New KU Chancellor To Assist Trainee
James B. Appleberry, associate professor at Oklahoma State University, will join Kansas University in Lawrence for a year long Academic Administration Internship under KU Chancellor Archie R. Dykes. Appleberry will observe and participate in university governance while Dykes notes KU’s hosting of a selective AEC fellowship.
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Archie R. Dykes
Illinois University
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Wornall Road Baptist Church
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Arraignment Set for Peddy on Kidnapping Charge
John D. Peddy 18, of Eudora and San Antonio, held on kidnapping and taking indecent liberties with a child after a 13 year old Kansas City girl was forced to ride in a car near Tonganoxie on March 2. He was returned from Larned State Hospital and found competent to stand trial. He faces Friday arraignment in district court.
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John D. Peddy
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Larned
Mary Gausz
Man Sentenced In Robbery Case
Lloyd W. Estes, age 35, was sentenced to 25 years to life by a Division I Douglas County District Court jury for an armed robbery carried out March 27 at Frey & Williams Liquor Store. Estes was convicted June 12. a motion for a new trial was overruled. He had been held in jail since April 2 after taking $228 at gunpoint. County Attorney avid Berkowitz noted a prior Wyandotte County armed robbery conviction. Judge Frank Gray weighed this in the sentence.
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Frey & Williams
Avid Berkowitz
Wyandotte
Frank Gray
Two Bias Complaints Filed With Lawrence City
Two complaints of racial discrimination have been filed with the Lawrence Department of Human Resources. One concerns housing and the other a job. They will be discussed by the Human Relations Commission at an executive meeting Tuesday. An investigation has not yet begun.
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Lawrence Department of Human Resources
Carl Johnson
Johnson
Human Relations Commission
Autopsy Sought in Topeka Death of Flora Baxter
An autopsy was scheduled to determine the cause of death of Flora Baxter 77 found bound and gagged in her upstairs Topeka apartment near downtown. Police said her body bore bruises and that no relatives had been located.
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Deaths-Funerals Overbrook Linwood and Tonganoxie
The Overbrook funeral for Mrs. Georgia Maichel 65 will be Friday at First United Methodist Church with burial in Overbrook cemetery. Frank Steele 83 of Linwood dies and graveside services are planned at Memorial Park Cemetery in Lawrence. Funeral services for Mrs. Mills of Tonganoxie will be Friday at Quisenberry Chapel with burial in Hubbell Hill Cemetery.
Elizabeth Needham of Tonganoxie dies at 91
Mrs Eliza beth Needham 91 of Tonganoxie died Wednesday at her home Born Aug 13 1881 in Lamar Missouri she lived most of her life in Kansas Survived by daughter Dorothy Schultz four grandchildren 13 great grandchildren and six great great grandchildren Funeral services 2 p m Saturday at Quisenberry Chapel Tonganoxie Rev Fred Leimkuhler burial Maple Grove Cemetery Tonganoxie
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Maple Grove Cemetery
Tonganoxie
Oliver Parsons Obituary of Tonganoxie Resident Dies
Oliver Parsons 60 of Tonganoxie died Tuesday at Kaw Valley Manor Bonner Springs. Funeral 2 p m Friday at Tonganoxie United Methodist Church Rev Ray Bell officiating Burial Glenwood Cemetery Basehor Born July 9 1912 in Basehor he was a retired farmer and a former McGinness Hustlers 4 H Club leader Survivors include wife Evelyn daughter Shirley Ann and son William David all of the home Friends may call at Quisenberry Chapel.
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McGinness Hustlers 4-H Club
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William David
Quisenberry Chapel
Lola Mills, 82, Dies in Winchester Hospital
Mrs. Lola Myrtle Mills of Tonganoxie died Tuesday at Jefferson County Memorial Hospital in Winchester. Born June 1, 1891 in Denver Colorado, she had lived in Tongue?
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Death of William Edward Curry in Tonganoxie
William Edward Curry 89 of Tonganoxie died Wednesday at Truitt Nursing Home. Funeral 9 a.m. Friday at Sacred Heart Church in Tonganoxie with Rev. John Ryan officiating. Burial in Holy Angel Cemetery Hope. Rosary 8 p.m. tonight at Quisenberry Chapel. Born February 26 1884 in Bonner Springs he was a retired Realtor and Sacred Heart member. Survived by sister Catherine Meyer Chapman and several nieces and nephews.
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Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Tonganoxie
Catherine Meyer
Chapman
Funeral services set for retired Army Captain Jess F Fletcher
Funeral services for 66 year old retired Army Captain Jess F Fletcher will be held at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at St John Catholic Church. He died Thursday at Fort Leavenworth Hospital. Survived by widow Jeanne Fletcher son Jess F Fletcher Jr of Lawrence sister Mrs Melva Cornelisin of Topeka brother Leonard Fletcher of Lawrence and two grandchildren. Rosary services Friday at Rumsey Funeral Home. Burial at Fort Leavenworth.
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Jess F. Fletcher
Fort Leavenworth Hospital
St. John’s Catholic Church
Bank Call Issued Across Agencies For June 30 Reports
The comptroller of the currency issued a call for reports on national banks as of June 30. The Federal Reserve System and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp issued similar calls for their member and insured state banks. In Topeka, State Bank Commissioner Carl O Leary also ordered reports on state banks and trust companies as of June 30, aligning with the federal deadline.
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Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Reserve System
Topeka
Kan
Carl O’leary
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