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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1964
Page
3
Local market report covers grains and livestock with bids from Harwood's Market and Kansas City sources. Wheat corn oats soybeans barley and milks breed prices listed alongside cattle hogs sheep and live fryers. futures and commodity quotes note multiple classes and ranges. The sector closes with a tentative stock dip and cautious sentiment as yearend rally stalls.
A long list of names under Dismissals and Births sections records individuals and families from towns including Tonganoxie Leavenworth Baldwin and Ottawa. Entries note addresses or towns and indicate births by couples such as Abbott Campbell Noland Williams and Cooper with sons, all dated as reported Fridays and Mondays.
In the Courts. criminal cases show County Court-Darwin H Spencer Topeka sentencing 30 days for disturbing the peace. Divorce filings show Carol Lynn O Laughlin versus William L O Laughlin and Lois Kay Bruce granted from Robert W Bruce.
Harold Holmes, bank president, estimated losses at two to three thousand dollars as three men carried out a bank robbery just before 10 a.m. Two robbers entered around the counter while one watched the door and fled with the cash. The bank was checking books to determine the exact amount.
Four bank employees and three customers were herded into a vault before the robbers fled in a car reportedly stolen at St Marys Kansas. Pursuit by air and ground ended with a wide regional search involving Riley Geary and Saline counties, Manhattan Junction City and Clay Center police, Kansas Bureau of Investigation and the FBI.
A flood disaster across northern California Oregon and parts of Washington and neighboring states prompted evacuation plans and supply drops. The Red Cross counted over 8000 displaced in Oregon with 18 deaths and widespread road, rail, and power disruptions as emergency centers wind down.
Snow falls in higher elevations as roads reopen slowly after flooding. Oregon faces estimated highway damage between 25 and 40 million dollars while dams in the Willamette basin are praised for preventing major damage. Northern California contractors shift to mop up aid as Gov Brown tours stricken areas calling it a major disaster.
Funeral services for Mrs Let tie Pitts 85 a former Douglas County resident were held Dec 23 in Ottawa. She died Dec 18 at her daughter’s Castro Valley California home leaving a son Charles J Pitts Baldwin four grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. Funeral services for Miss Sarah Elizabeth Postma 91 Route 5 will be at 2 pm Thursday at Washington Creek Church of the Brethren with Rev Orville Chase officiating burial in Washington Creek Cemetery Miss Postma a lifelong Douglas County resident died at her home early Monday.
Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Thursday at Rumsey Funeral Home for Mrs. Phyllis Simmons Love 31 of Kansas City with Rev. Roy Brown officiating. Burial follows at Memorial Park Cemetery. She leaves husband James Edward Love two daughters Diana and Deborah Love a son Daniel Love her parents Earl and Mrs. Simmons and sister Barbara Jean Snodgrass.
In 1907 the Wright brothers conducted tests on a fail-supported boat design as part of their aviation experiments, documenting methods and outcomes for later adjustments to their airframe concepts.
Fire units responded Monday to Triplett Meat and Locker Plant at 546 Miss. with smoke seen in the building. No fire and no damage were recorded.
Two boards of education in Kansas would pay dues to the Kansas Association of School Boards while other groups are not mentioned. Throckmorton calls for an investigation into funds paid to campaigners who opposed unification, suggesting public money may have funded such efforts. The state superintendent emphasizes educational welfare, urging scrutiny if education funds are diverted.
The district list shows 147 participants with funding sources ranging from contributions by interested parties to school board allocations. Frank Walter of Lecompton expressed cautious interest pending fuller information on the Throckmorton approach. Richard Anderson of India District cited district funds with local approval, while several districts including Baldwin and Eudora did not fund participation.
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