Kansas University V-12 ends with 74th commencement
Degrees were conferred on about four graduates at the seventy fourth annual commencement at the University of Kansas in Memorial Stadium last evening. Navy V-12 program ends, midshipmen in uniform received commissions as diplomas were granted by L. Broake and Willis N. Kelly spoke for the Board of Regents.
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University of Kansas
Memorial Stadium
Frank Strong
Russell L Wiley
Ev Riven
Deane " Malott
Andrew F. Schoeppel
Willis XN. Kelly
Board of
Regents
Mt Oread
David L. MacFarlane
Kansas State Teachers College
Emporia
Cowell O'Neill
Church of St. John the Evanglist
Lawrence
Lawrence Farmers report fireworks over wheat fields in county
Complaints say some persons shoot roman candles near Lawrence area wheat fields. Sheriff warns prosecution for such acts. Also notes bread shortages, new Kaw Valley potato displays in Lawrence shops, and a heavy rain event yielding 4.5 inches at 1 40 p m with drought relief afterward. A herd of 350 sheep and lambs from Texas passes through Ohio street traffic toward Peterson farm Route 4. War Dads set meeting at Legion hall. Also reports executions of Japanese war criminals at Changi jail and a navy plane crash near Lincoln Nebraska after a thunderstorm.
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Douglas County
Lawrence
Ohio Street
Texas
Fred O. Peterson
Santa Fe
Peterson Place
Route 4
Operation Crossroads Brings KU Professor Together with Former Student
Dr. Frank E. Hoecker associate professor of physics at the University of Kansas visited Fort Leavenworth on June 10 to train as post quartermaster for a planned Bikini atoll observation. He met Colonel Kenneth R. B. Martin Sherman Field commander who once studied under Hoecker at KU. They toured Sherman Field facilities and discussed atomic research tied to fission effects and radiation safety. Hoecker will depart in July and return September 1, expressing concern about anticipated submarine blast odor and its impact on fish and coastal commerce. He warned the principal issue is radiation danger and the large quantity of materials needed for protection.
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Sherman Field
Fort Leavenworth
Frank E. Hoecker
University of Kansas
Pukini Atoll
Hoecker
Fort Leavyenworth
Cabinel Kenneth RB. Martin
Martin
Sherman Fields
U. S. Army Air
Guilty of Treason Belgrade June 18
Vranjesic a 42 year old Chetnik chief pleaded guilty to collaboration and treason before Yugoslavia's military tribunal. He is the first of Gen Draja Mihailovic's lieutenants to admit blame for aiding the enemy. He served as an important Chetnik officer in Bosnia where prosecutions cite flagrant open collaboration.
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Belgrade
Slaval'juo Vranjesic
Yugoslavia
Draja Mihailovic
Vranjesic
Bosnia
Jackson Denies Report On War Crimes Prosecutor Post
Nuernberg report claims Justice Robert H. Jackson will resign as chief American war crimes prosecutor. He denies resigning, says he will leave Nuernberg around July 15 for the United States and return to participate in verdicts in September. Also notes a seven year old boy Allan Robb loses two fingers in combine accident. treated and released. Congress authorizes 33 combatant ships as targets for Bikini Atoll atomic tests. House foreign affairs committee urges swift shift away from appeasement in talks with Russia. Classifieds promote quick home and room rentals.
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Nuernberg
Robert H. Jackson
United States
Jackson
Allan Robb
Ronald Robb
Route 5
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Harvest Tempo Increases in Kansas Wheat Harvest
Great Bend, Kan. reports from 26 Kansas wheat counties show the harvest tempo rising with quality better than anticipated. W. Stark, assistant farm labor supervisor, says no general labor shortage exists. supervisors in Oklahoma, Nebraska, and Texas urge combine operators to move to Kansas promptly. Operators should contact local county agents before moving.
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Great Bend
Kan
Kansas
Stark
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Texas
Great Fend Labor Office
Witnesses in Lichfield Trials Attempt Escape
U S army reports a failed escape attempt by soldier prisoners held as witnesses in the Lichfield guardhouse trials. A tunnel four feet deep was found beneath a closet floor, as Col James A Kilian fights to quash proceedings amid two days of tense arguments.
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Rad Nauhei
Germany
U. S
Lichfield
James A. Kilian
England
Army
Kanwaka social events and community notes
Society items report Mrs Guy Strickland hosting Kanwaka Goodwill Club at her home with Emer Warrington directing a program. Other notices include Ball Seal items and a Father's Day dinner hosted by Mrs H G Barr with guests from Cofferville and Gower Mo. Vinland Home Demonstration unit changes host, with Miss Bertha Weiler teaching Good Grooming. W S C S executive board of First Methodist plans 2:30 PM meeting for quarterly reports. Floyd Bloom arraigned on bogus check charge in Douglas county court with June 26 preliminary hearing. $1000 bond posted. Lorel L Blackwood files for divorce from Verna L Blackwood in Douglas county. Dr L L Waters to speak at Kansas Chamber of Commerce meeting in Wichita.
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Guy Strickland
Kanwaka
Emer Warrington
Vinland
John Bowman
Ross Stone
Bertha Weiler
Floyd Bloom
Douglas County
Awards Made for Coming Year at University
Awards of fellowships and scholarships for the 1946 47 academic year were announced during university commencement activities. Ten FU graduates received fellowships at other institutions, including Harvard University and Yale University, with several recipients pursuing chemistry, romance languages, and geology. Additional appointments to University Fellowships and University Scholarships were announced for graduate study at KU and other institutions, naming recipients and fields from history to the sciences.
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Universi
Art A Audereane Lawrence
Harvard University
Jean Howe Burch
Topeka
AB. Doec
Paul Wilson Gilles
Kansas
Bry A.B
du Pont T
Serer
Rosemary F. Jones
Ponca
Teache
Esfusia Sinn Leite
Yasir Saf Mian
Calif
Beate Hetran
Personal Notices From Many States Mention Various Visits
Mr and Mrs Avery Olney of Phoenix plan for eight weeks in Columbia to teach at the University of South Carolina. Lt Fred H Tenney and Miss Margaret Tenney of Ridgewood join Mrs W E Tenney in Lawrence to assist in selling household goods before Wichita wedding. Mrs Darwin P Gerard flies from Kansas City to Fort Bragg to join Captain Gerard. Miss Helen Cynthia Rice arrives from Modesto to visit her father Prof M E Rice for three weeks. Dr and Mrs H N Tihen and family attend Western university events as visiting relatives. Mr and Mrs Td Daniel and sons of Omaha travel for commencements while Mr Robert Speike of Chicago visits at the Keeler home. Gordon Weyermuller, engineer grad of 1939, visits family while employed by Hercules Powder. Mrs Waldo Bowman and daughters come from Long Island for two weeks. Harold G Barr leaves Kansas City for Philadelphia for the Red Cross convention, first general postwar session. The convention runs through Friday.
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Avery Olney
Phoenix
Ariz
F. H. Olney
Columbus
D. C
Olney
University of South Carolina
Fred W. Tenney
Fred H. Tenney
Pacific
Margaret Tenney
Ridgewood
N.J
Lawrence
W. E. Tenney
Wichita
Gere F. Stodder
Ridgewpood
Darwin P. Gerard
Kansa City
Fort Bragg
N. C
Gerard
Hercules
Sunflower Ordnance Works
Helen Cynthia Rice
Modesto
Calif
M. E. Rice
Ohio Street
H. N. Tihen
Dward
Western University
Chicago
Dorig and
Tulith
Daniel and Sons
William and
Hubert
Omaha
Neb
Robert Speike
Walter Keeler
Gordon Weyermuller
South River
N. J
George Weyermuller
William Evans
Dorothy Weyer
National Organization
Barr
Lawrence social notes and travels around town
Mr Harrin chairs a meeting in Lawrence before traveling to Ottawa for dinner with Mrs Nash and Miss Jo. The group includes Miss Jo’s teaching activities, visits by relatives, and a family move to Attica Kansas. Sergeant Spetinix is stationed at Topeka air base.
Stowis Car in Indiana Street Crash Ends Up On Side
An auto wreck on Indiana Street near 600 block at 6:25 yesterday left Stowis’s car overturned after a Buick struck a Studebaker, injuring August Dahlene who stood nearby. Police report traffic collision. charges pending for careless driving. Wellsville treasurer Evernst Irwell, 68, dies at home after 25 years as bank assistant cashier and longtime city official.
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Indiana Street
Lawsarument
H. Wachusetts
Huick
Lvil Studebaker
August Dahlene
Dahlene
Hein
Indiana
Stowits
Titunrs
Mill
Wareless Devin
Wells Kan
Gpe
Hemen Evernst Irwell
Wellsville
Wellsville Bank
Market News: Cattle, Calves Steady as Livestock Mixed
Market notes from Kansas City show cattle and calves holding steady while fed cattle trend mixed. Livestock receipts and prices vary. demand cited for choice and good quality cattle, with feeder calves and yearlings contributing to varied activity.
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Kansas City
Weathered Ledger After 1860s Market Echoes in Coppered Notes
Fragmentary OCR notes recount a 1860s market scene with references to Chicago and New York stocks, produce routes, and banking were linked with unclear prices. Names like New York, Chicago, and Mississippi appear amid garbled entries suggesting trading activity and transport movements. Anomalous terms hint at a broader ledger of commerce and industry.
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Schoeppel
K. U
World Today
Clase
A. E. Lowery
Hinds Street
Journal World
Lowery
Lawrence Street
Kaw Valley
Efort
Viciniig
J. Posey
New Hampshire Street
Lawrence War Dads
Legion Hall
Singapore
Adm
Teizo Hara
Andaman Islands
Changi
Hara
Lincoln
UPA
Utchinson
Naval Base
Bat
Here
K.U
Chetnik
Mary E. Bailey
Mary FE. Bailey
Illinois Street
Funk Chapel
Alfred J. Beil
Oak Hill Cemetery
Scott N. Bailey
Will Noland
John Noland
Manhattan
Minnie Brown
Mattie Coley
Benton Boulevard
F. V., Phillips
Ralph Baldwin
Marguerite Shore
Howard Phillips
la Stephen Shore
W. E. Forney
Merchantry
McClure
J.B. Wood
Justice
Washington
Congress
Bikini Atoll
Truman
H. G. Barr
Ray Meier
Smithyle
Frank Wricht
Eugene Field
Campbell
Annie Atchison
Gower
Lawrence Leonhard
Mien
Magne
Joye
Ann
F. H. See Fe
Allan Kirby
Karen Kiste
Danny
Arthur F. Leonhard
Gene
Cofferville
W.S.C.S
First Methodist Church
Tomorow
U.S
Douglas County District Court
Lorel L. Blackwood
Verna L. Blackwood
L. L. Waters
University of Kansas Bureau of Business Research
Kansas Chamber of Commerce
Harrin
Ak Her
Mrs. Nash
Ottawa
Carwire Smurthwait
Mande Mallet Logan
Salina
Rocky Ford
Missinarht
Sertin
J. C
Tin
Sam Sertin
Park Street
Attica
Harold Jarman
Spetinix
Topeka Air Base
Charles Lawrence
Stowi
Prt
la Cle
Lawrence Kensas
John R. Chaney
Ted Ia
Rvierste
Desehuf
Kaseas
Atharsas
LR ES Hess
New York
Dar Am Wall
Wivening
Ualtiere
Bertekem
Crrveer Vos Muntewmer Ward di Pens Manviie
Douciss Aircraft
Anaconimy American Waterworks
Tetas
Beth Breet
Caryser Corp
Hercules Fowa
Ieee
Dayton
Carter Super Service
Lawrence Loans Finance Co
Round Corner Drug Store
Wrence
Renee
Marley MS
Joe
Louis
Joe Palooka
Champ
Billy Conn
Palooka
Keeler’ $ Store
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