Truman set for July 4 holiday at Shangri La retreat
President Truman planned a four day July fourth holiday with Mrs Truman at the Maryland Shangri La retreat near Thurmont. He intended to act on the Hobbs anti racketeering bill before leaving for privacy and rest in the Catoctin mountains. The bill carries up to 20 years in prison and a ten thousand dollar fine for obstructing interstate commerce.
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Washington
Truman
Charles G. Ross
Shangri-La
Maryland
Franklin Roosevelt
Rep
Hobbs
D-Ala
Catoctin
White House
Roosevelt “Shangri-La
Thurmont
A Majority Will Decide Atomic Energy Questions
The United Nations atomic energy commission adopted a majority vote rule for all decisions after Soviet Russia backed down from a two-thirds requirement. The panel adjourned without a next meeting date. It ruled that seven of 12 members could decide on substantive questions, despite Russia's demand for eight. Gromyko stated he would not insist if others oppose.
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New York
United Nations Atomic Energy Commission
Russia
Andrei A. Gromyko
Herbert V. Evatt
Australia
Gromyko
Maintenance Cost for Soldier Up 57.10 in First Year
The Army's quartermaster general said the average cost to maintain and equip a soldier for his first year rose 10.7 percent to 6590.68 dollars. The figure covers food clothing and personal and barracks equipment with weapons, ammunition, transport and pay excluded. Officials released the figures last month amid OPA controversy.
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Washington
United States
Army
OPA
Overseas Relief Talk Set at Plymouth Church Tonight
Sidney M. Berry English Congregational Leader will speak on relief abroad at 8 pm at Plymouth Congregational Church. An organ recital by Marian Churchill Replogle begins at 7:30 pm with Chopin Nocturne in E flat and works by Brahms Boellmann and others.
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Sidney M. Berry
Plymouth
Marian Churchill
Chopin
Brahms
Boellmann
Clokey
Stebbins
St. Anne de Beaupre
Alexander Russell
Franck
Beng Aanio
Jac
Four Marriage Licenses Issued by Douglas County Probate
Four marriage licenses were issued yesterday by the Douglas county probate judge. Roy M. Shoe maker aged 35 and Evelyn F. Boydak 30, both of Auburn Maine. Clayton L. Hohensheet 38 and Katherine Merritt 35 of Uvalde Texas. Carroll W. Beasley 29 and Eleanor Boggs 26 of Slater Missouri. Donald G. Motzer 21 of San Francisco and Mary L. Dickinson 21 of Lawrence. Fields Declared Excess Washington July 3. The army air field at Liberal Kansas and an auxiliary field at Garden City Kansas were declared excess to air force needs by the war department. Officials said the fields may be used for other purposes or disposed of as surplus government property if not needed.
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Douglas County
Roy M. Shoemaker
Evelyn F. Boydak
Auburn
Maine
Clayton L. Hohensheet
Katherine Merritt
Uvalde
Tex
Carroll W. Beasley
Eleanor Boggs
Slater, Mo
Donald G. Motzer
San Francisco
Mary L. Dickinson
Lawrence
Washington
Army Air Field
Liberal
Kas
Garden City
War Department
Air Forces
Department
Zerbal Lodge Holds Regular Meeting Wednesday Evening
Zerbal Lodge schedules its regular business meeting for Wednesday at 8:00 PM. An election will be held in the Council. Officers mentioned include C. E. Birch Thomas C. Ryther Warren Zimmerman. Adv.
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Zerbal Lodge
C. E. Birch
Thomas C. Ryther
W.M. Warren Zimmerman
Adv
Fireworks Dominate Independence Eve in Lawrence
Fireworks are plentiful but costlier after the war with Lawrence offering Chinese and American crackers for sale. Vendors report strong early sales as children flood in for small firecrackers while nightworks fetch higher prices. no public display is planned this year.
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Lawrence
China
Legion Post Meeting Time Shift to Avoid Rodeo Conflict
The Dorsey Liberty Post of the American Legion schedules a 7 45 pm regular meeting tonight instead of Thursday to prevent conflict with the July 4 rodeo sponsored by the Lawrence Police Department and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. The housing committee will report on possible club room locations and all members are urged to attend and discuss this important issue.
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Dorsey-Liberty Post
The
American Legion
Lawrence
Deaths and Funerals in Kansas and Nearby Counties
Mrs. Carrie S. Busch Brown aged 79 dies at home in Kansas City. Survived by husband Julius, daughter Mae Ozias, five sisters, and two brothers. Charles Gentry of Oskaloosa dies at 49 in Lawrence Memorial Hospital after June 29 stay. funeral in Oskaloosa to be announced. survived by five brothers and two sisters. Mrs. Mary Harris aged 89 dies at home south of Eudora. funeral services to be announced. survived by two sons, two daughters, eight grandchildren, and four great grandchildren.
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Carrie S. Busch Brown
Kansas City
Julius Brown
Mae Ozias
Lawrence
Elizabeth Murphy
Will Wiles
Anna Wiles
Emma Martin
Emporia
Minnie Manahan
Benton
Ark
Henry Busch
Lepeeteth
Otto Busch
Effingam
Charles Gentry
Oskaloosa
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Minnie Long
Nell Droke
William Gentry
Ted Gentry
Guy Gentry
Perry
Edgar Gentry
Roy Gentry
Mary Harris
Eudora
Douglas Harris
Jerry Harris
Kathleen McQuiston
Athens
Ruth Tarpley
State College
Pennsylvania
Government Suspends Wheat Lending to Mills
Chicago reports the government has suspended temporarily its wheat lending program to domestic mills. Mills were notified of the suspension by Washington orders. Wheat had been loaned from stockpiles intended for foreign needs.
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Chicago
the Production and Marketing Administration
Washington
Disturbed Peace Conviction For Horn Near South Park
Ver gil Dean of 2246 Massachusetts street was found guilty in police court this morning of disturbing the peace by blowing a two tone horn near South Park early Tuesday. Police Judge O J Pane fined Dean ten dollars. Judge Hugh Means spoke to Phi Alpha Delta at Greenhall lounge on court procedure.
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Vergil Dean
Massachusetts Street
South Park
O. J. Pane
Dean
Ofense
Hugh Means
Phi Alpha Delta
University of Kansas
Greenhall
Judge Means
Traffic Violators Fined In Police Court Session
In police court this morning Judge O J Lane found 15 motorists guilty of overparking and fined them one dollar each for violating city traffic regulations.
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O. J. Lane
Acquitted by Court in Lichfield Case at Army Trial
Acquitted Pfc. Austin D. Gheens of Newport Tennessee of striking three American guardhouse prisoners at Lichfield England. Col James Kilian of Highland Park Indiana charged with authorizing cruel treatment. A witness refused to testify citing fear of consequences.
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Bad Nauheim
Germany
Pfc
Austin D. Gheens
Newport
Tenn
Lichfield
England
James Kilian
Highland Park
Gheens
Killian
U.S. Army
10Th
Simon Blocker
Chicago
Ill
Prices at a Glance: Living costs and markets review
Prices at a Glance reports a broad price picture with livestock at records in some markets, grains and meats rising, butter milk and flour up, rents increasing, and clothing steady. Labor warns of higher wages if inflation worsens while Congress explores price-control compromise. travel tours to resume postwar levels and lower airmail rates are noted.
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Associated Press
Mrs Myrtle Strahan Treated After Yard Fall Incident
Mrs Myrtle Strahan of route 4 was treated at Lawrence Memorial Hospital for injuries from a fall in her yard this morning.
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Myrtle Strahan
Route 4
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Schoeppel to Deliver Talk at Troy Youth Park Dedication
Governor An drew Schoeppel announced today he would give an address at the dedication ceremonies for a youth park in Troy tomorrow. The item also notes a historical claim about Alexandria having 4,000 palaces in the seventh century.
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Schoeppel
Troy Topeka
Andrew Schoeppel
Troy
Alexandria
Trieste Talks Spark Uneasy Wartime Peace Hopes
Paria July 3. Arthur Vandenberg said there had been an awful row over the convoking of a peace conference with a Soviet minister Molotov insisting reparations must be settled before a date is fixed. Vandenberg predicted the conference could be convoked near the end of July.
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Paria
Arther Vandenberg
Molotov
Vandenberg
Lawrence Kiwanis Meeting Moves To Friday at Eldridge
In Lawrence the Kiwanis club shifts its weekly gathering to Friday at the Eldridge hotel, replacing Thursday. Fireworks woes at South Park stadium cause several scares with police warning of prosecution for endangering others. Edward D. Lord, ex Sunflower Ordnance Works safety engineer, becomes head of safety in all ordnance plants at the Pentagon. The University of Kansas marks its first Fourth of July holiday since 1941 with a campus shutdown except power plant operations as Navy V-12 winds down.
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Lawrence Kiwanis Club
Eldridge Hotel
Edward D. Lord
Sunflower Ordnance Works
Pentagon
Washington
Lawrence
University of Kansas
Raymond Nichols
Navy
Drunk Charge Plea Fines for J L ONeal
J L ONeal aged 53 of 1137 Connectcut street pleaded guilty in police court to a drunk Monday night. He was fined $15 by Police Judge O J Lane. The report closes noting Judge Helvering spent a quiet night and underwent an operation last month.
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J. L. O'Neal
Connecticut Street
O. J. Lane
Washington
Doctors Hospital
Guy T. Helvering
Kansas
Eudora High Field Repairs and Visitor Notes
The Eudora high school athletic field is being repaired with new wire backstops for tennis courts and cleaned courts. A delegation led by three Eudora ministers is overseeing the work funded by the school. Visiting from out of town, Mr and Mrs William A Wolfe and daughter Marjorie Ann stayed with their Wolfe relatives during travels that included Chicago Detroit and Rudolph Ohio. Miss Patricia Passam of St Marys visits Schopper family this week. The Metropolitan Museum of New York has 325811 square feet of exhibition floor space.
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Eudora
William A. Wolfe
Marjorie Ann
George M. Wolfe
Wolfe
Chicago
Detroit
Six Transports Bring Homecoming Servicemen and War Brides
Six ships, five carrying over 2700 servicemen and one with 398 war brides and children, are due to arrive at eastern and western ports today.
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Associated Press
Community notices span visits and meetings in Jefferson county
Church services in the early hours precede a busy week of family visits with the Pred Deakin and Rolin families, hospitality for visitors from Yakima and Cheyenne, and a large neighborhood gathering at Mrs. Max Rolin's home. The piece notes hospital admission for Miss Thelma Ridmway, travel of residents to Topeka and Lawrence, harvest updates, and a July 10 election date for a Soil Conservation District in Jefferson county.
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Pred Deakin
Omaha
Neb
Max
Marcel Rolin
Rolin
Lester Montgomery
Lester
Max Robin
Yakima
Opal Wellman
Masngie
Harold Sanders
Thelma Ridmway
SBA
Topeka
Gilford Rideway
Ben
Ardel
Lawrence
Agnes Nowak
Wiliam Nowak
Ed Meyer
Cheyenne
Wyo
Will Hoarding
Ann'y
Mever
Harding
Dietary
Mabel Smith
Hh. Mere. Bauline Tinlligin
Kan- Sas
Mildred Smith
Olathe
Lelroy
Harrell Luise
Omer
dJarchisle
Will Nowak
Helen Helin
Aml
Wash
Marcel Kolin
G. R. Stephens
Irieford
Levi McMurphy
Kansas City
Betty
Lasher
Soil Conservation
Jefferson County
Social Roundup at Allen Kirby Home and Nearby Homes
Thursday and Sunday visits mark a busy week in the area. Kathryn Dissinger and Mrs Ross Wulfkuhle called at the Kirby home. J D Phillips and family attended a dinner. Naomi Light and L N Morscher called on Mrs Ridley. Beattie Collins and Lecompton guests supped with the Parks. Neighbors attended a Kanwaka meeting. families welcomed Navy and Air Corps members planning to depart soon. Harvest reports show heavy yields amid a web of kin and friends from Lawrence Ottawa St Louis and Kansas City.
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Allen Kirby
Kathryn Dissinger
Ozankie
Ross Wulfkuhle
Lawrence
Alen Kirby
J. D. Phillips
Jean
B. Hildebrand
Glenn Dee
Naomi Light
L. N. Morscher
Virginia
Robert Ridley
Beattie Collins
Lecompton
Wayne Parks
Mra
Parks
R. A. Hayes
Clayton Roush
Willis Colmes
Kanwaka
Ben Smith
Paul
Worden
O. Schwarz
F. Kasold
Bruce Pilcher
Merle McDavid
Judy and
Tommie
Wichita
Robert Rost
Kansas City
Little Diana Rost
Social evening and visits across towns noted
Paul Kanald and Mrs. E. E. Kiefer with Charles Schulz joined supper on Tuesday. Afterward Mrs. Merle McDavid screened slides from her Ari Zonk trip visiting Mrs. Eugene Riefer and family. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lurber from Cherryvale Kansas travel to attend Mrs. Surber’s fuse and her daughter cares for the home while she’s away.
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Paul Kanald
E. E. Kiefer
Charles Schulz
Merle McDavid
Ari- Zonk
Eugene Riefer
Henry Lurber
Cherryvale
Kas
Surber
Market News Markets at a Glance
New York markets show narrow price changes across commodities with cotton down on profit taking and hogs and cattle showing mixed movement. In Chicago and Kansas City, hogs and cattle trade remains fairly active with steady to higher quotes, including steers around 22 dollars and cows steady to higher noted in the Kansas City report.
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New York
Commission House
Chicago
Kansas City
Ap-Usdai
Cab-Usday— Eete
Fairy
Livestock Market Report and Grain Prices Brief
A mixed range of livestock sales highlights packer demand for cows and odd yearlings with fair activity in hogs and rising prices for medium to good cows. Grain futures show no major trades with No 2 wheat around 2.09 to 2.34 and No 1 white near 4.06 to 4.20 amid steady cash grain observations.
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Kansas City
Kansas City Hay Market Report and Prices
Market overview shows alfalfa traded around 21.00 to 26.00 with mixed car quality and some damaged lots noted. Prices for white stock hay and California long whites listed, with Missouri and Kansas cobbler prices in the 2.05 to 3.50 range and general demand described as good to moderate for various regions.
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Kansas City Hay Market
Prairie
Belin
Chicago
USDAI
California
Mitasouri
Karsas
Callforcia
Oregon Bliss
Arkansa
Biiss
Washington
Fed
Wall Street Mixed As Holiday Trading Dims Activity
The New York stock market closed with scarce gains and a slow session as investors waited for August data. Major issues like General Electric, U S Steel, Standard Oil and Montgomery Ward showed movements while several rail and utility stocks edged down.
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Prelfic
Chesaa
Atrerate
Texas
Gaml
Woolworth
Wteen
Aff
General Meredrich
American Aral Electric
Seacn Pacwiv
Elec
Thanking many friends for support at Kell Memorial
A brief note expresses gratitude for the many cards letters and flowers received and acknowledges blood donations during a stay at Kell Memorial hospital. The writer prays for blessings on all who sent support and wishes May God bless everyone.
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Kell Memorial Ho
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Kansas City Produce Prices in Early July Report
AP list shows poultry and fowl prices with heavy hens, leghorns, broilers, roasters, and turkeys. Also notes butter, cheese, and miscellaneous dairy items with per pound figures and market terms.
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Kansas City
Ekgn
Arkansas Springs
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