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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1948
Page
2
The Douglas County Tuberculosis and Health Association sponsors a chest clinic held at home to raise funds through the sale of penny Christmas bonds ranging from five to one hundred dollars. Heard in Lawrence.
Baldwin City Kansas December 3 Nelson P Horn president of er University announces a $19000 gift for full maintenance of the Bishop William A Quayle Bible collection. The gift was made by Mrs Alma Fepenlaub in memory of her late husband Albert C Esnenlaub. The set dates to the early 19th century and is housed in the Quayle Alcove at Case Library Baker campus.
An all white jury in Wetumpka Alabama convicted John C Howard Jr a white man of assaulting Melinda Jackson 22 and sent him to prison for 45 years The jury sought harsher penalties but Judge Oakley Melton urged restraint The case followed by the indictment of Jack Oliver Howard’s cousin for assaulting Annie Grayson 23 The two men allegedly robbed the husbands and forced the women into a pickup truck
Kansas City market notes show varied poultry and livestock prices including hens at 33.5 to 34.5 cents per pound, roosters around 21.9 to 23.5 cents, and farm run spring meats listed with weights and prices. Estimated livestock receipts for the next day predict cattle around 104, calves none, hogs about 100, and sheep none, with wheat futures and corn prices noted alongside.
The report notes mixed livestock bids with hogs steady to lower, sheep and ewes firm, and cattle values uneven. Prairie hay receipts show steady demand with moderate activity. stock market notes describe a sluggish session in New York with early volatility and declines into the close.
In a Liberty Missouri tourist cabin near Reeegreh deortal a crew reported three men in critical condition after a corphin way accident on a Southwestern Heltephone line. Teo Priddy of Salina discovered them unconscious this morning. a stove was lit and a window closed.
The Kansas G O P filed a report with Shawnee county showing 140,840.32 spent on the 948 general election and a petty treasury balance of 4,641.26. Senator-Elect Andrew F Schoeppel and Gov. Frank Carlson led individual contributors with 500 and 400 respectively. Major disbursements included 46,000 to the national campaign 19,474.56 for newspaper ads and 6,557.89 for radio expenses.
San Quentin Calif Dec 3 two Alcatraz inmates were executed for the slaying of an Alcatraz guard. Sam Shockley 36 Oklahoma and Iran Thompson 31 Texas murderer of a policeman in Texas were put to death by gas at 0 04 a m and pronounced dead at 10 12 a m
Memorial Hospital patients and addresses across Kansas include Mrs June Anderson Haskell Mrs Anna Workman Eudora A J Weaver 727 Midiana Street Orman Smith Jr Kansas City Leela Kathleen Nelson Baldin Eugene Nelson Baldwin Kert Topping Overbrook Mrs Auice Carter 728 Rhode Island Street W R B Seaner Tonganoxie Mrs Catherine Pearson Baldwin Mrs Mollie McCain Quenemos Gertler Learnard Avenue Anna Workman Eudora Mrs Lea Botta Tonganoxie Mrs Mary Gillam 1704 Mississippi Street Mr and Mrs Stuart Rubaloff Sunflower a daughter Also six geologists and petroleum engineers from University of Kansas attended a water flood operation meeting in Chanute last night Attendees Earl Kk Nixon J N Jewett C P B Weinaug BE J Anders G L Freeze Harold Beck county register of deeds reports 44 mortgages in November total 157 908 45 tax 394 mortgage registration tax collected Religious Emphasis Week chair Bob Brooks 1528 Kentucky street Pharmacy student University of Kansas Speakers to be arranged February 20 The Douglas County Restaurant Association re elected E Murphy president Roy Borgen Libuse Kriz Mike Ghetto Sixteen Soroptimist members dinner meeting at Le Tea Room Monday 6 30 Howsewives ad note Gemble floor polish ad fragment.
Berlin December 8 communists mounted a scare campaign to deter voting on Sunday. They claimed without basis that the U S might withdraw from Berlin by spring and that Gen Lucius D Clay could be recalled. A Soviet backed rump government claimed legality for Kuyvania and pledged support.
Former Missouri Democrat Roger C Slaughter pleaded innocent to violating the federal lobbying act. U S District Judge Henry A Schweinhaut set bail at 1000 and allowed until December 24 to file motions. Slaughter, defeated in 1946 after Truman intervention, says the charge is politically inspired. He was accused of not registering as a lobbyist for grain interests in Kansas City Chicago and Minneapolis and of being paid over 43000 for influencing legislation.
Topeka December 8 Pi-Eleven newly elected Kansas house members were guests of Gov. Frank Carlson and his wife at a luncheon in the executive mansion. Attendees included Will Townsley Jr. of Great Bend C Berryman Ashland R H Bentley John W Alford Ulysses Jess Taylor Tribune J H Cook Sublette W A Stewart Greensburg Robert H Jennison Nickerson W M Ferguson Wellington Chester C Heizer South Haven and A F E Anderson Seon. This was the first of three such governor hosted meals for new Republican members of the 1949 house.
Kansas City officials approved a school term of 88 weeks for Kansas City Schools. The board instructed the superintendent to pursue economies to extend the term to 40 weeks. Teachers will sign 38 week contracts with an extension clause for up to two additional weeks.
Abilene Kansas December 3 1967 death visited a family when Ray Teare a young Dickinson county farmer died Wednesday night of a heart attack in his car parked on an Abilene street His father died in 1931 in a car parked in almost the same place and as the younger Teare was found Mechanized Roofing Job Garden City Kansas December 3 1945 hydraulic hay mowers used by four farm owners to shingle the roof of the Trinity Evangelical Lutheran church lifting workers halfway up the roof by farm tractors to save scaffolding Rev O W Meyer explained
President Jose Figueres announces Costa Rica will demobilize the army and rely on a national police. He cites past civil war victory and a desire for peace. Christmas greeting cards also advertised at half price amid the note.
The Baldwin community hosts a Tuesday meeting at the lodge with speaker Mr Lot Sd and others discussing local events. Centenary Hall features Miss Skinner's theater monologues, while grain shipments from Baldwin to Kansas City are reported. The Commercial club plans Christmas decorations with Santa arriving December 18 and free children's events at the Gem theatre.
Pleasant Grove residents report social visits with the Corbits and Taylors in Clearlville. Messer and Measer families from Lawrence and Kansas City called Sunday. Funeral services were held for Amion Attie in Franklin county. Local events included a school program with a plate supper and prize awards. Remembrances note Merle Ingert, killed in Italy in September 1944, with services held at Flory cemetery conducted by the family pastor.
Desoto residents hosted many visitors for Thanksgiving Day meals and weekend events. Dr E D Johnson and family from River Springs joined Mr and Mrs James Dyer in Baldwin. George Campbell of Shawnee joined others including the Cokers and Lloyd Coker. Homer Hughes and children traveled to Kansas City. In Leavenworth and Gardner areas guests included Alvin Moll and family. Gordon and Mull families were visited. Several names and places point to a broad community gathering with family travel and festive meals.
In a General Hospital ward in Los Angeles Roger B. Hollenback, 31, an artist who designed last year’s March of Dimes mural, remains on a respirator he helped fund. Reports say he is greatly improved as of today.
In Topeka on December 9 Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey national director of selective service will discuss military draft matters with Governor Frank Carlson and Brig. Gen. Milton R. McLean Kansas selective service director.
Barkley arrives in Los Angeles Monday for a Democratic victory dinner greet by Gov. Earl Warren and his defeated Republican opponent.
Pi Robert Lee Jackson, 41, proprietor of a club at 116 East Fourth, was shot to death early today. He was the third negro victim of separate Topeka shootings within a week. Great Bend drive raises over goal with $18,102 collected against a $10 goal in the community campaign chaired by D L Conner.
U S Senator elect Andrew Schoeppel and Mrs Schoeppel fly from Kansas to Phoenix and Mesa Arizona for a few days vacation. The item promotes gift subscriptions to the Journal World with a year’s subscription as 313 wrapped gifts and offers rates by mail or carrier with a gift card.
Fire at St. Marys Catholic Church in Jamestown causes an estimated $34,000 loss. The blaze, of undetermined origin, started in a furnace room and spread before discovery as the church building, noted for its rose-covered roof, burned. Insurance covered the loss.
Market notes show erratic prices and scattered data for commodities including wheat corn and butterfat. Disjointed figures hint at a volatile agricultural market with incomplete entries and mislabeled values.
The McNees Family expresses gratitude to friends neighbors and relatives for flowers cards and kindness during the illness and death of Mrs McNees.
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