Two Air Force crashes kill 11 over Florida shores
Two separate Air Force accidents over Florida kill 11 airmen and leave three missing. Eight died near Tampa when two B jet bombers crashed near a trailer park. a Sabre jet collided with a B29 over Port St. Joe, killing three more. Planes were from MacDill and Pinecastle AFBs. debris sparked fires and witnesses saw parachutes.
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Associated Press
Air Force
Florida
Oitskirts
Tampa
MacDill Air Force Base
Florida West Coast
Dali Afb
Panama City
Fla
Port St. Joe
Clyde Leroy Pfeiffer
Gateway Lawrence project near completion after weather delays
City progress on the Gateway project in Park Hill Addition shows one dam poured and the remaining lane to be finished when weather allows. Only two of the $174 contract with Penny Co. have been completed since July. Greever Terrace Virginia Street work provided access to Centennial School, while Maine Street Nineteenth Terrace near the High School awaits paving due to cold weather. The Twenty-First Street paving from West to Quidahl Road is largest, with some grading and drainage done and full paving planned for next spring.
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Lawrence
Dakota Street
Park Hill
Allison
Penny Co
Greever Terrace
Virginia Street
Lawrence High School
Centennial School
Maine Street
Nineteenth Terrace
Twenty-First Street
Quidahl Road
Ietty
Vespers Donations Decline at KU Scholarship Fund
Donations for the music and art scholarship fund at Kansas University fell to about 589.43 after Sunday Christmas Vespers attendance. The fund has fluctuated since 1951 with prior totals of 464.57 in 1951, 771.52 in 1952, 625.53 in 1953, and 612.19 in 1952. No admission fee is charged. donations are welcome. Fourteen School of Fine Arts students are benefiting this year.
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Kansas University
School of Fine Arts
Former Lasu rence Resident Gifted WiFi by Journal World
An unusual Christmas appeal offers a wifi subscription to the Journal- World in honor of a former Lasu rence resident. The ad suggests sending digital access as a heartwarming gift during the holiday season.
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Lasurence
Journal- World
Adv
Lawrence
Journal-World
Pilgrims arrive: a humorous look at old time vs today
A playful reflection marks 335 years since the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock. The piece imagines modern hardships if they had arrived later and mocks historical biases while praising their voyage.
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Plymouth Rock
Macy's
Gimbel's
Foreign Aid Debate Highlights Unclear Notes
Fragmentary notes discuss aid policy with references to future plans and a conference. Mentions include Aberdoof Outhe nes cenfer and Sievert, with uncertain names and unspecified actions.
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Theo
Kansas farm year one of worst in state history
The 1951 department estimates show corn and wheat yields at record lows. Wheat harvest fell to 128,388,000 bushels with the smallest acreage since 1873, while corn output and planted area also dropped to near historic lows.
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Kansas
Portia
Socata
Murray Hearing Reveals Third Party Names and Allegations
The hearing in Murray's case exposed a third party tied to the proceedings and referenced a March 8 event. State Senator George questioned Mrs. Wile Mia and a university faculty member as Perry discusses maintenance, divorce, and public conduct. A witness list included Patrolman Jim Garn and Helen Shuatt amidst broader docket concerns.
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Mark Heevine
Mare 8Ift
Jim Garndoninendt
Helen Shuatt
Ferro
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Mylen Facuity
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Murray
Hyo Nias
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Tapuay
Texas
Memoriam Notes and Birth Announcements From Memorial Hospital
A fragmented hospital column reports multiple births and family notices. Names include Mr. and Mrs. Morse with a daughter born today, Mr. and Mrs. Nieder welcoming a daughter, and references to Marissa McNulty and others along Route 4 and Memorial Hospital mixed with partial addresses.
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Abo Iimi
Stavald Brohammer
Brichard Morse
William Nieder
Geology charts and maps for Kansas geology study
Geology charts and maps for Kansas schools available from the State Geological Survey at Kansas University. Includes geological times table, geologic map, cross sections, and landscape and groundwater region maps. Prepared for use with the Kansas Rocks and Minerals publication used widely in schools.
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Kansas Universl
Geological Times
Kansas
Sullivan in Fairly Good Condition After Illness
Frank T. Sullivan, a 09 Ind. Sr. patient at Kansas University Medical Center, is listed in fairly good condition today. The state commissioner of insurance is recovering from a duodenal neru. he will remain in hospital over Christmas. Mrs. Sullivan stays in Kansas City.
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Frank T. Sullvan
Ind. Sr
Kansas University Medical Center
Tie
Renin
Salvation Army Kettles Reach Nine Hundred Downtown
Donations for the Salvation Army downtown kettles reach about 900 in a drive described by the charity. Community groups including Kiwanis hold events and fundraisers, with volunteers collecting and planning future drives to boost support.
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Salvation Army
Caris
Bob Gato
Obscure Deaths and Funerals Reported in Local Notices
The notice lists multiple deaths and funeral details including ages and locations. Michael J Heenan 66 of Minnesota City Minnesota died yesterday with services planned at Sacred Heart Church and burial at St. Peter’s Cemetery. Other obituaries mention siblings and survivors, with funeral services set for Thursday at local churches and graveside rites at Memorial Park Cemetery. details include names such as Mrs Marguerite Fales, John Cummings, and Halbert Lee Sturson, plus family relations and residence notes.
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Michael J
Seoichael Joseph Heenan
Niinsas City
Man
Saridas
Veverangs Hospital
Mes
Marguerite Fales
Dames Cummings Dames
Cummings
Big Springs
Cone Brother
John Cummings
St Price's Chath
John Quigley
St. Peter’s
Marriage Licenses Filed Amid Probate Court Notices
In Topeka and nearby towns a batch of marriage license actions is listed by the Probate Court. Names include Edna M Wunder 27 Topeka and Glen M Roberts 21 Lawrence among others, with several applicants from Lawrence and Topeka awaiting licenses.
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Eugene C. Wilcox
Topeke
Ane
Edna M. Wunder
Topeka
Glen M. Roberts
Lawrence
Leah Pauline Glowers
Pattons
Mon
Redchard
Brian Martin Ire
Share Agim Zinanyerman
EM. Long
Cl Wosdam
Two Men Injured In Overbrook Elevator Job
Two workers were injured severely during midnight construction on an elevator at Overbrook. Donald Walker, 20, of Williamsburg, and Noah Martin, 48, Overbrook, were treated at Stormont Vail Hospital for chest and other injuries after a fall from a scaffold. The Farmers Union was building the elevator to replace an older unit. an ambulance crew aided the wounded and described multiple trauma injuries with one patient in shock.
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Overbrook
Donald Walker
Williamsburn
Noah Martin
Topeka
Elewann
Farmers Union
Thes Hr
Janet Walker
Matt
Walker
Martin
Walkoro
Oy Baker
Stormont Vail
Sumy
Tot Tries Out Her New Legs On Tree Trip
Two year old Cindy Ann Inman of Sherman Texas learns to use artificial limbs at the Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation in New Jersey. She has no arms and no big legs and has made about forty to forty five steps on her first trips. Her mother Mrs Vid Inman and the Sherman community hope the aid will help her grow up less helpless. The Sherman fund supports her rehabilitation and the next visit is planned when Cindy is three and a half.
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West Orange
N.eda
Kessler Institute For Rehabilitation
Vanda
Shermian
Mrs. Truman
Cindy
Murphy Joins Group to Announce $500000 College Resource Grants
Franklin D. Murphy of Kansas University serves on a committee unveiling a Ford Foundation backed program offering 500000 in grants for Utilization of College Teaching Resources. Two grant types fund planning and combined planning with experimentation to improve teaching faculty deployment as enrollments rise.
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Franklin D. Murphy
Chancello
Kansas University
Fund For the Advancement of Education
Ford Foundation
Murphy
Clarence TH. Faust
Holladay Bond Release After Statutory Incident Allegation
Ilenny R. Holladay of Baldwin was released on a $5 000 bond today from the county jail. Holladay was charged Monday on three counts alleging a statutory incident involving a minor.
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Ilenny R. Holladay
Baldwin
Holladay
Courteous Driver of the Week Recognized by Local Club
R W Kitlen of 18 Miss St named site and clash s driver in a weekly broadcast by the Bir ness and Professional Women's Club. An observing police member praised her as she drove east on Eighth Street. Mrs Witten prepared to turn on Massachusetts Street as a pedestrian hesitated at a green light.
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Miss. St
Birness
Professional Women's Club
Police Department
Eighth Street
Maithen
Journal-World Photo
Five Liquor Stores Refuse Sale to Minors in Police Test
Lawrence police conducted tests at five local liquor stores after a report of a minor purchase. All five stores refused to sell alcohol to the underage individuals, with police planning further spot checks. John Taylor Liquor Store faced charges for selling to a minor and posted a $500 bond. Trial is scheduled for January 4.
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Lquor
Joby Hazoret
Iflazelot
Hazelet Addedt
Jim Collings
Dick Slanwin
Haskell Institute
Sid and
N. J. Sts
Souths
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St. Taylor
Woa
Locust St
Lawrence Woman Flies to Germany for Christmas Visit
Hulda Enniss a Theta Chi cook leaves Kansas City for New York then Germany. She will spend Christmas with her daughter Mrs Arthur Blecha stationed near Frankfort. Blecha has served two years there. Enniss plans return to Lawrence January 3.
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New York
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Blecha
Arma
Fies
Frankfort
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Finniss
Jamestown
Lawrence
Leavenworth Man Injured in Five Car Pileup
John Cooney 22 of Leavenworth remains in critical condition at Providence Hospital after a five car crash on U S Highway 40 near Leavenworth. Joseph Corriston 44 and Bert Williams 25 Kansas City drivers were among those injured and listed in fair condition. Officers believe the Leavenworth group was returning from work in Kansas City when the wreck occurred.
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Kas
John Cooney
Leavenworth
Providence
U. S. Highway 40
Joseph Corrisson Sr
Cooney
Bert Cecil Williams
Elza Hodkins
George Corriston
Joseph
Two K C Men Convicted For Kidnaping of Woman
A federal jury in Kansas City found Thomas A. Cochran and Archie Smith Jr guilty of kidnapping Mrs Vera Kelly of Kansas City. The crime occurred last summer when she was abducted near the Missouri Kansas line while her husband fished. She escaped as the suspects slept in their car near Stilwell. Judge Mellett ordered a pre sentence investigation.
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Kansas City
Vera Kelly
Thomas A. Cochran
Belton
Archie Smith Jr
Stilwell
Kas
Arthur J. Mellett
Missouri
Cochran
Smith
Market Wrap Slow Stocks Down. Commodities Mixed
Markets at a glance show stocks lower while aircraft shares rise. Wheat and corn soften, soybeans slip, oats trend higher near close, hogs and cattle weaken with prices easing. Top cattle price hits 24.00.
Kansas City Grain and Livestock Prices in Narrow Range
Grain prices show mixed movement across wheat corn and oats with No 2 and No 3 grades listed. Livestock quotes cover cattle calves hogs and sheep with ranges for steers heifers cows and vealers, plus local market prices for wheat corn and soybeans. The Day in Wall Street notes irregular trading with aerospace and oil stocks moving, while Boeing rises and Glenn Martin declines.
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Wall Street
New York
Tn Point
Houston
County Sets Value For Bridge Approach Land
Douglas County commissioners set a valuation of 150 dollars an acre on a 25 foot wide strip of land belonging to John Schopper of EvCora. The land is condemned as additional right of way for approaches to the Wakartesa Bridge at the north edge of Eudora. The strip covers 308 of an acre and is appraised by county officials rather than court appointed appraisers. County Engineer Joe Rice said work on the bridge will probably begin soon after Christmas.
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Douglas County
John Schopper
Ev- Cora
Wakartesa
Eudora
Engl
Joe Rice
Local Women Elected Permanent Co chairmen at KU Activities
Sue Ann Haines of Stratford Road and Marilyn Perry of Barker Avenue were elected permanent co chairmen of student activities for Douglas County. They oversee dances assemblies and other events during Christmas vacation and manage distribution of the Jayhawker to local high schools and provide news correspondents for newspapers.
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Sue Ann Haines
Stratford Rd
Marilyn Perry
Barker Ave
Douglas County
Kansas University
Dillon Free On $1000 Bond In Worthless Check Case
Bill Davis Dillon 28 of 1034 Pa. St. posted $1000 bond on a felony worthless check charge. He is due in county court at 10 a.m. Thursday. Dillon is accused of passing one worthless check on December 16.
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Pa. St
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