Futuristic Look at Bikini Plans Described by Arnold
Philadelphia February coverage recalls General Henry H Arnold detailing Crossroads tests at a press conference. He outlines joint Navy Army operation using static near water and B 29 aircraft from the 509th Group to study blast effects on planes radioactivity and the atmospheric cloud. He warns civilization may not survive another war and predicts only ruins.
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Bikini Atoll
Frest
Marshall Islands
Henry H
Han) Arnold
Buck Rogers
Plang
Army Air Forces
Es I
Arnold Snid
Navy
Army
Air Forces
509Th Componite Group
Roswell Field
New Mexico
Arnold
Aperial Air Forces
Richard Club
General Arnold
Series of meetings on Missouri Valley land water study
Lawrence League of Women Voters sponsors neighborhead study groups next week to discuss conservation flood control rivers the arbors act of 1945 Missouri Valley authority bill and regional planning under TVA. Sessions run from Monday to Thursday across wards with leaders and hosts named.
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Missouri Valley
Lawrence League of Women Voters
Dwight Prentice
League
Ime
Second Ward
Mira
Anna Olinger
Louisiana Street
Margaret Lynn
L. N. Lewis
John Blocker
Third Ward
Fred Cutter
Tennessee Street
Philip Dergance
Lander
Paul Haney
James Stranathan
Fourth Ward
Robert McNair Davin
New Hampshire Street
Missouri Valley Authority
TVA
Dwicht Prentice
Prentice
Mreustin Torner
Mfrs
Philip Reance
War brides to sail from England aboard Washington
Two British war brides with husbands in the area and one with a young daughter were slated to sail yesterday from England aboard the Washington, expected to carry about 1,200 wives and children of American servicemen to New York City. The advance list includes Teresa Brawner of Norwich and Sylvia Garaage, with a two year old, wife of T/Sgt Alfred Brawner, plus Virginia Read ing, wife and daughter of S/Sgt John David Gorsage of Wellsville.
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England
Chitzen
New York City
London Area Transportation Office
U. S. Army
Teresa Brawner
Norwich
Norfolk
T/Set
Printer and editor Weaver dies at 76 in Kansas
Ulysses S. Weaver, a country editor and printer for over five decades in Kansas, died yesterday at age 76. He bought the Norwich Herald in the 1890s, partnered with W. L. Brown on the Kingman Krnl, then founded the Clear Water News, and later ran print shops in Wichita.
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Wichita
Kan
UPA
Kansas
Ulysses S. Weaver
Weaver
Norwich Herald
Canton
W. L
Iro
State School Board Group In Session at University
The Kansan State Association of School Boards held an all day meeting in the Memorial Union at the University of Kansas to discuss reorganizing the group. C. B. Althaus, associate professor, was elected executive secretary. Members include L. H. Houston, J. TM. Conklin, Herman Thorstenberg, Richard Wagataff, Mrs. Walter Ingold, and F. H. Letkemann.
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Kansan
Deaths and Funerals in Lawrence Area
Mrs. India Willetts Ingels mother of Paul Ingels Lawrence fire chief died at daughter Pauline Corys home in Eudora. Surviving relatives include a second daughter Mrs. George Fritz Weatherford and two sons C H Ingels Carlsbad and J A Ingels Redlands. Services Saturday at 10 30 a m Schubert funeral home with burial in Memorial Park. Pallbearers listed. Joseph Montgomery age 68 retired farmer died at 2236 Ohio Street. Funeral Monday 9 30 a m Funks chapel, graveside Sunset cemetery Manhattan 1 30 p m. Survivors include two daughters Vellah and Mia W T Lump, a son J W Montgomery, nine grandchildren and several great grandchildren. John V Simon Overbrook 73 died today at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Funeral Monday 9 30 a m from St Johns Catholic Church. Burial Rock Creek Cemetery. Survived by wife Elizabeth, daughter Mrs Amelia Schirmer Overbrook, son Oscar Simon Richland, brother Joseph Simon Lawrence, and three grandchildren. Mrs E O Karnes Riverside Calif died yesterday morning at 8 a m. Born near Lawrence she ran a store at Sibleyville. sister in law Mrs S T Griffin notified.
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India Willits Ingels
Paul Ingels
Lawrence
Pauline Cory
Eudora
George Fritz
Weatherford
Tex
C. H. Ingele
Carlsbad
Calif
J. A. Ingels
Redlands
Schubert Funeral Home
Joseph S. Montgomery
Joseph
Montgomery
Ohio Street
Funk
Edwin F. Price
Sunset Cemetery
Manhattan
Vellah Montgomery
Mia
W. T. Lump
J. W. Montgomery
Sioux City
Neh
John FP. Simon
John V. Simon
Overbrook
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
St. John’s Catholic Church
Rock Eeek
Elizabeth Simon
Amelia Schirmer
Oscar Simon
Richland
Joseph Simon
E. O. Karnes
Riverside
Sibleyville
S. T. Griffin
Mason elevates Wiles at Topeka grand lodge
Samuel G. Wiles of Macksville Kan was elected grand master of Kansas Grand Lodge A F and A M at the close of the lodge's 90th annual convention. Elected officers include James M. Stewart Wichita deputy grand master E Glenn Robinson Gridley grand senior warden William H Harison Downs grand junior warden Ben S Paulen Frederik Fre donis and Elmer F Strain Topeka grand secretary. A separate note reports a wage agreement at Transcontinental Western Air boosting pay about 1.5 million annually for 2,200 employees in the maintenance department with 11,800 workers in Kansas City.
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Topeka
Samuel G. Wiles
Macksville
Kan
Kansas Grand Lodge
A. F
A.M
Wiles
Harry
D. Evans
Pleasanton
James M. Stewart
Wichita
E. Glenn Robinson
Gridley
William H. Harison
Downs
Ben S. Paulen
Fredonis
Elmer F. Strain
T.W.A
Kansas City
UPA
Transcontinental & Western Air, Ince
Ramsey
Washington
Dee Lodge
Eeptional Association of Machinists
Wage Price Line Set On New Level
President Truman outlines a new wage price level policy urging firms to seek wage increases without triggering inflation. He calls for four anti inflation measures, including extending price controls and housing subsidies, and asks Congress to act.
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Justice and
Treasury Departments
Bowles
Truman
Congress
AFL Deems Truman Wages Policy Unacceptable
Washington Feb 15 UP The AFL described President Truman’s new wages price policy as unsatisfactory and unacceptable. William Green called the plan a shackwant step that will increase confusion and discontent and undermine free collective bargaining. He warned employers will be reluctant to bargain under the new restrictions while reconversion pressures continue. The policy, he said, reestablishes wage fixing by government and harms industry and social stability.
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AFL Today
Truman
American Federation of Labor
William Green Xe
John Bunn Joins Springfield College Staff
John Bunn, 1921 KU graduate and former coach and dean, is named director of athletics at Springfield YMCA College Massachusetts, historic site tied to basketball origin. Separate items note marriage licenses issued in Douglas County and Edward Snider’s escape from Hutchinson State Reformatory.
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Springfield College
University of Kansas
Springfield Y.M.C.A. College
Springfield
Mass
James A. Naismith
Bunn
Stanford University
Europe
Douglas County
Amor
Ketterman
Nevada
Hilda M. Harm
Lawrence
Wilburn H. Carter
Parsons
Linda E. Mendoza
Denver
Sleight named smokeless powders superintendent at Sunflower Works
H Sleawht, longtime Sunflower Ordnance Works production supervisor since November 1942, is promoted to smokeless powders superintendent succeeding C. Tucker who also advances. Sleight began at Hercules in 1938 and has worked at Kenville New Jersey and Radford Virginia before DeSoto. He holds a BS from Washington and Jefferson College, lives in Port Ewen New York, and with Mrs Sleight has two children, previously residing on West 11th Street in Lawrence.
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Sunflower Ordnance Works
Smokeless
C. Tucker
Sleight
Hercules
Port Ewen
N. Y
Kenville
N. J
Radford
DeSoto
Washington and Jefferson College
Washington, Pa
Weat 11Th Street
Lawrence
Staff Village
Two KU convocation talks set for February 25 26
A doubleheader convocation at the University of Kansas features Arthur H. Compton February 25 in Hoch Auditorium and Lord Halifax February 26. Compton, new president of Washington University, is one of three brothers who are college presidents. Halifax, former British ambassador to the U.S. and viceroy of India, arrives from Topeka after speaking to the Chamber of Commerce. Three divorces granted.
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University of Kansas
Arthur H. Compton
Hoch
Lord Halifax
Compton
Washington University
St. Louis
Phy
T. Z. Kon
India
Lawrence
Topeks
Chamber of Commerce
Judge Hugh Means Grants Three Divorces in Douglas County
Judge Hugh Means held sessions of the district court in Douglas County yielding three divorces. Mary Elizabeth Hawkins was divorced from Carror P Hawkins and Doris Martha Estus was granted divorce from Charles Henry Estus. Norma Jean Reed obtained a divorce from Ernest L Reed. The case Mable Jane Rankin vs Richard Marshall Rankin was dismissed on the plaintiff’s motion yesterday.
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Douglas County District Court
Hugh Means
Mary Elizabeth Hawkins
Carror P. Hawkins
Doris Martha Estus
Charles Henry Estus
Norma Jean Reed
Ernest L. Reed
Mable Jane Rankin
Richard Marshall Rankin
Yanks Play Nursemaid for Australian Brides
Sydney reports U S sailors acting as nursemaids to Australian brides of American service men aboard the Monterey. The vessel sails Monday for the United States with 870 wives and children. Women fare well with house setup items and keepsakes like boomerangs koala bears and ornaments.
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Prinning Yanks
Monterey
United States
Lawrence High Band Plans March of Dimes Dance Vocalists Named
Lawrence high school director Oliver Hobbs announced tonight the dance band will feature vocalists Renee Jose and Car Buehler for the March of Dimes event at the Community building. Winds yesterday brought a break from snow and bad weather though wind speed could not be measured due to a broken meter at the KG&E plant. Airport reports showed strong winds all day, with windsock readings indicating direction but not velocity. Local pilots flew little. Daniel and Vina Flory noted their farm fields are rented while they remain active in dairy and poultry. The KU whistle will sound daily this semester to mark 4:30 class ending times amid a record 6135 enrollment and a new shorthand class at the Business College Ad.
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Lawrence
Musi
Singera
Renee Jose
Car Buehler
Kangas Electric Power Company
Daniel
Vina Flory
Florys
Market Livestock Prices at Kansas City and Wheat Pasture
Kansas City livestock report shows calves and steers trading steady to active with top price around 14.06 per hundredweight. Cattle demand remains strong with good vealers, feedlot cattle, and sheep market notes. Wheat pasture odds and various small lots described, with emphasis on activity and price ranges.
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Kansas City
Iter
Livestock Prices and Market News From Kanghan Kansas
Estimated livestock outlook shows cattle at 700 head and hogs at 100 with calves and sheep not listed. City hay market reports steady to lower grades with multiple car lots priced from 17.00 to 32.00, while grain notes include maize and sorghum futures and a Kansas City produce section noting mixed stock receipts and slow meat trading due to weather conditions.
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Kansan
Kanesale Grain Kansas Cliz
UBM 'N
Borghum
Bates
Tualcatta
Markets Today Grain and Stocks Amid Narrow Trades
Hopes for quick strike settlements followed a weak market turn. Favorities held steady as several blue chips like Anaconda Kennecott American Smelting and Union Pacific posted gains. Card of thanks from the Flory and Creel families expresses appreciation for prayers, cards, and support on their fiftieth wedding anniversary.
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van Stren
New York
Scott Herues
Lst
Trsuea Wil Mear
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General Mo‘tora
Anaconda
Kennecott
American 1
Mon’ Ore Ward
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