Neighborhood Vandalism prompts plea for help at Woodlawn School
Buildings chief Dick Johnson asks neighbors to watch for vandalism at Woodlawn School in North Lawrence after 54 panes broken during the year and 43 more since summer, including 12 wire reinforced panes. Loss exceeds 150 dollars with labor. Police patrol urged. maintenance funds strained.
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Dick Johnson
Woodlawn School
North Lawrence
Johnson
Journal- World
Woodlawn
Commie Sparks Riots Spread in Rome
In Rome hundreds of police clashed with about 10 000 demonstrators defying a rally ban in St Paul’s Square. The protest, organized by the Federal Council of Resistance, showed widespread anti fascist sentiment with injuries reported among several participants and journalists.
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Rome
Persens
St. Paul
Federal Council of Resistance
Blimp Crashes Off New Jersey Coast With 22 Aboard
A U S Navy blimp with 22 aboard crashed in the Atlantic off central New Jersey about eight miles from Barnegat lightship. Helicopters and the carrier Essex quickly responded as fishing boats rescued several survivors. four crew members were reported picked up by a fishing boat.
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Lakehurst
N. J
Atlantic Ocean
New Jersey
Navy
Naval Air Station
Barnegat
Essex
Vicinty
Washington
Deaths Funerals Arthur B White 68 of Lawrence
Arthur B White 68 of 176 N 7th St died Tuesday evening in Lawrence Memorial Hospital born in West Plains Missouri came to Lawrence as a young man employed 45 years by Bowersock Mills member and trustee of First R M Baptist Church funeral arrangements by Bowser Lee Mortuary announced later survivors include wife Geneva White of home two sons Arthur Donald White of Topeka Dennis B White of home one daughter Gaylene White three stepchildren Lawrence Nelson Denver Colorado Earl Nelson Los Angeles Irene Williams 518 E 13th St one sister Maude Stewart Los Angeles four grandchildren
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Arthur B. White
N. 7Th St
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
West Plains
Lawrence
Bowersock Mills
White
First
R. M. Baptist Church
Bowser-Lee Mortuary
Geneva White
Arthur Donald White
Topeka
Dennis B. White
Gaylene White
Lawrence Nelson
Denver
Colo
Earl Nelson
Ill. St
Irene Williams
E. 13Th St
Maude Stewart
Los Angeles
Calif
Hoffmann Rites for Lawrence Resident Mrs Beanca Hoffmann
Mrs Beanca Hoffmann 79 longtime Lawrence resident died Tuesday at Lawrence Memorial Hospital where she had been a patient one day. She moved to Lawrence in 1941 and was a Trinity Lutheran Church member. Funeral services set for Friday at Cooper Warren Chapel and Saturday at Immanuel Lutheran Snyder with burial in Snyder. Survivors include two daughters Thelma and Orva, a son Sam Hoffmann, a sister Selma Wakiner and two grandchildren.
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Beanca Hoffmann
Lawrence
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Hillview Rd
Hoffmann
Snyder
Neb
Trinity Lutheran Church
Cooper-Warren Chapel
Harold Hamilton
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Synder
Thelma Hoffmann
Orva Hoffmann
Sam Hoffmann
Portland, Ore
Selma Wakiner
Brune Released From Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Eugene Brune is discharged from Lawrence Memorial Hospital after a week as a heart attack patient. He may have only family visitors for the first ten days of home recovery.
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Eugene Brune
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Legion Chooses Baker as New Commander
Jerry Baker of 322 Mich St is named commander of Dorsey Liberty Post No 14, American Legion. He and other officers will be installed July 19. Baker is a Kansas University football alumnus and Navy veteran, with a business degree and three children.
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Jerry Baker
Mich
Kansas University
Dorsey-Liberty
American Legion
Bob Compton
Glen Reed
Ernest Klooz
George Towle
Stan Langr
Richard Rice
Lyle Hemming
Ed Carleton
William Boswell
Ken Winyard
Thaine Koons
Baker
Chuck Mather
Lawrence Paper Co
Navy
South Pacific
Memorial Hospital Births and Names at Stouffer Place
A memorial hospital list records numerous residents and relatives across Stouffer Place and Baldwin reporting births and new arrivals. It notes several couples welcoming a son or daughter on Tuesday and today including Mr. and Mrs. Lohrenz and Mr. and Mrs. Smith among others.
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Leander Lohrenz
Stouffer Place
Harry V. Smith
Owen Ferguson
Baldwin
Leonard Munker
Tuas
Don PeMate
Tiny but Valuable Pill Stil Sought in Missing Radium Pellet
A search using a scintillator and a geiger counter continued for a missing radioactive pill valued at $10,000. The half inch diameter, three quarter inch long pellet disappeared from a truck between Orla Texas and Hobbs New Mexico after oil well logging use.
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Hobbs
N.M
Orla
Tex
River Valley Classroom For Campers At Kansas Univ Camp
River Valley serves as an outdoor classroom for 100 high school students at Kansas University during the fifth annual Science and Mathematics Camp. A geologic field trip led by Dr. J. M. Jewett will stop at five sites from Lawrence to Wyandotte County Lake, showcasing limestone shale sandstone exposures and Ice Age geology. The itinerary includes Sunflower Ordnance Quarries near De Soto, a Holliday gravel pit, Morris Turner exposures, Wyandotte County Park, and Natural Storage near Loring Quarries.
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Kansas River Valley
Kansas
Kansas University
United States
State Geological Survey of Kansas
J. M. Jewett
Lawrence
Wyandotte County Lake
Sunflower Ordnance
de Soto
Douglas County
Holliday
Johnson County
Morris
Turner
Wyandotte County
Wyandotte County Park
Natural Storage, Inc
Loring Quarries
Leavenworth County
Bonner Springs
Harvest season lifts yields as wheat quality varies across Kansas
Early wheat deliveries showed 17 percent moisture but later loads dropped to 12 to 44 percent in many cases. Yields ranged from 12 to 50 bushels per acre while test weight stayed at 60 to 63 pounds. Elevators Derby Grain Farmers Cooperative Bow ersock Mills Eudora Baldwin and Corpstien in Perry reported booming business. Weather remains the main risk with rain or hail unlikely. Douglas County yields compare favorably with the state as Western and Southern Kansas report outstanding crops and a top season in years.
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All
Derby Grain Inc
Farmers Cooperative Assn
Bowersock Mills
GOP Meeting Planned in First Precinct of First Ward
A GOP meeting is set for 7 30 p m Thursday at the W W Nash home 400 Iowa St. It starts a series of meetings with Robert E Ellsworth candidate for the Republican nomination for Kansas Second District Congressman among the guests. Citizens of the First Precinct are urged to contact Mrs Nash or Ralph Pine for details.
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First Ward
W. W. Nash
Iowa St
Robert E. Ellsworth
Kansas
First Precinct
Nash
Ralph Pine
Newsman Elon Torrence Reported In Fair to Poor Condition
Associated Press writer Elon Torrence, 43, of the Topeka bureau, was reported in fair to poor condition at Stor mont-Vail Hospital Topeka after surgery June 26 to repair a ruptured abdominal blood vessel. Hospital officials had earlier listed his status as satisfactory.
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Elon Torrence
Associated Press
Topeka
Stormont-Vail
Torrence
Legion Post To Meet In Police Fire Building
Ewing Jones Post 112 of the American Legion will hold its regular meeting at 8 p.m. Thursday in the Police Fire Building. Regular business will be discussed.
Courier 1A Satellite To Launch For Global Communications
The Defense Department will soon launch Courier 1A a 500 pound sphere for instant radio relay and on demand message recording. Five tape recorders store six million bits and it will offer brief ground station contact from Cape Canaveral Florida into a 750 mile orbit under Fort Monmouth New Jersey and Puerto Rico stations.
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Washington
Defense Department
Advanced Research Projects Agency
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Ft. Monmouth
N. J
Puerto Rico
Perry, Smith Win LCC Golf Tournament on July Fourth
Dr. James Perry and T. V. Smith teamed to win the two ball Calloway event at Lawrence Country Club during the Fourth of July holiday. Results list 2nd place Dr. Albers and Gerald Cooley, with several ties and additional prize winners in Scotch foursome events and special categories led by Dr. George Bradler Betty Taylor Ann Payne Lew Hunsinger John Wooden Buck Newsom Gene Riling and Hattie Pierson among others. The narrative notes Riling captured best cheating for a long drive and clever partner misdirection on No. 8.
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James Perry
T. V. Smith
Calloway
Lawrence Country Club
John Albers
Gerald Cooley
Tie
Wally Taylor
Charley Oldfather
Joe Traylor
Craig Collier
Vint Warner
Jack Sievert
Carl Mettner
Jim Large
Glen Squires
Penny Jone
Bob Marsh
Dan Ling
Jack Flickenger
Odd Williams
George Bradler
Betty Taylor
Ann Payne
Dr. Albers
Sara Albers
Frances Griffith
Lew Hunsinger
John Wooden
Buck Newsom
Gene Riling
Jim Hill
Andy Anderson
Kenneth Knox
Hattie Pierson
Ethel Whitenight
Riling
Boy Hurt on His Bike in East Nineteenth St Crash
Donald Lee Nelson 11 of 1340 N H St suffered facial cuts and bruises when his bicycle was struck by a car in the 300 block of East Nineteenth St at about 2 15 p m He was taken by parents to the Medical Arts Center for treatment and his condition appeared good Police lacked details of the accident
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Donald Lee Nelson
N. H. St
East Nineteenth St
Medical Arts Center
Aneurin Bevan Remembered as Passionate Labour Leader
Aneurin Bevan, the No 2 man to Hugh Gaitskell, played a dramatic role in the Labour Party's postwar era. Born November 15, 1897, in a 14‑member family, he left school at 13 to work in Welsh coal mines that shaped his political views.
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Hugh Gaitskell
Nye
London
Sir Winston Churchill
Bevan
Wickersham Wins Democratic Nod in Western Oklahoma Sixth
In Oklahoma's primary, former U S Representative Victor Wickersham of Mangum staged a surprising comeback to top incumbent Toby Morris of Lawton for the Democratic nomination in the Sixth District. Sen. Robert Kerr and five other congressmen were nominated without runoffs.
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Oklahoma City
U. S
Victor Wickersham
Mangum
Oklahoma
Robert S. Kerr
Wickersham
Toby Morris
Lawton
Wester Oklahoma
Lawrence schools budget hike eyed for 1960 61
The Lawrence board approves a proposed school budget rising by 1 309 972 over the 1959 60 figure to 35 249 086 with 5 765 expected to enroll in September and 264 teachers planned. Plans for a Lawrence High School addition costing about 351 364, bidding next August, and a fall start aim for a September 1961 opening. Journal World named official paper with several depositories approved and purchase orders totaling 5 123 85 to Silver Burdett and 4 136 90 to Follett for CJHS and other purchases.
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Ber
Lawrence
Wilson
Future Farmers of America
Lawrence High School
Charles L. Marshall
Topeka
CJHS
LHS
Journal-World
First National Bank—General Fund
John Louis Simons Fund
Douglas County State Bank
Lawrence National Bank
WJHS
Silver Burdett Co
Chicago
Follett Publishing Co
Smith-St. John Mfg. Co
Kansas City
Zahner Mfg. Co
Bell Music Co
General Appliance Co
Odell’s Instrument Service
Hicks-Ashby Co
Hoover Bros., Inc
Kansas City Co
Bowlus School Supply Co
Pittsburg
U2 report denied by Sudan Transport Ministry
The Transport Ministry of Sudan denied claims that an American U2 plane forced landed at Khartoum Airport on Saturday. The ministry said no U2 aircraft had landed or flown over Sudan, countering a report circulated by Cairo's Middle East News Agency.
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Khartoum
Sudan
Transport Ministry Today
Cairo
Middle East
Nairobi
Kenya
Transport Ministry
Boeing talks resume in Seattle contract dispute
Boeing Airplane Co and Aero Mechanics Union, an affiliate of the International Association of Machinists, resumed contract talks in Seattle.
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Seattle
Boeing Airplane Co
Aero Mechanics Union
The
International Assn. of Machinists
Convenient parking facilities near Rumsey Funeral Home
Advertisement notes parking options near Rumsey Funeral Home with contact VI3 5111 for details.
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Rumsey Funeral Home
Anderson Campaign Schedule For Douglas County Visit
Fred Six announced that Republican governor candidate Anderson will campaign in Douglas County on Wednesday and Thursday July 13 and 14. He plans a full schedule of coffees receptions and luncheons plus a county wide handshaking campaign.
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Fred Six
John Anderson
Douglas County
Anderson
Six
Eisenhower Says He May Be Oldest President If Re elected
In remarks about presidential age and future policies Eisenhower notes that if he serves a second term he would become the oldest president in history turning 70 in October. He backs continued talks on nuclear test bans with Britain and says his successor will have full cooperation during the transition. He signals readiness for further international talks while denying a need for broad farm policy overhaul despite a Dem win in North Dakota.
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Eisenhower
Andrew Jackson
Russia
United States
Britain
White House
North Dakota
Camden strike by engineers 100 percent effective says union
The Assn of Professional Engineering Personnel reports a complete strike against Radio Corp of America in Camden New Jersey with picket lines reportedly respected by other unions. RCA did not comment.
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Camden
N. J
Assn. of
Radio Corp. of America
Hyman B. Natkin
RCA
Registration date due to PERA for Kansas primary
AP reports Secretary of State Paul Shanahan urges new urban voters to register promptly for the August 2 primary. Those who did not vote in the last general election or who changed address or name must re register. Eligibility requires six months in the state and in the ward precinct or township.
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TO Pera
Paul Shanahan
Kansas
City Repairs Downtown Parking Lots Resume
City officials plan to repair and smooth the six municipal lots on Vermont and New Hampshire. The 900 block east Vermont lot should be graded rolled and seal coated by Friday if weather allows. Five of six lots need work. the 10th and New Hampshire lot is new and not affected.
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Harold Horn
Vermont
Horn
New Hampshire
10Th
Eisenhower Prepares Cuba Sugar Quota Cut Rumor
Administration sources say President Eisenhower may cut Cuba's sugar quota citing Cuba's reduced reliability as a supplier since Fidel Castro's rise. Congress empowered the move with a new sugar bill, and officials expect a sign and a possible cut of about 700 000 tons.
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Cuba
Eisenhower
Fidel Castro
U.S
Congress
Card of Thanks from Mills Family for Support
The family of Robert Noble and Mrs. Ruth Mills thank friends relatives and neighbors for kindness and sympathy during sorrow. Grateful for care from Lawrence Memorial Hospital nurses and doctors including Dr Walters and Dr Reed for Forrest V Mills.
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Robert Noble
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Walters
Dr. Reed
Forrest V. Mills
Ruth Mills
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