Kiwanians Hear Key Club Leader Speaks on International Convention
Wesho of Haskell Key Club told Kiwanis members at Eldridge how attending the Key Club International convention last summer was a transformative experience for a high school boy. He joined 1,400 attendees from across the country and described the welcoming, shared aims.
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Fryanikdin Wesho
Haskell Key Club
Kiwanis
Kiwanians
Eldridge
Wesho
Wisconsin
Haskell Club
K. U
Pete Shepherd
Haskell Institute
Mose Sawyer
Oklahoma
House
Sawyer
Billy Mills
South Dakota
Mills
Sam Ross
Emmett Austin
Concho School
Haskell
Wayne Jimboy
Jimboy
Fatzer Named for Justice Job in Kansas
TOPEKA Kansas Gov Fred Hall named Atty Gen Harold R Fatzer to the Supreme Court and State Sen John Anderson Jr to be attorney general both effective March 1 after Chief Justice Harvey retires Justice William A Smith will become chief justice Anderson said he will seek the Republican nomination for attorney general in August primary Anderson a three term Johnson County attorney won election to the Senate in 1952 Fatzer who has served as attorney general since February 1949 plans to run for the court The 1956 election also has three other court seats open Cushenberg will not run Wertz and Price terms end next January both incumbents Wertz and Price expected to seek reelection
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Topeka
Anderson
Johnson Couny
Senate
Fatzer
James W. Putnam
Emporia
James L. Gallo
Mel Pherson
Cushenberg
Tice
Walter G. Thiele
William J. Wertz
Wichie
Robert T. Price
Wert
Price
Salvadors Named Major Coffee Exporter Worldwide
A historical report notes El Salvador as the largest coffee exporter in Central America and among the top ten globally, highlighting its significant role in regional and world markets.
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Salvadors
Central America
Droodles and the Laundry Mixup in a Peculiar Tale
A fragmented 19th century style note recounts a failed doodle session using two Toon figures from Henry Treffich. The writer describes crayon play, paper piles, and a laundry incident turning mischievous with monkeys, felons, and a landlady trespass. The bizarre vignette ends with a two week punishment.
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Henry Treffich
Goonsgarter
Diary Found in K U Library Describes Civil War Prison
Kansas University librarians in the Kansas Collection at Watson Library found a diary kept by Chancellor John Fraser during the Civil War while shelving a scrapbook. The collection began in 1899 with a purchase of 93 titles for 174 dollars and now includes books, maps, documents, and scrapbooks. It ranks second to the State Historical Society in Topeka, with notable volumes on William Allen White, K. A. traditions, the Jayhawk, and Dr. Forrest C. Allen. The staff actively seeks statewide material through correspondence with residents.
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Kansas
Watson Library
Kansas University
John Fraser
Fraser
Carrie Watson
WD. Anderson
Baldwin
J. W. Murray
Lawrence
Laura Nelswanger
State Historical Society
Topeka
William Allen White
Neiswanger
K. A
Jayhawk
Forrest C. Allen
John Ise
Eudora Bridge Construction and Lone Star Road Paving Plans
The 260 foot continuous steel beam Eudora bridge replaces an old one lane structure at the north edge of Eudora with completion funded 50 percent federal 25 percent county and 25 percent by Eudora. Paving on Lone Star Road from Banning's Corner to Lone Star will include final seal coats after base work done last summer.
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Wakarusa
Eudora
Lone, Star Road
Jensen and Krage Construction Co
Sioux City
Gage Ranch
Clyde Woods Jr
Kansas Highway Commission
Woods
Lone Star Road
Banning’s Corner
Lawrence
Lone Star
Ousdah
Memorial Hospital Births and Admissions Fill Local Ledger
At Memorial Hospital several births and admissions are listed. Frances Meyer and baby boy, Inez Kes and baby boy in Linwood, Anadell Medlin and baby girl, Virginia Uikke and baby boy, Hoyt Morris and wife welcome a daughter, Richard Fraser and wife welcome a daughter, Jack Clodfelter and wife a son, David Brown and wife a son. Additional admissions include Ella May McCoy, John W. Miller, Ora Barrett, Alice Hadl, Stuart Palmer, Mary Mensoza, and others at various local addresses.
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Ella May McCoy
N. J. St
John W. Miller
Ind. St
Ora E. Barrett
Alice Hadl
Perry St
Stuart R. Palmer
Mass, St
Frances K. Meyer
del. St
Inez Kes
Linwood
Mary Mensoza
Anadell Medlin
Virginia Uikke
F. Sunnyside
Hoyt Morris
7Th St
Richard E. Fraser
Pery St
Jack Clodfelter
Vt St
David E. Brown
North St
Statewide Finals Begin For Class A Debaters
Eight Kansas high schools compete in the Class A state debate finals at Kansas University. Four-man teams from Abilene Buhler Stafford Haven Fredonia Ulysses Osborne and St Josephs of Shawnee participate, with Oberlin replaced. Debates started at noon and run through Saturday afternoon with winners announced then. Sponsored by the Kansas State High School Activities Association and arranged by University Extension.
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Kansas
Kansas University
Abilene
Buhler
Stafford
Haven
Fredonia
Ulysses
Osborne
St. Joseph's
Shawnee
Oberlin
Kansas State High School Activities Association
University Extension
Van Gelder Named Assistant Curator At New York Museum
Richard Van Gelder of the Museum of Natural History at Kansas University will become assistant curator of mammals at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. He departs Lawerence February 3 after 10% years at K.U. He has taught zoology and is pursuing a PhD. He holds a B.S. from Colorado A and M College and a master's from Illinois University.
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Richard van Gelder
Museum of Natural History
Kansas University
American Museum of Natural History
New York City
Lawrence
van Gelder
K.U
Colorado A and M College
Ilinois University
District 6 Votes on School District Consolidation Proposal
Residents of No 6 District will vote at 8 p m Tuesday at the No 6 school on consolidating five districts. Richard Funk district clerk said voting has already begun in Barker Siegel Kanwaka and Brackett districts. Four of five districts must approve for the measure to take effect.
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No. 6
Richard Funk
Barker
Siegel
Kanwaka
Brackett
Funk
Miller Chief John Miter In Hospital Under Observation
Fire Chief John Miter was described as fairly good by Lawrence Memorial Hospital officials after entering the hospital for observation on Thursday morning.
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John Miter
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Miler
Three Kansas City Men Hurt In U.S. 24-40 Wreck
Three Kansas City men sustained minor injuries in a two car collision north of the city on Highway U.S. 24-40 at Airport Corner. Drivers W. W. Williams 70 and James Yates 26 and passenger James D. Howell were treated at Lawrence Memorial Hospital and released. Williams was westbound and attempted to pass, then skidded and struck the Yates car. Estimated damage: Williams $1,900 Yates $400.
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Kansas City, Kas
U. S
Airport Corner
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
W. W. Wiliams
James Yates
Yates
James D. Howell
Williams
Lawrence County Pumps to Be Replaced Amid Drought Demands
Lawrence officials plan emergency action to replace obsolete county well pumps after drought water-hauling strains. Chairman Elmer Ousdahl says a $5,000 emergency fund will be sought from the State Commission of Revenue and Taxation for new pumps. Temperatures above freezing bring drizzle and fog as KU prepares for spring semester and a former resident Dr. Robert Kloepper appears on Whats My Line in New York.
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Elmer Ousdahl
State Commission of Revenue and Taxation
Ousdahl
Lawrence
Robert Kloepper
Los Alamos
N. M
Kloepper
Fred Kloepper
23Rd St
New York City
County Replaces Trucks With 1956 Model Bids
County commissioners named low bidders for replacing seven Road and Bridge Depart ment trucks with 1956 models. Kuhn Implement Co bid 2879 for three ton truck Morgan Mack Motor Co 999 for 34 ton pickup 1127 for ½ ton model 1648 each for three two story trucks without beds and 2175 for a two ton dump truck complete All figures are exchange prices with trade in.
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Kuhn Implement, Co
Morgan-Mack Motor’Co
Pike Pact Total At 100 Million
TOPEKA Kansas Turnpike contracts awarded by end of 1954 totaled 99 649 945 and were 1 264 561 below estimates. General manager Gale Moss said right of way costs to date stand at 7 847 211, 2 582 345 over preliminary land costs. He hopes last mile entry by end of January and notes completion lag mainly from contractor payment policies.
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Topeka
Gale Moss
The
Turnpike Authority
Moss
Wellsville School Building Plans Studied for Voter Vote
The Wellsville school board hires George W. Tewksburg and Associates to prepare preliminary sketches for a new building program pending voter approval. Tewksbury and Richard Wiens confer with the board on designs adding elementary classrooms and a hot lunch facility. Alex Hotchkiss of Lyndon handles legal work as the proposal heads to voters soon.
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Wellsville
George W. Tewksburg and Associates
Mission
Tewksbury
Richard Wiens
Jay Scott
Alex Hotchkiss
Lyndon
Kefauver to file in Minnesota presidential primary
U S Senator Estes Kefauver of Tennessee announces plans to file for the March 20 Minnesota presidential primary challenging Adlai Stevenson who has the Democratic Farmer Labor State Central Committee endorsement. Hjalmar Petersen, Kefauver's Minnesota campaign manager, disclosed the move as Kefauver travels from Wisconsin to Washington.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Minnesota
Adlai Stevenson
Democratic-Farmer-Labor State Central Committee
Kefauver
Hjalmar Petersen
Petersen
Washington
Wisconsin
Deaths and Funerals Cal Stephens and others
Calvin Stephens 85 of Wellsville dies at home after farming in Coffey and Anderson counties. Survived by wife Lula, daughter Lena Cundill, sister Octavia Grayhill, two grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Funeral at Coughlin Chapel Wellsville with Rev. Loya Hiatt. interment Wellsville Cemetery. Also reported are death notices for Mrs Walter C. Carolan 45 of Kansas City, son William G. Carolan, and others. Solon T. Emery funeral in Colorado Springs. graveside for Mrs Charles A. Shumway in Baldwin. historic note on pre-1800 Congress locations.
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Calvin
Stephens Calvin
Cal
Stephens
Wellsville
Coffey
Anderson
Lula Stephens
Lena Cundill
Baldwin
Octavia Grayhill
Ottawa
Coughlin Chapel
Loya Hiatt
Walter C. Carolan
Kansas City
St. Luke's Hospital
William G. Carolan
Kansas University
Oread Ave
W. C
Robert J. Carolan
Philadelphia
Freeman Chapel
Charles A. Shumway
Oakwood
Edward [Kinzer
Longmont
Colo
Baldin
Markets At a Glance Stock Market and Commodities Report
Markets show a quiet, uneven decline across stocks and bonds with mixed commodity moves. Grain and livestock hold small changes while the Day in Wall Street notes a second straight drop, light trading around 1.9 million shares, with utilities steady and most issues down.
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Crast
Wall Street
New York
Sec McKay Charged In Power Law Slips
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association urged action against Interior Secretary Douglas McKay over alleged refusals to apply the Flood Control Act of 1944 in disposing of power from federal hydro projects. The group called for congressional investigate of the Federal Power Commission and criticized Hoover Commission recommendations. J. E. Smith of Chase City was re-elected president. Also included are wheat and commodity market reports from Kansas City with prices and futures for several grains and livestock totals.
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ST. Louis IM
Secretary of the Interior
National Rural Electric Cooperative Assn
Interior
Douglas McKay
Hoover Commission
Rural Electric Group
Federal Power Commission
I J. E. Smith
Chase City
Lawmakers Demand Fire Over Benson Signature Letter
Senate figures led by Humphrey push to remove Agriculture Secretary Benson after a letter bearing his name praising a Harpers article circulates. Case and Young express doubts about authenticity, while Humphrey calls the piece a nefarious attack on farmers and cites harsher Harper’s quotes about farmers and prosperity.
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Washington
Sen
Humphrey
D-Minn
Senate Today
Benson
Sens. Young
North Dakota
Case
South Dakota
Harpers
Young
John Fischer
Fischer
Bills pass on Hospitals Health and Building in House
Major Kansas House appropriations sail through for state health agencies and hospitals funding. A 13.3 million operating expense bill clears 87 4 and a 4.24 million building and maintenance proposal passes. A 75 million highway fund measure, plus 1.76 million earmarked for Highway Patrol, also approved. Agriculture and related agencies receive 935 777, grasshopper control receives 45 000. State Girls and Boys Industrial Schools operation funded at 1.014 million.
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Topeka
House
Senate
Highway Commission
Highway Patrol
State Board of Agriculture
J. C. Berryman
Ashland
Insurance Short Course in Progress on Campus
Approximately 30 persons are attending the Kansas Insurance Short Course at Kansas University. The basic course in property and casualty insurance targets entrants and office staff, and will end Tuesday. Dr. Curtis M. Elliott, professor, leads the program.
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Kansas Insurance
Kansas University
Curtis M. Elliott
Insurance courses planned at Melbre da University extension
The program is taught by a professor from the department of Insurance at Melbreda University with assistant Richard C. Allgood of the Nebraska Association of Insurance Agents. A more advanced course is planned for summer to prep agents for the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter exam. Sponsors include the Kansas Association of Insurance Agents and University Extension.
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Melbreda University
Richard C. Allgood
Nebraska Association of Insurance Agents
Kansas Association of Insurance Agents and
University Extension
Hagerty Denies Pearson Rogue River Forest Claim
White House press secretary James C. Hagerty called Drew Pearson a liar over a Pearl River Rogue Forest selling story. Pearson defended his reporting, recounting prior denials and asserting the Rogue River National Forest claim remains accurate despite Hagerty’s charges.
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Washington
James C. Hagerty
White House
Today
Drew Pearson
Eisenhower
Interior McKay
al Serena
Rogue River National Forest
Oregon
Pearson
Hagerty
Toy trains move radioisotopes and patients in labs
Toy electric trains are described as safe for small quantities of radioactive materials at the Hanford Atomic Energy Commission plant and radioactive liquids or patients at the Cleveland Clinic. An in memoriam notes Bertha Deay's passing nine years ago, with family expressing ongoing remembrance.
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New York
Steelways Magazine
Hanford
Bertha Deay
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Stevenson
Solon T. Emery
Colorado Springs
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Dale E. Turner
Oak Hill Cemetery
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Karl Kreider
East Stn
Memoriam
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