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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1949
Page
2
A masked intruder robbed a Lawrence restaurant in a downtown location noted by the Pittsburg Headlight. The report comments on varied bandit types and the cheeky detail about a ketchup bottle.
The House decisively defeated Rep. Robert Bock's plan for municipally owned stores while approving four amendments. Rep. Garner Shriver lowered township population limits for liquor licensing from 20,000 to 1,600 affecting Mission area and Lets Planeview Riverside. other amendments shifted appointment authority and clarified provisions without changing core law.
New York reports mixed stocks with light trading and narrow price changes. Hogs rise up to 50 cents to 21.75 while cattle stay steady. Local grain notes show white corn around 2.35 and varied butterfat and egg poultry details. livestock receipts and Kansas City cash grain updates are noted amid unsettled futures.
White Plains dispatch: a 28 year old Canadian, Graham Dennis, was brought to investigate a string of jewel thefts and a shooting after being arrested in Cleveland with $18 000 worth of unset diamonds. Beverly Hills Police report found diamonds rubies pearls and furs worth hundreds of thousands in a Beverly Hills apartment linked to the case. A woman Betty V. Ritchie was booked on burglary suspicion and a jeweler Julius Bruck on receiving stolen property. Police believe Dennis is the “Raffles” behind Beverly Hills and Palm Springs burglaries. A trunk contained a fortune in gems and cash and a notebook with numerous names. In Missouri, engineers say the 120 mile Missouri River ice jam near Kickapoo Bend is starting to move as warm weather continues.
Market notes say alfalfa holds near steady on high quality greens while lower grades dip. Prairie markets show steady demand under light receipts and limited supply. Chicago potato market reports light arrivals and steady price ranges amid strong demand for top stock. Wall Street ends softer after mixed session with slow turnover and mixed performers across sectors.
University of Kansas track squad of 23 members plus Coach Bill Basten will travel by bus to Columbia Missouri to face the undefeated Missouri Tigers in a dual meet that evening. Travellers include Cliff Abel Pat Powers Dave Breidenthal Bob Brandy Carl Brown Karl Wood Dave Hinchee Hob Karnes Delvin Norris John Reber Bill Richardson Emil Schultzel Jim Seay John Stites Winton Studt Arnold Stricker Dick Wagstaff Jehn Wasemer Tom White and Jerman Wilson.
Captain Louis Forney head of the Salvation Army will be the guest speaker at Werden church Brotherhood in the church basement Monday evening at 8 o clock. All men and boys are invited to hear Forney describe his work. A refreshments will be served and a free will offering will be taken.
A memorial hospital notation lists numerous patients and their addresses across New Jersey Wellsville Sunnyside Tonganoxie Baldwin Kansas City and other locales. The entry notes a birth for Mr. and Mrs. Harold Smith in Sunflower of a daughter.
Ulysses C. Street aged 50 dies at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Funeral and burial at Broken Bow Nebraska. Surviving son Guy Street of Lawrence. daughters Mrs F C Wantz Shelley Montana and Mrs Claude Austin San Diego. eight grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Friends may call at Rumsey Funeral Home until noon Sunday. Fritz Meyn services at 2:30 p m tomorrow at First Presbyterian Church with pallbearers listed. William Brannum 60 dies in Iola. survived by widow Mrs Josephine Simrock Brannum, mother, sister Mrs Bertha Ayres, brother Albert Jam of Pittsburg, and several nephews and nieces. Mrs Brann before marriage lived in Lawrence.
The Deeper Life in Christ theme anchors a state all day Inter Varsity Christian Fellowship conference at the University of Kansas tomorrow with 200 plus students from 13 colleges. Keynote speaker C Stacey Woods, leaders Woods Ketterman Poland Hermansen oversee local arrangements. registration opens 9 30 a m and sessions run 10 45 a m to Fraser Theater final address by Woods.
Washington reports Dr. Edwin G. Nourse, Truman's top economic adviser, warned against jittery reactions to price declines. He stressed the economy should stabilize above prewar levels but below postwar peaks, noting possible dips and recoveries and planning a west coast speaking tour.
Three marriage licenses were issued yesterday and today by the probate court. Yesterday the licenses went to Wallace McKalip age 33 and Eleanor L. Moore age 28, both of Topeka. Today licenses were issued to Charles W. Conroy age 21 and Martha Carolyn Ringler age 21, both of Lawrence, to Sidney Lida age 21 of Mission and Betty Ann Miller age 21 of South Bend Indiana.
Feb 18 in Beverly Hills a bomb wrecked the front of H. D. Hover’s Sunset Strip home, owner of Ciro's. No injuries reported. Nearby residents including James Roosevelt Carmen Miranda and Bruno Walter had windows shattered. A truck driver with dynamite and fuses was arrested two blocks away but collapsed before questioning. Kil pore identified him as dame Hips ping, 3, and he was hospitalized.
Oroville California based officials questioned William John Andrews about the killing of Roy G. Woolf a 68 year old retired farmer found beaten robbed and shot to death February 10 Det within state and county detectives led the inquiry. Meanwhile Pittsburgh pitcher Murry Dickson signed his first Pirates contract reducing unsigned players to four from the St Louis Cardinals trade list.
London reports the ailing king plans a rest in Malta this spring with a spokesman noting travel abroad later this year remains possible.
A city manager government study reviews improvements to buildings streets and services for residents. The report compares council and mayor forms with the manager system, noting advantages and disadvantages and citing other cities finding the manager form satisfactory. Members include Ethan Allen Karl Kreider and Clarence Dreyer.
Poehler Mercantile will concentrate business in the Lawrence area. Fred Smithmeyer, president, announced the McPherson warehouse and office will be discontinued. About 20 workers will lose positions as the board approves closing the McPherson branch of the eastern Katsas wholesale outlet dealing in canned goods, cerents, and other non perishable groceries.
A lively primary forms as 15 Republicans and 10 Democrats filed for city posts. Republicans contend for mayor and council seats in multiple wards, while Democrats face contests in one ward. The deadline passed today, promising a more competitive race than last year when only a few voters participated.
Delmar Guenther a 16 year old from Pleasant Grove is being held at the county jail on a charge of grand larceny. The report corrects prior naming of the suspect as Robert Guenther.
Kansas Public Service Company vice-president Carl J. Dodds spoke on The Gas Business at the Hi-12 club luncheon in the Eldridge hotel. Fred J. Brown introduced him. Gratitude is extended for support during the illness and death of wife, mother, and grandmother Daniel Flory, son and granddaughter.
Wichita announces tentative spring football practice for the University of Wichita beginning March 7. Four intra squad games are planned as the team aims to improve after finishing runner up in the Missouri Valley Conference the past three years. Father of the Spanish Republic Alcala Zamora dies in Buenos Aires at age.
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