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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1946
Page
3
New Delhi report recalls Harold Boyle turning 35, chronicling a life shaped by a snowy birth, a long road through two wars and 30 countries, and a daughter’s love for his parents. The piece blends humor and sentiment, noting family hopes, personal milestones, and distant family ties across Africa and Japan.
Pfc Robert Ernest Willman, in the Army of occupation in Germany, suffers a broken hip from a jeep accident and will be housed in Nuernberg hospital for two months before returning on a hospital ship. S/Sgt Lloyd Burgert discharged from Army Air Corps, plans to work with his father at Burgert Shoe Shop after marrying Hazel Leeper. Two sons of W. M. Smith discharged from army service. Carroll L. Smith earns Bronze Star, now in Denver VA work, and Lloyd H. Smith completed three and a half years in Army Medical Corps, seven months in the Pacific. T/4 Dewitt L. Potter heads to Fort Leonard Wood for reassignment. Cpl Harold Krull discharged at Fort Logan after 38 months overseas, with multiple ribbons. he had served Berlin and Luzon campaigns and is now in National City, California. Houses of affected families listed with Lawrence connections and previous Journal-World ties.
First Lt Robert Aliphin, at Fort Oglethorpe Adjutant General school in Georgia, will graduate next Thursday. His wife and son live in Plainview Texas while he serves with the Army Air Forces Air Transport Command. He previously spent 35 months in a German prison camp after being shot down over France. He is the son of Mr and Mrs H C Aliphin of 1045 Kentucky Street. Col Wayne Dicker, son of Mrs H T Dicker, is stationed at March Field and lives in Riverside with his wife.
Sacramento upset the league leaders the Philli Oilers 54 to 52 in a tight ABL contest. Sacramento trailed at halftime but surged late, while three players were ejected on fouls in a rowdy finish.
Edmonton craftsman C E Overhart, Alberta minister of trade and municipal affairs, handcrafted a fiddle valued at 500 dollars by an American expert. He is at work on a second instrument using a jackknife chisels and an imported wand.
Five persons were hospitalized after a collision six miles north of Coffeyville on Highway 169 late yesterday. A. S. Gentry suffered a broken leg and other injuries, Herb Whetstine sustained broken ribs, Howard Van Winkle had severe facial and neck lacerations, and Mrs. A. S. Gentry with son Robert endured cuts and shock. Vehicles driven by Robert Gentry and Van Winkle were demolished.
A request for a formally worded letter from a person described as tactful, willing to accept responsibility, and possessing objective judgment. The item implies submitting a letter of apology or acceptance, outlining readiness to take accountability and provide fair, impartial assessment.
A telegraphic survey of nine cities shows seven refuse recognition of police unions, one grants it, and one none officially exists. Wichita officials say local AF of L affiliated officers were discharged, while other cities report mixed or no official status for police unions.
Snowdie McNamara was fined 50 dollars by Judge Frank R. Gray in Douglas County Court on a reckless driving charge. Kansas chicken production cited with 15 million dollars annually in a scattered note. Dominican Republic noted as an early European settlement site in the new world.
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