Curbs on Certain Goods May Go Off
Washington officials say most production controls on raw goods could be lifted in 1953 unless military output surges. Economic changes include a 327 million dollar rise in consumer credit to a July record of 23.2 billion, a wholesale price index dip for the week ending Aug 26, and farm prices holding steady amid drought.
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Washington
Labor Department
Oil Department
Tieer
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Death of Former Kansan Accidental, Coroner Says
Quantinus a Roswell attorney and former McPherson resident died of a self inflicted gunshot wound in an apparent accident. Dr. D. D. Stevens testified Quan h lived jovially and had been drinking before a muffled explosion ended his life. He moved to Roswell in 1940 after a three year Navy hitch.
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Quantinus
Rosmo
McPherson
Kax
D. D. Stevens
Dr. Stevens
Quantius
Antius
Ped
Quan Hun
Roswell
Navy
Farley predicts Stevenson will win in November
James A. Farley, former Democratic chair, told President Truman at the White House that Adlai Stevenson is going to win by a very substantial margin in November. Farley said he conveyed that the Democratic Party was stronger than in 1936 and declined to reveal Truman’s reaction.
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Washington
James A. Farley
Truman
Adlai Stevenson
Farley
White House
Memorial Hospital and local residents listed in report
Names and addresses of residents and patients linked to Memorial Hospital appear, including Mrs. Helen Kelsall of Tonganaxie and Mrs. Goldie Robb of Sunflower, among others. The notice also mentions the Mother Birker dyke Home at Ellsworth, state housing changes, and a plan to transfer inmates to Ft. Dodge, with Ellsworth buildings leased to a church society for a boarding home for aged and chronically ill.
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Helen Kelsall
Tonganaxie
Frank Wayne Moby
James Deatherage
Tenn
Goldie Robb
Thur Lawrence
Helen Whitley
Florence
McLouth
Thomas Bechtold
N. H. St
Grace Fisher
Baldwin
Peka 'P
Mother Birkerdyke
Ellsworth
Formes Lovans
Aro Sald Saturda
Ells- Worth
Ft. Dodge
Ann
Mathey Rickerdyke
Evangelic Lantheran Good Samaritan Society
Shantz Threatened by Letter Ahead of Boston Game
Philadelphia Athletics pitcher Bobby Shantz reported three threat notes warning him not to pitch at Fenway Park next weekend. Police and postal authorities were notified as Shantz and manager Jimmy Dykes condemned the notes as the work of a crank. Shantz leads the American League with 22 wins and four losses, sparking concern over safety at the Boston game.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Athletics
Bobby Shantz
Boston
Pin
Iday
Camsie
Shantz
Rostov
Fenway Park
Athletics
Jimmy Dykes
Bobby
U. S
Ralph Kiner
Pittsburgh Pirates
FBI
Bank President Shoots Self After Swindle Claim
MINEOLA N Y William Abel president of a bank shot himself in the basement of his home Friday as he was to appear for the district attorney. Abel 45 had charged Lilian R Robinson a business executive with swindling the bank out of about 450000 over four years by falsifying loan applications and home improvement certificates. He was seriously wounded. his wife and two teenage sons were at the scene.
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Mineola
N.Y
William Mr. Abel
District Attorney's Office
Able
Lilian R. Robinson
Messer Joins McGrew Firm in Lawrence Real Estate
Noble Messer, longtime Lawrence real estate agent and former Pleasant Grove merchant, joins McGrew Investment Co. He previously worked with E. J. Simmons Co. Messer is married with two children, Dr. Ralph Messer in Kansas City and Mrs. Hans van Unwerth in Kansas City, both KU and Kansas State College graduates respectively.
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Noble Messer
Lawrence
Mc- 7 Grew Investment Co
Mass
Messer
Pleasant Grove
McGrew Co
E. J. Simmons Co
Ralph Messer
Kare ‘Sas City
Kan
Kansas State College
Hans van Unwerth
Kansas City
University of Kansas
Laura Thoren Improves After Hospital Visit
Laura Lee Thoren, 1d year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Howard Thoren of Eudora, was reported in fairly good condition and much improved at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. She cut her forehead on a harrow two weeks ago, stitches were applied, complications led to hospitalization, and her condition was listed as serious on Friday. A marriage license was issued in Probate Court Friday to Doyle V Robertson, 22, and Shirley L Huton, 17, both of Baldwin.
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Laura Lee Thoren
Howard Thoren
Doyle V_ Robertson
Shirley L. Hutton
Baldwin
Interest in Nov four voting grows across county
Voters show rising interest ahead of Election Day as registration climbs. Local politicians discuss a tight race between Army Gen Dwight Eisenhower, Republican nominee, and Adlai Stevenson, Democratic standard bearer, with Douglas County Republicans optimistic about carrying the county and state by about two to one. Democrats foresee a heavyweight national contest, praising Stevenson while cautious about a statewide landslide.
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Dwight Fisenhower
Minois
Adlai Stevenson
Douglas County
Kansas
Eisenhower
Abilene
Eienhower
Stevenson
Columbia University
N.Y
Tug Sarsi Sinks After Mine Off Korea Sinking
Navy reports the 105 foot tug Sarsi struck a mine off Hungnam on the Korean coast and sank in 20 minutes. Three destroyers and minesweepers searched the area within 30 minutes. 92 of 97 crewmen survived, four survivors were seriously hurt, no deaths, three missing. Casualties and rescue efforts were coordinated from Sasebo Japan.
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Tokyo
U. S
Korea
Navy
Quckness
Sasebo
Japan
Hungnam
Boyd
Zeal
Competent
Leona Brown Graveside Rites Planned in Perry
Funeral services for Mrs. Leona M. Brown of Williamstown are set for 2 p.m. Monday at the Perry Methodist Church. She died Thursday at the Sunflower Ordnance Works. Burial will be in Underwood Cemetery. Friends may call at Rumsey Funeral Home until noon Monday.
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Leona Brown
Leona M. Brown
Williamstown
Methodist
Perry
Sunflower Ordnance Works
Underwood
Rumsey
Refugees in Shanghai Camps Desperate on Small IRO Aid
Reports from Shanghai say 200 stateless refugees remain in International Refugee Organization camps. They receive five dollars a month, insufficient for living. Communist authorities reportedly tolerate the camps and IRC representatives. The text also mentions varieties of watermelon, some cannon-ball shaped and others cylindrical like sausages.
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Hong Kong
International Refugee Organization
Shanghai
IRO
IRC
Giant Omelet A La Highway Trucker Dumps 144000 Eggs
Driver James Gott of Clermontville Indiana overturned a fully loaded egg truck on Highway 24 40 near Lawrence. The 18 000 dozen eggs were salvaged mostly. rescue crews cleared the scene as Gott mused about the siren he lost. The accident occurred around 5 am as he veered onto an unseen shoulder and rolled into a ditch.
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James Gott
Cennerville
Gott
Teepee Junction
Airport
Lawrence
Gort
Phoenix
Ariz
Kansas City
Guard Unit Home From Ripley Trip
The Lawrence unit returned from a weekend encampment in Minnesota after a smooth trip with no injuries. Captain Maurice Knott noted minor train incidents during switching in Des Moines and engine changes in Minneapolis, but no casualties. Lt. Reber praised the camp as a tremendous success with improved mess personnel and strong drill performance.
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Ana
Minnesota
Maurice Knott
Lawrence
Des Moines
Minneapolis
Reber
KU beauty queen from Kansas City is named Pi Kappa Alpha dream girl
Sara Ann Starry a 19 year old Kansas City KU junior has won her third college beauty title in a year. She was chosen as the Fraternity dream girl and earlier named Jayhawk Queen at KU. She also won College Queen of America in a radio contest among 13 entrants. The sorority entry and Tyrone Power as a final judge aided her selection. City signs guiding to KU have been installed to improve campus access.
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Sara Ann Starry
Kansas City
K.U
Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity
Miss Starry
Tyrone Power
Lawrence
Central Park to Get Heated Shelter for Chess Players
New heated brick shelter will replace outdoor benches in Central Park this fall funded by a $38,000 anonymous donation. The octagonal building 35 feet across will hold 28 games with ample space for equipment, serving hundreds of chess and checker players of all ages who have played outdoors since the old wooden shelter burned down years ago.
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New York
Central Park
Kit Bitters
Phrase Maker Peeble Banned From Boudoire Over Politics
A divided American couple, Wilbur and Trellis Mae Peeble, clash over party politics after attending different conventions. Wilbur favors Eisenhower while Trellis Mae supports Stevenson, sparking a domestic rift and a sharp exchange about Ike’s record versus Adlai Stevenson. November politics threaten peace at home.
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Peeble
Boudoire
Boyle
Wilbur
Tres S Mae
Ike
Tke
Lyear
Bether Norma
Teansa
Trel- Mae
Roosevelt
Sant Wilbur
Stevenson
Treljis Mae
Ft Myer Colonials Top Brooke Med Center in Tourney Showdown
Ft Myer Colonials handed Brooke Army Medical Center its first loss 3-1 in the national non pro baseball tournament. Rod Graber homer sparked a 1-0 lead, two runs came in the fourth, and Arnold Portcar-Tero earned the win for Ft Dix in a 2-1 victory over Camp Atterbury. Day’s schedule lists several matchups including Ft Ord versus Ft Myer and Ft Dix versus Leonard Wood.
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Wicitar
Ft. Meyer
Colonials
Brooks Medics
San Antonio
Tex
Texas Club
Ft. Dix. N.J
Camp Atterbury
Ind
Ft. Myer
Giant Coventry Cathedral tapestry to surpass all others
The Coventry cathedral project will house the world's largest tapestry measuring 62 feet by 40 feet, weighing three-fourths of a ton. Designed by Graham Sutherland, the prewar painting will be scaled and color-copied, with weavers working behind the piece as a reflected image in a standing mirror. The cathedral itself was destroyed in a major World War II bombing raid.
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New York
Coventry
British Information Service
Graham Sutherland
Britain
Kansas City Produce Prices and Poultry Listings
Local market report lists eggs by grade and weight with prices for mediums standards and unclassified. Butter, poultry including hens, fryers, leghorn, roosters, turkeys and ducks shown with lbs figures. hogs and Marsen Wheat and corn prices noted alongside butterfat per pound.
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K. C
Kansas City
Weekly Kansas City Livestock Prices Close Mixed
The KC market shows steers 25 to 31.00 lower, cows 100 to 200 lower, bulls down, and feeders steady to easier. High and prime fed steers sit around 33.75 to 34.50, with various classes of cattle and hogs reported down or steady compared with last Friday.
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Kansas City
Csda Catte
Meat market price report with varied livestock quotes
The auction listing shows uneven quotes for hogs and sheep, with weights from 190 to 360 pounds and prices around 15.0 to 21.35 per hundredweight. Sows and heavier hogs span 17.00 to 19.75, lambs around 27.5 to 31.00, and cull/utility categories showing steady movement as buyers sparingly bid for choice lots.
Ohio State at Columbus Grants Doctor of Philosophy Degrees
John P.R. Simons Baldwin and Michael F. Andrews of Lawrence received Doctor of Philosophy degrees at Ohio State University commencement held Friday morning in the men's gymnasium on the campus in Columbus Ohio.
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Ohio State
Easity
Mens Comnasium
Columbus
John PR. Simons
Baldwin
Michael F. Andrews
Lawrence
Card of Thanks From Lola Powell
Lola Powell thanks friends and neighbors for their handkerchiefs, visits, and kind words during her confinement.
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Twish
Lola Powell
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Brooke Med Center
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