Kansas Liquor Law One Year In Sparks Mixed Views
A year after Kansans won legal liquor, chiefs report steady acceptance with few complaints. officials note revenue of over 8 million, with 2.7 million to the general fund and 725 thousand from an enforcement tax. debates split over drinking levels and enforcement, yet public sentiment leans toward the law. Local pastors say attitudes are unchanged, while some cite rises in arrests for drunken driving but not in accidents.
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Kansas
Carrie Nation
Arthur A. Berrick
State Liquor Control Office
Herrick
State Tax Commission
League of Kansas
Kansas Motor Vehicle Department
Hutchinson News-Herald
Angelo Scott
Sois Register
State Liquor Control Board
Scott
Coffeyville
Jack Oliver
China
Soldier Betsworth Killed in Korea Front Action
The Defense Department announced Charles A. Betsworth of Wichita was killed in action in Korea, in the 27th casualty list. Pfc. John W. Haist of Delphos, Kan., was listed as wounded. Virginia pioneers established Shawneetown, Ill., 150 years ago.
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Washington
Charles A. Betsworth
Wichita
Korea
Defense Department
John W. Haist
Joseph Haist
Delphos
Kan
Kaw Paving Begins Widening of Highway 40 North of Lawrence
Kaw Paving of Topeka started widening Highway 40 from Lawrence north to the Teepee junction with Highway 24. The firm’s bid for the Lawrence North project was 7 715.06 with no resurfacing. for Highway 24 from Lawrence to Manhattan the bid was 272 668.20 for about 26.78 miles. Plans call widening to 22 feet with crushed stone base and asphalt on both sides of the concrete slab. Night warning lights will mark the route. Routing includes Perry with a main street turn and another at Wamego.
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Kaw Paving Company
Topeka
Lawrence
Manhattan
Kaw Paving
State Highway Department
Kaw
Perry
Wamego
Local Marine Promotes Joe Garcia to Master Sergeant
Joe Garcia of 811 Rhode Island Street has been promoted from technical sergeant to master sergeant at the Marine Air Detachment of the Olathe Naval Air Station where he serves. He marks eight years of Marines service including duty in the South Pacific during World War II and is a graduate of Lecompton Rural High School.
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Joe Garcia
Hhode Island Street
Marine Air Detachment
Olathe Naval Air Station
South Pacific
Garcia
Lecompton Rural High School
Flags British Shipments Of Oil To Communist China
Washington reports Rep. Herbert A. Meyer charged the British Asiatic Petroleum Co with moving oil into communist China. He said U S oil firms stopped supplying oil to China at the State Department request to aid the Korean campaign and urged a government protest. London said Britain halted oil shipments to Communist China and only Shell had sold oil to Chinese communists.
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Washington
UPI
Herbert A. Meyer
R-Kan
British
Asiatic Petroleum Company
China
Meyer
State Department
South Korea
Asiatic
Foreign Offices
London
Ray
Britain
Shell
Capital fetes mayors at national anniversary
Washington July 19 The mayors of American towns named Washington are guests of the capitol anniversary committee. Georgia Iowa Missouri New Jersey Virginia Nebraska and tah are represented though one Washington in Texas has no mayor. Dr Marius Hansen calls the invitation a joke while the real mayors arrive for the 150th observance.
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Washington
National Capitol
Texas
Marius Hansen
Georgia
Iowa
Missouri
New Jersey
Virginia
Nebraska
Tah
Douglas County Receives Record State Funds in 1950
Douglas County reports a record 625,247.50 dollars from state collected funds for the 1950 fiscal year, aiding essential county needs. Gov Carlson also notes a general fund balance of 23,405,724.41 and leg tax fund balance of 14,200,000 as the campaign heats up with tax relief tied to progressive state programs.
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Douglas County
Frank Carlson
Carlson
U. S
Kansan
Mata
Ats
Ciy
Carlaon
State Auditing and Accounting Department
Fort Leavenworth Officers To Visit K U Thursday
Thirty officers from Fort Leavenworth will inspect educational and research facilities of the University of Kansas on Thursday. Dean George B. Smith says the eighteen reserve officers, each active in civilian college life, are on a 30 day tour. the remainder are regular army officers from the Command and General Staff College and the Army War College. The visitation has become an annual event.
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Fort Leavenworth
University of Kansas
George B. Smith
Army
Command and General Staff College
Army War College
Bray becomes state president of Kansas Rural Carriers
Floyd E. Bray of Fredonia succeeds Orrie Dickapon of Burlington as president of the Kansas Rural Letter Carriers association at Emporia. About 300 delegates elected these officers and heard reports on association affairs.
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Emporia
Kan
Floyd E. Bray
Fredonia
Orrie Dickapon
Burlington
Kansas Rural Letters Carriers Association
Lawrence Kansas adopts bond ordinance for fire station and veterans quarters
The city council of Lawrence Kansas approves an ordinance to issue up to 98600000 in bonds to construct a new fire department building and provide quarters for war veterans, and to purchase land and equipment. The action follows prior bond issues viewed as insufficient to cover construction and land costs for fire police and veterans facilities.
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Kansas
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Taste of
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Th End
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Willa J. B. Turner
H. C. Fisher
Es Sc
Lawrence Daily Journal-World
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Scragee
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