December brings unseasonal warmth across the nation
A weather forecast indicates mild, springlike conditions in the near term, with cold air from Canada expected to drift south to normal December levels in the coming days. Temp records may be set in New York City and Harrisburg as shoppers face a warmer lead into Christmas while western and northern regions see variable warming.
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Washington
Old
St. Nick
Canada
Plains
Northwastern
Great Lakes
Mississippi
Montana
Dakotas
Rockies
North Pacific
Rocky Mountain
Far West
New York City
Harrisboryg
Burma Surgeon Author to Address Knife and Fork Club
Dr. Gordon Seagrave author of Burma Surgeon and Burma Surgeon Returns will speak at the Knife and Fork Club December dinner at Plymouth Congregational Church. He will discuss wartime medical techniques and allied army findings from the Burma India theater. Seagrave arrives in Lawrence Thursday afternoon and will attend the Douglas County Medical Association dinner that evening.
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Gordon S. Suagrave
Burma
Lancer
Knife and Fork Club
Plymouth Congresational
Jot Hopkins
Beagrave
Baptist Medical
India
Suncrave
Chinaurma
Seagrave
United States
George Doekig Ruife
Pork
Lawrence
Douglas County Medical Association
Topeka Man Dies Of Heart Attack En Route To Lawrence
AL WL Williamson aged 63 of Topeka collapsed while driving his 140 Ford coach five miles west of Lawrence. A Kansas State Highway crewman found him slumped at the wheel, and a physician in Lawrence pronounced him dead after the car was moved.
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AL WL
Williamson
Tope
Topeka
Lawrence
Sheriff's Office
Lesa. M
Cole
Kansas State Highway Department
Two Cars In Wreck Involving Beulah Cronk At Louisiana Street
An afternoon collision in the 2100 block of Louisiana Street left one person injured and a Pontiac coupe stuck in a Chevrolet. Police report Elizabeth Dacamain attempted a U turn into a home frontage. Beulah Cronk of 20 West Twenty third Street was in the other vehicle. The incident occurred at 1 18 p.m. and resulted in the single injury.
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Mrs. Jacqmain
University students make holiday preparations on Mt Oread
Mt Oread transforms with decorations as K U prepares for holiday schedules. Students arrange travel through a Student Union bureau led by Carol Tarrant, while vespers and tableaux at Hoch auditorium draw overflowing crowds. Music from Dyche museum tower precedes the events. A Christmas drive at Memorial Union gathers clothing and food for needy families in Lawrence and overseas relief via Care.
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Mt. Oread
Frank Stronghall
Hoch
K. U
Student Union Association
Carol Tarrant
Atchison
Hoch Auditorium
School of Fine Arts
Tower of Dyche
Raymond Axe
University Services
Memorial Union
Lawrence
Alpha Phi Omera
Frank Strong
Europe
Morning court displays blooming fir in warm spell
O W Owen district court attorney presented a blooming fir branch to officials at the courthouse this morning. The bush grown at 339 Elm Street was in full bloom earlier than usual, completing Christmas tree decorations by the courthouse committee led by Mrs Hollingsworth Wells and Sim mons.
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O. W. Owen
District Court
Atte If
Court House
Owen
Elm Street
Christ
R. F. Hollingsworth
Aliee Wells
Mary Elen Simmons
Harald
Khurn
Deaths and Funerals Notices Mixed in Lawrence Area
Mrs Huch Dyer a former Lawrence resident died December 6 at Healdsburg California funeral in Lawrence with date to be announced Airs Dyer's husband was a cutter for Langewrmer works Also Frederick W Pugh Army died October 15 in a glider accident on Honshu Island Japan Funeral Friday 2 50 p m at Rumsey funeral home Reverend Keith C Lerdyre Burials in Memorial Park Cemetery Pallbearers listed Private Posh survived by father David Pugh and Emma Pugh four Mrs Pauline Tryon and Elwood Wiggins Delbert Steete and Miss Barbara Buel and two brothers Donald Pugh and three cousins Charles Pugh of Clovis No OE and one half sister Mrs Harold Hedge
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Huch Dyer
Hugh Dyer
Lawrence
Healdsburg
Calif
Airs
Dyer
Cutter
Langewrmer Works
Frederick W. Pigh Pot
Frederick Wo Puri
I. 8
Army
Honshu Island
Japan
Rumsey
Keith C.ler
Disryre
Memorial Park Cemetery
Dale Rallitt
Lyle Graham
Billie Spence
Donald Tobler
Franklin Bidinger
Floyd Gaines
Posh
David Purk
Emma Pugh
Pauline Tryon
Elwood Wiggins
Delbert Steete
Barbara Buel
Bret Donald Pugh
Charles Puri
Clovis
Harold Hedge
United Nations debate on arms and troop plan continues
Assembly President Spank aims to clear the issue by tomorrow after a subcommittee review. Connally calls the British plan dangerous, warning it would force disclosure of atomic bomb secrets and undermine UN controls. Delegates push meetings at Lake Success and Flushing Meadow Park, expecting extended sessions into next week.
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Assembly
Paul-Henri Spank
Connally
Associated Press
United States
U.N. Atomic Energy Commission
Lake Success
Flushing Meadow Park
Bus collision injures about 25 children near Flint
An estimated twenty five pupils were injured when a school bus crashed into a tree seven miles south of Flint Michigan. No fatalities among roughly forty riders. Farmers used hacksaws to free trapped children. The bus did not catch fire.
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Mich
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Cpim
Jtire
Here
Girl Scout Council names two new leaders at December meeting
The Girl Scout Council met at city hall with commissioner Mrs. Ladine Carter presiding. Two new leaders were announced Mrs. Burnett F Treat will assist fourth grade Brownies at Pinckney school and Carol Buehler will aid ninth grade Girl Scouts with music and games. Plans were shared for organizing new junior and senior high groups and the 35th anniversary during Girl Scout week starting March 12.
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Girl Scout Council
Ladine Carter
Burnett F. Treat
Pinckney School
Carol Buehler
L. E. Rice
Stanley Jones
Local Noting Errors and Small Tales From Lawrence
A Lawrence column reports a city wage raise for street water and parks staff misprinted as Sr in yesterday’s paper, notes a shopper and a 5 cent ornament mishap, and mentions Meadowlark 4-H leader Mrs. Alfred Seele attending a banquet at Eldridge hotel. It covers Lt. Chester W. Gates Jr and family moves, Veterans Foreign Wars event, a junior high orchestra, and duck season reflections.
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Street, Water and Parks Department
Alfred Seele
Meadowlark
Douglas County
Eldridge
Water system project equipment contracts noted
Disjointed OCR details completing a water system project in Emporia include Link Belt Philadelphia equipment, Brady Conveyor Chicago convey ing machinery, and a $31 760 figure. A traffic case in court at 1028 Massachusetts Street involved Joan Vickers who faced fines for speeding. Judge Lane imposed a $1,000 total in penalties for Lawrence parking separations.
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Emporia
Philadelphia
Brady Conveyor Corp
Chieace
Jean
Joan Vickers
Massachusetts Street
V. J. Lane
Lawrence
Market News Markets at a Glance in New York and Kansas City
Market data from New York and Chicago shows mixed stock prices with some advances in special issues and robust grain buying. Hogs soften to around 35 cents lower, cattle rise up to 50 cents with active trading, while livestock receipts in Kansas City remain solid and varied for calves, steers, and cows amid steady to higher prices.
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Cutton
Chicago
Chen
Kansas City
USDA
Aly
Kanesas City
Sip Trc
Eee
Mayo
Mrs. Truman Named Defendant In $10,000 Damage Suit
In Kansas City circuit court Mrs Truman is named a defendant in a $10,000 damage suit linked to a June car crash near Warren. Plaintiff Pearson of Mo claims Nicholson drove on the wrong side causing injuries to a nurse and others. the wife is not in the collision.
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Mrs. Truman
Kansas City
Truman
Hierry J. Nicholson
Warren
Gr.ver
Jim Motley Pearson
Nicholson
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Poultry and grain prices and market notes from Kansas City
A garbled listing of poultry categories and weights followed by grain and livestock prices. It includes references to Toa Lashora Springs broilers turkeys and roosters, hog prices, corn and wheat bids, and stock quotes from New York banks and telecommunication firms with scattered regional mentions such as Kansas City and Montana.
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Lashora Springs
Broilers
Capone
Old Roosters
Stags
Ounk Ae Turkeys
Pigeons Dozen
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Arkansas City
Frank R. Gray
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Chrisyer Corp
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Gen Motors
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Erch Am Co
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Jacquard
Young
Massachusetts
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Lawrence, Kansas
Lawrence Loang Finance CO
State Farm Insurance
Hollywood
George Raft
Lynn Bari
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Joseph Pevney
Myrna Dell
Joan Herrison
Edwin L. Maria
Donemen Latimer
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Federal Insurance Corporation
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