City to adopt operations law appoints city manager
The Lawrence City Commission plans an open meetings policy and will adopt an ordinance defining the city manager’s duties. Wigglesworth, earning 39 000 a year, is the chosen manager. The commission will appoint based on administrative ability without residence limits. The manager can hire or fire department heads and prepares budgets. The commission began the search after April elections and selected Wigglesworth, formerly of Durango, Colorado.
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Pace
Wigglesworth
Orliinece
Althore Aly
Lawrence City Commission
Manger
Russell
Durango, Colo
Newspapers defend integrity amid self critical presses
In Williamsburg Virginia Feb 22 the Virginia State Printers Association annual meeting heard Thomas A Travis complain that papers publish stories unfavorable to themselves to cover production costs and attract advertising while claiming honesty in journalism Hanes argued that journalistic integrity is often challenged by shysters in courtrooms and legislative halls
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Willamsburg
Val
Folk Vale Ledger
Thomas A. Travis
Virginia State Printers’ Association
Pettifogrer
Newspane
Hanes
Senators Show Support for German Troops in European Defense
Washington lawmakers generally favor NATO plans to form German divisions for Western Europe defense. The vote signals backing for the foreign aid package sought by President Truman, though lawmakers may trim the 101 billion dollar request as they await Acheson’s Lisbon report on NATO actions and the Soviet threat.
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Washington
Fed
Europe
Congress
Truman
Plea Guilty in Perjury Case Before District Judge Means
Joe Arthur and Blanchard Hines pleaded guilty to perjury before District Court Judge Hugh Means. The judge took the cases under advisement and ordered confinement in the county jail until his decision. Arthur was the defendant and Hines the witness in the driving while intoxicated case.
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Joe Arthur
Blanchard Hines
Hugh Means
Reunion of 130th Field Artillery Veteran at Municipal Building
Lawrence police reported a veteran of Battery B 130th Field Artillery of the 35th Infantry Division may be walking without a Tower plate. A missing set of lower teeth was found on the Municipal Building steps after last night’s reunion. Teeth will be returned to owner at the police station. Open house at the local National Guard company drill is planned, inviting Lawrence and nearby residents to attend with families. Special Masonic communication at Lawrence Lodge No. 6 AF & AM scheduled for Feb 25 at 7 p.m.
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130Th Field Artillery
35Th Infantry Division
John Ingalls
National Guard
Infantry
P. Wy
Lawrence
Spectacular TB drug rimifon may reach market by May or June
Reports from New York detail a promising tuberculosis drug related to B vitamins, rimifon or nydrazid, developed by Hoffmann La Roche and FR Parker Sons. Early tests on 190 gravely ill patients show substantial improvement, with potential treatment costs far lower than current TB care, though trials remain in early stages.
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New York
Ampha
Rimifon
Hoffmann Tat
Nite Iny
Nal
Nydrazid
FR Pqa and Sons
New Brunswick
Coffeyville Man Heads Battery B Reunion Notes
A Coffeyville reunion for Battery B drew former commanders and many veterans. Attendees included Mrs Warry Carr Emmett widow of a fallen member, plus numerous local and area residents from Lawrence Eudora Ottawa Independence and Wichita among others.
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Tewett
Lawrence
R. c, Ogden
Earl Durbin
Eudora
W. Frank Lowder
Galena
H. L. Bishop
Lee’s Summit
Clyde R. Zimmerman
Coffeyville
Griggs
Bethel
Earl R. Brown
Columbia
Harry S. Samuels
Liberty
Arthur Oatman
Independence
Howard C. Conrad
Ottawa
George Coffin
Abe Bear
South Omaha
Neb
Elmer P. Oneth
Blackwell
Okla
Fred Miller
Bonner Springs
Guy van Wey
Dighton
Phillip Peack
Miami
George Langmer
Clinton
Ril Martin
Stamps
Amick
Russelville
George Dunk
IL Horr
E. B. Brass
Mark Teahtt
Joss Tavis
R. C. Ogden
E. L. Durbin
Child Recovered After Kidnapping Near Montreal
Three year old Barbara Nemeroff was found walking with a man after being kidnapped from her home. The kidnapper, who demanded a 50 000 dollar ransom, was arrested by police. the girl is unharmed and safe. The man, in his early twenties, worked for the child's father, a leather goods manufacturer Mor Ris Nemeroff. Police traced the pair after a tip and the child and suspect were taken to detective headquarters.
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Montreal
Barbara Nemeroff
Sai
Morris Nemerof
Detective Headquarters
Memorial Hospital Births and Residents Listed
At Memorial Hospital Henry Moore Baldwin Alva Knoerschild Perry Park er DeSoto Miss Mary Channel viltz Mass St Mrs Mary Nugent Sunnyside Mrs Barca Merritt 1409 R I St Ruthie Russell 1229 R I St Sty en 58224 Tenn P Stewart 1033 R I St 2 Evelyn Sandifur 1930 N St Mrs May Shirk 514 Lincoln St Mr and Mrs Ralph Bontrager day R I St a daughter yesterday Mr and Mrs Perry Sellars 509 E 12th St a son today Mr and Mrs Donald Puttolf iTonganoxie a son today
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Henry Moore
Baldwin
Alva
Knoerschild
Perry
Edwin Parker
DeSoto
Mary Channel
Viltz
Mass
Mary Nugent
Sunnyside
Barca Merritt
R. 1
Ruthie Russell
R. I. St
Styen
Tenn
P. Stewart
Evelyn Sandifur
May Shirk
Lincoln St
Ralph Bontrager
Day
Perry Sellars
E. 12Th St
Donald Puttolf
iTonganoxie
Keep Open House bursar reelected and trustees named
Three men were elected to one year terms on the Board of Trustees Dolph Simons Franklin Murphy and Louis La Coss all alumni of the University Payton Simons and Murphy joined the executive committee of the Foundation which promotes the Sam Allen White School of Journalism and assists its expansion The Foundation reported plans to develop radio and magazine journalism courses and to widen seminars for newspaper workers.
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Trudees
Dolph Simons
Lawrence Journal
World
Franklin 3. Murphy
JX. UL
Louis la Coss
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Payton
Simons
Murphy
Sam Allen White
Ar Fo
Menninger Foundation
Topeka
Schant
K. A
Ray A. Rober
Kansas City Star
Ray Toberts
Eldridge Hotel
William Allen White
Delph Simons
W. L. White
Henry J. Haskell
Kansas City Star and Times
Haskell
White
Emporia
Oscar Stauffer
Topeka Static Journal
Rain and Snow Sweeps Wide Across the Nation
The Annotated Press reports rain and snow spreading across most regions as cold, gusty conditions persist. Snow belts stretch from North Dakota toward Iowa and Missouri with lighter flurries in the Great Lakes and New England. Northwest coast and lower Mississippi Valley see wet conditions, while the Central Gulf Coast endures heavy rains and several inches accumulated. Subzero readings reappear in the Northern Rockies with slightly above zero in the Northern Plains. Cooler weather grips the Central and East Gulf states as readings normalize elsewhere.
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North Dakota
Towa
Missouri
Tin i
Great Lakes
New England
Northwest Pacific Coast
Miss Valley
Gulf Coast
Big-Screen TV Debut Planned for March 7 at Granada
A plan to telecast the Kansas State game from Hoch auditorium to the Granada seeks to expand fan access and raise funds for the athletic treasury. Commonwealth and WDAF TV discussed cameras atop Mount Oread for a possible live broadcast. Granada managers weighed selling general admission versus reserved seats for the event with about 900 seats available and regional interest from Manhattan.
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Wealth
Arthur Lonborg
Hoch Auditorium
Lonborg
B. Smith
Commonwealth
Hoch
Mount Oread
Granada
Wdaf-Tv
King
Manhattan
Aggie
Lawrence
Reorganization Proposals Placed for Garden Grain and Seed Co
Garden City Kan Feb 23 Two plans to reorganize the bankrupt Garden Grain and Seed Co have been proposed by Wine Marteney president of the firm He asked creditors to accept one plan in ads The first offers immediate payment of half claims with the other half due at year end plus two percent interest The second pays full claims with four percent interest at end of three years Marteney faced Kansas warehouse law charges over a grain shortage while assets were listed at 680819 debts 1251302 at a creditors hearing in Dodge City this week
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Garden City
Kan
Garden Grain and Seed Co
Wine Marteney
Marteney
Dodge City
Influenza Warning Emphasizes Staying Home from School
Sanitation specialist Miss Martha E Brill of Kansas State College warns that influenza spreads quickly as adults go to work and children attend school in early illness. She urges keeping sick children home and fully recovered before returning, noting pneumonia as a serious risk and debunking wet feet or drafts as causes. The outbreak is described as one of the most serious in years with high absenteeism in Kansas towns. President Truman works aboard the Williamsburg yacht in Washington after a weekend cruise.
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Kansas
Martha E. Brill
Extension Home
Kansas State College
Manhattan
Miss Brill
General Gand Health
Truman
Washington
Turman
Williamsburg
Call to Prayer World Mission Offering Sent to Aid Groups
United States efforts include work with American Indians and ministries to migrants and sharecroppers. Aid to students funds Tsabed ja Thoburn College in South India and St Christophyr's Training College in Madras. Eleven Christian colleges in China and Tokyo Christian College receive support, plus aid for foreign students in U S colleges. Lawrence women aim for a 3100 offering. Scout Troop 53 members distributed the Calls to the Ineal ministers under Robert Gable. High school Evangelical United Brethren students sorted them for churches. Mrs Leland Young chaired the committee with Mrs Ott Graber and Mrs Warren Davis assisting.
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United States
Tsabed Ja
Thoburn College
South India
St. Christophyr's Training College
Madras
India
Christian Colleges
China
Tokyo Christian College
Lawrence Women
Scout Troop 53
First Christian Church
Robert Gable
Ineal
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Leland Young
Ott Graber
Warren Davis
Bidhai: Wedding Sparks Air Force Enlistment
Worthington Mion reports an army recruiter at a local wedding kissed the bride and recruited the groom. Sidney Hibma, chief clerk at the Sioux Falls Air Force station, attended Mary Kay Miller and John Magee’s wedding and urged the groom to enlist, who signed up after returning from his honeymoon.
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Worthington
Mion
Sidney G. Hibma
Sioux Falls
Mary Kay Miller
John Magee
Hibma
Air Force
Magee
Riley Building Sold and Local Meetings Noted in Oskaloosa
The Riley Building changes hands with Fra Caylor of Cameron Mo moving equipment in to run a machine repair shop. County Soils Conservation officials held a meeting attended by G&O farmers with Ralph Lewis from Lincoln Neb as soil scientist. Educational film shown after Lewis spoke. 1951 records cite six educational meetings, five demonstrations, and four tours with total attendance. Supervisors listed and technical staff named. Also notes: Elmer Edmonds’ son Horace takes a music director position in Conway schools. Funeral for Clyde May, 52, conducted by Rev Drew Hammond. burial at Pleasant View cemetery. Surviving relatives and floral tributes noted. Harry Bullock reports his son Paul injured seriously.
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Riley
Fra
Guy Perk
Paul Nensleigh
John Hamon
Victor Edmonds
Carl Amerine
Charles W. Stewart
Joe Schrader
Kyle Moran
Ivan Miller
Ray Shuffleberger
Roger Colby
Elmer Edmonds
Horace
Rochester
Conway
Clyde May
Drew Hammond
Vance Sutton
May
Winifred Strobel May
Orville Miller
Excelsior Springs
Delmar Shugart
Oskaloosa
Keith
Robert
Ernest
Lawrence
Perry
Oliver
Fred
California
Ralph
Glenn Williamstown
Pleasant View
Harry Bullock
Paul
Atomic energy plan targets deadly screw worm flies
Oak Ridge Tennessee February report shows entomologist R C Bushland outlining a program to sterilize male screw worm flies with cobalt-60 radiation from atomic sources. Sterile males released to mate with females to curb outbreaks that devastate cattle. Field tests at Brooke Army Hospital verify x rays can sterilize the insects which could save Texas lowlands from millions in annual losses.
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Oak Ridge
Tenn
I Atomic Energy
R.C. Bushland
Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine
Kerrville
Tex
Bushland
Oak Ridge Institute of Nuclear Studies
Texas
New Jersey
South Dakota
Brooke Army Hospital
Ft. Sam Houston
C. W. Sheppard
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Community notices from a Kansas church and PTA event
A long article describes church activities at Joash Chest and Sunday School with Roscoe Miller as King Joash and Gene Gui as Josiah. Chest bears counted to 760 dollars toward an 800 dollar goal. PTA met at the high school with Founders Day programs led by Hazel Ahtory and Jennie Davis. Various circles held bake sales, devotions, and socials, with a Life of Will Rogers review and contests.
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Korea
Paul
James Swover Jr
Methodist Church
Charles Stewart
Roscoe Miller
Gene Gui
Josiah
Ernest Doun
Alvin Biery
Waldo Shultz
En By
Hazel Ahtory
Jennie Davis
PTA Visorian
James Swoyer
Judy
Leoites
Minnie War N
Hrader
Willpent
Topeka
Carl Snyder
Meiot
Aid
Wbruary
Char
Imeor Edmonds
Lois “Robbins
Hiden
Genesis
Elizabeth
Walz
Fernhaun
Dick Babbitt
C McNish
Valentine
Charles. Holbrook
Ralph Bentley
John Hoskinson, Jr
Walter Myers
Will Roger
Charles Long
Roy Sharkey
Hoskinson
Milton Rhodes
Kenneth Lewton
Aing
Local Hostesses Attend Halstead Visit and Club Meeting
Mrs Jennie Roberts Mrs Waldo Shultz and Mrs E E Vanover hosted a gathering. The Rev and Mrs Drew Hammond traveled to Halstead Monday where Mrs Hammond will receive hospital care. Mrs Bert Casebier hosted the Happy Hour Club Thursday with Mrs Hudson in charge of business and roll call. Contests followed by a luncheon to close the afternoon.
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Jennie Roberts
Waldo Shultz
E. E. Vanover
Drew Hammond
Halstead
Market News Local Markets Today
Kansas City market report shows mixed grains and livestock prices with fluctuations. Corn around 1.45 per bushel, soybeans up, butterfat higher, and hogs up. Livestock quotes include steers, heifers, and yearlings with variability by weight and grade amid overall uneven demand.
Market Prices For Lambs And New York Stocks
The report lists prime spring lambs at 28 dollars and various lamb prices across regions including New Mexico shorn lambs at 26 dollars, and prime natives trucked in at 23 dollars. It also covers New York stocks with Squibb rising on opening then easing, and a generally higher early market mix with mixed results across leaders.
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Kansas
New Mexico
New York
Wall Stret
ELOR
Squibb
T Squibb
Shino Ehares
Tyar
Wwenk
Gratitude Message to Relatives and Friends
Mrs. Margaret Cottrell expresses heartfelt thanks to relatives, friends, and neighbors for flowers gifts and cards received during a hospital stay and for the kind treatment she received while there.
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Margaret Cottrell
In Memoriam Emil E Black One Year Later
Frances Black and Family note the passing of Emil E Black on February 22 1953. Thomas Black 51 adds remembrance from their household.
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Emil E. Black
Frances Black
Thomas Black
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Bruce
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Lletin
Peerm
C. M. Henderson
Nun and Seed Co
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Liberal
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Eng
America
Joan Plunk
Small
Mr. Smith
Nee Phelps - Lawrence Loan and Finance Company
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Erie i . Kk
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Airport Equipment Company
Stapleton Aire Field
Denver
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Admiral Pri Am Airlines
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Chryster Saleen Brm
Tianks Sessa
Memoriam
Buddy Gallagher Motors de Goto
Flymouth
Oliver Farm Equipment
Mans
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Don Westheffer
Decker-Coy Agency
Warren Decker
Bud Coy
Rumsey Funeral
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Reuter
Fred W. Rumsey
Oscar B. Rumsey
Rankin Drug CO
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