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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1949
Page
8
In hot dry spells trees, especially shallow rooted ones, need a deep watering. L F Irvine of Davey Tree Expert Co warns most people neglect proper technique. Use soil soaker hoses circling the root zone and water for 3 to 4 hours, then repeat every ten days to deepen moisture and prevent shallow rooting.
Two young polio victims from Lawrence show steady improvement at the University of Kansas Medical Center. Michael Lonnecker, 23 months, son of Bill and Mrs. Lonnecker of 2210 Louisiana, and Gary Eilerts, 13 percent months, son of Roland and Mrs. Eilerts of 1646 Tennessee, have been hospitalized since July 19.
Lieutenant General Stephen J. Chamberlin leads Fifth Army commanders and divisional heads at a two day Organized Reserve Corps seminar in Chicago. Details cover unit locations Kansas Nebraska Colorado and Wyoming with Colonel Lindsey noted as former Iowa football star and former Jayhawker coach.
Gary Lonnecker and a younger sibling of the Everts and Lonnecker families show polio impact as a hospital stay begins July 23. Gary slowly improves after illness while the younger child remains unaffected. Hilerts is listed on the university football squad.
E Thayer Gaston chair of K U music education and James F Nickerson associate professor will play prominent roles at the Music Teachers National Association meeting in San Francisco August 17 to 21. Nickerson leads the audio visual section and will present a paper. Gaston chairs the psychology of music and music in therapy sections and will present recent research.
Fifteen paralyzed veterans in western Missouri and northeastern Kansas qualify for federal grants up to 10100 each to fund wheelchair friendly homes. VA regional office in Kansas City notes 24 applicants under the law, with two homes already under construction and more in financing stages. Further applications await final approval at VA Central Office in Washington.
Teens ld Crawford of Hixon's at 721 Massachusetts Street attends a ten day training conference at Eastman Kodak's sales training center in Rochester New York and plans to return August 20.
New York August 11 Samuel Goppelberg 24, one of the many suffering from the heat wave, moved his bed closer to a fan to cope with the stifling conditions reported across the city.
A man sleeping at night slipped from a window and fell five floors to a rear yard. Neighbors woke at 4 a.m. EST when his shocks woke them. He died from the fall.
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