Snider to Step Out As Highway Official
Harold K. Snider of Lawrence will resign as First Division state highway commissioner April 1 after 16 years. Gov. Fred Hall plans to appoint Ivan Wassberg of Manhattan to succeed him. Snider supports Wassberg’s fitness and will stay in the local coal business.
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Harold K. Snider
Lawrence
Fred. Hall
Manhattan
Hall
Ivan Wassberg
Highway Commission
Snider
Payne Ratner
Journal-World
George Templar
J Wassberg
American Legion
Riley County
Republican Central Committee
Kansas State College
Wassberg
Locust St
Drums Signal End of Malaita Murder Trial
In Malaita, Reginald Poole, a young English missionary, was sentenced to hang after killing a native boy with an axe. Witnesses gathered as the court condemned him under white man’s law amid cannibal island tensions and threats of unrest.
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Robert & RU
Sydney
Australia
Malaitie
Solomon Wren
Poaeliffe
Aleme Christohel
Rawcliffe
Reginald Poole
Pawa Schoal
Somerset
Maugham Poole
Youage
Pawa
Maravovo
Reginald Boole
Aml Tomewate
North
Malatta
Tomeywate
Whitesale
Poole
Malaita
Peale
Honiara
Hich
New Storms Wreak Havoc Across Western Europe
Western Europe endures a brutal storm wave with avalanches and power outages. Death tolls rise across France Italy Germany Greece and other nations as rescue efforts continue and weather worsens.
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Europe
Acomvek
Ssi
Macedonia
East
Streemur
France
Ristaim
Italy
Germany
Greece
Yugoslavia
Denmark
Turkey
Halland
Austria
Switzerland
Sweden
Spain
Belgium
Cyprus
Popoli
Portugal
Western
Rodmund
Eyes on Water Tank At Dry Louisiana Town
A fragmented report notes a water tank issue in a dry Louisiana town. Unclear text mentions workers, a delay, and local conditions affecting ongoing repairs and safety.
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Dry
Louisiana
Local Persons Hurt In Traffic Mishap Saturday
Three locals suffered minor injuries in a two car crash at the intersection of Michigan and Eighth Streets Saturday night. Riders Henry Cagsentino Ken White and Mrs Laura Haggart were treated for cuts bruises and sprains. Vehicles driven by Lawrence Ullman and Robert Haggart sustained combined damages near $1395. No hospitalizations.
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Th and
Mich. Sts
Henry Cagsentino
Ken White
Emery Rd
Laura Hagpart
Ind
Cassentino
White
Lawrence P. Ullman
Speeding Train Smashes Barrier Near Memphis
The streamliner City of New Orleans hit a crude barrier three miles north of Memphis as it traveled about 80 mph. No damage to the Illinois Central train occurred. Engineer M. E. Cline said he was 20 minutes behind schedule and that the barrier could not have fallen on the track by accident. The barrier was a telephone pole crossarm and a six inch log in an isolated area. Two diesel engines pulled the 16 cars.
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Memphis
Tenn
New Orleans
I!lingia Central
Chicago
M. E. Cline
Burglars Miss Five Dollars at Boston Credit Union
Thieves ransacked the Mutual Credit Union in Boston but found nothing of value. A clerk had accidentally left a five dollar bill on a desk three feet from the safe, where police later spotted it.
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Boston
the Mutual Credit Union
Field Instructors of Social Work Workshop at KU
About 25 people are expected to attend the Field Instructors of Social Work Workshop at Kansas University Tuesday. It is the third meeting of the current school year for the group. Esther Twente, professor of social work, will lead the session with University Extension handling arrangements.
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Kansas University
Esther Twente
University Extension
Kansas University Painters Accepted for Midwest Exhibition
Oil paintings by Robert B. Green and Robert Ludlow from the Department of Drawing and Painting at Kansas University have been accepted for the Midwest Exhibition, opening February 21 at the Joslyn Art Museum in Omaha. Green will show two works, Elido and Rose and Surprise Corridor, while Ludlow will display Autumn.
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Department of Drawing and Painting
Kansas University
Midwest
Joslyn Art Museum
Omaha
Neb
Robert B. Green
Elido
Rose
Robert Ludrow
Queen Dina Births First Child in Jordan
Queen Dina gave birth to a girl in Amman, the first child for Queen Dina and the Jordanian royal family. The birth coincides with gifts promised to mothers in Jordan on the same day. King Hussein, 20, recently married his 26 year old cousin on April 19.
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Amman
Jordan
Dina
Hussein
Planes En Route to SEATO Maneuvers at Clark Base
At Clark Air Force Base Philippines Thunderjet fighters Globemasters Flying Boxcars laden with paratroopers and equipment arrived for SEATO exercises off Thailand. The carrier Princeton led a task force including destroyers McDermut Tingey and the seaplane tender Salisbury Sound carrying 650 Filipino troops for a three day drill to test allied mobility and coordination in Asia.
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Clark Air Force Base
Philippines
U.S. Air Force Base
SEATO
Thailand
Princeton
South China Sea
McDermut
Tingey
Salisbury Sound
U.S
Asia
Two Die As Car Hits Culvert Near Kendall
An automobile veered across U S Highway 530 near Kendall Kansas and collided with a driveway culvert killing two people. Mrs. Millie Getey Clare of Dodge City 64 was killed at once. Companion Clarence Andrew McConnell 76 of La Junta Colorado died later in Garden City hospital. The pair were traveling to La Junta where McConnell planned to assist Mrs. Clare in selling her car.
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Kendall
Kas
Millie Getey Clare
Dodge City
Clarence Andrew McConnell
la Junta
Colo
Garden City
McConnell
Clare
University student wins prize in Kappa Alpha Mu contest
George Gribble of Great Bend, KU student, takes third in a picture contest at KU hosted by Kappa Alpha Mu. Werner Severin of Missouri University wins first and Ray Magorian of Nebraska University places second. The regional meeting drew about 20 attendees and planned the national convention set for spring in Oklahoma.
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George Gribble
Great Bend
Kansas University
K. U
Kappa Alpha Mu
Werner Severin
Missouri University
Ray Magorian
Nebraska University
Oklahoma
Eden and Eisenhower See No Risk From Hydrogen Test
Prime Minister Eden and President Eisenhower believe their nations can pursue hydrogen weapon tests without endangering humanity. Eden told the House of Commons after talks in Washington that they discussed possible regulation or limitation of nuclear weapon tests.
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London
Eden
Eisenhower
House of Commons
Washington
K. U. Project Renewed for Fourth Year
Associate professor Ernest Griswold of Kansas University has renewed funding for a fourth year of his U S Ordnance research on how salts affect the solubility of other salts in non water solvents. Research assistants include William E Parker from Wallingford Connecticut and George R Tronin from Bellaire Ohio.
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Ernest Griswold
Kansas University
U. S. Ordnance
Griswold
William E. Parker
Wallingford
Conn
George R. Tronin
Belaire
Ohio
Death by own action ruling in Mrs Jennie Crane case
Wichita Sedgwick County Coroner Sam Smth rules the death of 75 year old invalid Mrs Jennie Rhoda Crane as death by own action. She was found in her trailer home with a chest wound and a revolver located near the body.
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Wichita
Sedgwick County
Sam Smth
Jennie Rhoda Crane
Touch of Spring Expected Across Kansas Tuesday
Forecasts show warm up for Kansas with highs near 50s statewide Tuesday and partly cloudy skies. Forecaster Tom Arnold notes 30s for tonight’s lows as readings rose into the 50s in western areas yesterday. Dodge City and Goodland hit 52 while Russell peaked at 38. Overnight lows ranged from 39 in Pittsburg to 27 at Russell with no weekend precipitation.
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Topeka Ih
Kansas
Tom Arnold
Dodge City
Goodland
Russell
Pittsburg
Engineering seniors join Theta Tau at Kansas University
Three KU School of Engineering seniors Ronald Kendrick Johnson Charles Smith Leavenworth and Frank Robl El Inwood were initiated into the Theta Tau national professional engineering fraternity. The ceremony marks their entry into an organized engineering honors and service network.
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School of Engineering
Kansas University
Theta Tau
Ronald Kenrick
Johnson
Charles Smith
Leavenworth
Frank Robl
el Inwood
Star Terry Moore Weds Panama City Executive
Movie actress Terry Moore reportedly wed Eugene C McGrath a Panama City executive in Las Vegas on New Year’s Eve in a secret ceremony. Moore and McGrath honeymoon in Caracas according to Moore’s mother Mrs. Lamar W. Koford.
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Terry Moore
Panama City
New Year's Bay
Las Veeas
Nev
Eugene C McGrath
Panama
Caratas
Vene
Mela
Lamar W. Koford
Monre
Helen Luella Koford
McGrath
Koford
Las Vegas
Henderson
Not Too Old for Life Insurance Under 80 in Kansas City
Kansas City MO readers offered a $1000 final expense life policy from Old American Ins Co. The mail-only transaction promises no obligation and no calls, inviting applicants to mail a postcard or letter with age to 3 W. Std Dept L215B.
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Kansas City
Old
Brilliant Meteor Seen Across California Sky
Observers across California reported a bright meteor illuminated the night sky yesterday. Sightings stretched from Los Angeles to Arizona with many describing a long streak and a loud sound accompanying the event.
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California
Los Angeles
Clara
Wirsteng Ariz
Wittesse
Dpi
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Charlton Insurance Agency
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Mass
Nick Schelbar
Ant Oy
HFC
Jessa Ave
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