Slayer Lincoln Sayre hunted after double murder in Buffalo
Searchers found the body of 47 year old Lincoln Sayre wanted for the killings of his sisters in Buffalo West Virginia. State troopers said Sayre had made a note planning to “go out of this world” and had fled after the slayings. Authorities also located Sayre’s estranged wife in Milton West Virginia as the investigation widened. Local sheriff said Sayre believed his sisters in law influenced his wife. The victims were Phice Johnson 45 a Buffalo teacher and Alice Martin 60 of Nitro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
Lincoln Sayre
Haverney
Sayre
Aine
Milton
J. M. Wade Jr
Putnam County
Lawrence city actions cover waste truck purchase and parks plan
The Lawrence city commission authorized a 20 yard trash packer body purchase to replace a Sanitation Department flatbed, with Sanitary Disposal Service Inc. of Kansas City as the lowest bidder at 4047.50 dollars. They also decided to retain Dogcatcher Lloyd Rog on a permanent basis. The panel heard about condemnation plans by the Kansas Turnpike Authority to seize a 1/2 acre along Centennial Park for the turnpike right of way. Planning Commission was asked to reconsider a duplex project on Vermont Street and a Park Addition tract north of Mt. Calvary Cemetery. An ordinance reclassifying hatcheries into a special zoning category was passed, and a proposal for bus-stop benches with advertising was studyed, with Sunflower buildings banned for code violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanitation Department
North Wrence
Sanitary Disposal Service Inc
Kansas City
Kas
Kansas Turn ‘Hike Authority
Centennial Park
Planning Commission
N. Brown
Vermont Street
Mt. Calvary Cemeery
Indtcal
Er Brothers Bench Co
U S Diplomat Set for Romania Posting
Washington The State Department said Robert Hyer will soon depart for Bucharest to begin duties as ambassador to Romania. Harold Shantz, 61, who held the post, has left Romania to return home. Thayer, 53, named by President Biden two weeks ago, will arrive in Washington next week for consultations before going to Bucharest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swashington
Robert Hyer
Bucha
Romania
Harold Shantz
Bier
Thayer
Glen Cove
Long
N.Y
Bucharest
IRS TO REDUCING SALON
An OCR readable fragment appears as a garbled piece about calorie intake and various absurd figures. It mentions salons, races, and groups with inconsistent numbers, but lacks coherent context or clear events to summarize into a news item. The readable parts do not present verifiable facts or a valid narrative.
Memorial Hospital Births And Local Accidents
A list of births at Memorial Hospital includes Mr. and Mrs. Cozad Linwood a daughter and Mr. and Mrs. Bowers Linwood a son. Other items report accidents in Iowa City and missing checks from Kevin Jones car. Also notes historic champagne origins attributed to Dom Perignon in the 1600s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter L. Cozad
15Th St
Charles Bowers
Linwood
Donald Hopkins
Noel
A.M
Spe
y.iSept
Dom Perig
Ishel
One Has Died Checking Newspaper Circulation Figures
An ABC auditor reviews Journal-World circulation around 1950 1951 showing paid circulation rise from 7353 in 1950 to about 9900 by May 31 with total near 10000. The piece outlines ABC audits, safeguards, and dangers auditors face, including rare violence, while stressing accuracy and independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Audit Bureau of Circulation
ABC Today
United States
Canada
South America
Hawaii
James R. Kelly
ABC
Journal-World
Bureau
Kelly
Chicago
ABC Reports
Center
AuditiBires
Lawrence
Journal-World Records
William Melierderth
Ernest Pontius
Journal-World Photo
Brahman Bull Killed After Police Chase Through Kansas City
A Brahman bull weighing about 1,500 pounds escaped from a livestock truck and roamed 48 blocks in Kansas City for an hour. Police, a horse, a jeep, and stockyards personnel pursued. Lt. Cecil Gardner shot the bull dead at close range in a backyard when capture failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Cecil Gardner
Firestone CIO Reach Tentative Settlements
CIO United Rubber Workers and Firestone Tire & Rubber reach tentative contract with 22,000 workers in eight cities. Agreement includes a general 12 cent per hour raise for Firestone employees in Akron Des Moines Fall River Los Angeles Memphis New Castle Noblesville and Pottstown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
CIO
United Rubber Workers
Firestone Tire & Rubber
Firestone
Akron
Ohio
Des Moines
Iowa
Fall River
Mass
Los Angeles
Calif
Memphis
Deaths and Funerals: Myrtle Saylor and Margaret Anderson
Myrtle Saylor 79 a former Lawrence resident died of a heart attack at her son Thayer Wakefield Saylor in Tooele Utah. She lived in Lawrence 1905 1947 born July 4 1876 in Fort Wayne Indiana married Feb 25 1903 in Mena Arkansas survived by son granddaughter and great granddaughter funeral in Tooele burial Tooele City Cemetery. Margaret Anderson 84 died at Sioky Rest Home born Aug 13 1872 Platte City Missouri survived by one son N K Anderson Madison Indiana one granddaughter and several nieces funeral services at Sexton Funeral Chapel Leavenworth burial Platte City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Saylor
Lillie Myrtle Saylor
Lawrence
Thayer Wakefield Saylor
Tooele
Utah
Miss. St
Saylor
Fort Wayne
Ind
Henry Saylor
Mena
Ark
Tooele City
Mars
Margaret Cezavern Anderson
Sioky Rest Home
Platte City
Electric drill stolen from Olson Plumbing truck
Olson Plumbing Co at 934 Mass. St. reported theft to police on Tuesday evening. A half inch electric drill was taken from a truck parked in the alley behind the Olson office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kevin Jones
Tenn
Olson Plumbing Co
Mass. St
Olson
Tour of Lawrence Highlights Local Teachers Orientation
A multi hour tour of Lawrence visited six firms and a Chamber of Commerce dinner for 180 teachers attending the annual Lawrence public schools orientation. Morning sessions included staff meetings and a talk by Entimo Duran of Denver. 112 teachers split into four groups discussed public relations guidance tests and future Kansas schools with group leaders from Baldwin Baldwin Eudora Lecormpton and Vinland districts. The orientation center ends Friday at noon for city teachers and Thursday afternoon for county teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Chamber of Commerce
Lawrence Public
CFCA
Westvaco Chemical
National Alfalfa
Reuter Organ Co
Lawrence Paper Co
Kansas Color Press
Entimo Duran
Denver, Colo
Lawrence High School
Douglas County
Institute For Rural Elementary
George W. Reida
Partment
John Nogel
Laidlaw Book Co
C. O. Wright
Kansas State Teachers Association
Fred Montgomery
Kansas Schools of Tomorrow
Wilbur Peterson
Lecormpton Rural High School
Floyd Rogers
Baldwin Grade
Robert Rande
Baldwin High School
Joe Jaimes
Eudora
D. E. Kerr
Doris Lindt
Compton
Co. A. Gordon
Baldwin School
Clarencé Blackman
Vinland Schools
A's top Yankees as KU crowd cheers in Kansas City
In Municipal Stadium fans from Kansas State to Missouri packed stands as the A's defeated the Yankees 4 to 3, cutting the AL lead. Lawrence coverage notes the KU football group present, manager Lou Boudreau’s greetings to Chuck Mather, and mixed boos after the message.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas State
Missouri
Kansas City
Municipal
A's
Yankees
Kansas University
Lou Boudreau
Chuck Mather
Market at a Glance Shows Mixed Grain and Livestock Moves
Kansas City livestock markets show steers up to five dollars, hog bids around 16.85, while cattle and calves post mixed gains. Grain prices move with wheat near 2.04 to 2.45 a bushel and corn around 1.40 to 1.47 for No 2, with oats down. Wall Street advances lift market broadly as Steel and Aircraft shares lead trading, with volume near 1.8 million. Beauty winner Mariene Davis from Kansas earns fourth place in Detroit Shrine contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. C. Cash Grain
Kansas City
Wall Street
New York
Ib — Steels
Azeela
Mariene Davis
Raymond Davis
Elm St
Detroit
Shrine Organization
Kansas
Journal-World Photo
Parole Granted for Linwood Man in Police Court
Robert Holmes of Linwood has been paroled from a 180 day jail sentence for vagrancy in police court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Holmes
Linwood
Lawrence traffic safety report urges expansion of driver ed
Traffic Safety discusses law on suspected drunken driving tests and license forfeiture. Lawrence police near ten share chemical testing gear. School driver education should expand. city and schools cooperate well on safety. Lawrence ranked 4th among 467 cities in school safety, below average in public safety education and safety organization. Recommendations align with National Safety Council proposals and have been raised to the City Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Abbey
Abbry
Lawrence Traffic Commission
National Safety Council
City Commission
Police Department
John Hazelet
Collision causes $150 damage at 639 N Second St
Damage estimated at 150 dollars resulted from a Tuesday evening collision at 639 North Second Street. Drivers involved were Gayle D. Houseworth aged 17 of 1301 Oak Hill Avenue and Jack D. Childers aged 27 of Kansas City Kansas. No injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. 2Nd St
Gayle D. Houseworth
Oak Hill Ave
Jack D. Childers
Kansas City
Kas
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U. S
IRS
Audrey Meadows Club
Midge
Memorial Hospital
Mae Gatewood
Marilyn Cozad
E. 15Th St
Ella Ray
Donald Gardner
Mary Bowers
Lavon Lear
James Belcher
N.Y. St
Jo Ann Church
Mich
Donna Jean Evans
Baldwin
Ise Barnes
Ohio St
Emily Holm
Quist
del. St
Delores Capelle
Clarence Cropp
lEtta Godding
Leslie Price
Walnut
Frank Cassity
Ky.St
Nancy Conlon
Tenn. St
Down Agnew
Route 2
Nancy Winter
Mth
Ramona Larabee
Norma Janes
Baby Boy
Florence Martin
Wills Young
Morris Ditty
Tonganoxie
James. Kessinger
Paul Hunsinger
Topeka
Lizzie Ness
Jane Newman
McLouth
Gaylord Sehnecken
Emma ‘Rogers
Iowa City
Town
K.C
Cio Reach
Margaret Elizabeth Anderson
George Allen
Insurance
N. H. Sts
14Th
Mass Sts
2Nd
Frank Dixon
19Th
Jim Messer
Town Street
Harvard Road
Alice Buck
Fifteenth Street
Reading
Jess Layton
Conn. St
Eugene Brune
Delta Gamma Sorority
Kansas Universi
Delta Gamma Group
Layton
Robinson Gym
Anwar Chaudry
Pakistan
K. C
Kansas City Inn
USDA
Allied
Allis Chal
Tel&Tel
Tobau
Atchison
Aveo Mig
Bald Lima
Beth Steel
Boeing Air
Ory RT
Chrysler
du Pont
Eagle
Gen Motors
Goodyear
Kanjg & E Qtm
P&l
Martin GL
Mont Ward
Central
Sears Roeb
Socony
Olmind
Stoke van Cau
Air
UN Pac
US Steel
Westy el EN Wheel
Woolworth
the Bank of Friendly Servic
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