Cement Industry in Kansas Shapes State Economy
Kansas cement production adds millions to the economy with 7,930,965 barrels valued at 6,186,378 shipped in 1948. Plants operate in Independence, Chanute, Fort Scott area, Humbold t, and Bonner Springs, with natural and Portland types and fuel shifts from gas to coal and oil after 1910.
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Bad Season for Pests
Washington reports three pests Boll weevil European corn borer and grasshopper caused record losses this year. Entomologist Dr FOC Bishopp notes corn borer losses exceed 250 million dollars across six Midwest states with Iowa suffering the largest at about 140 million bushels. The boll weevil damaged cotton in the south at about 550 million dollars, described as the worst in 22 years. Grasshopper losses may reach the 210 million mark from 1938.
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Shah snubs movie invites during American tour
Advisers say Mohammed Reza Shah Pahlavi declines unscheduled studio visits to avoid offending others he has disappointed on his current U S tour. The shah’s spokesman notes the reluctance reflects diplomatic care rather than disinterest in motion pictures.
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Fireproof Santa Beards Made by Du Pont Team
Wilmington Del Dec 7 UP Santa’s beard is made fireproof by DuPont chemists who create a nylon beard for Santa Claus. A New York wig maker manufactures the whiskers which melt rather than burn if exposed to flame.
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News of Pearl Harbor Snares Fishing Trip Memory
James Marlow recalls a fishing trip eight years earlier when the news of Pearl Harbor shattered his calm. He and a companion, Cleveland, learn that the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor while sharing coffee at a Louisiana camp.
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CAP Officer To Visit Lawrence CAP Unit Tomorrow
Kansas Civil Air Patrol Wing liaison officer Major G. K. Abrams and Sergeant Ralph Swarts from Wichita will visit Lawrence Municipal airport at 7 p m Thursday to help launch a cadet recruitment drive. Eligible youths aged 15 to 18 may enroll as Civil Air Patrol Cadets with orientation rides and ground school training planned. The unit expects a link trainer aircraft for hands on flight rudiment lessons for local cadets.
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Mystery deepens in Brooks case with warning letter
Rochester police report Nicholas Brooks 30 wrote a warning letter from Oklahoma City to 15 year old Orsemus Bitely Jr. while sought on a kidnapping warrant. Brooks allegedly pushed his wife Gilda to her death near the Genesee River. he claims she jumped. He is held on grand larceny charges over an auto deal.
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Reserve and NG Officers Attend an Instructor Course
About 100 Reserve and National Guard officers from six Army areas attend the instructor training course at Fort Leavenworth. The first of three associate courses runs this week with future classes planned as the program aims to prepare officers for general staff duty or division roles and eventual instruction in their units. A prerequisite requires each officer to have completed 50 to 60 hours of extension coursework per course.
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Tokyo Apology Claims by Lanphier Meeting Admiral's Widow
Tom Lanphier the former American fighter pilot met Mrs Rei Yamamoto widow of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto at Tokyo airport during a layover on a flight commemorating the Wright brothers. Japanese papers note the meeting sparked claims of an apology with Lanphier offering to help the admiral’s son study in the United States. Lanphier, editor of the Boise Statesman 1945 to last summer, now works in Colorado Springs.
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McCoy to Present Senior Organ Recital at KU
Jack Richard McCoy of Kansas City will give a senior recital Monday at 8 PM in Hoch Auditorium as part of KU’s senior recital series. The program includes Bach and Vierne works and reflects McCoy’s long study at Friends University and University of Kansas under Laurel Everette Anderson.
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Fisherman Reported as Thief in Coffeyville Incident
An early morning thief woke a victim in Coffeyville Kansas and stole the billfold before fleeing. Police said the suspect left pants and Rae on the window sill as clues. The incident unfolded near the window and involved a fisherman's description of the assailant.
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