Licensing Rush At Lawrence Offices Sparks Short Waits
About 600 driver licenses issued by 1 p m at two Lawrence offices. Downtown and Mt Oread sites saw lines as applicants topped 600, with temporary permits valid 600 days while tests are arranged. Staff including Mrs Dorothy McGregor and others processed groups quickly, averaging four minutes per person.
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Lawrence
Massachusetts
Franling Hall
Don Hults
Douglas
Opera
Kansas
Mt. Oread
Dorothy McGregor
Rachel Reber
Alice Patee
Marjorie Lynn
Bias Angeline Stavros
Jerre Jean Lyons
Baney Moore
Hill Richardson
William Beeson
Arnold Stucker
Lawrence Scenes and Weather Highlight Local News
John Davison dismantled a shutter to build a rose trellis at 1018 Kentucky Street and photographed a blooming Paul Leariet rosebush. Downtown Lawrence sweltered as temperatures hit 93 at 3 p.m. after a 100 degree reading earlier.
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John Davison
Journal-World Mechanical
Kentucky Street
Davison
Lawrence
Market News From New York and Chicago Trade Signals
New York markets show higher prices for grains with corn firm and oats steady. Livestock reports indicate active cattle trade with higher prices, and hog and poultry markets show mixed gains. Kansas City and Wall Street follow with daily notes on futures, hay, and dairy prices.
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New York
Rsco
Chicago
Kansas City Livestock Kansasies
Ivo Shaper Doarhet
Firefighters Reduce Leaning Old Chimney at Station House
Firemen used an aerial ladder to downsize a 30 foot brick chimney at the station, dropping three truckloads of rubble to the flue. The chimney is now about five feet taller than the roof and capped with a cement top to prevent further mortar decay.
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Paul Ingels
Ingels
Market rallies and losses amid mixed corporate shifts
A broad market session shows a 34 point jump and notable gains for US Steel, General Electric, and Boeing while Continental and several consumer names slip. The day reflects strong turnover and a tentative anti trust news reaction amid broad activity in potatoes and other commodities.
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US. Steel
Youngstown Sheet
Gerrrai Alex Studebaker
Goodrich
Montgomery Ward
Boeing
American Telephone
Western Union
General Electric
Santa Fe
Union Pacific
Richfield Oil
Gulf Oat
Paritips Petroleum
Thangcontinental
Westerm Aeriva Font
Yreenlay
Department of Se
Wheat Rush To Local Elevator Across Douglas County
Wheat farmers hurried to area elevators as rain paused driving a late harvest push through Douglas county. Trucks from Johnson Jefferson and Leavenworth counties joined the line while government loan price for Douglas county No 1 wheat stood at 2.01 per bushel with about 13 percent moisture. The department of agriculture projected a national average loan payment near 1.95 per bushel.
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Douglas County
Johnson, Jefferson
Leavenworth
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Osawatomie Lawyer Named First Assistant Attorney General
Wil iy H. McQueary of Osawatomie is appointed by Attorney General Harold RK Fatzer as the state’s first assistant attorney general. The 34 year old attorney has served as city attorney of Osawatomie since 139 with prior Army service and rich Republican ties. He replaces Clay C. Carper who joined the state liquor control office as chief counsel. McQueary also runs the Otsawatomie Abstract company and chairs the second district young G.O.P. organization.
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Second District
Young G.O.P
Otsawatomie Abstract Company
Government loans on new wheat in warehouse storage
Kansas state office of the pro ton and marketing association reports its first loan applications for new wheat stored in warehouses. Two requests seek the full loan rate for 2,817 bushels stored in elevators at Lewis and O’Ferle, Kansas, with wheat tests from 58 to 60 pounds. No loans yet for wheat piled on the ground or in emergency shelters.
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Manhattan
Kan
Kansas State
Proton and ‘Marketing Association
Lewis and O'ferle
Mother Sentenced To Jail For Hiding Child
In Boston on July 1 a 45 year old mother Anna Sullivan was sentenced to an indefinite reformatory term for hiding her ten year old son Gerald from the world to cover his illegitimacy. Gerald, found in March wearing girl clothes, was sheltered at the Sullivan home for much of his life and later adopted as a neglected child. He is to return to the state home where he resides with other youngsters.
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Boston
Anna Sullivan
Tse
Gerald
Sullivan
Frankland W. D. Miles
Body of Woman Dressed In Odd Fashion Found Near Helena
The unidentified woman, aged about 38 to 40, was discovered south of Helena in rugged mountain country. She wore a mix of men's outer clothing and women's undergarments, including slips and panties, and had brownish red hair. Her head showed blunt-force trauma, and she appeared dead since June 11. Sheriff John Williams reported the find on Wednesday night.
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Helena
Mont
Here
John Williams
Gospel Messengers to Speak at Lawrence Bible Chapel
A group from Waterloo evangelical headquarters will conduct services at Lawrence Bible Chapel 1000 Connecticut tonight at 8. Lead evangelists David Lawrence and Arthur Rodgers, who toured the summer circuit last year, will headline the program.
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Lawrence Bible Center
Evangelical
Waterloo
Lawrence Bible Chapel
Connecticut
David Lawrence
Arthur Rodgers
Hospital Admissions List Reflects County Turbulence
A string of admissions shows multiple individuals admitted to Memorial Hospital and Kansas City area facilities. Names include J O W Spence, Roberta Pringle, Samuel Grammer, Martha Ann Coff mat, Mary Gareini, Eudora, Emma Taylor, Gertrude Sherwood, Pauline Rudulph, James Wells, Dixie Peterson and baby, Irma Johnson, Dexter Wiley, Dr David Parker, Dean Lightner, Konnie Diest, Margaret Hanson, Theresa Geloughty, Neal Eller, Alberta Freedang, Delores Isern, Dave Brown, Dorothy Abels, and others with addresses across East Twelfth to Rhode Island streets and beyond.
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J. O W. Spence
East Twelfth Street
Roberta Pringle
Pennsylania Street
Samuel Grammer
Route c
Martha Ann Coffmat
Mary Gareini
Eudera
Emma Taylor
Eudora
Gertrude Sherwood
Alabama Street
Pauline Rudulph
Massachusetts Street
James Wells
Kansas City
Dixie Peterson
Missouri
Irma Johnson
Pennsylvania Street
Dexter Wiley
Tonganoxie
David Parker
Dean Lightner
Konnie’ Diest
Margaret Hanson
Rhode Island
Theresa Geloughty
Kansan City
Neal Eller
New Hampshire
Alberta - Freed Ang
Tennessee Street
Delores Isern
Kentucky
Dave Brown
New Jersey
Dorothy Abels
Connecticut Street
Mr and Mrs O R Davidson Welcome a Son
Mr and Mrs O R Davidson of Route 3 welcomed a son yesterday, increasing their family and adding joy to the household.
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R .Davidson
Deaths and Funerals Mrs Theresa Rothberger
Mrs Theresa Rothberger aged 62 of Eudora Route 1 died this morning at Lawrence Memorial hospital. She is survived by her husband George Rothhberger two daughters Miss Gertrude Rothberger Mrs Katherine Jeterson one son Simeon Rothberger two sisters Mrs Katie Winters Mrs Lizzie Greiner two brothers dee HRlechel Henry Mechel four grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Monday at 8:30 at Holy Family Catholic church Rev Lorenz Reith in charge. Burial will be in Holy Family cemetery. Rosary at 8 Sunday evening at Holy Family church.
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Theresa Rothberger
Eudora
Route 1
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
George Rothhberger
Gertrude Rothberger
Katherine Jeterson
Missouri Street
Lawrence
Simeon Rothberger
Katie Winters
Lizzie Greiner
Dee Hrlechel
Henry Mechel
Holy Family Catholic Church
Lorenz Reith
Holy Family Cemetery
Holy Family Church
Ten Injured as Harvest Truck Hits Bus in Kansas
Garden City area reports a severe crash on US-13 when a harvest truck pulling a tractor and a combine collided with a southbound Kansas coach bus. Ten people injured, two seriously, including bus driver Lester A. Fox and a 10-year-old truck rider. Police say the northbound truck lost control, blocking traffic for an hour.
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Garden City
Kan
Here
Lester A. Fox
Charles Shaver
Grand Junction
Colo
Fox
Sind
W. W. Clark
Sheridan
Tex
Raymond Cumming
Paducah
John V. Shaver
Inglewood
Calif
Change shoe styles in Tokyo shift to new widths
Tokyo reports a shift in men's footwear with more width options ending the sole narrow standard. The note attributes the change to evolving fashion and comfort preferences in Japanese markets as suppliers expand size ranges for better fit.
Thanking Relatives Friends and Neighbors for Kindness
The note expresses gratitude to relatives friends and neighbors for remembered cards letters and kindness during illness in the hospital and after returning home. It also thanks telephone operators in lora andCharles Holmes for their thoughtfulness.
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Lora
Charles Holmes
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