1951 Food Prices Seen Rising Across Budget
The Associated Press outlines expected price increases in 1951 across meat, fish, poultry, and dairy. Pork crops peak in history while beef remains available, veal and lamb stay slim, tuna and sardine packs rise, and canned salmon grows scarce. Poultry demand rises with Sunday chicken popularity, turkey stock dwindles, and dairy price hikes lag others as incomes rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecily Brownstone
Associated Press
America
Maine
Farm Bureau to Sponsor Winter Party and Discussion Groups
County Farm Bureau plans a Valentine themed winter party on Monday February 12 at the Lawrence Community building with refreshments led by J M O Connor and Donald Breithaupt. Ballroom activities directed by Marl Nehrbass and David Noe with supervision by L L Kindred and Fremont Hornberger. families invited. Township discussion groups will also be sponsored with dates and venues to be announced for Willow Springs Kanwaka and Eudora.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Farm Bureau Board
Lawrence
J. M. O'Connor
Donald Breithaupt
Marl Nehrbass
David Noe
Lecompton
Short oats seed supply eyed for spring planting
Kansas agronomist JL Lo Compton says certified oats seed will be short this spring. Kansas Crop Improvement Association inspected 10,104 seed growers for 520 certified oats seed varieties in 1950, acreage up slightly from last year but poor weather cut average yields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
JL. Lo Compton
Kansas State College
Kansas Crop Improvemenit Association
Sinclair Lewis Dies in Italy at 65
Noted American novelist Sinclair Lewis died in Rome at the Villa Electra clinic after bronchial pneumonia and heart inflammation. Born February 7, 1885, in Sauk Center Minnesota, he authored 21 books including Main Street and Arrowsmith, and planned to die in Italy near his writing and Dorothy Thompson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Jan
I—Sinclair Ewis
Villa Electra Clinic
George Rabbitt
Lewis
Italy
Dorothy Thompson
Sauk Center
Minn
Public exhibition of crapshooting planned in court
Rock Island reports State's Attorney Bernard J. Moran plans a Friday circuit court case to argue a crap table is gambling equipment and subject to destruction. Moran seeks expert witnesses and will subpoena volunteers to show the table, seized last summer from Jul's Danish farm roadhouse near Motine, valued at 3000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island
Bernard J. Moran
Moran
Anaes
Dul
Motine
Jul
Canton Water Plant Reopens After Flooded Engine Room
Water service in Canton II was disrupted for two days when the engine room flooded at Canton’s water plant. By today service resumed to normal as schools and some facilities reopened despite earlier shortages. International Harvester, city’s largest employer, with about 3 200 workers, is mentioned among key local industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
LIN Canton
International Harvester Company
Lovas
Conoco
Rising Costs Hit Defense Buildup
Washington reports spiraling prices for a proposed 60,000 ton flush deck carrier. Vinson said the ship could cost about 235 million dollars, up from 189 million in 1949 and 124 million a year earlier. Budget officials note higher material and labor costs affect all services. The proposed carrier would launch planes capable of handling atom bombs and may be named Forrestal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Vinson
D.-Ga
House
Armed Service Committee
Navy
Defense Johnson
Thse
Congress
Defense
James Forrestal
Forrestal
United States
Pageant feature on Phog Allen’s basketball rules
Bill F Mayer, Journal-World staff, reports in Pageant on Phog Allen and controversial basketball rules. The piece Lets Give Basket Shaft Back to the Players outlines Allen’s views on the 2 foot basket rotating center jump and fouling rules in a pepper pot style. Mayer is a KU graduate and sports writer who joined the Journal-World staff last summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paegant
Fiery Cage Casc F.C
Phog” Allen
Bill F. Mayer
Journal-World
Dr. Allen
Mayer
K.U
de Pere
Wis
Journal Democrat
Jonal Publictions
Springlike Thaw Emerges Amidst Record Snow in Houghton
In Houghton Michigan, after 118 inches of snow and drifts up to 11 feet, a lighter spell begins. Observers at the Houghton County airport report the first break in 53 days as snow recedes and temperatures rise, while residents recall a harsh winter with continued cold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houghton
Mich
Dan. i
Upper Michigan
Faulks Jp
Houghounty
Unclear OCR fragment from Big Springs area
Fragmentary OCR text references multiple names and places in Big Springs with scattered terms and no cohesive story or verifiable facts. The legible content does not establish a clear event, person, date, or outcome to summarize.
Untitled fragment hints at local notices and names
Fragmentary OCR text includes scattered names, places, and probable notices. Readable items mention Mr Reel, Lane, Har, Meyers, Me, and various partial terms suggesting a local issue or notices page with personal names and locations. Evidence is sparse and unclear.
Local Social Notes Include Dinners and Meetings
Mrs Eugene Lesry hosts a missionary meeting in Pitvice on Wednesday while the Ralston and Parker families visit Vinland for dinner. American Legion Auxiliary and Ellder work events are planned with covered-dish luncheons and cushion seat projects. Durbin family news references travel to San Diego and a garden wedding near Eudora with numerous guests and gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
odist Foreign _B
Pitvice
Eugene Lesry
Surday
Ralston
Anlarence Parker
Vinland
Whlam Koeb
American Legion Auxiliary
Mra
A. Rebs
Lawrence Semmera
Keening Mulwrt Durbin
Manhatelan
Kaneate Site College
James R. Durbin
Aiaf
E. K.durbin
Wav
Vas
San Diego
Calif
Phe
Peeer
Hose
Athert
Art Artenhernd
Leon
Mors Diggs
Beater
Finwick
Hadacol Promises Cure for Weakened Health in Ad
A testimonial from a man at 131 Apache Streets Equietos Mus says HADACOL revived his health after months of poor appetite and weight loss. He credits his son-in-law for recommending the product and reports energy and appetite improvements after four bottles. He calls HADACOL wonderful. Telvane Corporation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank W. Wade
Apache
Wadacol
Woehe
Worhe
Hadacol
Telvane Corporation
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Farm Bureau
Paul Neil Lewis
New York
Palm Springs
New York City
Manhattan
Red Cross
U. S
United Nations
Department of Defense
NEA
Sinclair Lewis
Amoug
Kansas
Lee F. Yarnell
Wichita
Marine Corps
Bert L. Callahan
Kansas City
Charles Nichola Johnson
Robbie D. Dryden
George Henckel
Robert Hencket
Kansas Cit
Laren Ray Smith
Hartford
Fie
Richard E. Wilson
Eling
Pie
Henry L. Rhea
Wich ‘Hita
Air Force Fateore
Williiam F. Yarnell
O3orne
Inchon
Tokyo
U.reea
Coca-Cola Company
Lawrence Coca-Cola Bottling CO
Coca-Coln
Theo
Miss Dugan
Michigan
St. Louis
Devin Vt
Bingi
Mtoe Musee Tenet
Db Anparhye
Towne
Peteigs
Big Springs
Eudora
Wuthnow
Conoco Service
Indiana
19Th & Mass
C.G. Hubbard
Jasmine
Franz
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