Parsons Struck By Ice Storm Restores Power in Kansas
Parsons Kansas reeled from a weeklong ice storm as the Kansas Electric Power Co and crews from across the region restored service. By midweek about five percent of homes had power, with Merry hospital among early restored facilities. Feeder lines from Wichita remained out, delaying full recovery. telephone and utility crews faced extensive damage as 25 percent of local leaves were lost and access to communications improved gradually.
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Thomas Parsons
Kan
Parsons
Kansas Electric Power Co
Ssidge McDonald
K.E.P. McDonald
Power Company
Kansas Gas and Electric Co
Neosho River
Wichita
Etil
McDonald
Altamont
Ound Valley
Edna
Thayer
S J. Paul
Merry Hospital
Kansas
Doyora
Southwestern Rail Telephone Co
C. H. Bammerfield
Merfield
Vestry Elected at Wichita Church and Diocesan Delegates Named
The church elected a vestry including Wes McCalla Stanley Jones Wallace Laurence Woodruff Bryan Berry Corlett Cotton Paul Husted Roger Allen Ralph Cain H B Chubb Frank Green and Gien Dawes. Delegates to the Diocesan convention in Wichita were Dr E H Hollands C J Cotton and R B Stevens with alternates Wallace Lee Audience Woodruff Earl Robins. A retiring president Mrs Ralph Cain was thanked for leading a $4000 redecorating program. An in memoriam note honors Alfred Joy Van Mo.
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Lis
Wes McCalla
Stanley Jones
Wallace Laurence Woodruff
Bryan Berry
Corlett Cotton
Paul Husted
Roger Allen
Ralph Cain
H. B. Chubb
Frank Green
Gien Dawes
Wichita
E. H. Hollands
C. J. Cotton
R. B. Stevens
Wallace Lee
Audience Woodruff
Earl Robins
Woman's Auxiliary
Grain and commodity quotes from Kansas City market page
Readable fragments show grain prices and market notes from Kansas City, with Wheat and Corn quotes, plus prices for No. 2 yellow and white corns and assorted potatoes and stock market movements in New York. Short stock action mentions American Telephone and Telegraph Co. and related declines.
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Kansas City
Kaffe
Barney
York
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Leas Tran
Farnsworth Teiesi
Kansas colleges to host second UNESCO conference
About 260 delegates from 20 Kansas colleges and universities gather for the second annual Kansas Intercollegiate UNESCO conference at Wichita. Archibald MacLeleh, former Librarian of Congress, and George Gow, secretary of state and UNESCO county president, are listed among speakers.
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Badaral
Kansas
Lawrence Lodge Special Communication Third Degree
Lawrence Lodge No 6 A F and A M announces a special communication on January 17 at 8 pm with supper at 6 30 pm Visitors welcome Marvin M Tri M Walter H Yornum Sec
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Lawrence Lodge
A.F
A.M
Marvin M. Tri
Walter H. Yornum
Local notices report births marriages and military posting
Memorial Hospital visits list numerous residents including Carolyn Teboy Grace Dresser and Pauline Bear along with addresses in Sunflower Lowell and Overbrook. The item also notes several births and marriages with names and locations and records Bateson stationed on Guam arriving for 16 months after enlisting September 1, 1948.
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Carolyn Teboy
Grace Dresser
Rhode Ialand Street
Lowell Nelson
Gladys Pippett
Johnson Street
Thelma Ulrich
Overbrook
Claudia Harris
Pauline Bear
Thelma Porter
Virginia King
Kentucky Street
Roma Stephens
Rhode Island
Bateson
Guam
Frank L. Bateson
Mississippi Street
Fire in wastebasket prompts morning alarm at Woods home
A small blaze in a wastebasket near a stove at E. J. Woods residence 918 Pennsylvania Street brought firemen to the scene at 11 38 this morning. Fire Chief Paul Ingela reported the damage as slight.
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Stove
E. J. ‘Woods
Pennsylvania Street
Paul Ingela
Local Notes From Manhattan on Editorial Changes and 1948 Harvest
Manhattan Kansas January 14 editor change at Junction 4 City with Osborn of Salina named new business editor. Report on spring service and student calls. Weather impacts on 1948 crop prospects cite heavy rains and snowmelt. wheat yields tied to rainfall and soil moisture through July.
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Manhattan
Kan
Donald Alexander
Junction 4 City
Yde Osborn
Salina
Rees
Market Basket Prize Goes To Miss Schopper
Miss Frances Schopper of 1246 New Hampshire Street wins the Market Basket prize for a Potato Soup recipe serving six. The entry details potatoes onions water milk butter flour and seasonings. next prize invites a Boston Brown Bread recipe.
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Miss Schopper
Frances Schopper
New Hampshire Street
Market Basket
Landis Purchases Davis Paint Store in Lawrence
Armin Landis and wife have bought Davis Paint Store at 931 Massachusetts from Greege Crofton who will relocate to California. The couple run a combined wallpaper and paint shop and gift shop. Landis, a Pleasant Grove native and KU alumnus, served as a lieutenant in the Pacific with an amphibious group before civilian work with TWA and Great Western Paint. They reside at 1018 Kentucky Street. Mrs. Landis is Louise Steele of Syracuse Missouri.
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Armin Landis
Davis
Massachusetts Street
Greege Crofton
California
Pleasant Grove
Virgil Landis
Ation
Liberty Memorial Higd Abool
University of Kansas
Pacific
Landis
TWA
Great Western Paint Comrany
Lawrence
Kentucky Street
Louise Steele
Syracuse
Livestock sector talks at Lawrence meeting draw crowd
Deal, six county agents, and Ray Hoss with L. and Loughby of Kansas State College extension service led discussions on problems facing livestock raisers. About 35 people attended the session in the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce rooms, highlighting ongoing concerns in the industry.
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Deal
Ray Hoss
L. &. Loughby
Extension Service
Kansas State College
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Cattle numbers rise in state agriculture report
A January agricultural brief notes Missouri shows more cattle than a year ago with figures in the hundreds of thousands. Breas and related totals in the report show increases across several categories.
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Kanissouri
Yamlugee
Robbins flock sightings and skating news in Lawrence
A Lawrence reader reports a sizeable flock of robins and a turtle dove seen near a residence on Mississippi Street on January 24. Another flock of 21 robins was noted near Raymound Gardner’s home northeast of town. Robert Timmons, Pittsburg physical education major, is pictured on the Journal-World front page as a skilled skater. Judge Hugh Means grants a divorce to Phyllis Root from Eugene Root.
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Ben J. Dunn
Mia-sissippi Street
Raymound Gardner
Robert Timmons
Pittsburg
Journal-World
Skatin
Hugh Means
Phyllis Root
Eugene Root
Deaths and Funerals In Lawrence and Pittsburg
John H Beasley 83 died recently at home in Pittsburg after a plumbing and hardware career. survived by widow Louise Miller and a daughter Bonnie Stuart. Mrs Susie Meade’s passing in Topeka noted in error. John Anthony Copeland 81, longtime Lawrence resident, died at 935 Pennsylvania Street. funeral arrangements pending. Copeland leaves three sons Orville Kansas City MO Elmo Vallejo CA Bruce Felton CA. one daughter E Alsop Chesterstown MD. two grandsons De France Los Angeles and Oliver Jr Lawrence. four great grandchildren.
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J. H. Corel
John H. Beasley
Pittirg
Beasley
Lawrence
Pittsburg
Louise Miller
Bonnie Stuart
John Anthony Copeland
Pennsylvania
Ereet
Bowser-Lee
Orville Copeland
Kansas City
Elmo Copeland
Vallejo
Calif
Bruce Copeland
Felton
E. Alsop
Chesterstown
de France Copeland
Los Angeles
Oliver Copeland, Jr
Welcome for Mitchell to honor Sooners QB in Arkansas City
Oklahoma quarterback Will Mitchell, former Arkansas City high school star, will receive an official welcome February 8 at a Lions Club meeting in Arkansas City Kansas. He will present moving pictures of the Scar Bowl game and will be joined by Mitchell of Oklahoma City, an Cleveland Indians outfielder, who will show clips of the Cleveland Boston World Series. The two Mitchells are not related.
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Arkansas City
Kan
Jack Mitchell
University of Oklahoma
We Town
Lions Club
Mitchell
Wis Mitchell
Oklahoma City
Cleve Indians
Mitchells
Markets at a Glance New York Jan 14
Markets at a Glance reports mixed United States markets with A T and T shares unsettled, bonds in supply, cotton up, Chicago Wheat mixed after early rally, corn and soybeans showing varied moves, hogs and cattle steady with price declines noted in some notes, and local farm animal prices listed for corn, oats, poultry, and meats. Kansas City reports extra receipts and livestock estimates for tomorrow.
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New York
Orleana
Chicago
Kanenn City
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