Kansans urge state cement plant to aid construction
Two Republican Kansas lawmakers from Barton and Edwards counties urged Governor Carlson to study a state operated cement plant for public works. They cited cement price disputes and bid delays as justification, noting west central regions have suitable shale and limestone deposits. The legislators plan a bill to authorize state entry into cement production.
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Great Bend
Kan
Carloon
Will Tosnwley
Howard Bentley
Kirbey
Cariaga
Townsley
Nd Daily Tribune
Bentley
Edwards County
Kinsley
Kansas Away Commission
Highway Commission
Kansas
Kaneas
Carlson
Barton
Edwards
Ellis
Russell
Rush
Kanzan
Can
Armed Bandits Steal $10,000 From Restaurant
In Kansas City on Feb 29, four armed bandits robbed a restaurant and cocktail lounge on 1390 Baltimore Ave, taking about $10,000. Three entered via a dock door while a fourth waited in a car outside. They fled south through the alley. police describe the getaway car as a blue Lincoln or Mercury with a Missouri license from Fredericktown.
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Kenvas City
Baltimore Avenue
Kansas City
Missouri
Fredericktown
Evening of Loing Recital at Ninth Street Baptist
Mrs Anna Payne Shepherd headlines a vocal recital titled Evening of Loing at Ninth Street Baptist Church Ninth and Ohio streets tomorrow evening at o clock. She is joined by Miss Anna Marie White and Mrs William Pymne in a benefit for Wilma Kizer a Prairie Bible Institute student at Three Hills Alberta Canada Swashington Feb 23 4 The White House said President Truman plans to create an emergency board soon to avert a nationwide railroad strike. The Brotherhood of Conductors and Timmen have called a strike for p m Sunday.
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Anna Payne Shepherd
Ninth Street Baptist Church
Ninth and
Ohio Streets
Anna Marie White
William Pymne
Wilma Kizer
Prairie Bible Institute
Three Hills
Alberts
Canada
Swashington
White House
Truman
Brotherhood of Conductors and
Timmen
Memorial Hospital Births and Incident Report
At Memorial Hospital Mrs Bertha Commons 1706 Lakrnard avenue Clarence Sevver MaLouth Otis Perkins 400 Maine atreet Mrs Ava Dixison 120 Hane kell avenue Roward Gregory Woute tp Mes Mary Ellen Wand Sunflowers Tout Barth Linwood May Wopper Hue dara Mr and Mrs Wall Smith Lecomp to be a son today ny aid Mrs Wo Montell 233 Perry rireets a daughter today vt ahd Mrs dease Ramirez 839 New Jersey streets a son today Bary Stewart 3 year old son of Mrs Glifton Brizondine 708 Rhode Island street was treated in the emgergency room after he ate 30 agreing of aspirin the usual tablet contains 5 grains.Miteed Eagles Lodge No 309 Saturday night dance 9 00 to 12 00 for members only Geo Purdue Wor thy Pres Adv
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Bertha Commons
Lakrnard Avenue
Clarence Sevver
MaLouth
Otis Perkins
Maine Atreet
Ava Dixison
Hane Kell Avenue
Wall Smith
Lecomp
Ny Aid
Wo. Montell
Perry Rireets
Ahd
Dease Ramirez
New Jersey Streets
Bary Stewart
Glifton Brizondine
Rhode Island Street
Eagles Lodge
Geo. Purdue
Worthy
February at KU brings 400 programs for 200000 listeners
Lawrence reports that the University of Kansas Bureau of Lectures and Concerts will stage 400 programs in February. Director Guy V. Keeler notes a touring roster of 16 artists delivering instrumental ensembles, dramatic pieces, a marionette show, a physical education program, a vocal ensemble, scientific and artistic demonstrations, and lectures to about 200000 people, traveling over 20000 miles. Also Hawthorne Centennial Committee member Domenica Gagliardo was notified. Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter centennial is planned for April with Mark Van Doren as committee chairman.
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University of Kansas
Guy V. Keeler
Domenica Gagliardo
Are
Nathanial Hawthorne
Mark van Doren
Navy tests ejection cockpit capsule for pilots
A safety capsule solution for high speed flight debuts from the Navy’s bureau of aeronautics. The breakaway cockpit is pressurized and insulated to keep pilots alive during ejection. Tests planned at Inyokern California will show automatic parachute deployment and water landings with survival gear aboard.
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Los Angeles
Navy
Bureau of Aeronautics
Naval Ordnance Text Station
Texas Boxer Dies After Brooklyn Fight at 25
New York report says Texan middleweight La Verne Reach died of cerebral hemorrhage and brain damage after a 10th round knockout to George Small in Brooklyn. He passed at St. Clare's Hospital at 12:50 p.m. after being stretchered from the ring, his birthday just passed.
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New York
Laverne Reach
George Small
Brooklyn
St. Clare’s Hospital
Visits Grade Schools: Inna Borman Talks Science
Miss Ina Borman, director of science at Kansas State Teachers College, visited Lawrence elementary schools to share methods making science meaningful and integrated with other subjects. Her talks follow the KS department manual Making Science Meaningful and precede a dinner speech at Lincoln School for the Association for Childhood Education International.
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Ina Borman
Kansas State Teachers, College
Lawrence
Miss Borman
State Department of Public Instruction
Association For Childhood Education Internationate
Lincoln School
Review of Hoover Commission Findings At Daly Event
Dr. John A Holmes spoke on the Hoover commission findings and recommendations at a Chamber of Commerce gathering. The session opened with remarks from Daly and included discussion on the Disabled American Veterans chapter activities.
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Jann Holmes
Hoover Comminsion
John A. Holmes
Chamber of Commerce
Dayhawk
Dent
Halnea
Hoover
Feud Flares in Eritrea Asmara Violence Surges
Feud in Asmara and penrem violence escalates with arson looting. Police report 150 arrests in two days, deaths reach 40 and at least 120 wounded amid ongoing clashes. In Luray Virginia, Barbara Parks, 26, widow of a Bataan survivor, posted 10 000 bail after four days in jail for murder charges.
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Asmara
Penrem
Admarn'n Naetive
Red Cross Volunteers Meet Across Wards and Precincts
A long list of volunteers and officers from multiple wards and precincts gathered for a Red Cross meeting. The roster includes numerous matrons, Mrs. and Misses, captains, and workers such as Mrs. H. W. Hanna Jr., Mrs. Katharine Thorne, Mrs. J. Burkhalter, and many others across Fourth through Sixth wards. The record reflects a wide geographic turnout and indicates organized roles from captains to assistants.
Markets at Glance New York and Kansas City Feb 2
Market report shows mixed, heavy trading with gains in some grains and firmness in cash wheat and oats. Cattle and hog markets in Kansas City reflect steady to weak trends with live stock receipts and varying beef cow values. stock prices rise modestly in NY with notable gains for steel and aerospace names while investors monitor Washington signals.
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New York
Feb. K
Enetand
Kansan City Hay Market
Kansas Cay
Timothy
Wall Street
Geuthe
Washington
L. Lewis
Breel
Youngstown
Wheel, Steel
General Motors
Goodrich Time
Admiral Corp
Amerson Tadic
American Colortype
Murry Corp
Standard Gas
Electric
United Gas Corp
Union Carbide
General Electr
New York Central
Chesapeake and Obi
Uphed Air Lines
Johne-Manyile
Granite Cry
Rethichem Meet
Unrysler
Grumman Aircraft
American Five
Commonwealth Balloon
Allied Chemical
American Can = fimare and Ohio
Barnedall Oil
U. S. Gypaum
New Automotive Electricity Class Opens Tonight
An adult education program launches a six week course in automotive electricity for apprentice level mechanics. It runs 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Thursdays in the school’s auto mechanic shop with Sun Electric’s Topeka zone rep Shoop teaching. no fee.
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Shoop
Topeka
Sun Electric Corporation
Mountain Dream Gives Janet Hope After Recovery
Janet Cataduy, a 11 year old girl from Oklahoma City, in frail health with asthma, traveled to Albuquerque for a high altitude climate. She weighed 4 pounds at start and now 48 pounds, active, eating better, and planning mountain climbs. Doctors say she may be nearing the end of emergency care needs as she regains strength and looks forward to more trips to Sandi Jas. A bill to extend the federal housing loan guarantee program was introduced in Congress. Kansas University Players plan a tour of She Stoops to Conquer from April 10 to 93 with a 13 member cast and director Mrs Francis Feist.
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Janet Cataduy
Mis
Sucdochen
Oklahoma City
Janet
Mattaias
Jesus
Catholic Sisters of Charity
K.U. University Players
Oliver Goldsmith
Kansas
Francis Feist
Jamee Leaner Ant Hienothver
M. R. Lester
Grantville
Vine Bluff
Ark
Arthur Travis
Divin Ja
Lester
Jim
Lawrence Gabe
Hill
Topeka
G. Henry
Jane
A. We Hamilton
Caroline Hannah
Electric Light
Leavenworth
Martequin Ctub
Vaand Novelty Numerious Playa
Skittern
Rew Mountain
Velie Newell
Junes Erhart
Miah
James Mowell
Maralyn x Hit Langdon
Dorothy Sloop
Glenda Walker
Robert Brown
Reading
Bhirley Noble
Aun Hlery
Whit
Wenley Ford
Mart Deffries
Rath
Mobhertwin
Avin
Joan
Kathleen Menglin
Greta
Tiatr
Arevind
Miacheon
Mire
Charion Long
M Gaddle Patrick
Lortihe Wiinmione
Stra
Margaret Perry
Wien
Mruthy Myers
Crewtt
Hammond
Vayevnik Ag
Blaon
Loulahore
Mas Dally
Boateva
Hamemahera
Hoan
Deaths and Funerals Breithaupt Ward
Charles W Breithaupt Ward has died. Burial is planned in Fream California tomorrow. He was born near Clearfield south of Pandora and later moved to Holladay. He is survived by his wife, a daughter and numerous relatives.
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Ward
Charles AW
Breithaupt
Hila
Clearfield
Mickelson urges full funding for Missouri basin projects
South Dakota Governor George Mickelson called on Congress to appropriate the full Budget Bureau recommendations for the Missouri river basin for the next fiscal year. He cited $35,000,000 for the Garrison reservoir in North Dakota, $37,500,000 for the Fort Randall reservoir in South Dakota, $6,000,000 for the Gabe reservoir, and $7,000,000 for southern river levees, arguing such federal investment yields economic dividends and aids development and conservation.
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Washington
South Dakota
George Mickelson
Congress
Budget Bureau
Missouri River
Missouri Basin
Garrison
N. D
Fort Randall
S. D
Gabe
Mickelson
Ata Hillae
Dia
Rensury
K U Group To Study Oklahoma Sorority Plan
Misa Martha Peterson and five Women's Panhellenic representatives from the University of Kansas travel to the University of Oklahoma to study the dormitory living rule and rushing customs. Delegation includes Patricia Glover Hutchinson Jake Schumacher Cara Krehbiel Virginia Carter and Arlene Johnson. Oklahoma requires freshmen women outside Norman to live in dorms, a policy KU plans to adopt in fall 1951.
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Misa Martha Peterson
Iiatant
University of Kansan
University of Oklahoma
Patricia Glover
Hutchinson
Jake Schumacher
Topeka
Cara Krehbiel
Virginia Carter
Ottawa
Arlene Johnson
Kansas City
Kan
Oklahoma
Norman
K. U
O. Us
Rural Life Group Raises 360 For Polio Drive
Fifteen women of the Douglas County Rural Life group delivered 360 dollars to Ren Harteldes, polio fund drive chairman, after a campaign among members. Their next project will raise funds to build a club house for Douglas County 4-H club members, with a dance slated for Saturday at 8 PM at the Community building.
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Douglas County Rural Life Group
March of Dimes
Ren Harteldes
Douglas County
Oskaloosa Social Notes and Club Event Summary
Oskaloosa residents share family visits from Grantville Vine Bluff and Topeka relatives. The Martequin club staged a high school program with vaudeville acts and a reading recital, followed by refreshments. Firemen extinguished a grass fire at 2 39 this afternoon on West Twenty third Street.
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State
Memorial Hospital
Roward Gregory
Woute Tp Mes
Mary Ellen Wand
Sunflowers
Tout Barth
Linwood
May Wopper
Huedara
Nirth Reports
Miteed
Texas
Inna Borman
Tipx
Daly
Eritrea
RED Cross
King
W. E. Newman
D. W. Berry
A. E. Rudd
F. W. Schaffert
H. P. Thorne
H. H. Hanna, Jr
L. H. DeForvat
W. W. Hatfield
J. KK. Jarbutt
Pedro Halda
G. H. Phillipe
L. E. Anderson
Rice Phelps
Alfred Howard
Ralph Hillegas
Walter _ Logan
H. A. Stoltenberg
JN. W. Storer
RK. J. Lindenwood
EL Stewart
Duke D'Ambri
A. Norwell
Lee Witt
DH Dowers
Filkin
J. XK
Burkhalter
Mira
Anna
Dreaser
Aantetant
C. N. Stallard
Workera
Mra
Mont! Vestor
Med
TV Smith
Ko Uteates
A Sharp
Tere
Ttolert Wilson
Xoort Mortis
Mbar
Stemey Edaton
Gintth
Heke Varoett
AH. Turney Nero Part Daeansaen
Bart Coffman
I Behanier
Alfred Iataene
Underwranl
Be Wier
Teanta Willer
Haniel Vwetfger
Dave Furnan
SW. Gilcnrist
Sutalee
Fred Ff. Harris
Orvite Sion
Sixth Ward
Robert. Frakes
Assitant
J. Pontius
Alby. Hayien
Evelyn Wilson
Ply Hubble
Buras
Ivan Randel
Paul Tubbs
Levener
Ernest Mason
Halphaine
Barker
Ain Longs
Psitant Gandere
Mre
Floyd White
Hury
Joe Velfried
TF Lensure
Eller Dugan
Taul Binclair
Wert Hills
Earle Paton
Saavin
Frank McDunard
Mira Mary Marneran
P. Corm
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Kareas
AP Vaal
TSA
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Abinmante Ie
Tandrum
Manas City
Kanea Nhe
Chicago
USDA
Porrivale
Coldrade
Idaho Iuseet Starbanks
Len Motors Ik
New Mexico
Rees
R.-Kan
Oeeo
Charles W. Breithaupt
George
Urgex
Polio Rural Life Group
Walt Disney
Penney’s
Pullman
Fred Harvey Mealt
Santa Fe
Santa Fe Ticket Office
Kana
E. P. Addy
Oskaloosa
Bacheche
Peppard Seed CO
Kansas City 7
Ima
Schubert Funeral Home
T. Murl Beal Accounting and Tax Service
New Lawrence National Bank Extrance of
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General Plumbing
We Inster Semprete
Berne
Youngetown
Misahena
Wale Systems
Bentie Tanke
Walter Heaters
Ete
Walt Sneegas
Bellinger Electric
Vrena
the World Company Telephone
Rural Life
Clyde Bysom Orchestra
The
Department of Speech & Drama
Agatha Christie
Margaret Webster Shakespeare Company
Julius Caesar
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