Dissenting Supreme Court Justice McReynolds Dies at 84
Washington reports former Associate Justice James Clark McReynolds died at Walter Reed Hospital at 84 after a year of illness. He retired after 26 years on the court, known as the fiercest foe of the New Deal with a history of sharp dissents and a single, dramatic protest in the gold clause case.
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Swedore Roosevelt
Renew Court Rivalry Brightens KU Colorado Series
Colorado and Kansas signed a two year home and away basketball contract renewing their rivalry. A third game will be played January 2 at Kansas City, with meetings January 20 in Boulder and March 14 in Lawrence. Frosty Cox, former Kansas star and Colorado coach, renews the feud with F. C. Allen.
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Women Camp Abandoned By Douglas County Extension
The Douglas County home demonstration group cancels its annual women’s camp due to insufficient enrollments. Dorothea Schroeder announces the August 27 to 29 event, planned with Wyandotte County, for rural housewives. In other briefs, a Cairo correspondent is killed in a plane crash while a Time magazine writer’s wife survives the wreckage. Noland James Holyfield, 11, dies of infantile paralysis in Piper Kansas.
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Truman Attends Bermuda Church Services Sunday
President Truman attended Church of England services in Hamilton Bermuda. He may try fishing again before leaving but has shown no sign of delaying his return beyond next Monday. The service featured Bishop Arthur Browne urging prayers for a peace in Palestine, progress at Paris peace talks, and the United Nations.
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Barnum Shows Visit Lawrence Through the Years
Lawrence notes trace the Barnum shows from 1871 1872 1905 1908 and 1937 with later notes on the 1946 itinerary. The piece covers circus history in town along with local events including a major grocery rush a sunflowers seed story a Selective Service induction a postponed horse show and a Topeka game.
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Topeka
Leavenworth
Atchison
Barnum & Bailey
Barnum Show
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Wrence
Fifteen Injured In Missouri Pacific Derailment Near Everest
Fifteen Missouri Pacific extra gang workers were injured early today when six bank cars derailed one and a half miles west of Everest Kansas. The derailment created a deep hold in the track ballast and complicating conditions for rescue crews.
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Atchison, Kan
Missouri Pacific
Everest
Kan
Farmers Rush Livestock to Market to Beat the OPA
Farmers and stockmen rushed cattle to the Kansas City market ahead of OPA price ceilings set to take effect Thursday. Receipts reached 30 000 head, the largest since September last year, with shipments limited only by rail capacity. Hog prices fell as much as three dollars per hundred weight at National Stockyards as producers sold before meat controls return.
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Sedgwick County Republicans back liquor resubmission
The Sedgwick County Republican Central committee approved a resolution favoring resubmission of the liquor question to Kansas voters. Tom Harley Sr. stated the party neither supports nor opposes repeal, but a public vote is demanded. Resolution passed 66 to 43 amid abstentions. George Austin Brown reelected chairman for the fourth straight year.
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Sedgwick County Republican Central Committee
Kansas
Tom Harley
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Ottawa Hopes Fluoridation Cuts Tooth Decay
W O Myers superintendent of Ottawa Water and Light says chemical treatment will start in a few weeks with a temporary system while a permanent feeding mechanism is chosen. City commissioners approved fluoridation to improve dental hygiene with support from county dental and medical societies.
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Ottawa
County Dental and Medical Societies
Deaths and Funerals William Mathias 81 Perry resident
William Mathias aged 81 died Saturday evening in a Topeka hospital. Born February 4, 1866 in Germany he came to the United States at 16 and farmed near Carbondale and Newman before retirement. Survived by wife Kate four daughters three sons two sisters eight grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral Thursday at 2 pm at Thompsonville Methodist Church Newman cemetery burial.
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Topeka
Germany
Carbondale
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Odd Fellow Lodge
Thompsonville
Kate Mathias
Carl Moore
East Fifteenth Street
Amelia Shirley
Grantville
Anna Tenperry
Emma Mathias
Fred Mathias
Kansas City
W. J. Mathias
Scandia
Frank Mathias
Thompsonville Methodist Church
Newman Cemetery
Marriage Licenses Issued In Douglas County Probate Office
Marriage licenses were issued Saturday in the Douglas County probate judge office to Donald S. Frey 21 Lawrence and Dorothy June Bell 19 Tonganoxie Wilmer Lord 31 Rothsay Minn and Minnie Nicolay 31 Topeka Leon Hooper 24 Springfield Mo and Opal J. Raby Sparta Mo.
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Douglas County
Donald S. Frey
Lawrence
Dorothy June Bell
Tonganoxie
Wilmer Lord
Rothsay
Minn
Minnie Nicolay
Topeka
Leon Hooper
Springfield
Opal J. Raby
Sparta
Knowland Reports Repatriation of Three Soldiers
Senator William F. Knowland announces that three American soldiers held since last February in a Yugoslav dispute have been repatriated from the U S embassy protection context in Belgrade. The San Francisco parent of one soldier confirmed the return.
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Viceroy Arrives to Tour Rioting Areas in Calcutta
Lord Wavel arrives by plane in Calcutta and begins a tour of areas rocked by last week’s Hindu Muslim clashes. The cities newspapers report on the violence and ongoing tensions following the riots.
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Reynolds pleads guilty to DUI in Douglas County Court
Walter M Reynolds admitted guilty this morning to driving an improperly registered automobile while under the influence. Passengers in the Curtiss car were treated for bruises at Lawrence Memorial hospital and released.
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Tenzancrie
Douglas County
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Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Jardine in Critical Condition From Encephalitis
Dr. William M. Jardine president of Wichita University and former U S secretary of agriculture is in a Boulder Colorado hospital in critical condition with mening encephalitis. The illness followed minor surgery after he arrived August 9 for a brief rest. He is 67.
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William M. Jardine
Wichita University
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Jardine
Cadets Train in Kansas CAP Camp Lead by Civil Air Patrol
About 200 Kansas youths aged 15 to 17 attend a two week Civil Air Patrol camp in Herington coordinated with a physical conditioning program. The camp ends with an CAP AAF air show at the Herington air field from August 31 to September 2. Cadets study ground school marksmanship mechanics weather navigation and general military science under military discipline.
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Lawrence area residents return from trips and military moves
The column notes several local residents traveling for vacations including Mr and Mrs C R Stewart and children Shirley and Richard visiting Colorado Springs Green Mountain Falls and Canon City. Lt Robert Pine discharged from naval service and reenlisted will be at Great Lakes Illinois. Capt John Sheffield returns from the Canal Zone and plans accounting studies in Lawrence. Mrs George Miller enters Lawrence Memorial hospital for observation. Local residents visit family in Liberty Missouri Linwood and Kansas City over the weekend.
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Colorado Springs
Green Mountain Falls
Canon City
Colo
Dorothy Goodrick
South Park
Douglas County
Naval Service
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George Miller
Route 1
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
John Sheffield
Canal Zone
Sheffield
Charles Hallenbeck
Linwood
Arthur A. Chism
Kansas City
D. C. Dissinger
Illinois Street
Stockton released to inactive duty after Navy service
Armed Forces Philip J. Stockton 3c USNR son of Dean and Mrs. F. T. Stockton was released to inactive duty at San Pedro California August 17 after ten months aboard the USS Bairoko CVE 115 and with HQ Squadron 141 Fleet Air Wing 14 He resumes pre medical studies at the University of Kansas in September He was a junior when he enlisted in August 1945 and now lives at 720 Indiana Street
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San Pedro
Calif
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Indiana Street
University of Kansas
Free Barbecues Draw Crowds at Two Area Fairs
Free barbecued beef draws big crowds at Franklin county fair in Ottawa and Overbrook fair. Officials expect 800 pounds of meat to feed 800 at Ottawa and over 3 000 at Overbrook. Stockmen Russell Barker and Frank Garrett donated steers worth 250 dollars each for veterans and 4 H club members. The Overbrook fair runs three days starting Thursday with the barbecue finale.
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Arrest Leads Crackdown on Price Rigging in Leesville
Special agents of the OPA arrested six men in Leesville South Carolina in a raid described as the first step to crack a $75,000,000 traffic in automobiles at above ceiling prices. The arrests followed purchases of five cars at an open air market crowded with 80 dealers and 500 automobiles across 14 states.
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McLouth Socials and Weddings Highlight Week
A flurry of visits and gatherings fills McLouth activities. Guests include Frank Nordeck Sapulpa and Delbert Lobb family. Charles Ginter Oakland arrives for relatives’ visit. Miss Helen Bradford Wichita visits. couple Charles Black and Helen Reet wed in Kansas City with reception at home. Bert Carey and Jane Hesse attend Lawrence and Topeka events. aunt Theadle Jones honored on her eightieth birthday.
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A. L. Ryan
Harold King
Nortonville
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Grant Myers
John Smelser
Everest
Jasper Hutchison
Clifford
Metmouth
Rosetta Morrow
Harald Sims
Topeka
William Yort
Jane
Ann Hesse
Ed Hesse
Burtelsville
Okla
James Belt
Allen Casehier
Famly
Charles Edmonds
James Dale
Kansas City
William Edmonds
Leo Larkin
Misa Helen Reet
Charles Black
Cecil Manewal
Kannia City
A. C. Chapman
Wilf Black
Maud Black
McLouth
Helen Reet
Trinity B Evangelical Church
Canada
Wisconsin
Charlotte Street
Clarence &Pray
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
W.M.A. of the Baptist Church
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Agnes Bower
Laura Ashorn
Jean Bowie
Nellie Scott
Surs
Jean Rowie
Frieda Tiemann
Jerry Wayne
Mr South
Roy Boyer
Cecil Luse
Dickie
Nyanta Ron
New Hampshire
Norman Wild
Guesis
Indianapolis
Niagara Fall
Boston
Washington
D.C
J. C. McMillen
Marvin Walbridge
Methodist
McMillen
Market Rews Markete at 6 Gilaste New York
Aug 26 AP US USDA cattle and hogs trade reports from Kansas City and Chicago indicate cattle and calves unevenly steady to sharply lower versus Friday with steers and heifers down. hogs slow and lower. sheep and goats limited with some buyers present but overall quiet. Buyers showed hesitancy as prices declined across most categories.
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Birthday Greetings Bring Joy to Ailing Aunt Ella Jones
A shower of post cards from friends and family cheers Aunt Ella Jones of Phoenix Arnz. She arrived after Decoration Day and stayed with Mrs. John Rader in Platte City Missouri while rheumatism and a severe illness limited her mobility. Eleie Phoenia Jones and Mia Phoenia Jones arrived by plane to help and her condition slowly improves with rest and diet.
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Platte City
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Phoenia
Oskaloosa Community News Highlights 4-H and School Affairs
Oskaloosa residents gather for 4-H exhibits on Critchfield block during reunion events. County Agent Russell Klotz leads county 4-H clubs exhibits. Faculty and staff changes at Oskaloosa schools announced led by Superintendent Thomas Moore. Various visits, picnics, and club activities reshape local life with teachers institute underway and Farm Bureau events noted.
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Ed Sewell
Holton
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Topeka
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Arliss Honstead
Homer Trapp
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George Warmker
Verle Bratton
Lawrence
Don Huddleston
Menefee Redd
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Jefferson City
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Harry Hampton
Vernon Hundley
Colorado
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James Gibson
Pleasant Point
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Jennie Tyler
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Oskaloosa School
Thomas Moore
Marlin Dorei
E. H. Wertzberser
Kathleen Henshaw
Frances Stember
Hazel Ahrens
Viola Olson
Beth Thompson
Peggy Townaley
Luirah Dorei
Glory Baeninachy
Fernady
Viola Olson Comex
Inman
Lost Springs
Townsley
Arkansas City
J. D. Everett
Earl Maxwell
M Johnson
Tulsa
William Johnson
Jordan
Montana
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John Hannon
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Donis Gano
Wilma Newell
Kathryn Sloop
Agnes Kaney
America
Jennie Davis
Marvin Young
Cockiss
Cattle and hog market notes amid varied bids at Kansas City sale
Estimated livestock receipts for tomorrow show cattle around 14,900 and hogs near 2,000 with vealers steady to higher. Cattle bids softened with many cows down, while feeders and calves held near steady. sheep and lambs up modestly and hogs at Colorado car price range driving strength.
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Kansas City Grain and Market Report Aug Market Notes
Grain prices and market notes from Kansas City show No 2 hard and dark oats milo and maize values with several broken figures. Local dairy and poultry quotes list eggs butterfat hogs and other commodities with varying prices across categories and yesterday listings.
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Wall Street Aims for Recovery Falters Late in Trading
The market opened with some lenders clinging to recovery gains but late selling pushed the day lower. Dealings slowed after a busy start, with trends turning irregular and liquidation increasing near the close. About 500000 shares changed hands as gains faded. American Telephone recovered part of last week’s drop but trimmed the advance. Leaders ahead included Douglas Aircraft, American Can, Eastman Kodak, Johns Manville and Standard Oil New Jersey.
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