Must Have Arms To Oppose Russia
Washington August 11, Ambassador at large Harriman urged quick approval of a 1 1/2 billion foreign arms program to arm Western Europe and NATO allies. He warned the USSR faces a determined adversary and said delay endangers freedom and peace. Senate leaders and military chiefs voiced support while Senator Taft signaled possible opposition.
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W. Averell Harriman
Marshall Plan
Western
Europe
Ussr
Russia
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
Harriman
Moscow
U.S
Taft
Rohio
Senate
Connally
U.-Tex
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Iran
Greece
Turkey
Korea
Philippines
Vandenberg
R.-Mich
Michigan
Vandseeverg i
Bradley
Denfeld
Spaak Named First President of European Assembly
Belgian socialist leader Paul-Henri Spaak was unanimously elected as the first president of the European consultative assembly in Strasbourg. He resigned as acting Belgian premier and foreign minister to assume the post, with delegates approving amid applause and Churchill endorsing the nomination.
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Strasbourg
France
Paul-Henri Spaak
European Consultative Assembly
Spaak
Belgium
Council of Europe
Europe
L’humanite
Constantin Tualdaris
Winston Churchill
Britain
Assembly
United Nations General Assembly
Brussels
Record Heat Threat Across Eastern Half of Nation
High temperatures threaten to break more records across the eastern half as patterns remain hot with no relief in sight. The Weather Bureau notes heat from the plains to the Atlantic with a 98.7 degree date record set in New York and scattered thundershowers in the Great Lakes and western plains.
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Weather Bureau
Lbbine Plains
Atlantic Sea
New York
Great Lakes
Western Plains
Rocky Mountain
West Coast
Mail Brings Cheer To Critically Ill Boy
Six year old Billy Ramseyer receives six letters after a Journal-World story on his interest in mail. He smiles at his photo but does not comment on likeness. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ramseyer of Route 3, he is hospitalized with leukemia and rests in bed as relatives’ letters arrive.
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Journal-World
Billy Ramneyer
Hilly
Fred Ramseyer
Lawrence
Hily
Nitya F
Mildred Watson
Stewart
Coune Ty
Wellsville Bank
Wheat production leaders in Kansas counties named
Finney county tops the state with 4,302,000 bushels and 14.2 bushels per acre. Reno and Ford follow with 4,114,000 and 4,009,000 bushels respectively. Only Shawnee and Douglas exceed 20 bushels per acre. Other totals include Pawnee, Barton, Gray, and Harper with lower yields and big totals.
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Topeka
Froney County
Federal
State Departments of Agriculture
Finney County
Reno County
Ford County
Shawnee
Douglas
Pawnee
Barton
Gray
Harper
Film Show Highlights Arizona Scenery and Climate
A film showcasing Arizona scenery and climate was shown. Kiwanis club members attended the weekly meeting where Hamdi A. Tamimi spoke about his two years studying in the United States. He spent a year at Sterling College and Hutchinson Junior College and may enroll at the University of Kansas to study medicine.
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Arizona
Kiwanis Club
Hamdi A. Tamimi
United States
Sterling College
Hutchinson Junior College
University of Kansas
Remodeling on second floor over Hixon Studio in Danville
Mrs. Orval M. Hixon reports a full remodeling of the second floor above Hixon Studio at 721 Massachusetts to create an eight room apartment for the Hixons and a three room flat with bath already rented. Partitions are being removed and rebuilt, bathrooms added, a garbage disposal installed, and redecorating done with no finish date announced.
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Hixon Studio
Massachusetts
Orval M. Hixon
Hixon
Route 5
Hixons
Ford Workers in Michigan Vote for Strike Authority
Ford workers in Michigan approved strike authority by 60 585 to 5710 to press for pensions health benefits and higher wages. Chicago gasoline drivers also vote to strike amid a looming fuel shortage while union leaders warn of a long strike and limited fuel for essential uses.
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Ford
Michigan
Chicago
C.lc
United Auto Workers
Walter Reuther
Whien
Ina
Ford Motor Company
John S. Bugus
Ford Industrial Relations
A.F.L. International
Teamsters Union
H-E. Wood
C.I.C. United Packing House Workers Union
County 4-H Tours Lead to August Fair at Haskell Institute
Douglas county 4-H clubs push ahead with judging tours and preliminary fairs for the upcoming county fair at Haskell Institute on August 1. Clover and Clinton Busy Bees clubs held prior fairs while tomorrow judges will visit the Community building and Baldwin entries prepare for state fair duties. Local leaders Mrs. Quigley and Mrs. Boardman will oversee food clothing exhibits and act as judges as Worden Workers and Jolly Junior clubs tour project displays and livestock, sewing, and canning efforts.
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Douglas County
Haskell Institute
Clover
Clinton
Pac. Om
Baldwin
Ptylas County
Tapeh
Jolly Junior Club
Black Jack
Stull
Warm weather forecast for Kansas with scattered showers
Aug 11 forecast calls for generally fair conditions in Kansas with a slight chance of scattered showers. Peak temperatures tomorrow expected 92 to 98, today warmer in eastern areas. Lows 65 to 75, rainfall amounts varied across cities, and Salina reports a 77 degree low with warmer eastern overnight temperatures. Baseball tonight features Independence vs Thangs Colta-Adv.
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Topeka
Kansas
Ekisar
Robb
Columbus
Centratia
Fredonia
Tribune
Independence
Climax
Emporia
Leavenworth
Wichita
Concordia
Chanute
Hays
Hanover
Coffeyville
Poilnbour Bk de Tans
Hlipsburg
Goodland
Salina
Generatt Fair
Riday Little Warner
Pear Ag Totay
Hicklow
Chicara Eee
Denver
Fort Worth
Havre
Mont
Kansas City
Miami
Minneapolis
New Orleans
New York
Oklahoma City
Washington
suTwr
Fs Gs
Polio Up to 11,000 Cases This Year Across U S
An Associated Press survey thru August 9 shows more than 3,000 new polio cases this month, lifting the year’s total to over 11,000. Health officials note increased reporting and earlier season, with deaths estimated at six to nine percent of cases and bulbar polio affecting breathing and swallowing. States with higher counts include New York 1,110 and Texas 1,239, while Arkansas reports a peak and slackening. Oklahoma also notes optimism with fewer new cases.
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United States
Arkansas
California
Jill Nois
Michigan
Missouri
New York
Oklahoma
Texas
Indiana
Minnesota
Ohio
A. M. Washburn
National Foundation For
Hart van Riper
Oklahoma Health Department
Mayor Vernon Axton Faces Ouster Suit In Parsons
Kansas Attorney General Fataer asks the state supreme court to strike most of Vernon Cy Axton s answer in the ouster suit to remove him as Parsons mayor. The motion seeks to limit the reply to a general denial and a statement of term of office while preserving the mayoral claim. The case concerns alleged tax law enforcement actions in Parsons and Axton remains suspended pending ruling by Commissioner J C Sommers.
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Topeka
Harold R. Fataer
Kansas Supreme Court
Ventere
Vernon Cy Axton
Axton
Fatjzer
Aut
Anid Axton
Parsons
J. C. Sommers
Newton
Three Are Improved in Lawrence Hospital Wreck
Miss Martha Hoover of Kansas City remained unconscious over 120 hours after a car overturned on Highway 40 en route to Lawrence. Her father, staying at 1309 Ohio, says her condition is improving and a consciousness return may come soon. Duane Davison and Paul Anderson were also in hospital, Davison in good condition after a target practice injury and Anderson after a head injury from a car bus crash on Highway 4 west of Lawrence.
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Martha Ver
Kansas City
Lawrence Memorial Hospite
Highway 40
Lawrence
Miss Hoover
Ohio Street
Duane Davison
West Fourth Street
Paul Anderson
Highway 4
Vote to Increase Minimum Wage Passes House
The House approved a bill to raise the national minimum wage from 40 to 75 cents an hour, as urged by President Truman. The measure goes to the Senate, which has set it aside for other business, delaying debate. The action marks a victory for the administration and labor advocates.
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Washington
House
Truman
Senate
Tobin
Confiscated stamped liquor seized at two city stores
State investigator confiscated unstamped liquor at Clarence Dockery liquor store and Schleifer liquor store around noon. Bottles from Famous Brands distributors in Topeka and Kansas City were seized. show-cause citations may be issued to retailers, with hearings through August 22 before any license actions.
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Clarence Dockery
Massachusetts Street
Schleifer Liquor Store
Dockery's
Schlejfer
Will Johns, Jr
RK. J. Nicholson
ABC Board
Topeka
Mockery
Famous Brands Distributors
Togpeka
Eastern Distributors
Kansas City
Kan
Schliefer
Famous Brands
Kansas City Distributors, Inc
St Louis Travelers Survive Forced Plane Landing Near Bonner Springs
A Stinson four passenger on a flight to Estes Park veered off course and made a hard landing seven miles southwest of Bonner Springs early this morning. Four aboard, all from St Louis, Missouri, escaped with minor injuries and were taken to a Kansas City hospital. The craft flipped after wheels hit a hedge as they neared the Lawrence airport.
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Lawrence
Bonner Springs
St. Louisa
Matthew Theron
James Rk, Nissell, Jr
Russell
Howard Booth
St. Louis
Bigsell
Ransan City
Bonner
Kansas City
Bissell
Bissell Dry Goods Company
Booth
Bis
War souvenirs truck visits Lawrence under VFW
A traveling display of wartime artifacts visits Lawrence in the 1000 block on Massachusetts Street today tomorrow and Saturday under VFW Post 852. Items include a Japanese 37 mm ack ack gun gas masks diving helmets harakiri knife and a bamboo gun firing 700 rounds a minute. German guns rifles flags and WWII photos also shown. Free admission with a voluntary offering for veterans hospital work.
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Lawrence
V.F.W. Post
Massachusetts Street
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Pirates Edge Cubs 3 2 In Narrow Baseball Tilt
The Pittsburgh Pirates nipped the Chicago Cubs 3 to 2 in a late Saturday baseball game, the first of a three game series. Also listed is Leavenworth VFW versus Colts at Municipal Park at 8 30 p m with advance admission.
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Chicago
Pittsburgh Pirates
Chicago Cubs
Leavenworth V. F. W
Colts
Municipal Park
Farm terrace construction demo set near Worden
A day long event on August 26 at the Karl Neibrugge farm near Worden will showcase farm terrace building. More than 1 000 farmers and professionals are expected to attend with sponsors including the Douglas county Soil Conservation service and Kansas State college extension. Local implement dealers will provide terraces and equipment demonstrations emphasizing quality over speed.
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Karl Neiburgee
Worden
Kansas
Douglas County Soil Conservation Service
State Extension Service
Kansas State College
The
Production and Marketing Association
Vocational Agriculture Departments of
Lawrence
Douglas County
M. H. Wertzberger
Soil Conservation Service
Wertzberger
Douglas Country
County Soil ‘Conservation Services
Neibrugge
Overbrook
Wellsville
Ottawa
Baldwin Commercial Club
Two Injured In Thirteen Mile Collision Near Tonganoxie
Two persons Marshall D. Smith and his mother Sally Smith of Odessa Missouri sustained injuries when their northbound car collided with a car driven by Donald E Barber of Kansas City as Barber attempted to pass a truck. The Smith car rolled into a ditch and both vehicles were heavily damaged. Barber was charged with careless driving and car owner Sam C Hardy of Kansas City Missouri faced a drunkenness charge.
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Tonganoxie
Marshall D. Smith
Sally Smith
Odessa
Smith
Frank Hov
Donald E. Barber
Kansas City
Hoy
Barber
Sam C. Hardy
Missouri
Bradley promoted to chairman of the Joint Chiefs
President Truman announced nominating Gen. Omar N. Bradley for promotion to chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The move would make Bradley the nation’s highest ranking military officer. He did not name a successor as army chief of staff.
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Washington
Truman
Omar N. R Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Bradley
Army Chief of
Earth Shocks Batter Ambato in Ecuador After Quake
Quito reports strong tremors last night in Ambato, the quake center hit by a week of disasters. Homes weakened by prior tremors collapsed as panicked residents fled. Relief forces push in supplies while the government cites about 6,000 killed last week.
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Quito
Ecuador
Ambato
Change in Douglas county license tag process announced
Treasurer-elect Melvin Miller announced that Douglas County will issue license tags to applicants in regular first come, first served order beginning 1950, ending the costly practice of reserving special numbers. About 2,000 tags were set aside this year. the change aims to save about $500 annually and streamline operations.
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Douglas County
Melvin Miller
Miller
Court House
Liw
State Vehicle Department
Topera
Roy Flory
State Penitentiary
Welfare fraud suit seeks recovery from Stewart estate
State files to recover 2048.58 from Hugh Stewart estate in Douglas county probate court alleging concealment of assets while on old age assistance. Case cites 1943 Supreme Court ruling and aims to recoup 17000 from multiple counties including Leavenworth and other estates.
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Douglas County
Douglas County Board of Social Welfare
State Board of Social Welfare
Topeka
Hugh Stewart
Baldwin
Stewart
Wellsville Bank
Franklin County
Kansas Supreme Court
Welfare Department
Hart Workman
State ‘Board of Social Welfare
State Board
Haper
Norton
Greenwood
James F. McElwee
May Connell
Leavenworth
McElwee
Hike Authorized in Freight Rates
The Interstate Commerce Commission approved another general four percent rise in railroad freight rates. It projects the new increase will add about 205 million dollars annually to freight billings as part of a larger 13 percent request tied to higher rail wages. The stock index noted sixty stocks averaging 64.8, down.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Hoover Warns U S Heading Toward Collectivism on Last Mile
Former President Herbert Hoover, speaking at Stanford for his 75th birthday, warned that unchecked spending policies are pushing the United States toward collectivism by governmental appropriation and saving restraint. He urged the nation to reclaim liberty and urged Americans to summon self restraint, integrity, and courage.
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Palto Alto
Calif
Herbert Hoover
United States
Stanford University
Truman
Repub Ice
Mercury Rises to 96 Degrees in Lawrence Heat Peak
Local temperatures topped 95 degrees for the first time in nearly two weeks with a 96 degree high in Lawrence. After a morning low near 26 degrees, the heat climbed through the day, then cooled to around 94 after an overcast roll in.
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Lawrence
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