Death of W. D. Reilly Former Kansas Official
Leavenworth January 29 Judge William D Reilly 52 died at home after a heart seizure following five years of poor health He served in the Kansas House 1932 34 and as state senator 1941 15 a World War I veteran and World War II Air Transport Command officer Born in Butte Mont he studied at KU Law 1893 and held posts as county and city attorney Survivors include his widow Eva a son a daughter and Lt W D Reilly en route to the Philippines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leavenworth
William D. Reilly
Reilly
State House of Representatives
Butte
Mont
University of Kansas School of Law
Kansas
39Th Infantry
Air Transport Command
Washington, D. C
New York City
March of Dimes drives seeks uncontacted residential donors
Lawrence residents living in residential sections who have not been contacted by March of Dimes workers are urged to contribute. Jayhawk Chapter passes a resolution. Disabled American Veterans offer support to civil defense with manpower and facilities. Baker University will host Dr. Ralph W. Lockman at the June 1 commencement. Lawrence-Douglas Health Department offices undergoing remodeling with new tile flooring and expanded quarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Kapfer
Jayhawk
Lawrence
Herbert
Ralph W. Lockman
Christ Church
New York City
Mth
Baker University
Baldwin
Nelson P. Horn
Baker
Lawrence- Douglas County Health Department
Ith
Mass Sts
Manley Insurance Office
Bert Nash
Juliette Clapp
Bomber's crew survives fiery crash over Tokyo
Tokyo reports a 13 man B29 crew parachuted to safety before the aircraft exploded in a high altitude blast south of Tokyo. Several crewmen suffered minor injuries from jumping. the last survivor was located four hours later as wreckage burned in an open area. Santa Fe reports 1950 net income of $73,345,778.
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Tokyo
U.S
Santa Fe
New York
u—Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Deaths and Funerals in Kansas and Nearby States
John W. Pope 70, Jefferson County farmer and stockman, died unexpectedly of a heart attack at his Valley Falls home. Funeral 2 p.m. Thursday Hagge Funeral Home Valley Falls. burial Valley Falls Cemetery. Survived by wife, two sons at home, son in Washington DC, daughter in Winchester. Edward Thomas Sayter 90, Perry resident since 1866, died yesterday at daughter Mrs Roy Cole’s El Dorado home. Survived by two sons John H. Sayler Quenemo, Ray Sayler Lecompton, sister Mrs Birdie Smaller Topeka. John C. Cretors 51 Kansas City, Mo., died yesterday after illness began Aug 21. Former theater decor business owner in Lawrence, moved to Kansas City 15 years ago. once managed Downs theater. Member Blue Springs Methodist Church, Blue Springs Masonic Lodge, Ararat Shrine, Scottish Rite. Funeral Newcomer’s Kansas City 3:20 p.m. Burial Mt Moriah Cemetery. Mrs Ethel Dresser widow of Leavenworth building materials founder Eli C. Dresser died yesterday. Survivors include daughters Mrs Fred Kimball Wichita and Mrs Richard Howey Lawrence.
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John W. Pope
Jefferson County
Valley Falls
Hagge
Cem
Washington, D. C
Winchester
Edward Thomas Sayter
Perry
Roy Cole
el Dorado
Douds Station
Iowa
John H. Sayler
Quenemo
Ray Sayler
Lecompton
Birdie S$. Smaller
Topeka
John C. Cretors
Kansas City
Cook Paint and Varnish Company
Lawrence
Downs
Blue Springs
Leavenworth
Ethel Dresser
Eli C. Dresser
Second Work Stoppage at Armour Plant in Kansas City
In Kansas City Kansas a second stoppage in two weeks halted production at the Armour & Co. Packing Plant with about 2500 union workers walking off. The CIO United Packinghouse Workers led the action as part of ongoing wage negotiations and protests at Armour plants nationwide. A juvenile case involved 15 year old George Emmett Moore picked up for car theft and sent to Kansas City authorities.
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Armour Plant
Kansas City
Kan
Armour & Co
United Packinghouse Workers
CIO
Armour
K. C
George Emmett Moore
Market Conditions Hint at Shifting Labor Demand
The report notes a tight but noncritical labor market with fluctuations driven by unpredictable conditions. It cites a lack of surplus in the skilled labor pool, waves of transients passing through from the East, and a mix of unfilled lower wage positions alongside shortages in higher paying roles. Stenographers and clerk-typists are in especially high demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zoe Bur
Johns
Market News Markets at a Glance In New York
Markets open higher with rails steady and mixed cotton trading. Wheat firm on export demand, corn strong on commercial buying, fats firm and hogs uneven with volatile pricing. Prices show early gains with top quotes around 15.54 for a key grain and notable movements in hogs and rails.
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York
Jan
New Orleans
Kansas City Produce Market Notes
Raw transcript shows assorted produce terms including wholesale grades extras 10 per cent standards and current receipts. Mentions Ls commercial rivers, roasting items, and varied color descriptors. Readable details are fragmentary and inconsistent across lines.
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Kansas City
Ouley
Kansas Republican Group Lines Up Its Delegates
Kansas Republican state committee apportioned 1,913 delegates from 104 counties to district and state conventions electing delegates to the Republican National Convention. Delegates set by counties based on votes for secretary of state in 195N, with districts listing counts for counties such as Atchison Brown Clay Doniphan Jackson Jefferson Leavenworth Marshall Nemaha Pottawatomie Riley Shawnee Washington and others.
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Topeka
Republican State Committee
Atchisart
Brown
Clay
Doniphan
Jackson Jefferson Leavenworth
Marshall
Nemaha
Pottawatomie
Riley
Shawnee
Washington
Allen
Births at Memorial Hospital Hit by Local Names
At Memorial Hospital several new arrivals are listed including babies born to Mrs. Rosa Dome ad and Mrs. Martha Watson at 1330 Mass. St and 821 Walnut St respectively. Also noted are births of a son to Mr. and Mrs. Steve Jacobs at 507 La. St. and multiple residents with address snippets in Baldwin Eudora Wellsville Santa Barbara and Sunflower locales.
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Esther Waukuine
Lecompton
Mary Stemmerman
Garfield St
Blanche Root
Lcompton
W. K. Eisele
Helen Grothaus
Ind. St
Cora Lee Rice
Wellsville
Marcia Lohman
Elm St
Helen Torkelson
R. I. St
Rosa Dome
Mass
Martha Watson
Walnut
Claims Japs Have Been Making Arms Some Time
Washington officials say Japanese industry long turned out munitions for American occupation forces. They noted arms orders increased after Korea's outbreak and referenced a Tokyo report claiming tanks and large bombs were under consideration. Nearby items report a St Louis horse collar factory closing and a traffic fine.
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Washington
State Department
Tokyo
Yomiuri
Japan
Department
Korea
Topeka Oratory Contest Won by KU Student
University of Kansas student William Nulan of Pittsburg won the annual oratorical contest sponsored by the Native Sons and Daughters of Kansas. His topic was Kansas and the National Defense. Officers elected included Native Sons president C W Porterfield and treasurer G Clay Baker, Native Daughters president Mrs Ray Pierson and treasurer Mrs Iva Dayton Jones, with several other officers named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
University of Kansas
William Nulan
Pittsburg
Native Sons and Daughters of Kansas
Kansas
National Defense
C. W. Porterfield
Holton
Native Sons
Ray Pierson
Burlington
Native Daughters
Wer Native Sons
Maurice Fager
German Mother of Five Sentenced on Spy Charges
Regensburg Germany January Elisabeth Fuetterer a German housewife and mother of five was sentenced to 20 months in prison for spying on the U S army for Czechoslovakia A U S high commission district court found her guilty of attempting to gather information on American military weapons for the Communist Czech government The woman belonged to a spy ring whose other members were convicted last year according to prosecutors
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Regensburg
Germany
Jan P
Elisabeth Fuetterer
Czechoslovakia
U. S.high Commission
Five Drunk Cases in Police Court Dispositions
Five cases involving drunkenness were disposed of in police court yesterday afternoon. Frank Jones and Carlos L. Smith of Topeka were fined $10 each. Richard Emil Fritz of Topeka forfeited a $25 bond for failure to appear. Leo Norcross of 73512 Mass. St. was paroled on a 15 day jail sentence and placed on 60 days probation. Milton B. Johnson of Culver City, California, has a 10 day jail sentence suspended provided he leaves town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Jones
Carlos L. Smith
Topeka
Richard Emil Fritz
Leo Norcross
Mass. Sr
Milton B. Johnson
Culver City
Calif
Livestock Market Report From Kansas City and Omaha
Livestock receipts and prices across Kansas City and Omaha show cattle and calves varying in demand. Slaughter steers weak to lower, heifers mixed, with stockers and feeders steady to firmer in places. hogs and lambs mixed, with several loads moving but overall cautious activity. Prices reflect declines on lower grades and uneven demand across markets.
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Kansas City Livestock Kanens
Nebraska
Kansas City
Colorado
Kansas City Hay Market
Jin
Jiny
Kansas City Grain and Stock Market Slide and Gains
The report summarizes grain prices and stock market activity with notable gains in transportation and industrial shares. It notes mixed movement in grains like corn and wheat and mentions large volume trading around the market’s mid-session. The text ends with a gratitude note from a family for support during illness.
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K. U
Mt. Oread
Gilbert Ulmer
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Robinson Gym
Dean Ulmer
Journal-World
Rich Clarkson
W. D. Reilly
Leavenworth County
State of Kansas
Franklin TD. Murphy
Republican Group
Memorial Hospital
John Chaney
Barbara Schlegel
Mo. S
Juanita Gaswint
Bald
Florence Coffman
Albert Williams
Mildred Cotton
Eudora
Jack Buchanan
Helen Price
Walnut St
Gladys Hixon
Mass. St
Darlene Unfred
Route 1
St. Louis
Eugene Kohrmann
Arthur Tarpy
del. St
Lawrence Memorial CO
Norman Endacott
Mer
Per Dagen
Chicago
USDA
Maine
Minnesota North
Ora
Wisconsin
Florida
Texas
Shorts
Trailroad Storks
Atlantic Coast Line
Sutia Fyronhead
Thrysler Ioener
Tinera Cotu Pont
Metay Goodyear Intary
Keannecott Mant Ward Purus Sa Uener
Kinvis Central
Outhern — Pacifi Southern Railway
Texas Pacific Land Trust
Foster Wheeler
Znith J Radio
Sears-Roek Lee Vane
Wall Street
Fred Gregory
Schubert Funeral Home
New Hampshire
Etna
Massachusetts
Decker-Coy Agency
Warren Decker
Bud Coy
East 8Th
Dr. Jones
Manzley Ins
AGCY
M. C. Manley
Merle McKinney
George Hedrick
Massachusetts St
Baltimore Ave
Kaness City
Midwest Stock Exchange
Fitch 6 Co
ING. Investment Bankers
Ford
Traylor
Calvin
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