Plane saved from ocean after midair crash off Ireland
Galway Aug 15 A four engine American liner with 58 aboard crashed into the Atlantic near Shannon. Nine of the 58 died. 49 survivors were rescued by British trawler Stalberg and Irish steamer Lanahrone and surface vessels. Ruth Nichols noted aviatrix and stewardess was among the survivors. she had flown since 1922 and held multiple records. The flight carried 47 Italian emigrants to Venezuela and 11 Americans including Transocean Airlines crew.
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Galway
Ireland
Upi
Ruth Nichola
Rome
New York
Venezuela
Shannon
Irish
Transocean Airlines
Stalberg
Galway Harbor
Lanahrone
Gers
Otis Nelson
Transocean Air- Nelson
Herbert Asbel
Brooklyn
N. Y
Asbel
Atlantic
Miss Nichols
E. W. Nichols
Maples Hotel
Greenwich
Conn
Ruth
U.S
Los Angeles
United States
U. S. Committee International Children’s Emergency Fund
Stulberg
Sock
Galway Bay
Ayres Exhibits Bell Films For Rotary At Noon
Richard Ayres Lawrence manager showed two Southwestern Bell films to Lawrence Rotarians at noon. One covered repairs of 100000 line breaks caused by ice storms across five states last winter. The second highlighted the company role in coaxial cable television networks. Guests included Baldwin Rotarians Dr Nelson P Horn Ted Brown and E V Wood.
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Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Lawrence
Richard Ayres
Baldwin
Nelson P. Horn
Ted Brown
E. V. Wood
New York Stock Averages Close Mixed on Aug 15
In New York on August 15 the closing averages showed slight declines as the Pi-Closing Average slipped to 64.3, down 0.3, with overall stock activity subdued and investors cautious after morning volatility.
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New York
Free Enterprise System Wins German Balloting
Western Germany's conservative parties near a coalition to anchor free enterprise for four years after parliamentary elections. Voters rebuffed communists and pro-Nazi fringe groups. Social Democrats second. Outcome boosts Germany's bid for the 12 nation council of Europe. Bonn to host parliament, Adenauer likely chancellor. Britain signals backing via Churchill. Turnout 23.7 million of 31.2 million eligible. government formation to include 47 million Germans west of the Russian zone.
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Frankfurt
Germany
New Republic
Hitler
Logk Oveef
Social Democrats
Council of Europe
Council
Bonn
Konrad Adenauer
The
Christian Democrats
Theodor Huesa
Free Democrats
Europe
France
Italy
Berlin
McCarthy Flags Possible Smuggling Link in Freezer Gifts
Senator McCarthy said an employee of the Verley perfume company may have engaged in attempted smuggling activities as the five percenter hearing opened. Albert J. Gross testified that deep freezers were paid for by the Verley firm and sent to Maj. Gen. Harry H. Vaughan and other prominent Washingtonians. Vaughan said friends sent seven freezers in 1945 and he gave one to the Little White House in Independence Missouri. He named David Bennett and Harry Hoffman as the donors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
McCarthy
R-Wis
Harry S. Truman
Albert J. Gross
Milwaukee
Harry H. Vaughan
Truman
Albert Verley Company
Chicago
Vaughan
General Vaughan
Syrian coup topples regime after president slain
A swift military coup in Syria ousted President Husni Zayim and Premier Mohsen Berazi after a firing squad execution. Col Sami Hennawi led officers who accused Zayim of despotism and reckless spending, prompting Hasem Attassi to form a new cabinet. Regional leaders urged Arab League action as Egypt called an emergency session. Meanwhile Japan marked the fourth anniversary of its surrender and Chinese communists pressed southward, bypassing Kanhsien to strike Nankang.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syria
Middle East
Husni Zayim
Mazza
Mohsen Bey Berazi
Sami Hennawi
Hennawi
Zayim
Hasem Bey Attassi
Abdullah
Jordan
Arab League
Egypt
Japan
China
Kanhsien
Nankang
Canton
Mechem repeats as Kansas open tennis champion
Independence report: Kirke Mechem Jr of Topeka won the Kansas state open men's singles title for the second straight year, defeating Gerald Perry of Springfield Mo 6-4 6-3 6-4 in the finals. Melvin Hillier of Winfield captured the junior singles title.
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Independence
Kan
Kirke Mechem, Jr
Topeka
Mechem
Gerald Perry
Springfield
Melvin Hillier
Winfield
Mitchell Improves Slightly In Critical Condition
Atlanta reports novelist Margaret Mitchell remains in critical condition after an automobile strike Thursday night. X rays revealed a fractured skull and fractured pelvis as details emerged from a family statement. The 43 year old writer had been hospitalized since the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Margaret Mitchell
Cardinal 4-H Club
Lecompton
Neon
Ruby Coleman
Neil ‘Mathews
No End in Sight Belief Congress Won’t Adjourn by Labor Day
Washington reports Senate Democratic Leader Lucas said it is impossible for Congress to adjourn by Labor Day and he declined to forecast how long the session will run. He warned no early adjournment plans and acknowledged extended work may be needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Lpi
Senate
Lucas
Congress
Budget Approved As County Budget Passes Unopposed
The 1950 county budget of $1,069,750.22 was approved with a 10.28 mills tax levy. No one attended the public hearing to protest. State tax levy remains unannounced while school district and city budgets totaling over $1.5 million set their mills. The anticipated total tax bill for a Lawrence property owner may rise to about $45 per $1,000 valuation, up from $40.37.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commissioners’ Office
Lawrence
Peekskill Girl Dies After Brain Injury From Softball
A 13-year-old Peekskill girl Carol Valentino died after sustaining a head injury during a girls softball game on July 29. She collapsed shortly after being struck by a foul ball and had undergone treatment in hospital, with a large rally conducted via radio to solicit blood for her care.
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Peekskill
N.Y
Carol Valentino
Henry J. Allen improves in Wichita hospital
Wichita reports CP Henry J. Allen, former U. S. senator and Kansas governor, is convalescing in a local hospital after a week of fever. His daughter Mrs Julius Holmes said he is improving as he receives treatment. In St Louis fans rush for tickets to Brooklyn at Sportsman's Park with 7000 general admissions available before the September 21 game.
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Wichita
Henry J. Allen
U. S
Kansas
Julius Holmes
Ducati St. Louis
Brooklyn Dodger-St. Louis Cardinal
Sportsman's Park
Quake Victims Relief Drive At Moose Parade
More than $5,000 was collected for relief of Eruador earthquake victims during a parade opening the Loyal Order of Moose 61st annual convention. Girls from 35 nationalities circulated on Market Street collecting donations. A separate Kansas City report notes a suit in equity against Rep. Leonard Irving and two Hod Carriers officers was dismissed by Circuit Judge John F. Cook after a defense motion.
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San Francisco
Eru
Ador
the Loyal Order of Moose
Market Street
Kansas City
Leonard Irving
Hod Carriers, Building and Common Laborers Union of America
Jackson County
John F. Cook
Hoover greeted by cheers at Grand Central arrival
Former President Herbert Hoover arrived in New York from Chicago aboard the Twentieth Century Limited. He was greeted by a cheering crowd at Grand Central Terminal.
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Hoover
Four Arrested In Raid On a Tavern
State liquor investigators prompted a Douglas County raid on Eva's Place at Baldwin Junction on Highway 59 and 50. Four arrests followed, seven pints of whiskey seized, and a pickup loaded with watermelons and cantaloupes found behind the drinks shelf. Proprieties Norman Yohe Eva Swaneron Oyler Irvin Oyler and George Shumate faced charges. Shumate posted bond, Yohe pled guilty to misdemeanor sale of liquor, and all defendants were set for hearings with bond posted. A district court padlock petition seeks to close the tavern as a public nuisance for a term of up to two years.
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Douglas County
Baldwin Junction
Norman Yohe
Route 3
Ottawa
Eva Swaneron Oyler
Irvin Oyler
Eva's
Shumate
Yohe
Frank Gray
Robert Oyler
Kansas
Bradley and Collins Are Confirmed by the Senate
General Omar Bradley was confirmed by the Senate today as chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. The Senate approved President Truman's choice of General Joseph S Collins to succeed Bradley as army chief of staff. Archibald S Alexander of New Jersey was confirmed as assistant secretary of the army, and Tracy S Voorhees of New York as undersecretary of the army.
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Washington
Omar Bradley
Senate
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Truman
Joseph S
Lightning Joe) Collins
Bradley
Army
Archibald S. Alexander
New Jersey
Tracy S. Voorhees
New York
Davises Released From Hospital After Collision
Clarence Davis of 742 Lyons Street and his son Johnny Davis of 1811 Louisiana Street were discharged from Lawrence Memorial hospital over the weekend after treatment for injuries from a Friday accident near Vinland. Their truck collided with a cola truck at a blind corner.
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Clarence Davis
Lyons Street
Johnny Davis
Louisiana Street
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Vinland
Ottawa
Miss Hoover Described As Fairly Good Condition
A hospital spokesman says Miss Martha Hoover of Kansas City is in fairly good condition after remaining unconscious for about a week from a head injury sustained when her car went out of control on August 6 while en route to Lawrence. She showed noticeable improvement last Friday upon regaining consciousness.
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Martha Hoover
Kansas City
Veteran Pastor Retires After 50 Years Of Service
Dr. J. W. Burkett aged 75, pastor of the Pittsburg Evangelical United Brethren church, retired from the ministry on Sunday. His fifty years of service included pastoring at Fort Scott, Winfield, Kansas City Missouri, Independence, Chanute, Kansas City Kansas, and Wichita.
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Pittsburg
Kan
J. W. Burkett
Cardinals Down Cubs In Late Baseball Scores
The St. Louis Cardinals trimmed the idle Brooklyn Dodgers lead to a half game by beating the Chicago Cubs 5 to 2 before 19,754 fans in Chicago on August 15.
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Cardinals
Cubs
Chicago
St. Louis Cardinals
Brooklyn Dodgers
Chicago Cubs
House group approves arms aid fund for Western Europe
Washington August 15 The House Foreign Affairs Committee approved the full sum asked by President Truman for Western Europe arms aid. It split the fund into two allotments covering March to June 1950 and barred any authorization for non Communist China. The President had sought 1.16 billion dollars in cash to arm Atlantic pact nations against aggression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Truman
Western Europe
China
Fifty six teachers enroll in rural elementary institute
Fifty six teachers enrolled this morning for the annual professional institute for rural elementary teachers at Liberty Memorial high school. Mrs. Emma Berg oversees the event with Mrs. Besse Cannon of Kansas City giving primary and upper grade methods.
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Professional
Liberty Memorial High School
Emma Berg
Besse Cannon
Kansas City, Mo
Cannon
Kansas County
Bere
Ruth Wood
Coerdley
Maud Ellsworth
Lawrence
KFKU
Kansas approves licenses for hundreds of liquor retailers
Topeka reports that since the Kansas liquor law began, 427 liquor retailers have been licensed. The state also approved 192 beer distributors 19 liquor distributors 76 bonded liquor carriers and two bonded warehouses during the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
State’ Liquor Control Office
Kansas
Union Pacific official George C. Brophy dies in Omaha
George C. Brophy longtime Union Pacific public relations official died in Omaha after a long illness. He joined the railroad in 1888 and retired 14 years ago. He served as a division superintendent in Wyoming Nebraska and Kansas and will be buried in East Troy Wisconsin, his hometown.
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Omaha
George C. Brophy
Union Pacific Railroad
East Troy
Wis
Brophy
Union Pacific
Wyoming
Nebraska
Kansas
Man Injured In Target Practice At Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Duane Davidson aged 21 returned to his home at 1602 West Fourth Street after being a patient at Lawrence Memorial Hospital since August 4. He was injured when he slipped and fell and his pistol accidentally discharged during target practice.
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Duane Davidson
West Fourth Street
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Freight derails blocks Kansas City division at Centerville
Parsons Kansas August 15 A single car of a northbound Missouri Kansas Texas freight derailed at Centerville 67 miles north of here blocking the Kansas City division for several hours authorities said the incident disrupted rail traffic on the line today
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Parsons
Kan
Centerville
Kansas City
Call for Physicians News Release
Washington announces the Air Force will accept active duty physicians with no prior medical service as officers due to a continued shortage of medical officers. This recruitment effort targets qualified doctors to fill critical gaps in military medical staffing.
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Washington
Air Force
Beattie Circus Receives Warm Welcome In Lawrence
The Clyde Beatty circus drew a large Lawrence crowd for two matinee and evening shows. Train arrival yesterday morning brought about 300 circus fans by 6:30 as elephants were unloaded and workers set tents and wagons. Locals helped with unloading, setup, and town exploration while the big top was erected after a rain delay.
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Clyde Beatty
Lawrence
Varading
Twenty-third
Louisiana
Santa Fe
Emporia
East Eighth Street
Public Enemy Linked to Fatal Louisville Shootout
Three suspects held after a wild night of gunfire in Louisville leaves one patrolman dead and another critically wounded. FBI tags Earl D. Bircham as a notorious public enemy, with charges including murder and malicious shooting and ties to a $25,198 bank robbery in Nashville. Bircham’s wife June and accomplice William Curtis Pierce are also charged. Bircham escapes history noted from Kansas penitentiaries add context to the manhunt.
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Louisville
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Carl Heustis
Earl D. Bircham
FBI
Centennial Park
American National
Nashville
Tenn
Houstis Las Bircham
June Bircham
William Curtis Pierce
Hitcham
John H. Tennyson
General Hospital
John A. Ross
Near perfect U S weather with two troubled regions
The U S weather service reports near perfect conditions nationwide. Forecaster L B Means notes two spots failing to meet clear sky and pleasant temperature standards: the upper Ohio valley near the Allegheny mountains and the western plains. Scattered thunderstorms are forecast for those regions.
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Chicago
Uniteds
Ohio Valley
Allegheny Mountains
Plains
Legion Parade in Wichita Opens Legion Session
Kansas American Legionnaires paraded through Wichita on a hot August day as World War I veterans in route step joined younger members. The march along Douglas Avenue drew thousands before a lunch break, with election of department officers and delegates to the national convention scheduled for the afternoon. Fred Bramlage led as a top candidate amid rival banners and chants for Eli Dahlin. Governor Frank Carlson spoke at the convention.
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Wichita
Kansas
Douglas Avenue
Joe Nickell
Topeka
Fred Bramlage
Junction City
Bramlage
Perry Bash
Convention Hall
Eli Dahlin
Warm air to linger over Kansas with thunderstorms
Warm humid weather remains in Kansas through Tuesday with scattered thundershowers. Southeast and south central areas will see most showers in the afternoon or evening. Temperatures will reach 90 to 95 while tonight’s lows range from 55 in the west to 75 in the east. Chanute posted 90 for yesterday’s high. Goodland 56 for the low. Hutchinson and Topeka each reported .27 inch rainfall, Chanute .03 inch.
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Topeka
Kansas
A. R. Robb
Chanute
Goodland
Hutchinson
Cnicaro Ann
Denveree
Los Angeles
Miami
Minneapolis
New Orleans
New York
Oklahoma City
Washington
Young Wichita Mother Dies in Car Accident
Winfield Kansas August 15 Mrs Betty Elaine Thomas 19 of Wichita was killed early today in an automobile crash on highway 15 fifteen miles east of Winfield The rail penetrated the car and caused fatal injuries to Mrs Thomas who suffered a broken neck and facial lacerations Her husband 21 Thomas Wesley Thomas had a cut lip and a broken finger Their seven month old daughter Elizabeth Jane received a slight head cut The couple were returning from Bartlesville Ohio where Thomas mother had leg amputation Sunday The car was said to have swerved after Mrs Thomas woke and grabbed the steering wheel
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Winfield
Kan
Betty Elaine Thomas
Wichita
Here
Thomas Wesley Thomas
Thomas
Elizabeth Jane
Bartlesville
Ohio
Army agrees to lease Sunflower Ordnance Works area
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce ends seven months of effort to lease Sunflower Ordnance Works for private industry. Army Corps of Engineers in Omaha launches nationwide campaign to attract firms, mail brochures to 475 manufacturers, and seek sealed bids by October 15. Describes large facilities and potential for private fertilizer plants, with a 120 day notice to vacate if war needs arise.
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Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Sunflower Ordnance Works
Omaha
Army Corps of Engineers
E. R. Zook
Lawrence
W. Goodall
S.O.W
Zook
Douglas County
Dec
Army
C. of C. Industrial Committee
Washington, D. C
Cloudburst Hits Topeka With Record Rainfall
Topeka suffered a downpour Saturday afternoon with 4.16 inches of rain in about one hour setting a new precipitation record. The previous mark was 3.27 inches on September 14, 1939, as a brief shower also touched Lawrence around 4 15 p m. A lighter sprinkle continued Saturday night, keeping total weekend rainfall at .03 inch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas Capital City
Aia
Lawerence
Service Station Robbery At 601 Vermont Street
Police report a break in at GAL Joes Service Station 601 Vermont Street Saturday night. Intruders stole 15 dollars from the cash register and 5 dollars from a coke machine. Entry point undetermined. Harold Maness, operator, said thieves used a key left in the register to access the coke machine.
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GAL. Joes
Vermont Street
Harold Maness
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Lugina Cerabona
Grace Derr
K. M.derr
Oakland
Calif
Ayres
Southwestern Bell
Bess
Associated Press
Baldwin Junction Roadhouse
Eva's Place
Collins
Davises
Miss Hoover
Estes Studio
Okays Arms Aid Fund
U. P
Beatty
Lansing
Kansas State Penitentiary
Bircham
Legion
S.C.W
G.I. Joes
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