Kansas Sees Fertilizer Use Soar in the Past Year
Kansas State Board of Agriculture reports phosphorus shipments up 100 percent and nitrogen up 40 percent for the 12 months ending July 1. Total fertilizer use rises 6,000 tons to a record 87,527 tons as farmers adopt high analysis products, with Marshall County leading at 3,320 tons.
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Topeka
State Board of Agriculture
Kansas
John Monaghan
Monaghan
Marshall County
Namaha
Labette
Polio Cases Jump 20 Percent Seasonal Rise
New polio cases for the week ending August 20 totaled 2,138, up 352 from the prior week. Public Health Service officials call the rise seasonal and expected for this time of year. Total 1955 cases stand at 11,862, with regional increases reported nationwide.
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Washington
Public Health Service
PHS
Templar Speaks Up In State Administration Debate
Former gubernatorial candidate Templar defends civil service aims and the Department Administration act of 1953. Robbins, aligned with Templar, says he agrees with the letter and helped create the department. Templar, now a Kansas City lawyer, issued a rare state affairs statement.
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Dai
Templar
Hall- Dal Service Board
Nvstate
Kansas Civil Service
Robbins
Hall
Kansas
Hoover
Department of Administration
Department
Kansas City
Trash Fire Extinguished at Jim's Super Service
Lawrence firefighters were called shortly before noon today to a trash fire at Jim's Super Service 1310 6th St. There was no damage.
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Lawrence
Jim's Super Service
6Th St
Fragmented OCR Notes from Undefined Personal Scribbles
The text appears as scattered phrases and misordered names from an undefined Battle Creek source. It references Bentley, Mrs Bent, a Whitewall Tire blowout, Bagel, Kurtzman, and a magazine editor, with unclear chronology and context.
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B.A. Bentley
Battle Creek
Whitewall
Ted Bagel
Y Kurtzman
Ted
Bentbest
Farm figure table shows 1854 and 1949 crop data by acre and farm counts
The data lists specified crops harvested and farms reporting across years 1854 and 1949. It covers corn sorghum wheat oats barley rye soybeans sugar beets Irish potatoes and includes acres bushels tons and farm counts for each crop and year.
Aussies Drawn With Seixas In Davis Cup Opener
Forest Hills New York Vic Seixas opens the Davis Cup Challenge Round against Ken Rosewall with Tony Trabert scheduled for the following day at the West Side Tennis Club. Secretary of State Dulles attended the draw. Australia favored a Seixas Rosewall pairing to start play.
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Forest Hills
N.Y
Australia
U. S
Vic Seixas
Jinx
Ken Rosewall
West Side Tennis Club
America
Tony Trabert
Lewis Head
Dulles
Washington
Memorial Hospital Admits and Dismissals Include Births
At Memorial Hospital several individuals are admitted including Mrs. Doyce Foster and Mrs. Mildred Commons, with addresses listed. Dismissals include Mrs. Luella Seathoff and Janice Musick. A birth is recorded for Mr. and Mrs. Harry Cofer, a daughter, today.
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Doyce Foster
W. Mthst
Richard Coffman
George Beal
Ohio St
Janes Kessinger
Rouse 1
Mildred Commons
Learnard Ave
Joyce Treadmore
Ky. St
Susan Osher
DeSoto
Janet Skipper
Sunflower
Mary Crepper
N. Y.st
Faye
Thomas
Luella Seathoff
R. 1. St
Janice Musick
Eudora
Virginia Coffman
Garfield St
Gretta Georgesom
Harry Cofer
del. St
Thieves Could Get Three Way Stretch for Auto Burglary
A Hollywood police report says thieves who broke into Stanley Elkin's car may face a three way stretch if convicted. Elkin, a salesman, said the burglar unlocked the door and took a large sample case with 20 girdles worth 110 dollars, plus the case valued at 34 dollars.
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Hollywood
Stanley Elkin
Elkin
French Troops Close In On Fleeing Berbers Near Meknes
About 3,000 French troops with 35 tanks 400 motorized gun carriers and 100 trucks advance near Meknes in an effort to trap Berber tribesmen fleeing toward mountain hideouts after raids on Saturday. Officers report some resistance but rapid withdrawal by the tribes in the insecurity area 100 miles southeast of Casablanca.
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Qued Zem
Morocco
Meknes
Casablanca
County Farm Event Set For Next Tuesday ASC Convention
The annual county convention to elect ASC committeemen will be held Tuesday at the ASC office 641 Mass. St. Present county committee members Bernard Grosdidier chairman David Noe and Elmer Rappard oversee ASC policy and programs including soil conservation acreage allotments for corn and wheat and commodity loan plans for several crops. Newly elected township ASC chairmen will serve as delegates including Roy W. Curtis Clinton Robert Nels Eudora Donald Palmateer Grant Glen O Connor Kanwaka Max McClure Lecompton Roland Turner Marion Roy Hoskinson Palmyra and Charles B. Taylor Jr. Wakarusa Fremont Hornberger Willow Springs.
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ASC
Mass. St
Bernard Grosdidier
David Noe
Elmer’ Rappard
Roy W. Curtis
Clinton
Robert Nels
Eudora
Donald Palmateer
Grant
Glen O'Connor
Kanwaka
Max McClure
Lecompton
Roland Turner
Marion
Roy Hoskinson
Palmyra
Charles B. Taylor Jr
I Wakarusa
Fremont Hornberger
Willow Springs
Man With 2 K A Degrees Named Official for Firm
C Keith Willey holder of two degrees from Kansas University has been named vice president of the Harza Engineering Co a Chicago firm. Willey home Eureka Illinois received the B S civil engineering in 1935 and the professional degree in 1948. He also holds an M S in hydraulic engineering from Iowa University. He directed project planning and power studies across the United States and abroad including Greece Turkey Iraq the Philippines and Alaska. In 1953 he was resident engineer on the Box Canyon hydroelectric project in Pend Oreille County Washington which began operation last June and since June 1954 has been western engineer for the company.
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C. Keith Willey
Kansas University
Harza Engineering Co
Chicago
Willey
Eurega
Iowa University
Eureka
United States
Greece
Turkey
Iraq
Philippines
Alaska
Las
Box ‘Canyon
Pend Oreille County
Washington
Deaths and Funerals in Lecompton and Baldwin
Thomas K Murphy 7 of Le compton Kansas died Wednesday night at Stormont Vail Hospital Topeka He was a retired carpenter Surviving include a daughter Mrs Margaret Cottrell a granddaughter Mrs Marie Traxler and two great grandchildren Ruth and Linda Traxler all of Lecompton plus nieces and nephews Funeral 2 pm Saturday Rumsey Funeral Home Hoy Paul Blinn officiating Burial Oak Hill Cemetery Julia D Miller 98 native of Douglas County died Monday night at the Methodist Home Topeka She taught in rural schools Baldwin High School and a college in Arkansas Founded one of Kansas early rural high schools in Berryton Charter member and first worthy matron of Evangeline Chapter Eastern Star Baldwin Surviving brothers Elmer Miller Arkansas and George Miller Pocatello Ark Funeral 11 am Friday Lamb Funeral Home Baldwin burial Prairie City Cemetery beside her parents Mr and Mrs George Miller
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Thomas K. Murphy
Lecompton
Stormont Vail Hospital
Topeka
Kansas
Boston
Lone Star
Margaret Cottrell
Marie Traxler
Ruth
Linda Traxler
Rumsey Funeral Home
Hoy
Paul Blinn
Oak Hill Cemetery
Julia D. Miller
Douglas County
Baldwin
Baker University
Arkansas
Berryton
Miller
Evangeline Chapter
The
Eastern Star
Elmer Miller
George Miller
Pocatello
Ark
the Lamb Funeral Home
Willis Warter
Ives’ Chapel
Prairie City Cemetery
Foreign Students Plan Weekend Visits to Kansas City
Foreign Student Orientation Center at Kansas University arranges a weekend in Kansas City Missouri for 55 students. They will stay with local families one per family and observe a metropolitan city scene with no planned entertainment. Departure is Friday at 3 p.m. and return Sunday around 4 30 p.m.
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Kansas University
Kansas City
Iola
J. A. Burzle
Catholic Women's Council
Council of Jewish Women
The
YWCA
Kansas City Council of Church Women
First
Episcopal C.M.E
Lawrence
Kansas Jayhawks set Sept. 17 opener vs Texas Christian in Fort Worth
Kansas University prepares for a busy football season with a Sept. 17 clash against Texas Christian University in Fort Worth. Alumni events include a 5 p.m. pregame rally and buffet at Ridglea Country Club with about 200 attendees expected. Tickets are $3.25 and available through the athletic office.
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Kansas
Jayhawkers
Texas Christian University
Ft. Worth
Ft. Worth Ridglea Country Club
K. U
White Enrollment 18 Set in Lawrence
Lawrence teachers Gertie Wacker and Doris Raffety of White School announce that enrollment will be held at 9 a m Saturday. Along with enrollment, pupils will receive book lists for the school session. Still hot weather expected with possible 100 degree high downtown.
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Lawrence
Journal-World
Gertie Wacker
Doris Raffety
Trunk Line Cable Theft Cuts Detroit Communications
Thieves stole 500 feet of heavy cable from the American Telephone and Telegraph trunk line between Detroit and Toledo. The outage disrupted south and east Detroit communications until temporary routes restored long distance and leased wire service.
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Detroit
American Telephone, and Telegraph Co
Toledo
Ohio
Clara Miller Elected Patrol Instructor in Betsy Ross Club
Mrs Clara Miller of Chanute was named patrol instructor of the Betsy Ross Club an affiliate of the Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic. The GAR convention is being held here.
Japanese envoy sails to Washington in diplomacy mission
Japan's foreign minister Mamoru Shigemitsu departed for Washington accompanied by his daughter Hanako and a party of economics and foreign affairs experts to discuss postwar diplomacy and economic ties.
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San Francisco
Mamoru Shigemitsu
Japan
Mina
Washington
Hanako
Turnpike Authority Work Halts Iowa Street Traffic
Construction on the grade separation at Iowa Street and the Sheth Street trafficway progresses with a two lane closure. The Kansas Turnpike Authority builds a modified cloverleaf interchange for safety as the turnpike nears operation. An access road from West Lawrence Interchange will end at 6th and Iowa to serve U S highways 40 and 53. Drainage work at 6th and Iowa faced delays awaiting additional right of way. The Miller Construction Co reports a theft of a power crane three hand tackers and a half keg of walls from 819 Greever Terr valued over 100 dollars.
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Sheth Street
Kansas ‘Turnpike Authority
West Lawrence
6Th
Iowa
U.S
Towa
Miller CO
C. L. Miller Construction Co
Social Standing Rules Cow Herd in Moscow Study
University of Idaho dairy specialist G. C. Anderson says herd rank is crucial. A new cow disrupts social order causing excitement and aggression until acceptance, potentially lowering milk and butterfat by up to five percent.
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Moscow
Idaho
G. C. Anderson
University of Idaho
Body of Girl Found. Schoolmate Is Held
Police found the nude body of 11 year old Doris True deau in woods after an argument over balloons. Michaud 15, a seventh grader, is held on a murder warrant and denying rape. the case was continued for counsel.
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Saco
Maine
William T. Roussin
Doris Truedeau
Fartinat Michaud
William P. Donahue
Michaud
Notre Dame de Lourdes
Doris
Donahue
Truman Sees World Peace Hope Despite Uncertainty
Former President Harry S. Truman told a Far East press group in Kansas City that world peace is possible, though he could not predict when. He said he would not run the Democratic campaign but would support it as an individual and stressed the need for responsible decisions.
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Kansas City
Harry S. Truman
Far East
Truman
Tve
Chang Ki Yong
U S and China Fail To Reach Exchanges Pact In Geneva
In Geneva U S Ambassador U Alexis Johnson and China envoy Wang Pingnan held a two hour five minute talk at the Palace of Nations. They announced another meeting would follow on Saturday with spokesmen declining comment on a New Delhi report about India aiding repatriation of Chinese nationals if an agreement is reached.
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Geneva
United States
China
U. Alexis. Johnson
U. S
Prague
Wang Pingnan
Red China
Warsaw
Palace of Nations
New Delhi
India
Austria Doctors and Dentists Strike Nationwide
Austria's 45,000 doctors and dentists began a two day nationwide strike in Vienna. They refused non emergency care while about 200 physicians demonstrated in protest. The strike targets a draft law seen as threatening private practice independence and expanding national health insurance to all residents.
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Vienna
Austria
Medical Assn
McCarthy Attacks Administration Over Appeasement Policy
Senator McCarthy charged the Eisenhower administration with a record of appeasement retreat and surrender to communism. He urged aiding anti Communist forces in South Korea South Vietnam and Formosa, calling the policy the only alternative to appeasement in a four thousand word statement.
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Washington
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Eisenhower
South Korea
South Viet Nam
Formosa
Under Hoover Dies a Former U S Attorney General
Squase T N J and William DeWitt Mitchell aged 80 a Democrat who served as attorney general under President Hoover died yesterday at his home. He was a member of the cabinet from 1929 to 1933 and held influence in Republican circles.
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Squaset
N. J
William de Witt Mitchell
U. S
Herbert Hoover
Republican Powers
Teen dies in mixer accident at California plant
Police said Robert Tesche 15 and Bernard Bindin Jr 13 visited Best Concrete Co in San Leandro California. Tesche climbed into a cement mixer and was killed when the machine started turning a revolving blade killed him almost instantly.
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San Leandro
Calif
Robert Tesche
Bernard Biondin Jr
Best Concrete Co
Tesche
Community notices and Centennial events at Oskaloosa
Local residents visit family members in Topeka Denver and Kansas City. Teachers Institute set for Aug 25 26 with noted staff. Centennial week opens with the Sunday Evening Gatherin choir led by George Weldon and a Petticoat Government pageant featuring Mayor Mary Lowman and councilwomen from 1888.
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George Brown
Paul Molz
Kiowa
Harold Gottsch
Max Engle
Gary
Black Hills
Joe Sloop
Delma Fulton
Fulton J
Garfield Park
Topeka
Lawrence Gunselman
Denver
Colo
Jocelyn Gunselman
Stewfare Peet
Jocelyn
Wyatt’ Gragg
Paul Anderson
George Cleland
Ruth H. Wagner
M. J. Whitson
R. R. Snook
Ira N. H. Brammell
Gragg
Jessie Taylor
Sen
Elizabethtown
Ida Langdon
Lucile
Victor Langdon
Josie Fairchid
Kansas City
England
Kansas University
Celia Barker
Stanford University
California
Athletic Park
George W. Weldon
Valley Falls
Kansas
Bonnie Reech
Virginia Davis Voorhees
Ailee Henry
Decker
Georgeman
Lowman
Mary Lowman
John
Elizabeth Davis
Tawa
Oskaloosa
James
Nancemith
Davis Place
Davis
James Smith
Home Guards
Virginia Voorhees
Tae Neenses
Homer “Nixon
Vada Rendo
Winchester
James Lester
Oxkar Joosa
Muriel Bernicé Buckles
Markets At a Glance Higher as Coppers Steels Lead
The Day In Wall Street reports a higher market with steels and copper in demand. Copper gains followed a price boost by Anaconda to 43 cents a pound, lifting Kennecott Phelps Dodge Magma Copper and steel names like Republic and Bethlehem. Rail shares softened, chemicals mixed, and aircraft stocks rose modestly on the session.
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Wall Street
New York
Anaconda
Kennecott
Phelps Dodge
Magma Copper
Republic
Bethlehem
Youngstown Sheet & Tube
India to supply rhesus monkeys for U S polio work
The government announced a ten month import agreement with Washington of India to provide all the rhesus monkeys needed for medical research and polio vaccine production. The agreement extends to June 30 1956 and may be renewed.
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Washington
India
United States
Card of Thanks From The Miskimen Family
Amy Ruth Miskimen thanks relatives friends and neighbors for kindness shown during the loss of their loved one. The Miskimen Family extends gratitude for support and memorial expressions.
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Amy Ruth Miskimen
Miskimen
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