Storm Ravages Lawrence Area Causing Power Loss
A severe storm blanketed Lawrence and surrounding areas with high winds and hail, cutting electricity to the hospital and many homes. Line crews from Bonner Springs and Olathe restored service gradually while telephone crews worked overnight to reestablish connections for hundreds of families. North Lawrence suffered the worst damage with downed trees, damaged crops, and shattered garden plots. a maple tree narrowly missed the Clawson home, and farm buildings including a 54 by 61 foot hay barn and cattle sheds were destroyed east of Lawrence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Herbert D. Hill, Jr
Leigh
Lone Star
Perry
Lecompton
Sib‘eyville
Clinton
Lme
Bonner Springs
Olathe
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Richard Ayres
Lawrence
Ayres
tosStull
North Lawrence
North Lawrence Rea
North Fifth
L. P. Clawson
Walnut Street
Lucille Ingard
North Third Street
Thomas Mitchell
Ash Street
Seymour Gentry
Lakeview Road
Gentry
Merle Colman
Kanwaka
Howard Gregoy
EF. P. Pullin
Kenwaka
Stull
Leslie Demeritt
Demeritt
Vinland
Aly
Eudora
Lawrence Rain Brings Big Time Weather Action
Lawrence endures heavy rains and hail with thunder and wind, causing crop and property damage though residents stay calm and continue daily routines. A Kiwanis club weather talk and Rotarian quips add local color as rain plans advance for the August terracing demonstration near Worden on the Carl Nichrugge place, with school officials flagging soil conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Dad
Carl Nichrugge Place
Worden
Neal Wherry
Census Bureau Sees Big Population Increase in U S
Washington reports the United States population growing at about 200000 monthly and could reach 150000000 by November 1. The Census Bureau estimates 149,215,000 people on July 1 and 38,537,000 families in April, up from 32,166,000 in 1940.
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Census Bureau
Washington
United States
U. S
Vacation Bible School Opens at Church of God
The Church of God at Eleventh and New Hampshire will hold a six day Vacation Bible School from Monday August 22 to Saturday August 27 starting at 9 AM daily. Ages 5 through 16 are invited to attend. Rev. Raymond S. Miller is the pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of God
Eleventh
New Hampshire
Raymond S. Miller
Chevrolet Division Surpasses Million Mark in 1949 Output
Detroit August 191 Chevro let division of General Motors Corp today announced it has pas sed the million mark in 1949 production of passenger cars and trucks General Manager T H Keating said it was the earliest date since 1929 that the mark has been surpassed.
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Detroit
Chevrolet
General Motors Corp
T. H. Keating
Hail Storm Hits Missouri Crops Near Rushville
A hail storm near Rushville in August 1919 damaged tobacco and corn in the Armour station and Sugar Lake area. Stones up to two inches in diameter blasted fields and disrupted harvest work.
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Rushville
Armour Station
Sugar Lake
Here
Hospital Admission List Includes Many Local Residents
Memorial Hospital records show numerous patients and addresses in Eudora Overbrook Williamstown and surrounding areas. Names include Vonnie Joe Fulkerson Ester Koch Linda Crane Mrs. Freda Drake and others with street addresses in Ohio Kentucky Indiana Connecticut New York and Tennessee noting convalescent and baby arrivals.
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Jean Jackson
Ohio Street
Vonnie Joe Fulkerson
Eudora
Esther Koch
Freda Drake
Ottawa
Linda Crane
Fanny Sanders
Connecticut Street
Convalescent Hospital
George Ann Stevens
West Ninth Street
C. R. Crawford
Overbrook
Betty van Meire Jand Baby
Williamstown
Opal Welch
Jersey Street
Fred Coffman
North Street
Lola Maloney
Maurice Smiley
New York Street
Charles Wales
Baby
Tennessee Street
Edna Arnett
Indiana
Nelson Green
Rhode Island
Birth Reports From City Families Include Several Newdaughters
Birth notices list several local families welcoming newborns. Ernest Landreth and wife report a daughter born on Wednesday at their Connecticut Street address. J J Faust announce a daughter at Overbrook yesterday. R R Nizh and spouse at Sunny Side report a daughter yesterday. Herbert P D Hill Jr and wife at Sunflower announce a daughter yesterday. Billy Hadi and spouse at East Fifteenth Street welcome a son today. J W Thomas and wife at 1645 Street report a son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Landreth
Connecticut Street
J. J. Faust
Overbrook
Yestersey
R. R. Nizh
Sunnyside
Herbert PD. Hill, Jr
Yveaterday
Billy Hadi
East Fifteenth Street
J. W. Thomas
1645
Mother Says She Didna Want Family to Suffer
Chicago police say a 22 year old mother, Dorothy Skeech, admitted killing her six day old daughter Susan after the infant’s death at home. Authorities say the baby was found with a plastic diaper knot around the neck and the mother cited poverty and unemployment as factors in her actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Must Fight Out: Steel Chief Cites Labor Strife Risks
Josue Must Be Fought Out News reports CPR The president of Topeble Steel Corp says a "get to fight the thing out" approach to labor and industry fails to yield right results. White, with 36 years in steel, warns strikes are costly but contends something worse than strikes exists.
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CPR
Topeblie Steel Corporation
White
Markets at a Glance From New York and Kansas City
Market activity dull with stocks drifting lower and bonds mixed. Commodities show varied movement with wheat soft, corn steady, soybeans reaching new highs. cattle and hogs mixed to lower, receipts light. Kansas City reports mixed livestock and grain returns, with hay receipts and modest prairie hay sales noted.
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New York
Chicago
Kansas City
CAP
U.S.D. A
Jowears
Harir
Bey Werte
Deen Lotte
Kansansity
Ane
Ears Prairie
Market declines and mixed action in Wall Street trading
The Day in Wall Street reports July 19 stock activity with widespread declines and pocket gains. Steel motors and copper share prices fell while Highfield rose in choppy trading. general volume was moderate with many issues off. Potatoes arrival and shipments noted amid market firmness in the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
New York
Murchan Mw
Hichfield
Philip Merrins
Harold Shigley Promoted to First Lieutenant in Civil Air Patrol
Harold F. E. Shigley of 20S West Fifteenth Street has been promoted to first lieutenant in the Lawrence Flight of the Civil Air Patrol, official notice confirms the upgrade and unit assignment.
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Harold FE. Shigley
West Fifteenth Street
Lawerence
Civil Air Patrol
Chicago Seat Sales Reach New Highs Amid Market Activity
The Chicago Stock Exchange announced today the sale of three memberships, with the latest at 83,900 the highest price since October 1946, up 409 from yesterday’s figure. Two other seats had sold earlier at 3700.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Stock Exchange
Nate
Richard Strauss Stricken by Angina After Surgery
In Garmisch Partenkirchen on August 19, 419, famed composer Richard Strauss, 85, worsened as doctors diagnose angina pectoris. The illness followed a recent operation in Switzerland, with physicians reporting the heart condition has deteriorated.
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Garmisch + Partenkirchen
Germany
Richard Strauss
Strauss
Switzerland
Lorraine Allen Cuegat Seeks Divorce From Xavier Cugat
New York August 1918 former actress Lorraine Allen Cue gat announces plans to file for divorce from rhumba king Xavier Cugat. They wed late in 1947 after Cugat’s prior divorce from Carmine Castilla Cugat. Phillipsburg August 19 Joel Lare in Hays hospital with brain concussion from a fall last night. Communists Optimistic London August 19 1919 British Communist party to run 100 candidates in next year’s general elections. two current MPs.
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New York
Lorraine Allen Cuegat
Xavier Cugat
Cugats
Carmine Castilla Cugat
Phillipsburg
Joel Lare
Hays
Gloria Lare
London
British Communist Party
House of Commons
Leeks Power seeks to buy Blue River Power assets
K P and L Leeks Power Co of Washington and Sas Power and Light Co of Topeka filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission seeking authority to acquire all assets of the Blue River Power Co. The action aims to consolidate holdings and expand service reach.
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Washington
Kansas Power and Light Co
Topeka
The
Security and Exchange Commission
Blue River Power Company
Perch Surprises Fisherman After Day of Dry Luck
In MeAlester Oklahoma on August 19, after a full day with no bites, fisherman Jimmy Woody started rowing to shore. A three-quarter pound perch jumped into his boat, ending his disappointment with an unexpected catch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MeAlester
Okla
Jimmy Woody
Grant a Mother's Request in High School Game
The mother of Tom Holliday, named most valuable player in the All-State high school basketball game, died Wednesday after the game. Her wish was for him not to be told until after the victory, which his North All-State team secured 31 to 30 over a southern Oklahoma squad. Other items note Shirley May France sailing to Dover for an English Channel attempt and public liquor charges in Garden City with Ed Austin and Alonzo Randle involved. Insurance agents in Topeka to meet in October 1921 led by president George Bacon.
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Ponca City
Okla
Tom Holliday
Almeda L. Holliday
Oklahoma City
Wil
Tom
Southern Oklahoma
Dallas
France
Shirley
Dover
Somerset
Mass
English Channel
Topeka
The
Kansas Association of Insurance Agents
George Bacon
el Dorado
Carol Weds Mme Lupescu at Estoril Residence
In Lisbon on August 19, 1947, King Carol of Romania married Mme Flona Lupescu in a religious ceremony at his Estoril residence. The Rev Hartman Ivino viteh, head of the Romanian Greek Orthodox church in Paris, officiated.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Ferner
Carol of Romania
Mme
Flona Lupescu
Estoril
Hartman Ivinoviteh
Paris
Deaths and Funerals for Mrs Herman Breeker 89
Graveside services for Mrs. Herman Breeker 89 who died Wednesday morning in Dodge City were held at Oak Hill Cemetery. The Rev. Robert C. Swift officiated with pallbearers Donald Young Fredric Young L H Vincent Carl Broeker J F C Broeker and Fred E Broeker. Born Louise Graf in Paris she was educated in Switzerland and came to St Louis in 1877. She married Herman Broeker in 1885 in St Louis and moved to Lawrence, later to Dodge City after his death in 1928. She supported Red Cross knitting in WWI and taught knitting in WWII. Survived by daughter Mrs D P Young and son F G Broeker of Chile plus two grandsons. Out of town attendees listed.
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Herman Breeker
Dodge City
Oak Hill Cemetery
Robert C. Swift
Donald Young
Fredric Young
L. H. Vincent Carl Broeker
J. F.C. Broeker
Fred E. Broeker
Broeker
Louise Graf
Paris
France
Henry Graf
Switzerland
St. Louis
England
Lord
Lady Wentworth
Herman Broeker
Lawrence
D. P. Young
Mr. Young
Red Cross
Lawrence Music Club
F. G. Broeker
Rancagua
Chile
Donald Young, Jr
Frearie Young
Horace Graff
Webster Groves
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Fred
Kiwanis
Montgomery
Vacation Bible School
Missouri
Memorial Hospital
Josue
Manize City
Preeuce
Egee
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Farmrun Broilers
Leghorn Broilers
Capons
Kansaea City
Kanaae City
USDAY
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Tex Co
Ruther
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Rhumba
K. P. and
L. Leeks Power Company
Beck
Garden City
Kan
Dale Corley
Ed Austin
Austin
Alonzo Franklin Randle
John Metsker
NEW Kaiser Traveler
Your Commonwealth Lawrence Theatres
Granada
Carol
Lupescu
Photography
Estes Studio
E Gyudunnady
Kansas
Douglas County
Building & Loan Assn
Breeker
Carl
H & F.F.A. Fair
Haskell
A. V. Phillips
Life Insurance
Larry Ochs
Panet
Bess
Lawrence Day
Coaster
Hopewell School
L. A. Reed
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William Abersold
Church Street
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