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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1948
Page
3
Hal Boyle recounts a hospital warehouse setting where a social worker aids distressed patients. A dying man’s story reveals four orphaned children and a failed family reunion, ending with the daughter choosing not to meet her elderly father.
The article reports George J Hall of New York elected grand exalter of the order, with honors for his service as exalted ruler of Philadelphia. Lewin of Anaheim named to chair the treasurer position as the meeting notes progress.
A fragment lists M H Starkweather Tucson Aria as grand ruler and several titled officers including B A Whitmire Hendersonville C I Fisher Greeley Cal e J Edgar Masters Charteroi Fa grand secretary Joseph B Kyle Gary Inderand treasurer Arnold Westermann Louisville Douglas E Lamborne Sioux City Chester W Siegmund San Juan Puerto Rico Andrew W Parnell Appleton Wis named grand inner guard.
Outbreak cools with cases reaching state health officials by Saturday holiday. Central North Carolina bears most activity. western mountains and far east see normal levels. Four campers near Brevard treated at Ashville hospital. A 1,000 bed convalescent hospital at Greensboro broke ground. March of Dimes drives support. state chapters funded. Officials report state efforts advancing as campaigns start.
Torrential downpour drenched St Louis county causing street flooding and traffic disruptions. About four inches of rain fell in a two hour window. Lambert-St Louis Airport runways flooded and all flights were canceled until repairs completed.
Tunway reopened at 4 am as heavy holiday traffic clogged St Louis county roads. The Chamber of Commerce housing office led by Mrs L E McPheeters logged 114 housing requests in June with 0 listings including 44 apartments 26 rooms and seven houses. Sixteen applicants found housing. the office seeks space for trailer parking and expects more requests as students and families search this summer. Ruth Nash is WKUL housing director.
Albert L Bates once linked to Charles Urschel kidnap case died of a heart ailment in San Francisco at 57. Bates, famed outlaw and early associate of Machine Gun Kelly, served in Oklahoma City court under Judge Edgar Vaught who presided over Urschel’s ransom case and the Lindbergh law’s first major test.
The FBI traced an airliner’s precise timing to locate a gang hideout and arrest most of the twenty kidnap suspects. Harvey Bailey, ringleader, was captured there. Bates was seized in Denver two days later. Kelly, the last gang chief, was captured in Memphis on September 26. About £124,000 in ransom was recovered. A Lone Star Lake Association board meeting is set for 10:00 a.m. tomorrow in the county engineer’s office with Elmer Quidahl as chairman.
C E Perkins, a Lawrence native and former TWA executive, was chosen by Winston-Salem aldermen as city manager, the first major city government change in decades. He comes from Kansas City and will lead the merged Salem and Winston communities, bringing experience from the airline industry.
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