Reds Swing Into Major Offensive At Pohang Front
The drive on Pohang involved 26,800 troops and air force strikes that reportedly killed many Koreans. North Korean forces penetrated about four blocks near Pohang while warships and tank guns amplified enemy losses. In other fronts the U.S. Second Infantry repelled attempts to cross the Naktong at Changnyong and U.S. First Division troops failed to seize a hill near Waegwan.
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Paxe 1
Pohang
Changnyong
Taegu
U.S. Second Infantry
Naktong River
Waegwan
U.S. First Et
Tan
Aerican
25Th Infantry Division
Haman
Cotton futures surge to 40 cents a pound in 30 year high
In New York on August 3 futures for March delivery topped 40 cents a pound, the highest since 1893, with July 1920 records cited. March and October contracts reached 39.78 and 39.78 cents as the market eased later. Observers attributed the rally to mill purchases and orders from military programs. Contract is let.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Upi
New York Cotton Exchange
New York Exchange
Cotton Exchange
Construction of Dodge City School Building Approved
Mary of the Plains school and college building in Dodge City Kansas received the Sisters of St. Josephs approval for a four story fireproof structure costing about 1 million dollars. The project will replace the 1942 wind-destroyed academy and will add new courses upon completion.
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Dodge City
Kan
Mary of the Plains
Sisters of St. Josh
McCarthy Brothers of
St. Luis
Mother Sup
Mary Ann
Wichita
Memorial Hospital Births and Accidents Reported
At Memorial Hospital the day saw multiple birth notices including Mr. and Mrs. Vorhees Sunflower with a son and Mr. and Mrs. Fritz with a son. Several mothers from Linwood, Sunflower, Overbrook, and other towns listed residences. A farmer on Route 2 underwent partial amputation of the left second finger after an accident with a rock. A two year old girl from Kentucky Street was rushed to the emergency room after swallowing mange medicine and requiring stomach pumping.
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G. H. Macy
Route 2
Connie Jo Brown
Ughter
Forrest Brown
Kentucky Street
Lawrence radio program and KU practice notes
Heard in Lawrence on Break the Line radio program tests night and a plan to return this week to finish up. Moser, KU sophomore from Mt. Vernon New York, connected to east coast broadcast. Also mentions traffic survey by John Foley and a call for volunteers. A large crowd sought X ray services at a mobile unit in front of Patee theater with 1,975 chest X rays since August. Local lawyers discuss city traffic cloak and dagger corps and concerns about volunteer observers reporting on each other.
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Rhode Island
Iens
Moser
St K. U
Mt. Vernon
N. Y
Lawrence
John Foley
Kansas City
Patee Theater
Massachusetts Street
J. M. Mott
Direcor
Lawrence-Douglas County
The
Lawrence Legal Fraternity
Traffic Cloak and Dagger Corps
Truman Nominates Three Naval Officers to High Posts
Washington August 31. President Truman nominated Vice Admiral Robert B. Carney for full admiral and commander in chief of naval forces in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean. Richard L. Connolly was named president of the Naval War College, succeeding retiring Vice Admiral Donald B. Beary. Connolly will become a vice admiral. Matthais B. Gardner was nominated for vice admiral to command the Second Fleet, based in Norfolk, Virginia.
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Washington
Truman Jay
Robert B. Carney
Atlantic
Mediterranean
Senate
Richard L. Conolly
Naval War College
Donald B. Beary
Conolly
Joe
Adm
Matthais B. Gardner
Second Fleet
Carney
Norfolk
Ample Kansas Doctor and Dentist Supply for Military Needs
Kansas medical officials say the state has 2037 doctors and 700 dentists ready to meet immediate military needs. They warn a World War II like shortage could occur only under total mobilization, and plan to call younger physicians with minimal service disruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Medical Association
Oliver E. Ebel
Kansas Medical Society
Topeka railroad watchman killed crossing street
In Topeka Kansas 58 year old Santa Fe railway watchman Walter Plummer was struck by a truck while crossing a street at a railway intersection and fatally injured. President Truman said he has not been embarrassed by Secretary of Defense Johnson and wants him to remain in the cabinet.
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Topeka
Kan
Walter Plummer
Santa Fe
Washington
Truman
Defense Johnson
Grand jury indicts five weighmasters in Kansas City stockyards
A federal grand jury charged five former stockyards weighmasters in Kansas City with a false weight conspiracy. Accused, Bartlay, Cecil Cox, Culver Jordan, Frank Clark, and Bruno Ising face 23 to 42 counts each for falsifying weights and entries. Nineteen dealers were suspended earlier for six to twelve months as the scheme allegedly shifted about 20 pounds under or over weight during purchases and sales of slaughter cattle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Bartlay
Cecil Cox
Merriam
Culver Jordan
Frank Clark
Johnson County
Bruno Ising
Department of Agriculture
Polio cases rise for fourteenth straight week
The Public Health Service reported 1,617 new polio cases last week, up 8.6 percent from the prior week, marking the fourteenth consecutive weekly increase. Despite a lower total for the year than 1950, polio persists longer, with a cumulative 10,712 cases this year versus 19,616 at the same point last year. Marriage licenses issued by the probate court list four couples from Lawrence, Norton, and Howard.
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Washington
Public Health Service
Probate Court
James W. Black
Edith Elim
Lawrence
Robert C. Long
Norton
Ellen Patterson
Jack L. Barnett
Ira Louise Snowden
Howard
Plane Crash Kills 55 Near Cairo in Egypt
Reports describe a Cairo takeoff disaster on a Bombay to New York flight. Of the seven crew, five were American and two French. Eighteen of 48 passengers were American with others from 11 nations. Notable names include Lilianne Cohen Camelia and MIT dean Everett Moore Baker. Investigations focus on Farouk field crash site near Jay Baroud, 75 miles northwest of Cairo.
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Ramona Branson
Wichita
Hammitts
Camdenton
T.W.A
Kansas City
Helen Marie Dressler
Cairo
Bombay
New York
Farouk Field
Indie
Rome
Lilianne Cohen
Camelia
Lanz Turner
Middle Bay
Aubrey William Schofield
San Antonio
Tex
Everett Moore Baker
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
William ©. Gist
Justie Erwin Gist
Lake City
Gist
U.S
Rom
Dhahran
Saudi Arabia
Scottish Rite Dominates Raytown Cubs 9–6 in Kansas City
The Scottish Rite baseball team, champions of the South Park league, defeated the Raytown Cubs in Kansas City, Missouri, last evening by 9 to 6. After the game, Lawrence players enjoyed a chicken dinner as guests of the Kansas City Blues organization.
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Raytown Cubs
Kansas City
Lawrence
K. C G. Blues
Bids Opened for KU North College Hall Furnishings
Bids on the furnishings of the North College hall, the new Kansas University women’s dormitory, were accepted today at the office of State Business Manager Ed Burge in Topeka.
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North College Hall
K. U
Ed Burge
Topeka
Deaths and Funerals Leola Bryant Thompson
Leola Bryant Thompson 89 of Denver Colp. died early Monday. Daughter of Yate Samuel Bryant Civil War veteran she lived here until marriage. Services will be held in Denver Friday. Survived by husband one daughter of Los Angeles Calif and one sister Alma Newhouse of Lawrence.
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Leola Bryant Thompson
Denver Colp
Yate Samuel Bryant
Denver
Los Angeles
Calif
Alma Newhouse
Lawrence
Kiwanis Club Shows Centron Speech Films at Meeting
Centron corporation films on speech improvement were shown at the Kiwanis weekly gathering at Eldridge hotel. The pair titled Stage Fright and What to Do About It and Speech Gestures were screened, along with a color view of the University of SHiasissippi. Russ Mosser spoke on production and purpose before presentation.
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Centron Corporation
Kiwanis Club
Eldridge
University of Shiasissippi
Russ Mosser
Market News at a Glance Sept. 31: Mixed Stocks and Cattle
Market notes show mixed stocks with rails lower and wheat weak while corn and oats vary. Cotton irregular as mill demand and profit taking influence levels. Cattle steady to modestly lower with top around 32.60. Kansas City and Chicago reports reflect light Thursday demand, steady to lower livestock values and varied butter, poultry, and hay prices in local markets.
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Kate
Chicago
Kansas City
Kansas
Grady A
Kaneun City
Ave
Ap-Usdai
FFA Club
Lea
Weitherday
Avera
Bieltin Lowes
Motor in Chrysler Plymouth Complete One Stop Service
Garage advertises complete repair and service for all Dara vehicles with prompt phone contact 607. Local ad highlights Chrysler and Plymouth care, offering full maintenance and quick turnaround for customers seeking reliable auto service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chrysler
Plymouth
Prairie Markets Drift With Mixed Grain and Oil Stock News
Prairie markets show steady to higher bids for alfalfa hay while corn and wheat futures move modestly. No. 2 hard wheats and various corn grades cited. heating and wet hay scenarios affect prices. Wall Street closes in a cautious, mixed session with limited gains.
Lawrence News Briefs From August 31 1950
The fragment notes Lawrence Kansas dated Thursday August 31 1950. It references shipments and prices including Solorade at 2.55 and mentions Idaho Oregon numbers with unclear context. The legible items indicate a local brief of commerce and commodity pricing.
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Lawrence
Kansas
Patato
Nap Aga Po
Proges Nee Cerivale
Solorade
Idaho-Oreson Musers
Este 'Ee
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Linwood
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North Third
Frank Wiebe
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Jean Barber
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Eldridge Hotel
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Limwood
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