Record Cold Hits Eastern United States
A brutal cold front swept the eastern U S with subzero readings from the northeast to New England and reaching the Gulf Coast. Record lows included Joliet Illinois 25 below and Tampa Florida 32 above while Baltimore and Hartford City reported lows near 8 and 0. The freeze disrupted river shipping at La Salle Illinois and caused multiple deadly house fires in Indiana Illinois and Texas with several children among the dead. Rapid City South Dakota rose to 43 above as warmer air moved in.
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Deaths and funeral for Charles Desque in Overbrook
Charles Desque 7], a longtime Richland Overbrook resident, died Thursday in a Topeka hospital. Born October 4, 1889, he belonged to Ridgeway Lodge 62 AF&AM. Funeral at 2 p m Saturday at Overbrook Methodist Church. burial in Overbrook Cemetery. Survived by Eleanor Desque. daughters Irene Herberling and Dorothy Goff. brothers John, J A, and Edward. sisters-in-law Mrs Louis Reilly and Mrs Joe Bush. four grandchildren. Baker Funeral Home Overbrook in charge.
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Richland
Overbrook
Topeka
Ridgeway Lodge No. 62
Af&am
Methodist
Baker Funeral Home
Funeral services set for Carl William Dohrn
Funeral services for Carl William Dohrn of Jarbalo will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Jarbalo Methodist Church. He died Tuesday morning at his home at age 68. Burial with Masonic rites will follow at Fall Creek Cemetery near Jarbalo, with Bradford Funeral Home of McLouth in charge of arrangements.
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Jarbalo
Jarbalo Methodist Church
Fall Creek
Bradford Funeral Home
McLouth
Chef Davis Faces Suit Over Crosby Heir Claim
Edward L. Davis testified he might be the father of Denise Michelle Scott, claiming he offered to marry Marilyn Miller Scott, while Bing Crosby’s son Dennis denied paternity in the Los Angeles suit. Denise Michelle is three years old. Dennis admitted drinking heavily and being intimate with Mrs. Scott on two occasions.
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Marilyn Miller Scott
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Hospital Births and Family Notices Across Town
Memorial Hospital lists births and acknowledgments including Ruth Posner Emma Wright Rhoda McCord Charles Craig Ed ith Craig Dyer Agnes Collins Earl Zimmerman Judith Tuttle Sara Woods Charles Statler Harriet Schoen Rosemarie Winklmeier Martha Pool Mary Kilburn and baby boy 601 Maple Lane John Dietrich Paula Dietrich Janell Lewis Rose Lyons Patricia Burgstahler and baby boy Glorianna Vedral and baby boy Dorothy Wintermantel Rebecca Allington and baby girl Wilbur White Wilma Reber Joel S Posner a son today William Woods a son Henry Winklmeier a daughter Basil Tuttle a son Robert Schoen a daughter Eldon Statler a daughter today.
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Emma Wright
Haskell Institute
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Charles Craig
Eudora
Edith Craig
Joseph Dyer
Baldwin
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R. I
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N. J
Sara Woods
Charles Statler
W. 4Th
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Rosemarie Winklmeier
Martha Pool
Linwood
Mary Kilburn
Maple Lane
John Dietrich
Paula Dietrich
Janell Lewis
Rose Lyons
Mass
Patricia Burgstahler
Glorianna Vedral
Dorothy Wintermantel
Rebecca Allington
Wilbur White
Shelburn
Wilma Reber
Joel S. Posner
William L. Woods
Ala
Henry Winklmeier
A. I
Food prices show slower fall while fresh vegs rise in November
The November price index reveals slower declines in egg and meat prices and a 6.3 percent rise in fresh vegetables led by lettuce beans and tomatoes. Overall food costs fueled over half the yearly increase with housing costs also up. Transportation is the only major index group to fall.
17 Persons Die In Five Major Fires Across U S Cities
Fires in Chicago Hartford City Baltimore Poteet and New York claim 17 lives including 14 children and two mothers. A gasoline bottle explosion in Hartford City and a kerosene lamp accident in Poteet triggered fatal blazes. Chicago and New York fires left victims in basements and apartments. Police investigations continue into causes.
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Kenneth Brown
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Poe
Terresa
Clayton
Jean ‘Davis
Chicago
MacArthur Denies Advocate for Atomic Bombs in Korea
In a television interview MacArthur rejects claims he urged atomic bombing in Korea or Siberia. He says Truman’s remark about using atoms in Japan ended the war, and that his recall was due to disobedience of orders. Truman asserts atomic bomb use was our only weapon they would understand.
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Gift Subscriptions Include Cards with Each Gift
Cards accompany every gift subscription. contact Jour nal World Circulation at VI3-1000 or write for details.
Scholar Picked For JFK Staff
President elect John F Kennedy chose Dr Walter W Heller of Minnesota as chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers. Heller, 45, heads Minnesota University economics department and has advised Governor Freeman on tax policy.
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John F. Kennedy
Heller
University of Minnesota
School of Business Administration
Minnesota
Orville L. Freeman
Kennedy
Ex Lawrence Man Named Med Education Head at Kansas City Hospital
Dr Warren J Hunzicker cardiologist and former Lawrence resident named director of medical education for a new 12 million dollar Research Hospital in Kansas City He will oversee the education program and work in the heart lab and open heart surgery He is KU Medical School graduate Harvard studied cardiology Navy service instructor Pensacola and later worked in Spokane and Nashville He also serves as assistant medical adviser and board member of Kansas City Life Insurance Co He plans to buy a home in Kansas City and his wife and daughters will join him soon.
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Warren J. Hunzicker
Lawrence
Kansas City
Hunzicker
Carl J. Hunzicker
Tenn. St
Kansas University Medical School
Harvard University
Samuel Levine
U. S. Navy
Navy Medical School
Pensacola
Fla
Spokane
Wash
Nashville, Tenn
Kansas City Life Insurance Co
Karen
Kathy
Final Lights on Tree Shining by Sertomans Assist Salvation Army
The Lawrence Sertoma Club lit the final 14 lights of the 250-bulb Salvation Army Tree of Lights near the Police Fire Building. Capt. Earl Palsley said the bell ringers raised 181.09 on Thursday, bringing the total fund to 2540 to aid families in need. Kettles stay open until 2 p.m. Saturday to cover emergencies.
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Anderson, Moss, Hults Meet in Topeka Session
Gov elect John Anderson met with Gale Moss Kansas Turnpike manager and Sen Don Hults to discuss Moss's contract status after the Turnpike Authority terminated Moss on Feb 10 and Kirchner was named successor. The session included minutes of the Nov 10 authority meeting.
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John Anderson
Gale Moss
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Don Hults
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Moss
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John Kirchner
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Hults
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Non-Union Cake Sparks Kennedy Inaugural Controversy
In Quincy Massachusetts a union official alleges a 550 pound cake for President-elect John F Kennedy s inaugural party is being made by a non union bakery Kenneth McLellan organizer for the American Bakery Confectionery Workers Union says the shop will be organized The cake is to be baked by Ernest J Montilio who was chosen by the inauguration committee to donate the elaborate confection
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John F. Kennedy
Kenneth McLellan
American Bakery Confectionery Workers Union
KMBC Radio TV Sold To Metropolitan Firm
KMBC-TV and KMBC radio in Kansas City were sold to Metropolitan Broadcasting Corp for 10 250 000. The deal was announced by Lathrop G. Backstrom of Cook Paint and Varnish Co and John W. Kluge of Metropolitan. KMBC TV remained an ABC affiliate with Davis and Schilling continuing as top KMBC executives.
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Donald D. Davis
John T. Schilling
Kmbc Radio
Lawrence Bus Co. ownership changes to local trio
Two Lawrence men Duane Ogle and Harold Howard have purchased the common stock of Lawrence Bus Co. Inc. Ogle becomes president of the firm. The board includes Harold Howard as vice president John Weatherwax as secretary treasurer and Howard Hurwitz and E R Zook as directors for preferred stockholders.
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Lawrence
Duane Ogle
Harold Howard
Lawrence Bus Co., Inc
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Ogle
John Weatherwax
Howard Hurwitz
E. R. Zook
Port of New York Authority Notes 169 Regular Steamship Lines
The Port of New York Authority reports that 169 steamship lines now offer regularly scheduled services into the port, indicating expanded maritime traffic and increased shipping options for traders and travelers.
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Port of New York Authority
Miracle Operation Brings Boy Back to Life Before Yale
Stephen Bloom 5 1/2 is described as saved by a rare brain operation after a June accident in Newport. Doctors at Boston Children’s Medical Center removed a plastic knob embedded behind his eye after initial hospital care. The six hour surgery followed by months of recovery led to him walking unaided and speaking, a miraculous turnaround cited by his parents.
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R.I
Stephen Bloom
Stephen
New England
John D. Bloom
Newport Hospital
Boston Children’s Medical Center
John Shillito Jr
Boston
Shillito
Dr. Shillito
Anonymous clue links ship fire to valve knockoff
In New York a naval court heard a foreman aboard the aircraft carrier Constellation recount a overheard remark “I couldn't help it” as fuel gushed from a 500 gallon tank. The 12 hour blaze killed 49 sailors and caused about 75 million dollars in damage. Investigators consider whether a forklift, trash bin, and steel plate sequence caused the fuel leak and valve detachment.
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Constellation
John A. Walsh
Naval Court of Inquiry
Holiday schedule extends to New Year in city observances
Following Christmas and the Sunday holiday, Monday will also be observed as a day off. Local businesses City Hall the Courthouse banks and the Post Office will largely close while emergency services police sheriff fire and hospital protection continue. Similar patterns are expected January 1 and 2.
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Finest Ambulance equipment advertisement notice
Rumsey Funeral Home lists ambulance equipment contact VJ3-5111 in an advertisement.
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Rumsey Funeral Home
Munich Death Toll Reaches 53 After Crash
A German woman severely injured when a U S Air Force plane crashed in a Munich street died today, lifting the total death toll to 53.
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Munich
Germany
Italy Greets Record Tourist Influx Through Oct 1960
Rome reports 16.8 million visitors in ten months 1960 including 879,000 Americans. Germans led international arrivals with 4.5 million as the Olympics attraction adds appeal and other nations increase travel flow.
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Italy
British archaeologists gear up to search Qumran for Scrolls
A team of British archaeologists will begin excavations in Qumran, Amman says next month seeking additional Dead Sea scrolls. The initial scrolls were found in 1950 in the Essene settlement site about 2,000 years ago.
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Jordan
Qumran
In Memoriam and Thanks from Bernice Oatman Davis
A memorial note from Bernice Oatman Davis expresses gratitude to relatives and friends for cards and flowers and to Drs Jones and Manahan and Watkins Hospital nurses for care. It remembers her parents Mr and Mrs A R Oatman and and notes her mother’s and father’s memory with the line about joy after life.
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Bernice Oatman Davis
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