Churchill sails to meet Eisenhower for Korea talks
Prime Minister Churchill, aged 78, sails on the Queen Mary from London to New York for talks with President-elect Eisenhower on Korea and world issues. He plans to visit President Truman before a Jamaica holiday and spent hours with Foreign Secretary Eden outlining Britain’s proposals.
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Southampton
England
Churchill
Eisenhower
Korea
Truman
Jamaica
New York
London
Eden
Stalin
Britain
Australia
New Zealand
U. S
Far East
France
Last Quantrill raid survivor Mrs Frances Pearson dies
Frances Willey Pearson 833 died Tuesday at County Convalescent Hospital after living at 309 Ind. St. She survived by half siblings Ralph Willey and Vida Hughes with several nieces and nephews. Funeral 9 a.m. Saturday at St. John's Catholic Church. burial Mt. Calvary Cemetery.
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Frances Willey Pearson
Quantrill
Lawrence
County Convalescent Hospital
Pearson
Ind. St
James Willey
Missouri’ Border
Ed Pearson
Ralph Willey
Pleasanton
Vida Hughes
Wellsville
John Willey
St. John’s Catholic Church
George Towle
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Elfina Murdock Starke Dies in Wichita at 77
Elfina Murdock Starke died in Wichita after a three day illness, age 77. Born in El Dorado to newspaper founder Thomas Benton Murdock, she remained tied to El Dorado through family ownership of the El Dorado Times and its ties to the Walnut Valley News merger.
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Elfina Murdock Starke
Wichita
Elina’ Murdock Starke
Thomas Benton’ Murdock
Walnut Valley
el Dorado
Starke
Times
Topeka
Mary Alice Patterson
el Dorado Times
Republican
Walnut Valley On
Local births and families noted at Memorial Hospital
A list from Memorial Hospital records notes multiple births and family announcements. Names include Minnie May Kimber and Vera In verArnty with residences on Prairie and 16th and Haskell Aves, plus several couples including Archie Coverson, Charles Kassinger, Robert F Moore, William Tyler, Cloyd Taylor, and Watson Stevens.
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Minnie May Kimber
W. Sth St
John Gillespie
Tongamoxie
Shirley Ds
Miss. St
Patricia Koehler
16Th
Haskell Ave
Vera In‘verarnty
Prairie St
Gary
William Ray
Clifford Wesley Orr
Maple St
Linda Morton
N. H. St
Dorothy Smith
Lyons St
Helen Breshears
Garfield St
Archie Coverson
Ind. St
Charles Kassinger
F. 17Th St
Robert F. Moore
E. Sunnyside
William Tyler
Pean
Cloyd Taylor
Watson Stevens
Illinois loans show small loss on student aid
Urbana Illinois reports the University of Illinois has lent over two million dollars in student loans in 53 years with only two tenths of one percent uncollectible. Since 1899 losses totaled 4953 dollars. Current available loans total 553,941 dollars and new loans last year reached 259,361 dollars, bursar C C DeLong said.
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Urbana
Ill
Univerity Ofllinois
C. C. DeLong
Joans
De‘Long
Unclear OCR fragment hints at court or work notice
Fragmentary text shows a name A. patie and a reference to a peer No No and BAF M with a time or date around Thursday in January, mentioning work in Sec ond tors, indicating an incomplete notice or listing.
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A. Patie
One Good Spanking May Be Enough
A quoted British column advocates a single hard spanking to imprint discipline on a child. It stresses a decisive moment when a child resists authority and suggests a firm smack will instill lasting moral sense.
Texan Wins 1952 Liars' Club Award in Burlington
The Burlington Liars' Club named A-3C Harry V. Cummings of Dallas the 23rd annual Arkansas Award winner for a tall tale about Japanese mosquitoes told while stationed at Johnson Air Force Base near Tokyo. Another entry, by Elliot Stein of Bristol, Conn., claimed a lifelong Democrat switched to Eisenhower, with a GOP lever incident.
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Burlington
Wis
Elliot Stein
Bristol
Conn
Eisenhower
Panama
Deaths and Funerals in DeSoto and Rocky Ford
Charles W Freeman Jr 45 died Tuesday at Lawrence Memorial Hospital a DeSoto hardware clerk member of DeSoto Methodist Church and Masonic Lodge survived by wife Lucille mother Nellie Freeman sister Gertrude Warsop services 2 pm Friday Amos Chapel DeSoto burial DeSoto Cemetery Charles Sumner Kendall about 76 died this morning at Rex Kendall's home in Rocky Ford Colorado after lifelong residence in Lawrence as a carpenter and contractor survived by son daughter Harriett Dale sister Leah Thompson four grandchildren four great grandchildren brother in law of Mary Ellen Simmons funeral 2 pm Saturday Rumsey Funeral Home burial Memorial Park Cemetery
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Charles W. Freeman Jr
DeSoto
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Economy Hardware
DeSot Methodist Church
Masonic Lodge
Lucille Freeman
Nellie Freeman
Gertrude Warsop
Amos Chapel
DeSoto Cemetery
Charles Sumner Kendall
Rex Kendall
Rocky Ford
Colo
Lawrence
Colorado
Harriett Dale
Stafford
Leah Thompson
Tonganoxie
Mary Ellen Simmons
Kendall
Rumsey Funeral Home
Memorial Park Cemetery
Postman Remodels Rural Boxes To Ease Delivery
Louisville postman R Martin Williams has spent about 500 dollars remodeling his rural route mailboxes. He raised and aligned 434 boxes in neat rows to allow delivery from the vehicle, painting some and adding new signals. Williams, 62, plans to spend about 200 more to finish so all small boxes are 44 inches high and large ones 40 inches high as required.
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Louisville
R. Martin Williams
Signal Ag
Williams
Robert Foster elected to continue Menninger staff at KU
Dr. Robert G. Foster, director of the marriage counseling program at the Menninger Foundation, will remain on the Menninger staff after being assigned to the University of Kansas summer session in 1946 and from fall 1947 to May 1950. Mrs. Foster is an assistant professor of home economics. Their home is now in Topeka.
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Robert G. Foster
Menninger Foundation
University of Kansas
Menninger
Foster
Unnee
Hope outlines farm tours by bus and train for input
Representative Hope, likely to chair the committee, said a series of nationwide tours by bus and train will begin after the new Republican Congress recesses, covering all regions. A 1947-48 trip covered 9,000 miles in 34 states. He cites benefits of direct farmer input on legislation and understanding agricultural operations nationwide.
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Hope
R-Kas
New Republican Congress
Wip Hope
Congress
Train collision injures 26 near Ft. Smith Arkansas
A freight train from Kansas City Southern and a Frisco passenger train collided near the Oklahoma border seven miles south of Ft. Smith late Tuesday injuring 26 people, nine of whom required hospitalization. The passenger locomotive ended atop the freight engine. cause undetermined. Engineer G B Neal said they couldn’t stop in time. The other engineer, 65 year old William B Stewart of Ft Smith, was hospitalized and unavailable for questioning.
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FT. Smith
Ark
Kansas City Southern
Frisco
Here
Arkanga
Oklahoma
G. B. Neal
William B. Stewart
Medals Approved For McCarthy Decorations In Navy Record
Washington reports the navy confirmed Sen. McCarthy of Wisconsin asked to receive six World War II decorations. He served as a combat intelligence officer with a Marine scout bomber squadron in the Pacific and earned the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal and four gold stars for 30 missions. The move follows a 1944 directive and reflects a policy aligning Navy awards with Air Force practices for missions.
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Washington
Navy
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Wisconsin
Pacific
Francis Whitehair
Air Force
Radio network planned in Kansas for disaster use
Warren Paramore assistant state civil defense director announced a radio network to be operated by Coratear Radio operators in Kansas. He noted a low bid of 5 and said the system will first be used to bearers in the 1951 flood context, outlining early deployment and purpose.
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Kansas
Warren Paramore
Civil Defense
Paramore
Tsai Foods
Reeds Sell Paper Garden City in Kansas Deal
Garden City Telegram sold to a group of Kansas newspapermen led by Gervais F. Reed. The purchase includes Radio Station KIUL and awaits FCC transfer approval, with Awbrey of Hutchinson News Herald named editor. Jim Cornish remains managing editor, Hal Cooley ad manager, and Bob Wells to stay as KIAl manager after approval.
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Garden City
Garden City Telegram
Kansas
Gervais F
KIUL
Federal Communicationsee
J. P. Harris
Hutchinson
S. Harris
Ottawa
Stuart Awbrey
Awbrey
Hutchinson News-Herald
Telegram
Hutchinson News- Herald
Ottawa Herald
Harrises
Chanute Tribune
Salina
Robert B. Reed
San Angelo
Tex
L. F. Reed
Eureka
Reeds
Oscar Stauffer
Topeka
Jim Cornish
Hal Cooley
Bob Wells
KIAL
FCC
Shane
Reed
G. F. Reed
R. B. Reed
KTSW
Emporia
Stay Off Road If You Drink TV Test Says
New York journalist Gene Searchinger began New Year's Eve testing to show safety warnings about drinking and driving. He drank whisky and used a National Safety Council simulator, recording his reaction times and stopping distances at 40 mph after each drink, with the initial drinks affecting his speed before blood alcohol levels rose.
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New York
Gene Searchinger
National Safety Council
Searchinger
Bernard Handler
NBC Medical
Huge Bell expansion in Topeka and Kansas in 1953
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. plans to spend over 23 million dollars on Kansas facilities in 1953, a record high, driven by postwar demand and new housing developments. The budget covers poles lines central office equipment and related items, with dial service planned for at least 17 Kansas exchanges next year. Lawrence is slated for a dial system though not ready by 1953. Equipment shortages prevent confirming exact city installations.
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Topeka
Miller
Kansas
Lawrence
Marriage License Issued At Kansas City Court
A marriage license was issued at a Kansas City court to Joe A Bere and M Piercesi. Kansas City Kansas. Carbon black is produced mostly from natural gas, but other sources are being sought.
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Joe
A. Bere
City Commission Readvertises Bid Plan for Lawrence Roads
The City Commission rejected three bids for a Lawrence road project on High Drive Oxford Road University Drive Hillcrest Road Dakota Street Spencer Drive after bids exceeded the engineer's estimate. They will re advertise and seek new bids while also calling for bids on two city vehicles to replace current ones. The panel approved claims of 71 880.17 and set an ordinance for stop signs at key railroad crossings. They deferred annexation of nine lots at 20th and Barker and delayed action on several other items. Praise was given to firefighters for backing the Olson Brothers blaze and former city manager intern Paul White thanked the commission before leaving for a full time post in Falls, Iowa.
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Gty Commission
Lawrence
Vertise
Dan
High Drive
Oxford Road
University Drive
Hillcrest Road
Dakota Street
Spencer Drive
Aes Miller
Winter Chevrolet Co
13Th
20Th
Barker Sts
Sixth
Calif. Sts
Fifth
Arkansas Street
Olson Brothers Plumbing Co
Mass. St
Paul White
Iowa, Falls
Suit Filed for 20000 In Personal Injuries in Wyandotte
Miss Lucy T. Dougherty former Lawrence resident now working at the University of Kansas sues Leo M. Blue Jacket of Kansas City for 20000 in personal damages claiming his car struck her as she crossed a Kansas City street. She suffered severe injuries and has remained at home since hospital release weeks ago.
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Wyandotte County
Lucy T. Dougherty
Lawrence
University of Kansas
Leo M. Bluejacket
Kansas City
Miss Dougherty
WRECK NEAR GLOBE ON U S HIGHWAY 50 INVOLVES TWO DRIVERS
The sheriff reports a Tuesday wreck one mile west of Globe on U S Highway 50 involving William John Burode of Route 1 Overbrook and Richard Lee Schoof of Council Grove. Schoof’s westbound car rear ended Burode’s. no injuries or damage estimates were reported.
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Sheriff's Office
Globe
William John Burode
Overbrook
Richard Lee Schoof
Council Grove
Schoof
Rurode
Crown seats for London coronation draw in Hong Kong
Hong Kong colony allocates 100 special seats for Queen Elizabeths coronation in London next June while over 300 applicants compete. A drawing will pick who attends from special seats or views from housetops and curbstones.
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Hong Kong
Elizabeth
London
Farmers Share of Food Dollar Drops to Postwar Low
The Agriculture Department reports farmers earned 46 cents of the food dollar in December, down from 49 cents a year ago and 50 cents in 1951, the lowest since the war. Farm prices fell 12 percent in 1952, with costs for inputs remaining high and transportation and processing costs rising to record levels.
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Washington
Agriculure Department
Department
U. S
Police Ball Ticket Sales in Lawrence Fall Short
In Lawrence, ticket sales for the Police Ball brought 1236 dollars so far, with Sgt. Jim Collins estimating about 300 more will be sold at the door. Funds go to a department fund for uniforms. The dance runs 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. at the Community Building and features the Karl Abbott Orchestra. A separate note mentions a new stop sign at Sixth Street and Vermont Avenue. Divorce suit Ruby M Taylor vs Benford R Taylor filed in District Court Tuesday.
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Jim Collins
Collins
Karl Abbott
Divorce Suiis
Ruby M. Taylor
Benford R. Taylor
District ‘Court
Atomic Study Aids Medicine Farm Crops And Industry
A Brookhaven patient endures a special chamber treatment using atomic rays for brain tumor therapy while a Wisconsin farmer reports strong corn receipts from a tip about atomic fertilizer. In Boston a patient receives radioactive iodine to curb thyroid cancer. The article outlines how atomic energy supports medicine agriculture and industry a decade after the first sustained chain reaction.
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Washington
Brookhaven
N. Y
Wisconsin
Boston
Hiroshima
AEC
Markets At a Glance From Kansas City Livestock News
Market wires show mixed results with stocks steady at year end and bonds irregular. Wheat and corn markets firm while oats rise with corn. Cattle mostly steady to higher. Kansas City eggs butter and poultry prices listed. hogs noted at $17.50. USDA Kansas City livestock report indicates moderate activity and price ranges for cattle calves hogs and vealers.
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Yugoslavia
K. C
Kansas City i
USDA
Grain and livestock market wrap with prices and futures
Kansas City cash grain and livestock report shows wheat at 2.38 to 2.42 on No 2 hard and dark, corn around 2.15 to 2.18 for No 2 white, soybeans near 2.82 to 2.89, and latest futures open high low close around 2.38. Sows scarce steady while lambs and sheep prices hover 18 to 21 for lambs and 6 for ewes, with miscellaneous feed and byproducts listed.
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Cash
Kansas City
Wall Street closes 1952 near year highs
The Day in Wall Street reports a cautious pre holiday session with a narrow range and few idle moves. Activity remained steady near two million shares traded, aided by cash sales for immediate delivery. Leaders turned in a see saw performance as the market ends 1952 with averages near a year high.
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Wall Street
New York
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