General Bradley Backs Truman Arms Aid Plan
Army Chief of Staff General Omar Bradley voiced strong support for the administration’s foreign arms aid plan before the House committees. He warned of a rising aggressor and stressed no American troops would be sent overseas under the program, which faces a one year $1.45 billion budget projection.
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Army Chief of Staff
Army
House
Corel Affairs Committee
Secretary of Defense
Johnson
Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Europe
Mansfield
D.-Mont
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Johnenn
United States
Armed Services
Truman
Bernard Baruch
Diplomas Awarded to 57 Students in KU Lawrence Reading Workshop
The KU summer school and Lawrence public schools awarded diplomas to 57 pupils completing a six week reading workshop experiment. Henry P. Smith praised teacher effort and parental cooperation, noting the long hours and experienced staff who taught as part of KU summer sessions.
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K.U. Summer School
Lawrence Public Schools
Henry P. Smith
School of Education
K.A
Helen McMahon
Ida French
Smith
K.U
National Guard Battery A joins Pittsburg unit
The first National Guard unit in Pittsburg was mustered into service at the armory last night. Battery A of the 195th Field Artillery Group under Captain Edward K. Rogers was activated. Also on the schedule, Lawrence Colts face Kansas City Giants in a Saturday night game at Municipal Park at 8:30.
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Pittsburg
Kan
National Guard
195Th Field Artillery Group
Edward K. Rogers
Deaths Mount As Heat Wave Rolls On In Eastern States
Heat wave fatalities climbed with at least 27 deaths in eastern cities as hot, humid conditions persisted. A Canadian cool air mass moved into the upper Mississippi and Missouri valleys easing some Midwest heat while forecasters warned that relief would be limited for the eastern and southern United States.
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Midwest
Mississippi
Missouri
Michigan
Illinois
Indiana
Gentle Rain Delivers Late-July Relief in Lawrence
A cool rain drenched Lawrence and nearby areas delivering about half an inch by p.m. and lifting July’s total to over seven inches. A prior heavier storm on July 7 contrasted with today’s light shower, which began near noon after a morning of faint rain attempts. Weather Observer Walter Schwarg at Worden, 15 miles southwest, logged .70 inch by noon as the county stayed cool around 80 degrees and the string of dreary, overcast days persisted.
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Lawrence
P.m
Worden
Walter Schwarg
Wheat State Distributing license appeal delayed in Topeka
Topeka July 29 Hearing of an appeal by Wheat State Distributing Co from a control director ruling was delayed at the company's request. Scherzers appealed to the control board of review from denial of a liquor distributor license. The next monthly meeting on August 26 will determine a hearing date. Control Director Herrick meanwhile approved three more licenses including Emporia Wholesale Coffee Co beer license, John R. Koppers retailer license, and KU non beverage user permit. Clyde Carter and John Mettner retailers denied.
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Topeka
Wheat State Distributing Co
Kansas City
Kan
Liquor Control
Harry M. Scherzer
Marie A. Scherzer
Control Board of Review
Control Board
Clarence E. Lowe
Wichita
Arthur A. Herrick
Emporia Wholesale Coffee Co
Emporia
John O. Koppers
Fowler
University of Kansas
Clyde Jim Carter
el Dorado
John R. Mettner
Lawrence
Central Airlines to shift ops HQ to Fort Worth
Oklahoma City July 29 Keith Kahle president and general manager says the feeder airline will move its operating headquarters from Oklahoma City to Fort Worth. The feeder service will serve Oklahoma southern Kansas and North Texas and likely begin operations in September.
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Oklahoma City
Keith Kahle
Manger
Central Airlines
Fort Worth
Oklahoma
Kansas
Northjet
Texas
Shanghai car owners reject new licenses under communist fee
In Shanghai on July 29, about six hundred car owners surrendered their old licenses and refused renewal at a monthly $50 fee. Traffic is reported to be about 20 percent of pre communist levels and gasoline is priced at $2 a gallon.
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Shanghai
Shanghai Jewelry Market Shifts Toward Consumer Goods
In Shanghai on July 29 twenty shops offered towels medicines and underwear alongside jewelry. A manager predicted luxury outlets will convert to consumer goods as the city adjusts its production and retail focus under communist policy.
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Shanghai
Kansas Chamber Directors See Statewide Business Improving
Topeka July 29 state Chamber of Commerce directors report business in Kansas ranges from good to excellent with a healthy outlook overall. Presidents and executives like Fred W. Stein and Clare W. Robinson cite good crops and fair prices while noting possible adjustments. They warn against tax increases and expect continued growth barring heavy government regulation. Industry leaders from Parsons Liberal Leavenworth Manhattan and Pittsburg affirm present strength and confidence in the state's economic expansion driven by a strong highway program and rising industries.
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Topeka
Kansas
State Chamber of Commerce
Fred W. Stein
Atchison
State Chamber
Stein
Clare W. Robinson
Garden City Implement
Busines
Standanis
Herman W. Smith
Parsons Clothier
Smith
J. R. Hoover
Kansas Power and Light Company
Manhattan
Hoover
N.S. Lepley
F. Bert Collard, Jr
Leavenworth
J. A. Fenimore
Jonsin-Pittsburg Railroad Co
Pittsburg
Fenimore
Resigns at Arkansas after long Razorbacks stint
Fayetteville Ark July 29 Dr Eugene Lambert confirms he has resigned as head basketball coach tennis coach and physical education director at the University of Arkansas He will enter private business and did not discuss plans further Athletic Director John Barnhill says Presley Askew and others may be considered as successor Lambert joined Arkansas as a student in the 1920s returned as freshman coach and rose to top posts His teams won two Southwest Conference championships and never finished lower than third The Razorbacks tied for the conference crown last year and finished third in the NCA western playoffs at Kansas City
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Fayetteville
Ark
Eugene Lambert
University of Arkansas
John Barnhill
Lambert
Presley Askew
Kansas City
Empress and Hirohito Welcome Second Grandchild
Emperor Hirohito and Empress Nagako became grandparents for the second time as Princess Teru, now Mrs Higashikuni, gave birth to her second son at the imperial household hospital in Tokyo on July 30.
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Tokyo
Emperor Hirohito
Empress Nagako
Princess Teru
Teru
Higashikuni
Imperial Household Hospital
Red Sox Top Indians 2-1 In Twin Bill Opener
Boston's Red Sox defeated the world champion Indians 2-1 in the first game of a doubleheader. Joe Dobson held Cleveland to four hits for his eighth win. An afternoon-night slate included Lawrence Colla vs K C Giants at Municipal Park at 8:30 p.m.
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Boston
Red Sox
Indians
Clevelanders
Joe Dobson
Tribe
Truman names two to high court seats
President Truman selects Texas lawyer Tom Clark for the Supreme Court and Rhode Island Senator J Howard McGrath for attorney general. Clark, 49, would replace Justice Frank Murphy. McGrath, 44, would resign as Democratic chairman to join the cabinet, with potential Rhode Island governor John Pastore and Providence mayor Dennis Roberts discussed as Senate successor options.
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Washington
Truman
Tom Clark
Supreme Court
J. Howard McGrath
Altho
Clark
McGrath
Texas
Frank Murphy
Democratic National Committee
Rhode
Islind
Senate
William M. Boyle, Jr
Kansas City
Rhode Island
McCarran
D.nev
Senate Judiciary Committee
Kem
R.-Mo
Sparkman
D.-Ala
Rayburn
Wherry
Nebrasa
Jenner
R.-Ind
Marjorie Hughes Divorce Over Husband Ping Pong Habit
In Los Angeles on July 29 Marjorie Hughes testified that her husband, a pianist and bandleader Frankie Hughes, preferred staying home to playing piano and ping pong, leading to a four year marriage end in divorce. In Wichita, Kansas Gas & Electric workers at the Ripley plant reported 11 years with no lost time injury, totaling 954,264 hours worked.
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Los Angeles
Marjorie Hughes
Frankie
Fllin
Hughes W. Hughes
Wichita
Kansas Gas & Electric Co
Ripley
Kansas
Edmonton
Fort Worth
Havre Kansas City
A Slight Drop in Traffic Deaths
The National Safety Council reports 1949 first half traffic deaths at 13 810, only 100 below 1938. Five month mileage rose six percent, with a rate of seven tenths per 100 million miles. Twenty two states and 200 of 471 cities reported fewer deaths, with 128 cities recording no fatalities. Noted perfect records include New Bedford Massachusetts, Pawtucket Rhode Island, and Cedar Rapids Iowa.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
New Bedford
Mass
Pawtucket
R. I
Cedar Rapids
Kansans Warned Over New Driver License Law
Topeka officials announce the new driver's license law will register each licensed driver's name and number in Kansas. Three violations suspend the license, and judges remove licenses after the third offense. New permits precede mailed licenses with two tabs for record keeping, and tests by the highway patrol are planned with twenty patrolmen in training. Temporary permits are issued meanwhile.
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Topeka
C. M. Voelker
Kansas Motor Vehicle Department
Voelker
Kansas
State Department
Highway Patrol
Weather Outlook Brings Thunderers to Kansas
Topeka reports a heavy midmorning rain with earlier thundershowers moving through northern Kansas. The Weather Bureau models continued unsettled conditions, with Gar yett forecasting partly cloudy skies through Saturday and scattered storms in the north as temperatures rise. Highs reach 85 to 90 in the north and 90 to 95 in the south, with lows around 70. Rain totals varied across towns, led by Alta Vista 2.35 inches and Kechi 2.10, while Topeka recorded 0.04 inch.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Richard A. Gar Yett
Mercury
Phillipsburg
Goodland
Wichita
Alta Vista
Kechi
E! Dora
Council Grove
Cotttonwood Falls
Hoyt
Wheaton
Manhattan
Kansas City
Lebo
Horton
Centralia
Hanover
Union Church Services in South Park Sunday Evening
The Rev. R. C. Swift of Trinity Lutheran will deliver the sermon at Union church services in South Park Sunday at 7 30 p m A worship service will be led by the Rev H M Sippel of First Christian church Special music will be chosen by Mrs Lloyd Ericsson
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R. C. Swift
Tte
Trinity Lutheran Church
Union
South Park
H. M. Sippel
First Christian Church
Lloyd Ericsson
French upper house ratifies Atlantic pact in 284 to 20 vote
Paris July 29 The French Senate ratified the Atlantic pact by 284 to 20 early today. The lower house had already approved the treaty. It now goes to President Vincent Auriol for formal ratification.
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Paris
Vincent Auriol
Mrs W P Long dies at 82 in Topeka obituary
Topeka July 29 Mrs W P Long mother of Frank Long Kansas social welfare director died yesterday at the age of 82. She was born December 11 1866 in a log bin in Jefferson county. Survived by her husband three other sons and four daughters. Municipal 8:30 p m.
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Topeka
W. P. Long
Frank Long
Kansas
Jefferson County
Return to former hours debated by merchants
A cross section of Chamber of Commerce retail merchants met in a stormy session and voted 25 to 18 to resume Saturday night hours from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. with weekdays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. through summer. The group split on cooperation to observe the change immediately, noting Thursday nights were unpopular with farmers.
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Retail Merchants
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Kroger
J. R. Williams
Bishop Mark Carroll Returns From Europe Tour
Wichita briefed as Most Rev. Mark K. Carroll bishop of the Wichita diocese returns from a two month trip to Europe. An audience with Pope Pius XI in Rome and visits to France Switzerland Germany and Ireland marked the journey. He says bomb shattered countries impressed him as he spoke to priests and newsmen at the rail station.
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Wichita
Mark K. Carroll
Europe
Pope Pius XI
Rome
France
Switzerland
Germany
Ireland
Carroll
Truman to Spend Weekend at Shangri-La Retreat
President Truman will spend the weekend at Shangri-La presidential retreat in the Catoctin mountains near Thurmont Maryland. He and staff will drive to the hide-away this afternoon and return Sunday afternoon making his first trip there this summer and his rare use of the vacation spot since taking office.
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Washington
Truman
Shangri Ba
Catoctin Mountains
White House
Shangri-La
Thurmont
Mrs Davis Dies Widow of Dr Frank Barnett Davis
Alice Haight Davis died at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after a several month illness. Active in Red Cross and Bundles for Britain in World War II she supported community and university life. Survived by brother Paul Haight, nieces and nephews. funeral at Trinity Episcopal Church with burial in Oak Hill. Born October 12 1872 in Freeport Illinois.
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Alice Haight Davis
Frank Barnett Davis
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Spooner Thayer Art Museum
University Women’s Club
Association of American University Women
Faculty Women’s Club
Zodiac Club
University Y. W.C.A
Trinity Episcopal Church
Paul Haight
Freeport
Illinois
Davis
Harvey Williamson
Durham
N.C
Robert Jordan
New York City
Robert CC. Swift
Oak Hill Cemetery
Ill
William H. Haight
Mary Lucina Wild
Goucher College
Baltimore
University of Chicago
Frank Burnett Davis
Washburn University
Topeka
Downpour Follows Heavy Rain in McPherson County
A sudden downpour hit Marquette in northwestern McPherson County, dropping 2.15 inches of rain near Smoky Hill below Kanopolis dam, while 1.21 inches fell at the dam itself. Downstream at Lindsborg saw lighter rain. Marquette reports light hail with no damage. Low areas flooded.
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McPherson
Kan
Marquette
McPherson County
Smoky Hill
Kanopolis Dam
Lindsborg
Traffic Tickets Run Through Police Court Docket
Sixty-one overparking and one wrong parking ticket were processed this morning. Judge Allphin assessed one dollar in fine or forfeiture for each violation.
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Allphin
Stock Market Index Closes Slightly Down on 60 Stocks
The closing average for 60 stocks sits at 62.9, down 0.1 point as trading ends. Investors monitor small declines across sectors while seeking clues for the next market move.
Lawrence group plans large industrial tract development
Negotiations continue for the Lawrence industrial development corporation to secure a large southeast tract from Kansas Color Press Inc for a new magazine plant. Meetings discussed an eight inch water line to the site, with costs around 9 835 dollars, but officials debated funding from city water and the industrial promotion levy. Local industry talks and utility agreements were cited as support for expansion, with optimism the project will proceed as a major Lawrence development.
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Lawrence Industrial Development Corporation
Kansas Color Press, Inc
Industrial Corporation
City Countcil Water Committee
Chamber of Commerce
F. A. Russell
Water Committee
Twenty-third Street
Barker
Haskell Avenue
Russell
Water Department
Lawrence
M. S. Winter
E. R. Zook
Winter
Kansas Power and Light Comepany
Kansas Public Service Company
Kansas Color Press
Zook
Dean Frank T. Stockton
The
Kansas State Chamber of Commerce
Weather District Forecast July 29 to Aug 3
The weather district forecast covers Missouri Kansas Oklahoma and Nebraska with temperatures 3 to 5 degrees above normal and scattered thundershowers mainly Saturday Sunday and again Tuesday or Wednesday. Rainfall averages about one half to three fourths inch, locally heavier. In Kansas expect partly cloudy skies tonight and Saturday with scattered thunderstorms in the northern portion and along the western border, warmer northwestern Saturday, lows 65 to 70 northwest 70 to 75 southeast, high 85 to 90 north 90 to 95 south.
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Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Nebraska
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Gene
Ping Peng
Journal World
Associated Press
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RC. Swift
Law ‘Rence
John Schrader
Weaver's
Hank Brown
Alice Johnson
Ralph Campbell
Ober's
Marc K. Carroll
the Asociated Press
Bobby
Arthur Harmon
Bobby Byers
Phoenix
Ariz
H. J. Byers
A.P
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