douglas County Ballot Full List of 24 Races by Party
The compiled slate shows candidates for governor and U S Senate and all state and county offices. Democratic and Republican contenders include Docking and Hall for governor and Feuenael plus McGill for U S Senate with 2nd District hopefuls Scrivner and George.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas County
George Docking
Fred Hall
U.S
Andrew Feuenael
George McGill
Congress
Newell George
Arret Scrivner
Supreme Court
Clair Robb
Lawrence Wetzel
D. Jay Parker
John McCulish
Ota Fee
Lloyd Kelly
Paul Shanahan
George Robb
Duane Hickox
W. Moebus
Richard Lady R
Harold Fatzer
Russ Anderson
Jack Broadhurst
Adel Thrackmorton
Frank Sullivan
Leon Austenfeld
Fred Hedges
Ford Wotland
Frank Gray
Sth
Arthur Langdon
Ddon Hults
Everett Sperry
Charlies McMichael
Paul Clark
Richard Allen
Delbert Mathin
Terrence Williams
Harry Barnard
Edythe Nerman
Register OF Deeds
Harold Beck
William Lemesang
Wayne Allphin
Charles Rankin
Bernard Horst
Lucille Pier
Earl Crumet
Billy Hodgson
Death notices for Mrs. Rena Daugherty in Eudora
Mrs. Rena Daugherty died last evening at her home in Eudora after a lingering illness. Born in Hesper to Ben and Faith Fause, she moved to Eudora in 1906 after marriage to Roy Daugherty. She is survived by her husband, a sister in law, a niece and a nephew, all in Kansas City. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Monday at Schubert Chapel with Rev. Edwin Price. burial in Eudora Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rena Daugherty
Eudora
Hesper
Ben Fause
Roy Daugherty
Faith Doolittle Fause
Wilbur Dye
Robert Fause
Kansas City
Schubert Chapel
Edwin F. ‘Price
Eudora Cemetery
Funeral services for Boyer family held in Meade
Funeral services for Mr and Mrs Boyd Boyer and their two children held in Meade at 10 a m Sunday for deaths in a Thursday night car accident near Meade. Burial in Meade cemetery. Also killed were Mr and Mrs Eugene Elliott and their two Plains children. Relatives named include Grace Robertson and Forrest Robertson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyd Boyer
Meade
Boyer
Grace Robentshh
Edward Jay
Cynthia Kay
Eugene Elliott
Plains
Boyd
Gertrude Robertson
O, St
Forrest Robertson
Route 2
Donald Mc St
Funeral rites for Francis W Jaedicke pioneer hardware merchant
Funeral services for Francis W Jaedicke, noted hardware merchant, who died yesterday, will be at 10 a m Monday at Funk Cooper Warren Chapel. The Rev H M Sippel will officiate with burial at Oak Hill Cemetery. Family requests no flowers Honorary pallbearers include George Melvin J L Constant Charles Decker Warren Decker Thomas J Sweeney F T Barteldes Julius Marks W B Dalton Dr I J Pierson and James Parsons
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis W. Jaedicke
Pioneer
Funk-Cooper-Warren
H.M. Sippel
Buria Athe
Oak Hill Cemetery
George Melvin
J. L. Constant
Charles, Decker
Warren Decker
Thomas J. Sweeney
F. T. Barteldes
Julius Marks
Preliminary hearing set in bad check case for Bernice Peterson
County court schedules a preliminary hearing on a bad check charge against Bernice Peterson of 446 Nt. St. The hearing is set for August 12 at 2 p.m. She was released on a $1,000 bond after posting payment. The charge cites writing a check for 79.59 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernice Peterson
Nt. St
Dionne Autopsy Details Death Of Emilie In Ontario Hostel
Nurse Cecile Belleveau recounted Emilie Dionne’s decline at a Quebec hostel where the Oblate nun hopeful received care. Emilie suffered successive strokes after difficulty sleeping and died about 10 30 a m with Dr Albert Jeanette confirming death. Her father announced the death in Callendar as the body lay at home before funeral rites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecile Belleveau
Emilie
Believeau
Death of Emilie Diligenti Quintuplet Stuns Ontario Family
The five identical quints story ends as Emilie dies at age 11 in Quebec. Funeral 9:30 a.m. Monday at Sacred Heart of Jesus Church Corbeil officiated by Rev. W H La France. Emilie to be buried beside four grandparents in Corbell cemetery. Marie remains in public eye. The Diligenti quintuplets, born 1934, once sparked global fascination and substantial fortune from film rights and endorsements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ers
Sacred Heart of Jesus Church
Corbeil
W. H. la France
Emilie
Corbell
Marie
Quebec City
Servants of the Blessed Sacrament
Ste. Agathe
Montreal
Giraouard
Quints
Toronto
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Marriage Licenses Issued by Probate Court
Licenses issued yesterday to Ronald E. Martin 21 of Lawrence and Claud ette Elaine Smith 18 of Lawrence to Lyle Babcock 44 of Barnard Kans and Helen M Kansal 36 of Lawrence, and to Martin O Beck 23 of Bakersfield Calif and Janet Lois Deane 26 of Wichita.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Probate Court
Ronald E. Martin
Lawrence
Claudette Elaine Smith
Lyle Babcock
Barnard, Kans
Helen M. Kansal
Martin O. Beck
Bakersfield
Calif
Janet Lois Deane
Wichita
Senate approves postmaster nominees in Kansas
Washington reports the Senate approved nominations for Kansas postmasterships including Bartrot to Pearsatt Caney Carl F Redman Edgerton Charles W Taylor Edna Lester E Tucker Osborne and Henry C Thomas Piedmont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Kansas
Pearsatt
Caney
Carl F. Redman
Edgerton
Charles W
Taylor
Edna
Lester E. Tucker
Osborne
Henry C. Thomas
Piedmont
Red Cross Board Meeting in Douglas County Chapter
The Douglas County Chapter of the American Red Cross schedules its monthly board meeting at 4 p.m. Monday in the second floor classroom of the Community Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas County
The
American Red Cross
Austrian Chancellor Raab to Visit Eisenhower in November
Vienna reports Chancellor Julius Raab will travel to the United States to meet President Dwight Eisenhower next November. The official announcement confirms the bilateral visit as part of ongoing Cold War diplomacy and postwar alliance efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Austraan
Julius Raab
Eisenhower
Soviet Broadcast Warns of 100,000 US Spies
Moscow radio claims the United States intelligence service employs over 100000 active spies and saboteurs. It urges Soviet citizens to stay discreet and keep documents safe as it promotes two booklets on vigilance. The broadcast, aimed at home listeners, cites U S imperialism as the motive and names the agency only as the U S intelligence administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Moscow Radio
United States Intelligence Service
Moscow
Reds
Kremlin
U. S
U. S. Intelligence Administration
Taylor Scholarship Awarded to Jerome Goertz
Jerome Goertz, a KU senior in geological engineering, receives the Danny Taylor Scholarship for the coming academic year. The $50 award honors Norton Taylor and was announced by Dean T DeWitt Carr of the School of Engineering and Architecture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danny Taylor
Jerome Jay Goertz
Hutchinson
University of Kansas
Dean T. DeWitt Carr
School of Engineering and Architecture
Norton
KU Establishes George Guy Hall Memorial Scholarships
Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy announced a new KU pharmacy memorial scholarship program funded by Edith Hall of Salina with an annual gift of 500 dollars. Two 250 dollar freshmen scholarships will be awarded this fall under Dean J. Allen Reese's selection committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Guy Hall
University of Kansas
Franklin D. Murphy
Edith Hall
Salina
Hall
K. U. Endows
J. Allen Reese
K. U
Oakley
Edith M. Cross
Margaret Hall Morris
Oskaloosa Courthouse Struck by Lightning
The Oskaloosa courthouse cupola, the state’s oldest, was set afire by a lightning strike early yesterday. Firemen battled two blazes, one in a home two blocks away, and a three foot hole was burned in the wooden cupola housing the old juror bell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oskaloosa
Lawrence Easum
Richard Swallow
Births and Residents Listed From Memorial Hospital
Memorial Hospital notes list Mrs. Mary Pond of Sunny Side, Mrs. Evelyn Seiwald of 431 Key St, Lonnie Crow at 832 Ark, Thee Ferguson of Baldwin, Mrs. Sue Wolfe of Eudora, Vernon Bowers at 1220 N. J. St, Mrs. Ethel Whitted of Baldwin, Judith Morris at 1205 E. 13th St, Elmer Hoke Route 2, Mr and Mrs William Medlen at 1211 Vi St, and Mr and Mrs Sam States of 133 Drive C Sunflower with a son born Friday and a daughter also noted Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Pond
Sunnyside
Evelyn Seiwald
Key St
Lonnie Crow
Ark
Elv
Sue Wolfe
Eudora
Vernon Bowers
N. J. St
Paul Russin
Tenn. St
Ethel Whitted
Baldwin
Judith Morris
E. 13Th St
Elmer Hoke
William Medlen
Sam States
C. Sunflower
Changes in Extension at Kansas State College
Dean L C Williams announced six changes in the Division of Extension at Kansas State College. Appointments include Marvin C A Lundquist as assistant county agent in Barton County effective Aug 16, Thomas R Maxwell as assistant club agent in Allen County Aug 16, Barbara Buffinton home demonstration agent in Anderson County Sept 1, Ray Wade Etheridge assistant agent in Greenwood County Aug 1, Lee Edward Nelson assistant agent in Norton County July 26, and Alvin Manis Jr assistant agent in Rice County July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhattan
Division of Extension
Kansas State College
Dean L. C. Williams
Marvin C. A. Lundquist
Barton County
Thomas R. Maxwell
Allen County
Barbara Buffinton
Anderson County
Ray Wade Etheridge
Greenwood County
Lee Edward Nelson
Norton County
Alvin Manis Jr
Rice County
Sen McCarthy backs full China blockade plan
Senator McCarthy told Illinois American Legion delegates in Chicago that the United States is at war with Communism and urged a complete blockade of Communist China. He argued allies funding the war should halt shipments to China until all American prisoners are freed to force a Chinese surrender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
Illinois American Legion Convention
Orchestra Hall
Red
China
McCarthy
Rains About to End in Kansas With Warm Up Ahead
The weather service said the steady rains are nearly over in Kansas with only scattered showers possible in the far east tonight. Tomorrow will bring warmer conditions, with 80s expected in the west and central areas, while lows range from the low 60s to around 70. Haddam reported 2.25 inches and Axtell 2.15 in moisture from last night and today as other stations surpassed an inch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Haddam
Axtell
Riverside family car stolen. 14 year old finds it
In Lawrence and Kansas City area a Riverside California family staying with relatives had their car stolen after a Wednesday night amusement park visit. Marcella Ann Ouderkirk spotted the car during a taxi ride home and alerted police as officials sought the thief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
Calif
Albert E. Ouderkirk
Kansas City
Lawrence
Kansas’ City
Ouderkirk
Marcella Ann
Ouderkirks
Mrs. Ouderkirk
John Miller
Eudora
Owen Miller
Legion Opens 36th Annual Convention in Hutchinson
Kansas Legion marks its 36th convention with a mile long parade in cool weather. Gov Arn is to address the session, joined by Arthur J Connell national commander. Parade features 300 sailors from the naval air station and drum and bugle corps from Atwood Topeka Great Bend Emporia Wichita and Hutchinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hutchinson
Kansas Department of the American Legion
Gov. Arn
Arthur J. Connell
National Legion
Naval Air Station
Dram
Bugle Corps
Atwood
Topeka
Great Bend
Erhporia
Wichita
Ike Asks State Chiefs To Help Place Refugees
President Eisenhower asked 47 governors to form committees to speed up refugee settlement in the United States. The appeal, on the first anniversary of the refugee relief act, seeks assurances that 190000 refugees will have jobs and housing and not become public charges, with New York Gov Dewey already taking steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
New York State
Thomas E. Dewey
Kansan Hero Among Bennington Crew Honorees
New York crowd honors nearly 200 Bennington crewmen including Walter E. Young of Morganville Kansas for damage control fire fighting and rescue on the flight deck after the deadly May 26 explosion that killed 103. Captain Raborn praised the crew for saving the ship and its mates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bennington
William F. Raborn
Walter E. Young
Walter C. Young
Morganville
Kas
Bees confiscated to fund church repairs in Pine Bush
In Pine Bush New York to raise cash for Crawford Methodist Church repairs a plan to seize and sell honey from five beehives under the church did not go smoothly. Burnet Decker a former Brooklyn policeman was stung multiple times Ira Jones fumbled for a bee and danced for minutes Warren Spadola a beekeeper was stung on the tongue while advising newcomers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Bush
N. Y
Crawford Methodist Church
Burnet Decker
Brooklyn
Ira Jones
Warren Spadola
Scientists Claim Humans Always Possess Fire Use Ability
Researchers assert every person on Earth has the innate capacity to create and control fire. They cite universal cognitive and cultural evidence suggesting fire use emerged independently across populations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earth
Nutrients Likely Shorter Than National Allowances
National Food and Nutrition Institution in Washington discusses nutrients most likely to be short in NR Council allowances including calcium and vitamins C and possibly A. Vitamin C combats appetite loss and fatigue and is found in citrus fruits, leafy greens, peppers, and potatoes. it can be destroyed by cutting, shredding, soaking, or overcooking. The body does not store vitamin C, requiring daily intake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Research Council
National Food and Nine Institution
Washington
Regent Named Seoul Apostolic Regent After Guarded Mission
Msgr. Thomas Quinlan, a Coleman Fathers missionary who endured three years in Communist captivity, is appointed apostolic regent in Seoul. He succeeds Bishop Patrick J. Byrne, who died a prisoner in North Korea after the No 1950 death march.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
Msgr
Thomas Quinlan
Coleman Fathers
Patrick J. Byrne
North Korea
Noper
Quinlan
New Bridge From Old Engene Oregon
Lane County commissioners dismantled the old bridge at Engene and preserved timber by painting marking and storing it. For the West Fir covered bridge replacement the district called bids and found ready components, enabling quick erection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Engene
Ore
Lane County
Westfir
Shawl Knitter Lilla Upton Gifts 275 Shawls Since 1945
In Hancock New Hampshire, Mrs. Lilla Upton now 82 recalls knitting and sending hundreds of sweaters to Great Britain in World War II. Since 1945 she has knitted and given away about 275 shawls to neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hancock, N. H
Great Britain
Lilla Upton
Silicon Steel Replaces Iron for Electromagnet Cores
The article notes a shift from iron to silicon steel in electromagnet cores. It explains silicon steel's advantages including better magnetic properties and efficiency, reflecting a modernization in industrial magnet design.
Old 1652 coin may help vet veteran’s home dream
Joseph Sylvia a ground keeper at the U S Naval War College in Newport R I found a rare 1652 Massachusetts mint coin. The piece may aid a GI Bill home down payment though experts warn dating can be uncertain and value debated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fall River
Mass
Joseph Sylvia
U. S. Naval War College
Newport
R. 1
Sylvia
Boston
Great and General Court of
Massachusetts
John Hull
Sylva
Ane Numismatist
Oscar Schilke
Beacon Falls
Conn
New England
Donald Gibbs
Redwood Library
Gibbs
Gardening This Week Time to Order Peonies for Planting Next Month
Gardening notes advise ordering peonies for next month and choosing sheltered sites with well drained soil. Encourage fertilizer for tuberous begonias, staking tall varieties, and delaying spring tasks like removing dead stalks on bleeding heart. Consider biennials, thinning crowded beds, and moving Oriental poppies while dormant.
Bar altercation cited in police blotter
In San Diego an arrest report recounts a bar dispute where a husband slapped his wife and she punched him. He then raised a beer bottle toward her, prompting her warning that she is the family’s breadwinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
Cat from sky saves kitten in Mishawaka field
An eleven year old boy in Mishawaka Indiana watched a hawk swoop down within ten feet of him and drop a kitten alive and kicking. The boy took the kitten home and kept it as a pet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mishawaka
Ind
Jerry Seiler
Jerry
Kansas City Livestock Weekly Cattle and Hogs Prices Show Mixed Moves
US cattle prices move mixed with steers and heifers mostly steady to up to 25 higher, canner and cutter cows steady to strong, bulls weak. Replacement offerings steady to 50 higher with high choice and prime fed steers around 24.75 to 25.00 per hundredweight. hogs show gains as market tightens with barrows 1.25 higher, sows up to 1.50, slaughter lambs also firm to 25 higher amid small supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A, C
Kansas City
USDA
Produce price list from Kansas City market report
KC Produce lists current receipts and price ranges for eggs butter poultry and fowl. Entries include grade A butter 62.5 per pound and various weights for hens fryers turkeys ducks geese and capons with price ranges noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Beltsville
Local Market Prices Snapshot Wheat Corn and More
Wheat 2.05. Corn yellow 1.60 kaftr 2.40 oats 70 barley 1. Poultry hens under 41 percent Its 6 over 415 lbs 9. Cocks 6. Butterfat 48 45 42. Eggs 28. Hogs 23.
Shrine welcomes visitors to Theodore Roosevelt site at Sagamore Hill
Nearly 100,000 people have toured Sagamore Hill, Roosevelt home in Oyster Bay, since Eisenhower designated it a national shrine last June 14. Visitors hail from France, Germany, Egypt, Japan, Sweden, many South American nations and all 48 states. The Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Assn restored the house filled with TR documents and trophies, once the summer White House from 1901 to 1909.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oyster Bay
N. Y
Sagamore Hill
Theodore Roosevelt
Eisenhower
France
Germany
Egypt
Japan
Sweden
T. R
Stull Needlecraft Club Seams Quilts In Kraft Home
Yarnold Stull visits Rolland Kraft home with relatives as the Stull Needlecraft Club meets there. Fourteen members and children sew quilt blocks for the hostess. A business meeting led by the president ends with refreshments. Visitors include Tede Rake of Topeka and Lawrence travelers Mrs. Demeritt and Franklin Lehman. Katherine Hoyt visits Lawrence with her daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margie Huscher
Kansas City
Rolland Kraft
Stull Needlecraft Club
I. B. Kraft
Tede Rake
Topeka
Francis Lavin
Fred Demeritt
Franklin Lehman
Lawrence
Herman Buchheim
Katherine Hoyt
Richard Tallent
Non Tarnish Jewelry Coats With Shellac
To prevent tarnish on costume jewelry items made of silver brass or copper apply a thin coat of fresh white shellac over the cleaned metal.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lowell C. Bryant
First Christian Church
South Park
Lawrence Ministerial Alliance
Dionne
Emilie Dionne
Canada
St. Agathe
Quebec
Oliva Dionne
Red Cross Board
Russkies
K.U
Guy Hall
Memorial Hospital
353Rd Infantry Regiment
89Th Division
Camp Carson
Colo
Union Pacific
Turnpike Authority
Legion
Ike
Kansan
Knitting Record
Associated Press
K. C
Yarnold Stull
Rumsey Funeral Home
Nelional ict _ iuvatat
Oscar B. Rumsey
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