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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1948
Page
5
A delegation from the Chamber of Commerce insists on a new site for the police and fire station. Members push for a location decision to resolve ongoing controversy and speed up emergency response planning.
Citizens and officials in Lawrence clash over locating a combined fire and police station at Eighth and Vermont or a Kentucky street site. Advocates urge a downtown parking lot plan to aid business recovery and reduce parking pressure, while others push for a long term, larger facility at the park edge.
London narrates the Olympic horse and rider showcase with twenty-two nations entered. Dressage opens August 9 at Aldershot, followed by the complete riding, then the prix des nations. Show jumping closes August 14 at Wembley Stadium, with Argentina among the participating countries.
Fragmentary OCR items mention Austria Brazil Crechoravai Egypt Finland Hungary Mexico and a note of a plane part taken from a North Sea fishing net. Also references to a war release from the Northwestern prompted an unusual event. A brass name plate from an automotive carburetor was found.
The board of education warned that the new grade school in the east city section will cost around 246000 pounds, exceeding the 265000 bonds voted this spring by 31000. They declined to cut major items, citing 67000 in the sinking fund as a possible reserve. A member commented on the risk of another bid surge, though details were not given.
Retired professor C H Simpson described a city council session as hectic while seeking permission to keep part of a home addition. He built a five and a half by 11 inch extension to house a table and chairs from former students. City officials warned the addition must be removed or altered to stay inside the alley line.
Fragmented OCR text references Waahonerine and regional places like Wyoneng Idaho Vanadvan Lew England, noting a national search for strategic disease remedies. Mentions Ames and Petting booths, Colorado and San Juan counties, Oklahoma-Kansas Missouri tri-state area, plus a stray call to sell furniture and discarded clothing via classified ads.
A Grimsby bound British bomber fuselage plate traced to Bendix Aviation Corp shows it came from a Peter built during the war for Ns-Revee engine. Company seeks fate through US and UK technical war records as insects burden a Kansas Water Center community of 700 fights mosquitoes and flies.
Mrs. John Wasserman of Stanton Nebraska reports severe dandruff and scalp torment but says Baker's Best cleared it after trying other products. The ad claims a full refund if not worth recommending to a friend after use. One dollar tag, barber or drugstore purchase suggested.
Fragmentary text notes increasing numbers and recent rains causing high water levels. No identifiable names, places, dates, or organizations are readable.
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