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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1963
Page
9
Market notes cover grain prices for Wheat Corn Soybeans Barley and Oats, plus live poultry eggs butter and livestock at Kansas City. Also includes New York and Chicago stock and bond activity with airline shares and major producers showing mixed moves.
Happy Hal Steak House on Highway K 10 one fourth mile east of Lawrence will be sold with Hal Bigham stating no immediate plans. Fixtures and equipment to be auctioned Tuesday afternoon and the building and grounds at private sale. Bigham cites long hours and fatigue after 12 years in the business.
Procter & Gamble Co would acquire J. A. Folger & Co under a tentative agreement announced Thursday. Folger would become a wholly owned subsidiary with assets exchanged for stock. Folger would keep headquarters in Kansas City and San Francisco while P G expands from soaps to coffee and other products.
Western diplomats report signs of thaw as Soviet officials inquire about building a golf course. Golf has been banned as bourgeois decadence and no courses exist, with Molotov once criticizing golf as for the rich. A Western envoy said Soviet recreation officials sought guidance from designers.
Fellin Throne and their families thanked rescuers after being freed from a Hazleton coal mine chamber. Five drilled holes probed voids around a suspected side tunnel as TV images showed a possible miner at the scene. The pair credited hundreds of officials and volunteers who helped secure their escape.
Leo Palmer 63 of 1038 Pa Street died this morning at the Kansas University power plant. A stationary fireman for KU Buildings and Grounds, he collapsed at work. Born March 28 1900 in Montrose California, he is survived by his wife Frances and son Richard of the home, daughter Delia May Walker of Jacksonville Arkansas and two grandchildren. Pennwell Gabel Funeral Home of Topeka will announce funeral arrangements later.
Mrs. Bernice Hunter Jella, formerly of Lawrence, died recently in Lompoc California. Survived by her husband Col Leonard L Jella USAF Ret a son Michael a daughter Linda all at home in Lompoc her mother Mrs Oscar McPeek Dunlap Kansas two sisters Marie Swaim Kansas City Kansas Ruth Neill Elizabethtown Pennsylvania Col Jella is the son of Mr and Mrs Leonard Jella Lawrence.
Rescue delays due to air line problems draw criticism from Hanna and McKinney who blame the state for lack of inspection. The U S Bureau of Mines orders a federal probe while Gov Clyde pledges a state investigation as mine officials defend safety measures amid 18 victims. Bodies were found charred or disfigured, complicating identifications.
On this date August 30 in history notable events include the Ft Mims Massacre in 1818 with only 50 survivors, the French fleet at Chesapeake Bay in 1781, the Second Battle of Bull Run in 1822, and the Dawes Reparation Plan in 1824. Other entries note 1938 Slovakia under German rule, 1945 war crime indictments, a 1953 coup plot in Thailand, a 1958 U S response to Chinese Communist artillery, and 1962 Kennedy naming Wirtz as labor secretary, among others.
The Agriculture Department reports farm product prices fell one per cent between mid-July and mid-August led by lower prices for commercial vegetables especially tomatoes and lettuce and for cattle and hogs. Milk potatoes and eggs rose. Farmers price levels were 1 per cent below a year ago while prices paid for production were 0.3 per cent lower.
Clarence A. Schwenker, 62, of El Dorado died after his car collided with a Rock Island train near Whitewater. He worked for Cities Service Oil Co.
Memorial Hospital lists numerous residents and births including Mrs. Barbara Lemon and Mrs. Irene Graham with addresses across Ottawa Eudora and Topeka. The column also notes visitors, school staff additions, basic training at Fort Leonard Wood, and community events at Holy Family Catholic School and Eudora Flower Club.
Mr and Mrs Sam Oroszco announce a daughter born Aug 10 in Atchison. They moved from Eudora. Bob Burns visits from McPherson. Mr and Mrs Joe Hargrave and children return from Bagwell Dam Ozarks trip. Hargraves teach at Kaw Valley School this year. Terri Bagby undergoes tonsillectomy in Lawrence Memorial Hospital. The Carrs of Emporia return. Carr to coach basketball and assist football. Social visits include Gerstenberger and Beetze families. Detroit visitors Harold Newcomer and sons stay briefly. Believers class hosts pot luck at Saint Paul Church of Christ. Bill Devine visits Ralph Mathin en route to McPherson. Doris Rice spends days in Lawrence Memorial Hospital.
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