Potatoes No. 2 Market Struggles Hit Growers
A regional potato industry report notes delayed planting in Kaw Valley fields near Lake with harvest delays tied to wheat timing. About fourteen railroad cars of potatoes were dug, nine government purchased. No. 2 spuds shipped to Minnesota and Michigan institutions face limited commercial demand.
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Aa Omene
Aene Sley Brune
Lake
Tipy
Tomor
George H. Batell
Srdhaiine
UIB
Minnesota
Michigan
Trial of Tokyo Rose Opens in San Francisco Court
The government began its case against Iva Toguri D Aquino known as Tokyo Rose, accused of aiding Imperial Japan. Special Attorney General Tom DeFeo framed the indictment as a betrayal of the United States. A nervous juror was replaced as the trial proceeded with the jury selection and opening statements in a long federal proceeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tban Francisco
t@ason
Iva Touri
Tokyo Rose
D'Aquino
Wiese
Asnt
Tom Defe
def@pdant
Kindergarten tests set by KU psychology dept for five by December entrants
Parents of children who will not be five by September 1 but will be by December 1 may schedule appointments with the University of Kansas psychology department to determine eligibility for kindergarten this fall. About 50 appointments have already been made. exams aim to show if a younger child can start kindergarten despite the standard age rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Psychology Department
K. U. and
Gheeld
Vesta White
Dr. E. L
Mine White
Lawrence City Court Adopts Summer Schedule
The Lawrence City Court floors switch to summer hours with 8 a.m. sessions continuing through the season and a return to 4:30 p.m. scheduling in cooler weather. Court sessions are held Monday Wednesday and Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Allphin
Barton County Fourth in Wealth Across Kansas
Barton County rises to fourth in wealth among Kansas counties according to 1949 tax assessor figures. County Clerk Pat Murphy cites total tangible property valued at 110,093,819 dollars, behind Wyandotte Sedgwick and Shawnee. Last year Barton ranked fifth with 96,395,500 dollars.
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Great Bend
Kan
Barton County
Kansas
Pat Murphy
Wyandotte
Sedgwick
Shawnee
Murphy
Barton
Reno County
Lawrence police elects John Ingalls as pension board head
Lawrence police officers hold annual election naming Sgt John Ingalls president of the police pension board. Ray Corn becomes vice president and Jim Collins secretary treasurer. Mayor Turner and Police Chief Moore automatically join the board. Regular pension business postponed for vacation coverage.
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Lawrence Police Department
John Ingalls
Police Pension Board
Ray Corn
Jim Collins
D. A. Moore
William J. B. Turner
Pension Board
Deaths and Funerals in Lawrence and Nearby Cities
Mrs Mayme Holland Jackson Ward died in Kansas City and had been active in Lawrence as a Sierra Leone club president and choir member at St Luke s A M E church. Funeral plans in Lawrence to be announced. LeRoy Brown, 70, died at home. survivors include wife, three daughters, five sisters. funeral at Ninth Street Baptist church. William Anderson Fox, 84, died at son s home. services at Rumsey Funeral home with burial at Oak Hill cemetery. survivors include children and siblings. Mrs Phenia Worswick, 84, of Topeka, died at home. survived by relatives in California Manhattan and Topeka areas.
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Salina
Kan
R. L. Clem
St. John's Military School
Sigma Alpha Ieta
Gresham
Neb
LeRoy Brown
Michigan Street
Rae Brown
Ella Bratton
Tulsa
Okla
Leona Davis
Leavenworth
Alberta Brown
Omaha
Selma Holmes
Elsie Smith
Gary
Ind
Frank Pearman
New York City
Lucy Renfrew
Lawrence
Nannie Brown
Denver
Colo
Ninth Street Baptist Church
Oak Hill
William Anderson ‘Fox
Ohio Street
Rumsey
T. H. Asz
Oakhill Cemetery
Fox
Lenora S. Powell
Centralia
Ill
Howard H. Fox
South Bend
C. M. Fox
Annie Cooper
McConnelsburg
Penn
Emma Daniels
Harrisburg
Phenia Werswick
Phenia Worswick
Topeka
Ernest Bigsb
Revere Ae
Harold Worswick
Tulock
Calif
Dan Lay
Manhattan
George Were
Ford workers in Kansas City receive unemployment compensation
The Kansas division of employment security issued 70 unemployment checks to Ford Motor Company Kansas City Missouri plant workers after a partial shutdown from May 11 to June 8. Examiners ruled layoffs due to parts shortages, not a labor dispute. Missouri workers await state decision while Ford contests. Most Kansas claimants are veterans receiving federal benefits.
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Kansas City
Kan
Kansas
Employment Security Today
Ford Motor Company
S.A. Moss
City
Missouri
Employment Security Commission
Jefferson City
U.a.w.c.lo
Detroit
C. &. Sawyer
Special Examiner
Ford
Three Year Sentence For Bank Official Crowe
Richard H. Crowe, 41, former assistant manager at National City Bank, received a three year federal prison term for stealing 883660. He also drew five years probation after release as part of the plea agreed May 24 to four counts, with potential penalties of up to 45 years and fines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Richard H. Crowe
National City Bank
Crowe
Three reappointed to State Banking Board for three years
Governor Franko appoints Willard J. Breidenthal Kansas City W A Buszick Sylvan Grove and Bus Vincent Marysville to new three year terms on the State Banking Board. Terms end in 1952 for the three appointees with six other members’ terms staggered to end in 1950 and 1951.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Banking Board
Frankson
Willard J. Breidenthal
Kansas City
W. A. Buszick
Sylvan Grove
Bus Vincent
Marysville
Des Moines trip for Lee Norman prize visit
Lee Norman travels to Des Moines Iowa to visit the Firestone tractor tire plant. His expenses will be paid by the tire company as a prize for winning a tractor tire sales contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Norman
Frits Company
Des
Moines
Firestone Tractor
Norman
Tire Company
Tractor
Ottawa Methodist district camp closes at Lone Star Lake
One hundred thirty five youths from eight Ottawa district counties spent last week at Lone Star Lake. Session was led by Robert Kendall of Humboldt.
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Ottawa
Lone Star Lake
Robert Kendall
Humboldt
Mixed Local Names List From Memorial Hospital Patients
A fragmented OCR list shows multiple individuals with addresses in various towns. Names include Ruth Phillips Marilyn Rust Kenneth Weeks Dorothy Vorhees Donnie White Erir McNish Geo Gwathmey Frances Means Fred Laughlin Betty Curtiss and a baby, with addresses on Lyons Tennessee Ohio Rhode Island New Jersey Louisiana and Funston streets.
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Ruth Phillips
Lyons Street
Marilyn Rust
Tennessee Street
Kenneth Weeks
Ohio Street
Dorothy
Rhode Island
Mary Vorhees
Donnie White
New Jersey
Erir McNish
Geo Gwathmey
Frances Means
Louisiana Street
Fred Laughlin
Eudora
Betty Curtiss
Babyirl
Funston Street
Comels Benes Tonie Dea Bellet Caricature Dance Duo
Jely 12 at Hoch Misa Page and Stone co direct ballet for Chicago Opera. Mise Stone has starred at the Metropolitan Opera and Colon Opera Buenos Aires. The summer concert series features seven dances including Flora and Ker and Punch Drunk. John Martin in the New York Times praised the program as entertaining and artistic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rath Page
Bentley Stone
School of Fine Arts
KU. Y
John Martin
The
New York Times
Merci train to visit Lawrence drawing large crowds
The forty and eight boxcar from France will arrive in Lawrence between 10 and 11 a.m. and stay near the American Legion club room at Eighth and Kentucky streets until evening. Sam Moyer leads the local arrangements and will finalize details once the car arrives from Oskaloosa. Visitors may tour the car to view French industrial products and artworks.
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Lawrence
Kansas
Eighth
Kentucky Streets
Sam Moyer
Oskaloosa
France
Two Doctors At Clinic Run Chest Session
Due to a large turnout, two doctors will supervise the chest clinic at Lawrence Memorial hospital on Saturday. Dr C F Taylor of Norton will lead, with another physician from the Norton sanitorium staff. about 40 people already registered. appointments available through physicians or the health department at 462.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. F. Taylor
Norton
Tayor
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Lawrence-Douglas Fausty
Two Die In Separate Highway Crashes West Of Valley Falls
Two men died in separate highway accidents near Valley Falls, Kansas. Jesse E. Pettameyer, 22, of Omaha, Nebraska, perished when his truck overturned on Highway K-5 west of Valley Falls. Clarence G. Mitchell, 34, of Osage City, Kansas, died when his motorcycle struck a concrete culvert on Highway K-70 south of Osage City. Pettameyer’s body was taken to a local funeral home. he was survived by his wife and three children.
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Topeka
Kan
State Highway Patrol
Jesse E. Pettameyer
Omaha
Neb
Valley Falls
Clarence G. Mitchell
Osage City
Peitsmeyer
Leavenworth
Local Families Welcome Newborns This Week
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Sill of 2116 New Hampshire street welcomed a son yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Eiferts of 1646 Tennessee street welcomed a son today. Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Cain Sun flower welcomed a daughter today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Sill
New Hampshire Street
R. R. Eiferts
Tennessee Street
Bernard Cain
Loyalty oath notices sent to KU employees still unsigned
About 1 660 formal notices will be mailed to 1 000 University of Kansas employees who have not signed the state loyalty oath. Bursar Karl Klooz said 1 500 have already signed and he hoped the remainder would. Affidavits from non civil service university employees stay on file at KU while others go to the Topeka commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Kansas
Karl Klooz
Commission
Topeka
Accident Reports Involving Local Residents
Oscar Simon of Richland was treated yesterday after injuring two fingers of his right hand and was dismissed. William Albert Sanders of Kansas City was treated in the emergency room after being bitten by William T. Nichols of 2168 New Street for the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Simon
Richland
William Albert Sanders
Kansas City
Wiliam T. Nichols
New Street
Market News York July 6 Prices Rise Amid Mixed Grains
Markets show higher prices across several commodities with wheat in Chicago strong and cotton easing in New Orleans. Kansas City livestock receipts and prices vary, with cattle steady to firm and hogs up modestly as spring lambs rise in value.
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York
New Orleans
Chicago
Maneae City
Kansas City
Scuttertat & Poultry
Commercial Springs
Leghorn Springs
Leghorn Drauiers
Squabbs
Livestock Market Mixed As Steers And Heifers Hold Steady
Feeder steers and yearling cattle show mostly steady tendencies with occasional price dips. Reports indicate mixed lots and several lots trading at varied levels while packers and shippers note activity. grain and hay markets feature subdued demand with regional price signals from Kansas City and California markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lskins
WAL
New York Stocks Climb For Fifth Straight Session
Demand for shares remained firm as the market advanced for the fifth day. Turnover topped a million shares, with General Motors Chrysler and Studebaker gaining, while diverse industrials and utilities posted muted moves.
Marriage License Issued to Pearson and Paris
A marriage license was issued yesterday to Ralph R. Pearson, 20, and Maria Lee Paris, 17, both of Baldwin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph R. Pearson
Maria Lee Paris
Baldwin
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Osawa- Kan
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Almira
Lawrence Ial Hospital
East Lawrence
Henry Koerner
North Third
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Wayne
Donald J. McKeon
Aliphin
Pittsburgh
United Today
LO. Gaited Steel
Fredonia
A. F
Charles E. Daniels
W.M
Harry T. Craig
Local Police Pension Board
Cp— .Armour and Company, Meat Packers
Mayme Holland Jackson
William Anderson Fox
N.Y. Banker
Carleen
Des Moines
Lone Star
Memorial Hospital
Comels Benes
Vern
Koch
Einen Cave
Ppm Stance
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Broadway
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Lawrence Transfer & Storage CO
N. A
Bill Villee
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Wall Street
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Withnington
General Motors Chrysler
Studebaker
FiReth Steel
At&t
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Nat Dairy
Sears-Roebuck
Lv. Law
Southwestern Greyhound Lines
Greyhound Bus Depot
Mass
Fhone
Overland Greyhound Lines
Lloyd Dixon
Atomic Oil Bldg
Greenville
Ohio
Yakima
Washington
Pymaing
Securities Investment CO
Karl Kreider
Lawrence Fer
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Bellinger Electris
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