Christmas Day Socials and Church Farewells in North Lawrence
North Lawrence reports a funeral for John Spencer in Topeka with burial at Big Springs. Families from Sunflower, Baldwin, and other nearby towns shared Christmas visits and dinners featuring the Spencers, Friedmans, Mitchells, Burkes, Tubbs, and Perdues, with extended relatives from Kansas City, Overbrook, Ottawa, Independence, and St. Joseph gathering across homes and farms.
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Lloyd Spencer
Becky Houk
John Spencer
Topeka
Big Springs
Jess Fletcher
Kenneth Riley
Leonard Trapp
Dave Ferrier
Harry Workman
Frank Leonard
Oskridge
Frank Johns
Harry Sutton
Baldwin
Bill Rice
George Perdue
Pfe
Bruce Perdue
Keesler Air Base
Biloxi
Miss
Karl Friedman
Linda Sue
Monticello
Friedman
David Mitchell
Thomas Murphy
Kansas City
Karl Frirman
William Mitchell
Lawrence
Rose Burke
John Burke
Mr. Burke
Melvin McClelland
Walter Lassen
Overbrook
Dillard Sheffield
J. H. Love
Ottawa
Delbert McClelland
Susan Kay
Elmer Ross
Harold
Shawnee
Arthur Dougan
H, Amerine
Paul Tubbs
Morris Hardiman
Jolene
Sara
Independence
Amerine
Jimmie
Virginia McClelland
Thelma Fields
S. B. Perdue
Model District
Thomas Tate
St. Joseph, Mo
Morris Tate
Lone Star
Beneficiation Study Boosts Kansas Salt Grade Four
A Kansas Geological Survey report outlines simple washing screening and flotation steps to remove silt clay and dirt from the number four rock salt. The refined salt becomes a marketable product suitable for domestic water softening meat curing brines and pickling. Free copies available from the State Geological Survey at KU with a 10 cent mailing charge.
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Kansas
Frank Bowdish
Mit
State Geological Survey
University of Kansas
Bandish
University of Kansas, Wesfence
Norfolk destroyer leader Norfolk readied as 5500-ton ship
Camden New Jersey December 29 the largest destroyer ever built for the U S Navy is in final shape for christening. The 5500 ton Norfolk is the first of a new line of destroyer leaders built by New York Shipbuilding Corp and scheduled to join the fleet by next August. It will carry advanced anti submarine and anti air devices, rapid fire five inch guns, and state of the art electronics. The ship is designed to sail over 30 knots and be crewed by about 40 officers and 500 men.
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Camden
N. J
Norfolk
New York Shipbuilding Corp
U. S. Navy
Navy
Bikini
Fire kills three in south Chicago brick building
In Chicago on December 29 a fire destroyed a two story brick building on the south side. A kerosene stove exploded in a basement apartment, killing Mrs Addie Gillum 77 Mrs Pearl McWhorter 50 and William Rogers 70 owner of the building. Twenty others fled the blaze.
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Chicago
Addie Gillum
Pearl McWhorter
William Rogers
Fort Hays to finals in Enid Invitational basketball
Fort Hays State of Kansas will face Regis College of Denver in the Enid Invitational Tournament final tonight in Enid Oklahoma. Fort Hays edged East Central Oklahoma 82 to 81 while Regis upset Washburn 79 to 64.
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Enid
Okla
Fort Hays
Kan
Regis College of Denver
East Central
Oklahoma
Regis
Washburn
Potent Dish Kimche Must Be Without an Equal
HAL BOYLE writes from New York about Korea's kimche as a national staple. He notes Maj. Gen. William F. Dean grew fond of rice and kimche during captivity and muses on its strong, pungent flavor and cultural weight. The piece blends culinary lore with humor about a homecoming plate.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Korea
William F. Dean
Peiping Radio
Kimcho
4-H Club Members Post 50 Percent Profit in 1951
Douglas county 4-H members across 17 clubs completed 619 of 732 projects costing 60 740 with a value of 89 804 earning a profit of 25 064 or about 50 percent. The record came from 423 enrolled youths whose projects spanned dairy swine food and clothing efforts. Floods along Kaw and Wakarusa rivers slowed completion.
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Profis
Douglas County
Deal Six
Carol Crowney
Kaw
Wakarusa
Althe
Love Thy NeeshBeor Neighbors Battle Ends In Draw
In Los Angeles a superior court jury took 45 minutes to split a double lawsuit between John Riley and Marvin Sasselli over alleged advances to each other’s wives. Mrs Riley claimed $23,570 for an incident in darkness during beer delivery. Mrs Sasselli sought $40,023 on similar charges of embracing and suggestive conduct at the Sasselli home across the alley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
John Riley
Marvin Sassetti
Brain Bequeathed to Truman in Odd Hotel Note
An odd crime note was found in a Los Angeles hotel room detailing a bizarre will. It states the author bequeaths his body to a medical school his brain to Truman and leaves portions of his estate to his mother and to a group of girls. Gordon Van Ess, a 45 year old laborer, was found deceased in the room.
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Los Angeles
Tarry Truman
Gor
Don C. van Ess
Pass
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Rankin Drug CO
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Hamo
Clifton Webb
Bea
Granada
Eh Celing
Vixen
Ike
Prelle
Flyne Agventures
AD Ptain Fabian
Agnes
Canada
Truman
Monroe - Fay
Jack Paar Seatice You
Wildcats
Memste
Herbert J. Yates
Hornet
Rod Cameron
Adele Mara
Adrian Booth
Chill Wills
Paree
Sally Anglin
Pete Daily
Chicagoan
Jimmy O'Brien
Bones
Wasy
Han
Vzillilga
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