Water shortages loom as county water remains low
Douglas County faces ongoing stock and household water shortages as cold weather limits usage. Glen Weeks, a Route 1 hauler, notes fewer cattle drink water in cold periods, but shortages could rebound with any warm spell and insufficient precipitation. Wells opened last fall remain in use, while lake and pond supplies stay minimal and frozen.
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Douglas County
Glen
Weeks
Lawrence Works
Lone Star
Lawrence
Cancer fund goal set for April drive in Kansas
The American Cancer Society Kansas division executive committee in Topeka advanced a $223 740 goal for the April crusade rising 12.2 percent from last year’s $198 000. Funds support research education and service with a $4 200 grant to KU for laboratory technician teaching in extolitative cytology pending projects committee approval. A committee was named to explore nursing scholarships and a field representative position is under review. US paper industry note follows.
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American Cancer Society
Kansas
Topeka
John_T. Andrews
Lawrence
University of Kansas
A. H. Saville
Walter Donnelly’s Nomination Reported For Senate Vote
A fragment outlines Walter Donnelly named for a Senate nomination with ties to Harvard since 1883 and roles on the Atomic Energy Commission advisory committee and Educational Policies Commission. It notes defense and education connections and a plan to increase daily water usage.
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Walter
Donnelly
Siveday
Educational Policies Commission
Ancient Burial Vault Opened To Check on Beauty's Death
In Copenhagen Denmark authorities opened an ancient burial vault to verify the death of beauty Giertrod who died at 19 about a year after her wealthy husband. Relatives say a boil caused her death but no death certificate exists. Rumors suggest possible opium overdose or foul play by a rejected lover.
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Beauty
Copenragen
Denmark
Giertrod
Suspended animation and grave robbers shadow a burial tale
A fragment recalls rumors that a woman was not dead but in suspended animation after an overdose. Another chilling thread mentions grave robbers amid the unfolding story, suggesting a sensational sequence surrounding the burial.
Buried Gems Lead to Rescue Despite Fatal Ring Fight
A woman believed buried with jewels was found alive after she yanked a gold ring from her ear causing pain and awakening. She pleaded to be freed, but assailants struck her head with a spade and fled with the jewels in a grisly crime tale.
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