Man Made Snowstorm Changes Cloud Shape Over Greylock
GE scientists Vincent J. Schaefer and Irving Langmuir report that six pounds of dry ice pellets released from a plane into a three mile long cloud over Greylock Mountain Massachusetts transformed a stratus into rising cumulus pillars. Heat from rapid freezing created ice nuclei seeds, sparking snowfall that could, with conditions right, build larger flakes and cover ground.
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Schenectady
N. Y
Greylock Mountain
Massachusetts
Gnan
General Electric
Vincent J. Schaefer
Irving Langmuir
Schaefer
Langmuir
Four KC Men Move To County Jail In Auto Theft Case
Four Kansas City men arrested in Lawrence for a series of auto thefts were moved to the county jail yesterday afternoon. No charges have been filed. The 1941 Ford coach carrying Frank Schoenberger 21 Simon 22 Gilbert 18 and Nermian F Weiss 20 was stolen in Kansas City. The car was badly damaged when it caught fire in the 1000 block on Massachusetts Street as Kansas City police investigate.
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Kansas City
Lawrence
Ford
Schoenberger Brothers
Frank
Simon
Gilbert
Nermian FE. Weiss
Massachusetts Street
Kansas soil plan backed by Governor-Elect Carlson
Governor-Elect Frank Carlson voiced support for a state initiated flood control and soil conservation program at a three day conference, saying the people along the Gulf of Mexico do not want the soil and stressing need for conservation efforts in Kansas.
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Manhattan
Kan
Frank Carlson
Carlson
Gulf of Mexico
Funeral not wedding as Atlanta girl dies in fall
Wilma Lindsley 20 of Atlanta prepared to attend a wedding with Ernest Anderson 22. Instead she attends a funeral after Anderson dies Wednesday from a fall from scaffolding at Hillsgrove airport reunion after meeting while he was stationed in Atlanta.
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Providence
R. L
Wilma Lindsley
Atlanta
Hillsgrove
Ernest R. Anderson
Anderson
Ernest
Fasted 43 days. naturalized Pole sought food
Seattle telegram describes Theodore Schon, 50, a naturalized Pole, entering police headquarters with no money and claiming he had eaten nothing for 43 days. Police noted he did not know food could be obtained without money and hospitalized him after describing a virtual walking skeleton.
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Seattle
Theodore Schon
Deaths and Funerals for John Hill in Danville
Funeral services for John Hill age 67 who died December 12 in Danville New London will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at Bowser Lee Mortuary with family arrangements pending and burial to follow in the local cemetery.
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John Hill
Danville
Bowser-Lee Mortuary
Two U S reps to speak at KU campus December talks
Adele Ringstrom of the University of Washington and Lois Crozier regional secretary of the Student UM-YWCA will address campus religious groups at the University of Kansas on December 16 and 17 about trends in education and religion among European students.
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United States
World Student Christian Federation
Geneva
Switzerland
University of Kansas
Adele Ringstrom
University of Washington
Lois Crozier
Um-Ywca
Paroles Granted for Two Kansas City Youths
James Oscar Crockett and Everet Jenkins of Kansas City were granted paroles by the Kansas state board of administration. They had been sentenced to one to five years in the penitentiary after pleading to grand larceny on November 12, 1945, for stealing $55 from the Lawrence Safeway store on October 2, 1945.
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James Oscar Crockett
Everett Jenkins
Kansas City
Kansas State Penitentiary
State Board of Administration
Hugh Means
Lawrence
WV civil servant wills 10000 to West Virginia Republican Party
A West Virginian employed in Washington by the Democratic administration leaves ten thousand dollars in his will to the West Virginia state Republican committee. Walter S. Hallanan, National Republican Committeeman, released the letter showing the bequest and noting the donor asked if the arrangement is satisfactory.
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Charleston
W. Va
West
Opposed to Bar Stools Tender Says He Would Bring Bad
In San Francisco Richard E Collins of Redding Calif retiring member of the state board of equalization argues stools unfair to bartenders. He prefers the old standing position with foot on the rail. Includes other local items about Christmas carols at Baker University and a rural school association meeting in Kanawaka Hall on December 16 to oppose consolidation and reorganization bills. Clarence Malone of Topeka will speak.
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San Francisco
Richard E. Collins
Redding
Calif
California Board of Equalization
Collins
Baldwin City
Kan
Robert N. Sedore
Baker University Church Choir
Kanawaka Hall
Lawrence
Highway
Country Rural School Association
F. C. Blackwood
Clarence Malone
Topeka
Kansas Rural School Association
Highway Contracts Let in 15 Counties and More
Chesapeake sentences show state officials awarding contracts for two miles of highway construction and seven bridges across 15 counties, totaling 707,428 dollars. Negotiated agreements with Jewell, Gray, and Wichita counties cover 28 miles of secondary roads worth 2,8240 dollars. A notable overpass project on Sixth Street in Junction City was awarded to Carrothers Construction Company for 10887 dollars.
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Topeka
Kan
Cuominss
Jewell, Gray
Wichita
Sixth Street
Junction City
Union Pacific
Carrothers Conpetration Company
Macia
Franklin
Tsai
Richmoneast
Conk & Cone
Tanmykins to Lead Sunflower Recreation Program
Willis L. Templins, assistant to a university director, directs a Sunflower Recreation program. The initiative features lectures on interior decoration child care and comment movement with regular dances and social ties in the schedule.
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Willis L. Templins
Toe University
Cmd
Isiles
Tacadins Bos
Tia
Bait
Asotog Af
Returning troops arrive after long voyage in crisis
Victory carrying 11 445 troops from Trenerhaven is due today at New York the only troop carrier scheduled to reach port. In Manila Dec 14 interior secretary Zutuda says Hukbalahans kidnapped 41 peasants harvesting rice in Nueva Ecija and killed at least four others. Huks attacked 24 civilian guards. one guard wounded seriously. Fire destroys a dress shop in Concordia Kin Dec 11 causing $101,000 damage. owners Clark escape unharmed. Capt. George Humphrey showing improvement after serious illness. marriage licenses issued for Billy W Coffey and Maxine Tiffany. Train collision near Pane City injures several. King George II turns 51 with quiet family celebration.
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Prauehy
Trenerhaven
New York
Arrie
Huks
Manila
Zutuda
Hukbalahans
Nueva
Ecija
Luzon
Local notes and changes in McLouth community events
Kiwanis supper speaker Lucile Reese resigns to visit California relatives. Lucile Reese, who attended the Don Davis drug store vest opening, plans a California trip over holidays. Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Kimmel visit from Ofmugee Ohio. Kansas City visitors with Marlin White family. Lula Osborn home from Cushing hospital after two weeks. John A. Means buys Luther Osborn hammer mill for feed grinding. Rev John Bower and wife adopt fifteen month old son Donald David. WCTU met with Mrs C G Sanders. World War II adaptation cases total under eighteen thousand across Army Navy Marines and Coast Guard.
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John Te
Lula Osborn
Cushing Hospital
Leavenworth
John A. Means
Luther Osborn
John Bower
Donald David
W.C.T.U
Portia Club Christmas Party Gift Exchange at Coker Home
The Portia club plans a Christmas party at Mrs. A B Coker’s home Tuesday afternoon at 2 30. Mrs W H White will read a Christmas story and roll call will feature Christmas quotations. Mrs Henry Werner hosts a tea at 3 o'clock for foreign wives of veterans, clock sponsored by the Red Cross.
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Portia Club
A. B. Coker
W. H. White
Henry Werner
The
Red Cross
Local Personal News and Holiday Preparations
Dr. Penfield Jones heads to Cleveland for an American College of Surgeons meeting the first four days next week. The Rev and Mrs Sam Hedrick Baldwin visit tomorrow for dinner and to attend the K A Christmas Vespers. William W Kilworth travels to Tacoma after visiting brother John L Kilworth and Mrs Kilworth. Dr and Mrs W M Auchard return with granddaughter Karen from Clay Center to celebrate the holidays. Mrs W C Simons recovers from an illness and hopes to return home soon. Also: a Christmas cookie recipe is shared by Mrs George Woodward of 613 North Seventh St, inviting readers to bake colorful sugared treats.
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Penfield Jones
Cleveland
American Colece of Surgeons
Sam Hedrick
Baldwin
Re Hedrick
K.a
Wiliam W. Kilworth
Tacoma
Wash
John L. Kilworth
Kilworth
W. M. Auchard
Karen
Clay Center
Dr. Auchard
M. B. Auchard
Syracuse Coach Munn Resigns From SU Football Post
Clarence Biggie Munn announced his resignation as head football coach at Syracuse University, ending his tenure at the university. The Dec 14 statement confirms the move, with details of future plans not disclosed.
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Munn
Syracuse
N. Y
Clarence
Biggie) Munn
Syracuse University
Kansas City Livestock Market Slaughter Declines Reported
Market data from Kansas City shows cattle and calves mixed with overall declines in slaughter steer and heifer prices from the prior week. Cows remained steady to down slightly while vealers and feeder steers posted mixed gains, with sharp drops in some hog and sheep categories and reports of uneven demand across weights and grades.
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Kansas City
Dhead
Salvation Army Seeks Christmas Dinner Baskets in Lawrence
Commander Robert J. Getz of the Salvation Army asks families needing Christmas baskets to contact him at once. He aims to coordinate with the Red Cross and social welfare office before Christmas to clear eligible names.
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Robert J. Getz
Salvation Army
Red Cross
Social Welfare Office
Waste fats rise as prices hit used cooking fat salvage
Lawrence grocers report higher waste fat prices with housewives earning four rents per pound under OPA ceilings, now only 10 cents offered by grocers. In other news, Jerusalem announces immediate admission of women and children among about 750 Jewish refugees from a shipwreck on Syrina.
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Lawrence Grocers
Jerusalem
Palestine
Holy Land
Syrina
USSR Officials Laud UN General Assembly Session
lzvestia lauds the United Nations general assembly session in New York as fruitful. In Mississippi, W H Sherrill, 29, a Pacific war veteran, offered to support ten minor children of a man killed in an auto crash instead of serving a jail term for manslaughter. A Journal-World subscription is pitched as a practical Christmas gift and Amish members are noted to forbid riding in cars or tractors.
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Lzvestia
New York
Hattisburg
Miss
CPA
W. H. Sherrill
Lawrence
The
Journal-World
Local Market Prices and Farm Stock Notes Kansas City
Slaughter ewes at 7.50 and 75 loads. breeding ewes up to 10.56. Poultry prices for heavy hens, light hens, capons, and chicks listed. Eggs and butter prices shown. grain, wheat, corn, and butterfat values included. Wall Street summary notes a tepid, short session with mixed activity.
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Kansas City
Arkansas
Mative Springs
Card of Thanks from Lecompton resident at Lawrence Memorial
Mrs Ollie Brown of Lecompton Kansas thanks friends for the many nice cards and acts of kindness shown during her stay at Lawrence Memorial hospital.
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The
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Ollie Brown
Lecompton, Kan
Market activity stalls near final hour amid mixed shares
Trading picked up late as gains stiffened toward the close with around 560 066 shares changing hands, compared to 96 0008 a week earlier. Major movers in the rising division included UT Stel Bethlehem Youngstown Sheet Chrysler Montgomery Ward Electro Power Licht Tow Chewcal Woolworth Santa Fe Southern Pacific Southern Railway and Chesapeake and Ohio. Engineers PuMk Service showed strength Friday but profit cashing dampened momentum. Several portals held to a narrow shift with few clear leaders.
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Gan
St. Gaines
UT. & Stel
Bethlehem
Youngstown Sheet
Chrysler
Montgomery Ward
Electro Power
Licht
Chewcal
Woolworth
Santa Fe
Southern Pacific
Southern Railway
Chesapeake and Ohio
Training promises job prospects in postwar year 1947
A brief notice invites readers to discuss secure school plans with us and obtain catalogs. It notes that training will yield good job opportunities in 1947 and mentions veterans' training approval and a telephone contact for details.
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