Morton Concrete Block Firm Expands With War Roots
The Morton family of Lawrence started a concrete block business in May 1946 to serve local needs. Now operating at East Fifteenth Street, they produce 75 block shapes in two weights and 12 colors, with blocks used in schools, government buildings, and commercial projects across eastern Kansas. Walter and Clark Jr. served in World War II, inspired the venture, and automation and growth have driven ongoing expansion. The plant runs five days a week, eight hours daily, serving contractors throughout the region. The Mortons expect steady growth without immediate expansion of their site.
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Clark Morton Sr
Walt
Clark Jr
Kansas
East 15Th Street
Journal-World Photo
Clark Morton Jr
Walter Morton
Mortons
East Fifteenth Street
14Th and Tenn. Sts
Morton’s
Morton
Pittsburg
Coal Company
Walter and
Morton Machinery
Leffler Elected President of KU Women
Ann Leffler, Pittsburg junior, elected president of All Women Students at Kansas University for the coming year. Jo Lynne Talbott, Overland Park junior, chosen vice president. Officers serve one year. Jill Neuburg, Jane Breckenridge, Wendy Wilkerson, Barbara Kibler, Joan Fowler named to posts and councils.
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Ann Leffler
Pittsburg
Kansas University
Jo Lynne Talbott
Overland Park
Jill Newburg
Indianapolis
Ind
Jane Breckenridge
Louisburg
Wendy Wilkerson
Wichita
Barbara Kibler
Topeka
Swen
Joan Fowler
Shawnee Mission
Guild Leaders Recommend End to Newspaper Strike With Wage Bonus
New York leaders of the nonstriking Newspaper Guild approve by a one vote margin a publisher based proposal to end the 99 day blackout. The plan adds 4.13 dollars per week to guild wages starting Oct 31 1964 and aligns contract endings with other unions. Individual local units vote over the weekend.
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New York
Afl-Cio International Typographical Union
New York Publishers Association
Friendly Hawk Refuses to Leave in Gravois Mills
Mrs. Gifford Williams tries to part with a friendly chicken hawk tamed after being hit by her son-in-law Richard Gerlt. The bird regained consciousness, received a splint for a broken leg, and after several months still clings to the Williams household deterring family members with sharp talons. She released it 15 miles away, but the hawk returned.
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Gravois Mills
Gifford Williams
Richard Gerlt
Gerlt
Death of American singer Frances McCann in Rome
In Rome a 41 year old American opera star Frances McCann was found shot dead in her hotel room. Police say talent agent Ernest Arthur Boxmann 53 confessed to four gunshots then shot himself after the killing. The couple had a volatile relationship and a threatening letter was found in her purse.
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Rome
Frances McCann
Ernest Arthur Boxmann
Miss McCann
Boxmann
Altadena
Calif
Europe
New York
Bernini-Bristol
Justice Agency Approval Cited In Paper Closings
Norman Chandler of the Los Angeles Times testified to a House Antitrust subcommittee that he was assured the Justice Department approved closing the Los Angeles Examiner and the afternoon Mirror in January 1962. He said Hearst attorney James McInerney claimed oral assurances came from top DOJ officials including Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy.
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Washington
Norman Chandler
Los Angeles Times
House Antitrust
Justice Department
Los Angeles
Chandler
Afternoon Mirror
Hearst Corp
Morning Examiner
Hearst
Evening Herald-Examiner
Chandler's
Times
James M. McInerney
Examiner
the Mirror
McInerney
Lee Loevinger
Robert F. Kennedy
Industrial Production Rises Slightly in February
The Federal Reserve Board reports a slight February uptick in the index of industrial production. Steel output climbs 5 percent from January, car production dips modestly but remains high, consumer goods and machinery output increase, while crude oil output falls.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Aid and education as path to peace in Lawrence and KU
The column argues vast foreign aid may be less effective than international educational exchange. It cites KU's 300 international students, visiting faculty, exchanges with Costa Rica France Germany Spain and a planned Finland program plus People-to-People and Lawrence LIFE projects. It suggests expanding such exchanges to many cities could boost understanding and lasting peace.
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Lawrence
Costa Rica
Spain
France
Germany
Finland
U.S
State Department
Drake Named Crusade Chairman of 1963 Douglas County Cancer Drive
Carl Drake of 307 West 23rd Street was named crusade chairman for the April 1963 Douglas County cancer drive at the organizational meeting of the American Cancer Society unit. Officers and unit chairs were announced including Mrs. Ralph Wolfson as president and Ward Rogers outlining the society’s goals. last year the group donated 652000 to KU Medical Center. Over 2900 cancer dressings were made by 140 local women in January and February, with more than 2500 distributed to Douglas County patients.
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Carl Drake
W. 23Rd St
Lawrence
Crusade
Douglas County
Drake
American Cancer Society
Mental Health Center
Ralph Wolfson
Libuse Kriz
Harry Starks
Robert Georgeson
Earl Hill
Service Committee
Princess Soraya Declares Independence From Shah's Approval
Rome AP reports Princess Soraya says she need not seek permission from ex Shah of Iran to pursue a movie acting career. Tehran source warns she would lose her title if she proceeds.
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Rome
Soraya
Shah of
Iran
Tehran
Average lifetime diet reaches about 38 tons of food
The article notes that over a person’s lifetime an average consumption of food totals roughly 38 tons. It highlights the scale of long term dietary intake and reflects on the cumulative impact of daily meals.
Wildlife Week focuses on poisons dangers March 17 23
National Wildlife Week runs Sunday through Saturday emphasizing dangers of chemical poisons. The Kansas Association for Wildlife led by local chair Oliver Beaman of Route 5 advocates informed use of insect rodent and weed sprays to protect fish game and humans.
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Kansas Association For Wildlife
Association
Oliver Beaman
Route 5
Kennedy shifts most fathers from 1-A to 3-A draft class
President Kennedy signed an executive order reclassifying nearly all draft eligible fathers from 1-A to 3-A. Doctors dentists and veterinarians remain 1-A if physically qualified. White House press secretary Pierre Salinger said the change aims to keep monthly draft quotas from tapping fathers. Kennedy set up a weekend office in Palm Beach before travels to Costa Rica for Latin American talks.
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Palm Beach
Fla
Kennedy
Pierre Salinger
White House
Salinger
Selective Service Board
Washington
Costa Rica
Plans Discussed Friday by Division of HELP KU
KU faculty outlined Friday afternoon the Lawrence HELP KU fund drive division with Keith Lawton as KU section chairman and a team of professors from multiple schools. The campaign starts after a Wednesday banquet at the KU Union Building, aiming to exceed last year’s $18,000 student loan fund total, under overall chair Skipper Williams.
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Lawrence Help-Ku
Keith Lawton
Philip Hartley
School of Business
Austin Lashbrook
Larry Heeb
Albert Palmerlee
Richard Angeletti
James Dykes
William R. Scott
Law
Mathias Mertes
Pharmacy
Emily Taylor
KU Union
Skipper Williams
Lawrence
Leavenworth OKs Tax for County Fair Support
The Kansas House tentatively approved a bill allowing Leavenworth County to levy up to $2,000 in taxes to fund the county fair association.
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Topeka
Kansas House of Representatives
Leavenworth County
Fair Association
Board Meets Monday On Curriculum Development
The Board of Education will discuss curriculum development at a 7 30 p m meeting in the Board offices at Central Junior High School.
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Board of Education
Central Junior High School
Scabbard and Blade veterans honor KU fallen in ceremonies
Lawrence KU ROTC members will hold a Sunday 10 a.m. Campanile tribute with a seven gun salute and a wreath at KU’s war memorial. Midshipman Capt. Richard Hartman will place the wreath. 6:30 p.m. features a Retreat on Campanile Hill. Plans also advance for Quantrill Raid centennial events with co chair Paul Wilson.
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Kansas University
National Honor Society
Army
Navy
Air Force
Richard Hartman
Kansas City
Campanile
Scabbard and Blade
Campanile Hill
Paul Wilson
Quantrill
Lawrence
Missouri
Will Quantrill
Pioneer Town
Kansas City selects Eby Construction for sewer pumping station
The Martin K. Eby Construction Co of Wichita wins the Kansas City contract to build a sewage pumping station. The bid totals 2,897,800 dollars with six bidders. The station will serve the area bounded by the Blue River Late Line 85th Street and the Missouri River, routing sewage to a future treatment plant.
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Kansas City
Martin K. Eby Construction Co
Wichita
Eby
85Th Street
Missouri River
Family and Friends Thank-You Card Expressions
The Caudreia family thanks Dr Holladay and hospital staff on the first floor for cards flowers and kindness from friends neighbors church women and relatives. The Ogle and Bailey families express gratitude for flowers cards and food and bless all who offered acts of kindness.
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Minerva Caudreia
Holladay
Scott Bailey
Earl Jellison
George Ogle
E.U.B. Church
In Memoriam Edward C Beal and G F Jolliff
Obituary notice recalling the deaths of Edward C Beal on March 17 1959 and G F Jolliff on March 21 1947. Eva Beal Permilla Jolliff and families express faith and mourning in prayers for their beloved departed.
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Edward C. Beal
G. F. Jolliff
Eva Beal
Permilla Jolliff
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