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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1952
Page
6
The Girl Scout Council will hold its annual dinner on Thursday January 24 at 7 o clock at The Hearth. Guest speaker Mrs J Roger DeWitt of Independence Missouri will report on the Boston national convention. Reservations with Mrs Laurence Woodruff by Tuesday night.
Chancellor Franklin D. B. Murphy will address the annual membership dinner of the Independence Chamber of Commerce this evening and return to his office tomorrow. Albert Williams Jr arrived from Dearborn to visit his parents at 1329 Conn St. his father recovering from a heart attack. Kansas City guests Mr and Mrs Lawrence C. Smith and Mrs Watrous Smith visited Mr and Mrs Stanley Tipp and Margiv and M Hipp. ties to Mrs Hipp. Otte Kulstad and family spend a week with their son Robert Kulstad.
Local society items list visitors and travelers including Miss Lydia Sain on stay in Chanute, Miss Mary Forbey visiting from Faulkton to London via naval attaché work, and updates on Chris Williams in Lawrence Memorial Hospital after a December Enid crash. Also noted are moves and visits by Frank Lescher, the Brigg families of Chicago en route to Texas, and Sgt. William Smith’s transfer to KU ROTC housing. Other entries report heart attack recovery for Russell Shaw, relocation of Bert Stone family to 125 Ala Street, and local civic ties with the Noonan, Richardson, and Banks households.
Four juveniles, three boys and a girl, who had disappeared after leaving for a movie Saturday night, returned home around 1 p.m. yesterday. They reportedly took two cars from Sanders Motor Co. lot and headed south. both vehicles were recovered undamaged. Police Chief John Ingalls said the case is reassigned to County Probation Officer George Winters, who will meet the youths at 4 p.m. today.
A 29 year old Baltimore divorcee was shot dead by a rejected suitor who fired five times at close range and failed in three suicide attempts. He then challenged officers, jumped in front of a moving car, and survived with minor injuries. The dead woman was identified as Mrs Louis C Campbell.
Robert H. Rolfson regional director of the National Conference for Christians and Jews will address a breakfast meeting of local persons Thursday morning at 9 oclock at the Eldridge Hotel. Representatives of various local organizations have been invited to attend.
The total length of New York State canals measures 523 miles across the system, highlighting the extensive inland waterway network that supported trade and transport.
In Korea from August 19 to 26 Lt. James M. Leitaker editor of the Baldwin Ledger earned the Bronze Star for meritorious service. He led a Corps of Engineers platoon building a two stage tramway near Taegonga, cutting evacuation time for wounded from three hours to 15 minutes. He is the son of Mr and Mrs F C Leitnaker of Baldy and is married with two sons. Ed Sherman of Vinland has word his son Edward Sherman is stationed at Fort Jackson South Carolina after induction into the Army.
Mountain Home Idaho January 21 four men battled deep snow to reach ailing Mrs Gene Jack and her son in a remote Sawtooth gold camp two miles from Rocky Bar. They were stranded after aiding the family and Flight Air Force units were brought back to McChord Field leaving searchers unable to reach them. A C-47 dropped supplies while snow worsened with possible slides and a week of provisions remained.
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