Distinctive and charming homes in Lawrence area listings
A flood of real estate ads from a Lawrence newspaper page details multiple properties in the West Lawrence and downtown area. Listings describe attractive new and older homes with 2 to 8 bedrooms, central air, basements, garages, fenced yards, and various trade offers. Agencies include Simmons-Doane Gill and Mor Gill. Several rentals and furniture ads appear alongside mortgage and loan mentions.
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Decker-Coy
Ovnk Flrs
Shawn
MOR. Gill Agency
Mass
Vibosta
Simmens-Doane
Dali
M. WK. Gill Agency
Sealy Springs
Frank
Lawrence
Apt. Pvt
Bath & Ent
Pet
W.V
Lutein
Central Air Condh
M. TR. Gill Agency
Strange Trial On Bullock's Estate Continuing Today
The civil probate hearing in St Louis on the 64500 life insurance left by murdered James S Bullock resumed today without a jury. Beneficiary is widow who remarried and an aunt seeks 19726, while public administrator oversees as no will exists. Four witnesses including Dean Deckard testified in the case against unclear killer claims.
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ST. Louis
James S
Bullock
UU. S. Dist
Randolph Weber
Imonaw
Dean Cole
Overland Park
Kan
Mortimer Rosecan
Walter Duerbeeck
St. Louis County
Enraged laborer kills four before taking own life
Pemiscot County Missouri sheriff reports George Barnett 30 fatally killed four people including two children in a jealous rage at a house west of Wardell. He then set fire to the frame house and turned a public safety device on himself. Five bodies were removed from the blaze. Barnett, living in Hayti, forced occupants from bed and herded them to one room before firing. Several victims include Margaret King 30 her infant son Melton James King 0 month Eddie Lee Jackson 2 and Magnolia Jackson 36. Mrs Hall 65 escaped with another resident. Barnett had been living with King who had left him about three weeks earlier.
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Pemiscot
Clyde Orton
Orton
George Barnett
Ronnie Hall
Wardell
Barnett
Hayti
K State spring enrollment seen above seven thousand
Manhattan AP Kansas State University anticipates a spring term enrollment over 7 000 the highest in history. Final figures may reach about TAC with 370 mid term graduates and a predicted five percent fall to spring drop from last fall 7 489.
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Manhattan
Kansas State University
K-State
Andy
Mardi Gras Fun Begins in New Orleans with Parade Delights
New Orleans launches Mardi Gras weekend with five parades and masked balls. Edward Kennedy helped start the pre Lenten festivities as crowds cheered throws from floats. Hotels report slower advance bookings amid integration concerns and national weather woes.
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New Orleans
St. Louis
Kennedy
Edward
Ted) Kennedy
Carrollton
Larry Chopin
Overbrook Blaze Causes $7000 in Damages
Fire Chief Max Friesen reports a Saturday night fire in Overbrook's business district causing about 7000 in damage. A storage building and a barber shop owned by Leroy Shepherd sustained most losses from a coal stove incident in Jeff Hoover's shop. The blaze affected roofing and interiors with minor water damage to a nearby post office.
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Overbrook
Max Friesen
Friesen
Jeff Hoover
Shep
Leroy Shepherd
Aristov Named Soviet Ambassador to Poland
Pravda reports Averki Aristov of the Communist Party Central Committee to serve as ambassador to Poland. The move signals a major demotion amid Khrushchev’s attack on agricultural failures, replacing Eyodr Abrasimov whose next post is not announced.
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Moscow
Pravda_ today
Averki Aristov
Communist Party Central Committee
Poland
Aristov
Khrushchev
Eyodr Abrasimov
Buenos Aires Defeats Frondizi Senatorial Pick in Local Vote
Buenos Aires voters rejected President Frondizi's senatorial candidate, backing contenders from two other parties. The election harms Frondizi's prestige bid while his congressional majority remains intact and his austerity policies face no immediate reversal.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Arturo Frondizi
Frondizi
Congress
Haiti Bishop Driven From Diocese After Looting
The Roman Catholic bishop of Gonatves Msgr. Paul Robert 59 was ordered from his diocese after 50 demonstrators looted the bishopric warehouse. He was escorted to Port au Prince by the military and told to leave as the government seeks order amid tensions with church leaders.
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Port AU Prince
Haiti
Gonatves
Paul Robert
Msgr
Robert
Francois Duvalier
Feaders
Governor Aid by John Anderson at Sunflower Accident
Gov. John Anderson stopped to aid Berry Lee McCord a Kansas University student injured in a one car wreck at Sunflower Village. McCord 22 from Harrisonville Missouri sustained a broken shoulder and facial cuts. condition reported as good at Olathe hospital. Anderson remained with the youth until ambulance arrival and did not reveal his identity.
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Kansas
John Anderson
Kansas University
Sunflower Village
Berry Lee McCord
Harrisonville
Olathe Hospital
Kansas Highway Patrol
McCord
Lawrence
Gov
Anderson
Olathe
Explosion Destroys House in Kansas City Area
An explosion demolished a one story house Saturday night causing a fire that destroyed a neighboring home. No one was hurt. Several nearby houses sustained damage. Firemen could not determine a cause. The Livings tons home was shattered. Keith A. Wiltermood home burned.
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Kansas City
Gene Livingston
Coffeyville
Kan
Livingston
Keith A. Wiltermood
Colombian UN Ambassador Alfonso Araujo Dies at 58
Alfonso Araujo, 58, Colombia's ambassador to the United Nations, died Saturday night of cancer in New York. He served in multiple Colombian government roles and had been envoy to the UN since 1957.
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New York
Alfonso Araujo
United Nations
Colombia
Trigger overdraw leads to leg wound for local man
A 20-year-old Tonganoxie man, Max Johnson, was shot in the right leg while practicing a quick draw. The .22 pistol fired from the holster, bullet traveled down the leg and lodged above the knee. Surgeons removed it at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Witness Carrie Pickens assisted.
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Tonganoxie
Sheriff's Office
Max Johnson
Route 2
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Johnson
Carrie Pickens
Four Die and Seven Wounded in Luanda Rioting
In Luanda Angola Sunday four people were killed and seven wounded during new rioting. An official said all victims were rioters while witnesses described clashes surrounding a funeral for seven policemen and soldiers killed in a prior Friday clash.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Luanda
Angola
Lusitania
GovaGen
Alvaro da Silva Tavares
da Silva
Iberian Peninsula
Antonio de Oliveira Salazar
Salazar
Santa Maria
Kennedy Names McCulloch NLRB Chairman
Frank W. McCulloch, administrative assistant to Sen. Paul H. Douglas, was chosen by President Kennedy to be chairman of the National Labor Relations Board. He replaces Boyd Leedom, who remains on the board, and the Eisenhower recess appointment of Arthur Kimball was withdrawn. The chairmanship carries a $20,500 annual salary.
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Washington
Frank W. McCulloch
Paul H. Douglas
D-Nl
Kennedy
National Labor Relations Board
McCulloch
Boyd Leedom
NLRB
Leedom
Eisenhower
Arthur Kimball
Viet Nam Rebel Toll Reported After Battles
In Saigon government forces killed 34 Communist rebels and captured 36 after battles last Thursday. Two soldiers died and two were wounded in the operations.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
George I Williams Dies in Kansas City
George I Williams 62 a Kansas City business executive and former Missouri basketball star died at his home Saturday night of a heart attack He lettered in tour sports at Missouri and won all star honors in basketball 1922 23 24 He was elected to the Helms Basketball Hall of Fame last year
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Kansas City
George I. Williams
University of Missouri
Williams
Missouri
Helms Basketball Hall of Fame
Snow weather causes multiple vehicle damages and cautions
Snow and ice caused several weekend accidents in the city with damages totaling over 5000 dollars. Mary Nell Beavley suffered a shoulder sprain in a two car crash on Sixth Street. Wayne Hightower escaped injury when his car struck a street light pole at 19th and Mass. Streets. Leroy Rodgers Jr. hit a parked car at 16th and Mass with no injuries. Police urge drivers and pedestrians to stay alert as slick intersections persist and recommend snow chains or tires for safety.
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Mary Nell Beavley
W. 6Th St
Ilfth
Ind. St
Richard L. Johnson
Kansas University
Wayne Hightower
Stouffer Pl
Hightower
19Th
Mass. Sts
Jack Evans
Evans
John Hazelet
Hazelet
16Th and
Mass, Sts
Leroy Rodgers Jr
1300
Tenn
Jerry J. Clements
Clements
Major electrical firms enter guilty pleas in antitrust case
The report lists firms including GE Westinghouse and I-TF Circuit Breaker along with Allis-Chalmers Westinghouse etc filing guilty pleas. It notes several others pled no contest and names numerous plant locations across the United States. The subjects cover generation transmission and distribution of electricity to most American homes.
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America
Westinghouse
I-Tf Circuit Breaker Co
Philadelphia
Allis-Chalmers
West Allis
Wis
Federal Pacific Electric Co
Newark
N.J
Clark Controller Co
Cleveland
Cutler- Hammer Inc
Milwaukee
Square D
Detroit
Ingersoll Rand
Easton
Foster Wheeler Corp
New York
C. H. Wheeler Manufacturing Co
C. H. Wheeler
Worthington
Foster-Wheeler
Carrier Corp
Syracuse
N.Y
Sangamo Electric Co
Pickens
D.C
Ohio Brass Co
Mansfield
Ohio
Cornell-Dubilier — Electric Corp
Plainfield
Nui
Porcelain Insulator Co
Lima
Lapp Insulator Co
le Roy
Wyoming Meaning and Origin
The name Wyoming is described as an Algonquin term meaning upon the great plain, reflecting its geographic and linguistic roots.
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Wyoming
the Great Plain
Market News Cattle Hogs Sheep at Kansas City
Kansas City markets report cattle 11 500, calves 300, steers and heifers steady to 25 higher, cows steady to strong, stockers weak to 50 lower. Hogs 4 700 with 240 lb barrows down, sows up. lambs steady, ewes 50 lower, feeders steady. Prime lambs 17.00-18.00, ewes 5.00-7.50, feeders 14.50-16.00.
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Kansas City
Wholesale egg and poultry prices in Kansas City
AP report lists wholesale eggs with extras 70 percent and various weights for fiber cases wood and dirts, plus consumer eggs by grade and weight ranges. Poultry prices cover turkey toms and hens, capons, fryers, broilers, ducks, and stags with pound figures, and butter prices for grade A solid per pound and quarters and butterfat.
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K. C
Kansas City
Wall Street Drops Amid Broad Market Decline
In New York, the stock market fell in active trading with the AP-60 average down .50 at 236.00 noon. Industrials slipped 1.30, rails .40, while utilities rose .20. Dow Jones index shed 5.11 to 647.86 as bonds held steady.
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Wall Street
New York
Associated Press
General Electric
Westinghouse Electric
Dow Jones
U.S
Local Groups Meet At Leavenworth First Methodist Church
Tangible community notes from Tonganoxie recount MYF and WSCS gatherings at Leavenworth First Methodist Church with hostesses, devotions, and a program led by local members. Other items include a Hazel Ridge Club meeting, a state Masons gathering with 200 attendees, a Friends Church birthday party, a Kansas City birth announcement, and Kansas Day Club activities.
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Leavenworth
WSCS
Methodist Church
Maude Somers
Mary Ellen Campbell
Irene Goos
Joy Nokes
Helen Cline
Leona Felts
H. W Wendorff
Lloyd Mills
Harry Sorensen
George McBroom
Friends Missionary Society
Sorensen
Vernon DeHoff
Eva Smith
Eve Grafe
Sam Haas
Hazel Ridge Club
Marvin Throop
Henri Lodge No
A.f.&a.m
Friends Church
Helen Hoey
James Leonard
Kansas City
Jeffry Scott
St. Mary’s Hospital
Algon Grems
Tonganoxie
Garden Grove
Calif
Leonards
Michael Patrick
Bertha McGraw
John McGraw
Parkville
Woman Kansas Day Club
Topeka
Mary Cook
Helen Newsome
Joe Doege
Harry Gallagher
Kansas Day activities draw local social mix
Mrs Violet Somers and Mrs Walter Denholm attended Kansas Day events in Topeka. Yvonne Cheri Cline hosted a birthday supper and slumber party for ten girls including Debbie Stoll and Debbie Andrews. Visits and family gatherings followed, with relatives from Kansas City, Los Angeles, Scottsdale, Cottonwood, and Oskaloosa noted during the weekend.
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Violet Somers
Walter Denholm
Topeka
Yvonne Cheri Cline
Debbie Stoll
Debbie Andrews
Cheryl Uhlrich
Cheryl Latham
Robbin Parson
Reta Walker
Lonnie Cronemeyer
Jane Sorensen
Alice Lafferty
Ed Combs
Kansas City
W. S. Bowersox
Edith Campbell
Arthur Lehnert
Pasadena
Calif
John McMillin
Scottsdale, Ariz
Ben Smith
Cottonwood
Ariz
John Allen Sturgis
Daughters
Independence
Lottie Freeman
Bessie Salfrank
Los Angeles
Bowersox
Hiawatha
Matt Babcock
George Borden
Parkville
Armond Leslie
Andrew Roberts
Jerry
Oskaloosa
Davis seeks divorce in Douglas County Kansas case 22040
Billie Deane Davis files a petition for divorce in the District Court of Douglas County Kansas against Larrie O Davis. The defendant is required to plead by March 16 in Lawrence Kansas. Attorneys for Billie Deane Davis are Stevens Brand and Grand.
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Lawrence Daily Journal-World
Douglas County
Kansas
Billie Deane Davis
State of Kansas
Larrie O, Davis
Dstrict
Wandsas
Wes
Lawrence
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Happy Hal
Loni Lampoo
D& Ape Weaver's Dept
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Siervice Inc
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St. Loui University
Forest Park
West St. Louis
Dean L. Deckard
Missouri Penitentiary
Sidaw
Glenneen de Wasngdeman
Deckard
John C. Daly
Ine
Missour
Thomas Patrick Murphy
Ilinois Penitentiary
Statesville
Murphy
Lawy
ORR
Srothern
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Glen Ellyn
Meciure
K.C. House
U. N
Lawrence Paper CO
6Th & N. H
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Derby Grain, Inc
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Maintitt Stevens
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