Governor's Order Is Error Man Illegally Held 63 Years
Henry Sullivan, 85, freed from Logansport State Hospital after 63 years of confinement across prisons and mental facilities for stealing $15 worth of brass junk. He says rights were denied. officials fear he cannot adjust to modern life. He seeks full discharge to pursue family farm and a railroad death claim.
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Logansport
Ind
Henry Sullivan
Indiana
Henry
Logansport State Hospital
Sullivan
Thailand Leader Winds Up Visit To Lawrence
Thonglow Punyan ta a Bangkok attorney and Thai board of trade executive finished a two day stay in Lawrence as guest of Dick Williams a Lawrence attorney and business executive He arrived Tuesday night to renew friendship with Williams whom he first met in Bangkok two years ago He traveled through Canada and New York on a trip to represent Thailand at a Seattle trade fair He has spoken at Geneva meetings and knew Frank Terrell a Kansas City attorney who helped arrange the visit Williams hosted several events and a morning meeting with Gov George Docking in Topeka He has five children two sons in Bangkok three daughters and several grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thailand
Lawrence
Dick Williams
Thonglow Punyanta
Bangkok
Williams
Lawrence Man
Punyanitya
United States
Seattle
Board of Trade
Canada
New York
Geneva
Frank Terrell
Kansas City
George Docking
Topeka
Memorial Hospital Admits and Births Notices
Memorial Hospital admissions list numerous individuals with addresses and newborns noted. Births include a son to Henry Coop and wife at 2301 Mass and a daughter to Wiley Wilson and wife on 748 N 5th. Additional births report Harvey Bogart and spouse in Humboldt with a son today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Coop
Wiley Wilson
Harvey Bogart
Humboldt
23 Area Motorists Find Cops in State Plane Not Up for a Joy Ride
In a Memorial Day weekend operation, 13 hours aloft by a State Highway Patrol plane over U S 40 and U S 75 in Northeast Kansas led to 23 arrests and 8 warnings. A speeder west of Topeka reached 105 mph over three miles, with 112 mph on one mile, and was arrested. Pilot is Capt. Don O'Toole. crew included Troopers Don Bailey and Gene Goldsberry.
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Topeka
State Highway Department
State Highway Patrol
U.S. 75
Kansas
U.S. 40
Don O'Toole
Kansas National Guard
Don Bailey
Gene Goldsberry
Disaster aid sought for tornado areas in Kansas
Gov. George Docking asked President Eisenhower to declare Meriden and Oskaloosa and seven Kansas counties as major disaster areas due to the May 19 tornadoes. He urged urban renewal and other federal programs for Wabaunsee Pottawatomie Jackson Jefferson Leavenworth Shawnee and Atchison counties.
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Topeka
George Docking
Eisenhower
Meriden
Oskaloosa
Kansas
Docking
Wabaunsee
Pottawatomie
Jackson
Jefferson
Leavenworth
Shawnee
Atchison
Parking rule removals at KU start Friday citywide
Kansas University parking restrictions will be lifted starting Friday until summer school begins June 13. Exceptions remain for Jayhawk Boulevard zones H and J and loading zones, per campus police chief Joe Skillman.
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Kansas University
Joe Skillman
Jayhawk Boulevard
Rescue for Tommy Hardly Aided by Many Helpers
In Chicago a horse named Tommy became trapped in a wine cellar after an apparent fall. Owner Julius Pekofsky called anti cruelty authorities and a large rescue effort ensued, involving fire department equipment civil defense trucks and numerous workers. After hours of effort Tommy was hoisted out to cheers from onlookers.
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Chicago
Tommy
Julius Pekofsky
Pekofsky
Anti-Cruelty Society
J. J. Shaffer
Hsg
Civil Defense
Ceramic Brass Sculpture Gifted to Murphys by KU Staff
Bernard Frazier crafted a ceramic and brass sculpture titled Hunters as a token of appreciation from KU deans and staff to Chancellor and Mrs. Franklin D. Murphy. The Murphys depart for UCLA where Murphy becomes chancellor on July 1. Both gifts, now at the KU Museum of Art, reflect personal and institutional thanks.
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Kansas University
Bernard
Poco) Frazier
Franklin D. Murphy
University of California At Los Angeles
KU Museum of Art
Richard Trump
Journal-World Photo
Bernard (Poco) Frazier
Murphy
Frazier
Murphys
University of Kansas
Bernard Frazier
Far West
University of California In
Los Angeles
Thomas Hart Benton
Kanesas City
California
Court Turns Down District 60 Case
District 60s appeal to the State Supreme Court over a District Court ruling in favor of India School on land taken by annexation was dismissed. The suit cites a $14,707.44 award and notes previous 1953 bond-funded projects and four annexations affecting taxable property valued at $131,865. The Lawrence appeal followed an Olathe ruling.
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Lawrence
State Supreme Court
Higher Court
Frank Gray
India School
Supreme Court
Olathe
District 55
India
East 23Rd Street
Wakarusa Valley School District Meets for Annual Session
The Wakarusa Valley School District will hold its annual meeting at 8 p.m. Friday in the Clinton schoolhouse. Topics include business for the coming year and elections for three board posts. Incumbents Dean Stoneback Charles Oldfather and Ben Flory served on the board last year.
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Wakarusa Valley
Clinton
Dean Stoneback
Charles Oldfather
Ben Flory
Death Notice Mrs Opal Arnold 76 Lawrence Resident
Mrs Opal S Arnold 76 of 906 Ohio Street died Wednesday afternoon at Lawrence Memories Hospital Born May 16 1884 in Jamesport Missouri She was a member of First Methodist Church Funeral 3 p m Friday at Rumsey Funeral Home Rev Albert F Bramble burial Memorial Park Cemetery Call until noon Friday Surviving Charles Arnold widower two daughters Virginia Ball Dorothy Brown two sisters L T Schell Mrs Herbert Proudfoot and two grandchildren Mary Ball and Donald Ball Jr
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Opal S. Arnold
Ohio St
Lawrence
Lawrence Memories Hospital
Jamesport
Arnold
First Methodist Church
Rumsey Funeral Home
Albert F. Bramble
Memorial Park Cemetery
Charles Arnold
Virginia Ball
Scarsdale
N.Y
Dorothy Brown
New York City
L. T. Schell
St. Louis
Herbert Proudfoot
Tampa
Fla
Mary Ball
Donald Ball Jr
Expense Accounts Ordered Opened Today by Rayburn
Washington AP report says House expense records must be opened for public inspection after a secrecy order was countermanded by Speaker Sam Rayburn. Precautions restrict photo copying and removal, with clerk presence during examination, as disclosures reveal bar bills hotel costs for congressional wives and party expenses. Rep. H R Gross urges detailed accounting. bill stalled in Administration committee.
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Washington
House
Sam Rayburn
D-Tex
Rayburn
Roberts
H.R. Gross
Iowa
House Administration Committee
Suburbanization Drives Wyandotte County Shifts in Population
Haggart cites 2,500 displaced by road projects like the Kansas Turnpike and access roads. Wyandotte County now has about 27,000 more residents than in 1950, reflecting a national urban to suburban shift. Many work in Kansas City but live elsewhere, with counties showing spread to suburban areas as urban centers decline.
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Kansas Turnpike
Wyandotte County
Haggart
Kansas City
Wyandotte
Johnson Counties
Lawrence attendees at opening of Atty. Gen. John Anderson Jr campaign event
Eight persons from Lawrence—Dr. and Mrs. Ralph Reed, Fred Six, Don McCoy, Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Wilson, William Gore, and John W. Purcell—attended the opening Wednesday night of Atty. Gen. John Anderson Jr s gubernatorial campaign opera. About 190 people from eastern Kansas counties attended the buffet dinner.
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Lawrence
John Anderson Jr
Ralph Reed
Fred Six
Don McCoy
Paul E. Wilson
William Gore
John W. Purcell
Kansas
Mackey School District Meeting Notice Friday Evening
Mackey District 54 invites all patrons to a meeting at 8 p.m. Friday in the school. The notice mentions hospital floral arrangements and lists Alexander's Flowers as advertiser.
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Alexander
New Dwellings and Multiples Construction Summary
The record lists numerous building projects including nine new dwellings at addresses such as Maple Lane and 1506 Dervis Rd along with two four unit apartments at 618 W 2th St and 622 W 25th St totaling 847,1 for multiple dwellings. It also details business construction by Care Construction Co at Dillon au ap raret with $232,000 and miscellaneous improvements by several contractors with porch remodels, garages, and additions, totaling $603,946.
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NEW Dwhellings
Moore Construction Co
19Th St
Maple Lane
Bees Lane
Dervis Rd
Edgeseat al
O. Brown
Glenn
Russell Jones
Harvard
Carl Hird Jr
Steven Dr
Lawrence Erie
Kent Terr
Herren and Wetterhoure
W. Sth
W. 9Th St
Don McConnell
Sunset
Terr
Parsons and
Peterson
W. 25Th St
BUSINESS CONSTRUCTION _ Care Construction Co
Dillon Au
18Th
Mass
Sta
Harry Christian
Kroger Iking
Otal Ae
L. AL. Rogers
N.J. St
L. L. Meckhaney
John H. Lowman
Glen Hildebrand
N.H. St
G. W. Langston
13Th St
F. Howe
Gadet Ave
D. B. Sessaman
Johnson Ave
Harold Wray
W. 92Nd St
Béorse Bell
Dana Wheaton
N.Y
Wayne Holmes
Hillview Rd
Quanne Noland
Sunset Dr
Larry Crum
Tenn. St
Edgar Munday
del. St
Phog Allen Named Kansas Centen nial Sports Chairman
The Kansas Centen nial Commission all-sports committee met in Topeka to discuss a year of sports events including a potential permanent Hall of Fame in 1961 and a basketball festival. E. A. Thomas was named chair of the Hall of Fame subcommittee. Jack Harris presided.
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Kansas
Kansas Centennial Commission
Topeka
E. A. Thomas
Jack Harris
Lawrence
Dr. F. C
Phog) Allen
William H. Dye
Pete Lightner
Ray Dumont
Wichita
Bebe Lee
Manhattan
Fran Welch
Emporia
Dick Godlove
Gordon Eliot
H. W. Hargiss
Dick Snider
Carl Kopelk
E. F. Bunge
A. C. Lonborg
Dave Leahy
Pratt
Kirke Mechem
Lindsborg
Fred Mendell
Hutchinson
Clancy Miller
Atchison
Gene Zuspann
Goodland
Mrs Gray Mum About Candidacy for Congress
Mrs Georgia Neese Gray, honored by strong endorsements for the First District Democratic bid, declined to confirm any run. Loren Breeding urged support, while Kansas Democratic leaders praised her at a Lawrence kickoff, with Breeding pledging his backers’ support.
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Georgia Neese Gray
Ofice
Loren Breeding
Marysville Stockman
Gray
Gary
Kansas
Lawrence
John Montgomery
Junction City
George Hart
Welfare Budget Talk Aims at Local Increase
Welfare officials discuss a rising caseload with over 850 cases from 587 last month. They note expanded duties including adoptions checks and court services as costs rise with population growth. The draft budget will go to the state for approval before county resident review.
Journal- World Ad Address Reminder
A brief notice reminds readers to send the Journal- World to a Summer address and provides a contact phone VI3-1000 for advance ads. The fragment emphasizes mailing and advertising instructions without additional details.
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Journal- World
Card of Thanks for Mrs. Mary E. Lowry
Relatives friends and neighbors are thanked for tele grams cards flowers and other kindness during the illness and death of Mrs. Mary E. Lowry signed by Oscar M Lowry Eva F Lowry and family
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Mary E. Lowry
Oscar M. Lowry
Eva F. Lowry
In Memoriam for Dr and Mrs W L Post
In loving memory of Dr and Mrs W L Post. The notice expresses familial grief from their children and grandchildren with remembrance of their parents and grandparents.
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W. L. Post
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Ernest J. Fogel
Nellie Foster
Route 4
Gladys May Thompson
Tonganoxie
Linda Lee Stewart
Lincoln
Lavon Arlene Ross
Garfield
James Roark
W. 20Th St
Warren Gordon
Linwood
Charles Clarence Schwartz
Ethel Elizabeth Flory
Baldwin
Williamdrews
Pamela Sue Weese
Salina
Inga Clachey
Eudora
Christine Broeker
Charlene Spellman
Dale Walker
Myrtle Danley
Gladys Meyer
Ellen Payne
Stouffer Place
Evaro Dena Krause
S. Park
Martha Jones
Arthur Underwood
Lillian Harrison
W. 8Th
Carolyn Breithaupt
Margaret Brooks
Wayne Bly
Bly
Don Carbaugh
Carbaugh
Journal. World Today
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Compton
Calif
Parry O'Brien
Dallas Long
Dave Davis
Nieder
Texas
Lawrence Kiwanis Club
Merinh
Mike H. Getto
Eldridge
Mildred Hodges
Leona Hunsinger
Walter Schoene
Meriden Kiwanis Club
Sidique Merican
Kota Bhrou
Kelputin
Malaya
Verl Bratton
Charles Crowe
Wakarusa School
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Commerce
Arkansas
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Appalachians
Northern Plains
Arizona
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Mississippi Valley
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Plains
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Mrs. Opal S. Arnold
Mackey Schoo
Mackey
Tame
M. McKinney
Landreth
Nce
LHS
Barbara Balfour
Felicia Oldfather
Lawrence High School
Barbara
William M. Balfour
Emery Rd
Felicia
Charles H. Oldfather Jr
Hoch Auditorium
Phog Allen
Memoriam
Fcr SE
Indiana St
Lawrence Memorial
Ade
Ethan A. Smith
Moving and Transfer Co
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