City moves to uniform Michigan street development
The City Commission approved plans to straighten Michigan street from Sixteenth to Twenty-Third to serve access to K U's new fields. They also approved moving several clinics from Lawrence Memorial Hospital to space in the Municipal Building, enabling 8 to 10 more beds, and heard first reading of an overnight downtown parking ordinance with fines from 5 to 50 dollars.
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Sixteenth
Michigan
K. U
Trother-Actions-The
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
8Th and
Vt. Sts
City Commission
Bert Nash
Crippled Children's Clinic
Well Baby
Vermont
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Sixth
North Park
Wigglesworth
Ooners
Olmstead
Alpha Owens
Ky. St
Indiana
Louisiana
Salome, Wichita Candidate for Governor and Civic Leader
W C Salome of Wichita discusses his path from Mt Hope schools to the University of Kansas class of 1919. He worked as a public accountant with Mt Hope Nursery and remained in the business. He served on the Wichita City Commission from 1947, was reelected in 1951 for four years, and was mayor in 1949 40. He led local UNESCO, served on the Wichita University Board of Regents, and led the Wichita KU Alumni Association.
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Salome
Mt. Hope
University of Kansas
Mt. Hope Nursery
Wichita City
Tranl
Wichita Unesco
Wichita University Board of Regents
Wichita K. U. Alumni Assn
W Harger
Reflector- Chronicle
Abilene
Harger
K.u.’S
Lec
Brinkerhoff
State Board of Regents
Kansas State Historical Society
Hisenhower
Pittsburgh
Clymer
Kansas
ElDorado
Births At Memorial Hospital Mention Several Families
A list from Memorial Hospital records show births for Mrs. Lois Grandon and baby girl in Kansas City area, plus newborns to Mrs. Kathleen Raney and another baby girl. Other notices include births announced for Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Greenacre in Sunflower and Mr. and Mrs. Donald Brewster in Leavenworth.
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Nancy Waymire
W. 23Rd St
Nancy DeHoff
Tonganoxie
Ernest Bracken
Locust St
Caroline Kaufman
Ind
Lois Grandon
E. 15Th St
Pearl Stoebener
Baldwin
Margie Murray
Ark. St
Shirley McCarey
Hillcrest Trailer Ct
Wilma Dunavin
Sunflower
Kathleen Raney
8Th St
Irvin Greenacre
Donald Brewster
Me. St
Wayne Wiencke
N. Y. St
Robert Pickens
Farm home ransacked near Lawrence by two women
E. H. Dimick of Route 3 reported his farm home about 73 miles northeast of Lawrence was ransacked yesterday afternoon while he was in town. Deputies said two purses were taken one containing five dollars. No other loss was reported.
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E. H. Dimick
Lawrence
Douglas County Sheriff's Office
Dimick
Masonic Meeting Notices for Acacia Lodge No. 9 AF and AM
Stated communication of Acacia Lodge No. 9 AF and AM will open at seven pm Thursday February 1. Visitors welcomed. Wm H. Combs Master, Matron A Barlow, Sec, Ady.
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Acacaigg No. 9 AF
A.M
Titipom
Wm H. Combs
A Barlow
Sec
Ady
Abilene Editor Honored By White Merit Award
Abilene editor receives White Merit Award during a daylong Foundation Program honoring the Kansas press. Ral Is A. Clymer of El Dorado Times praised the Kansas press history and the role of newspapers, noting leaders like Harger and White. The event featured lectures by Grove Patterson and displays from multiple collections at the University sites.
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West Point
Kansas
Ral
A. Clymer
el Dorado Times
Foundation
Museum of Art
Journalism
Memorial Union
Brinkerhoff
White
Harger
Kansas Day Club
Republican Party
Dr Swarthout Honored By Kansas Music Teachers Association
Dr Donald M Swarthout professor of piano and former KU School of Fine Arts dean received honorary life membership from the Kansas Music Teachers Association at its annual meeting in Topeka Kansas Also KMTA named Friends University Mayor and Dean Thons Garton as vice president and editor of The Kansas Music Teacher Dr Hobert Taylor from Emporia State Teachers College was reelected secretary treasurer
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Donald M. Swarthout
University of Kansas School of Fine Arts
Kansas Music Teachers Association
Washington University
Too 'Peka
British Information Director in Chicago Outlines Agency Work
Stafford E. D. Barff head of the British Information Service in the Middle West spoke at a Sigma Delta Chi Theta Sigma meeting in Lawrence. He explained BIS serves 13 states from Indiana to Utah using letters libraries films radio and television and news releases. Barff noted British films may need soundtrack changes for American audiences and BIS is registered with the Justice Department. Russian releases come from the Russian embassy. He was accompanied by Ronald McKeever, British consul at Kansas City.
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Stafford
E. D. Barff
British Information Service
Middle West
Chicago
Sigma Delta Chi
Theta
Sigma
Plymen
Kansas
Indiana
Utah
Mr. Barff
The
Order of the British Empire
Barff
BIS
Department of Justice
Lawrence
Ronald McKeever
Pritish Consil
Kansan City
Indochina Aid Debate Sparks Senate Alarm
Senate arms experts including STENNIS and Byrd weigh recalling U S mechanics in Indochina. STENNIS supports immediate recall to avoid direct involvement but favors more aid to anti Communist groups. Byrd calls the plan risky and says Armed Services not adequately informed. Secretary Wilson says fighting is satisfactory and no need to widen aid.
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Stennis
Senate Armed Services Committee
U.S
Indochina
Sen
Byrd
D-Va
Armed Services Committee
Adm
Arthur W. Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Wilson
Merchants Set Summer Store Hours and Holidays
The Retail Merchants Division of the Chamber of Commerce approved summer hours and six holidays in a morning meeting led by Larry Flannery. Summer hours begin June 1 with 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday hours unchanged, closing earlier by half an hour on some days. Holidays include Memorial Day Fourth of July Labor Day Thanksgiving Christmas and New Year's Day. The centennial program was discussed but no action taken.
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Retail Merchants Division
Chamber of Commerce
Larry Flannery
Centennial Executive Committee Named for Pageant
The article notes the executive committee for the Centennial pageant, with Cosumes, Scenery and Lighting firm handling production and providing an instructions booklet. They will send two staffers to Lawrence weeks before the event to aid planning and stay through the pageant. Planned events include a parade, Centennial ball, queen contest, displays, and civic group celebrations plus gimmicks like contests and souvenir sales.
Topeka man charged with assault in local tavern
Shanley Paul FE, 37, of Topeka, waived preliminary hearing on assault with intent to kill, to be moved to the May term of district court. Bond set at $1000. Allegedly used a loaded pistol to threaten a waitress at a local tavern. County Court fines listed for another offender, Praised by Clerk.
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Paul Fe, Shanley
Topeka
Hell
Deaths and Funerals in Kansas and Nearby States
Multiple obituaries note Spencer E McCoy 62 of Dodge City died at KU Medical Center after seven years with Kansas City Employment Bureau. Survivors include wife Myrtle and sister Elizabeth Barshfield. Services set 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Stine and McClure Chapel Kansas City Missouri. burial Union Cemetery. Also reporting are Mrs T G Fitch and Ronaia wavio Watkins infant, and obituaries for Alma Pontius Lofquist Clarence R Behnke and family details with dates and locations across Lawrence Albert City Tonganoxie Vinland and surrounding areas.
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Spencer Fe, McCoy
Spencer E. McCoy
Dodge City
University of Kansas Medical Center
Garden City
Kansas City
Myrtle McCoy
Elizabeth Barshfield
Bonner Springs
Stine and McClure
Union Cemetery
Ronaia Wavio Watkins
James Watkins
Vinland
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
C. A. Hagerman
J. H. Watkins
Springfield
Vinland Cemetery
Dale E. Turner
Alma Pontius Lofquist
Albert City
J Julius Lofquist
Steven Lofquist
Loren Lofquist
Ft. Dodge
Ralph Bean
James Day
Chicago
Mabel [R. Pont
Clarence R. Behnke
Park St
Standard Life Association
Lawrence
Nebraska
Indianola
Neb
Sara Behnke
Gerald Behnke
C. R. Behnke
Frank Stockton Invited To Capital Conference
Dr. Frank T. Stockton, director of special projects for University of Kansas Extension, has received an invitation from President Eisenhower to attend the White House Conference on Traffic Safety. He retired as KU Extension dean and helped organize the 1930 Kansas Conference on Traffic Safety Education, later serving as chairman of the agency coordinating Kansas groups in the field.
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Frank T. Stockton
University of Kansas Extension
Eisenhower
White House
Stockton
K.U. Extension
Kansas
Markets At a Glance Quiet Prices Move Narrowly
Kansas City reports a quiet trading day with mixed bond and commodity activity. Cattle and hogs show uneven trends with steer prices mostly steady to lower, while futures for wheat and corn register small gains and losses amid light volume. Wall Street opens with a quiet drift as the market hovers near the day’s center.
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K. C. Livertock
Kansas City
M —Usdai
Cash Grain
Shorts
Mar
Qatar
Wall Street
New York
Star 34 percent shown in Lawrence film tonight on Channel 1
Local residents Lathrop B. Reed Jr and Harold Harvey are listed in the cast of Star 34 percent a Kantron Corp Lawrence produced movie shown at 10 05 tonight on WDAF TV channel 1. The piece notes insurance salesmen demand rising at KU and other schools with mixed views from executives at a Chicago underwriters convention.
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Kantron Corp
Lawrence
Wdaf-Tv
Lathrop B. Reed, Jr
Harold Harvey
K. U
Chicago
Indiana
Market arose Tuesday with mixed gains across sectors
Tuesday trading saw the market hold steady on average. Aircrafts and railroads led the advance among major divisions, though gains were modest. Rubbers rose while steels, motors, and chemicals largely stayed in the lower price ranges.
Beauty Operators Highlight Local Women Appearance Sense
The issue notes that local beauty operators observe women showing stronger appearance sense than some nationally touted glamorous figures, suggesting pride in hometown standards and style awareness.
Tulsa man pleads guilty to bad check passing
Ewing Gunn, 33, of Tulsa, pleaded guilty in County Court to passing a worthless check for 15 dollars used at Gallagher Service Station. He received 30 days in the county jail and must pay court costs. Three other similar charges against Gunn are pending with no final disposition yet.
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Ewing Gunn
Tulsa
Gunn
Gallagher
Wil St. Gunn
Fire alarm at Delta Delta Delta house in Lawrence
Lawrence fire department responded to a 6:29 p.m. alarm yesterday at the Delta Delta Delta sorority house at 1630 Oxford Road. Fire Chief John Miller said a cigaret was tossed into a waste basket but no damage occurred.
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Lawrence
Delta Delta Delta Sorority House
Oxford Rd
John Miller
Thank You Note for Kindness After Hospital Stay
Edith Jerry Marshall expresses gratitude to friends relatives and neighbors for flowers cards and acts of kindness during her hospital stay. She also thanks the nurses on the second floor and doctors Jones and Manghan for their care and kindness.
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Dr. Jones
Managhan
Edith
Jerry Marshall
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Wichita
Memorial Hospital
Mary Tait
Mary Esther Tait
Mo. St
Mary E. Wilson
Tenn. St
Nellie Tripp
la. St
Olin D. Mabe
R. I St
Florence E. Decker
Beverly Toopkema
Haskell
Eileen Broek
Barker Ave
George E. Person
Lecompton
Barbara
Century
Janice Peters
Jessie Wyatt
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Donna Powell
N. J. St
Jerry House
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Washington
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Clayton Sowerk
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Eneis Vesterdas
T. G. Fitch
Muskogee
Okla
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Dale. E. Turner
Fitch
Oak Hill Cemetery
A. B. Mitchell
Frank E. Banks
George Hedrick
Otto Bartelides
Max Wilhelmi
James Postma
Wallace Lee
Julius Marks
Archie L. Knox
Cravenworth County
Colorado National Guard
Bessie Fairchild
Henri Masonic Lodge No
Tonganozie
Bessie Knox
Arthur Young
Alfred Knox
Eva Higgins
Anaheim
Calif
Leonard L. Knox
Denver
Colo
Leonor Gress
Dottie Gilhart
Quisenberry
Ronald Passid Watking
Frank Stockton
Capital Conference
Trong
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Allied
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Pri O
Atchison
Beech Aire
Beth Steele
Boeing Air Bran
Vt du Pont
Bn Eagle P
Elec
Gen Motors
Uu A” Grace & Co
Greyhound
Gulf Oil
Kan P&l
Lion Oil
An Martin
Pe Mechess & R
NY Central
Ohio Oil
Ros Penney
JC TR
Phill Pet
Radio Co
Reyn
Brg U
U UN Pac Mts
US Steel
Gary Norris
Williamstown
Gary
Walden Norris
Dar
University Theater
K.A. Light Opera Guild
Fledermaus
Johann Strauss
John Newfield
K.U
World
Packard Willys University Motors
N.el
Derby Grain
Raymond Lee
Googe Pickens
John Pickens
A. V. Phillips
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