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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1949
Page
7
Department confirms Ecuadorian nationals with relatives affected are to contact the Ecuadorian embassy in Washington. Columbus discovery link noted with Virgin The state department says those named, including St. Ursula and the Eleven, are reported safe and accounted for.
Guests at a Lawrence bridge luncheon included Mrs Nellie Dixon and six other hostesses. Flowers decorated the rooms as five tables of bridge followed luncheon. The wedding of Miss Barbara Pratt to Herbert Walton at Panferth Chapel on KU campus was announced with details of attendants and outfits.
Louisville reports a federal labeled public enemy linked to a $7516 cache found after his wife, June Bircham, led officers to inland hideaways. Earl Bircham is charged with murder of Patrolman Johnny Tennyson and wounding another officer, with earlier robberies across Ohio and Tennessee cited by police.
An American Red Cross survey lists 2,660 dead and names Ambato Pelileo Cevalloz Pillaro Guano Salcedo and Patate as destroyed or damaged. Chapters may accept monetary aid, goods cannot be sent due to transport limits, and supplies will come from the Panama army depot. Inquiries go through the adjutant general or U S Air Force in Washington.
Jasper Tenn on August 17 Mrs Raynard Hix of Whitwell Tenn reports her fourth child born within a year. The stork made two trips with twins each time a boy and a girl both healthy. The first pair arrived September 10 1943. The Hix family has two older children ages two and four.
A group of boys exploring an abandoned ammunition dump outside Rome found a rusty hand grenade. It exploded, killing Arcello Cimini, age three, and Na Tale Cordials, age five, and injuring two others.
About sixty four purebred Berkshire hogs from central Iowa are en route to Venezuela. Venezuelan authorities visited Iowa about a month ago and said Berkshire was chosen for its high lean meat yield versus other breeds.
Secretary of State Acheson warned western Germans not to abuse the freedoms allowed by the western occupation powers following Sunday's elections. He called the results a victory for moderation, noted sharp criticism of occupation, and said such freedoms exist because Germans live under freedom loving nations.
A French article notes the acceptance of the new West German Republic into the Council of Europe. It highlights the potential for enhanced European cooperation and stability across member states amid postwar rebuilding efforts.
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