Deaths and floods mark this week in Baldwin and Kansas towns
Mrs Joyce Ann Leitnaker 39 died June 17 in Landstuhl Germany. Funeral at 1st Methodist Baldwin with burial in Oakwood Cemetery. She leaves husband Lt Col Frank C Leitnaker and five daughters. Olin Ball, 59, of Arkansas dies. services at Bowser Lee Chapel with burial in Maple Grove. Flooding recedes in Marion Richland Marmaton River at Fort Scott drops from peak. Kansas Civil Defense offers pumping aid. widespread water impacts across small towns.
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Joyce Ann Leitnaker
U. S. Army General Hospital
Landstuhl
Germany
Frank C. Leitnaker
Baldwin
1St Methodist Church
Oakwood Cemetery
Rebecca Sue
Molly
Amy
Jenny
Tracie
Chester T. Hughes
Mission
Cynthia Jane Hughes
Charles W. Hughes
Manhattan
Chillicothe
Southwest High
Kansas City
Baker University
Alpha Chi Omega
PEO
Officer’s Wives Club
Olin Ball
Ark
Bowser-Lee Chapel
W. S. Sims
Maple Grove
Marion
Mud Creek
Clear Creek
Cottonwood
U.S. 56
Richland
Topeka
Andrew Gray
Kansas Civil Defense Headquarters
Gray
Fort Scott
Death Notice for Charles Henry Mowder in Kansas City
Charles Henry Mowder, 70, of Kansas City, died early this morning at Kansas University Medical Center. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Monday at Washington Creek Church near Lone Star, with Rev. Bruce Eastering officiating and burial in Washington Cemetery. Survived by wife Pearl, four sisters Clara Norman Florence Hendey Mary Taylor Elsie Minor, two brothers Samuel Mowder Levi Mowder, and former Winfield resident born January 13, 1897 in Rossville. Rumsey Funeral Home in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Henry Mowder
Kansas City
Kansas University Medical Center
Washington Creek Church
Lone Star
Bruce Eastering
Washington Cemetery
Pearl
Clara Norman
R. I. St
Florence Hendey
Elm St
Mary Taylor
Elsie Minor
Samuel Mowder
Williamstown
Levi Mowder
Burden
Winfield
Rossville
Rumsey Funeral Home
Rivers Flood Threat Eases as Kansans Brace for More Rain
Streams and rivers from the Marais des Cygnes to the Kansas River remain high with farm lands underwater. Ottawa’s area sees backups but no bridge closures yet while U.S. 59 between Ottawa and Lawrence remains shut. Authorities note rainfall exceeded expectations in some areas, with flooding near Beloit Minneapolis and Lawrence, and crested at Topeka at 22.9 feet.
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Watomie
Ottawa
Marais Des Cygnes
U.S
Lawrence
Weather Bureau
Cottonwood
Neosho
Emporia
Chanute
John Redmond Dam
Solomon River
Beloit
Glasco
Minneapolis
Stranger Creek
Easton
Lecompton
Topeka
Rainfall forecast shifts as rivers fall after crest
Forecasters expect three chances of rain tonight or early Friday with better odds late Friday night in the Lawrence area. The Kansas River slipped from 20.0 to 18.3 feet while the Wakarusa fell from 30.80 to 30.12 feet as floods ease. Evacuations occurred in Clinton area from Banning's Corner to Eudora, with several roads still blocked by flood waters and volunteers credited for rescue help alongside Highway Patrol and off duty officers.
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Lawrence
Garrett
Kansas
Wakarusa
Bureau
Sheriff’s Office
Clinton
Banning’s Corner
Eudora
Rex Johnson
Clinton Blacktop
Haskell
Louisiana South
Armstrong Road
Gage Ranch Road
Hillview Golf Course
Johnson
Rezoning Requests Denied for Clinton Parkway Area
The city planning commission rejected commercial rezoning along Clinton Parkway and West 23rd Street citing inadequate restrictions on undesired uses. Residents protested parking lot use near West 19th Terrace as College Hill Manor seeks to convert a tract to limited commercial. Attorneys argued for traffic relief and compliant access while the panel upheld single family design restrictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Getto
Westwood Rd
Clinton Parkway
West 23Rd Street
Iowa Street
West 23Rd
19Th St. Terrace Cul-De-Sac
College Hill Manor Inc
W. 19Th Street
Cul-De-Sac
Eugene Riling
West 19Th
West 19Th Terrace
Robert Oyler
College Hill Inc
Jack Vincent
Don Hults
Vincent
Commission denies request but to reevaluate area zoning
The commission votes to deny the request while ordering a detailed reevaluation of the area due to changes in use. They note existing commercial zoning on the east side of Iowa Street and a developing church property with a park and school site proposed west of the area.
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Iowa Street
Meadow Lea Estates
27Th
Iowa Sts
23Rd St
Kasold Dr
Holliday Hills
Holliday Hill
Brookdale Addition
Rainy Season Halts Building Boom In Lawrence
Builders report partial completion of homes and driveways bogged by ongoing rain. Hird Construction plans layoffs as crews idle. Wickes Lumber notes a 50 percent drop in business while DIY repairs rise. Local radio hobbyists discuss CB and ham use, with tension over operator qualifications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ares
Carl Hird
Hird Construction Co
Hird
Wickes Lumber and Building Supply Center
North Lawrence
N. 3Rd St
W. G. McElroy
Wickes
McElroy
Citizens band radio operators and range details
CBers operate on 23 channels set by the FCC. Maximum range is cited as 150 miles, but best transmissions occur within 12 to 15 miles. A CBer often leaves the radio on in the car and the base unit on overnight to receive calls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Communications Commission
Shaw
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Journal-World
Bammers
Hotpoint Refrigerator
Hotpoint’s
Hotpoint
Bfgoodrich Eter
Ray Stoneback
Massachusetts
G.E. Skillet
Arou
Motorola
BMC ET
Ms Res BryeGate
Begoeérft
G.E
Beneficial
Beneficial Finance System
Beneficial Finance Co. of
Lawrence, Inc
Massachusetts St
Viking
Lawrence, Kansas
Madel Kde
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