Democrats Open 31st Convention Emphasizes Civil Rights Divide
Delegates gather as platform work continues with pressure from southern factions over a civil rights plank. Kefauver emerges as a key nominee challenger while Barkley faces labor opposition and Stevenson contemplates a potential draft. President Truman’s stance awaited as convention planning extends toward Wednesday and Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Truman
Sen
Kefauver
Harkley
Stevenson
Sunflower plant cited for defense award over blood donations
About 501 Sunflower Ordnance Works employees witnessed a morning ceremony as the plant received a commendation and flag for outstanding contributions to the defense effort through blood donations. Lt. Comdr. F. W. Wyatt presented the flag to Ransom Burke, James Raybern, and Donna Snart with Hercules Yonder Co. and Massman Patti Construction sharing the award.
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Sunflower Ordnance Works
Sunflower
Kansas City
F. W. Wyatt
USN
Kansas City Defense Center
Ransom ‘O. Burke
Ordnance Corps
James Raybern
Hercules’ Yonder Co
Donna Snart
Massman-Patti Construction Co
Oliver D. Droege
Droege
Keres
Bill Moore
Kansas City Star
A. G. Scofield
Loraine Jacquemin
Kansas City Defense Blood Center
Adam Mae Hames
Otto Durr
John Kopners
Joyce Brown
Johnson County Red Cross
Soakers
Kenneth W. Franks
Ordnance 8
Col
Lion M. Hollman
I JM. Leonard
Corps of Engineers
George F H. Riples
Hercules Powder Co
Koshares Dance Draws Civic Crowd at Haskell Event
Indian dancers held a local crowd spellbound as the Koshares performed at Haskell Institute. Col Lathrop Read introduced guests including Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy and Mrs Lucy Eads. The audience enjoyed good weather and inspected Koshares’ costumes after the final dance.
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Haskyll
Koshares
Winter Veterans Hospital
Topeka
Ati
Lathrop R. Read
S— Haskell
Lawrence
Franklin D. Murphy
KR. U
Lucy T. Eads
Jimmy .Thodd
Open houses draw thousands to Lawrence new homes
Thousands of Lawrence residents toured two new housing developments Sunset Hill in West Lawrence and Park Hill in South Lawrence. An estimated 4,000 to 5,000 visited Sunset Hill and 6,000 to 8,000 visited Park Hill, with many attendees touring both sites. Three Park Hill homes were sold during the day, bringing the total to seven, as crowds kept the shows open past schedule with continued hours this week.
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Lawrence
Sunset Hill
West Lawrence
Park Hill
South Lawrence
Ken Murrow
Century Real Estate
Town
Highway 40
M. Conrad McGrew
Lawrence Housing, Inc
Twenty-Third Street
Murrow
Suneet Hill
Wall Street Dull as Market Shrugs at Convention Start
Trading on Monday drifted with prices mostly fractionally higher or lower and volume at a two month low about a stated thousand shares. The market showed little momentum as the Republican National Convention began and the all star game aired, while a hospital note thanks friends for cards and blood donations and honors those who cared for John Higgins.
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Wall Street
W York
Allstar
Olympic shot put record and event notes from Monday
Parry O'Brien’s view shows Herb McKenley Jamaica the winner and Emanuel McDonald Bailey Britain controversially beating Smith in the first heat. Smith and Remigino reach finals while Yoder and Blackmon fail to finish. The fifth shot put mark falls as two days of competition continue with Moore 400m hurdles, high jump, 10,000m and discus records. Wrestling results: Don Hodge loses to Cimakurdze in a key clash, with Borders and Evans winning morning bouts.
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Herb McKenley
Jamaica
Smith
Emanuel McDonald Bailey
Great Britain
Remigino
Lee Yoder
Arkansas
Roland Blackmon
U. S. Army
Moore
Don Hodge
Perry
Okla
David Cimakurdze
Russia
Bill Borders
Tulsa
Tom Evans
Red Cross Blood Drive Faces Parking, Men Donor Gap
Lawrence volunteers at sidewalk tables describe a parking mess as many men pass by the Red Cross Bloodmobile recruiters. Recruiters note women signups outpace men, with some pay parking and drive away. The Journal-World also notes school budget notices, KU alumni eyes on Chicago, and band photo setup costs.
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Red Cross
Koree
Massachusetts Street
Journal-World
Lawrence City
DPA Aids Light Firm With Tax Break for Defense Plant
Kansas Power and Light Co will expand a Douglas County power plant near Cameron's Bluff to 41 000 kilowatts with a 35 percent rapid depreciation tax write-off on a 5 425 000 project. Sunflower Ordnance Works near De Soto will be the defense user. 45 percent serves normal consumers. Opening is planned for late November or early December, but delays possible due to material shortages and weather.
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Defense Production Administration
Washington, D. C
Kansas Power and Light Co
Douglas County
Cameron's Bluff
Here
Kansas
R. W. McClure
KP & L
McClure
Sunflower Ordnance Works
De«Sota
Electric Company
Top Men NEEDED Police Enrollment Across Agencies
Lawrence police enrolls Roy Bledsoe J A Lavery Rob Finley Merle McClure Leon Roberts and Chief John Ingalls. E U officers Warren Andres Fred Musselman join Eudora Adair Edmonds and Adair T Edmonds from Oskaloosa. Four courses offered four officers select basic training. Advanced courses cover police administration science and a first traffic control course. Morning sessions include general briefings with afternoon focused classes. Jurisdiction discussions address Kansas Bureau of Investigation Highway Commission traffic unit FBI and Alcohol Beverage Control Board.
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Lawrence Police Department
E. U
Eudora
Oskaloosa
Lawrence
Roy Bledsoe
J. A. Lavery
Rob Finley
Merle McClure
Leon Roberts
John Ingalls
E. U. Police
Warren Andres
Fred Musselman
Enoch E. Wright
Adair T. Edmonds
Traffic Department of the Highway Commission
Federal Bureau of Investigation
The
Alcohol Beverage Control Board
Drowned Man Rescues Wife in Lake Ordeal
James Wendell Riles, 22, of Ft. Scott, drowned at Rock Creek Lake while swimming to aid his wife Marilyn who struggled to reach shore as waves rose. Mrs. Biles jumped from the boat to help but could not hold him. his body was recovered Monday. He was a Frisco Railroad clerk, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Riles of Redfield, leaving a wife and two young daughters.
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Scott
James Wendell Riles
Rock Creek Lake
Bios
Marilyn
Lis
Lioyd Riles
Reffield
Frisco Railroad
Kansan Candidate Wayne Ryan Visits Lawrence Rotary
Republican lieutenant governor hopeful Wayne Ryan visited Lawrence today, addressing a Rotary Club luncheon at the Eldridge Hotel and canvassing residents. A WWII veteran and former legislator from Clay County, Ryan trails incumbent Fred Hall and John O. Stewart in the primary, and emphasizes his war record and civic involvement.
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Wayne Ryan
Clay Donte
Kansas
Lawrence
Lawrence Rotary Club
Eldridge Hotel
Fred Hall
John O. Stewart
Kansas City
Clay County
Dwight D. Fisenhower
Abilene
Ryan
Wichita
Topeka High School
Washburn University
Beulah Wielm
University of Kansas
Senate
Clay and
Dickinson
Legislative Council
Kansas War Veterans Republicans Club
First Presbyterian Church
Peoples National , Bank In
Clay Center
Deaths and Funerals for Misa Hill and Others
Funeral services are planned for Miss Julia Hill who died of a heart attack at her sister’s San Francisco home. Christian Science services will be held with reader Mrs. Alice Beyerstock. burial in Oak Hill Cemetery. Edward N. Carter of Bloomingdale Ind died at his son’s home in Kansas. Survived by a niece and three grandchildren. arrangements to be announced. William F. Fox, longtime Caldwell native and KU civil engineer, died in Homestead Fla. Survived by wife Margaret, a son, siblings, and a brother in Oklahoma. services pending.
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Misa’ Hill
Julia Hill
Josephine Tilt
San Francisco
Schubert
Christian Science
Alice Beyerstock
Oak Hill Cemetery
Miss Hill
Lawrence
Kansas Public Service Co
Edward N. Carter
E. Russell Carter
Bloomingdale
Ind
Martha Baccuss
Indianapolis
William F. Fox
C. M. Jones
Homestead
Fla
Caldwell
University of Kansas
Navy
Kes West
Margaret Fox
Williamt C. Foxy
E. A. Myers
Ruth Fox
Jones
R. H._Fox
Altus
Okla
Paul Fox
San Jose
Costa Rica
To File Murder Charges In Topeka Case
County Attorney Coral Hawks said first degree murder charges will be filed against Arthur Hager for the fatal shooting of Abner Parker after an argument in front of Parker's home. Hager admitted firing the shot. Douglas County District Court lists divorce actions Evonna Dorene Catterson from Oliver James Catterson and Julia Werbe from Donald Werbe. A note explains in amateur radio parlance that a YL is a young lady who operates a radio station.
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Topeka
Coral Hawks
Arthur Hager
Abner Parker
Hawks
Hager
Parker
Douglas County District Court
Evonna Dorene Catterson
Oliver James Catterson
Julia Werbe
Donald Werbe
Markets At a Glance From Kansas City Livestock and Commodities
Markets at a glance show higher stock indices on light trading while bonds mix and rails dip. Cotton rises on short covering and new buying. wheat firm as hedging pressure eases. corn steady with light trading. oats barely steady. Hog futures gain 25 to 53 cents, top at 23.25. Cattle activity remains slow with broad demand under 1130 pounds. steers over 1250 pounds bid lower. Grass slaughter steers open. cows steady to 50? lower on some weights. prime fed cattle around 34.00-35.00 per cwt, loads near 34.00, some 34.50-37.00. Hogs near 23.00-24.00, mixed weights varied. Lambs active, steady to higher. slaughter ewes 3.00-7.25. Local wheat 82.01, corn 1.00, beans 2.40. eggs 37 cents.
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Livestock
Kansas City
USDA
Waloalus
Sgu Ihe Braska
City weighs options on New Hampshire Street parking sites
New Hampshire Street property eyed for four parking sites as city commissioners compare estimates. Five local real estate men appraised value around 29 500 while court appraisers set 39 666, creating a wide gap and prompting possible action once the city attorney returns.
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New Hampshire Street
City Commission
Maude Evans
City
Lottie Piiebaute
L. J. Re Her
Nannie Amyx
Charles D. Stough
Wigglesworth
Pum
Rotary Club to Finance Lighting of Fairgrounds
The Lawrence Rotary Club will fund a lighting system for the Douglas County 4 H fairgrounds show ring using up to 1000 from a youth activity fund. Elmer Ousdahl thanked the club for the donation, which helped prevent insufficient lighting for the upcoming fair. Also at the meeting Reed Fletcher FBI special agent spoke on the agency’s history and scope.
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Lawrence Rotary Club
Douglas County
John Andrews
Rotary Board of Directors
Eldridge Hotel
Elmer Ousdahl
Board of
Douglas County Commissioners
Births and a marriage license at Memorial Hospital scene
Memorial Hospital reports numerous births including baby girl Haas at Route 1 and baby boy for Delaverne Webster Linwood. Multiple mothers listed with addresses in Sunflower Eudora and Linwood. A marriage license is issued from Probate Court to Robert E. McCabrin and Esther Lou Koch of Eudora.
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Ind
Agnes
Eudora
Doris Cook
Jeanette Olin
Mass
Marcelline Turner
Route 5
Goldie Gibler
N. J
Edna Elder
Linwood
Daphne ‘Anquhare
Frank Idol
Edna Tolbert
Ethel Perky
N. H. St
Mary Lewis
Locust St
Lanelle
Rober E. McCabrin
Esther Lou- Koch
Grain and market notes from Chicago and coast lines
A compact market update lists prices for wheat corn soybeans and oats with regional notes. Commodities include California long whites at 8.15 dollars, Idaho Oregon long whites around 6.05, and Texas triumphs near 6.00. Trade activity shows moderate demand and steady track sales with Friday and Sunday shipments noted.
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Chicago
Tolon
California
Idaho
Texas
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Organized Labor
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AFL
Jack Kroll
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Ordnance Works
TLOCK
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Park Hil
Banset Hill
Heenital
Johny Higgins
View
Parry O'Brien
University of Kansas Alumni Association
Robert Kerr
Oklahoma
Dean McGee
K.U
McGee
E. E. Fellers
Me. St
Journal-World Today
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Clarkson
Maurice] Prather
Mosser-Wall
Mosser-Wolf
Centron Corp
Tts
Lin‘eon Park
Jack Stephenson
Paul Husted
Omaha World Herald
Denver Post
Red Sox
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South Park
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Ming
DPA Aids Light Firm
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Goodyear
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McKess & R
M&m
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NY Central
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Reyn
Schenley Ind
Sears Roek
Sinclair Oil
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Studebaker
Rotary Club
Memorial Hospital
Pearl Kirkpratrick
Wilma Rockhold
Baldwin
Alice Washington
Garfield St
Harry Hicks
Lincoln St
Mollie Gerth
Lane
Charles E. Sherrick
Ky. St
Wilma E. Evans
Mechanic St
Dean Longfellow
James Addie
John Kraus
Enders
Alfred Grammer
R.J. St
Kenneth Stephenson
W. 6Th St
Gary Dumas
Ore
LeRoy Testerman
Jack Harelbrink
Tenn
Farmaa H
Father Ys
Sa' Ae
George Hedrick
Massachusetts St
Barret, Fitch & Co
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Banrde
Midwest
Sxehares Smare Ave
Aanass City, Me
Friveshmentompany Real Estate
Mi Maas
Clif McDonald
Marjorie Doctor
Charlton
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