Death of Betty Thompson Ends Cancer Fight At 21
Atlanta report details Betty Thompson 21, a dark-haired high school beauty queen from East Point, who died after a four-year cancer battle. Engaged to sailor Tom Amburn, she ended the engagement upon learning of her illness. Betty previously received a high school diploma, served as junior state chair of the American Cancer Society, and was celebrated for her brave outlook despite amputation in 1949.
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Atlanta
Touched & Nation
Betty Thompson
E. P. Thompson
East Point
Betty
Tom Amburn
Sioux Ralls
Tom
Norfolk
New York City
American National Theater
of Russell High School
Georgia
American Cancer Society
KU business office to relocate and housing project planned
Lawrence reports show university staff moved out of Strang Hall while painters finish rooms on the first floor. Jayhawk Construction of Topeka advances the Sunset Wildhousing Project southwest of the Country Club Corner, with FHA approval and an estimated cost of 10,000 to 15,000 dollars as work begins on sewer and water lines. City officials plan annexation when ready, and project completion could occur by next summer if work proceeds.
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Ory
Marshall
Roy
Dr. Allen
Jack Gardner
K-State
Gardner
Kansas State
K. U
Allen
Bennett Construction Co
Topeka
Kstate
Lawrence
Manhattan
University of Kansas
Strang Hall
Country Club
Highway 40
Jayhawk Construction Co
Toonnex St
Federal Housing Authority
Jayhawk Comany
Ether
Avhawk
Quite A Ladder Corsicana Bank Cashier Named
Chester Sprinkle, 33, began as elevator operator at State National Bank Building fifteen years ago and was elected cashier at the annual stockholders meeting yesterday. Stated Communication of Acacia No. 9 AF. & A. M. at the Masonic Temple set for 7:30 p.m. Thursday Jan 10 with Master Masons welcomed by Oscar H. Baker and Marion A. Barlow.
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Corsicana
Tex
Sprinkle
State National Bank
Nnual
A. M
Masonic Temple
Oscar H. Baker
Marion A. Barlow
Deaths and Funerals In Lawrence and Nearby Areas
Obituary notices report Hattie R. Wiggins 58 of Route 1 died at University of Kansas Medical Center. Theodore S. Charlton 67 died December 31 at Veterans Hospital Cincinnati. Mack Anderson 95 cared for by Helen Austin, Ark Street. George E. Hinkel 65 died at daughter S. J. Garland’s home Centertown Missouri. Elijah Williams 69 of 765 Locust St. funeral at Ninth Street Baptist Church then Oak Hill Cemetery. Marguerite Adair Ward widow of William W. Adair Topeka dies, survived by three daughters and six grandchildren. to be buried per arrangements in Topeka.
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Hattie BR. Wiggins
Hattie R. Wiggins
James B. Wiggins
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City
Bob Charlton
Theodore S. Charlton
Veterans Hospital
Cincinnati
Ohio
Charlton
Lawrence
Glenn £. Charlton
Suzanna
John W.) Wilkerson
Barbara
Harry} Weber
California
Mack Anderson
Helen Austin
245
Ark
Ninth Street Baptist Church
Joseph. Anderson
St. Joseph
Heaven
John Clark
Col
George E. Hinkel
J. Garland
Garland
Jack Hinkel
Laura Chase
Vic Witthaus
Emil Conrad
Centerville
John Hinkel
Fred Hinkel
Elijah Willams
Elijah Williams
Locust St
Marry L. Smith
Oak Hill Cemetery
Howser Lee Mortuary
Marguerite Adale Ward
Rowland S. H. Dyer
Marguerite Adair
William W. Adair
Topeka
Adair
Chris
Kenneth + Cooper
Myrtle Rus. Sell
AR. Adair
Denver
Birmingham
Rural schools visit by state and county officials
Maurice Cook state elementary iSchool supervisor visited Douglas County rural schools on Monday and Tuesday. George Frey of the state department joined Tuesday. Mrs. Emma Berg county superintendent accompanied them. Also reported is the death of former State Legislator John E. Sullivan at 76 in Iola. He served in the legislature from 1945 to 1949.
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Maurice Cook
Douglas County
George Frey
State Department
Emma Berg
Iola
Kan
John E. Sullivan
Neosho Falls
President outlines defense push and domestic needs
The President announced defense orders will reach 133 billion dollars per month with a target to double within a year while warning scarce materials will curb civilian goods for two years. He urged a robust anti inflation law, higher social benefits, expanded energy and mineral exploration, education funding, veterans’ readjustment, rent relief for defense workers, and stronger farm price supports amid Korea era demands. Blood drive at University of Kansas seeks 60 more volunteers for Friday finish.
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Congress
Health Commission
Korea
University of Kansas
Red Cross
Military Science
Douglas County Red Cross
ROTC
Watkins Memorial Hospital
Lawsuit Over Grain Loss Tangles Elevator Receipts
Kansas City flour mills sue in Wyandotte County district court over 145000 bushels of grain damaged by last summer's flood seeking a declaratory judgment on application of an old Kansas law. The case argues flood loss was a disaster not normal loss and should be pro rated against all warehouse receipt holders. Judge William M. McHale presides as trial began and pauses for recess.
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Calif
California St
W. 6Th St
California
W. 5Th St
W. 6Th
Wigglesworth
Kansas Highway Commission
14Th and
Mass. Sts
Kansas City
Bar
Wyandotte
Flour Mills of American
Kansas
Flour Mills of America
William M.mchale
Kansans pay federal wage tax includes several named residents
Wichita jan 9 six more Kansans paid the federal wage tax records of the collector of internal revenue show today included four Dodge Citans George W Hamilton J R Cargile Hugh Baker and Lyndie de Hart also R L Wilson Menlo Kan and Rex A Grisham Wichita
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Wichita
Wesix
Collector of Internal Revenue
Dodge Citians
George ‘W. Hamilton
J. Rcargile
Hugh Baker
Lyondié © de Hart
R.L. Wilson
Menlo
Kan
Rex A. Grisham
Chancellor Murphy to keynote Lawrence Jaycee Banquet
Dr. Franklin D. Murphy chancellor of Kansas University will speak at the Bosses Night Banquet hosted by the Lawrence Junior Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday January 22 at the Hotel Eldridge. The event includes a Distinguished Service Award and a new Key Man Award with secret ballot voting. Murphy was named one of America's 10 outstanding young men in 1949 by the national Jaycee group.
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Franklin D. Murphy
Kansas University
Lawrence Junior Chamber of Commerce
Jaycee
Jack Starkey
Elebridge
DSA
Murphy
K.U. Medical School
America
Jaycee Group
Acute Housing Shortage For KU Students In 1952
Mrs. Bert Nash KU housing director says fewer than 30 apartments are listed for the spring semester at the University of Kansas. Students face high rents and must find affordable options. unfurnished units are more common. Call KU 213 to list available apartments. Abdallah Shrine names Dr. Joseph R. Henning potentate for 1952 in Leavenworth, succeeding G. Dewey Likes.
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University of Kansas
Bert Nash
K.U
Journal-World
Abdalish Shrine
Leavenworth
Joseph R. Henning
Ottawa
Abdallah Shrine Temple
G. Dewey
Kansas City
Kan
Abdallah
Kansas
Construction Permit Extended for KANU Station
The FCC extended the University of Kansas FM station KANU's construction permit for the second time citing delays in the transmitter house. The extension runs to July 10, with KU radio director R Edwin Browne noting progress on studio construction in the Research Building behind Marvin Hall and bids for air conditioning work averaging 313,500 from five bidders.
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Federal Communications Commission
University of Kansas
Kanu
Edwin Browne
KU. Radio
University
FCC
Marvin Hall
Kansas City
Radio Department
Ed Burge
Wholesale Food Prices Hit Lowest Since 1950
New York January 9.7 wholesale food prices fell to the lowest level since mid November 1950. The Dun & Bradstreet index for 31 widely used foods stood at 6.61 below last week's 6.64 and 5.8 percent under the year earlier 7.02. The index compares with the 1950 low of 6.63 on December 18 and the 1951 high of 7.31 on February 20. The record high was 7.36 set in mid July 1948.
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New York
Dun & Bradstreet
Multiple Listings Of Names From Memorial Hospital
A lengthy roll of patients and residents is recorded from Memorial Hospital and area addresses. Named individuals include Norman Cook, Ida Wackney, Pearl Fiery, Ca rol Belles, Gene O'Neill, Cl ores Abercrombie, Dorothy McAfferty, Francis Byrne, Gloria Gaston, Richard Roberts, JoAnn Jones, Freda Banner, Roy Thurber, Isabella Summers, Delores Abercrombie, Pearl Tingle, Jack Walter Long, Wayne Parks, and others. The list cites addresses in Indiana St, Pa St, Nov Str, Ind St, and local hotels and routes with mentions of a baby born yesterday and a birthday-like entry.
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Norman Cook
Williamstown
Ida Wackney
Lawrence
Pearl Fiery
Overbrook
Carol Belles
Gene O'Neill
Clores Abercrombie
Meredith
Dorothy McAfferty
MeLout
Francis Byrne
Sunflower
Gloria Jean Gaston
Richard Roberts
JoAnn Jones
Freda Banner
Roy Thurber
Richland
Isabelle Summers
Ind. St
Mortis
Cleveland
Delores. Abercrombie
Meredith Hotel
Pearl Tingle
Baby Boy
Ghia St
Organ Recitals Sunday At University Of Kansas Museum
The first of six organ recitals sponsored by the University of Kansas School of Fine Arts and the Museum of Art will be at 4 p.m. Sunday in Spooner Thayer Hall. Jack McCoy, a KU graduate on the Ottawa University faculty, will perform baroque works from the 16th to 18th centuries. Free.
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University of Kansas School of Fine Arts
Museum of Art
Spooner- Thayer
Camel Cigares Top 1957 Market Survey Findings
Business Week reports a private 12 month survey showing Camel Cigarettes as the leading brand in 1957 with 372 billion sold, up 4.6 percent from 1950. Lucky Strike fell 7.3 percent, while Pall Mall led gains with over a third increase in sales.
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Business Week Magazine
Chesterfield
Phillip Morris
Pall Mall
Business Week
Bucky Silke
Philip Morris
Tareyton Raleigh Patio
Regent Wings
Avalon
Carn
Fionassy
Bomb attack rocks Saigon as terrorists strike in Rue Catinat
In Saigon Indochina January 9 terrorists led by Vormmunist Virtminh exploded bombs hidden in two cars at the Continental Palace Hotel area. Four people were killed and 36 wounded as hundreds of French and Vietnamese patrons filled sidewalk cafes. Police seized two Vietnamese suspects believed to be involved in placing the timed explosives in rear trunk compartments. The blast aimed at Rue Catinat the city’s bustling Broadway amid midday crowds.
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Saigon
Indochina
theContinental Palace Hotel
Rue Catinat
Big Increase in Federal Kansas Tax Take for ’51
Kansas federal tax collections for 1951 rose sharply, totaling about $419.43 million, up roughly $115 million from 1950. Monthly totals show December near $23.96 million, with major gains across income tax, withholding, unemployment, and railroad retirement taxes. Social Security and miscellaneous taxes also climbed.
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Kansas
Wichita
Jan
Lynn Brodrick
U. S
Internal Revenue
Explosion rocks home of Phenix City anti-gambling crusader
In Phenix City Alabama early today a blast heavily damaged the one story home of Hugh Bentley a prominent anti gambling crusader. Bentley was away and his wife and three children escaped as the sleeping porch and two bedrooms were demolished. Governor Gordon Persons traveled from Montgomery to investigate the incident located across the Chattahoochee River from Columbus Georgia where Bentley runs a store. The city population is 23285 with many night clubs and signs promoting floor shows amid charges of open gambling by citizen committees.
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Phenix City
Ata
Gordon Persons
Montgomery
Hugh Bentley
Ghattahoochie
Columbus
Bentley
City Commission
Championship Jackets To K. U. Cross Country Team
Kansas University athletes received honors for the fall cross country season. Athletic Director A C Lonbory announced awards and jackets for the 1951 Big Seven two mile champions led by Capt Herb Semper Forest Park Illinois Keith Palmquist Minneapolis Wes Santee Ashland Art Dalzell Spring Hill Norma Bitner Kansas City plus varsity two mile letters Lloyd Koby Sedewick Richard Wilson Albany Charles Crook Wichita Hugh Mann Kansas City and Bob Rarer Liberal.
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Bill Easton
Kansas University
A. C. Lonbory
K.U
Herb Semper
Forest Park
III
Keith Palmquist
Minneapolis
Minn
Wes Santee
Ashland
Art Dalzell
EDI
Norma Bitner
Kansas City
Lloyd Koby
Sedewick
Richard Wilson
Albany
N.Y
Charles Crook
Wichita
Hugh Mann
Change of venue seeks in Golobay murder case
Yates Center Kansas January 9. An application for a change of venue will be heard tomorrow in the case of Joe Golobay 74 charged with first degree murder in the death of his wife Ethel Butler Golobay 67. Golobay held in jail bound over to district court. Mrs Golobay slain December in a quarrel over money Mills said the man said he was angered because his wife had not given him enough money.
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Yates Center
Ken
Joe Golobay
Ethel Butler Golobay
Golobay
Leo W. Mills
Mills
Market News Dispatch Rates and Livestock Markets
Kansas City markets report mixed price movements across grains to livestock with receipts and quotes for corn beans oats and wheat. The day features price shifts in cattle hogs and sheep with regional figures and notable activity in hay and potato markets amid uneven demand.
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New York
Chicago
Rowe
Senate
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Sarah F. J . Covington
Cigaret Market Survey
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