Severe storm grips state with snow and sleet
The state endures a powerful winter storm with snow and sleet spreading from the northwest to eastern Kansas. Temperatures plunge, with lows from five below to five above in the northwest and 15 to 20 elsewhere overnight. Snow depths reach four to five inches in the east and three to five inches in the southwest, while wheat protection and moisture from melting are noted.
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Kansas
Flora
Western
Inet
Kansasity
Chanute
Ottawa
Horton
Watwege
Manhattan
Juntien Cry
Tutehinecan
Salina
Thi Caty
Dodge City
Council Grove
Emporiana
Lebo
Lyndon Sz
Wichita
Anthony
Concordia
Goodland
Garden City
Liberal
KU Band Concert Delights Lawrence With Varied Program
Lawrence residents enjoyed a spirited KU Band concert at Hoch Auditorium led by Wiley. The program opened with Weber Oberon Overture and included Grainger Lincolnshire Poem, Goldman Scherzo, Tchaikovsky Fourth Finale, Wagner Gotterdammerung selection, Victorian ensemble The Lost Chord, and patriotic marches Law and Order Onward Kansas. A colorful Rimsky Korsakov Russian Festive Overture closed the program as the audience showed warm appreciation.
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Lawrence
Moritz
Hoch
Russell TL. Wiley
K. U
Wiley
Weber
Percy Grainger
Grainger
James Sellards
Goldman
Tchaikovsky
Waldemar Gelich
Siegfried
Rhino
Wagner
Mr. Wiley
Alford
Law and Order
Yaffer
Kansas
Rimsky - Korsakoff
He. G. C
Local Health Officials and Residents Noted in Memorial Hospital Scene
At Memorial Hospital Miss Stella Lindley and Norma Jean Reno are listed with addresses across Barker avenue Indiana brook and New Jersey street. The record also mentions Rev Elmer Dadisman Mrs Luella Smith Mrs Thelma Ulrich Mrs Amy Yeargain Irene Israel Nellie Ireland The Schoggen family Osloosa welcomed a son yesterday. Dr Harold Nelson spoke to the Health Staff at the Lawrence-Douglas health department in Topeka.
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Stella Lindley
Barker Avenue
Elmer
Dadisman
Route 6
Luella Smith
Lone Star
Sam Hill
New Jersey Street
Thelma Ulrich
Overbrook
Amy Yeargain
Tennessee Street
Norma Jean Reno
Indiana Street
Nellie Ireland
Perry Street
Irene Israel
Baby
Sunflower
Harold Nelson
Department of Epidemiology
State Board of Health
Topeka
Lawrence-Douglas Mig
Moser Hogg wedding unites Kansas and California roots
Patricia Moser daughter of Mr and Mrs Andrew Moser of Hiawatha and Victor H Hogg son of Mr and Mrs Irl D Hogg of Glen Ellen Calif were married Sunday January 2 at 4 pm in Danforth chapel on the University of Kansas campus. Rev H G Feldmann officiated before an altar of plants candles and white chrysanthemums The bride wore a wine brocade street dress for the reception guests included family from Topeka Oneida Falls City Neb Lawrence and Kansas City. The couple plan to stay in Chicago for art training and engage in Boys Club work.
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Danforth Chapel
University of Kansas
Patricia Moser
Andrew Moser
Hiawatha
Victor H. Hogg
Irl D. Hogg
Glen Ellen
Calif
H. G. Feldmann
Herington
Mary Lou Bonjour
Topeka
Jack Sparling
Oneida
Godard
Patty Gloutzbach
Wamego
Thomas C. Merrill
Mac Jowell
Joanne Moser
Rosalyn Moser
Lois Moser
Duane Postlethwaite
Buringame
Donald Shaw
Falla City
Neb
Austin Harmon
Kansas City
Watkins Hall
Florence Dickerson
Don Batnbrook
Maryaville
Mra. M. L. Sallee
Lawrence
Mias Frances Sadler
Omaha
Mra. R. R. Riesland
Fails City
University of Kanaan
Delphos
University of Kansan
U.S. Navy
Lawrence Transfer driver Tate praised in May flower Aerogram
Lawrence Transfer and Storage driver Heard in Lawrence Frank Tate of 1414 Prospect was praised in the May flower Aerogram transit publication for moving Mr. and Mrs. George Sawyer’s belongings from Osage Iowa to Athens Ohio. Tate delivered a mostly antique load in perfect condition earning a commendation letter from Mrs. Sawyer. A mental hygiene committee meeting at the health advisory council was postponed to Wednesday January 19 at the high school office of Superintendent E L Novotny.
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Frank Tate
Prospect
Lawrence Transfer and Storage Company
Mayflower Aerogram
Tate
George Sawyer
Osage
Iowa
Sawyer
Athens
Ohio
The
Health Advisory Council
E. L. Novotny
Stolen Ottawa Firm Car Recovered Wrecked Near Lecompton
Douglas county sheriff's deputies recovered a stolen Hewett Chevrolet car Friday night and found it wrecked on Highway 40 about two miles west of the Lecompton road. The vehicle contained two shotguns and a .32 revolver. Officers reported contact with a man who picked up a youth at the scene and transported him toward Topeka, with the driver believed to be the youth's companion.
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Ottawa
Hewett Chevrolet Company
Douglas County
Italian influenza spreads through France and Europe
Paris reports an influenza outbreak dubbed Italian flu spreading from Italy into France and Britain. Government sources note about two deaths per 1000 cases so far, with rising hospital demand in Lyons and Metz, while Denmark and Prague report limited activity and low absenteeism.
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Paris
France
Europe
Italy
Britain
Ministry of Health
Germany
Ministry of Public Health
Puris
Metz
Lyons
Nancy
Honter
Radio France
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Predicts rapid action on three major labor bills
Washington reports Capitol Hill Democrat Lesinski predicts Congress will pass three key measures within six to seven weeks. He cites Taft Hartley repeal with a New Deal tilt, a 75 cent minimum wage, and a federal education aid program. Truman asked for speed and a new labor bill ready for hearings soon.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Congress
White House
Lesinski
D.mich
House Labor Committee
Truman
Landon decries unification squabble in defense plan
Landon told Washburn University Bar Association the squabble over armed forces unification is scandalous and those responsible should be fired. He urged a real unification act with one defense secretary and one chief of staff for all services and warned against negotiating with Russia while defense costs soar. He cited the Hoover report on saving billions through government reorganization.
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Topeka
Kan
CPR
Alf M. Landon
Top Bliss
Washburn University Bar Association
Congress
Landen
Army
Air
Navy
Defense
Landon
America
Russia
Hoover
Market Wrap Notes a Fluctuating Stock Session
New York traders saw a generally lower market with gold shares briefly prizing higher before slipping again. Decliners topped gainers as Dow components including Woolworth United Aircraft and Eastman Kodak eased, while pockets of steadiness appeared in American Smelting Du Pont Dow Chemical and Consolidated Natural Gas. Potatoes and other commodities posted mixed signals amid sparse demand and late trade drift.
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New York
Frice
Woolworth
United Aircraft
Consolidated Hillson
Union Carbide
Eastman Kodak
U. S. Gypsum
International Faper
Santa Fe
Union Pacific Nickel Plate
Texas Co
Eastern Air Lines
Youngstown Sheet and Tubs
Goodrich
Sehentey
Consolidated Natural Gas
American Smelting
American Can
du Pont
Dow Chemical
Sinulatrol
Sleet and Rain Storm Delays City and Rural Transport
Weather continues as schools report attendance near normal with some absences. Buses run late or delayed across districts including Lawrence and south routes. Tulsa and Panhandle trains late while Colorado trains lag. Union Pacific and Rock Island trains also delayed but westbound on schedule. Electric and telephone services see minimal disruption. officials note risk if warm then freeze refreezes lines.
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Pinckney
McAllaster
New York
Cordiey
Woodlawn
Lincoln
Liberty Memorial High School
Lone Star
Lawrence
Tulsa
J. R. McKinley
Santa Fe
Panhandle
Colorado
Union Pacific
Rock Island
West
Electric
Richard Ayres
No Power Strikes Joplin as Ice Storm Hits
Joplin Missouri faced a severe ice storm that knocked out electrical power citywide. Schools closed and most businesses halted as Empire District Electric crews worked to restore service, with estimates of 24 to 36 hours to restore lines and 60 to 90 days to rebuild. Nearby towns Webb City Carterville Baxter Springs Gane Miami Picher and Carthage also reported outages. The Joplin Globe could not publish and hospitals relied on coal heat while candles provided light.
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Joplin
Oscar Brown
Empire District Electric Company
Brown
Empire
Webb City
Carterville
Baxter Springs
Gaene
Kan
Miami
Pichera
Carthage
Joplin Close
Denver letter carriers seek end to potshots at boxes
Denver Colorado group led by president Joe A Hill of Pine calls on hunters to stop firing at roadside letter boxes mounted on posts and at gates. The plea aims to protect mail and deter threats to carriers and property.
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Denver
Colorado
Joe A. Hill
Kirby Sues for Divorce in District Court
A divorce suit was filed yesterday in district court by Rae S. Kirby against Ralph F. Kirby.
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Rae S. Kirby
Ralph F. Kirby
Marriage License Granted in Lawrence
A marriage license was granted to D Kennedy aged 242 and Jacocling ly aged 24 of Lawrence.
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D. "Kennedy
Jacoclingly
Lawrence
Retailers See a Slump in Prices in Post-Christmas Sales
New York hosts the 38th annual convention of the National Retail Dry Goods Association where 6000 retailers discuss a potential downward price revision. They expect selective cuts to boost value and volume while warning that government spending or wage hikes could lift prices. Local store leaders report strong post-Christmas sales and caution on profit maintenance amid shifting demand and supply dynamics.
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New York
National Retail Dry Goods Association
M. J. Greenbaum
Association of Buying Offices of
Nashville, Tenn
Reporter defies weather to publish Chanute edition
Will Get Out Paper Chanute Kans Jan The Independence Kan Reporter refused to let sleet snow rain or lack of electrical power keep it from publishing today's edition of its newspaper Frank Sands business manager of the daily newspaper came here over hazardous highways to publish a small edition of the Reporter on facilities of the Chanute Tribune North Carolina State's defending Southern Conference basketball champions will play 28 games during the 1948 49 season
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Chanute
Kan
Independence
Frank Sands
Chanute Tribune
North Carolina State
Deaths and Funerals Lina Hill and Olive Verhoeff
Lina E. Hill, 82, former Lawrence resident, died Sunday at her Oklahoma City home. She was the wife of the late Charles B. Hill, a Poehler Mercantile Co. former employee. Olive Belle Verhoeff, 67, died yesterday at sister’s home in Tonganoxie after living there about 20 years. Funeral 10 a.m. Thursday at Tonganoxie Congregational Church with Rev. Archie Toothaker. burial in Farmington Cemetery near Benedict. Survivors include sister Mrs. Katie Seanor and brother George E. Frederick of Buffalo.
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Lina E. Hill
Lawrence
Oklahoma City
Charles B. Hill
Poehler Mercantile Co
Hill
Tennessee Street
Olive Belle Verhoeff
Katie Seanor
Tonganoxie
Tonganoxie Congregational Church
Archie Toothaker
Farmington Cemetery
Benedict
Seanor
George E. Frederick
Buffalo
Train derailed near Pine Bluffs after bulldozer strike
Eastbound Union Pacific City of Los Angeles derailment in Pine Bluffs Wyoming injured bulldozer operator and caused 140 passengers to be marooned. Passengers were housed in a local theater before being moved to the Overland Limited and City of San Francisco.
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Pine Bluffs
Wyo
Dan
Union Pacific
Los Angeles
Wyoming
Harry Drop
Drop
Overland Limited
City of San Francisco
Swiss Teachers Show A Weakness In Mathematics
Lausanne reports a pay error in which the city continued full teachers salaries after the canton had ordered shared costs. The mispayment, discovered recently, involved no teacher awareness or complaints, with newspapers noting the teachers' apparent lack of mathematical attention.
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Lausanne
Switzerland
Vaud
Air Force cancels orders moves funds to bombers
Washington reports the air force revised its buying plan canceling 240 aircraft orders and reallocating about 300 million dollars to B-36 bombers and modernization of other planes. The shift restructures defense procurement and streamlines fleet modernization plans.
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Washington
Air Force
Former State Treasurer Dies in Smith County Yard
Topeka reports 78 year old CP-F Thomas Thompson, once state treasurer and recent safety department employee, was found dead in his Ballaire yard in Smith County last night. Death appears due to a heart attack, relatives here were told.
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Topeka
F. Thomas Thompson
State Safety Department
Ballaire
Smith County
Come in See It Hear With It Try It
Local event invites visitors to explore and test new products. Demonstrations highlight practical uses and hands on experience. Attendees can compare features, ask questions, and receive guidance from staff.
Market News from New York and Midwest Updates
Markets at a glance show cotton and grains strengthening amid better demand, with wheat and corn mixed. Hog receipts and price ranges are noted, along with cattle activity in Kansas City and Omaha. bids and futures drift higher on some items while others retreat. Livestock receipts estimate for tomorrow include calves and hogs, with steady to higher steer prices and active demand for heifers and cows.
Kansas City Livestock and Feed Markets Shifted by Mixed Demand
In Kansas City on January 11 and 13 USDA reports show uneven slaughter steer demand with opening sales steady to slow and prices mixed, lambs steady to weak while hogs and yearling cattle hold around early levels. Wheat and corn futures edge higher while oats and feed prices vary. alfalfa and clover forage last quoted at 4.00 and 27.00 respectively as buyers weigh feed costs.
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Iambe
Kansas City
USDA
Liam
Pete Stern del
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