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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 2011
Page
2
Dorothy Brink Armstrong 100 will be honored with a memorial ceremony at 3 p.m. Monday August 29 at Mount Hope Cemetery 4700 SW 17th St Topeka a reception will follow she died Friday August 5 2011 obituary published August 10 2011
Memorial services for Adriane Marie Luis a 31 year old Lawrence resident are pending and will be announced by Warren McElwain Mortuary. She died Friday August 19 2011 at her home.
Betty Carol Williams age 65 of Lawrence will lie in state at 6 p m Wednesday at Warren funeral Home. She was born August 8 1946 in Lawrence, daughter of William R Meairs and Olive Keefer Meairs. She worked as an assistant to local doctors and was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary. She married Charles Vern Williams on March 14 1965 in Lawrence. he died February 3 2007. Surviving are two daughters Lorie Williams and Susan Mosteter and her husband Tom of Lawrence, a brother William R Meairs Jr of Lawrence, and five grandchildren Megan Moszeter Mason Kerns Cassie Mayer and Taylor and Lindsey Mosteter. The family will greet friends after the service. Memorials may be made to Kansas Dialysis Services in care of the mortuary 120 W 13th St Lawrence KS 66044. Online condolences at warrenmcelwain com.
Frances Edna Wempe 92 of Lawrence will receive a Mass of Christian Burial at Corpus Christi Catholic Church Tuesday at 10 a.m. Burial follows at Mount Calvary Cemetery. She died August 20 2011 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital born January 1 1919 in Centralia daughter of Louis F and Orpha J Yoder Vautravers. She taught in Osage City and Frankfort and was active in Corpus Christi Altar Society and 4 H. She married Francis R Wempe February 15 1944 in Frankfort. they farmed near Lawrence. Preceded by husband parents and two sisters. Memorials to Douglas County Visiting Nurses Hospice or Corpus Christi.
City business leaders discuss downtown vacancy highs since memory, the impact of the Great Recession, and a budding comeback. Treanor Architects moves downtown boosting about 70 jobs. Ninth and New Hampshire project draws praise but raises concerns about traffic and access. Paley fears rent cuts and shifting balance of retail, while Legends development diverts customers. Officials debate gathering spaces on Eighth Street and closing streets to boost nightlife and foot traffic. National retailers fear downtown fragility, and longer hours are urged to lure shoppers back downtown.
Massachusetts Street shows a 60 percent decade rise with 643 Mass housing The Gap and multi tenants leading the top valued properties at 5.1 million, 911 Mass at 3.1 million and 701 Mass at 3.0 million while the lowest five along the street range from 170200 to 197700. Doug Compton dominates ownership with at least 12 Mass Street properties and other major owners include the Paleys the Fritzel family Ernst Hetzel Trust. 2001 listings show former tenants no longer present such as The Toy Moon Eddie Bauer and Paradise Cafe.
A Saturday poll asks if the 70 mph limit on Kansas Highway 10 should be lowered or raised. It also reports 9/11 memorial plans with 88 percent no, 11 percent yes, and directs readers to LJWorld.com for more responses and voting.
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