KU Students Build Small Plane For Air Races
KU students Paustian and Seay, aided by Prof Reed Lyford and Dr William Simub, plan a radio controlled scale model then wind tunnel test as they pursue a full aircraft project for the upcoming neon Haven air races. They aim to have a working design ready for March and will likely build at Lawrence Municipal Airport with leadership from UC aeronautical department.
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University of Kirca
Ned Eter
Neavenad
Htory
Kentucky Street
Seay
Inova
Pronautica
Reed Lyford
Wien
Sr Rihaverd
Paustian
Lawrence
Linieelf
Cai Seas
Marine Air
William Simub
Aeronautical Department
Atudenta
First Lady And Margaret Wardrobe Details Inauguration
A 1949 era feature notes the First Lady and Margaret Truman preparing elaborate outfits for the inauguration. It describes gowns in pale pinks and greys, including Margaret’s pink shade and a black panne velvet dress for Mrs. Truman, with veil, gloves, and feathered hats, plus a moonstone hat for the oath ceremony.
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Margaret
Truman
Mrs. Truman
New Term Monday End of First Semester at Dinner High
The report states the first semester ends Friday at Dinner High School. Students will receive cards on Monday morning and return to class after picking them up, resuming the regular schedule.
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Dinier High School
Ralph Graber
Am Sehook
Ince
Puma
Chice Do Elas
Pumlwall
Resume of Regular PE Preps for Epat of the Das
The note outlines regular physical education preparations for the Epat of the Das. It mentions start of activities on Monday and Wednesday and references a schedule with terms like physical education and weeks. The fragment confirms ongoing total participation but lacks concrete dates or named participants.
French Trains With Tires Run Quietly At Speed
A French experiment uses 140 rubber tires on railcars to replace steel wheels. The cars run with little noise and can travel about 4 miles an hour faster than old steam systems. Fire alarms warn drivers at division points for tire changes, and tires support the load if a tire fails. Gasoline engines are heavier and costlier to operate than the tire system.
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Paris
Jr Eure
Jobless Claims Rise as Office Seeks Local Help Wanted
The office reports 100 people swore in for the week, with 40 hired through the KS ES office. Some roles are temporary but many stay on payroll, as W. T. Johns seeks more local applicants. Jules urges Lawrence workers to list evening and temp opportunities, including permanent openings.
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KSES
W. T. Johns
Lawrence
Jules
Wir
Bert
Docket Set for February Term in 109 Cases
The February term of district court opens February 7 with 109 cases on the docket. 14 are criminal, including three child desertion, two divorces, 25 damage suits, three drunken living charges, and six burglary cases. Civil matters include a state injunction against Kaw Drainage district over a dike removed after 1946. Also noted are a city of Lawrence v Boehm traffic case and jury duty summons for February 14. Dr Cleo Bell, Pittsburg physician, died aged 450. Martin Monti, former air force lieutenant, jailed 27 years for treason with a $111,000 fine. Read the Journal-World Went Ads.
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Mary Allen Simmons
Hugh Mans
Lareen
Kaw
Janazs Electric Company
City of Lawrence
Jackson Boehm
Ointhe
Boehm
Ino
John Lavis
Haskell
Davis
Aos
Jital
Deans
Thi Sheriff’s Office
French UN official to speak at Kansas conference luncheon
Goldez of Paris, head of the United Nations Department of Economic Affairs, will be the keynote speaker at a conference luncheon at the Memorial Union in Lawrence. The event, sponsored by KL Fy tension and in cooperation with the Seertan for Non-Governmental Organizations, aims to present The Achievements of the Economic and Social Council and bring UN work to the people who support it.
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Atol
Goldez
United Nations Department of Cue “Nomic Affairs
Kansas
Hanson
Lawrence i Extension Center
Goldet
France
Memorial Union Building
Economic and Social Council
Seertan
U.N. Department of Public Information
Wrk
Ad Seidnees Politiko
Nation Office For Research Inventions
Graur Ot
Military officer’s wartime honors and postwar service details
Fragmentary notes describe a bomber force veteran of the Free French air force who was wounded twice and awarded the Legion of Honor and the Croix de Guerre. After the armistice he served in French economic affairs for Allied actions in Austria and held positions in Caen, with involvement in economic and social fields.
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Freee French Air Force
Rusen
Caen
France
Twin girls delivered minutes after mother dies in Illinois
In gin Illinois yesterday a mother identified as Mrs Marcella Lavsup died after a series of seizures. Six minutes after her death twin girls were delivered weighing five pounds four ounces and four pounds twelve ounces. Doctors said the mother had survived briefly before passing away.
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Gin, IL
Jan
Sicians
Marcella
Unclear fragmentary tragedy report involving a death and unborn twins
The text describes convulsions before death and a plan for normal delivery aimed at saving unborn twins. Doctors note rare occurrences of multiple births in such cases and describe oxygen depletion in the fetus after maternal demise. The father is identified as Carlton H. Larson, a watch company employee.
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Serpecn
Carlton H. Larson
Apanloye
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M. W. Lane
City Hall
Lawrence, Kaneas
New Deegies
Pittsburg
Kan
Cleo
Bell
Army Medical Corps
New York
Air Force
Journal-World
Antoine Goldet
U.N
K. U
Carey
Union Bus Defot
Vass
Cary
Bill Bodin, Inc
9Th
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