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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1949
Page
3
The Farm Safety Council declares Farm Safety Week to curb rising farm accidents in Kansas. It notes 1998 saw 62 Kansans die in four major incidents caused by machinery, animals, falls and vehicle issues while prior decades showed higher totals, urging year round resolutions to reduce harm.
Twenty two girls including two from Lawrence have been awarded scholarships for the 1949 50 school year. Dean J H Nelson announced today. Ten are high school graduates and 12 attended the University of Kansas last year. Each award covers 120 for two semesters. Nine receive outright gifts. the rest hold work study scholarships. Several named recipients across multiple towns are listed. Oklahoma City Oklahoma July 26 central airlines to begin service August 21 with routes from Fort Worth and Dallas to Oklahoma City and Wichita serving 24 cities in OK north Texas and southern Kansas.
Government plans for initial Missouri River power distribution will be announced soon. A Bureau of Reclamation official outlined methods of procedure and seeks Secretary of the Interior King’s approval. The plan covers firm power to preference and non preference users from Garrison dam North Dakota and Fort Randall dam South Dakota.
The Four Leaf Clover 4 H club schedules its annual fair for Wednesday August 3 at the Hadi home west of Pleasant Valley school. Afternoon judging will feature reef and dairy cattle poultry rabbits crops cooking and sewing. A basket dinner follows at the school with a program and style review. Leaders Mrs Billy Gene Rice and Chester Johnson sponsor the event.
In Cowex Isle of Wight on July 26 a 140 ton ten engine craft claiming to be the biggest in the world was shown. The ship is designed for 105 passengers nonstop from London to New York with a seven mile ceiling, a 5500 mile range, and a cruising speed of 360 mph. It is expected to fly in about 18 months.
Over 2 000 attended KU summer programs with 640 total on campus and 3400 summer session students. Activities included Sunflower Girls State, Music Camp, Health Education, Bank Management, Elementary and Education workshops, plus extension classes across Kansas and driver training in Wichita.
Pittsburg Kansas July 26. LP A modern twist imitating arithmetic lessons uses flight times between cities to engage students. Evan Evans superintendent Winfield Kansas schools and chairman of a Kansas aviation education commission says tests show this method boosts grades in the lower three fourths of the class. The commission, named in 1945, works to keep Kansan schools current in aviation courses. Oil production in Gaia Tulsa Okla July 26 After three weeks of declines American output rose a daily average of 4 685 700 barrels July 23 according to the Oil and Gas Journal.
Hydro, Okla July 26 Claude W Wright 66 Hydro died from injuries after a two car collision earlier today at the intersection of state highway 5A and U S 66 a mile south of Hydro. The Kansan Charles A Weaver 30 Fort Scott was not injured. Wrights death is the 28th on state highways this year, exceeding the same period in 1948.
An article from the New York News quotes the United States Brewers Foundation on a pamphlet detailing beer’s long history. It notes beer’s role in culture and events from ancient farming to the American Revolution and lists figures on production, consumption, and economic impact.
Two F 80 pilots were killed in a collision off Irisuma Jima near Okinawa. Capt. Ernest E. McAnulty of San Diego and Lt. Robert N. Fidler of Wichita, Kansas, were identified by the Air Force. Helicopters recovered the bodies and brought them to Okinawa. both widows remained on the island.
The eastern timber wolf historically occupied the Atlantic states extending east to Georgia. It ranged across large forested areas before later declines.
Continental Airlines filed with the Civil Aeronautics Board to begin service to 28 cities using routes certified in the Parks system. Chairman Robert Six announced the amendment to a July 11 application seeking extension from Kansas City and St Louis with routes to Topeka Emporia Chanute Coffeyville Independence Manhattan and via Bartlesville Tulsa to Oklahoma City.
The search for Walter T. Wilson by Veterans Administration offices in Kansas City and the local Red Cross to notify him of his brother's death in Hawaii ended in Independence, Missouri. A friend named Mrs. Nelson Cheen reported Wilson's move to Independence and informed Mrs. Wyot. Deuce, Red Cross executive secretary, then notified the VA office in Kansas City.
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