Fire Devastates Wakefield Businesses in Subfreezing Blaze
A early morning fire in Wakefield Kansas destroyed three two story buildings including Rankin Drug Store and Siemers Mercantile, with a one story Ford Grocery and others damaged. Officials estimate loss between 100000 and 150000 dollars as firefighters from Wakefield Clay Center and Junction City fought the blaze starting about 12 30 a m and under control around four hours later. The town of 600 relies on snow and water supply to battle fires.
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Wakefield
Kansas
Rankin Drug Store
Siemers Merchantile Co
Kansas Power and Light Co
Masonic Hall
Ford Grocery
Atore
Seltz Produce and Grocery Atore
Ray McCune
Clay Center
Junction City
57 Species Are Listed After Annual Count Of Birds in Lawrence Area
An annual Christmas bird count in the Lawrence area on December 26 listed 57 species with fourteen observers. Six teams covered a 15 mile diameter area. Participants included Ethard Allen, L. E. Anderson, Rollin H. Baker, Bert and Helen Chewning, Henry Fitch, Richard W. Fredrickson, Wess and Barbara Hunn, Ethel M. Martin, Robert M. Mengel, Robert L. Quinsey, Harrison B. Tordoff, and South G. Van Hoose. Species observed span hawks, wrens, woodpeckers, jays, thrushes, sparrows, and finches. The 1953 third count totaled 59 species.
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National Audubon Society
Kansas Ornithological Society
Lawrence Area
Ethard Allen
L. E. Anderson
Rollin H. Baker
Bert
Helen Chewning
Henry §. Fitch
Richard W. Fredrickson
Wess
Barbara Hu
Oregon
Proper use of educational films aids biology teaching
Dr. Kenneth E. Anderson reported at the AAAS meeting that using carefully chosen films with explicit principles emphasized before and reinforced in class produced superior results in Kansas high school biology compared with no films or films shown without structured instruction. The year-long study covered 60 high schools and 1,354 students.
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Kenneth E. Anderson
University of Kansas School of Education
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Berkley
Calif
Anderson
Pubiic
Kansas
Little Rock Reunion Of 35th Infantry Division Planned
The 1955 reunion of the 35th Infantry Division will be held in Little Rock Arkansas from September 23 to 25. Col Mahlon Weed, association executive secretary, announced yesterday.
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Kansas City
35Th Infantry
Little Rock
Ark
Mahlon & Weed
Association
Pope Pius XII Improves After Vatican Ride
Pope Pius XII again rode an automobile through Vatican City and walked in the gardens under bright skies as sources report his gradual improvement.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
Vatican Gardens
Vatican
Drought Weather Highlighted Lighter Moments of 1954 in Kansas
Kansas weather and drought produced lighter moments across the year. A Johnson County boy marveled at a dust storm saying California earthquakes scare him. A Sublette farmer faced silting winds while a Garden City golf green was vacuum cleaned. A Hutchinson man blamed rain for missing a stop sign, and a Leon woman noted hose leaks from heat. Milestones include rain that steamed a gauge, a drought gift to Governor Arn, and a Hugo ton plumbing shop selling a dust sale until it rains.
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George
Kansas
Mike Owens
Johnson
California
al Sublette
Garden City
Gov. Arn
C. C. Evans
Russell
Fort Scott
Credie
Hutchinson
Violet App
Leon
Rocky Marciano
Salina
Elmer W. Rump
Near Inman
Shel Coffman
Near Salina
Francis Hauser
Hays
Hugoton Plumbing
Experiment for Junk Mail May Not Succeed After All
Washington reports the postoffice department questions its junk mail delivery test amid Capitol Hill pressure. The third class mail, priced low and addressed to postal patrons, grows as direct mail ads rise. Rep Murray warns Congress may outlaw junk mail, threatening Summerfield's administrative authority. Senate committee plans hearings when new Congress opens.
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Washington
Postoffice Department
Capitol Hill
Summerfield
Murray D-Tenn
House Postoffice Committee
Congress
Murray
Senate Post Office Committee
Briton Presses Button Flush Seen at Palace
David Millwood seeks the same press button flush used in Buckingham Palace for his new home. The Metropolitan Water Board warns it will cut water if he keeps the chainless device and demands a chain-and-cistern toilet by January 30. Millwood argues the button system is common in Chequers, hotels, hospitals, and schools and that rules must apply equally.
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London
David Millwood
Buckingham Palace
Millwood
Metropolitan Water Board
Churchill
Sentenced for vagrancy in Hagerstown court
Milton Lewis Pelon of Hagerstown Maryland was sentenced to 15 days in jail today in police court for vagrancy.
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Milton Lewis Pelon
Hagerstown
Crown Drug to Convert Store into Self-Service
Remodel at Crown Drug Company's Lawrence store at 8th and Mass begins this week. In five to six weeks the store becomes self service with a front check out, eliminated front window, open display, and self selection by customers. Air conditioning, new lighting, steel chrome fountain area, waterproof insect proof flooring, and storage basement use planned. Booths removed, larger fountain with counter stools. First major remodel since 1937.
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Crown Drug Company
Holt
Police Court Fines Ray Edmonds for DUI
Ray Edmonds of Route 1 was fined 3100 and sentenced to 30 days in jail in police court for driving under the influence of liquor.
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Ray Edmonds
Missing KU medical student ends daylong vigil with no new clues
Norman Seibel of Hillsboro vanished after Dec 19 while at the University of Kansas Medical Center cafeteria. His car was found parked at Union Station with a Dec 22 overparking ticket. Police see no foul play and consider amnesia or a voluntary trip as possible explanations. Family and friends conducted a vigil in Kansas City as Sgt. Edwards noted no clues on U S Highway 50 North.
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Union ‘Station
Kansas City
University of Kansas Medical School
Norman Seibel
Hillsboro
Medical Center
Union Station
Seibel
Edward Seibel
Seibels
Fern ‘Cunningham
Hugh Edwards
Kansas Highway Patrol
U. S. Highway 50
Sharp Decline Shown In US Cigarette Smoking
New York Americans smoked 4.6 percent fewer cigarettes this year, cited by tobacco industry consultant Harry M. Wooten. He estimated one billion cigarettes will be smoked in the year ending December 31, a 4.6 percent drop from 1953 and a 6.4 percent decline from 1952’s record 394 billion. Wooten linked the fall to heightened health awareness and noted higher filter cigarette sales alongside reduced total cigarette use.
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New York
Harry M. Wooten
Wooten
Sherrod to Manage Post
Robert Lee Sherrod the Far East representative for the Saturday Evening Post will become managing editor next spring. The 45 year old Georgia native and former Time and Life war correspondent succeeds Robert Fucss who moves to executive editor.
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Philadelphia
Robert Lee Sherrod
Far East
Saturday Evening Post
Thomas County
Time
Life Magazines
Robert Fucss
Mundt to Speak at Kansas City Convention
The Western Retail Implement and Hardware Association will hold its annual convention in Kansas City January 17 to 19. Opening speaker will be Senator Karl E. Mundt of South Dakota, chairman of the Army McCarthy hearings.
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Kansas‘city
Western Retail Implement and Hardware Association
Karl E. Mundt
RSD
Collies Sought To Aid New Tigress Cubs At Edinburgh Zoo
A 3 year old tigress at Edinburgh Zoo gave birth to six cubs yesterday and the zoo appealed for three collie dogs to assist the mother. The unusual request aims to help manage the cubs and support the tigress during early care.
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Edinburgh
Scotland
Wr—Legum
the &Dinburgh Zoo
Debut for 14 Negro Girls Breaks Local Precedent in D C
Fourteen Black schoolgirls aged 16 and 17 debuted at the Willard Hotel in Washington in a first of its kind formal party. They wore white gowns and gloves, bouquets of red roses, and escorts in white ties before about 200 guests in the Crystal Ball room. Mrs. Jennie M. Walburg arranged the event at the capital landmark.
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Washington
Willard Hotel
Crystal Ballroom
The
Willard
Jennie M. Walburg
Lincoln Junior High School
Rockville
Three From Law Faculty At Annual New York Meeting
Dean F J Moreau of the University of Kansas School of Law and professors M Carl Slough and Quintin Johnstone attend the American Bar Association annual meeting in New York. Johnstone will lead a round table on law as it relates to social work, the first such discussion.
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F. J. Moreau
University of Kansas School of Law
M. Carl Slough
Quintin Johnstone
American Bar Association
New York
Johnstone
Japanese Suicide Toll Reaches New National Record
Tokyo reports a grim milestone with more than 20 000 Japanese taking their own lives in a year, a national record that highlights a widespread personal crisis across the country. The Welfare Ministry released the figures amid ongoing discussions on mental health support and societal pressures.
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Tokyo
Red Cross rushes supplies to Lipari Islands after quakes
The Italian Red Cross sent tents and relief goods to Lipari Islands off northern Sicily where earthquakes rattled small fishing villages for over 11 hours. Reports say no deaths, a few injuries, and several houses damaged or collapsed as the tremors continued through the night.
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Messina
Sicily
Italian Red Cross
Lipari Islands
Here
Ratio
Five More Moslem Fanatics Sentenced to Death in Cairo
In Cairo a military tribunal sentenced five leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood to death by hanging. Prison terms ranged from five years to life for twenty others. Four received suspended sentences. The crackdown follows Premier Nasser's government action earlier this month, including the execution of six officials. Verdicts require approval by the Revolution Council before execution. The rulings also involved police and army officers.
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Cairo
Egypt
Strange Gifts to Nehru in 30 Gift Crates
Hong Kong reports a shipment of 30 gift crates to Prime Minister Nehru including containers of goldfish in tubs and a note that no stuffed deer jura were received. The episode highlights unusual diplomacy and ceremonial exchange amid mounting tensions.
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Hong Kong
Italy Counterfeit Ring Smashed as 8 Arrested
MILAN Italy Police announced the arrest of 18 new suspects after a seven year probe into a counterfeit ring. Officers found in Milan a hidden money mill that printed 11300 American dollars and 180000 Austrian schillings, totaling about 70000 dollars.
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Milan
Italy
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U.S
Ladies’ Home Journal
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Lipari Isles
Thornton
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