City approves mutual fire defense pact and street projects
Lawrence council approves a mutual fire fighting agreement with Leavenworth Ottawa Kansas City Topeka Atchison and Olathe under civilian defense. It also authorizes street light petitions and alcohol licenses, plus water department purchases and sewer bond plans for North Lawrence and West Hills. Legacy actions include a Veterans Affairs office in city hall and public works improvements.
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Lawrence
Northeast
Paul Ingela
Leavenworth
Ottawa
Kansas City
Topeka
Atchison
Olathe
Fourth
Wisconsin
New York
Eighteenth
Barker
American Ion
Blue Bucket Shop
Brook's
Chet's Drive In
Chuck's Lace
Country Club
Wright's Grocery
Kansas Office of Veterans Affairs
Eighth
Kentucky Streets
George Starkey
Water Department
Vernon
Kaw Motor Company
Mb Cyike
F. A. Runsell
R. O. Burgert
T. J. Glaaro
Oliver” Beamen
North
West Hills
Nineteenth
Louisiana
Missouri
Delaware
Pennsylvania
Community Birth Notices From Memorial Hospital
At Memorial Hospital many families welcome new arrivals today. Mrs Virginia Northern of Willis Bee Sunflower reports a baby boy. Mrs Birdie Stayton and baby girl at 622 Vermont. Mrs Victoria Wright at 704 Lincoln has a baby girl. Mrs Betty Jane Kennedy at 625 Louisiana presents a baby boy. Mrs Constance Carter and baby boy in Tonganoxie. Mr and Mrs Raymond Sifers at 54 Ohio welcome a daughter. Mrs Clyde Smith Route 3 has a son today.
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Birdie Stayton
Vermont Street
Mark Malinowsky
Sunflower
Victoria Wright
Lincoln Street
Betty Jane Kennedy
Louisiana Street
Evelyn Ridgway
Baldwins Pryor
Ausbama Street
Margaret Stetzman
Baldwin
Constance Carter
Tonganoxie
Betty Goss
Sas City
Margaret Sellars
Ohio Street
Raymond Sifers
Atchison
Rhode Island Street
Toad Sis
Clyde Smith
Route 3
Lawrence Ponders Roving Dog Problem At City Hall
Lawrence city council debates roving dogs and possible legal action or recruiting a dog catcher after multiple complaints. A prior canine catcher was criticized for ineffectiveness and a public worker remembers the lazy period. A blackout event adds to the chaos as a girl blows out birthday candles in the dark.
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Lawrence
Jack London
University of Kansas
Memorial Union
Autopsy on Anna Ward Finds No Conclusive Cause of Death
Autopsy for Anna Jane Ward, found dead at 1827 Arkansas Street on December 12, returned to Sheriff Travis Glass. Two pathologists at University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City performed the postmortem. report notes advanced decomposition and inconclusive cause, with gas exposure details disputed and no cherry red skin typical of carbon monoxide poisoning observed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Jane Ward
Arkansas Street
Travis Glass
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City
Sheriff Glass
Miss Ward
Break‑in at Independence draft office prompts full record check
Intruders pried a lock to enter Independence county selective service office in city hall over the weekend. About 6000 records remained inside Ging cabinets and chief clerk Irene Lewis stated every file would be checked to ensure none were destroyed. The basement holds the draft office while police HQ sits on the second floor.
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Independence
Kan
County Selective Service
Irene Lewis
Freight bind ties Chicago and Detroit in three day stoppage
Chicago and Detroit face a three day work stoppage as about 10 009 yard workers mainly switchmen report sick. A lasting wage dispute draws federal attention from Washington where the justice department monitors the situation. Army control of rail zones began August 26 to curb a broader strike and negotiations continue in Washington after a three year wage pact was reached December 21.
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Washington
Justice Deartment
Department
Belt Railway Company
Chicago
Col Lathrop Read to Address Hutchinson School Club
Col Lathrop B Read a retired U S Army lieutenant colonel and Hutchinson council member will speak at a Friday breakfast for the Kansas Legion School masters club at the Hotel Bisonte. He will address What Shall We Tell Our Students About the Emergency to the Liberty Memorial high school principal Neat Wherry presiding. The club, formed in 1935, is affiliated with the Kansas State Teachers Association and the American Legion.
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Lathrop
Pat” Read
United States Army
Kansas Legion
K.S.T.A. Council of Administration
Kansan social notes from Topeka events and visits
Mr and Mrs Hovey Hanna returned Sunday from Los Angeles where they spent two months with daughter Mrs E H May and family. Several local residents attended Kansas Day activities including breakfast for past presidents of the Kansas Day club and the Woman's Kansas Day club meetings. Hospital and charity visits occurred with carpet rags delivered to the blind ward in Wadworth and contributions to the Weaving room and library, alongside social luncheons and dinners at the Hotel Jayhawk and Municipal auditorium.
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Hovey Hanna
Los Angeles
Calif
E. H. May
Dolph Simons
Kansas Day Club
Topeka
C.V. Bell
William Kollender
Ida Lyons
Wadaworth , Hospital
Fred Williams
Willis P. Olmsted
Earl Martin
Mission
Kansas Authors Club
Jayhawk
Topeks
Jonathan B. Carter
Wilson
Cold Temps Persist Across Kansas Says Weatherman
Topeka dispatch reports extended cold spell across Kansas with 10 to 20 degrees below normal. Skies stay cloudy with light snow likely through Friday. Showers tonight and Wednesday mostly west and central, leaving under an inch of snow. Low temps near zero to five above, highs 46 to 20. Goodland logged two inches. Hill City and Phillipsburg one inch. Wichita schools closed to save gas as snow continues. Soil moisture welcome in the south central region. Wichita low near 1 degree, not matching 1949 low of minus six.
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Topeka
Kansas
Richard Garrett
Goodland
Hill City
Phillipsburg
Chalante
Wichitata
Weather Bureau
Wichita
Registration set in adult classes
Registration set in adult classes will meet before a more hours with Hartzler to discuss clerking problems. Programs include human relations and foremanship courses, taught by Hartzler and other instructors, with a variety of training offerings for the coming semester at Typing I and II, shorthand, secretarial training, and crafts.
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University of Kansip
Robinson Gym
Thoraday
Gagilardo-Ciarksoo
Hartzler
Logadon
Guy Barnes
C. R. Bittenbender
W. Casey
Wiliam Lassman
Frances McCreary
Breithaupt
Carl Hunzicker
J. Tucker
C. James
JL. Bailey
Lawrence Men
Charles Kassinger
Baldwin Woman Dies In Suspected Suicide
Mrs Marie Julia Moeller 46 of rural Baldwin was found dead by hanging in a barn hay loft on her farm. Coroner ruled death by own action after family reported long mental disturbance and prior suicide threats. She leaves husband George and three children, Walter 19 Elaine 13 Lorraine 11. Funeral at First Methodist Baldwin with burial in Denver, Calo.
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Marie Julia Moeller
Baldwin
F. S. Deem
Moeller
Mra. Moeller
Aim
Moaller
Desark
Ark
Walter
Elaine
Lorraine
First Methodist Church
Denver
Calo
Driver Ticket After Stop Sign Collision
John F Deal of 218 North Fifth Street received a ticket from police for running a stop sign at Seventh and Vermont after a collision with Maurice B Myer of 801 Missouri Street damaging both cars. Raymond Hughes of Olathe and Lauren Pringle of 1005 Pennsylvania Street also collided yesterday afternoon at Eleventh and Connecticut Streets with both vehicles damaged.
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John F. Deal
North Fifth Street
Venth
Vermont
Maurice B. Myer
Missouri Street
Raymond Hughes
Olathe
Lauren Pringle
Pennsylvania Street
Eleventh
Connecticut
Farm prices stay below ceilings despite overall rise
The agriculture department said no new farm product hit price ceilings yet overall prices farmers receive rose about five percent from mid-December to mid-January, leaving farm prices roughly 27 percent higher than a year ago. Parity prices for many goods will guide February controls, with some commodities getting revised parity formulas.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Snow and cold grip town with fresh skates and dry humor
Residents describe slick roads and interrupted utilities from a recent storm. Skating thrived on ponds as light snow dusted the scene and winter gear found new life. Wheat planting benefited by moisture though not yet strong enough to push through. In court, four individuals were fined for stop sign and parking violations, and Roy Seever faced a $100 fine plus license suspension for drunk driving with a 30 day jail sentence suspended.
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Santa Claus
Roy Eugene Seever
DeSoto
Costa
Frank Gray
Naval barrage and air strikes target Korean front
Allied forces pressed a heavy assault along the Korean east coast near Kensong and across the Seoul region. The Missouri fired over 1,000 rounds as Manchester and destroyers joined in the bombardment while U S Fifth Air Force unleashed the war s heaviest night bombing on villages around Seoul. Swinton reported convoys totaling 1 800 vehicles moving toward the front from Pyongchang and Huichon to Kanu and Sariwon. About 60 000 Chinese troops were entrenched between Suwon and Seoul along the allied advance road.
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Kensong
Peral
Missouri
Kansong
Manchester
U. S. Fifth Air Force
Seoul
Associated Prean
Stan Swinto
Western Front
Huichon
Kanu
Sariwon
Suwon
Father of Famous General Dies at Ponca City Oklahoma
John Erastus Whitehead 79 father of Lt. Gen. Ennis C. Whitehead died today at his son Loren E. Whitehead’s home in Ponca City. He was born in Coffey County Kansas and lived as a farmer in Kansas before moving to Burlington to be with family five weeks ago. Survivors include two sons four daughters and two great grandchildren. Funeral will be in Burlington with burial at Waverly Kansas.
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Ponca City
Okla
John Erastus Whitehead
Ennis C. Whitehead
Whitehead
Burlington
Kan
Loren E. Whitehead
Geophysical Department of the Continental
Coffey County
Kansas
Visiary
Deaths and Funerals in Williams Town and Houston
Mrs Orpha Calvert age 53 died at home in Williams Town after lifelong residence. Survived by husband Russell Calvert, daughters June Walker and Martet Calvert, sister Loretta McCrary, brothers Floyd Dick and Orville Dick. Funeral Thursday 2 p.m. at Williams Town Community Church. Burial in Underwood Cemetery. Also noted are Mrs Fred Westie Honel and Fred Hagel of Houston with services in Baxter Springs and relatives in Kansas City and Salina.
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Orpha Calvert
Williamstown
Russell Calvert
June Walker
Topeka
Martet Calvert
Loretta McCrary
Salina
Floyd Dick
Perry
Orville Dick
Downey
Calif
Wilamstown Community Church
Gerald Manning
Wood Cemetery
Fred Rut
Westie) Honel
Fred (Verge) Hagel
Houston
Tex
Riley Burcham
Massachusetts
Atrget
Baxter Springs
Onne
Burcham
William Oc, Burcham
Kansas City
Market Notes and Livestock Prices Amid Tumbling Totals
A compact report from Kansas City markets details livestock receipts for upcoming trades with cattle calves hogs and sheep at varied prices. It notes USDA figures for cattle hogs and vealers, plus hay and grain quotes and a brisk New York stock market influenced by a two for one Santa Fe split proposal and a surge in overall trading volume. Entities include Kansas City, AP, USDA, Santa Fe, The Day in New York.
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New York
Santa Fe E
Santa Fe
Such & More
Yir
Cold Spell Creates Many Weird Weather Stories
A severe cold snap disrupts training for 1,000 Fifth Army troops at Ft Leonard Wood and causes multiple weather related fatalities across Indiana Missouri Kentucky Illinois and Pennsylvania plus widespread injuries from falls and icy streets. A divorce granted in district court to Ruth Denninghoff from George Denninghoff.
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Limos
Kentucky
Ilinois
Washington
Pittsburgh
Ruth Denninghoff
George Denninghoff
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