Maple Leaf Festival co founder dies at 101
Rev Charles Doudna, a Maple Leaf Festival co founder and Baker University professor for 22 years, died at 101 in Lawrence. A Yale trained theologian, Army chaplain, and Baldwin City philosopher, he helped start the festival in 1958 and was a longtime community leader honored by students and Vintage Park residents. Services are pending.
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Lawrence Datebook highlights from Kansas reads and campus events
Lawrence Datebook notes several campus and community events in the area. The Virgin of Small Plains lecture and James Henry trumpet recital occur at KU venues, with additional talks, performances, and workshops listed across Spooner Hall Murphy Hall Spencer Museum of Art and the Lied Center. Also included are theater showings of Doubt and a general note about submitting events for publication.
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Funeral services for Eunice Phillips of Lawrence
Eunice Louise Anderson Phillips 97 of Lawrence dies February 23 2009. Services at 2 p.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church Lawrence with burial at Oak Hill Cemetery. Survivors include son Lewis A. Phillips and three grandchildren. The family greets friends 5 30 to 7 p m today at Warren McElwain Mortuary. Memorials to First Baptist Church. Online condolences at warrenmcelwain com subject Phillips.
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Betty L Holder Graveside Service In Clinton Cemetery
Betty L Holder 78 of rural Baldwin City dies February 23 2009 at Medicalodges Eudora. Born December 8 1930 in Edna to Lee and Cora May Merchant. Survived by husband George and three sons Richard Lawrence Randy and Matthew, daughter Carla, 12 grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren, two brothers and one sister. Visitation Thursday at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home.
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Lorene M Wilson Eupora Memorial Services
Eupora Memorial services for Lorene M Wilson 97 of Eudora will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Medicalodges Eudora. She died Monday Feb 16 2009 at Medicalodges Eudora born June 4 1911 in Waukomis Oklahoma daughter of Thomas Jefferson and Hattie Belle Sprout Wilson she owned a beauty shop in Kansas City Kansas since 1936 retired and was a Chelsea Christian Church member half sister Doris Sellers and half brother George Wilson survive memorials to the Lawrence Humane Society in care of Warren McElwain Mortuary.
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Roach services set for Billie R. Roach in Meriden
Funeral service for Billie R. Bill Roach 70 of Meriden will be at 5 p.m. Friday at Jefferson Assembly of God Church Meriden. He died Feb 23 2009 at home born Sept 23 1938 in McClain Okla survived by four daughters a brother three sisters and several grandchildren great grandchildren. Cremation will follow and memorials go to V E W Post 10815 Meriden.
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Ramon E Romero Sr Mass Set With Military Honors
Ramon E Romero Sr 88 of Lawrence died February 23 2009 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Mass of Christian Burial will be held February 27 2009 at St John the Evangelist Catholic Church with Military Honors in Mt Calvary Cemetery. He was born July 15 1920 in Lawrence to Juan and Severiana Ramirez Romero and was a long time resident. A 1941 Liberty Memorial High School graduate he was the first Mexican American to graduate from LMH and served in the US Navy in World War II aboard USS Henry T Allen. He loved Australia remained in touch with an Australian family and visited Brisbane and Sydney in 2000. He worked for Union Pacific Railroad after the war, retired in 1980, and later raised cattle south of Lawrence.
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Fire at Clifton Court causes major damage and injuries
Fire investigators in Lawrence, Kansas classified the Clifton Court blaze as undetermined. The Friday afternoon fire at 1946 Clifton Court injured an occupant and a firefighter, killed three cats, and left a single family home a total loss with about 150000 dollars in damage.
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Three charged in September 2008 Lawrence robbery
Douglas County prosecutors say Antione Ford Charles Jackson and Noreena Williams face single counts of robbery for a Sept 16 2008 attack near West 24th Street and Ousdahl Road in Lawrence. They appeared in court Monday as the case proceeds. Commodities distribution by East Central Kansas Economic Opportunity Corp will occur Thursday at Eudora City Hall and East Lawrence Recreation Center for those who signed up or meet low income guidelines.
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Births in Topeka Ottawa and Oskaloosa
Lyle and Cristina Johnson Topeka welcome a girl Tuesday Brandon and Michelle Dennison Ottawa welcome a boy Tuesday Daniel and Jamie Clagett Oskaloosa welcome a girl Tuesday
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Journal-World Corrects Errors Policy Statement
The Journal World states it corrects all significant errors brought to editors' attention. Readers are urged to call 785 832 7154 or email news jworld.com if they believe an error occurred.
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Churches Cleared for Use as Shelters in City Vote
Mayor Mike Dever announced churches are cleared to serve as shelters after commissioners rejected Fire Medical chief Mark Bradford’s sprinkler requirement interpretation. They will propose transit road and stormwater projects to Congress. A rezoning at 2141 Maple Lane will permit a Kansas Family & Children Foundation office. City reporter Chad Lawhorn.
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