Defense cuts spark protests over base closures
The defense secretary proposes reduced spending leading to deactivation of major bases in Kansas, including Topeka and Salina, while Sunflower Ordnance Works would stay ready for emergency war needs. Congress members from various states complain the plan affects their districts as the nation moves toward a peacetime defense posture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Congress
Kansas
Defense Secretary
Topeka
Salina
Sunflower Ordnance Works
itJehneon
Russia Opening Faces Strikes as Finland Tensions Rise
Communist led strikes continue to affect Finland as Russia seeks to ease labor unrest. The government claims partial success in composing the front while warning that walkouts may provoke trouble between Finland and Russia. Metal workers defy orders, building ships for Russia, risking a clash when deliveries occur. Communist influence sustains the stoppage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finland
Altho
Rus
Trade Union Federation
Russia
Practical Politics and the Pendergast Legacy
A column argues that Washington’s investigations resemble the Pendergast machine in Kansas City, noting how practical politics distributes rewards through official positions and money. It compares past municipal graft to national methods, urging caution about extending such tactics on a broader scale. It also comments on Ottawa’s liquor laws and bootleggers exploiting unbroken seals to move liquor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kansas City
Ottawa
British financial crisis threatens free medical program
A London source says talks in Washington may ease the dollar crunch but if unsuccessful Britain’s socialist government may abandon its free medical program. The issue centers on postwar aid and dollars fueling the program, with recovery remaining elusive as Britons tighten belts and Dixiecrats seek party exits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
London
Britain
Atlantic
Silver dollar display highlights tax burden myth
An Ohio manufacturer exhibited a case of silver dollars totaling 54179 to dramatize daily taxes paid by the plant and workers. Open house guests guessed the weight of the pile as a commentary on wartime tax burdens and the expectation they will persist, despite calls for relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Dorado Times
Ohio
Topeka State Journal Error Overstated Public Debt
A supposed record debt figure in the Topeka State Journal on August 22 claimed the public debt rose above 2955 million dollars for the first time since February 1948. The error was later identified as $254,745,000, reported by the Sad-Maeghttert Mercury Chronicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka State Journal
Coerts Outpace Men In KU Grades Yet Football Lags
The Chanute Tribune notes that coerts averaged higher grades than men students at Kansas University last term, as usual. It adds not to be discouraged since none of the male students could play football.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. U
Chanute Tribune
Careful New Mea Warns of Russian Zone Danger
Careful New Mea notes that despite warnings from British zone police, entering the Russian zone remains dangerous. The piece emphasizes caution amid border tension and the potential for hazard. It highlights authorities urging restraint and preparedness before any crossing or action.
Economic Unity in Europe Faces Unhappy Struggles
In Strasbourg the twelve nation consultative assembly warned that the Marshall Plan yields few lasting gains for Western Europe. It urged faster economic unity to avert social upheaval and possible conflict, noting that recovery hinges on collective effort across all nations and critiquing uneven national interests. Britain meanwhile seeks to trim $600 million from the budget, signaling cuts to socialist welfare amid looming elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Consultative Assembly
Council of Europe
Strasbourg
France
Atd
America
Europe
Economic Cooperation Administration
Washington
Waele Sam
Sam
Marshall Vlan
Uni
Britain
Tikely
Economic Cooperative Administration
Old Home Town Notes from County Court and Local Events
County Commissioner Chris Schalke donated ten watermelons for workers at the courthouse and jail. The wedding of Buena Vista Anderson to John Lohman took place Thursday evening. Lauraine Clark hosted a linen shower for Helen Turner, as Helen prepares to marry Ralph Means on September 3. Marilyn Marie, a daughter of H C Drennon, was born yesterday at 1024 Kentucky Street. Chesley Ward of Lone Star visited for a dinner honoring the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Ward that afternoon. L. D. Howard observed his 75th birthday with a family gathering at F. L. Howard’s home, joined by J F Howard and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chris Schalke
Buena Vista Anderson
George Anderson, Jr
John Lohman
J. D. Lohman
Lauraine Clark
Helen Turner
Ralph Means
H. C. Drennon
Marilyn Marie
Kentucky Street
Chesley Ward
Lone Star
Pershing visits station. echoes of AEF era noted
Twenty five years ago General John J. Pershing stopped at the local station drawing about 200 residents, with several veterans who served under him in the AEF. Farm bureau notes little change since his days in Douglas county. County commissioners reconsider funding a full time home demonstration leader for women this year. Mr. and Mrs. W H Griffith mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Pershing
A.E.F
Douglas County
Alumni Buy Linotype as KU Alumni Association Supplies
Forty years ago the Alumni Association of the University bought a linotype machine replacing hand setting for Kansan and KU publications. A road oiling experiment is underway around the campus. Senator Bristow spoke in Eudora at a CPA picnic. Grace Hornaday returned from Kansas City. Ann White hosted a lawn party for friends celebrating her birthday. Marjorie Sullivan is ill with erysipelas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alumni Association
the University
K.U
Douglas County
Joe Bristow
Eudora
C.P.A
Grace Hornaday
Kansas City
Ann White
Burt R. White
Marjorie Sullivan
Will Sullivan
U S Tries To Secure Release Of Two Students
Washington Aug 24 A state department spokesman says every effort is being made to obtain release of two American college students held by Soviet authorities in Germany. The two disappeared three weeks ago while bicycling in Germany. Warren Oceller 20 of Oyster Bay N Y and Peter Sellers 18 of Philadelphia are identified as the students. The spokesman said the pair apparently crossed over into the Soviet zone during their travels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
Germany
Warren Ocelner
Oyster Ray
N. Y
Peter Sellers
Philadelphia
Wife Claims Reward for Turning in Husband
Marie Click, 23, mother of five, filed a claim for a 1650 reward after supplying police with information that her husband Franklin Click killed three Fort Wayne women. Officials noted a confession letter she provided and said the reward, if paid, could be split. Police and officials remain uncertain about the slayings and the true culprit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Ind
Marie Click
Click
Robert Buhler
Strike vote at St. Tews plants over line speed up
CP Production workers at Chevrolet and Fisher Body in St. Tews voted to strike in protest against an assembly line speed up. Results go to Detroit headquarters for decision on a possible strike. A worker here weighs about one five thousandth of a pound.
Granddaughter of Oil Pioneer Drills Well on Anniversary
Titusville Pa August 26 Dr Mrs E Ross Carver granddaughter of Col Edwin J Drake who drilled the nations first oil well officiates at the ninth anniversary events of the Drake well A photographer asks her to pose near the derrick She plants a dynamite squib and the well erupts 300 feet into the air Officials expect about 10 barrels a day and over 5000 people attend Navy secretary Francis P Matthews and Senator Andrew F Schoeppel speak
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titusville
E. Ross Carver
Indyo
Nashua
N. H
Edwin J. Drake
Carver
Heton Gordon Wilson
Obert Fitch
Fitch
Mrs. Carver
Francis P. Matthews
Sen. Amtrew F. _Schoeppel
R.-Kan
Navy
Akron
Drake
Pittsburgh
Beasts and terms in a mixed thematic clue list
A compact listing of crossword style hints covers animals birds places and words. Items range from domestic beasts to Greek letters and legal terms, plus notes on severals like islands and memoranda, forming a diverse puzzle clue set.
Puzzle Answers From Clues Page Marine Fishes To Italian River
Answers to the puzzle clues include marine fishes and fruit drinks, a bracelet term, verso abbreviation, exaggerate, ages, fools, repose, dental term, abundance, revised, stop, courtesy to, earth goddess, and an Italian river. The list pairs each clue with its solution in a compact puzzle fill.
Prices Rise On Raw Materials And Fuel In Early Fall
New York reports show broad price increases across raw materials and products in everyday living. Sugar coffee lettuce margarine and sardines rise while fuel costs fuel and coal also edge higher amid warning of possible shortages this winter. Steel scrap climbs about 2 a ton as demand picks up and transport costs rise. clothing and some meats may ease later in fall with seasonal demand shaping the overall price outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Amd
Tess
Fire breaks in 24 inch gas line near Laclede Kan
A fire broke out near Laclede Kansas after a break in a 24 inch gas line owned by the Michigan and Wisconsin Pipe Line company. The blaze was visible from surrounding areas up to 12 miles away as firefighters fought the inferno into the night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laclede
Kan
Michigan and Wisconsin Pipe Line Company
Here
Anna Ulrich Churchbaugh obituary notice
Anna Ulrich Churchbaugh born near Lawrence November 27 1877 died August 14 1949 aged 71 years 5 months 13 days married June 7 1908 to Louis M Churchbaugh daughter Osa May and son Marshall Edgar survived by husband daughter son three grandsons two granddaughters three great grandsons sister Mrs Lora Fox and brothers Robert Harry Grover Ulrich funeral August 16 Willow Springs church burial Pleasant Grove cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Ulrich Churchbaugh
Benjamin
Esther Ulrich
Lawrence
Louis M. Churchbaugh
Osa May
Marshall Edgar
Old German Baptist Church
Virgil Landis
Marshall E. Churchbaugh
Baldwin
Lora Fox
Lone Star
Robert Ulrich
Los Angeles
Calif
Harry
Grover Ulrich
Near Lawrence
Willow Springs
I. L. Montgomery
Pleasant Grove
Ezra Churchbaugh
Elmer Churchbaugh
Floyd Churchbaugh
Leslie Churchhaugh
Eldon Ulrich
Paul Ulrich
Pleasant Grove Cemetery
Radio Programs Friday Aug 35 6m Schedule
Listing of radio programs across stations WDAF KCNO WREN KMRC KCMO KMBC and KCMN for Friday and Saturday with multiple shows including The Lone Ranger The Fat Man This is Your FBI and World Tonight plus musical variety programs and a Sheriff Show noting times and stations for audience tuning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WDAF
KCNO
KMRC
S. Louis Opere
Wren
FBI
Brooklyn
KCMO
KMBC
Navier Cugat
WDAAF
Heine & Band
World Tonight
Vincent Lopes
Veterans of Foreign Wars elect younger leaders in 1950 convention
The Veterans of Foreign Wars finished a hot contest as World War II veterans captured five of seven national offices. Frank C. Hilton of Womelsdorf, Pa., became junior vice commander. Clyde A. Lewis of Plattsburgh, N. Y., was unanimously elected commander in chief, succeeding Lyall T. Rees. Chicago won the 1950 convention city over Atlantic City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Frank C. Hilton
Womelsdorf
Clyde A. Lewis
Plattsburgh
N. Y
Lyall T. Rees
Madison
Wis
Chicago
Atlantic City
Funeral and family reunions dot DeSoto scene
DeSoto residents attended the funeral of Mrs. Emma Moll at 93 and joined a day of family reunions in Memorial Hall. Attendees included the Eads, Moll, and Coker families with relatives from Chillicothe, Lawrence, Parsons, Paola, and New York. The annual Coker reunion featured elections, songs, recitations, a meal, photos, and watermelon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva Mol
Emma Moll
C. BR. Hodges
George Eads
Chillicothe
Frangis Tiattle
Eads
Sy.w
Hedges
Ater
Alvin Moll
Uttleson
Calvin Moll
Middle States
Great Lakes
Winni- Per
Canada
Ite
Billie Middleton
Olathe
Carl Koehler
Koehler
Kenneth Middleton
Parsons
Cynthia Douglas
Vhitty
John Parker
Title
Colo
Coker
Memorial Hall
Lyle Coker
Paul Coker
Lawrence
Jessie Coker
Jed
Robert Coker
N. Y
Lova Hou Coker
Larry Coker
Norma Coker
A. B. Coker
Faul Coker
Frank Coker
Billy Coker
Norma
Paola
Floyd Coker
Walter Tice
Wilma
Larry
Tommy
Roy Cochran
Bob Hays
Ocawatomie
A. R. Coker
Clyde Beaver
M. J. Ritz
Merriam
West Hampton
New York
Ed Coker
Wesley Coker
Leon Coker
James Edward
Sra
Lloyd Coker
Loya Lou
DeSoto
Radio Schedule Montage Reflects Busy Broadcast Day
A dense OCR list outlines a full day of radio programs across stations WREN KMBC WDAF KCMO and more. It shows music segments, news blocks, talk shows, weather, and special features featuring hosts like Philp Marlowes and Ethel Merman, plus various parades, symphonies, and a game-like parade finale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nc Rarinm Row
WREN
Rcmimiinest
WDAF
Natonal Farm
Wren—Weather Bureau
Hollywood
Kumo—Sjsuntor
Kmrc—County Fair
KCMU
Cerive Fir. Secon
Hmbuc
Komu-Cis
Gene Autre
Wren—Marhatuian
Muste Rmbach
Philp
Marlowes Sdo
KMBU
Gane
Kuster Dorsey
Raintons
Folten Barn
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Journal-World ME World Company
Massachusetts
Republicatian
Auétt Guresu
Ait Boichneer
Poppehe
Lac- Manees
Idarchara
Regent
Democratic Party
Dewitt MacKenzie
AP Foreign Affaire
Wester Europe
J. F. Howard
Floyd Nisely
John Robert
Chester Howard
F. L. Howard
L. D. Howard
U. S
Beast of Burden
Obiteary
United States
Wear
Gam
KCMN
Milt Dicker
Rconoq
Milt
Scotty Time Wren
A. V. Phillips Ra
Hee Ata
L Loke Smith CO
Magnavox
WDAP
Prosran
KMRG
Treasury
Voices Down the Wind
Krmbc—Choraters
Krcomo
Women In Business
KMEC
Serenaste
Romo
Mr Presdent
Svar
People SK Wears
Hawa
Romo Miste
Manhattan
Kcomok Gore Carlson
Phopette
Hotlywood
Trafs
Johany
WDAPF
Susie Py
Atartio
Kcmio
Guy Lombardo
Star Singhouss
Leute
Corlisa “Archer
Wee
Louisa Parsons
WDA
Ethel Merman
Stomy Fitter
Horace Hetti
George Sokolsky
Reusch
Mesa
Electric Motor Service
Cateau
RADIO
Phene
Velt A & B
Hanna
Glass
Wilson
Eoth
Joe Ives Iaac Yy
Mel Fisher
Smith Electric Company
McGrew & Peck
Lawrence Redictor
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