Guatemalan Peace Talks Hit Snag at Conference
In San Salvador rival Guatemalan factions haggled past dawn over a peace settlement to form a new government. Rebel Col. Carlos Castillo Armas and Col. Elfego Monzon extended the cease-fire to study proposals, while El Salvador’s Osorio mediated with cautious optimism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Salvador
Fi Salvador
Guatemala
Carlos Castillo Armas
Elfego Monzon
Castillo Armas
Chiquimula
el Salvador
Oscar Osorio
Monzon
Escuintla
Pinula
Concepcion
Guatemala City
June Moisture Boosts Cornette Yields and 1954 Crop Outlook
Farmers report improving wheat quality and yields with June moisture. Douglas County last year produced 48 000 bushels of wheat. state figures suggest the 1954 crop may exceed that. Lawrence appliance dealers report brisk business in late month. heat drives crowds to ice plants and drugstores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas County
State Department of Agriculture
Lawrence
Ma I.cording
Atte
Lawmakers Debate Farm Price Support Amendments
A debate on price supports continues with proposals for a one year flexible program at 2 percent parity and the opposing plan favoring rigid high supports at 90 percent. Representative Roosevelt criticized high level accepts for a seven year proposal, urging New York City Democrats to back the flexible approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Repsevelt
York City
Drunkenness case fines Roy Darsiels in police court
Roy William Darsiels of U. St. was fined $15 today in police court on a charge of drunkenness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy William Darsiels
U. St
Local residents listed with addresses in scattered notices
A dense OCR fragment lists numerous individuals and addresses including Sherie Kennedy Richlend Mollie Gietthaar Brouck Slate Sunflower Ethel Grant Sunflower Laura Henick 205 E 12th St DeSoto Ben Ray 541 Mich St Helen Ashworth McLouth Martha Anderson Haskell Edward Caumet 1446 Elmwood St Green 2023 Barker Ave Vance Hatchell 843 N 3rd St William Matherly Route 5 Joy Regnier Alice Schimel baby 1537 Haskell Ave Hay DeSoto John Swift 5011 Vt St Namoi Marlin 1330 RI St Don 2 Marilyn Bradt Lucy Harding Frances Sims N Y St Frank E Jones 1140 E 13th St Sara Rebecca Coal 8%14 Tenn St Omar Vinland Martha Edmonds Coff man 81$ Garfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherie Kennedy
Richlend
Mollie Gietthaar
la. St
Brouck Slate
Ethel Grant
Laura Henick
E. 12Th St
Aay. Tripkos
DeSoto
Ben- Ray
Mich
Helen Ashworth
McLouth
Martha Anderson
Haskell
Edward Caumet
Elmwood’ St
Joy Regnier
Tenn. St
Alice Schimel
Sara Rebecca Coal
Omar —Vinland
Martha. Edmonds
Coffman
Garfield
Local Families Welcome New Sons Today
Mr. and Mrs. James Faulkener welcome a son at 1031 Mississippi Street. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Fraser report a son at 1000 St. street. Mr. and Mrs. George Hartpence of Baldwin announce a son born today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Faulkener
Richard Fraser
George Hartpence
Baldwin
Local man treated after goose cable accident
L W Tims 45 of Kansas City an employee of Foster Wheeler Co. was treated in the emergency room for an abrasion on the forehead after being struck by a goose cable. William Kapelle 11 son of Gilbert Kapelle Baldwin was treated for a lacerated left foot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. W
Tims
Kansas City
Foster-Wheeler Co
Co-Op Fertilizer Plant
William Kapelle
Gilbert Kapelle
Baldwin
Lawrence Centennial bumper strips offered free at chamber office
Local residents can pick up bumper strips advertising the Lawrence Centennial at the Chamber of Commerce office at 8th and Vermont. About a thousand strips arrived last week for distribution, inviting people to take one for vacation trips to help promote the centennial celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Four KU Law graduates added to bar admission list
The University of Kansas Law School announced four more graduates among the 57 sworn in for admission to the bar. Albert Claude Cooke of Lawrence Marion Roesler of Claflin Bruce Warren Zuercher of Whitewater and Ralph M. King Jr. of Stuttgart Ark join the cohort as successful examinees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Kansas Law School
le Bar
K. A
Albert Claude Cooke
Lawrence
Marion Roesler
Claflin
Bruce Warren Zuercher
Whitewater
Ralph M. King Jr
Stuttgart
Ark
Rawlins Wildcat Well Sparks Oilmen Turnout
Rawlins County reports a wildcat well named Wildcat No 1 Kacirek by Oland Oil Company on Theo Kacirek farm, SE SW 83-36W seven miles. The well shows oil in at least three horizons and excites local interest in a virgin petroleum province.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Te Petrofeins
Pepe
Skirmish Flare Reopens Near Jerusalem Border
Firing erupted again along the Arab Israeli border in Jerusalem as both sides reported casualties. Each side said they had requested U N armistice observers to assess the situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
U. N
Public drunkenness cited after driver charged in horse incident
Asheville North Carolina patrolman R A Queen noted a driver’s public drunkenness after a horse and vehicle confusion. The defendant pleaded guilty and paid court costs.
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Asheville
N. C
Highwa Nit
R.A. Queen
Queen
Elephants Wreak Havoc in Belgian Congo Farmlands
Two large herds of wild elephants invaded the Kash ewe area in E Kasenga destroying plantations and terrorizing natives. Authorities have taken no action to destroy or drive them away as Congo elephants are protected by law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kashewe
Belgian Congo
Elephants From Visiting Circus Create Morning Stir
A visiting circus caused a morning disturbance as two elephants named Blanche and Roby escaped. They wandered through streets, trampling gardens and breaking fences before being tranquilized by authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche
Roby
Dr Mitchell Joins Jones and Manahan at Watkins Hospital
Dr Alexander C Mitchell joins the Watkins Hospital staff alongside Drs Jones and Manahan. He will practice medicine and become the seventh physician to serve K U athletic teams by Sept 1, replacing a staff member on sick leave. Mitchell, a Lawrence native, KU engineering graduate, and former sanitarian, earned his M D in 1950 and returns with his wife Ruth Courtland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander C. Mitchell
Watkins Hospital
de Ty
Kanaan
Pentel Jones and Shan
Fiediens Arts Center
Mitchell
Thenweat
Medine
Vents
Watkins
K. U
Ralph I. Caturtegon
said_De Mitetel
R. I. St
Groton
Mass
Camp Devens
Lawrence
School of Engineering
Ince
State Board ‘of Health
Okinawa
Font Ahsee Ane
T. Nd
Clyde Lore
Precinct Catoffee Board Asked About Bridge Party Plans
A Long Beach city clerk staff member investigated a woman caller seeking precinct catoffee board members to disrupt an election day bridge party. The caller planned to avoid inviting workers on that day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Calif
Traffic Signs Wanted in Raleigh Patrol Note
Fragmentary Raleigh notice requests traffic signs and details from Col. James R. Smith as North Carolina patrol commander. The garbled text hints at instruction to slow and manage highway flow and safety effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
N.C
Folke
Highway Patrol
James R.smith
North Carolina
Stevens in Europe on Army command tour at Lakenheath
U S Secretary of the Army Robert T Stevens arrived today in England from Washington for a visit to American Army commands in Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakenheath
England
U. S
Robert T. Stevens
Washington
Europe
Divorce Suits Filed for Betty LaRue and Macle Brown
Divorce suits filed in District Court name Betty LaRue and Robert LaRue as a couple and Macle Brown and Raymond Brown as spouses. The actions indicate ongoing proceedings seeking dissolution of four marriages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty LaRue
Robert LaRue
Macle Brown
Raymond
Man Killed After Car Overturns in Ditch on Kansas Highway
Loren Patterson, 33, died at St. Joseph Hospital shortly after his car overturned in a ditch on Kansas Highway 1% miles west of here. The accident occurred early today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loren Patterson
St. Joseph Hospital
Kansas Highway
Here
Vacation Work Pitches Offer Advertised in Classifieds
A stray ad fragment promises vacation work with low monthly earnings and a cheap contact method. The note lists a phone number and urges readers to place orders, reflecting a questionable solicitation from a past era.
Age ban lifted in Cincinnati city council decision
Cincinnati City Council votes to lift age restrictions for workers over seventy allowing continued employment. The move affects municipal staff and retirees seeking to remain in service under revised policy.
New Dean Arrives
The article notes the appointment of a new dean at the University of Kansas and recalls the career of the late Dean Lawson. It mentions his 1916 KU faculty start, roles as assistant dean and associate dean, and his 1933 appointment as dean after Joseph G. Brandt's death. It also includes biographical details about Helen L. Talbert and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prleinor
Pennsylvania State College
Indiana
Waggoner
Helen L. Talbert
Olathe
Jane
Margaret
Sarah
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
K.U
Dean Lawson
India
K. U
Joseph G. Brandt
County Fish and Game Fees Rise in Douglas County
County records show fish and game fees totaling 13336.95 for the year, up 2237.20 from last year. A total of 5885 licenses were issued for hunting fishing and trapping with fishing licenses leading at 3271. new license prices take effect today.
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Douglas County
T. R. Gerhart
Berman
Gerhart
Treece Elected Chef de Gate of Lawrence 40 and Society
Richard F. Treece, 1916 N. H. St., was elected chef de gate of the Lawrence 40 and Society at the American Legion group’s annual election held last night at the Eldridge Hotel. New officers include Mec Lapechet on train, Rev John Mit aH, Ernest Pontilis as conducetur, Richard Rice as lampiste, Howard Wiseman as commis Voyageur, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard F. Treece
N. H. St
Lawrence
Attorney John Dawson Stricken With Light Stroke
Arn pardon parole attorney and former Kansas Supreme Court chief justice John 8. Dawson, 85, was reported in fair condition at Stormont Vail Hospital after suffering a light stroke at his home yesterday. He has served as a state official for over five decades.
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Topeka
John 8. Dawson
Arn
Stormont Vail Hospital
Dawson
Kansas Supreme Court
Curtis Names Faubion Topeka For Congressional Bid
Elmer Curtis, Republican candidate for Congress in the 1st District, announces Hiram Hi Faubion of Manhattan as chairman of a Riley County Curtis for Congress Committee to support the campaign.
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Topeka
Elmer Curtis
Cofgreas
Hiram (Hi) Faubion
Manhattan
Riley County
Curtis
Ellis County agent quits Hays post after decade
Jewell Gebhart, Ellis County farm agent for nearly ten years, resigns effective July 31 to take a position as coke agent for Washington County, marking a leadership change in county agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellis County
Hays
Jewell Gebhart
Washington Coun
Anglo-Chinese Rift Hinted by Russians
Moscow radio suggested Britain might withdraw its offer to normalize relations with Peiping if it joins a Southeast Asia defense bloc against communism. It warned such moves could jeopardize détente with the Chinese People's Republic and strain Commonwealth ties.
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London
Moscow
Red China
Ihs
Britain
Peiping
Washington
Southeast Asia
Eisenhower
Churchill
Acci
From Locale Enrolled At K U Music Art Camp
Twenty seven students from Lawrence Lecompton Baldwin and Eudora attend the University of Kansas camp in its 17th season with a high attendance of 342 high school students across 25 states and DC. Sixty one enter the art division. The music section includes 281 enrolled, with many names listed for band chorus orchestra and music theory roles.
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Lawrence
Lecompton
Baldwin
Eudora
University of Kans
States
District of Columbia
Lawrence Area
Kathleen Karol Courtney
Mike Lancaster
Lécompteen
Marjorie Carol Plumb
Ingrid Vosper
Jen Yeh
Yin Yeh
Connie Bosze
Carol Young
Virginia Curtice
Dagmar Paden
David Gustafson
Bill Reinken
Bob Lohman
Charles Malone
Molly McCalla
Nancy Dixon
Tom Dixon
Mary Margaret Ericson
Winston Grantham
Doris’ Evans
Alan T. Harris
Cora Lee Price
Marilyn Smith
Judy Gorton
Barbara Johnson
Dorota Patterson
Gaye Annette Hutchins
Mike Baker
U S Steel Raises Prices By Three Dollars A Ton
U S Steel Corp announces a price increase averaging three dollars per ton for basic carbon steel. The move follows a labor contract with the CIO United Steelworkers granting wage increases and improved benefits to about 190,000 workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg H Im
VU. S. Steel Corp
Aftion
No. 1
Pendney
CIO
United Steelworkers
Basi
U.S
Neosho County Agent Lester Shepard Retires in Erie
Lester Shepard, dean of Neosho County farm agents, retires in Erie after 26 years as agricultural agent. He served as representative for the Farm Home Administration in the county, and is succeeded by a new agent following his long service.
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Erie
Kas
Lester Shepard
Kansas County
Neosho County
Shepari
Milk sales surge at Askov school
Milk consumption at the consolidated school in Askov surged 476 percent when youngsters were offered free milk. The Security State Bank of Askov paid for 214 quarts of milk as part of the on the house promotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Askov
Minn
Security State Bank of
Marriage Licenses Issued To Charles Clay and Shirley Clay
Court issues marriage licenses to Charles Clay 19 and Shirley E Clay of Wellsville and to Frank Murray 17 and Patricia Lee Seer 18 of Topeka.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charies 1E
Shirley E. Claybeth
Wellsville
Frank Murray
Patricia Lee Seer
Topeka
Hutchinson Youth Drowns in Sand Pit Swim
Kenneth Hanna, 2, of Hutchinson, drowned yesterday in a sand pit near the town while swimming with three other youths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hutchinson
Kenneth ‘Hanna
Lawrence Fire Department Responds to Brush Fire
The Lawrence fire department was dispatched today for a brush fire at 436 Walnut Bt. Fire crews arrived and controlled the blaze with no injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
For & Brush
Walnut Bt
Maieott's Hardware Featured In Brief Note
Fragmentary text mentions a shop named Maiett's Hardware and a reference to blue lustre and vacuum. The readable portion offers minimal context and no clear event. Further details are unavailable from the fragment.
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Blue
Maiett
Market News Drift Across Quiet Trading Floor
Market notes show mixed activity with corn and oats soft while hogs steady near 50 higher. Cattle improve with top grade steers at 27.25 and wheat around 1.86, corn 1.50, and butterfat 42 to 48. Eggs at 18. Chemicals rails motors and aircrafts were mixed while rubbers remained firm through the day.
Flood Deaths Toll Rising In Laredo After Tragedy
Eyewitness Olivares recalls hundreds crying for help as floods swamped Laredo Texas. Bodies hung in trees and debris piles were found, with some trapped on barbed wire fences. City of about 60 000 was isolated most of the day as two feet of water covered roads. Traffic expected to resume by night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olivares
Laredo
Kansas City Market Reports on Eggs Butter Poultry and Livestock
Kansas City market notes show mixed quotes for eggs and butter with variable grades and weights. Livestock prices indicate cattle calves hogs and sheep active with steady to higher bids, yearlings and low to mid grade cattle around 9.50 to 21.50 per hundredweight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Beltsville
Kansas City Inn
USDA
Wheat futures and grain prices in Kansas City market report
The Kansas City market notes wide price ranges for wheat and corn across grades No 2 and No 3 with reported car counts and varying futures. Prices show hard and soft wheat values around 2.04 to 2.12 with corn around 1.56 to 2.50 depending on grade and type.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Market recovers on gains in pivotal issues
New York stocks edged higher in late trading as gains in key issues supported the session. Volume totaled about 1.9 million shares, similar to yesterday, with General Motors rallying late after a weaker day and DuPont advancing about a point while steels, copper, oils, and buildings shares mostly declined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York i
General Motors
du Pontasiso
Six on KU Honor Roll Highlight Local Students
Six Lawrence students are named on the University of Kansas School of Business spring honor roll. Twenty eight juniors meet or exceed a 2.2 GPA, while 15 seniors reach or surpass 2.3. Warren Zimmermann and Robert Elmore are high achievers, with Zimmermann earning all A’s for a 3.0 average.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
University of Kansas School of Business
Jack Heysinger
Warren Zimmerman
LeRoy Baker
Owen Craig
Leon Mason
Gad Clarke Smith
Robert Elmore
Elmore
Zimmermann
Delbert Vaughn Speaks at Temperance Council
At the Lawrence Temperance Council meeting held Tuesday evening at Ninth Street Baptist Church the theme was Our Responsibility to Youth. Rev Delbert P Vaughn of the United Dty Forces spoke and Sam Ferguson presented a film It s the Brain that Counts. Twenty attendees. Next session set for 8pm Tuesday July 27 at Hirst Methodist Church Charles Grant chairs the council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Temperance Council
Ninth Street Baptist Church
Delbert P. Vaughn
United Dty Forces
Sam Ferguson
Hirst Methodist Church
Charles Grant
Temperance Council
Accidental drownings claim about 6500 American lives yearly
A national view shows accidental drownings kill roughly 6 500 people each year in the United States. The age groups and risk factors vary, with swimmers and boaters most at risk during warm seasons. Public health efforts focus on swimming lessons and near water safety campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Stop Sign Offense Fines Topeka Man
Billy Gene Ladrillono of Topeka was fined $10 in County Court for failing to stop at a stop sign. The incident occurred yesterday and the court proceeding was handled locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Gene Ladrillono
Topeka
Coats
Deaths and Funerals Mrs Carolena Williams 82
Mrs Carolena Williams 82 died Wednesday at her daughter’s Baldwin home after a broken hip and heart attack. Survivors include three children Raymond, Herbert, and a son in law, plus siblings, 15 grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Funeral at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Lamb Chapel Baldwin with Rev Willis Warner, burial Oakwood Cemetery beside her son Wil l Williams (died 1929).
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolena Williams
Leonard Whitted
Baldwin
Sues
Sien Ice
Lawrence
Georgia Greer
Sunflower
Raymond Williams
Tonganoxie
Herbert Williams
Lamb ‘Chapel
Willis Warner
Oakwood Cemetery
Ree Wiliams
Cordual Vaughan Dies at 64 After Heart Attack
Cordual Lafayette Vaughan 64 a resident of Eudora for two years died last evening at his home from a heart attack. He was a former resident of Eldon and is survived by a daughter Mrs Axtell Fowler of Eldon and a son Churchill E Vaughan of the U S Navy. Funeral services will be at Eldon with friends allowed to call at Schubert's Chapel until 7 30 this evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cordual Lafayette Vaughan
Eudora
el- Surviving
Axtell Fowler
Eldon
Churchell E. Vaughan
U. S. Navy
Schubert
Obituary of Mrs. Julia Ward of Tonganoxie
Mrs. Julia Agnes Ward 79 died at home Route 1 Tonganoxie Wednesday. Funeral at Sacred Heart Church Tonganoxie 10 a m Saturday Rosary 8 30 Friday night Quisenberry Chapel Tonganoxie Buried Hubbell Hill Cemetery She is survived by husband Robert G Ward four daughters Ailhea McEnulty Wichita Margaret Taylor Olathe Dorothy Brady Grace DeHoft Kansas City two sons Charles Ward South Holland IL Owen Ward Lawrence 10 grandchildren 10 great grandchildren
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Agnes Ward
Route 1
Tonganoxie
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Quisenberry Chapel
Hubbell Hill
Ward
Robert G. Ward
Ailhea McEnulty
Wichita
Margaret Taylor
Olathe
Dorothy Brady
Grace de- Hoft
Kansas City
Charles T. Ward
South Holland
Til
Owen Ward
Elm St
Lawrence
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