Eisenhower backs Western plan for Suez settlement
President Eisenhower declared firm U S support for the Western plan to settle the Suez Canal crisis and urged backing by nations that value justice and economic stability. He noted Egyptian President Nasser will meet with a five nation committee to hear the international control proposal, with 18 of 22 London conference nations approving the Western plan.
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Washington
Elgenhower
U.S
Nasser
Eisenhower
Dulles
Kite House
James’ C. Hagerty
London
Cora Dolbee longtime KU staff member dies after illness
Cora Emmett Dolbee 70 of 1301 R J St died Tuesday night at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after a three month illness. Born August 1 1886 she joined KU in 1920 teaching English later heading the Dunlap book collection at the KU library. Survived by sister Myrtle Dolbee and other relatives. Funeral Friday 10 am at Plymouth Congregational Church with burial Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Cora Emmett Dolbee
R. J. St
Kansas University
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Miss Dolbee
P. A. Dolbee
Douglas County
Lone Star
K. U. Library
Lawrence
K. U
Columbia University
Salina High School
Wichita
E. P. Dutton Co
New York
Kansas
Kansas Historic Quarterly
Kansas Historical Society
the Prairied West
John G. Whittier
Essex Institute of Salem
Mass
Dale Turner
Plymouth Congregational Church
Oak Hill Cemetery
A. B. Sanders
R.V. Sanders
Irvin Youngberg
Charles Rankin
Clyde Hyder
Richard B. Stevens
Myrtle E. Dolbes
George H. Dolbee
Los Angeles
Peter George Dolbee
Neosho
City approves parking plan and park plat in new district
The city and a benefit district will finance the Centennial Park Addition No 3 parking lot 50 50 with the district already approving the proposal. A plat of the south part of the Hillcrest Shopping Center tract was approved. Commissioners deferred action on name changes Sha dy Lane Easy Street hiring an outside engineering firm airport improvement program a city meat inspection ordinance appointing a plumbers license board sewer extension Rockledge addition applying city sanitation facilities in homes with available sewers where owner refuses to connect with cost assessed to property.
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Centennial Park Addition No
Hillcrest
Shady Lane
Rockledge
North Lawrence
Rezoning Permit Denied by Lawrence Planning Commission
The Lawrence Planning Commission on Tuesday night denied a rezoning request by R. D. Cadwell and Ruth C. Cadwell because the four acre parcel on the east side of Learnard Avenue between Fifteenth and Nineteenth Streets has not yet been platted. The panel’s other actions were plat recommendations by the city commission.
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Lawrence
LaMarca Indicted for Kidnap Death in Weinberger Case
Angelo J. LaMarca, 31, was indicted by a Nassau County grand jury on kidnapping and felony murder in the death of 4 week old Peter Weinberger. The infant was abducted July 4 from Westbury, Long Island, and found the following day. The mother, Betty Weinberger, identified clothing found with the body.
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Minerola
N.y.angelo
John LaMarca
Peter Weinberger
Nassau County
Betty Weinherner
Weinberger Baye
Fame
Westbury
Long Island
New York City
FBL
LaMarca Ady
Infan
Deaths and Funerals Mrs Ella M Schneck and George R Dashiell
Mrs Ella M Schneck of 1203 Hastiel Ave died this morning at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Funeral services held at Rumsey Funeral Home with burial in Memorial Park Cemetery. Survived by two daughters Eleanor Sehneck and Mrs Flmo White, one son Gaylord Sehneck, three grandchildren and two great grandchildren. George R Dashiell aged 64, longtime Lawrence resident, died August 23 in Ft Worth Texas of a heart attack. Funeral at Tarrant Road Baptist Church, Ft Worth. Cremation in Dallas. Survived by wife Dorothy, one daughter Rea of New York City, two brothers Jack of Ft Worth and Tarry of Westville Oklahoma.
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Ella M. Schneck
Hastiel Ave
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Rumsey Funeral Home
Memorial Park Cemetery
Flmo White
Route 2
Eleanor Sehneck
Mass. St
Gaylord Sehneck
Route 1
George R. Dashiell
George R
Midge) Dashiell
Lawrence
Ft. Worth
Tex
Tarrant Road Baptist Church
Dallas
Morothy
Rea
New York City
Jack
Tarry
Westville
Okla
Demo Candidate Resigns as Illinois Governor Hopeful
Chicago report states Herbert C Pasch announces he is resigning as the Democratic candidate for governor of Illinois. The move creates uncertainty for party supporters and upcoming campaign efforts in the state.
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Chicago
Herbert C. Paschen
Illnois
First Congressional District NFC convention set for 10 am
Lawrence report notes the First Congressional District convention of the National Farmers Organization is scheduled for 10 a m next Wednesday at the Holton 4 H Fair Building. Attendees include Democratic and Republican candidates for U S congressman and NFC officials. The item also covers Kansas Republican Second District officers elected in Topeka and a Topeka hospital update on Mrs Sophia Gilder.
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The
National Farmers Organization
Holton
Leavenworth
Jefferson Counties
Douglas Combee
E. P. Day
N. H. St
Kansas
Topeka
Phil Hawkins
Olathe
Bess Baker
Moran
Fred Dunlap
Pleasanton
Warren Shaw
Farm Real Estate Taxes Rise in 1955 Report
The Agriculture Department reports farm real estate taxes levied by state and local governments increased 6.8 percent in 1955 from 1954. Total levies reached about 27 million dollars versus 68 million in 1954, remaining about a quarter higher than 1950 and nearly double 1945 when a sharp rise began.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Kansas GOP Seeks Unity After Primary Patches Up Wounds
Kansas Republicans moved to soothe post primary tensions as they set up for the general election. Democrats faulted Shaw and Hall exchanges, labeling attacks and calling for GOP unity while urging independents to help. George Docking urged cross party support as party leaders pressed for harmony.
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Topeka
Kansas
GOF
Warren W. Shaw
Fred Hall
Shaw
Hall
John J. Willams
Arkansas City
Key
Mote
Democratic Party Council
George Docking
A. Lewis Oswald
Hutchinson
Oswald
GOP
James Pratt
Colby
Leavenworth County Fair to Host Open Contests and 4-H Exhibits
The Pony Express event continues with open contests in waltz, rock n roll and square dancing offering prizes. An amateur day is full with entries and 4-H groups will showcase livestock, crops, clothing and home projects. Over $2,000 in awards are planned. Fair officials include President Dale Rawlings and Treasurer Lon Pomeroy of Tonganoxie with directors from Leavenworth and surrounding towns.
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Dale Rawlings
Leavenworth County Fair
Fair Association
Rawlings
Tonganoxie
Lon Pomeroy
Walt Niebarger
W. Y. Druley
M. F. Black
KU Faculty Will Take Part In Mexico City Event
Six Kansas University faculty members will attend the 2th International Geological Congress in Mexico City from Sept 11 to 14. Leaders include Dr. Frank C. Foley and Dr. Raymond C. Moore. Dr. M. L. Thompson will head a field excursion on Mesozoic geology and Permian stratigraphy in Chiapas. over 3,700 members from around the world had registered by July 15. English, French, German, Russian, Italian and Spanish will be official languages. The congress, founded in 1875, seeks advancement of earth studies.
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Mexico
K. U
Frank C. Foley
State Geological Survey
Raymond C. Moore
Walter Youngquist
Edward Zeller
Richard A. Benson
M. L.thompson
Thompson
Congress
Chiapas
Foley
Zeller
Benson
Moore
Commission On Stratigraphy
International Geological Congress
Paria
U. S
Washington, D. C
Moscow
London
Algiers
Jamboree Group Members Recall Lasting Overseas Tour
Miss Coleman recalls the Jamboree troupe’s night spot performances in Europe and North Africa. The group sneaked into a bombed opera house in Frankfort and met Wagner’s grandson during rehearsals. Players ranged from singers to dancers and comedians, ending a three month trip with mixed homesickness and pride.
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Miss Coleman
K.U
Frankfort
Wagner
Tom Sawyer
Topeka
Beverly Runkle
Pittsburg
Bonnie Dinsmore
Overland Park
Martha Crowley
Sheila Nation
Chanute
Roger Brown
Mary Jo Scholes
Council Grove
Warren George
Merriam
Don Carey
Coffeyville
Brown
Don Farrar
Kansas City
Manuel L
Jack) Jackson
Kas
Carey
George
Farrar
Bill Littett
Rolla
Nate Davis
Paul K. Worley
True Binford
Ruth Taggart
Francise Aronhalt
Nouasseur
Morocco
Market snapshot and grain and livestock prices from Kansas City
Wheat and corn prices rallied modestly while soybeans fell slightly as hogs cattle and calves showed mixed moves. The Day in Wall Street noted losses in metals chemicals and rubbers with motors and steels gaining little. Kansas City futures quoted corn 2.20 to 2.25 and soybeans around 2.22 to 2.25 with wheat near 2.18 to 2.26. Livestock saw steers steady to 50 cents lower and calves weak, with cows and bulls uneven.
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Onus
Wall Street
New York
Kansas City
Livestock
USDA
Memorial Hospital Admits and Discharges Many Patients
At Memorial Hospital several admissions and discharges are recorded. Admitted: Margaret E. Young Grace Rhoades Clarice E. Dick. Dismissed: Diana Davis Minnie Shaw Etta Whitten David Storer Charlotte Highman Hilton Woodbury Barbara Lyda Shirley Ireland and baby boy. Faye Wisdom Sunflower. The Coffmans, Byers, Miller, and Hurwitz entries note newborns and today’s births.
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Margaret E. Young
del. St
Grace Rhoades
St. St
Clarice E. Dick
Perry
Diana Davis
E. 14Th St
Minnie Shaw
Linwood
Etta Whitten
Ohio St
David Storer
Miss. St
Charlotte Highman
Hilton Woodbury
DeSoto
Barbara Lyda
W. 6Th St
Shirley Ireland
Adlai Says Democrats Alone Care for U.S. Farmers
Sioux City Iowa dispatch notes Adlai Stevenson arguing that only the Democratic Party stands for farmers. He cites farm price declines and rising mortgage debt since 1952 while emphasizing the party’s historic farming support. Stevenson and Estes Kefauver's campaign swing included stops in Kansas Nebraska Minnesota and Wisconsin with farm-focused remarks.
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Sioux City
Iowa
Adlai FE
Estes RegnUver
Santa Fe
N.M
Pacific
Clayton
Stevenson
Prensa
Kansas
Nebraska
Minnesota
Wisconsin
White House
Tax Slash Hope Keeps Road, Farm Promises in GOP Planks
The platform outlines publication of highway project lists as soon as approved and better coordination of water problems by state agencies. It pledges to expand agricultural markets, uniform tax assessments, and fund farm to market roads. It calls for nonpartisan civil service rules, veterans preferences, a new juvenile code, and keeping the Forestry Fish and Game Commission free from politics. It also endorses industrial districts and other crops to spur development. There are over 917 million head of cattle in the world.
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Paget
GOP
Kansas Veterans Commission
Forestry, Fish and Game Commission
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