Eisenhower Warns of Soviet Threat and Internal Corruption
President Eisenhower declared the United States stands in grave peril from Soviet expansion and warned Moscow against pressing aggression. He called for a unified Western front, a strong security plan, and a moral crusade to root out corruption and Communist infiltration in government while urging continued time for countermeasures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
U. S
Kremlin
Russia
Free World
Europe
Asia
United States
America
Best Enrollment in Swim Classes and Summer Courses
The report lists enrollments across summer programs including clay modeling weaving leather work woodwork drawing and painting plus driver training and typing. Enrollment figures show 204 average attendees for swim related classes and 21 in driver training, with a typing class fee of $8. Courses ran between June 9 and July 18 or late June to early August in various weeks.
Topekan in Damage Suit Against Local Resident
Milton S Patterson of Topeka filed a damage suit in District Court against A J Erickson of 1532 Mass St charging a July 16 1951 collision on a country road near Richter Kansas with excessive speeding and negligence. Patterson seeks 18200 plus court costs including 5000 for physical suffering 3000 for mental anguish 100 for car damages 100 for medical expenses and 10000 for permanent injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton S. Patterson
Topeka
A. J. Erickson
Mass. St
Patterson
Richter
Kan
Batterson
Holiday Protest over Grain Elevator Wages in Kansas City
About 300 workers at 15 terminal grain elevators in Kansas City launched a holiday protest Monday. They demanded wage increases delayed by the Wage Stabilization Board, citing a 15 cent hourly raise approved after a June brief strike. Local union official J A Leveridge led talks and scheduled Monday afternoon meetings to seek settlement. Bobby Thomson of the Giants, born in Glasgow, Scotland, was the sole foreign-born member of the 1952 National League All-Star team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ensas
Bobby Thomson
Giants
Glasgow
Scotland
Customs Men Get Variety in Haul
The Customs Bureau reports a year spotting smugglers with hot tamales to diamonds. A New York rocket squad cut major international smuggling, including 250 pounds of gold on the Queen Mary and a $121,000 diamond haul linked to Adele Meppen and Abram Winnik. Parrots, meat, and cattle rustling surged. 3,000 narcotics seizures noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Customs Bureau
Customs
Frank’ Pow
Secretary of the Treasury
Snyder
Chester ‘Emerick
Bureau
New York
Queen Mary
Adele Meppen
Abram Winnik
Bureau of Animal Industry
Mexico
Rio Grande
Obituary notices for Grinstead Strum and Guffin families
Funeral services were held for Lula Mae Grinstead in Edwardsville after her death in Alton Illinois. Surviving relatives include Frances Grinstead and Hugh Fox Grinstead plus children and grandchildren. Also listed are services for Earl James Strum at Rumsey Funeral Home and Emma B Guffin of Lawrence with burial in Topeka Cemetery. Additional notices include Nicolas Byrant Payne and other relatives with arrangements to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lula Mae Grinstead
Frances Grinstead
University of Kansas
Edwardsville
Grinstead
Alton
Ill
Valley View
Hugh Fox Grinstead
William T. Grinstead
Don DeVinney
Earl James Strum
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Ala
Rumsey Funeral Home
Joan H. Patton
Maple Grove Cemetery
Tonganoxie
Estella Strum
Doris Bush
Mendone
Leo H. Strum
Daryl R. Strum
Chicago
Burdell Strum
Cupertino
Calif
Emma B. Guffin
Conn
Lawrence
Vermont Street
Business and Professional Women's Club
Topeka
Rumsey
Loren, Guffin
Altadena
C. R. Guffin
Inez Bishop
Ruby Parkins
Kansas City
O.G. Payne
Rock Port, N.Y
Air raids hit supply area and front lines in Korea
U S bombers struck a 40 acre supply zone in Northwest Korea and behind front depots while a rain storm hampered ground fighting on the 155 mile front. Chinese infantry attacked Bunker Hill but were repelled in a quick 15 minute clash as artillery fire declined from 4111 to 968 rounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
Korea
U. S
Bunker Hill
U. S. Eighth Army
Anju
Red
Pyongyang
Supung
Manchurian
Glenn O. Barcus
Fifth Air Force
U. N
Peiping
North Korea
Barcus
Market News Roundup of Commodities and Wall Street
Market summary shows lower ore trading and light volume with mixed bonds and elastic cotton gains. Wheat eases with hedging, corn lower. hogs and cattle report varied across Kansas City and USDA figures, while Wall Street ends with mild selling pressure and declines in oils and steels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Wall Street
New York
Leavenworth County Fair Opens With Parades And Prizes
The 26th annual Leavenworth County Fair runs Wednesday to Friday at Tongaonomixie fairgrounds. Premiums total 1500 for agricultural and home economics and 500 for 4 H. Entries are county residents only with a small fee. Highlights include a Wednesday parade at 6 30 featuring floats and pets, Royal Riders and Ropers performances, a Thursday square dance contest with prizes, Rex Williams orchestra public dance, and a Friday program by the Leavenworth Chamber of Commerce. The Armfield Carnival Co. operates midway attractions with 25 cent car parking. Livestock entries close by Wednesday noon and judging starts Thursday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leavenworth County
Tonganoxie
Joe Sheriff
Royal Riders
Independence
Don Robert
L. C. Cox
Tonganozie
Rex Williams
Leavenworth Chamber of Commerce
Robert Nebrig
Leavenworth Recreation Commission
Armfield Carnival Co
Mishap leads to $25 fine and license revocation
Joe Wattie Thompson was fined $25 and costs in County Court for leaving the scene of an accident. His license was revoked for six months after an 8:45 p.m. Sunday crash about four miles east of Lawrence on Highway 10. Mrs. J. E. Stohs of Miss St. and Mrs. Earl H. Curtis of Titusville, Pa., suffered cuts and bruises when their car hit Thompson’s truck, which was parked along the highway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Wattie Thompson
Thompson
Lawrence
J. E. Stohl
Burris Milliran
Kansas Highway Patrol
Stohs
Milliran
City
Biggest 52 Cattle Run At Yards In Kansas City
An estimated 27 000 head of cattle arrived at the Kansas City Stockyards by rail and truck marking the year’s largest run. It exceeded the prior high of 17 865 but fell short of the Oct 25 1948 peak of 30 555. Officials cited stocker and feeder arrivals as a factor. Lloyd Laverne Poling of Piper was found guilty in County Court of speeding and driving without a muffler, fined 10 dollars and 2 50 dollars, with costs to be added.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
USDA
Kansas
Lloyd Laverne Poling
Piper
Births and injuries reported at Memorial Hospital
A long list from Memorial Hospital covers births at Sunflower and Topeka areas, with several mothers and newborns named at addresses on O Street and Sunflower. The report also notes multiple emergency room visits for injuries including sprains and lacerations, plus an incomplete forearm fracture treated at home. Names include Martha Eder, Sara Black, Barbara Adair, Keith Nitcher, Clifford Kimsey, Kathleen Sterling, and others in Topeka, Lawrence, Eudora, and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sara Black
Univ. Dr
Barbara Adair
Ind. St
Dorothy Swanson
Kieth Nitcher
Clifford Kimsey
O. St
T. D. Prentice
Ky. St
Alice Lassman
Mich. St
Kathleen Sterling
E. 8Th St
Baby Girl Jones
Eudora
Lawrence
Almeda_ Castle
Mass. St
Avelina Romero
N. J. St
Walter Russell
Terry Williams
Martha Eder
Gary Ward Davis
Vt. St
Ann Zvacek
W. 6Th St
Lottie Ward
Frink
Winona*St
Tommy Henley
David Schwegfer
N. H. St
Increase in federal aid raises Kansas old age assist
Topeka reports a five dollar monthly increase in old age assistance and aid to the blind, authorized by Congress, will begin October first. Gov Arm notes the entire rise is funded by federal money with similar boosts planned for disabled persons and dependent children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Congress
Kansas
Gov
Arm
Traffic Fines in Court Reported
Carl A Mills of Route 3 was fined 15 dollars in police court this morning for speeding. Bill Payne with no address given was fined 5 dollars for reckless driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl A. Mills
Bill Payne
Third Traffic Death in 24 Hours in Rice County
Kenneth R. Peterson aged 25 died in a Monday car-truck crash southwest of Windom in Rice County. The oil field truck driver Robert Maher of McPherson was uninjured. Earlier the same weekend two others, Roy Burnett 37 and Bill Taylor 32, died when Burnett’s car rolled over on Highway K-4 near Genesee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McPherson
Kenneth R. Peterson
Rice County
Peterson
Windom
Robert Maher
Genesee
Roy D. Burnett
Bill G. Taylor
Genessee
Highway Patrol
Burnett
Ike Will Lead Kansas Legionnaires in Parade
Dwight D. Eisenhower will march in Tuesday's American Legion parade at the head of the Kansas delegation. The GOP nominee is a life member of James R. Cutter Post No. 39 of Abilene and will not take an official car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dwight D. Eisenhower
American Legion
Kansas
Legion
James R. Cutler
Abilene
Tragedy Near Humboldt Claims Teen Driver Victim
A head on collision on the north outskirts of Humboldt Kansas killed Albert Oliver a 13 year old deaf mute from Iola. Injured were Mr and Mrs Arthur E Baker of Tulsa Ohio and their 18 year old daughter Mary Ellen. Mrs Baker and Mary Ellen were treated and released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iola, Kas
Humboldt, Kas
Albert Oliver
Iola
Arthur E. Baker
Tulsa
Ohio
Mary Ellen
Shotgun Fatality at Lake of the Ozarks Camp
Clyde F. Gordon, 58, of Chanute Kansas, died from a shotgun blast while alone in his car at a Lake of the Ozarks camp. Authorities say the death appears accidental.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Clyde F. Gordon
Chanute, Kas
Lake of the Ozarks
Marriage Licenses Issued in Probate Court
Marriage licenses were issued Saturday from Probate Court to Billy Joe Prince 22 of Altus Oklahoma and Evelyn Jean Imel 23 of Lawrence plus Richard Mills 23 and Wilma L Stoneking 19 both of Lawrence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Joe Prince
Altus
Okla
Evelyn Jean Imel
Lawrence
Richard Mills
Wilma L. Stoneking
Truman Plans Post Presidency Library in Missouri
Former President Harry S Truman will leave Washington after inauguration to establish a library on a farm near Grandview, Missouri, rest briefly, then aid education on the nation’s history and government. Look Magazine quotes Truman detailing plans and offers to serve if needed by the next administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Harry S. Truman
Washington
Grandview
White House
Look
Truman
Capitol
Missouri
Membership in Religious Bodies Increases in U. S.
New York i Some 88,673,000 Americans belonged to a church or other religious body at the end of 1951, the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U. S. A. reports. The council notes an increase of 1,842,515 over 1950 and a two percent rise versus a 1.7 percent population growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York i
National Council of the Churches of Christ
Regional revision adds Kansas Nebraska Iowa Missouri and Illinois counties
Robert M. Dergence, regional director of the Office of Salary Stabilization, announced Monday that Region 11 has been revised to include Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, and St. Clair and Madison Counties in Illinois. The region previously included Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico, and Utah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Robert M. Dergence
Office of Salary Stabilization
Region 11
Kansas
Nebraska
Iowa
Missouri
St. Clair
Madison
Ilinois
Colorado
Wyoming
New Mexico
Utah
Book on 109 Kansas Mammals by Former KU Expert
State Biological Survey at the University of Kansas released a 303 page bulletin by Dr. E Lendell Cockrum detailing 109 mammal species known in Kansas historic times. It notes seven species extinct and includes species descriptions habits distribution maps and economic fur value. Dr. Cockrum leaves KU for the University of Arizona Sept 10 to study Arizona mammals and plan new facilities, taking with him experience from KU including the museum wing plans at Dyche Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
State Biological Survey
University of Kansas
E. Lendell Cockrum
Cockrum
Mar
University of Arizona
Tucson
Arizona
K. U
Museum of Natural History
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Topekan
K.C
Lawrence Lodge
Masia B. Sneegas
Walter H. Varnum
Aul Reid
Free Methodist Church
Connecticut
Bruce Easterling
Hutchinson
Mr. Reid
Mrs
Nicolas Byrant Payne
Charles J. Mills
K. C
Kansas Creek
K. C. Livestock
Admiral
Chrysler
Deere
Doug Aire
du Pont
Eastmood
Elec
Goodyear
Canner
Greyhound
Gulf Oil
Eetewee
Herc
Kennecott
Kroger Co
Lion
Ae Martin
McKess & Rereeeneee
Mont Ward
Nat Dairy Uu
Gypsum
N.Y Central
Am Avia
Ohio Oil
Wsvennen
Packard Ees Renney (Jc
Stateenesemeeen
Phillips Reenone
Netbereweeceteensnes
Radio Cp
Repub
Reyn
Safeway
Wees
Schenley
Wu 7
Sears Roe
Sinclair Oil
Socony
Cal
Studebaker
Sunray Oil
Swift & & Co
Texas Co
Wilson & Co
Woolworth
Tewv
Youngst
Sh&t
Leavenworth Fair
Tonganoxie Fairgrounds
Here
Memorial Hospital
Bob Smith
I. St
Richard Tarpy
Ernest Rose
McLouth
George Hartpence
Harry Minner
R. I. St
Paula Noll
Frank Lindemuth
Joe Sanders
Paul Dunavin
Sunflower
Charles Crumet
Prairie St
Ike
Kansas Legionnaires
Humboldt
Capital Scene
K. U. Man
Scott Vie
Hotchkiss
Funk's Mortuary
Vicinity
Fusk
Bince
N. HL
George Hedrick
Massachusetts St
Barrget. Fitch S Co.,Inc
Midwest Brock Exchange
Baltimore Ave
John Ruskin
Ffnvestment Company
Clif McDonald
M. Conrad McGrew
23Rd
Louisiana
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