Eisenhower Homecoming Parade Marks Political Debut in Abilene
Eisenhower arrived in Abilene amid crowds estimates near 25 000 with thousands more gathered near his family home. A cornerstone ceremony, a 20float parade, and a major address at Eisenhower Park framed his shift from NATO commander to Republican presidential contender as backers push for rapid media coverage and momentum.
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Arn
Kansas
Texan
Texas
Eisenhower Park
Nome
Ome
Eisenhower
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Abilene
West Point
White House
Washington
Southy
Eisenhower Abilene visit draws GOP delegates crowd
Senator Talt led in the South Dakota GOP delegate race while Eisenhower planned talks with governors of four Midwest states. His campaign group announced more than 10 delegates and alternates plus supporters would join in Abilene. The town was crowded with visitors.
Eisenhower Day train party heads to Abilene from Lawrence
A large Lawrence area contingent joined Eisenhower Day ceremonies in Abilene aboard a Union Pacific special train and other rail departures. Participants include Roy Moore J G Atherton Tina Ratner Jim Wigglesworth Frank Sullivan Bill Kellerer Richard F Allen David Hanson Myron Bernitz Lawrence Tittrington A E Glass and many from Leavenworth Eudora and Lawrence with officials such as Dolph Simons of the Journal-World and local bankers and police.
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Lawrence
Abilene
Gen
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Union Pacific
Roy Moore
J. G. Atherton
Tina Ratner
Jim Wigglesworth
Frank Sullivan
Bill Kellerer
Richard F. Allen
David Hanson
Myron Bernitz
Lawrence Titterington
A. E. Glass
Charles D. Stough
M. S. Winter
M. S. Winter Jr
J. Lay Constant
Carlier
Eisenhower
West Point
Eudora
C. A. Fleming
Karin Rose Fleming
Pete Edelbrock
C. C. Gerstenberger
C. J.mayer
Douglas County State Bank
State G. Q. P
Conrad McGrew
Will Johns
Foenter
Senate panel approves two year parity pricing extension
The Senate Agriculture Committee on Wednesday approved extending the current parity price method for basic commodities through 1955. Parity prices guide government support payments for corn, wheat, cotton, tobacco, rice and peanuts, a system in use since 1950.
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Washington
Senate Agriculture Committee
Kansas Toll Holds At 189 Traffic Fatalities
No new Kansas traffic fatalities were listed in the 24 hours ending at noon Wednesday, leaving the 1952 toll unchanged at 189. State Jaycee Treasurer Eugene Doane of Lawrence was recently named treasurer for the Kansas Junior Chamber of Commerce, with active involvement in Lawrence Jaycee work and state functions.
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Kansas
State Highway Commission
State Jaycee
Eugene Doane
Tenn. St
Doane Real Estate Agency
Lawrence
Kansas Junior Chamber of Commerce
Doane
Jaycee
Governors in Crowd At Airport For Ike Homecoming
The Eisenhowers arrived to a 2 000 strong crowd at the airport where Mrs Eisenhower greeted her sister in law. Senator Frank Carlson and Dr Milton Eisenhower joined the group. Ike spent ten minutes with friends and posed for photos before leaving for the hotel with police escorts. The welcoming crowds lined Minnesota Avenue and the Town House as a “Welcome Ike” sign hung over the marquee. Ike declined a press party invitation and prepared to deliver a political address in Abilene later.
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A. B. Eisenhow
Darby
Eisenhow
Frank Carlson
Kansas
Milton Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Kansas State College
Pennsylvania State College
Minnesota Avenue
Kansas City
Ike
Ant Darby
Abilene
Vinland farmer runs for county commissioner district two
Herv e Hoskinson of Vinland enters the race for county commissioner from the second district. Friends filed petitions in Baldwin on his behalf in the county clerk’s office. He joins incumb ent R C Ogden of Eudora and A G Hammond of Vinland as Republican nominees. Hoskinson leads Vinland Grange and its fair board, has long service on Palmyra Township and Harmony school district, and sits on the Baliwin Community Planning Council. His farm lies on Vinland’s northern edge.
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Herve Hoskinson
Vinland
North Baldwin
South Baldwin
T. R. Gerhart
Hoskinson
R. C. Ogden
Eudora
A. G. Hammond
Vinland Grange
Vinland: Grange Fair Board
Palmyra Township
Harmony
Baliwin Community Planning Council
Hoskingon Farm
Hubert Hoskinson
Freed of Robbery Charge and Cubs Victory
A Chicago Cubs win 6-2 over the New York Giants highlighted a day of unsettled headlines as a Topeka man, Albert Johnson, was freed from a robbery charge under Kansas law. Johnson had confessed his role in the Hoyt bank robbery previously televised from a Topeka church pulpit.
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Chicago
Bob
Holton
Kas
Albert John
Hank
Christian
Chicago Cubs
New York Giants
Hoyt
Bank
Bruins
Larry Jensen
Robert H. Kaul
Topeka
Kansas
Johnson
Prospects Bright for County Wheat Harvest
Farmers report large crops and strong demand for farming gear. Lawrence implement dealers note ample combines for the first time since World War II, with wholesale demand driven by big yields. On-route 2 farmer Mrs. Fish expects harvest by late June as 100 acres progress, while Mrs. Breithaupt on Route 4 sees green heads and prefers slower ripening to finish haying first.
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Furr
Lawrence
Inn
W. K
Kawaka
Don Breithaupt
Lawrence City Commission Meeting Cancelled for Lack of Quorum
The Lawrence City Commission canceled its regular weekly session Tuesday afternoon due to only two of five members showing up, with Mayor Chris Kraft and Commissioner Simon Wurwitz present. The absence of three commissioners left no quorum. Tuesday’s business will be handled next week. Also noted is a local bull anecdote and a Kansas arrival for Gen Eisenhower with parade logistics in Kansas City.
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Lawrence
Chris Kraft
Simon Wurwitz
Lew Henry
George W. Bradshaw
John Crown
City Commission
Deaths and Funerals in Munstas County Ben Creel Meek and Others
Mrs Nannie Creel Meek a longtime Munstas County resident died May 21 in San Diego California of a heart attack. She grew up near Lone Star and moved to Lawrence then New Mexico and California where she taught in Albuquerque and San Diego schools before retirement. She leaves a daughter three grandchildren two sisters and a brother and was related to locals including Howard Creel. Mrs Warry McGaw Ward died in Garfield Arkansas after residence there. funeral and burial were held today. She was daughter of C P Benson and niece of J W Banks of Douglas County and leaves a husband two sons and grandchildren.
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Nannie Creel Pook
Nannie Creel Meek
Mer Dent
Munstas County
San Diego
Califor
Creel
Lone Star
Lawrence
New Mexico
State University
Albuquerque
California
San Digo
Grace Creel Kennedy
Modesta
Calif
Josh Clement
Sylvester Creel
L. Burton
Howard Creel
Warry McGaw Ward
Harry McGaw
Garfield
Ark
Finneral
McGaw
C. P. Benson
J. W. Banks
Douglas County
Benson McGaw
Kansas City
Elmer McGaw
Rites for Lillian J Constant
Funeral services for Lillian J Constant former deity librarian who died Monday in Topeka will be held tomorrow at 10 a m in Mulvane Chapel at the Methodist Home 1135 College Ave Topeka with burial at Mount Hope Cemetery Dr O E Allison of Lawrence will conduct the service
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Lillian J. Constant
Topeka
Mulvane Chapel
Methodist
College Ave
Mount Hope
O. E. Allison
Lawrence
American MP Shot by East German Guard Near Berlin
An American military police officer was shot and wounded by an East German border guard on the outskirts of Berlin. Maj. Gen. Lemuel Mathewson condemned the attack as barbaric and undisciplined violence by police under Soviet control and called for the offender to be severely punished. A bullet hit the MP’s jeep, wounding the driver in the leg. The report notes the River Jordan flows into the Dead Sea.
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Berlin
Lemuel Mathewson
Jordan
Dead Sea
Market News Highlights Mixed Movements Across Commodities
In Kansas City market notes traders show mixed signals with oats and grains steady to higher, wheat easing, and corn mixed. Livestock demand remains uneven with cattle and hogs trading slow to uneven, prime and choice lots cited, while sheep and lambs see steady to higher prices in early trading and close.
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Allance
BK. C
Kansas City Inn
GSDA
Kansas City
USDA
Memorial Hospital Births and Addresses Listed
At Memorial Hospital several births recorded with parent names and street addresses. Mrs Minnie Smith, 805 Miss St. Mrs Lauret Kraft, 2101 Mass St. Mrs Lola Campbell Tonga noxie. Richard Schroeder 12200 St. Caroline Bateson Tonganoxie Pearl Carpenter 627 Conn St. Michael Lux Fonganoxie. Mrs Dorothy Reno Linwood. Fred Gengler Cawker City. Arch Mein ke De Soto. Robert Perkins Eudora. Mrs Eleanor Scott and baby girl 2500 Wt St. Mrs Gladys McAlexander Tanganoxie. Mrs Constance Rose Kansas City. Mrs Betty Wilks Tecumseh. Carl Copp 1005 Pa. Goldie Bronson and baby Sth H28 Vt St. Opine Smith and baby girl Route 4. Mr and Mrs Fred Henderson 1316 Ky St a son today. Mr and Mrs Dale Powell Route 8 a son today.
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Minnie Smith
Lauret Kraft
Mass
Lola Campbell
Tonga
Noxie
Richard Schroeder
Caroline Bateson
Tonganoxie
Pearl Carpenter
St. Michael Lux
Fonganoxie
Dorothy Reno
Linwood
Fred Gengler
Cawker City
Arch Meinke
de Soto
Robert_ Perkins
Eudora
Eleanor Scott
Gladys McAlexander
Tanganoxie
Constance Rose
Kansas City
Betty Wilks
Tecumseh
Carl Copp
Goldie Bronson
Opine Smith
Route 4
New Roller Skating Rink To Open Here Soon
A roller skating rink at 23rd and Haskell Streets will open within two weeks, owner Edward Westhusing says. The structure, once built by Westhusing, will be open on the sides for summer and enclosed for winter, with a west parking lot adjacent. rest rooms and other rooms will not yet be finished, and Westhusing and his family will move to Lawrence.
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23Rd
Haskell Sts
Edward Westhusing
Westhusing
Ft. Scott
Market notes and prices from Kansas and Wall Street
The record lists commodity prices for eggs butter and poultry across Kansas markets including several grades and weights. It also covers Kansas City wheat futures, various corn and oats quotes, and a broad Wall Street update noting a firm stock market with railroad gains, limited volume, and an 1,100,900 share day. A personal note thanks supporters for hospital stay.
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Wall Street
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Tnes
Jowey
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