Weekend swastika incidents headline regional deaths and funerals
A series of weekend incidents involving swastikas is noted alongside obituaries in Lawrence area notices. Deaths include Mrs. Garland Fitzpatrick of 319 Johnson Ave and Melvin L Merkel of 825 Maple St, both with funeral plans announced by Rumsey Funeral Home. Burial details, survivors, and service times follow for each case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garland Fitzpatrick
Johnson Ave
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Dixie Anderson
Topeka
Rumsey
Melvin Leroy Merkel
Maple St
Rumsey Funeral Home
Warren Robinson
Rand Bohnenblast
Oak Hill Cemetery
Merkel
Union Pacific
Midland
Lawrence
Paul Robinson
Georgia Lee Merkel
Robert Francis Merkel
William Earl Merkel
James Robinson
Lottie Harris
N. 4Th St
Richard Merkel
Jantha
1959 Fire Department Annual Report Highlights
The Lawrence Fire Department reports 1959 events with one death, five resignations, 10 resuscitator calls, 18 gasoline spills cleaned, six cat rescues, and two child rescues from bathrooms. Top city fires include several KU related and residential blazes with losses ranging from 1,500 to 6,500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mud Hut
Kansas University
23Rd St
21St St
Tenn. St
W. 4Th St
Mass. St
Oread
N.J. St
Miller
Lawrence
Head Center Hose Co
E. B. Chadwick
Henry Leonard
George Thomas
George Briggs
George Bennett
Peter McCurdy
C. E. Cook
W. N. Bangs
Ralph Johnson
Henry Kesting
H. D. Whitman
James McCurdy
Mrs Josephine F White Rites Held in Dallas
Funeral services were held Thursday in Dallas for Mrs. Josephine F White who died Tuesday at her Dallas home after a heart attack. A former Lawrence resident she was buried in Dallas. Survivors include her brother H W White and James Walker and two nieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Louisa Rainey
Baldwin
Topeka
Elmer Luther Rainey
Highland Park Christitan Church
Lamb Funeral Home
Mark Rouch
Audra McMillen
Darlene Swift
Marshall Rainey
Berryton
Frances Baker
Ford City
William Elliot Ford
Montrose
Robert W. Edmiston
Lyda Carson Shanberger
Rumsey Funeral Home
Hays Funeral Home
Nevada
Cecil C. Ford
Guy S. Hopkins
North Wales
W. K. Sirl
West Covina
Calif
Edmiston
Opal L. Anderson
Clinton
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Douglas County
Clinton Presbyterian Church
Max Maguire
Clinton Cemetery
Carter Anderson
Barbara Jean Warren
Route 4
Jane Christine Schwartz
Louise Marie Anderson
Loren and
Gary Joe Anderson
Cyrus Anderson
Haskell Institute
Lucien R. Hollingsworth
E. 23Rd St
Glen A. Hollingsworth
Kansas City
Kan
Larry Mark Warren
Goldie Myers
McLouth Methodist Church
McLouth
Ira Willard
Bethel Cemetery
Bradford
Josephine F. White
Dallas
Tex
Sorority Theft At KU House Reported After Vacation
Four Alpha Chi Omega members at Kansas University filed theft complaints after returning from Christmas break. Losses total over 1000 dollars including a high fidelity record player 159 and about 100 records 450 a fur coat 200 another record player 150 and a clock radio 50. Entry likely through a basement window while house was vacant. Some items may have been taken before vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpha Chi Omega
Kansas University
Sharon K. Moriarty
Kansas City
Anita Kay Gould
Phillipsburg
Roberta Laughery
Bethel
Judy Rieder
Oread Ave
Miss Laughery
IOOF Lodge Stag Supper and Officer Installation Tuesday
The IOOF Lodge plans a stag supper at 6 30 p m on Tuesday followed by officer installation ceremonies starting at 8 00 p m All events to honor new officers in a formal lodge gathering.
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IOOF
Raiders Mar Jewish Spots For Worship
Anti-Semitic outbursts spread from West Germany around the world including the United States. Sneak raiders smeared synagogues and public buildings with the Nazi symbol and slogans. West German officials worried and police disrupted a neo Nazi rally in West Berlin. Austria saw vandalism of a Vienna synagogue with swastikas in several towns.
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West Germany
United States
Europe
New York
Australia
New York City
Emanu-el
Fifth Avenue
Julius Mark
Mark
Max Mayer
Long Island
Rabbi Meyer
David Goldberg
Corona Jewish Center
Corona Post
Cologne
West Berlin
Austria
Vienna
McDonald Says Demos In County Concentrate on Commissioner Jobs
Douglas County Democratic leader Frank McDonald said the county group would focus on local elections rather than endorse national candidates. He added he supports Kennedy locally while tied to the Stuart Symington for President group, but emphasized concentrating on electing two county commissioners in 1960 to influence higher offices.
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McDonald
Frank McDonald
Douglas County
Democratic Central Committee
Journal-World
Sen
John Kennedy
Kansas
Stuart Symington
Kennedy
Clutter Family Slaying Ties to Fugitives Paroled in Kansas
Kansas investigators link Dick Hickock and Perry Smith to the Clutter killings after parolee sightings and a star witness tip. Evidence notes a fruitless home search for a safe, several stolen items, and no sexual assault on Mrs Clutter or her daughter. Kenyon clad in jeans.
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Clutter
Kansas
KBI
Hickock
Las Vegas
Smith
Two Killers Sought In Garden City Murder Case
Richard Hickock and Perry Edward Smith were sought in the area for nearly three weeks after the Clutter family killings in Garden City. Hickock admitted the slaying. Smith had not yet signed a confession. They were arrested in Las Vegas on parole violations and were believed to be the killers by local lawmen, with police and the FBI involved in questioning and verification.
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Clutter
Garden City
Sheriff's Office
Police Department
Richard Hickock
Edgerton
Perry Edward Smith
Las Vegas
Hickock
Smith
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Journal-World
FBI
Dale Chappell
Chappell
Employe
School Board to Begin Bond Planning Tonight
The Board of Education will start planning for a spring bond election with superintendent William Wolfe. While the bond size is undecided, estimates reach up to $700000 to expand the district in southeast and southwest areas, enlarge Lawrence High, and support North Lawrence projects.
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Board of Education
William Wolfe
Lawrence High
North
Lawrence
New West
Memorial Hospital Birth and Address List Notice
A crowded memorial hospital notice lists names and addresses of patients and residents including Joyce Kaufman 1500 Ky St Carl Nebrbass 1708 Tenn David Brown 725 N J and many others with births noted for Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Rogers 623 Mo a daughter and Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Myers 1000 RI a son today.
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Joyce Kaufman
Ky. St
Carl Nebrbass
Tenn
David Brown
N. J
Cleta Decker
Utah
Mae Guntert
N. 4Th
John Hadley Jr
Eddie Hadley
Charles Blanck
Tonganoxie
Garland Fitzpatrick
Johnson
Daniel Fletcher
E. 13Th
Louise Rogers
Peter van Knorring
Earl Garner
N. H
William Davis
W. 12Th
Carl Loree
Baldwin
Opal Anderson
Guy Helms
Linwood
William van Meter
Del
Bonnie Taylor
Donna Marie Rice
Eudora
Nellie McNew
Joan Myers
Meriam Plank
Elmwood
Laverne Riley
Gladys Johnson
Leavenworth
Seborn McConnell
Wadsworth
Gleason Gregory Jr
Elizabeth Mealey
Brook
Nancy Drake
Loretta Stancliff
Walnut
Eunice Roberts
Danny Guenter
Albert Benedict
Ala
Lilia Torneden
Alberta Deckwa
Mitchell Rd
Frank Rogers
Lindenwood
Carl Altenbernd
Eva Hess
Juanita Pringle
Mary Faherty
Donna Crow
William Postma
Carson Perry
Lyons
Marion Shutt
W. 9Th
Virginia Adams
Helen Brouner
Melvin Bunch
Kansas City
Kan
Robbie Wheeler
Elm
Thomas Rogers
Stanley Myers
1959 Precipitation Above Average Across Year
Lawrence records 37.80 inches of rainfall in 1959, above the 35.85 average, with October alone at 8.91 inches and snowfall totaling 26.3 inches, 8.9 inches above the yearly norm. December temperatures and rainfall slightly shifted records, while Worden observer reporting 31.18 inches total for the year.
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Lawrence
DeLong
Worden
Walter Schwarz
Schwarz
Farm Fire Destroys DeHoff Equipment in Wind Fanned Blaze
A large fire on the C. L. DeHoff farm near Lawrence caused losses estimated over 30,000. The 100-foot implement building, three 14-foot combines, a 2 1 2 ton truck, hay baler and many motors and tools were destroyed. Insurance covers about 2,500. Fire likely started in the attic near 10 p.m. Saturday, sparked by a stove.
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C. L. DeHoff
Lawrence
DeHoff
West End
DeHogg
Honesty Pays Off For Boy Scout Rex Burrage
Rex Burrage found a $1 bill on the steps of Allen Field House during a December basketball game and turned it in to Kansas University police. After the funds went unclaimed, campus police returned the bill to Rex with interest and sent commendations to the Boy Scout commissioner in Kansas City and his troop leader Ralph Raffelock.
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Rex Burrage
Brook St
Allen Fieldhouse
Kansas University
Rex
Joe Skillman
Pelathe
Kansas City
Ralph Raffelock
Ohio
Needs and Record of Schools Given By Superintendent
Lawrence Superintendent William Wolfe outlined the district s needs and a decade of gains to Rotarians. He cited rapid growth from East Heights 78 students in 1955 to 420 this year and noted the senior high school now operates above capacity. Wolfe urged ongoing building, discussed tax burdens, and highlighted expanded days hours guidance services and hearing and speech staff while praising teachers and school leaders.
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Lawrence
William Wolfe
Wolfe
East Heights
Board of Education
Riverside Meeting On Local Industry Potentialities
A community meeting is set for 6 30 p m at Riverside School to discuss local industry and business potentialities. Guest speaker E R Zook secretary of the Chamber of Commerce will discuss the Santa Fe development tract northwest of the city.
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Riverside School
E. R. Zook
Chamber of Commerce
Santa Fe
Dogs Should Not Be Bathed Too Often Says Humane Group
The American Humane Association advises that dogs should be bathed no more than three to four times per year to protect skin and coat health and prevent irritation.
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The
American Humane Assn
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Plains
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Central Plains
Rockies
Mrs. Garland Fitzpatrick
Mrs. Pearl Louisa Rainey
Everett E. Bunn
Sunrise Beach
Mary Bunn
Wayne Wells
Lewis Sale
Ind
Ethel Scholl
Colfax
Ill
Harry Bunn
Mrs. Opal L. Anderson
Raiders
Associated Presse
Eisen
Dwight Sickles
Urance Company
Pension
Oxygen
New Hampshire
Douglas County State Bank
the Bank of Friendly Service
F.d.1.c
Riverside
10Th St
Baldwin, Kana
George Hedrick
Wm. Terrell
Mags
Carl Mingos
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