Lawrence Struck by Severe Storm Wrecks Power and Property
A major early morning storm knocked out power across Lawrence causing 13 000 volt lines to fail and flooding basements. The Bowersock plant transformer failure blacked out service. Carl Drake’s bakery suffered extensive flood damage estimated in the thousands. Roads, basements, and markets faced water damage as crews worked to restore lines and clear debris.
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Poaages
Q Jet
Lawrence
Fightren Tell
Bowersock
Kaw River
Lawrence Panes Company
C. G. Hesse
Kansas Color Preas
Corbin Hall
K.U
Tennessee Street
Sixteenth Street
Sunnyside
Stern
Drakes Bakery
Massachusetts
Carl Drake
Sworkmen
Woolworth
Cordell
Carl's
Eigthing Company
Ninth Street
Cere Ft
Damaged wall and flooding affect local areas and plants
A damaged tree in a backyard caused walls to be broken and furniture damaged as debris entered the kitchen. Weather data shows rainfall in several towns with measurements from Lerompton to Topeka, while floods washed away the Oaks lake dam at Tonganoxie and creeks cut into the Franklin Lee Crean company plant.
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Lerompton
Werden
Eudora
Tongalloxie
Topeka
Tonganoxie
Oaks Lake
Stranger Creek
Franklin Lee Crean Company
Pleasant Grove garden notice and city office hours
In Lawrence strange whispers describe a Siamese twins garden at Pleasant Grove linked to OC J Crume t. Journal-World notes cucumber bundles and a downtown driver license office on Massachusetts Street keeping evening hours while the campus office closes. An anonymous 2 am call reported gunfire near 400 Illinois. Police and a sheriff responded. no evidence found as Chief Moore blamed storm nerves for the hoax.
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OC J. Crumet
Pleasant Grove
Cruimet
Wwis
Massauchusetts Street
Hlinois
AL Moore
Shutdown Ends Refinery Operation in Pasadena
Crown Central Petroleum Corp completed shutting down its Pasadena refinery's 26.00 barrel daily capacity citing a new type of sit down action. Company officials blamed workers writing grievances on company time under a Taft Hartley clause. An oil workers spokesman denied a strike, calling it a lockout as talks on a new contract for about 350 union members had broken off July 3. The firm reported 200 grievances filed since negotiations ended, with few legitimate complaints.
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Pasadena
Tes
Crown Central Petroleum Corporation
Tasadena Refiners
Sail
Spokraman
Oil Workers International
CLO
Man Pleads Guilty to Four Liquor Law Violations
Prrsbure January July 7. C. FL Mingeri of Fontenac was fined 200 dollars and costs in district court yesterday after pleading guilty to four counts of violating the Kansas liquor control law, judged by J L. M. Resler.
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Prrsbure
C. FL
Mingeri
Silver Star
Fontenac
JL. M. Resler
Kansas
Pittsburg Gorillas name Parsons coach as assistant
Pittsburg Kansas July 7 Joe Murphy longtime line coach at Parsons high school and junior college for three years was named assistant football coach for the Pittsburg Teachers Gorillas announced by President Rees H Hughes.
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Pittsburg
Kan
H— Joe Murphy
Parsons High School
Pittsburg Teachers Gorillas
Rees H. Hughes
Rayburn Calls Governors Meeting Over Tidelands Dispute
Representative Rayburn announces invitation to Texas Louisiana and California governors to meet in Washington on Monday to resolve the tidelands ownership controversy among the states. The action aims to settle interstate claims.
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Washington
Rayburn
D.-Tex
Texas
Louisiana
California
Found Deed is Pullman Death of Attorney On Arrival
Nax L Frederick a Leavenworth Kan attorney was found dead in a Pullman berth on his arrival here today from Alpena Mich. The incident occurred on the train as it neared Pullman Washington. Authorities reported no immediate cause and investigations are underway.
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Washington
Nax L. Frederick
Leavenworth. Kan
Alpena
Mich
Piqua Wins Bronson District Semi-Pro Title in 10 Inning Game
Piqua captured the Bronson district semi pro championship by beating Bronson 5 to 3 in ten innings last night in Bronson Kansas.
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Bronson
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Piqua
Violent Storm Strikes Lawrence Collapses Roads and Fences
A severe storm battered Lawrence with downed trees, landslides, and high water. Police, sheriff, fire crews, and highway patrol responded overnight as roadways flooded and buildings took in water. Girl Scout camp at Lone Star Lake reported a scare but no injuries as lines were repaired. Community building and recreation facilities reported water damage and leaks.
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Bersons
Ames
Lone Star Lake
Recreation Commission
Harvest Nears End of Wheat Cutting in Kansas
Great Bend Kansas July 7 20 Harvest control chief W C Stark said the wheat harvest in Kansas is nearly finished with most district offices closed and the rest to close by week end. Local showers were minor and did not halt the rush as the harvest nears completion. no new equipment or labor requests were reported.
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Great Bend
Kan
Kansas
W. C. Stark
Stark
Memorial Hospital Resident and Addresses Listed
A memorial hospital notice enumerates individuals and their addresses including Philip Lee Barlow 1419 West Ninth Ira McCormick 1211 Almira Nicki Skiles 631 North Third Mrs Nene Stark Route 2 Mrs Nettie Deaf Eudora J Haigwood Tongan oxie Dorothy Ann Sharer 931 Maine John C Albers Atchison Mrs Mildred Zimmerman 202 North Fifth Virgil Rice Baldwin Mrs Nannie Reid Linwood Route 1 Donald Brock Linwood.
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Philip Lee Barlow
West Ninth Street
Ira McCormick
Almira Street
Nicki Skiles
North Third Street
Nene Stark
Nettie Deaf
Eudora
J. ©. Haigwood
Tonganoxie
Dorothy Ann Sharer
Maine Street
John C. Albers
Atchison
Mildred Zimmerman
North Fifth Street
Virgil Rice
Baldwin
Nannie Reid
Linwood
Donald Brock
Tennessee Street Families Listed in Local Notices
Mrs Anna Wiley of 1111 Vermont Street is listed alongside Mrs Marjorie Hoover and baby in Sunflower and Marilyn Rust. Other entries include Donnie White of 1243 New Jersey Street, Mrs Anna Walker and baby of 2112 Ohio Street, and Mrs Eleanor Hayes and baby of 1306 New Jersey Street.
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Anna Wiley
Vermont Strete
Marjorie Hoover
Marilyn Rust
Tennessee
Donnie White
New Jersey
Anna Walker
Ohio
Eleanor Hayes
Births Twin Boys and a Daughter Reported
Birth reports list twins for Mr and Mrs R E Beach of 1912 Rhode Island Street, born yesterday, and a daughter for Mr and Mrs R I Brunk of Suns Flower, born today.
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R. E. Beach
Rhode Island Street
R. I. Brunk
Suns Flower
Funeral services for Mra Werswik held in Topeka and burial in Lawrence
Funeral services for Mra Phenia Werswik of Topeka will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Wall-Diffenderfer Funeral Home with graveside burial at Memorial Park cemetery in Lawrence around 12:45 to 1 p.m. The item also notes services for Mrs Mayme Jackson, widow of Pr Pigford Jackson, in Kansas City with burial at Oak Hill cemetery after a Friday afternoon service at St Luke's A.M.E. Church. Surviving relatives are listed, including daughter Mrs Russell Mesbit and sister Mrs Katherine Groves. Advertises Journal-World home delivery for summer addresses.
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Phenia Werswik
the Drive
Topeka
Wall-Diffenderfer
Memorial Park
Lawrence
Mayme Hell and Jackson
Mayme Jackson
Pr. Pigford Jackson
Tuestle
Kansas City
St Luke's A.M.E
Dc. L. Williams
Be In
Oak Hill Cemetery
Russell Mesbit
Katherine Groves
Parthenia Henderson
Belle Givens
President Sees Move to Peace in UN Arms Control
President Treman spoke in Washington saying the world is gradually moving toward peace. He asserted no steps should be taken toward armament and that a firm United Nations control agreement exists. Peace remains the keynote of his ongoing crusade since taking office in 1945.
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Washington
Treman
United Nations
Parsons Gambling Probe Prompts Ouster Threats in Kansas
In Topeka Fatzer, attorney general, said Parsons city commission should be congratulated for discharging Chief Axton. He noted no charges were filed and described the action as easing the state from pursuing proceedings against Williams. A suit to oust Axton had been filed in the Kansas supreme court.
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Topeka
Fatzer
Parsons City Commission
Parsons
Iams
Axton
Kansas Supreme Court
Williame
Hiss Case Deliberations Begin In High Profile Trial
The Alger Hiss perjury case went to a jury of ten men and two women at 2:20 p m. today after a brief charge by Judge Samuel H Kaufman. Hiss, a 44 year old former state department official, is accused of lying to a grand jury about delivering secret papers to Whittaker Chambers and meeting Chambers after January 3 1937. The judge told the jurors they must acquit if Chambers story cannot be proven beyond a reasonable doubt.
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Alger Hiss
State Department
Samuel H. Kaufman
Hiss
Grand
Whittaker Chambers
Chambers
Kaufman
Will View A Body In Albuquerque For Clue To Son
A Albuquerque father travels to Las Vegas to view a murdered man’s body and learn if it is his son Marshal Jr who had been missing since writing from Englewood Kansas that he would be home June 15. The nude unidentified man was found by a road in the Santa Fe National Forest with two gunshot wounds. District Judge Luis Ermito ordered the body examined for identification.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Las Vegas
Marshal Condrey
Marshal, Jr
Englewood
Kan
Santa Fe National Forest
Luis E. Armitoterday
Missouri Senator Donnell Opposes NATO Pact Ratification
Senator Donnell of Missouri urged the Senate to reject the North Atlantic pact, arguing it would require the United States to provide military aid to Europe. For the first time he signaled he will vote against the 12 nation alliance.
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Washington
Donnell
R.-Mo
Senate
United States
Europe
Issouri
DeForest Family Plans Estes Park Vacation
Mr and Mrs L H DeForest and Miss Jean DeForest will depart tomorrow night for Estes Park Colorado for a week long vacation They will later visit their daughter Mrs Larry Sterling in Rochester New York before traveling into Canada Pauline Rankin has returned from Madison Wisconsin where she taught at the University of Wisconsin C C Stewart and another companion left this afternoon on a motor trip to the East Mrs W T Allen state president of the VFW auxiliary and Mrs Nannie Lefford traveled to Topeka for Winter hospital activities and a conference with hospital officials A luncheon at Winter hospital was held Mrs George Esterly has improved after a hospitalization at Lawrence Memorial hospital and will go home this afternoon
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Jean DeForest
Estes Park
Colo
Pauline Rankin
Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
Conner
C. C Stewart
Larry Sterling
Rochester
N. Y
Canada
W. T. Allen
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Nannie Lefford
Topeka
Winter Hospital
State Hospital
Ethel Quinn
George Esterly
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Markets at a Glance July 7 Major Commodities Mixed
New York stocks eased after a brief early dip as traders weighed Truman's bullish economic remarks. Wheat and oats held firm in Chicago and Kansas City spots while livestock receipts and grain markets showed uneven activity across regions with prime hogs and cattle trading near steady to higher.
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Chicago
Cate Aly
Kansas City
USDA
Carrie Lovu
Laos
Ayah Mes
Kansas
Ostrenc
Searling
Wall Street
Truman
Has Own Graduation Exercise West Palm Beach
West Palm Beach Florida 14 year old CM Lewis Sterrett who has been crippled since age seven and uses a wheelchair completed graduation with a home teacher. School superintendent Howell Watkins presented the diploma at his Boynton Beach home. Rev D M Obenshain gave the commencement address. Miss Sharon Beals played a violin solo. The article notes the average American ate 151 pounds of meat in 195? a six pound rise from 1948.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
Lewis Sterrett
Lewis
Howell Watkins
Boynton Beach
D. M. Obenshain
Sharon Beals
Card of Thanks from Dorothy Statler
Dorothy Statler thanks relatives friends for gifts cards flowers and blood donations during hospital stay.
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Dorothy Statler
Life in the Great Salt Lake Surface and Lifeforms
The Great Salt Lake, though much saltier than ocean water, contains life. Analyses show salt content ranging from under 13 to about 27 percent. Despite the brine, minute brine shrimp larvae and algae inhabit the water, and swimmers cannot sink.
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Salt Lake City
Great Salt Lake
Unconscious Thieves Attempt Pig Sty Chloroform Heist
In Hamburg Westphalia two thieves attempted to chloroform a 300 pound pig in a farm sty. They were found unconscious beside the pig when the farmer woke to the disturbance. The criminals had been incapacitated by the fumes they used.
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Hamburg
Germany
Fire at Utah oil refinery in Salt Lake City
A tremendous explosion at a Utah oil refining plant in Salt Lake City started a large fire on July 7. Firefighters responded quickly and brought the blaze under control, preventing further spread.
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Salt Lake City
Utah Oil Refining Company
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