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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1950
Page
2
Prisoners lost their Supreme Court challenge as government actions faced scrutiny. The nationwide strike impact grew with layoffs in coal dependent industries and fuel shortages as miners persisted to press for a new contract. President Johnson signaled the issue remains in court hands.
J C Nichols prominent Kansas City real estate man died leaving a multimillion dollar estate in trust for his widow during her life. After her death the trust will pass to his seven children and then to grandchildren. Three children are Miller Nichols Jesus Clyde Nichols Jr and Mrs Eleanor N Allen. Ansel N Battchell nephew and head of the firm's construction department receives 400 shares of Nichols Co stock. Personal property and home go to Mrs Nichols. Land Mitter Nichols named first trustee.
Hospital records keeper testified Dr. Hermann N. Sander knew he had broken a law in a mercy killing case. A 13 man jury heard Miss Josephine Connor, a medical librarian, recount a conversation about past legal issues. A county medical area and Deane s3 were tied to the degree murder charge in connection with the death of Mia Ab SDis Borreto, a 59 year old Manchester housekeeper. Film on Stewardship shown at Centenary Methodist church as part of a campaign. Three divorces granted in district court: Genevieve from Donald E Davin, Edna V from Ross Brou Sard, Alta Mae from Floyd Broops. Robert L. Winn found guilty of failing to stop at a stop sign in county court.
A list from Memorial Hospital includes multiple residents with addresses across Lincoln Lincolnshire and Sunflower areas, naming Mrs Gladys Torkelson Edwin John Thompson Jr Gus Brune Bernice Daniels Juanita Myers Betty Gibler Lou Johnson Lloyd Drew George Schrey Baldwin Florence Teeter Rosa Kraft Elsie Burgess and baby Virginia Carter and baby Grace Gunne nd baby Judith Johnson and baby Joan Reed and baby Betty Brune and baby Sylvia Bird and baby John Thompson Jr Edward Okamoto and a newborn. Also announced is Eagles Lodge No 309 Saturday night dance for members only from 9:00 to 12:00 with Geo Purdue as Worthy Pres and Ady.
One hundred seventy five Atchison high school band and orchestra members will be in Lawrence all day Tuesday for a joint music festival. The last of a three cornered arrangement with Lawrence high and Ottawa sees Ottawa visit Atchison and Atchison come here. An admission concert open to the public will be given Tuesday evening at 7 o'clock in L M H S auditorium by the combined orchestra and chorus of the two schools, totaling about 400. Mrs. Lee Coffman works in the Red Cross drive in the fourth ward first precinct, replacing Mrs. Earl Coffman as announced yesterday.
Rufus L. Brown 19 admitted taking a car in Alma Thursday with intent to drive home to Camas Washington. Four patrol cars pursued the vehicle along Highway 59 six miles south of Lawrence then onto gravel road toward Vinland reaching about 100 mph before a roadblock halted the suspect in Eudora. Two other men Maurice Du Bois Cardin Okla and Harold B Branscom Kansas City Mo said they were picked up by Brown near Miami Okla and Baldwin. Branscom was taken near Sibleyville after bailing out as the car slowed to 30 mph. Brown a prior federal inmate at Englewood Colo said in a signed statement he served 23 months for a similar offense and will be turned over to the FBI under the Dyer act.
Carthage Missouri reporters state highway patrol said a large cattle tractor truck was hijacked and burned by armed masked men nine miles southeast of Carthage on US 166. Driver Charles Carlisle of East St Louis said four to five men in a black late model car forced him to stop and then torched the truck. The truck carried stock to Weatin Packing in East St Louis from Miami Ohio. Holes were found in the gasoline tank and local witness H M Moss heard the explosion from about a mile away.
In Sedalia Missouri on February 24 a break in a Phillips gasoline line released thousands of gallons of fuel that burned for hours six miles south of town. Flames avoided the break under a gravel road and a large crowd gathered as Bell Telephone linemen along a ditch moved to safety but no injuries were reported.
Detroit reports General Motors cuts $10 to $40 on all cars and trucks effective immediately. A cost of living allowance for GM employees is reduced, affecting 290 hourly workers and about 72 000 salaried workers, with changes to be applied March 3. About 600 women attend World Day of Prayer service at First Methodist Church, sponsored by Lawrence Council of Church Women.
Reporters note travel delays keep vote reporting until Monday as Scotland’s highland constituencies tilt. Labor, Conservative and Liberal results shift daily with leaders predicting possible hung parliament and potential new election. Churchill posts strong votes, while many ministers survive. several officials and Tory descendants face defeat.
Washington February 24 senator Darby announced nominations for U S service academies. Military academy selects Arnold Winkleman Hiawatha Kansas City Kan Michael F McClain first alternate John H Everard Cherryvale second alternate Lee Edward Gilbreath Fort Leavenworth third alternate L Holmes Ginn Fort Leavenworth principal Yale Weatherby Wellington first alternate Robert Lee Larson Parsons second alternate Richard F Curran third alternate William Thomas Sagmoen Mission principal James M L Karns Chetopa first alternate Milton J Leiker Haya second alternate Wayne T Shipman Leavenworth third alternate Naval academy Winston David Patterson Leavenworth principal Melvin R Linlement Wichita first alternate
In Cleveland on February 24, a gang of seven hooded gunmen looted multimillionaire William G. Mather’s home while he slept. Police say the submachine gun assault left the 92-year-old shipper unaware, health permitting, of the burglary. The chief calls the robbers an out-of-town gang.
Pope Pius shows health improvement with more audiences at the Vatican. He has recovered from influenza but retains a weakened voice as officials report a full recovery from the illness.
President Truman raised the American legation in Ireland to an embassy and nominated George A. Garrett, the present minister, to be ambassador. Garrett's nomination now awaits Senate approval.
In Sundance Wyoming a strike of uranium ore and rare earth oxides is described as the greatest deposit known. A. J. Katches of Duluth reports assays showing high rare mineral content. An Atomic Energy Commission spokesman will study the ore source in spring.
Three Frankfort Indiana youths Delbert Toney Harold Rimmer and William Sexton were held on $5 000 bonds in Gove Kansas for district court trials on assault with a deadly weapon and second degree burglary. Ralph Toney badly wounded in Cheyenne Wells hospital as the four allegedly fled Colorado after a Grinnell Kansas area robbery attempt. County Attorney Max Campbell said similar charges will be filed against a fourth youth as burglars confessed to stealing about 80 at an Abilene motor company and to 13 more burglaries in Frankfort last weekend.
A marathon meeting begins at the Community church in New York to protest the creation of the hydrogen bomb. Sponsored by the Interdenominational church and peace groups, the event includes a 36 hour prayer vigil with participants staying through the night and into Saturday, ending before Sunday services.
The communications commission was asked to authorize a partnership to assign KOFO Ottawa Kansas license to the Ottawa Broadcasting company. Partners include Robert S Wheeler Jr Betty Lou Wheeler Donald H Causey James N Jobes Loren C Watkins Jr and James N Jobes Herbert M Jobes Bernard R Hawley are listed as Ottawa Broadcasting partners. In another item Harold Christoffel convicted of lying about being a communist remained jailed while bond and new trial motions are prepared and Judge Letts will likely sentence him next week. Christoffel formerly led a Milwaukee CIO United Auto Workers local.
Marriage licenses list consolidated from probate court office showing Eldon L. Law Jr and Maxine Moore both of Topeka applying to Harold Jehle 28 and Vince Dean Butell 25 of Baldwin. Also Leonard A. Bamne 52 and Lelia M. Sidwell 49, both of Topeka, are listed for marriage.
Washington February 24. President Truman and Senator Tydings spar over ending the atomic hydrogen arms race with Russia. Truman backs international atomic controls proposed to the UN. Tydings seeks a broader world disarmament conference and conditioning U S acceptance on other nations disarming conventional weapons.
Olin Button died of a heart attack this morning at his Route 4 home after about a month of illness. Survived by his wife and 9 children, including Doris Underwood, Jeanne Button, Lois Hardataker, Mildred Hall, Dale, Shirley, Russell, Allen, and Melvin Button. Also survived by his mother Mrs J D Button, four sisters Ed Bearman, Paul Neil, Ogie Hardin, Albert Rose, and brother Cecil Button.
Springfield on February 24 reports Thomas A. Lewis aged 63, brother of John L. Lewis, chief of the United Mine Workers, was found shot in his bathtub with a revolver nearby. Deputy Coroner Catherine Rutherford said ill health and a severe heart attack contributed, and Lewis’s wife Leonore found the body. This follows a recent death in the Lewis family, as their mother Ann Louisa Lewis had died January 12.
A large fire at Cerophyl Laboratories Inc in Grantville Kansas destroyed an estimated 201000 pounds of alfalfa meal. The cause is undetermined and the dehydrating plant area was spared. Grantville lies about ten miles east of Topeka.
Market summary shows wheat easing while corn weakens on cash demand. Hog prices steady to firm with hogs slow. Butter, eggs, poultry details listed with varied prices. Kansas City receipts and farm-run poultry figures appear alongside livestock and feed notes.
Card of thanks expresses gratitude for cards and flowers received during illness and birthday wishes. Wall Street market snapshot notes demand surge with stocks advancing fractionally and turnover around a high pace, listing firms like Bethlehem Steel and General Motors amid gains.
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