Efforts to curb excessive shipping subsidy payments praised
Rep Rees commends Comptroller General Lindsay C Warren for fighting waste in government shipping subsidies. Warren reported that 25 million of an 80 million contribution for new passenger vessels was excessive and has since aimed to stop improper payments. His prior statements before a congressional committee highlighted ongoing waste and extravagance, with Kansan crediting his relentless campaign for recovering over 713 million in excess expenditures.
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Washington
Rees
R-Ess
Congressional Record
Lindsay C. Warren
Warren
Congress
Kansan
Reos
Txpayers
Parking Meters Fail to Earn In Lawrence Downtown
In Lawrence residents note many downtown meters remain untapped for weeks. The piece highlights New Hampshire Vermont blocks as defective meters, citizens preferring close parking, and civic leaders discussing housing growth led by Conrad McGrew with Park Hill’s 27 new homes. Public events include Red Cross blood donor flag at Sunflower Ordnance Works and KU band camp attendees at Patee Theater. City Manager Wigglesworth comments on population counts post spraying.
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New Hampshire
Vermont
Lawrence
Conrad McGrew
Park Hill
Vermont Street
Connie McGrew
Sunflower Ordnance Works
Defense Department
Fetter to Speak Last Time at Service in Park
The Lawrence Ministerial Alliance outdoor service at South Park will mark Rev. George C. Fetter’s final appearance before he and wife leave for Ames Iowa. He will discuss The Faith That Overcomes Fear with Rev. Albert F Bramble leading worship if rain forces relocation to Trinity Lutheran Church.
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Lawrence
Youth Thrown From Cycle Killed by Auto East of Pratt
Harold TL Pratt or Lant, 20, was killed Friday night when thrown from a motorcycle into an oncoming train of traffic 43 miles east of Pratt. The crash, near Lunt's home, involved Wendell Detwiler of Pratt driving the motorcycle with Lunt on the back seat. Detwiler was pinned under the cycle and suffered a broken collarbone.
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Pratts
Harold TL. Lant
Pratt
Lunt
Marvin Lewis
Wendell Detwiler
Detwiler
Labor Plans at Chicago Convention Sees Rift Over Picks
Labor leaders from AFL CIO push for joint action but expect others to steer convention. Sidney Hillman’s legacy looms as unions seek a pro labor platform while Philip Murray arrives from steel talks. Truman’s stance remains unclear as Harriman and Kefauver emerge as favored names among organizers.
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Chicago
W—Labor Union
Jnstany
Sidney
Sidney Hillman
CIO
Franklin J. Roosevelt
AFL
Philip Murray
Pittsburgh
Truman
Organized Labor
White House
Averell Harriman
Sen. Kefanver
Political visit highlights Hoskinson bid for second district
Herve Hoskinson campaigners including Leo Smith and F C Leit naker toured Lawrence area appealing to voters in a three way race for county commissioner from the second district. The group visited the county courthouse to view a cornerstone bearing Hoskinson's family name tied to former commissioner B F Hoskinson. Hoskinson, a Vinland farmer and leader in local agrarian groups, runs against incumbent Ray Ogden and A G Hammond, with ties to Baldwin and East Wakarusa township regions.
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Herve Hoxdawon
Herve Hoskinson
Visland
Baldwin
Vinland
Wakarusa
Eudora
Palmyra
Ares
Lawrence
Twelfth Street
Massachusetts Street
Vinland Grange
Vinland Grange Fair Board
Kansas State
Grange
Erma Gottstein
Hubert Hoskinson
Young Hoskinson
Koshare Indians to perform in Lawrence Sunday evening
The Koshare Indians of La Junta, actual Boy Scouts from Kansas, will dance at 8 p m Sunday in Haskell Stadium Yosh In Lawrence the troupe arrives from Beatrice Nebraska and will be hosted by local American Legion and civic leaders Special guests include veterans from the Winter Veterans Hospital and Haskell officials The performance closes the Lawrence leg of their summer tour with shows to Pueblo and elsewhere to follow
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la Janta
Calo
Haskell
Lawrence
Beatrice
Neh
La‘anti
Amer ‘Dean Legion
Fliskell Institute Comminer
Lathrop BR. Read
Col. Wout
Winster Veterans Hospital
Topeka
K.reller
Franklin D. Murphy
Solon G. Ayers
Luery T. Eads
Kanza
St. Joseph
Kashares
Lawrence Banks
Tadunta
Pueblo
Coto
Stevenson stands firm on presidential bid refusal
Gov Adlai E Stevenson refused to run for the Democratic nomination. He called any brokered convention scenario inconceivable and said he would decide what to do if it arose. He rejected pleas from six Chicago leaders to make himself available, while Illinois figures signaled a wait-and-see stance and left a door open.
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Chicago
Adlai E. Stevenson
Illinois
Stevenson
Jacob M. Arvey
Ilinois
Joseph L. Gill
Cook County
Democratic Committee
Market summary signals mixed grain and steady livestock pricing
Wheat firm on favorable weather while oats hold steady and soybeans show strength. Cattle and hogs remain nominally steady with small room for movement. lambs uneven yet trading near steady. Local and Kansas City cash grain and futures show mixed prices across corn, oats, soybeans, and milo with ongoing livestock demand influencing weekly figures.
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Mul and Spor
C. Cash Grain
Kansas City
Classmates recall high school days at 1962 reunion
Lawrence Belle reports a July 1962 class reunion in which former students and spouses gathered at a Wescoma City home, sharing memories of high school life, marriages, and future plans. Guests included Hoskinson and Johnson, York and Ham mond, and others. Ray Hoskinson filmed the event on a movie camera. word has arrived of Eva Jane McClintark’s accident near Abilene Texas keeping her bedridden for weeks. Earl Jamison and Barbara now reside in Rock-1 oN.
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Lawrence
Me Ami
Arc Rundel
Vernell Hagerman
Leon
Homer Laughlin
Miss Rogers
Lavery
Alvin Seamint
MeLauchin
Malcolm Amdudith Kelley
Erat
Alvin Jones
Ivin
Rand Tepe
Ray Hoskinson
Eva Jane McClintark
Abilene
Texas
Earl Jamison
Barbara
Births and a Reckless Driving Fine Listed in County Court
At Memorial Hospital McLouth area births for Mr and Mrs Dale Rouse and Mr and Mrs Arthur Weidler announced. Names listed include Harold Clank Evelyn Griffith Lucille Eudaly Connie Milleret James Zack and Marjorie Hutchinson with addresses in McLouth Linwood and Sunflow. Alice E Goldsberry of San Antonio Texas was fined 25 dollars plus costs in county court Friday for reckless driving.
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Harold Clank
McLouth
Homer
Alice E. Goldsberry
San Antonio
Tex
Oklahoma Train Explosion Kills Three Crew Members
An engine explosion on a Rock Island freight train near OK Archa Oklahoma killed three crewmen Engineer Roy Tomlin of El Reno Fireman Hutch Spivey of Chickasha and Brakeman Jack Gorman of El Reno. Debris and a large hole were found along a 100 yard radius with no immediate explanation.
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Okarche
Okla
Here
Roy Tomlin
EL Reno
Hutch Spivey T
Chickasha
Jack Gorman
Leavenworth OKs 3 Million Toll Bridge Plan
Mayor Ted Sexton announces Defense Department approval for a three million toll bridge across the Missouri River at Leavenworth. The city awaits state legislative permission to issue bonds for construction. The existing fort bridge is about 80 years old.
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Leavenworth
Ted
Sexton
Defense Department
Missouri’ River
Ft. Leavrenworth
Old Stack Gives Way to New at Lawrence Paper Mill
A 100 foot smokestack atop the Lawrence Paper Co mill is being dismantled to clear room for a new stack. The process, led by Kansas City Boiler Works, should finish next week, with erection of the replacement taking about 13 days. The mill is closed during the work. The old stack was built June 30, 1924 after a wind storm toppled the previous one.
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Lawrence Paper Co
J. F. Shamrod
Kansas City Boiler Works
John Crown
The
Paper Company
Arraigned After Being Named as Drive-in Robber
Robert Correll, 17, of Hickory North Carolina, arraigned in Wichita city court on highway robbery and larceny charges linked to a data drive-in theater holdup. Preliminary hearing set for July 31. Bond $3,000. Identified by Mary Windham, 19, cashier, as the robber who threatened with a gun and took $284.
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Wichita
Robert Correll
Hickory
N. C
al Blase
Correll
Clyde Madden
Sedgwick
Ty Lockett
Mary Windham
Scritchfield J QO dies after ambulance trip to Topeka hospital
J Q Scritchfield 77, a farmer from near Oskaloosa, died Friday en route to a Topeka hospital. He had lived on a farm near Oskaloosa for eight years after moving from Manhattan. Surviving: daughter Olivette Wulfkuhle Lecompton. three sons Jim Topeka, Rhes Kansas City, Merle at home. brother Bert Salina. four sisters Bertha Shull Junction City, Ian Ward Manhattan, Gray Valley Falls, Delia Schurr St George. Esther Mugan Bush, widow of Grant A Bush, dies in San Diego. Born in Lawrence, lived in Kansas City about 20 years, moved to San Diego in 1912. piano concerts known. Surviving sisters W C Potter Chicago and Mollie Mugan Kansas City.
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Scritchfield J. QO. Scritchfield
Oskaloosa
Topeka
Manhattan
Olivette Wulfkuhle
Lecompton
Jim Scritchfield
Rhes Scritchfield
Kansas City
Merle Scritchfield
Home
Bert Scritchfield
Salina
Bertha Shull
Junction City
Ian Ward
Gray
Valley Falls
Delia Schurr
St. George
Esther Mugan Bush
Grant A. Bush
San Digeo
Calif
Lawrence
San Diego
St. Teresa's Academy
W. C. Potter
Chicago
Mollie Mugan
Mrs N E Stucker Word Died in Pasadena Calif
Notices reach Lawrence of the death of Mrs N E Stucker at her Pasadena home on Thursday evening. She was the widow of the late N E Stucker of Ottawa and had visited Lawrence often at the home of her daughter in law Mrs HM Stucker.
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N. E. Stucker
Lawrence
Pasadena
Calif
Ottawa
HM. Stucker
Army/Air Force Bring Williams Woody Visit to Lawrence
William Frederick Woody and his wife are due in Lawrence Sunday to visit his parents Mr and Mrs Elgin Woody Sr of 640 Ark St. Woody has just completed six months of Counter Intelligence Corps schooling in Baltimore MD and has been in the Army for nearly a year.
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William Frederick Woody
Lawrence
Elgin Woody Sr
Ark. St
Counterintelligence Corps
Baltimore
Army
Miss Kansas title goes to Kay Ann Goforth of McPherson
Kay Ann Goforth, 18, blond from McPherson, won Miss Kansas Friday night and will compete in Miss America at Atlantic City in September. Lorene Hunt of Liberal was named alternate. The pageant followed national rules judging charm, poise, intelligence, character and ambition along with beauty. Goforth, a McPherson High School graduate, plans to major in radio speech at Kansas State College next fall and has interests in dancing and singing. She stands 5 feet 2 inches, 106 pounds, with a 33 inch bust, 23 inch waist, and 33 inch hips.
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Wichita
Kay Ann Goforth
McPherson
Atlantic City
Lorene Hunt
Liberal
Miss Goforth
McPherson High School
Kansas State College
GI Pitches Third No Hit Against Same Team
FT. Riley reports Pvt. Paul Menking of the 10th Infantry Division has recorded his third no hitter of the seven inning division season, again versus the same artillery team. He fanned 16 in the latest win and earlier victories featured 14 and 12 strikeouts, with a fourth game planned as the 85th Regiment faces the artillery lineup.
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FT. Riley
Paul Menking
Des Moines Bruins
Menking
85Th Regiment
Lawrence Community Nursery School Incorporation Filed
Articles of Incorporation for the Lawrence Community Nursery School at 9th and N. Y. Sts. were filed today. Harold Beck, register of deeds, listed Mrs. Helen M. Sherbenou as chairman. The group aims to provide nursery education for members’ children and to set policy, maintain facilities, and study child needs through parent cooperation. Canned applesauce is noted as a kitchen staple for emergencies and desserts.
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Lawrence Community — Nursery
9Th
N. Y. Sts
Harold Beck
Register of Deeds
Helen M. Sherbenou
Sunnyside
Franchise Opportunity for Alumna Kraft All Aluminum
Expanding your business with exclusive territories for a high profit aluminum products franchise. Qualified individuals or companies can apply with a letter of qualifications to Alums Keratt Distributors in Kansas City, Missouri.
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Alumna Kraft All Aluminum E Aenings
Alums Keratt Distributors
B. Mluth Si
Kansan City
No Word of Any Progress In Trace Talks in Korea
No progress seen in talks between North Korea and other parties as a joint session failed to move on trace blocking issues. A second secret meeting was reportedly scheduled for Sunday amid ongoing exchange over desired concessions.
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Korea
N. Korea
Desimer Excherice
Vinland Rural School Holds Fifteenth Anniversary Reunion
Vinland The class of 2 of the Vinland Rural bed School held an impromptu class reunion to mark the fifteenth anniversary Saturday July 5. Eighteen graduates were invited. fifteen attended. Absentees listed include Leslie Miler of Costa Mesa California and Alvin Jones from Oklahoma.
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Vinland Rural Bed School
Leslie Miler
Costa Mesa
Calif
Alvin Jones
Okla
Card of Thanks for T. G. Elliott’s Passing Anniversary
The family of Louella N. Elliott marks eight years since the death of their husband and father T. G. Elliott. They express continued love and remembrance and hope to clasp his hands again in the hereafter.
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T. G. Elliott
Louella N. Elliott
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