Farm Body Urges Democratic Okay On Income Boost
National Farmers Union urged Democratic platform drafters to back a plan to raise average farmer net income to $5,000 annually in 1955 dollars. James G. Patton outlined a threefold approach including food stamps, higher price supports, and government payments to stabilize market receipts.
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Chicago
National Farmers Union Today
James G. Patton
Farmers Union
Patton
Democratic Party
Chas F. Brannan
Truman
Treasury
Deaths and Funerals
P Romine former Lawrence resident dies in Wichita and is survived by son David in Weskan. Emma Hogg former Lecompton resident dies at 99 in San Jose graveside service Lecompton Cemetery. Rev Vincent Riggs to conduct. Patricia Ann Urillin two day old daughter of Samuel Griffin and wife of Fort Worth resident dies. services at Oak Hill Cemetery. parents and extended family survive.
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W. P. Romine
Lawrence
Wichita
David
Weskan
Emma Hogg
Lecompton
San Jose
Calif
Lecompton Cemetery
Vincent Riggs
Funk-Cooper-Warren Mortuary
Harvey
Thomas G
John
California
Ella Crouse
Frank McClellan
Topeka
Cizh
Patricia Ann Urillin
Samuel L. Griffin
Ft. Worth
Tex
Griffin
Frederick W. Simpson
Haskell Institute
Oak Hill Cemetery
Catherine June
Melvin Griffin
Natorna
Humboldt Woman Injured In Accident On U S 59
Humboldt woman Nacho Ornelas was injured when her car overturned two miles south of Lawrence on U S 59. She was treated for head cuts and scheduled for release. Her husband Nach Gra Jas 30 of Humboldt drove. their children sustained minor bruises. The car swerved to avoid Rol ert H Mumford 43 of Lawrence. damage estimated at 450 dollars. Sheriff's office investigated.
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de Wiesley
Lawrence
Ornelas
Rolert H. Mumford
Walnut St
Damagway
Sheriff's Office
Train Mishap Injures 14 in Mitchell Illinois Derailment
Fourteen persons suffered minor injuries when the New York Central Knickerbocker limited derailed near Mitchell Illinois during its run from New York to St Louis. Of the fourteen injured fourteen were passengers and four crew members, none required hospitalization.
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ST. Louis
New York Central
Knickerbocker Limited
Mitchell
Ill
New York
51. Louis
Burglarized Station Seizes Coins From Street Vending
About 10 dollars in coins were taken from a standard service machine on M485 Vt. St early Monday per police reports. A vending machine lost coins and a small cash box held nickels and dimes totalling around three dollars. Entry was gained by breaking a door.
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Standard Service
M485
Vt. St
Cott
Colonel Booted Out of Service at Devens
The article details a colonel at Devens, Massachusetts, who faced a discharge after a court martial. It notes the sentence was not effective until prefixed and that he returned to his seat after the ruling. Army officials comment on quarters and placement.
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Mass
Mike
Devens
Col
Heinel
Sentena
Bes Gate
Primary Ward Forty Political Battle and Voter Turnout Report
Scattered reports from Fapeka theaters indicate unusually heavy turnout for a primary as Shaw campaigns in industrial areas and Woodring discusses labor support. Officials estimate up to 2,000,000 votes may be cast with sparks of legal challenges and turnout in Wyandotte, Hays, and Parsons districts.
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Parsons
Hays
Wyandotte
Harpy Woodrine
Foe
Roosevelt
Tmah
Gy Kerr
Senate
Lutedesree
Breshtiig
Plall - Shaw
Chariies
Hall Liste
Statehouse
Whita
Hall
GOP
Shaw
Mall
Weather Summary Brief From Page One Incomplete Data
Fragmentary weather notes list names and numbers including officials and districts. Record reads like a damaged page with scattered names such as Warren Shaw and Don Thule, plus multiple figures, but lacks coherent forecast or location details.
Chicago Polio Total Surpasses 600 Mark
Chicago records show polio cases reaching 609, more than double the 1950 level at the same point. The article notes the year's total will likely exceed 4,203, with 17 new cases reported so far.
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Chicago
Chapman Swings to Adlai in Chicago Visit
Interior Secretary Oscar L. Chapman, a Truman era official, traveled to Chicago to back Adlai Stevenson for the Democratic presidential nomination. The move signals Chapman's support shift as Stevenson seeks the party's 1952 nomination.
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Chapman
Adlai
Washington
Oscar L. Chapman
Chicago
Adlai Stevenson
Democrats Launch Contest for Control of the Legislature
In today's Kansas primary, Democrats push to seize control of the Legislature as Republicans defend incumbents across 125 House and 40 Senate seats. GOP faces 30 House battles and 26 Senate contests with several incumbents opposed. Democrats run in 98 House and 37 Senate districts with limited opposition in some races. Notable Senate fray includes Bill Hampton challenging Paul Wunsch for the Kingman seat and veteran Cavaness facing Mong in Chanute, amid broader renomination pressures and historic party strength shifts.
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Topeka
Kansas
GOP
Senate
House
Republicaos
Neosho County
Erie
Chanute
EL Bert Collard
John Murray
Leavenworth County
Red Cross Joins UF Drive Faces Budget Hurdle
The UF board and Douglas County Red Cross chairmen discussed joining the UF program, urging team effort to ensure UF success. Dean Frank Stockton announced the Red Cross will maintain services while changing collection methods. The local chapter budget may total 20 850, with 4 500 for the blood program, 73 donors gave in July and 46 patients received transfusions.
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Russell Mosser
Frank Stockton
Douglas County Red Cross
Red Cross
Dean Stockton
Lois Snider
St. Louis
Peters
E. L. Haynes
Larry Heeb
Bill Yough
J. F. Schubert
Ken Whitenight
John Patton
Stockton
Loral
Births at Memorial Hospital Prompt Local Notices
At Memorial Hospital several births are reported including James Jolley Tone ganoxie four son born Monday and Robert Etherton Route 1 a daughter Monday plus Ronald Perdue 503 Lake Ave a daughter Monday Karl Abegg 625 Walnut Sr a daughter today. Nobel Prize winning Dr Harold C Urey advocates more science teaching via television to expand public science education.
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James Jolley
Robert Etherton
Route 1
Ronald Perdue
Lake Ave
Karl Abegg
Walnut Sr
Harold C. Urey
U S Admiral Lands For A Three Day Stav Visit
Vice Adm. Charles Randall Brown new commander of the U S 6th Fleet arrived at Split for a three day courtesy visit to the Yugoslav navy aboard the cruiser Salem. His fleet units sailed from Naples Genoa and Leghorn, prompting Italian speculation of Suez crisis ties denied as routine movement.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Charles Randall Brown
U.S
6Th Fleet
Split
Adriatic
Venice
Salem
Naples
Genoa
Leghorn
Probers Seek Cause Of Blast At Plant
Investigators sought the cause of a million dollar explosion at the Om Mathieson Chemical Corp plant in Niagara Falls that killed three men and injured 17. The blast wrecked three buildings where an insecticide was produced and damaged six others. The three dead were Herman C. Strablow, 29, of Bergholtz. John Maule Jr., 34, of Niagara Falls. and Francis Kramarik, 22, of North Tonawanda. Twelve of the injured were admitted to hospitals. Damage to buildings and equipment was estimated at one million dollars. The blast occurred shortly after noon near an area used for classified government work, but no restricted buildings were damaged.
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Niagara Falls
N. Y
Omn Mathieson Chemical Corp
Explosion in Colombia Levels Six Blocks In Cali
A large explosion in Cali leveled six blocks in a residential area, with officials fearing many dead and hundreds injured or displaced. Authorities reported damage to a military barracks and trucks loaded with dynamite may have sparked the blast. Red Cross and government planes transported blood for transfusions as calls went out for medical supplies.
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Bogota
Colombia
Cali
Red Cross
Lawrence Legion team wins state title in 1929
At Lawrence the Osborne bound Lawrence Junior Legion beat Wichita 3-1 to capture the state championship. About 35 cars escorted the team to City Building for welcoming ceremonies with E R Zook and Wayne Bly organizing. The squad received the Ford Motor Co trophy as city dignitaries spoke.
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Lawrence Junior Legion Base
Pfiornane
Lawrence
Osborne
Wichita
E. R. Zook
Chamber of Commerce
Wayne Bly
Zook
Ford Motor Co
Population climbs past 168 million in July
Washington reports the U.S. population has surpassed 168 million as of July and is projected to reach 200 million by 1970. A Census official notes current growth at about 7,200 people daily.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Markets At a Glance: Stocks Trade Higher and Grains Slip
Markets at a glance show higher stocks led by ply and steels while bonds ease. Wheat and corn ease. soybeans edge up as cattle and hogs trade uneven with steady to lower tones. Kansas City reports mixed grain and livestock results, with futures showing slight gains in some contracts and some declines in others.
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Armel
Suez
K. C. Cash Grain
Kansas City
Om — Wheat
Mayo Tees
Wall Street Gains Steadily Amid Late Trading Rally
The Day in Wall Street reports a slow, steady market rise in late trading with gains of fractions to about three points. International oil and steels led the advance after yesterday’s sharp losses blamed on Suez Canal crisis fears. Royal Dutch rose after a big drop, while steels autos coppers aircrafts and other metals broadly advanced.
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Wall Street
New York
International Oil and Steels
New York Exchange
Royal Dutch
Nasser Seeks International Control Of Suez Canal Debate
Nasser contends after page two that Britain France and the United States back international control for the Suez Canal. The conference would discuss the plan while invited nations like India Ceylon and Indonesia weigh their replies. Young declined to comment on any binding preconceptions by Britain.
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Britain
France
United States
Ould
India
Ceylon
Indonesia
Young
Convicted Red Official Refused Disability Pay
Robert G. Thompson, a convicted Communist party official, lost his appeal to restore government disability payments for WWI Army service. VA found Thompson aided the enemy with Korean War speeches and ruled him ineligible. the decision is final, with him imprisoned at Atlanta federal penitentiary and no further appeals.
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Washington UI
Robert G. Thompson
Communist Party
The
Veterans Administration
Board of Appeals
Thompson
Federal Penitentiary of
Atlanta
Drunk Driver Sentenced in County Court
Alfred Doran of Hoisington was sentenced Monday in County Court to 30 days in jail and fined 100 dollars plus costs on a charge of driving while under the influence of liquor.
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Alfred Doran
Hoisington
Hquor
Card of thanks to Minnie M French family note
We thank friends and neighbors for thoughtfulness and deeds after our mother Minnie M French passed. Grateful for calls, visits, cards, letters, notes, and flowers that brightened her days and will be remembered.
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Minnie M. French
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