Chinese Pirates Capture Wingfang Then Free By Ransom
Pirates in Formosa Strait halted the British steamer Wingfang near the Red China coast and demanded 10,000 in gold. After negotiations led by Captain Ronald G. Stanton the pirates accepted 4500 in cash and four wrist watches. 78 passengers including Americans Edward Stansbury and his wife and Frank A. Peters helped fund the ransom.
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Taipei
Formosa
Futtle
Edward Stansbury
Coldbrook
Mass
U. S
Frank A. Peters
Paterson N. J
Formosa Strait
Red China Coast
Ronald G. G. Stanton
Liverpool
Stansbury
Arm
Ridgway protests Russian seizure of Japanese boats
Tokyo reports Gen Ridgway condemns Soviet capture of 178 fishing vessels in Hokkaido northern waters. He cites 33 missing, 29 seized, 1 wrecked, and 114 released, with captives and refusals to pay fines in dollars. The note, delivered to the Soviet council member, protests occupation order breaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Matthew B. Ridgway
Reds
Ridgway
Japan
U. S
Hokkaido
Sakhalin
Foreign Office
Market News: Hogs and Cattle Marked by Uneven Moves
Markets at a glance from Chicago and Kansas City show hogs fairly active but uneven, with top prices around 318.60 and hogs trading near 16.75. Cattle remain irregularly strong to weak, futures and USDA figures reflect a mixed day as feeder steers and cows pull varied values. Kansas City quotes list lean to higher hogs and diverse poultry and butterfat prices.
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Kansas
Chicago
Annas City
Kansas City
USDA
Getton
Nebraska
Masis
Mandnir
Man Receives 20 More Years For Escape Perjury
Leavenworth Feb 12 An inmate Robert McGuire 23 at Lan sing prison pleaded guilty to escape and perjury charges after a second escape trial was begun A jur y had been chosen His prior trial in November ended hung He previously faced 32 perjury counts and was sentenced to two 15 year Shawnee county terms for auto larceny The habitual criminal statute was urged but the court dismissed all but one felony count McGuire admitted one penny count and the other eight were dropped Judge Dawes handed down 20 additional years for the escape and perjury plea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leavenworth
Lansing
Robert McGuire
McGuire
Rison
Shawnee County
Kansas City
Joseph J. Dawes Totorney
James N. Snyder
Penny
Memorial Hospital Birth Notices Gathered Across Town
At Memorial Hospital several births and family updates are noted. Names include Mrs. Martha Dushuahak and baby girl, Route 5. Mrs. Marian Carr and baby girl, 1810 Louisiana Street. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Stephenson, a son yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur McKittrick, a son today. Other entries list 1100 Conn, 433 Ohio, 760 Elm, 841 2 I St, 2702 Mass St, and 705 N H St among respondents with newborns and family news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lottie Rogers
Elm St
Martha Dushuahak
Mary Bowman
Gloria Laming
Janet Lee Dalton
Ohio St
Or- Wel Beer
Lake St
Donna Wheeler
I. St
Dorothy Zhranak
Miss. St
Nadine Good
Sun Jower
Maggie Broer
Fred Gregory
Bill Keller
Jeffry Keene
Mass
Marian Carr
Jack Stephenson
Inc
Arthur McKittrick
N. H. St
KU Dorm Beds Fail To Fit New Beds For Freshmen Women
Lawrence notes report that beds and springs delivered for North College Hall and Horder Hall dorms do not fit bed frames. Officials rushed shipments to correct, but mismatches persist for Stephenson Hall as well. Emporia library dedication set for Feb 12 with Dr Ordway Tract as keynote. Ad taker offers help writing classified copy by phone.
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University of Kansas
North College Hall
Horder Hall
Stephenson Hall
Emporia
Dr. Ordway Tract
Board of Higher Education
New York City
William Allen White
State College
Tead
Founders Day Luncheon Marks Baker University Auditorium Fund
Baker University celebrated Founders Day with a luncheon at the gym basement marking completion of a 300000 dollar fund to build Rice Memorial Auditorium as a college chapel and community meeting place. The event drew 300 students and 300 alumni along with trustees and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baker University
Rice Memorial
Kreste Foundation
Paul Treland
Nelson P. Horn
Baker
Merton S. Rice
Kansas
Iowa
Minnesota
Detroit
Methodist Episcopal Church
Armed Forces notes on McKenzie brothers and others in Korea
Pfe. Howard McKenzie marks one year in service and serves in Korea with the 991st Field Artillery after training in California and Japan. His fiancee Vera McKelvey receives his silver softball medal from Japan. Brother Lynn McKenzie completes Lackland basic and will report to San Marcos Texas. Pvt. Clifford D. Hamil, from Route 4, advances to squad leader at Lackland with rifle range training. Also noted is a geology lecture by Ben B. Cox on clay problems at Lincoln Talk Auditorium February 21.
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Pfe
Howard McKenzie
Korea
991St Field Artillery
Wilmy McKenzie
Camp Conk
Calif
Pfe. McKenzie
Camp Younghans
Japan
Honshu
Vera McKelvey
McKenzie
Lynn McKenzie
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Texas
Pfc
San Marcos
Tex
Air Force
Lecompton High School
Clifford D. Ilamil
Frank Molby
Lackland Air Base
Teader
Pvt
Hamil
Army Reserve
Liberty Memorial High School
Ben B. Cox
Geological Division
The
Gulf Research and Development Co
Littsburgh
Linclay
University Department of Geology
Lecture Tonight by Shoemaker on The Generation of ’98
Humanities Serica lecturer William H. Shoemaker of the University of Kansas will speak tonight at 3 in Fraser Theater on The Generation of ’98 and the Question of Literary Responsibility. It opens a series of humanities lectures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Shoemaker
University of Kansas
Fraser Theater
Canada Census Shows Yukon Population Surges Since War
Ottawa reports Canada's population grew 21.8 percent in ten years to 14,009,29. The Yukon territory alone rose 85.1 percent from 4,914 to 5,096 between 1411 and last June 1. British Columbia up 12.5 percent to 1,165,210. Ontario increased by 809,887 to 4,597,542 as the largest numeric gain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Canada
Yukon
Yukon Territory
England
Europe
British Columbia
Ontario
Carl Eriksen to Demonstrate Craft Hobbies Here
Carl Eriksen, formerly of Lawrence and now running a sports craft hobby shop in Hutchinson, will give two demonstrations on craft hobbies Friday in the Community Building second floor classroom at 3 and 7:30 p.m. The Lawrence Recreation Commission sponsors. Readers of 4 H clubs Boy and Girl Scouts church youth groups teachers and interested individuals are invited. Eriksen will show gimp weaving lanyards bracelets and other aluminum and plastic craft media.
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Lawrence Recreation Commission
Carl Eriksen
Lawrence
Hutchinson
Eriksen
St Pauls Guild Met at Eudora With Plans and Events
The February meeting of St. Pauls Women's Guild met at the church parlors with President Mrs George Gerstenberger presiding. Twenty nine members attended as Mrs Oscar Brook led the lesson In Latin American. Future plans include a March 6 meeting led by Mrs Clarence Broers and an all day quilting session. The World Day of Prayer will be observed at Eudora Methodist church on Friday Feb 29 with participation from multiple local churches and a Braille text for blind readers. Special offering will be taken. Also mention of St Theresa Society event and a cradle shower for Mrs Norbert Grosdidier. Kenneth Jennings and family visited his grandparents.
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St. Paul
B. Durr
Anna Schmidt
Charles Baecker
Agnes Molder
Edna Schmidt
Guild
Clarence Broers
Eudora Methodist Church
America
Eudora
Five
Captain Creek Methodist Church
Hesper Friends Church
Clearfield Evangelical Church
Johns Sommer
Fred Ziesenis
St. Thersa Society
Sommer
Norbert Grosdidier
Lloyd Eisenberger
J. W. Gruber
William Kelly, Jr
Kenneth Jennings
Lawrence
Jenning
John Sommer
Deaths and Funerals for Wheeler and Lyon
Infant Richard Charles Wheeler, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Wheeler, died yesterday at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Graveside services were held at Memorial Park Cemetery with Rev. Kermit Blank officiating. Survived by parents, one brother Frankie, grandparents and four great-grandmothers. Separately, Mrs. Lillian E. Lyon, 86, of 1134 La. St., died at Watkins Memorial Hospital. She was born in Collinsville in 1865 and had lived there much of her life. She was married to Stephen J. Lyon. funeral plans to be announced. surviving relative is daughter Mrs. A. J. Mix.
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Chicago
Charles Gross
Timothy J. O'Connor
Chicago Sun-Times
O'Connor
Richard Charles Wheeler
William Wheeler
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Memorial Park Cemetery
Kermit Blank
Frankie
W. P. Wheeler
Calvin] Collins
Lawrence
Mary Wheeler
Kirksville
Sara Marks
Brookfield
Frank Bryan
Ottawa
Ilsie Collins
Pomona
Lillian E. Lyon
Watkins Memorial Hospital
University of Kansas
A. J. Mix
la, St
Mix
K.A
Collinsville
Conn
Stephen J. Lyon
German UNESCO Members To Study Methods At K U
Three members of Germany's UNESCO Commission visit the University of Kansas to study educational methods. Hosts include Clayton Crosier and Leo Molinara. the group travels with sponsors from the U.S. State Department. They toured Kansas State College in Manhattan and El Dorado, with Ft Leavenworth on Thursday planned.
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U. S. State Department
Kansas State College
Manhattan
el Dorado
Ft. Leavenworth
Acheson Flying to London To Boost European Defense
Secretary of State Acheson leaves for London to push Western Europe's talks toward a consolidated defense army. He travels with two top German experts aboard the Independence for talks with British and French ministers and will attend King George VI’s funeral. He then heads to Lisbon for a meeting of the 12 Atlantic Pact governments on countering Communist aggression in Europe.
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Washington
Acheson
London
Europe
Truman
Britain
George VI
Lisbon
Two Grain Shortage Cases Go To Court
Washington reported two more grain shortage cases were taken to court raising total to 19 actions against warehouses or individuals for allegedly converting government owned commodities. Schroer Grain Co. of Dresden Kansas faced a 72000 dollar claim for wheat. William Harnsberger of Page Milling Co. in Luray Virginia was indicted for converting 19284 bushels. The firm has repaid about 40000 dollars. A preliminary check found a 56009 dollar shortage in government grains at Garden Grain and Seed Co. of Garden City Kansas, already under bankruptcy for alleged shortage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Schroer Grain Co
Dresden
Kan
William ©. Harnsberger
Page Milling Co
Luray
Garden Grain and Seed Co., Inc
Garden City
Death notice of Mrs. Will Sheen in Rowan Montana
Letter received by Miss Mabel Sheen confirms the death of Mrs. Will Sheen of Rowan Montana once Jennie Murphy of Lawrence. Survived by Dr. Sheen, sister of Miss Sheen, and by daughter and her husband. Death due to double pneumonia. The couple moved to Montana after marrying 53 years ago. Dr. Sheen retired from dentistry after strokes and will live with their daughter. Miss Sheen’s younger brother Dr. George Sheen practiced dentistry in Park City Utah previously at Overbrook.
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Will Sheen
Rowan
Mont
Jennie Murphy
Lawrence
Mabel Sheen
Ky. St
Sheen
Montana
Traffic Court Fines and Suspensions for Lewis and Root
Dwane Lewis was fined 35 dollars in police court yesterday for reckless driving. Judge Wayne Allphin suspended a 15 day jail sentence and placed Lewis on six months probation. Lewis's license was suspended for 90 days. Marvin F. Root Jr. of 1121 O Street was fined 20 dollars for speeding.
Fined for Drunkenness In Police Court
William Cummings and James H. Proctor, both 25, were fined 25 dollars for drunkenness in police court yesterday afternoon. Harry Ralph Evans of Compton California received 15 days, suspended on condition he leave town immediately.
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Wiliam Cummings
Lyons
James H. Proctor
Parsons
Harry Ralph Evans
Compton
Calif
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Sem Baugh
Hardin-Simmons University
Rubert N. Richardson
Lay
Richardson
Baugh
Washington Redskins
Wales
Ap-Usdas
Michigan
Idaho
Maine
Florida
Colorado
McClaren
Charles. Holmes
Kanuae City
Memorial Hospital
Margaret Cottrell
Georgia Pine
Conn, St
Daisy Laming
Patricia Collins
Sunflower
Betty Martin
Lois Hayes
Baldwin
Ronald Lewis
Patricia Glad
Allen Daugherty
Grand Lodge of the
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Topeka
Palmyra
Baker U
Lillan
Lyon
Unesco
K. U
Scott Equip CO
Lawrence Memorial CO
Norman Eadscott, Mgr
de Beisth
Ahers
Sean
M.r.gill
Massachusetts
Schubert Funeral Home
New Hampshire
Kelvinator
Pete Sail
Goodrich
George Hedrick
Massachusetts St
Brarat, Fitch & Co.,inc
Baltimore Ave
Mitwest Stock Exchange
Decker-Coy Agency
Warren Decker
Bud Coy
Manley
Merle McKinney
Lincoln
Lawrence Building and Loan
Traylor
Calvin
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