Douglas Institute opens for rural teachers in Douglas county
Rural elementary and secondary teachers across districts attend the four day Douglas Institute with sessions in Baldwin Eudora Lecompton and Vineland. Lectures cover reading language arts and physical education with experts from Kansas University and local schools and agencies.
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Douglas Oe Teachers' Institute
Mure
Bald- Eudora
Lecompton
Vinade
Robert Ridgway
Jeducation
Kansas University
Jose L. Stapleton
Eentary School
Paul Ander
Hough- Sim Co
Fred Montgom
Mildred” ‘Seaman
K.U. Reida
State Depart‘Education, Co. C
Fragmentary Memoir Excerpt Mentions Hemingway and Africa Visit
A fragmented reminiscence recalls writing to Ernest Hemingway for guidance about an Africa visit. The speaker mentions asking about motels and local peoples, and alludes to plans involving drawings and a film. The note ends with a time stamp and a casual greeting.
Fisher and Game Official Resigns Amid Political Criticism
Kansas Fish and Game publicity chief Lutz resigns citing petty politics hindering the program. He will join Sharon Springs based Peoples State Bank after nine years on the State Commission. Dr Rollin Baker to lead Michigan State University Museum aviation and wildlife zoology.
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Lutz
Michigan
Sharon Springs
Peoples State Bank
Western Times
State Fish and Game Commission
Dave Leahy
Army Museum To Give Milburn Electric Car Major Overhaul
The 1914 Milburn electric car retired for two years from Lawrence is moved to Ft. Leavenworth museum for restoration and display. City officials including Mayor John Crown assist as the vehicle is towed from the Water Plant. Curator plans for possible running status are uncertain due to parts availability.
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Lawrence
Milburn
CWO
Thomas E. Burke
Ft. Leavenworth ‘Transportation Museum
Ft. Leavenworth
Henry Robertus
Leavenworth
John Crown
Deaths and Funerals in Lawrence and McLouth areas
James Warren Predmore 87 dies at home in Ky St. Lawrence area since 1939. Funeral 10:30 Wednesday Rumsey Funeral Home with burial Oak Hill cemetery. Survived by three daughters two sons one sister a brother eight grandchildren sixteen great grandchildren. Lula Todhunter former Lecompton resident funeral 10:30 a.m. Tuesday McMichael Memorial Home Topeka burial Dover Cemetery. Charles Sparks 8 dies at home in McLouth farmer lived mostly there. Wife honored 60th anniversary in December. Survives wife a son James Sparks McLouth daughter Mrs Margaret DeHoff Chariton. Funeral Sunday at McLouth Methodist Church burial McLouth Cemetery.
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James Warren Predmore
Lawrence
Rumsey
Edwin. F. Price
Oak Hill Cemetery
Predmore
Helen Street
Ralph Gibbs
Kansas
City
George Hughes
Huntington Park
Calif
William Paul Predmore
James Harold Predmore
Omaha
Adeline M. Hall
Helena
Mont
Dan W. Predmore
Broken Bow
Neb
Lula Todhunter
Lecompton
McMichael
Topeka
Dover Cemetery
Charles Sparks
McLouth
James Sparks
Margaret DeHoff
Chariton
McLouth Methodist Church
Kansas Representative Speaks at Rotary Club
Democratic representative Don Joseph of Whitewater told Lawrence Rotarians that farmers face over production and that agriculture must be first addressed to solve surplus. He endorsed a two price system in wheat as an initial aid and urged action soon.
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Don Joseph
Whitewater
Kansas
Lawrence
Joseph Iold
U. S
Joseph
Udall
Rotarians
Drunk Driver James Lewis Fined in Tulsa Court
James Fred Lewis of Tulsa Oklahoma received a 30 day jail sentence and a $100 fine after being found driving under the influence of liquor in a local county court. He faced the infraction on the day of the ruling and will serve the term and pay the penalties.
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James Fred Lewis
Tulsa
Okla
Coun
Bids Sought for Jail Plumbing and Toilet Replacement
Douglas County commissioners announced bids will be taken for major jail plumbing repairs and replacement of dry type toilets after a clogged sewer caused flooding in one cell block. Sheriff Hodson said the two main floor blocks are back in use following repairs. The plan follows a report by District Judge Frank Gray and County Attorney Wayne Allphin after a jail facility inspection.
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Douglas County
Journal-World
Bill Hodson
Frank Gray
Wayne Allphin
Boozer Fourth in Women's Heart of America Golf Tourney
Lawrence representative Nancy Moore Boozer finished 4th in the 54 hole 3 day medal play at Oakwood Country Club Kansas City with a 261. She reunited with Marilynn Smith former national collegiate champion who won the event after a playoff with Alice Bauer.
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Nancy Moore Boozer
Lawrence
Oakwood Country Club
Kansas City
Three 17 Year Olds Plead Guilty in Rink Disturbance
In County Court three Lawrence youths aged 17 pleaded guilty to disturbing the peace after a Saturday night incident at the Lawrence Roller Rink. Each received 30 days in jail. A fourth defendant, Howard Lee Moritis, 1512 W St, pleaded not guilty and awaits trial September 12 at 4:30 p.m. He is free on $25 bond.
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Lawrence
Cloyce Eldon Easum
Conn
Raymond Earl Nieder
Donald Eugene
2Nd St
Edward] Westhusing
Lawrénce
Route 5
Westhusing
Howard
Lee Mor‘Tis
W.st. St
Markets At A Glance Steels Lead Mixed Trading
In Kansas City the cattle and hog markets showed slow to steady changes with prices varying by class. Wheat futures moved lower while cash grain and livestock quotes mixed in the day’s trading as the Wall Street session opened with steel shares lifting the market but paring gains later.
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Thorn
A. C. Livestock
Kansas City
U. S
K. C. Cash Grain
Wall Street
New York
Noa
Market roundup shares gain on industrials amid modest activity
In a Lawrence Daily Journal World market brief from August 29 1985 traders reported estimated 1 900 000 shares traded versus 2 200 000 Friday. Bethlehem Steel U S Steel Youngstown and Wheeling Steel rose while copper names Anaconda Kennecott dipped and American Smelting and Phelps Dodge edged up. Reynolds Metals advanced about six cents.
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Lawrence Daily Journal-World
Lawrence
Kansas
Bethlehem Steel
U. S. Steel
Youngstown
Wheeling Steel
Anaconda
Kennecott
American
Phelps Dodge
Reynolds Metals
Rainfall Lags as Normal Inches Remain Elusive
Rainfall figure shows .78 inch since early month showers, far short of the 4.33 inch normal. Local farmers face drought impact on corn while sorghum, milo, soybeans and alfalfa may benefit if rains continue, with pastures needing moisture and seedbeds for wheat and alfalfa potentially prepared. Ponds improved after early July rain. some farmers may delay alfalfa seed until spring. In other news a 33-year-old Lawrence woman was jailed after an arrest at the A. J. Morris home in Eudora. no formal charges filed yet.
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Wertzberger
A. J. Morris
Eudora
Billy Hodson
Hudson
Morris
Hiatt Seeks New Continued Hearing In Civil Service Case
Hiatt asks for a new continuation on page 1 as Department of Administration and Hiatt's former superior appear. Exhibits are introduced and a court reporter swears in Kuiken before questioning begins about correspondence with Hiatt on dismissal and appeal.
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Department of Administration
Hiatt
Kuiken
Civil Service Board
Good Samaritan Action Backfires in Kansas Car Theft Case
Robert Isabell of Route 3 reported that two hitchhikers he sheltered and fed stole two pistols from his home and later vanished with his car. He tracked the pair to Ottawa where officials stopped an attempted second theft. He plans to press car theft charges in Jefferson County.
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Ottawa
Ottawa Officills
Isabell
Jefferson County
Local Hospital Births and Marriages Window Listings
Memorial Hospital Nolan E Wingert and Nancy Conlon entries list multiple births and marriages with names and addresses across Kansas towns including Eudora Tonganoxie Gardner Sunnyside and more. STOCK MARKET INDEX NEW YORK closing average 60 stocks 174.1 down .1.
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Nolan E. Wingert
Marie St
Nancy Conlon
Tenn
St. Ouig
Lotte Bowland
DeSoto
Robert H. Worline
Tonganoxie
Donald Hopkins
R. I. St
Wanda Good
Baldwin
New York
Drake U Readmitted to Missouri Valley Conference
KANSAS CITY The Missouri Valley Athletic Conference voted to readmit Drake University making it an all college loop. The action by faculty representatives and athletic directors was unanimous.
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Kansas City
Missouri Valley Athletic Conference
Drake University
An &College Loop
Oldfather to Wisconsin on visiting professorship
Charles Oldfather associate professor of law at Kansas University will leave Lawrence for Madison Wisconsin where he will be a visiting professor of law during the 1955 56 school year Another Law School faculty member Quintin John Stone will be a visiting professor at Yale University next year He has already left the city.
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Charles Oldfather
Kansas University
Lawrence
Madison, Wis
Quintin John Stone
Yale University
Paramore to Leave Topeka For Flood Control Post
L M Paramore secretary to Mayor George Schnell will take a leave of absence to serve as executive director of the Missouri Arkansas Basins Flood Control Association in Kansas City. He will replace Noel J Tweet, newly hired as director of the South Dakota Industrial Expansion and Development Commission.
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Topeka
L. M. Paramore
George Schnell
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