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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1957
Page
2
Heavy rains across Kansas threaten the wheat crop with flooding and delays. Officials say harvests may drop as yields shrink and abandonment climbs from last year's averages. Weather outlook calls for more showers as districts report varied rainfall totals and river flooding near Salina and Beloit.
The Lawrence show crowned Lemon Drop Kid of Sunnyslope Farms Scott City as best of show for the fourth time, with Hydromatic a Maytag Sales Co. roadster of Lexington Missouri defending another stake. Don Utz and Donna Gentry each rode two stake winners as Jay Utz led Sunny slope dominance though he took fewer prizes than last year. Hydromatic and Dotty Peavine plus Sugar Valley Rex and King Rebel highlighted five gaited and parade class wins amid a rising turnout deeming the event one of Kansas’s largest horse shows.
Mrs. Pearl May Bartley 61 of Horton dies at a son’s home.ervices at Rake Funeral Home 2:30 p.m. Wednesday with burial at Powhattan Cemetery. Surviving: Russell Bartley Jr. and two other sons Louis Robert and Harold E. Bartley. two daughters Marrietta Blackwell and Bonnie Haupt. four grandchildren. Ada Margaret Christie 64 of Baldwin dies at daughter’s home in Waterloo Iowa. Born Dec 12 1892 in Montrose WV. Married Mitchell C Christie Dec 25 1911. Funeral 11 a.m. Wednesday Lamb Funeral Home. Burial Prairie City Cemetery. Survivors: Mary Allen and three sons Ernest Virgo Forrest. five sisters. 11 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Max W Kirkland 36 of Baldwin died this morning at Ransom Hospital Ottawa born Sept 27 1920 in Ottawa He served in the Army World War II 1943 1945 spent 20 months in European Theater He owned a body and tender shop in Baldwin for six months Survivors include widow Genevieve a son Max daughter Donna and several relatives Funeral 4 pm Wednesday from McVey Dengel Mortuary Ottawa burial Highland Cemetery Ottawa Also noted Ruben C Smith father of Rev Kermit W Smith died in Dallas and Mrs Vera C Hoefer 67 died Friday funeral 10 am Tuesday First Methodist Church graveside 4 pm Tuesday Odd Fellows Cemetery Clifton Cooper Warren Funeral Home to greet friends Monday evening
Hiram Milton Cox aged 85 of Kansas City Missouri died Sunday night at home after a long farm life in Tonganoxie He belonged to Henri Masonic Lodge 180 A F and M Funeral services set for 1 30 pm Wednesday at Tonganoxie Congregational Church Rev W P Ames to lead burial in Powhattan Cemetery Body lies in state at Quisenberry Funeral Home Survivors include daughters Mrs Irene Denholm and Mrs Geraldine Jones and two sons Byron T Cox and Harold E Cox
Mrs Emily Ackerman 83 of 945 Kentucky 5t died Sunday at home after several weeks illness Funeral services to be announced by Cooper Warren Funeral Home Survivors include daughter Mrs Nicholas Lopes Chevy Chase Maine sister Mrs Elizabeth Fortier Wichita and son Tusten Ackerman Glenview Illinois Husband John F Ackerman died in 1926 She was a resident of Law-
A 5000 gallon water tank on the Claridge Hotel roof overflowed last night and sent a torrent down 16 flights to flood the lobby two inches deep. Hotel engineer W. D. Maybury blamed a failed automatic control and it took over an hour to locate a person who could shut off the pump.
At Memorial Hospital families welcome new members in a Sunday flurry. Names include Ginger Ireland Sunflower Dewey Raines Margaret Wempe Betty Hughes Mary L Shepard Barbara Gallegly Phyllis A Bradley Shirley Gross Delbert Breithaupt Vera Jean Dickson Ahn Clark Aleene Nagels Arthur Weldter Dennis Winter Anna Plummer Phyllis Rankin Hazel Gillette Leland Armstrong Virginia Toumberlin Agnes Bouton and baby boy Reta Oudahl Joan Van Meter baby boy Young Lon Buzick John Smith Jean Shaw Betty Henderson Malverna Buchheim Virginia Wright Beverly Thompson Eddie Harris Marguerite Pettengill Ann Clark Wynema Conklin and baby girl Dale Hughes John Shephard LeRoy Gross. A daughter and a son were born today at the hospital.
A Sunday crash on U S Highway 40 near Lawrence Leavenworth County left one man dead and two injured. Charles Devon Short 19 Odessa Missouri died instantly when his car collided head on with a gasoline transport truck driven by Dorrance True Richardson 51 Hutchinson. The two hitchhikers Rogers Dale Irwin 18 and Ronald Irwin 23 Theria Missouri suffered minor injuries. The truck driver escaped unharmed and described braking and evasive actions as he tried to avoid the vehicles. The Short car caught fire on arrival of authorities.
Abder Rahman Abu-Ghaben, 21, from Jerico Jom ana, will stay with the Hugh Boyce family in Route . for a month under the International Farm Youth Exchange program with Ford Foundation and National 4-H Club. This is his third visit to Kansas and he will live with the family to observe farm life.
Kansas traffic fatalities listed by the State Accident Records Section. In the last 48 hours three deaths. To date in 1957 two hundred forty five fatalities. Same period in 1956 three hundred seven.
A chartered motor boat with ten aboard overturned in choppy waters near Guanica in southern Puerto Rico. Six passengers drowned, while a survivor identified as Wan was rescued. The incident occurred yesterday in 300 yards offshore.
President and Mrs Eisenhower observe their 41st wedding anniversary at their Gettysburg country home. A ceremony at Gettysburg High School honored fallen Civil War soldiers as Gen Maxwell D Taylor warned of nuclear age threats. The couple recalled their Denver 1916 marriage and exchanged private gifts.
Lawrence three night horse show reports one minor injury to Mrs. Nagels of Topeka after a fall in the stable area. She spent night at Lawrence Memorial Hospital and was released today. Also noted is a MS Drive total of 953.53 from various sources and a 25 pound snapping turtle found tied to a post near 8th and Mass. Streets returned to Kaw River.
Vanatta and crew escaped a Gulf offshore rig collapse before Hurricane Audrey struck. Others perished or drifted after rigs failed. Vanatta was near Lake Charles while Buddy Merritt lost shoes and a notebook during flood evacuations. Coach Mather voiced relief that the boys are safe. Nearby farms saw new crops as floods rose, with carp-filled back water around Stranger Creek.
Richard Arthur Armstrong of Route 2 was paroled Saturday after a June 27 County Court sentence of 90 days for disturbing the peace. County Attorney Wayne Allphin said the charge stemmed from a mimicry of telephone calls to a local junior high school girl.
Journal-World reports Safeway and Hamilton Dress Shop remodeling to make way for the new Duckwall Store. Hamilton will remain open until it moves to 935 Mass. St in the near future.
A note of gratitude expresses appreciation to Dr Walters nurses aides friends and relatives for flowers gifts cards and notes and for kindness during the hospital stay.
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