Benson Cheered By Report Of Farm Price Rise In February
Washington Secretary of Agriculture Benson welcomed a government report showing farm prices rose 2 percent in February to the highest since May 1954. The gain, led by livestock, boosted spirits amid Midwestern GOP criticism. Hogs up 20 percent from a year earlier. cattle about 15 percent higher. dairying and most crops not lifted. oranges and vegetables surged due to Florida freezes. overall rise offset by a 0.3 percent increase in input costs.
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Washington
Benson
Florida
Two Injured In Local Vehicle Collisions
Two people were injured in separate traffic accidents on local streets. Bessie Hill, 73, of 512 West 5th Street, and Pearl Schneider, 37, of 2408 Ohio Street, were treated for injuries at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Police reported minor neck and head injuries for Schneider and leg and ankle injuries for Hill. Multiple crashes occurred at 23rd and Ohio, 11th and Miss, and other intersections, with total damages estimated around $700. Other drivers included Elaine Davis, Fred Moorman, and Stanton Shopmaker, with additional minor collisions noted.
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Bessie Hill
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Pearl Schneider
Ohio St
Schneider
Marvin L. Lipp
Prospect Ave
Hill
Elaine I. Davis
Elm St
Davis
Fred J. Moorman
Miss. Sts
Cara
Stanton Shopmaker
Campus Rd
Death Toll From Bus Crash Haunts Mountain Town
Disaster echoes previous floods as rescue teams comb the riverbank for hours. In a mountain valley near Huntington WV, families grapple with loss as residents recount shock and searches for missing children. Mr and Mrs James Goble mourn three children as teachers recall their pupils.
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Lighta
Huntington
W.va
Marriage Licenses Issued From Probate Court
Marriage licenses issued from Probate Court include James Laslie Perry 22 and Patricia Jo leen Ellis 22 both of Lawrence and R C Smith 61 and Faith Coe 46 both of Topeka.
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James | Laslie Perry
Patricia Joleen Ellis
Lawrence
R. C. Smith
Faith Coe
Topeka
Deaths and Funerals for Atchison Resident Beary Kesse
Beary Kesse of Atchi son died after a long illness in Victor Keane, Law where he had been patient since October. He was born October 18, 1883, in Aulene and lived there all his life. Funeral services are pending at Sacred Heart Church and the Huts of Catulun.
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Beary Kesse
Thomas Kesse
Atchison, Fai
Victor Keane
A Kansan In South Africa Bustle of Business
DOLPH C SIMONE JR reports from Johannesburg describing a modern African metropolis. The piece contrasts wealth and poverty, luxury and crowding, with notes on the city’s airport weather and a planned visit to a gold mine show.
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South Africa
Dolph C
Simone JR
Johannesburg
Bitar
Capetown
Sowth’ Africa
Jehaaneeburg
Jan Smuts
London
New York
England
Africa
Tboilahora
Nairobi
Kenya
Durban
Pretoria
South’ Africa
Phoenix
Arts
U.S
Pattom
Lee
Golt
University lab aids state water work during transfer
The lab, directed by Dwight F. Metzler, provides bacteriological and chemical water tests for Kansas public supplies and trains sanitary engineers. As the transfer to Topeka proceeds, a phase will be reduplicated by KU L, with operations paused about two weeks from Feb. 22 to March 8.
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KU l
Dwight F. Metzler
Stein
Metzler
Cassandra Ritter
Stoltenberg
Topeka
Navy hunts unidentified vessels along Atlantic Coast
A large Navy force including the anti submarine carrier Leyte is hunting unidentified contacts off the Atlantic coast. Escort Squadron 10 with eight destroyers joined the search, along with Leyte and other Norfolk ships. Navy Headquarters said ships sailed from East Coast ports to investigate reported contacts as standard procedure.
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Newport
R.I
Leyte
Atlantic
Navy
Escort Squadron 10
Norfolk
Washington
Pentagon
Two American Pilots to Leave Pyongyang as Talks Proceed
In Pyongyang the North Korean press says two American pilots aboard a South Korean airliner that landed there February 16 will be allowed to depart at an appropriate time. The move follows requests from the United States and West Germany, and is said to conform with government positions. uncertainty remains over further releases.
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Tokyo
Pyongyang
Communista
U.S
Gare Man
Moscow
Willis
Nain
Peyton Place Author Weds Ex Disc Jockey in Maryland
Grace Metalious, author of the best selling Peyton Place, and agent Thomas J. Martin renewed vows in Elkton Maryland with Rev Walter Schaef fer officiating. The couple planned a New York honeymoon and will reside in Gibmantown New Hampshire after boarding a flight from Baltimore.
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Peyton Place
Maryland
Elkton
Grace Metalious
Thomas J. Martin
New York
Ton Place
Martin
Walter Schaeffer
Baltimore
Gibmantown
N.H
Citwyale
Anti Litter Contest Winners Announced in Rural Campaign
Mrs. Evelyn Hastings announced the winners of Riverside Home Economics Unit anti litter poster contest among four rural schools. First prize went to Maria Savage and Jane Allen of Riverside School for a courtroom scene portraying a littering offender, prize 3 dollars. other prizes 2, 1, and 50 cents.
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UGG
Riverside Heu
Maria Savage
Jane Allen
Riverside School
Debby Allen
Riverside
Donald Wempe
Barker
Barbara Brann
Atand
Henny Dean Breithaupt
Janice McLeod
Evelyn Hastings
Riverside Home Economics Unit
Number Six
Rennie Dean Breithaupt
Sigel School
Barker School
Hastings
Emma Berg
John Garcia
Lawrence
Berg
Itterhug
Garcia
South Douglas
Baldwin
Weaver
Eudora
Lawrence Public Library
Gunn the KU Alumni editor tops Mount Oread list of sci fi novellas
James E. Gunn, KU Alumni Magazine editor, stands as Mount Oread’s most-published sci fi writer on newsstands with four stories across four publications. His lead story Deadly Silence appears in Fantastic Universe, Jer Keg is in If, The Reason Is With Us in Satellite, and A Monster Named Smith in Second World of It. A Kansas festival noted in Fest Heights Express celebrated Kansas’ birthday.
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Kansas University
James E. Gunn
Mount Oread
Gunn
Fantastic Universe
Jer Keg
Smith
Waters faces preliminary hearing in Ponca City court
In the Courts CASES County Court a preliminary hearing was set for John Waters of Ponca City regarding an assault and battery charge. The case file indicates standard proceedings to determine whether there is enough evidence for trial, with Waters appearing as the defendant and local court officials overseeing the process. Access to further case details remains limited in the available fragment.
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John Waters
Ponca City
Cast Is Announced For KU Robin Hood Show
The University of Kansas Children’s Theatre unveiled the cast for its Robin Hood production to run April 17 to 19 in the Experimental Theater of the Music and Dramatic Arts Building. Cast members include Robin Terry Kiser Omaha Nebraska and Will Scarlet Curtis Zahad Savannah Missouri.
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Kansas’ University Children's Theatre
Robin Hood
Experimental Theater
New Music and Dramatic Arts
Robin
Terry Kiser
Omaha
Neb
Will Scarlet
Curtis Zahad
Savannah
Sheriff
Nottingham
Bob Moberly
Excelsior Spring
Sir Guy
Sidney Buffington
Fall River
Mass
Alana Dale
Bruce Lewellyn
Hutchinson
Ellen
Nadine Harrison
Topeka
Little ‘John
Ad Eley
Marysville
Friar Tuck
Larry Sneegas
Ohio St
Maid Marion
Nancy O'Brien
Great Lakea
King Richard
Dean Bevan
Pittsburg
Leola Allen
Tulsa
Okla
Sally Six
Birth notices and admissions at Memorial Hospital
At Memorial Hospital the admissions list includes Kenan Dean BreGinests Route 4 Robbie Lee Wheeler Oskalocen Jesse John Nunez 745 Pa St ae Tda M rt 840 Ky Bt vis Easie Pauline Rice 1103 Conn Mra Emma Jean Hess 1514 W 9th St Mrs Darlene M Holt ae 2st St Mrs Bernice G Gentry 404 Crestline Dr Gary L Norris Williamstown Mee Hettie Menger 743 La St Mra Eugenia Reardon 911 Ala St Mrs Ruth Vervynck 1518 W and St ane Brown DeSoto Mrs Margaret Anders 2012 Ohio St Mr Arn Kendrick and baby boy 604 For est Ave Mrs Norman J Floyd DeSoto Mra Martha Jones Perry Births Mr and Mrs James D Wheeler Oskaloosa a son Friday Mr and Mrs H L Murphy 1527 W 6th St a daughter Friday Mr and Mrs Robert Gentry 404 Crestline Dr a daughter Friday Mr and Mrs John Vervynck 1518 W 22nd St a daughter today Mr and Mrs John Hess 1514 W 9th St a daughter today
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Admissions
Kenan Dean
Robbie Lee Wheeler
Oskalocen
Jesse John Nunez
Pa. St
Ae Tda
M. Rt
Vis Easie Pauline Rice
Emma Jean Hess
W. 9Th St
Darlene M. Holt
Bernice G. Gentry
Crestline Dr
Gary L. Norris
Williamstown
Hettie Menger
la. St
Eugenia Reardon
Ala. St
Ruth Vervynck
Stane
James D. Wheeler
Oskaloosa
H.L. Murphy
6Th St
Robert Gentry
J Crestline Dr
John Vervynck
22Nd St
John Hess
H St
Club Motion Sustained In Woman's Club Case
A court sustained a defense motion to strike from the files a petition for a temporary injunction against the La Woman's Club. Judge Frank Gray ruled Friday granting the defendants five days to amend the petition. Harvey filed the motion for the Lackats Woman's Club and named Mrs. W. O. Nelson, Mrs. L. H. Menger, and Mrs. W. S. as respondents.
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Defendtants
la Woman's Club
Frank Gray
Harvey
Lackats Woman’s Club
W. 0. Nelson
L. H. Menger
Reno Ladies Aide Meeting and Local Visits Featured in Reno
The Reno Ladies Aide gathered Wednesday with Mrs. Kathleen Strong. Madge Torneden led prayers and songs. Guests included Mrs Frances Korb and others. Several local residents, patients and visitors were noted, with reports from Kansas City and Atchison and B J Wedel elected to a county board.
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Reno
Kathleen Strong
Madge Torneden
America
Florinter
Jed
Wilma Baird
Williams
Eva Wiley
Grinter
Kansas City Hospital
Chester Hemphill
Charles
Strong
Ira Higginbotham
Kansas City
John Strong
Eudora
Charles Strong
Emile Trackwell
Gill Woodard
Jarbalo
Sam Brown
Independence
Mra. Kee
Babcock
Mabel Her
B. J. Wedel
D.H.I.A
Leavenworth County
Atchison
Jobless Benefits Hit All-Time High in Mid February
The Labor Department reported unemployment compensation reached a record total of 3,180,000 for the week ended February 15, with further increases anticipated for February 22. The surge reflects weather effects and ongoing layoffs in autos, metals, machinery, and electrical equipment, as insured unemployed rose to 3,130,000 and the jobless rate hit a new peak.
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Washington
Labor Department
Fiat P
Bureau of Employments Security
Kansas senior wins 1958 Forrest C. Allen Award
Kansas University senior Kent L. Floerke, of Kansas City, Kansas, receives the annual Forrest C. Allen Award for highest GPA among intercollegiate athletes. The prize, funded by a $1,000 endowment from a 1942 war bond purchase, was announced during the Oklahoma-Kansas game in Lawrence as Floerke posted 23 ft 4 in in the Big Eight indoor meet.
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Kent L. Floerke
Kansas University
Kansas Ciy, Kas
Forrest C. Allen
Fied
Blaine ‘Hollinger
Iran
Russell
Floerke
Oklahoma-Kansas
Lawrence
In Memoriam Viola Hird
In loving memory of our dear daughter Viola who died two years ago today. God called her to His home and she is at rest. Your eyes have seen the King in His beauty and the land far away. From Mr and Mrs Hird.
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Viola
Waya
Mru
Ira Hird
Soviets Agree To Conference Of Foreign Ministers
Washington reports a surprising policy shift by the Soviet leadership to support a conference of foreign ministers. Moscow will decide which nations should participate and whether a summit is feasible, with timing expected in about two months. The article also notes Hawaii’s Mount Waialeale averages 489 inches of rainfall annually, though totals in nearby areas vary.
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Washington
Russia
Hawaii
Mount Waialeale
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