Veterans pension bill eyed by House veterans panel
The House veterans affairs committee plans to take up a pension bill proposed by Rep. Rantim and the American Legion. Gen. Thomas Taylor will testify as the first witness, with estimates showing 18 million World War I and II veterans affected and potential annual costs from 3 billion to over 6 billion dollars by 195%. The bill would grant monthly pensions starting at age 60 and rising with disability status, plus additional disability payments.
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House Veterans Affairs Committee
Hankins
D.-Miss
Thomas Taylor
American Legion
Reakin
Gally
Rantim
Missionippian
Unclear OCR listing on prices and terms
Fragmented text shows mixed numbers and phrases about rates, crops, and goods with errors. Key specifics are unreadable, including items like poultry and corn prices, and many mis-spellings.
Kansas City Markets Report Brief Jan 25 Kansas City
AP summary lists butter grades and weights with figures for Butter Grade A in cartons and quarters, butterfat content, turkey and hen prices, and an advance livestock receipts estimate for cattle and sheep. The data reflects standard values and per dozen pricing, suitable for market watchers.
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Kansas City
Eures
Cattle Hogs and Sheep Prices From Kansas City Market
Kansas City market reports show cattle receipts around 35 cars with alfalfa hay bids varying. Fed cattle mostly steady to easi er, vealers and calves uneven, heifers mixed, hogs higher on most loads, sows up to 30 cents, sheep moderately active with steady to higher prices for slaughter ewes and lambs. Prices listed include beef cows around 16.00 to 18.50, feeders 23.00 to 25.50, hams and cuts noted, lambs around 80.00 per hundred for certain lots, and alfalfa hay bids from 20.00 to 37.00 per ton.
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Kansas City
Etecrealow
Hecht
St. Amallot
Heaviva
Rohan
Kensen City
Prairie
Drunken driver arrested after two night wrecks in Damace
Police report two crashes last night with no injuries. Robert G. Kurts of 231 North Sixth Street was jailed for drunken driving after veering from the curb into a police Ford at 4:29 a.m. on Massa chmetts Street. His 1948 Jeep and the Ford, driven by Myron McNown, collided with a 1908 Plymouth driven by William Yearned near Kentucky Streets. Both cars damaged. patrolmen William Coz and James Calling filed the report.
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Robert G. Kurts
North Sixth Street
Natrel
Massachmetts Street
Po- Hee
Ralph Hubbel
Kurte
Ford
Myron McNown
William
Tennessee Street
Kentucky
William Coz
Jamen
Lawrence News Notes and Local Meeting Briefs
A Jaycees gathering in the Hotel Eldridge grill room drew few members, discussing plans to bring violinist Rubinoff to Lawrence and stage a spring dance revue. A window display prize for Tradin Trivia was awarded. Douglas County restaurant association set a monthly meeting at the Eldridge grill room. Local lodge announcements include Amecia Lodge No.9 A F M and a January 27 visitors day program with speaker Harry Kady.
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Jayceen
Eldridge
Rubinoff
Lawrence
Egine Kindlevis
Tradi ‘Travia
Messer-Wolf
Ee Cafe
Douglas County
Eaecciation
Grill Rem
Amecia
Thure
Sumner Sapvet
Fellomcrecht
Pa . M
Harry Ig. Kady
Ice lockdown grips Durant Oklahoma city town in cold spell
Durant Oklahoma suffers a major ice storm crippling power and water as two lines snap under ice weight. Hospitals lose heat. water pumps fail. oil burners and generators support essential services. Telephone and print operations disrupted. calf losses reported. 28 degree temperatures follow a night of freezing rain.
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Durant
Okla
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
KSEO
Durant Democrat
MacArthur Turns 69 Quiet Birthday in Tokyo
General of the Army Douglass MacArthur, supreme commander of allied headquarters, marked his 69th birthday in Tokyo with a routine day at the American Embassy. He reviewed his honor guard, worked at his Dai building office, and stirred crowds as he departed in his black five star liner.
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Tokyo
Douglass MacArthur
Allied Headquarters
MacArthur
United States
Japan
Embassy
Dai
County Lots Sold to Coca Cola Co
County officials discuss selling county parcels to The Coca Cola Company to relocate operations. Board members including Charles of Coca Cola and two retirees weigh site advantages to reduce town traffic, make room for county offices, and ease heavy equipment movement.
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Coca Cola CO
Wure van Sater
Lawrence
Ousdahs
Samey
Charles
Coca Cola
Oasis
Ed Johnson
Lou Griffith
Global tensions and elections amid postwar talks
Reported moves by Chinese officials toward Canton and Western Germany appeal for better U S Soviet ties. Acheson dares Russia to act with deeds. Israel Egypt armistice talks stall under UN pressure. Ralph Bunche cites a cease fire deal. Israel’s first election shows Mapai leading with 35.5 percent. Communists gain 2.5 percent.
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Ion
Img
Germany
U.S
U. N
Ralph Bunche
Egypt
Njariel
Israel
Mapai Labor Party
David Ben-Gurion
Communista
G O P Leaders Split as Scott Fights For Chairman Post
In Omaha on January 26, Chairman Hugh D. Scott Jr asserts he will lead the Republican National Committee with no compromise until the 1952 convention. Opponents back Dunn with Mrs. F. Pe. Heffelfinger and Rep. Clarence Brown lining up, while Stassen backers claim uncommitted support. Barak Mattingly says Scott faces no legal ouster path. Scott is a Pennsylvania representative not a committee member. Senator Edward Martin notes dual Pennsylvania supporters.
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Omaha
Hugh D. Scott, Jr
Republican National Committee
Scott
Senter
Dunn
Minnesota
National Committee
Roma
Clarence Brown
Ohio
Robert A. Taft
Fred Seaton
Nebraska
Stassen
Gaten
Barak T. Mattingly
Philadelphia
Mattingly
House of Representatives
Pennsylvania
G. Mapon Owlett
Worthington Scranton
Edward Martin
Acheson Warns Private Capital Needs Fair Conditions
Washington notes Sec. of State Acheson says private capital can raise living standards worldwide but only if foreign nations provide fair, investable conditions. He calls the capital relationship a two way street and stresses mutual benefit.
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Washington
Acheson
Trauman
Fire alarm at Hamill home from melted snow smoke
Fire Chief Paul Ingela reported a smoke like fire at 1246 Prairie Street, the home of R. H. Hamill, following a melted snow roof incident. Firemen answered the 12 44 PM alarm, inspecting the scene and ensuring no blaze.
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R. H. Hamill
Prairie Street
Lawrence Wheat Prices Dip Below Seven Bucks Per Bushel
Heard in Lawrence reports wheat markets slipping below seven dollars a bushel for the first time this year while the local market hits an accompanying price of 1.98 dollars today.
Lawrence educators to appear on Kansas Council program in Wichita
Three Lawrence educators will be featured during the Kansas Council of Administration program in Wichita from tomorrow through Saturday. University High School principal Karl Edwards will speak at a luncheon panel. Dr E L Novotny, superintendent, will debate on the affirmative side over a proposal on limiting Kansas State Teachers Association membership to teachers with sixty college hours or more. Neal Whitley, Linearty Memorial High School principal and Kansas Legion of Schoolmasters president, will chair a Friday meeting at Wolfs Cafeteria. Additional attendees include Ralph Graber, Helen Shaw, Opal Jarne Kennedy, DeLane Patrick, George B. Smith, Arthur Partridge and many professors from the University of Kansas.
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Lawrence
Kansas Council of Administration
Wichita
Karl Edwards
Uniternity High School
Kansas
E. L. Novotny
Kansan State Teachers Association
Neal
Deaths and Funerals Notice Fragments
Fragmentary obituary notes deaths of Anna Rachel Davis of 724 Rhode Island Street and Richard Smith of Carbondale with surviving relatives listed. Other lines reference Edwin Sylvester Anderson and families, with funeral details and burial plans partially stated.
Seong Plans Trip to U S and Hong Kong
Seong plans travel to the United States and Hong Kong in two weeks. Soong, brother-in-law of Chi Kai, fears kidnapping and seeks to assist his sister Madame Chiar against communists in China while in the United States He is identified as a former Chinese ambassador to the United States.
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Hong Kong
T. V. Soong
Chi Kaithek
Antic Ca
Jemi
Soong
United States
Madame Chiar
China
Memorial Hospital Social Notices and Addresses
A list of names and addresses including Jody Kindred in Eudora at Memorial Hospital, Lela Donald at 1001 Alabama Street, Mildred Keller in Olathe, Beatrice Howe on Route C, Vernon Wells at 768 Lake Street, and William Opperman Drive with street guidance.
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Jody Kindred
Eudora
Lela Donald
Alabama’ Street
Mildred Keller
Olathe
Beatrice Howe
Vernon Wells
Lake Street
Birth Report for Mr and Mrs Walter Meuffies Daughter
Birth notice states Mr and Mrs Walter Meuffies welcomed a daughter today. The brief item records the newborn and parental names without additional details.
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Walter Meuffies
Market Report Opens With Steel Stock Rally
The day for Wall Street opens with steel shares leading gains after news of a proposed special dividend. The market shows initial strength as buyers and sellers push and pull, then declines as balance fights to hold, with earnings uncertain and trading choppy.
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New York
Steel Corp. Commion
Todal
Soldier Killed In Crash Near Junction City Kan
A Ford Riley soldier was killed and two others injured when their car left US 40 near Lore and crashed. The victim was Edward Woodward, 33, son of Mrs. Carrie W. Mobley, Strother. Also mentions several corporate names and market remarks from a bundled OCR snippet.
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Junction City
Kan
Highway 40
Lore
Edward Woodward
Carrie W. Mobley
Strother
Mrs Neff Charged Over Long Affair in Kansas Trial
Wellington Kansas January 26 Mrs Olevia Wynn wife of George Neff is charged with murder after two hung jury trials over an illicit affair spanning more than 20 years. Also noted are sharp price rises in steel shares and market weakness in other steel issues.
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Wellington
Kan
Olevia Wynn
George Neff
Neff
New York
S. Steel Corp
Te Iy
Journal-World
Mire
Bertha Deay
Carling
Tia Atill
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Allied Council
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UN. Economie and Social Council
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Wwa
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Karess Junior College
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Republican Party
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New London
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Rhode Island Street
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Avery
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Anna Akers
Denver
Cole
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Leavenworth
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George Davis
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Funk Chapel
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Memorial Park Cemetery
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Carbondale
Badore
Wis
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U. S
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Cecil Welcher
Memoriam
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Lawrence Loan & Finance CO
Mh Se Pa
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Blue Cross
New Plan
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Blue Shield
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Mame
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