Elevators work with unclear orders on wheat set aside
Lawrence elevator operators report no definite guidance from the Department of Agriculture as to how the suspension of wheat set aside orders affects local marketing. A Kansas City bulletin warns of nervous markets until senate action on the OPA extension is settled and notes pre July 1 sales remain under old ceilings billed to CCC. An elevator spokesman says uncertainty about renewed ceilings suppresses price gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Department of Agriculture
J. Underwood and Sons
Massachusetts
Kansas City
Senate
OPA
Production and Marketing Administration
Commodity Credit Corporation
Deaths and Funerals Charles Gentry and Mary Harris
Charles Gentry died Tuesday night at Frence Memorial hospital. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 2:30 PM from the Presbyterian church in Oskaloosa with burial in Oskaloosa cemetery. Mrs. Mary Harris aged 89 died Tuesday midnight at her home three miles south of Eudora. Her funeral will be tomorrow at 2:30 PM at the Methodist church in Eudora, with burial in Eudora cemetery. Surviving relatives include two sons Douglas and Jerry Harris, two daughters Kathleen McQuiston of Athens Ohio and Ruth Tarpley of State College Pennsylvania, eight grandchildren, four great grandchildren, one brother Fred Ott, Kaw Valley, and two sisters Mrs. Fred Copp of Lawrence and Mrs. Anna Gether of Glendale California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Gentry
Frence Memorial Hospital
Presbyterian Church
Oskaloosa
Mary Harris
Mary
Eudora
J. C. Willard
Eudora Cemetery
Douglas
Jerry Harris
Kathleen McQuiston
Athens
Ohio
Ruth Tarpley
State College
Pat
Fred Ott
Kaw Valley
Fred Copp
Lawrence
Anna Gether
Glendale
Calif
Five Die in Gas Pipeline Blast Near Ladd Illinois
Five workmen were killed and several injured in a blast at the Natural Gas and Pipe Line pipeline main line valve near Ladd Illinois. State police identified the victims as welders and said the cause was not immediately known. The site lies southwest of Chicago in Bureau county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ladd
Ill
Chicaro
la Salle-Peru
Bureau County
Iron Droplets Fall as Bikini Burst Pelted German Ship
Report from aboard the USS Appalachian on July 4 notes iron droplets rained onto the decks of the Prinz Eugen and into the sea after the Bikini test. Astronomers report similar airborne metal droplets. composition remains unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uss
Appalachian
Lawrence Residents Ready for Postwar Fourth of July
Lawrence residents prepare for a busy Independence Day with dawn fishing, golf, and leisure plans amid record crowds. A Police and VFW benefit rodeo at Haskell Stadium offers $500 in prize money this afternoon and evening.
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Lawrence Elevers
Police
V.F.W
Haskell Stadium
Ready for Rodeo at Haskell Stadium in Eastern Kansas
Crowds swarm ticket offices for 2:30 and 8:30 performances of the Police and VFW Benefit Rodeo at Haskell Stadium. Rodeo star wranglers and local cowhands vie for $500 prize money under lights, with Women’s Auxiliary selling iced drinks at both shows.
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Kansas
Police
V.F.W
Haskell Stadium
Ted Cox
Alford Clarke
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Jack Rumsen
Rodeo String of Livestock
July Fourth Vacation Ends With KU Classes Resuming
Lawrence notes a one day Fourth of July break at the University of Kansas ending as classes resume tomorrow morning. In the evening three baseball and softball games are scheduled at South Park diamond with Lions vs Blue Birds, Legion vs Starling nine, and Others vs Independent Laundry. A Kansas student and wife undergo two appendicitis operations in two days, with hospital stays and care being provided as relatives help with a newborn. Paris tribute marks Independence Day as a holiday for all free peoples per Vincent Auriol.
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University of Kansas
South Park
Pee Hee
Lions
Blue Birds
The
Legion
Starling Nine
Independent Laundry
H. E. Creel
Massachusetts Street
Creel
Watkins Memorial Hospital
Rita Creel
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
United States
Paris
Vincent Auriol
French Assembly
Chamber
Referendum leads reported amid partial results in Poland
A government tally from about a quarter of ballots in Poland's Sunday referendum shows big affirmative leads on three questions including unicameral legislature and nationalization reforms. Krakow strongly opposed abolishing the senate and frontier decisions, while unions order a return to work for Northwest Airlines crews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Stanislaw Mikolacziuk
Dabrowski
Katowice
Gydnia Gdansk
Kielce
Lublin
Poznan
Poland
Oder
Niesse
Krakow
Mikolajczyk
St. Paul
Northwest Airlines
International Association of Machinists
Joseph R. Ramsey
Washington
Union Grand Lodge
Divorce Action Filed in Douglas County Court
A divorce suit was filed in the Douglas County District Court yesterday. Plaintiff Lillian Dillon seeks dissolution of marriage from Everett C. Dillon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas County District Court
Lillian . Dillon
Everett C. Dillon
Marriage License Issued to Roth erwell and Velma McKenzie
A marriage license was issued by the probate judge to Wilbur C. Roth erwell, 23, of Lecompton, and Velma McKenzie, 18, of Lawrence. The article notes there are about 60,000 retail druggists in the United States.
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Douglas County
Wilbur C. Rotherwell
Lecompton
Velma McKenzie
Lawrence
United States
New U S Relation with Philippines
James Marlow reports on the United States granting independence to the Philippine Islands on July 4 1946 with conditions. The deal includes eight years of free tariff entry, twenty years of staged tariff parity, a 520 million payment for war damage, and American rights to exploit Philippine resources. military bases will also be established as part of defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Philippine Islands
United States
Spain
Congress
Philippines
Japan
Bataan
Maius
Truman
Manuel Acuna Oxas
William Clayton
Pacific
Community Social Notes From Eudora and Nearby
Local residents share Sunday visits including Neuastifter Neustifter and Houck of Lawrence with Schehrer and White families. A recovery returns home from Lawrence Memorial Hospital for Mrs Radon. The Nieder home is now occupied by L O Hanson family in Me Moend dai reita tare 3 and Columbus Ohio visitors last week.
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Ed Neuastifter
Harold Houck
Lawrence
Albert Neustifter
L. O. Hanson
Susan
Billie
Nieder
Ayie
Columbus
Ohio
Iss
Mire
Lee Gore
Long Beach
Byron Blale
Childern
Pe Eiocle
Eisele Family Guests Visit Mrs. Holes and Annabell Freeze
W. K. Eisele and daughter Norma and Verna Latz of Lawrence spent the afternoon with Mrs. Holes. The party included Annabell Freeze and her baby.
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W. K. Eisele
Norma
Verna Latz
Lawrence
Aafternoon
Leb Holes
Annabell
Independence Day Observed Worldwide Amid Celebrations
Americans marked the seventeenth birthday of the United States and its first peacetime July 4 in five years. Across the globe events included the Philippines proclaiming independence, U S troops parading in Japan and Germany, Washington greeting Americans abroad, and nationwide picnics and speeches as nationwide observances continued.
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Associated Press
United States
Pacific
Philippine Islands
Flang
Truman
Washington
China
George Washington
Monument To Washington
Local Social Roundup at Mackey and Nearby Families
Mackey members of the Supper club enjoyed hospitality at Wro and Mrs Line Fetterill with a social hour after dinner. Notable births and gatherings noted include Mrs R E Gardner hosting a birthday supper and visits from Miss Nate Tewett of Memorial hospital and Mr and Mrs Jewett of Lawrence. Family celebrations mark July events with Mr and Mrs Miller honored, and Carol Ann Tripkes celebrated on her birthday with guests and a large cake.
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Wro
Line Fetteruill
R. E. Gardner
Misa Nate Tewett
Memorial Hospital
Mroan
M. Jewett
Lawretine
Joe Paxton
Frank Her
Harry Miler
Charlie
Miller
Milford Miller
Joplin
Carol Miller
Mary Ella
Karl White
Sunetas
Carol Ann Tripkes
Minne French
Oklahoma City
Borer White
Lawrence
Raymond Tripkes
Carol Ann
Deserta
Grant Gideon
Floyd Evans
Evans
Truman Sign Hobbs Act Prompts Mixed Reactions
President Truman signed the Hobbs anti-racketeering act, deeming it a war on interference with interstate commerce. The measure carries fines up to 10000 dollars and prison terms up to two years. Congress members praised the move for restoring party ties, while critics warned of potential impacts on labor rights. Four people died in a Veracruz explosion tied to handling explosives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Capitol Hill
Congress
Rep
Hobbs
D-Ala
Rep. Marcantonio
Ai-N.y
Marcantonio
Kans Supreme Court Denies Mandamus Request
The Kansas Supreme Court refused a writ of mandamus sought by Lenora Rural High School Joint District No 1 of Graham and Norton counties. The action would have compelled the Graham County superintendent to follow through with a specified school district duty.
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Topeka
Kansas Supreme Court
Lenora Rural
Graham and
Norton Counties
Graham County
District Approves Addition of Two New Towns
The district government approved the expansion proposal adding two new towns to the jurisdiction. Officials said the addition will enable improved services and targeted development plans for residents in the newly incorporated areas.
Memorial note from Corena Ern and Beasie
Our neighbors and friends extend thanks for hospitality shown during the death of our father. We appreciate the kindness and support from lor. AN. T-sie, Corena ern and Beasie.
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AN. T-sie
Corena
Beasie
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Irma Sirs
Joan Woods
Detroit
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Erich Kempka
Nuernberg
Reichschancellery
Eva Braun
Tor
Mackey
Thomason
Texas
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Rat
Vera Cruz
Adrian Perez
Montgomery Ward
G. I
Cain
Ralph R.cain
Grass Lawrence
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Aspital
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Lawrence Lean & Finance Co
Eeers
Cai
Berlou
Notion
Darling
Wallace Margaret Beery
Obrien
Marjorie Main
J. Carrol Naish
Frances Rafferty
Maint Thompson
Richt
Holmes-Hammel Co., Inc
East 23Rd Street
City Cab Co
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