GOP Chairman Warns of Mood Shift and Campaign Mail
National Chairman Leonard W. Hall told Republicans that the party sees a toned-down mood from critics as predictions of a 1954 defeat soften due to Eisenhower's legislative program. He blamed gloom on Walter Reuther Stevenson Douglas and Morse, while noting prosperity under Eisenhower. The meeting approved a 3.8 million dollar budget for the 1954 campaign, aiming to double individual contributors from 1952. The three-day talks cap with Lincoln Day supper remarks by the President.
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Washington
Leonard W. Hall
America
Hall
Eisenhower
Congress
Walter Reuther
Adlai Stevenson
Paul Douglas
Wayne Morse
National Committee
COP
National Finance Committee
Local births and family notices from Sunflower and Baldwin areas
A list of names and addresses from Memorial Hospital and local towns, noting multiple births and family announcements. Items include Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Miller Baldwin with a son, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Westerhouse Eudora with a daughter, and Mr. and Mrs. William Parker Sunnyside with a son, all reported Friday.
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Herbert Miller
Baldwin
Friday
Robert Westerhouse
Eudora
William Parker
Sunnyside
April 5 Tentative Date For Trial Of O. W. Hess
Lyndon Kansas April 5 set as tentative date for the second trial of cattleman O W Hess on cattle stealing and embezzlement charges. Two of four counts were dismissed in the first trial which ended with a hung jury last November. His son O J Hess faces one count of cattle stealing but has not been brought to trial.
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Lyndon
Kas
Ww—Dist
A. K. Stavely
O. W. Hess
Wabaunsee County
Catte
Hess
Slavely
O. J. Hess
Cate
One-Armed 70-Year-Old Fends Off Robber in Chicago
A 70-year-old man knocked a would-be robber unconscious with a kerosene lamp, injuring him and sending the attacker to hospital. Roy Beal, in his Cook County Hospital room, reportedly faced the assault after denying the thief access to money.
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Chicago
Cook County
Roy Beal
Jessie Brooks
Beal
Araoks
Sorghum Grain Tops Kansas Crops in 1953 Value
Big sorghum grain worth eight million dollars was the second most valuable Kansas crop after wheat in 1953, with state sorghum production at 30.64 million bushels, Stevens County leading with 1.33 million. The agencies cited a 1953 production well above the 10 year average.
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Topeka
Kansas
Federal
State Departments of Agriculture
Stevens County
Mrs L Robinson Dies Pioneer of This County
Mrs L Robinson, a county pioneer, dies after a life of community work. She helped建立 a high school in Eudora after five bond elections, served on the board of education, promoted Lyceum and Chautauqua programs, campaigned for women's suffrage, held WCTU offices, and served on the State Board of Censorship. Surviving relatives include Mrs Abels, two stepsons, a granddaughter, two great grandsons, and relatives in Topeka. Funeral at 3 p.m. Tuesday in Schubert Chapel, with burial in Fadora Cemetery.
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Robinson
Eudora
Board of Education
Lyceum
Chautauqua
WCTU
Philadelphia
Clyde M. Reed
State Board of Censorship
Republican Party
Abels
John Robinson
Charles Robinson
Kansas City
Emerson Hazlett
Ashley and
Stanton
Topeka
Schubert Chapel
L. Frank Waring
Melvetn
Fadora Cemetery
Fossil Ore Prisoners Plea for L A Aid Over Jail Break Risk
Fossil Oregon residents urge Los Angeles officials for help as their jail is described as old and weak. Fossil District Attorney Robert B Abrams warns that a break could occur with minimal effort while two Los Angeles prisoners, Virgil W Haughland and Gerald A Branson, await transfer on conspiracy to commit petty theft charges. Dist Atty Ernest Roll orders immediate removal of the prisoners to prevent escape.
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Los Angeles
Fossil, Ore
Fossil
Robert B. Abrams
Ernest Roll
Los Angeles County
Virgil W. Haughland
Gerald A. Branson
New Coroner Appointed in Graham County Kansas
Dr. Den d T. March banks, a 1841 graduate of the University of Kansas School of Medicine, is named coroner for Graham County by Gov. Alonis to fill the unexpired term of Tes Spencers who resigned. The appointment takes effect in Topeka and H E City.
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Topeka
den d T. Marchbanks
Tai City
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Couny
Graham County
Alonis
Spencers
Wolf Hunt at Belvoir Opens Sunday
The Belvoir hunt gathers February Sunday with sponsor Chile. Hamers Ace asks riders to assemble at the new Belvoir School ten miles west on Clinton. Trucks will transport the meat to and from the lines, starting near Belvoir.
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Chile
Hamers Ace
New Belvear School
Clinton
Ike Calls Meeting on Highway Safety
President Eisenhower called a White House conference on highway safety to be held in Washington on February 17 and 18. Governors are urged to participate and appoint delegates from agriculture business labor and public service groups. The conference aims to build nationwide community support for proven road safety methods amid 1953 traffic tolls of 38 000 deaths and 1 350 000 injuries with $3 7 billion in losses. Rear Admiral Harold B. Miller will direct the conference with Sinclair Weeks as general chairman assisted by Robert B. Murray Jr.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
White House
Washington
Robert 5. Charlton
Kansas Association of Insurance Agents
Korea
Nfe
Constitution Hall
Harold B. Miller
U.S. Navy
Secretary of Commerce
Sinclair Weeks
Robert B. Murray Jr
Commerce
Transportation
Republicans Rally Behind Ike in 1952 Bid
The article reports GOP leaders Halleck Knowland and Eisenhower railing against Truman era troubles and opposing Communist China’s UN admission. Hoover received the night’s strongest applause urging confidence as Republicans prepare for the campaign.
Two Women and Three Children Escape Wreck
Two women and three children escaped possible serious injury when their car overturned 214 miles west of Lawrence on U.S. 40 yesterday evening. Mrs. Gertrude Gordon, 48, driving west, said a black pickup passed and crowded her off the highway. Deputies reported Mrs. Neal Finch and her three children Jack Jeff and Criss suffered no injuries. car damage was about $100.
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Lawrence
Gertrude Gordon
Route 1
U. S. 40
Douglas County Sherff
Neal Finch
Tenn. Sr
Jack
Jeff
Criss
House Economy Agency Sees Level for Production, Jobs
Washington report describes Senate House Economic Committee findings that unemployment and output may have begun to level, with an early spring upturn in hiring and business activity. Chairman Walcott says final bipartisan report is sought. Democrats challenge Eisenhower tax and farm policies, debating income tax exemptions and crop supports amid broader economic concerns.
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Washington
Senate
House Economic Committee
Walcott
Eisenhower
Congress
Government Economice
Walcott O
Wolevit
Abe
Bikseghower
Sen
Sparkman
D-Ala
Soviet Says Space Heroes Spread American Imperialism
The Soviet press claims Buck Rogers, Captain Video, Flash Gordon and other U S space heroes are used to justify costly rearmament. Avarin in Art of the Cinema argues Hollywood spurred by Atom bomb fears promotes US monopoly on space and weaponry to frighten peace and democracy.
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Moscow
Buck Rogers
Flash Gordon
U. S
G. Avarin
Art of the Cinema
Avarin
U.S
New York
Buster Crabbe
Tarzan
Buster
Flash
Buck
Video
Superman
Bruce
Gentry
Salem
Bernard Baruch
James V. Forestal
Hollywood
America
United States
Lands Boy Scouting Now in Its 44th Year
President Eisenhower praised the Boy Scouts of America for contributing to the moral strength of the nation. He sent warm greetings to 3,300,000 Scouts and leaders and 21 million former members as Scout Week opens.
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the Lands Boy Scouting
Washington
Eisenhower
Boy Scouts of America
State Health Education Workshop at KU in June
Enrollments are being taken for the Ninth Annual State Health Education Workshop to be held June 14 through 18 at the University of Kansas with extensions to June 25 for credit hours. The program covers the health of the whole child including mental physical emotional and social aspects. Moderator is Dr. John L. Bracken with a faculty including C. E. Turner Dr. Charles C. Wilson Dr. Robert Shank Dr. Edward D. Greenwood and others. Enrollment and questions go to Miss May Hare at the State Board for Health in Topeka.
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University of Kansas
John L. Bracken
Clayton, Mo
C. E. Turner
New York City
National Foundation For
Charles C. Wilson
Yale University
Robert Shank
Washington University
St. Louis
Edward D. Greenwood
Menninger Foundation
Topeka
Kansas State Health Education Council
Warren F. Bernstorf
Winfield
School Board Association
Bast
Kansas State Medical Society
Perry Sandell
Chicago
American Medical Association
Domenico Gagliardo
Lawrence
Kansas State Teachers Association
Miss May Hare
Bids Sought for KU Science Building Driveway and Parking
State architect John A Brown announced bids due Feb 2 for a driveway from Sixteenth Street to the new Science Building and for two parking lots south of the structure. The larger lot will be about 60 by 200 feet and the other about 60 by 150 feet, with estimated total cost around 55 000 dollars.
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Kansas University
John A. Brown
Sixteenth Street
Brown
British ship Fernmoor sinks in China Sea rescue
The British motor ship Fernmoor sank in the China Sea on Saturday with 36 crew aboard. Fireboats rescued the crew, who were taken to safety aboard the Panamanian ship Liberal after navigating reefs to within a mile of the wreck.
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China Sea
Manila
Fernmeoor
Liberal
Coral Reef
Enrollment Open for Two Adult Education Courses
Enrollment is still open at High Shoe for two adult education courses this semester directed by Fox. One course teaches physical exercise for women under Margaret Washburn, a High School physical education teacher. The second course covers blueprint reading led by Jerys Smith, a Kansas University architectural engineering graduate student. Both meet Thursdays from 7:30 to 9:30 pm.
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High Shoe
Fox
Lagsdon
Margaret Washburn Dumar
Jerys Smith
Architectural Engineering
Kansas University
Red Cross Board Meeting Set for Douglas County Chapter
The monthly meeting of the Douglas County Chapter of the American Red Cross will be held at 4 pm on the second floor classroom of the Community Building. Walter Varrant, chapter chairman, will preside.
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Red Cross Board
Douglas County
American Red Cross
Heli Alo
Mangay
Bunldling
Walter Varrant
Milk Urged Over Coffee by Lawrence Cafes
Lawrence cafe owners sign an ad in the Journal-World urging visitors to drink milk instead of coffee to support dairy farmers and taste healthful benefits. Also note warm weekend forecast, a local father explains life questions, and KU late enrollment procedures with Saturday final deadline for engineering and liberal arts students.
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Lawrence
Journal-World
K. U
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
School of Engineering
Memorial Union
Fother
Drilling Pace for State Accelerates with New Wells
First reports show Kansas oil and gas fields speeding up this week with 105 new swell starts. Field men record 77 wells completed including 33 oil wells at 6,330 barrels daily and 2 gas wells open flow 16,752,000 cubic feet a day. Also noted are 4 dry holes, 2 BEBE honed locations, salt water disposal wells, and 1 old well reworked. State test results ending Friday cover 2 oil wells for 6,857 barrels daily and 13 gas wells producing 11,034,000 cubic feet daily, total deliverability.
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Kansas
Conservation Divisions
Trooper Milligan Transferred From Lawrence to Topeka
Burris P. Milligan, a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper stationed in Lawrence for over three years, is reassigned to the Topeka office to fill a vacancy. Captain FE P Mooman announced the transfer and said Milligan's replacement would be named soon.
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Burris P. Milligan
Lawrence
Kansas Highway Patrol
Topeka
FE. P Mooman
Milliran
Indian Guard Force leaves Korea Soon
Indian Guard Force departs Korea after guarding unrepatriated prisoners. Gen Thimayya and neutral commission chair praised cooperation with Indian troops. Luncheon with Gen Hull and US officers marked farewell. First contingent about 3,000 troops to depart Korea for home February 8.
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Indian Guard
Korea
Panmunjom
U. N
Hull
K. S. Thimayya
Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission
Goorbye
Demilitarized Zone
Maxwell D. Taylor
S. P. P. Thorat
Real Estate Transfers and Warrants in Lawrence Area
Real estate transfers listed from Lawrence area including multiple deeds with varied grantees and properties. Names include McConnell, Sarith, Smith, Miller, Parker, Miller West, Ravik, Carter, Slivers, and many others across divisions and blocks, with consideration commonly one dollar and recording fees.
Stress Finance At 4th City Clerk School
The fourth annual City Clerk School at the University of Kansas February 17 to 19 will focus on municipal finance. Dr. Ethan P. Allen, director of the Governmental Research Center, notes topics include insurance purchasing, sales tax payment, financing sewerage plants, budget allocation, machine accounting, and utility accounting. City Clerk Harold Fisher of Lawrence serves on the planning committee.
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University of Kansas
Ethan P. Allen
Harold Fisher
Lawrence
Topeka Fire Kills Two In North Topeka Cottage
A pre-dawn blaze in a North Topeka cottage claimed two lives. Police identified the victims as Mrs. Ernestine Marker, 32, and George Warren Fox, 68. The fire occurred Saturday, destroying the small dwelling.
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Topeka
North Topeka
Ernestine Marker
George Warren Fox
Cattle Hog and Sheep Prices Tell Weekline Shifts Kansas City
The KC livestock report shows slaughter steers 4.00 lower on average from last week, heifers down 1.00 to 2.00, and cows weaker amid broader declines. Hogs rise with narrow price swings and limited demand, while lambs and sheep mostly ease, with some gains for ewes. Prices on corn, wheat, oats, beans, and eggs are listed, with poultry and butterfat quotes noted.
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K. C. Livestock Weekly
Kansas City
USDA
Tate
No Miracle Men Evident So Far in GOP Truman
Former President Truman criticizes GOP anti Communist crusade as a major fraud in American history. He recalls 1954 as the year Republicans took power and asserts few Communists were in government service. He accuses GOP leaders of lying about the Communist threat and condemns their farm policy stance as callous to farmers' needs.
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Gop—Truman
GOP
Truman
Marriage Licenses Issued in Probate Court
Clarence E Blaylock 21 and Phyllis M Commons 18 both of Lawrence are granted marriage licenses, as are Robert Milton Sapp 19 and Patricia Ora Smith 20, both of To (Topeka). The notices indicate the pairs have met legal marriage requirements in the county probate court.
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Clarence .E. Blaylock
Phyllis M.commons
Lawrence
Robert Milton Sapp
Patricia Ora Smith
Topeka
Walters Granted Divorce From Walters In District Court
District Judge Floyd Coffman granted a divorce yesterday to Russell Walters from Betty Jane Walters. The ruling follows a petition filed earlier this year and finalizes the marital separation under local court procedures.
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Floyd Coffman
Russell Walters
Betty Jane Walters
Kansas City market poultry and dairy price listing
Kansas City market notes list current prices for eggs, butter and a range of poultry. Items include eggs at various grades and weights, butter at grade A, and poultry categories such as hens, fryers, broilers, capons, caponettes, ducks, geese, and turkeys with specified weights and prices.
Drunken Driving Guilty Plea Leads to Fine and Jail
William T. Weimer of Sunflower pleaded guilty in County Court to driving under the influence. He was fined 100 dollars plus costs and sentenced to 30 days in jail, with the jail term to be suspended.
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William T. Weimer
Sunflower
Spivey Audited for Speeding in County Court
William A Spivey appeared in County Court yesterday on a speeding charge. He was fined 15 dollars plus costs for the offense.
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William A Spivey
Eight Kansans Honored for Longtime Crop Reporting
A Cowles of Baldwin joined seven other Kansans honored last week at a Beloit district agricultural meeting. The eight men served as voluntary crop reporters for 35 years each. Recognition certificates were presented by Collins, federal state agricultural statistician at Topeka, and Merton King of Butler County, the state's oldest crop reporter by length of service.
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Cowles
Baldwin
Beloit
Tien
Collins
Topeka
Merton King
Butler County
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McLouth
Rumsey Funeral Home
Fred W. Rumsee
Indiana
Oscar B. Rumsey
Himber
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