Rainmaking plan eyed for Douglas County area
Attitude sought in area about rainmaking plan. Development Corp discusses costs for a 15 by 20 mile area and four months of spring rainfall at about 52 000 dollars with 50 percent participation likely. Officials outline cloud seeding methods with silver iodide to boost rainfall and reduce hail, stressing clouds must form for any gain.
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Texas
Fox
Allas
Cox
Dougas County
Roper
Soryone
Zook
Lawrence
Douglas County
Zook Sai
Denver
Ftce
Dallas
Columbia River Valley
Weather Bureau
Wey
Osa
Oklahoma City
Be Built State Lake Planned for Pottawatomie County
The Kansas Forestry Fish and Game Commission will build a 1900 acre drainage lake four miles northeast of Manhattan in a deep Blue River tributary valley. A 1500 foot dam will crest 47 feet high creating a 40 foot maximum depth lake over 2000 acres. Donated land by Dr and Mrs R L Frederick. Contract let late March. Other new lakes in Jewell McPherson Montgomery Brown Grant Cowley Logan counties.
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Pratt U
Pottawatomie County
Manhattan
State Forestry, Fish and Game Commission
Dave Leahy
jState
R. L. Frederick
Blue River
Jewell County
McPherson County
Montgomery, Brown, Grant, Cowley
Logan Counties
Births and residents listed at Memorial Hospital date file
Memorial Hospital records list multiple births and residents from Baldwin Wellsville Tonganoxie and surrounding towns including Marie Gilliland Dorothy Wilson Nancy Parker and baby girl Don Day Dorothy Wieneke and baby boy Alma Olmstead Paul Clark and Sharon Lawson with numerous others noted by address and town. Several births are listed for Friday including sons and a daughter with families named.
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Mary Tait
Mary Esther
Tait
Mo. St
Nancy Parker
Baldwin
Donald Lee Day
Tonganoxie
Dorothy Jean Wieneke
Almira Olmstead
Paul Clark
R. I. St
Sharon Lawson
Wellsville
Clara Marie Ingle
Ronald Mann
Sunflower
George Anderson
John White
McLouth
Clarence Strawn
Valley Falls
Rosemarie
Wood
Tenn, St
Dorothy Puckett
Rose Lee Robinson
Vt, Sr
Rena Sue Henderson
N.Y. St
Minnie
Kilgore
Vi. St
Mildred
Walnut St
Roberta Johnson
Chief's Car Damaged in Urban Collision
Fire Chief John Miller's department car collided with a private vehicle at 8th and Kentucky while en route to a fire. George Wilk Byrd, 74, of 1833 Tenn Street, suffered $78 damage to his car and $600 to the chief's vehicle. Byrd received a ticket for failing to yield to an emergency vehicle, appearance Monday.
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Lawrences
8Th
Lts
John Miller
George Wilk Byrd
Tenn
Byrd
Kentucky
Miller
Eighth
Extension sessions announce two campus events at KU
T Howard Walker, director of University Extension, announced dates for two events to welcome nanny visitors to the University of Kansas campus next month. The Conference on Public School Business Management will be March 11-12, with details from the School of Education to follow. The High School Art conference runs March 27, conducted by the department of design and drawing about a thousand attendees in recent years.
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Universe of Kansas
T. Howard Walker
University Katension
School of Education
Department of Design
RKC Hosts Eighth Annual Elementary Workshop
Dean Kenneth Anderson announced the University of Kansas School of Education and the Association for Childhood Education sponsor the eighth annual Elementary Workshop at RKC. Graduate and undergraduate students may earn two hours of academic credit in arithmetic language arts music physical education science and social studies.
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Unversity of Kansas School of ‘Education
Association For Childhood Education
Kenneth &. Anderson
Funds for Ark City oil drilling boost city revenue
Arkansas City has gained 5111 from municipal land leases used for oil drilling. City Manager Wayne Lambert notes the city began leasing land two years ago amid the oil boom.
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Arkansas City
Wayne Lambert
Baldwin Hospital Bond Vote Set for March 16
South Douglas County residents may vote on a proposed hospital with the township board calling the election. Dr Victor Hildyard praised the move as giving people a chance to decide. Baker University President Nelson P Horn announced a $20000 pledge, urging hospital support to boost Baldwin as an educational center. The group may seek Hill Burton Act funds, with applications due before July.
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Dents
South
Douglas County
Philip Brecheisen
Roy Merchant
Clifford Anderson
Victor H Hildyard
Baldwin
Nelson P. Horn
Baker University
Baker and
Baker
State Hospital Board
Nine guest faculty assist KU clerk school program
A guest faculty of nine will assist the University of Kansas Governmental Research Center staff in the fourth annual City Clerk's School. The program covers administrative problems of clerks' offices and finances with sessions for large and small city clerks. State Senator Garner Shriver will discuss new legislation, and several city managers and attorneys will present topics on insurance, sewage financing, tax payments, bond transcripts, budget allocations, machine accounting, and accounting procedures.
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University of Kansas Governmental Research Center
Kenneth E. Beasley
Garner Shriver
Wichita
Barton Avery
Manhattan
Dwight ¥. Metzler
State Board of Health
K. U
Wilbur Leonard
Commission of Revenue Land Taxation
Topeka
Lew Kenry
Tence
Robert Fiznell
Kansas City
Bruce Love
Slater
Harry L. Strickland
Dale Raymond
Parsons
K. UU
Ethan P. Allen
Francis Heller
James W Drury
Harry Lawson
Marin Meade
Paul Matone
Two Topeka Soldiers Added to Korea Death List
Washington reports two Topeka Kansas soldiers among 95 more officers and men certified as having died in Korea. Each had been missing in action more than a year. determinations based on prisoner exchanges and other evidence. M Sgt John H. Ross, husband of Mrs. Juanita B. Ross, Topeka. Sgt Richard H. Tillman, son of Mrs. Lizzle B. Tillman, Topeka.
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Washington
Topeka
Kas
Korea
John H. Ross
Juanita B. Ross
Richard H. Tillman
Lizzle B. Tillman
Delegates Attend Regional College Unions Conference
The annual regional conference of the Association of College Unions closed at KU with 105 delegates from 14 schools. Frank R. Burge and Duane Lake organized arrangements with SUA president Marilyn Hawkinson, Ernie Bebb, and UNL’s Duane Lake.
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Association of College Unions
Kansas Room of Memorial Union
Frank R. Burge
K.U
Marilyn Hawkinson
SUA
Duane Lake
Ernie Bebb
University of Nebraska
Ark City Faces Housing Shortage This Summer
Arkansas City mayor predicts a housing shortage of at least 20 residences by mid June as local construction projects expected this year bring a large influx of workers into the area.
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Arkansas City
FE & Berry
Diverce Suit Filed for Pillie Ann Reardon in Dietviet Court
Pillie Ann Reardon files for divorce from Donald Alvin Reard son in Dietviet Court. Case details indicate a petition for dissolution of marriage and related relief sought. Proceedings list the spouses, court, and filing status as of the report.
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Pillie Ann Reardon Fron
Donald Alvin Reardson
Dietviet J Court
Youth Drag Race Fatality Highlights Local Road Danger
Lawrence notes warn against reckless driving after a Missour Valley drag race ends in a fatal crash. Leland Hodges age 22 dies when his car veers off, hits a curve, and flies 600 feet after exiting the highway. A passenger girl remains in critical condition at Mercy Hospital Council Bluffs.
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Omaha
Neb
Leland Hodges
Missouri Valley
Mercy Hospital
Council
Bluffs
the World-Herald
Bank Staff Tours S. O. W. On Lincoln Day Holiday
Lawrence National Bank staff toured Sunflower Ordnance Works during the Lincoln Day holiday. The plant, a major rocket propellant producer, recently began producing cannon shell propellant. Executive VP Riley Burcham noted the plant's gigantic scope and that many visitors were first-time guests.
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Lawrence National Bank
Sunflower Ordnance Works
Riley Burcham
Kansas Big Seven Host At Government Session
The University of Kansas hosted the annual Big Seven Student Government Conference at Memorial Union. Six schools sent about 20 delegates. Colorado University did not attend. Delegates divided into three groups to discuss relationships among student governments and their relation to the university.
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University of Kansas
Memorial Union
Colorado University
Dent
Cross Fire On Holiday Politics Reaches Peak
Political clash over anti Communist campaigns stirs Democrats and Republicans. National leaders and figures like Stephen Mitchell Adlai Stevenson Rabani and Brownell argue on moderation partisanship and the role of the party in wartime style attacks while defense secretary Wilson warns against equating bloodshed with job loss.
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George
Stephen Mitchell
Helena
Mont
GOP
Democratic Party
Adlai E. Stevenson
Abraham Lincoln
Stevenson
Lincoln
Leonard W. Hall
Rep
Rabant
D-Mich
Rabani
Wilson
Korrean
Atty
Gen
Brownell
Boston
Cyrus McCormick's Only Daughter Dies
Chicago report states Mrs Anita McCormick Blaine, 87, widow for over six decades and sole child of Cyrus Hall McCormick, died last night from bronchial pneumonia. She inherited a vast fortune, funded major education and philanthropic efforts, and backed the Foundation for World Government and the Daily Compass. Her brothers Cyrus Hall and Harald Fowler McCormick had also died, leaving substantial estates.
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Chicago
Anita McCormick Blaine
Cyrus Hall McCormick
Blaine
Cyrus Hall
Harald Fowler McCormick
International Harvester Co
Foundation For
New York
Daily Compass
Francis Parker School
University of Chicago School of Education
Progressive Party
Henry A. Wallace
Anita Talther Triends
Nancy Blaine Harsarison
Washington, D. C
Morrison
Five Lawrence men join Air Force basic training at Lackland
The Armed Forces entry lists William McCary Melvin Button Ronald Elston Wayne Untred and Robert Afferty, all 18 or 19, who entered the Air Force together January 4 and expect to finish by March 1 at Lackland Air Force Base San Antonio Texas. Kansas Democrats open bid for 1954 with focus on U S Senate and 1st District races as Senator George McGill may run.
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Lawrence
Air Force
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Tex
William McCary
Marlin Mee Crarys
Elin
Melvin Button
Olin Button
Ala
Ronald Elstom
Sas
Jeannette Elston
George McGill
Us, Tariff Commission
McGill
Howard S. Miller
Morrill Farmer
Miller
Albert M. Cole
Tulsia Creek
Albert Gore
D-Tex
Navy officer graduates and Marine Commissioned in reserve
Cyr Otis Umberhower of DeSoto as part of the Seventh Army NCO Academy in Munich leads a large class in 1954. He arrived in Europe in March after enlisting in 1950 and serving in Korea as a truck driver with the 1402nd Engineer Battalion. Robert I. Lacy of Lola, a Kut senior and son of Mr and Mrs Harry Lacy, was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps Reserve in a ceremony at the NROTC unit conducted by Earle W Belknap Jr USMC. Lacy, set to attend Marine Corps School Quantico next month, earned a BA this month and is a Sigma Chi member and ex varsity golf player.
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Cyr
Otis Umberhower
DeSoto
Lass
Seventh Army
Munich
Germany
Ubenhower
T. Umbenhower
Banener Springs
Route 2
Europe
Tse
Robert I. Lacy
Kut
Harry Lacy
Lola
Marine Corps Reserve
NROTC
Earle W. Belknap Jr
USMC
Lacy
Marine Corps School
Quantico
Kul
Sigma Chi Fraternity
County awards legal printing contracts to three papers
Pouclas County commissioners signed a resolution awarding legal printing contracts to three newspapers in the county. The contract for bills allowed legal notices and judicial tax rates was awarded to the Journal-World. Contracts for quarterly statements and delinquent fax lists were awarded to the Lawrence Quirk and the Baldwin Ledger respectively.
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Pouclas County
Commise Sioners
Journal-World
Lawrence Quirick
Haldwin Ledger
Baker University Choir Will Sing in Six Towns
The Baker University Choir from Baldwin Methodist College heads on a six town Kan sas tour this weekend. Programs range from informal school performances to serious choral pieces in churches. Featured will be the Baker quartet and a roster of soloists from multiple states.
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Baker University
Kansas
Methodist College
Baldwin
Independence
Cheryvale
Coffeyville
Humboldt High School
Iola
Methodist Church
Withiam Rice
Baker
Bill Rogers
Higginsville
Bob Phillips
Kansas City
John Cochran
Merrism
Bob Shelton
Parsons
Dean Zook
Jay Sherwood
Liberty
Holt Soulen
Hutchinson
Janet Vaughn
Rockford
Phyllis Werner
Topeka
Carolyn Bell
Rye
Calo
Helen Kessler
Tarrant
Okla
Arn Proclaims Freedom Week in Kansas during February
Gay Arn proclaims a Freedom Week in Kansas through February 22 urging residents to support continuing Radin Free Europe as a means to spread truth and encouragement behind the Iron Curtain. The proclamation calls for citizen backing of the broadcasting effort.
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Topeka
Kansas
Gay. Arn
Radin Free Europe
Weekly Kansas City Livestock Market Summary
In Kansas City cattle trading, early gains faded as supply rose, but slaughter steers and heifers finished notably higher week‑to‑week while cows and bulls showed mixed moves. Hogs advanced with barrows and gilts up to 25 higher. sows stronger. Lambs, wooled and wheat pasture, mixed but generally higher for slaughter lambs and feeder volumes. Produce and poultry sections show mixed price shifts, with butter solid and various fowl and capon prices noted.
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K. C. Livestock
Kansas City
USDA
Kansas
Card of Thanks from Mrs. Elizabeth Petrie
The notice thanks friends and neighbors for kindness during the illness and loss of Mrs. Addy Minor, with appreciation for doctors, nurses, friends, and relatives. Signed by Mrs. Elizabeth Petrie and Mable Dalley.
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Addy Minor
Mable Dalley
Elizabeth Petrie
In Memoriam Nancy Jo Curtiss Remembered Two Years On
In loving memory of Nancy Jo Curtiss who died February 14, 19h2. Her parents Mr and Mrs Marvin Curtiss and sister Barbara say time heals little sorrow and that they miss her still.
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Nancy Jo Curtiss
Marvin Curtiss
Barbara
Two Fires in City Damages and No Damage
Lawerences fire department answered two alarms yesterday. Fire Chief John Miller said a garage at 10th and Miss was damaged slightly about 3 44 pm when a trash fire spread to the building. The other fire about 3 55 pm at 1830 Leonard Ave caused no damage.
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Lawerences
John Miller
10Th
Miss. Sis
Learnard Ave
Ty Station to Close Kansas City Station
Kansas City Me Allen B Du Mont Laboratories Inc which operates KCTY on UHF Channel 25 announced the television station would terminate television service February 28.
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Kansas City
Allen B. du Mont Laboratories, Inc
KCTY
Divorces Granted in District Court
Two divorces were granted yesterday in the district court. Mier Moyn Schwinley and Fran Lee Schwinley were granted divorce from Elizabeth Pearle Brown and Garland Dee Brown in Garland.
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Dudwe
Floyd Coffman
Mier
Moyn Schwinley
Fran Lee Schwinley
Elizabeth Pearle Brown
Rom Garland
Dee Brown
County Court Fines For Reckless Driving And Following Closely
Rupert Hughes Thompson of Has Kell was fined $25 and costs in County Court on reckless driving. Norman G Rousseau of Topeka was fined $15 and costs for following another vehicle 100 feet closely.
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Rupert Hughes Thompson
Haskell
Norman G Rousseau
Topeka
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Steven Myers
Ind. St
Dorothy Wilson
Eudora
Myr
Everent
Waudby
Raymond Mont- Romery
Perry
Ean Kidd
Ark
St. O
James Henderson
N. Y. St
Robert Nels
Fadora
Wollian Share
Sunnyside
Chief
RKC
ARK City
K.U. Clerk School
ARK City Housing
Becky Dowers
Jt. Sr
D. E. Dowers
Lincolnham
Memorial Union At
Kansas University
Bach
Campanile
Mt. Oread
Crusade For Freedom
Royal Lodge of the
Fraternal Order of Fagles
Aerie
A. Jeter
Eagles
E. 9Th
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Marvin W. Teks
Acfie
S.O.W
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Cyrus McCormick
Democrats
Pace Pr
Arn
Memoriam
Jourtwil-World
Credit Bureau OF
Skinner
Mase
Raymond Lee
Plymouth
George Pickens
Joan Pickens
Vermont
Derby Grain
A. V. Phillips
Decker-Coy Agency
Warren Decker Bud Coy
Ite
Rumsey Funeral Home
Fred W. Rumsey
Indiana
Oscar B. Rumsey
Bembed
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