Kansas Complete Driving Tests Begin Across State
Kansas driving examinations start today in multiple cities with more than 50 000 expected to test. W A Millican oversees Shawnee county tests in Topeka and Alma exams for Wabaunsee county. Written tests cover traffic signs and safety while driving tests include parallel parking and hill starts.
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Kansas
Anawrence Wednesyon
Hi Highwe Patrol
Doug- Bee
W. A. Millican
Shawnee
Topeka
Wabunsee
Alma
Col. Rutherford
Lawrence
Col
Rutherford
Milliran
Generals deny outside influence on B-36 program
Washington reports top air force leaders including Gen. Carl Spaatz and Gen. Muir Fairchild testified before the House committee that no political or other outside pressure affected decisions to build the B-36. Spaatz called the bomber and the atomic bomb the greatest forces for peace in the world. Additional testimony came from Lt. Gen. Harold Craig Lt. Gen. Lauris Norstad and Gen. Joseph McNarney as the committee probes for irregularities.
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Washington
Air Force
Carl Spaatz
van Zandt
R-Fa
Tham
Muir S. Fairchild
Spaatz
Harold A. Craig
Lauris Norstad
Joseph D. McNarney
United States British Talks Open In Gloomy Atmosphere
Preliminary American British discussions on Britain's economic crisis begin in Washington amid bitterness and gloom. Officials warn feats of statesmanship are needed to prevent harming relations. Britain likely expects mainly advice from the visit, including potential devaluation ideas.
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Washington
Britain
London
Corn Loan Program Details Released for 1949
Washington announces a shorter 1949 corn price support period by the agriculture department. Loans and purchase agreements will be available from harvest through May 31, 1950, with loan maturities set for July 1950.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Local Court Fines and Sentences Reported
Chester Gatewood pled guilty to a drunk charge and was jailed for nonpayment of a $15 fine. Linford Leek paid $10 for a drunk charge, and Frank A. Bouchard received 30 days on a similar charge but was paroled by Judge Allphin. The Brooklyn Braves beat the Dodgers 7 6 in Boston.
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Chester Gatewood
Elm Street
Linford Leek
New Hampshire Street
Frank A. Bouchard
Sunflower
Allphin
City Officials Host Rotary Session On Government Efficiency
A Rotary Club gathering featured city officials and business leaders discussing improved city operation efficiency and public services. Johnson spoke on his 13 years as city manager in Abilene Atchison and Emporia, joined by Emporia Chamber of Commerce manager Harry Bouck and visiting Baldwin representatives.
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Johnson
Abilene
Atchison
Emporia
Harry Bouck
Manaer
Emporia Chamber of Emerce
Rotary Club
William J. B. Turner
Harold Fisher
Major Hagar
F. A. Russell
Roy Anderson
Sam Ferguson
Alan Asher
James Postma
H. R. Lindenberger
Oliver Beaman
Weeber Hutton
Richard Barber
E.R. Zonk
Frank Whipple
Clarence Dreyer
Olin K. Petefish
Chamber of Commerce
Baldwin
Kk. Ebright
Allan Daugherty
W. Critchfield
Selon Ayers
Public Debt Tops 255 Billion Marks in 1920s Report
Washington reports the public debt surpasses 255 billion dollars as Treasury data show the government spending beyond its income. The deficit grows for the fiscal year starting January 4, with the federal red already mounting and expected to widen.
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Washington
Treasury
Beasan
Fas Tajuen
Sentenced to die in electric chair for murder
New York and Australia linked defendants Martha Bech and Raymeotad Fernandez were sentenced to die in the electric chair. The case involved the murder of Janet Fay, a 68 year old widow from Albany. Judge Ferdinand Pecora presided as the Supreme Court verdicts were delivered with restrained emotion. Bech showed a sneer while Fernandez remained silent.
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New York
Aus
Martha Bech
Raymeotad Fernandez
Janet Fay
Albany
N.Y
Supreme Court
Ferdinand Pecora
Trolley Veterans Meet in Wichita Picnic Returns After Strike
Former Wichita trolley conductors and retired workers gathered at Minisa Park on Sunday for an annual picnic now hosted by the bus company since the strike. The event marks a lingering nod to the trolley era amid ongoing transit changes.
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Wichita
Aus
Tio
Ieternen
Minisa Park
Missing Army Plane Searched In Manitoba
Three Dakota planes from the Royal Canadian Air Force scoured northern Manitoba today for an army Canso aircraft missing last night with 29 persons aboard. RCAF officials reported the search as inspectors gathered initial details.
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Winnipeg
Man
Manitoba
Royal Canadian Air Force
Paratrooper Arrested After Parachute Jump Over Manhattan
Leonards Matolice, a former paratrooper who said he made parachute drops for motion pictures, was detained in a New York City police station after his jump over midtown Manhattan. His parachute snagged a nine story building, police freed him, and he was fined 2500 debaris under a law enacted two years ago.
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Leonards Matolice
New York City
Manhattan
Bulding
MA Ptelice
Bim
Hine
IP Attelice
Book Fair Lifts Reading Hope At Kansas Industrial School
Students at the Bays Industrial School join a Book Fair led by Mrs. Gagliardo of Lawrence as they explore new youth books. Authors Hill Martin and Edna Hecker visit, and the program, praised by the United States Children’s Bureau, strengthens reading and personal growth among the boys.
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Seohool
Topeka
Adv
Domenico Gactiitdi
Lawrence
PAS
Aghardo
Mra. Educational
Ao Journal-World
Sone
Pochec
Gadards
Kansas State Teachers Association
Gagliarado
Hill Martin
Kansas City
Edna Hecker
Kansas
B.L
United States Children’s Bureau
Stop Sign Violation Leads to Fine in Police Court
Jack Laptad of 1010 Illinois Street was fined £5 for running a stop sign in police court this morning. The docket also cited 11 overparking tickets with Judge Wayne A. Alphin ordering $1 fines or forfeitures per offense.
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Jack Laptad
Ilinois Street
Wayne Allphin
Lockjaw Deaths Reported in Hong Kong
A government spokesman reported an unusually large number of lockjaw cases in Hong Kong, many involving infants and resulting in death. The outbreak prompted health officials to warn residents and undertake emergency measures.
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Hong Kong
Local Residents Listed in Community Directory Snippet
Readable fragment shows names and addresses of residents including Mrs Gladys Payton Overbrook Mrs Margaret Holt 545 East Ninth Waters Hammond Mrs Madeline Route Mary Elizabeth Busse Baldwin LaVone Broyles 1224 Laura Street Irene Busse Baldwin Hazel Edmonds Williams town Betty Clary Sunflower Atha Jones 1141 Kentucky Karen Hildyard Baldwin and A W Keeling Oskaloosa in a partial directory listing.
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Gladys Payton
Overbrook
A W. Johanning
Bald
Margaret Holt
East Ninth Street
Waters Hammond
Madel
Mary Elizabeth Busse
Baldwin
LaVone Broyles
Laura Street
Irene Busse
Hazel Edmonds
Williamstown
Betty Clary
Atha Jones
Kentucky Street
Karen Hildyard
A. W. Keeling
Oskaloosa
Local Birth Notices in Tonganoxie and Surrounding Areas
A list of birth notices names mothers and residences across Tonganoxie Ottawa Sunflower Overbrook De Soto and Sunnyside. Baby boy Glinka is reported with several mothers and addresses including 1010 Mlinois street 630 Rhode Island street 501 Ohio street 1230 Tennessee street and 10 Connecticut street.
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Eddie Black
Bobby Holmes
Mlinois Street
George Stephenson
Freda Drake
Ottawa
Mary Hopkins
Sunflower
Christie Kinney
Overbrook
Mildred Redford
Baby Boy
Rhode Island Street
Eurora Stutsman
Alabama Street
Gene Jackson
Ohio Street
Rachel Bruner
Annabell Albertin
de Soto
William Rice
Tennessee Street
Mary Lee Lundeen
Mildred Parks
Glinka
Sunnyside
John Johanning
Baldwin
C. B. Hosford
Learnard Avenue
Augusta Johnson
Connecticut
Ruth Hunter
Tonganoxie
Helen Nich
Sunnva
Local Birth Announcements From Home Northwest
A series of birth notices lists new sons and daughters for families including Mr. and Mrs. John McMillin in Tunganoxie, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Withers in Eudora, Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Bennett on Obio Street, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Poeverlein on Perry Street, and others such as Mr. and Mrs. James Burnett, Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Jahr, and Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Trayner with babies born yesterday or Saturday.
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John McMillin
Tunganoxie
Donald Withers
Eudora
L. S. Bennett
Obio Street
Henry Poeverlein
Perry Street
Yessterday
James Burnett
Staple Streets
Yesteray
B. L. Miller
West Fifth Street
Edgar Jahr
Obie Streets
Wayne Trayner
Kansas City trio treated after Saturday car wreck
Mrs. Marie Perkins Ella Cox and Ed Cox all of Kansas City were treated in the emergency room Saturday morning for injuries from a car wreck and were sent on to Kansas City for further treatment.
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Marie Perkins
Ella Cox
Ed Cox
Kansas City
Lawrence county fair and events draw big crowds at Haskell Institute
Lawrence residents enjoyed a busy weekend with a two day horse show and style revue at Haskell Institute drawing an estimated 5 000 attendees on Saturday night. The county fairs at Richland Overbrook and Osage County were planned for August 25 to September 16 while Georgia Neese Clark was honored as first woman U S treasurer.
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Haskell Institute
Haskell
Eudora
Douglas County
Big Springs
Leavenworth County
Tonganoxie
Lawrence
Overbrook
Topeka
Richland Fair
Georgia Neese Clark
United States
Clark
Market News Highlights From Kansas City and Chicago Prices
Market notes show cattle and hog prices mixed with gains and declines across regional exchanges. Livestock receipts in Kansas City and Chicago reflect steady to higher feeder and steer prices, with notes on weather and demand impacting moves.
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Kansas
Cty
Hans Ff
Raietti
Kansas City Livestock
Wittens City
Rmowith Staert-Feadts
Sparta
Steeckers Amd
Tate
Ted
Momanas
Elnaiy
Budbs Rmestiy
Kansas City
Prmirte
TV test patterns and telecasting planned for November 1
A Kansas City scene reports police activity and sirens while residents wonder if the noise was police, fire, or ambulance. TL Hoke Smith and Jimmie Moore's General Appliance store note video dealers picked up test telecasts from WDAF-TV Kansas City with programming planned for November 1.
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Kan City
Meads
Lawrence
Wichita Welcomes Sister City Ambassadors From UNESCO Orleans
Wichita hosts Crystal McNally Planeview school librarian and Laurestine Champ upon return from UNESCO Orleans France. Mayor William C. Salome Jr greeted them at the airport after an earlier city visit.
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Wichita
Orleans
France
Crystal McNally
Planeview
Laurestine Champ
William C. Salome, Jr
Car Train Collision Kills 79 Near Columbus Kan
Charles H. Everitt, 79, of near Hallowell in western Cherokee County, was killed instantly yesterday when his car collided with a Frisco passenger train at a crossing seven miles west of Columbus on highway K 96.
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Columbus
Kan
Charles H. Everitt
Hallowell
Cherokee County
Here
Marriage Licenses Issued by Probate Court Saturday
Marriage licenses issued in the probate court to Robert G Sparling 27 of Oneida Kansas and Helen E Russell 22 of Lawrence to Forrest R Robertson 23 and Lucille M Disque 18 of Baldwin to Charles E Young 29 and Catherine F all 20 both of Kansas City Missouri.
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Probate
Robert G. Sparling
Oneida
Kan
Helen E. Russell
Lawrence
Forrest R. Robertson
Lucille M. Disque
Baldwin
Charles E. Young
Catherine F
Kansas City, O
Stock and poultry price list amid market notes
The page combines a dense poultry pricing list including butter, eggs, broilers, ducks, and turkeys with a Wall Street stock market brief. It notes Johnsons and other names, plus a stock list mentioning General Motors, American Telephone, United Airlines, and others, alongside livestock pricing details and grades.
Card of Thanks for Mr Green Illness
We thank friends and neighbors for the many cards and flowers sent to Mr Green during his illness. Mr and Mrs Nelson Green express deep gratitude for the support and kindness shown.
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Green
Mrs
Nelson Green
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