High Winds Roar Across Kansas as Cold Front Moves In
Strong gusts exceed 60 mph foul dust reduced visibility to about half a mile in western regions. Garden City reported 67 mph, Hill City 64 mph, with 50s common elsewhere. Temperatures to drop 15 to 20 degrees overnight, with highs expected in the 40s to 50s.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Garden City
Hill City
Gootland
Omaha
Neb
Salina
Russell
HM City
Pittsburg
Malenkov Joins Scots in Burns Birthplace Singalong
Georgi Malenkov visited Alloway Scotland joining 1, stattich workmen and locals in singing Auld Lang Syne at Robert Burns birthplace cottage. He reviewed Burns bed and spoke through an interpreter about beauty of place and character. A child received a peace badge from his car as he departed amid a waving crowd.
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Alloway
Scotland
Anc
Georgi Malenkov
Stattich
Robert Burns
Burns
Malenkov
Tommy McMinn
Robbie
Tommy
Maenkov
Deaths and Funerals William W Mitchell 91
William W Mitchell 91 died Monday at Menominee Hospital in Kansas City after a short illness. Born in Lecompton he moved to Perry as a boy and later to Kansas City. He was a Perry farmer, a Christian Church member, and a former Perry School Board member. Survived by two daughters Irene Mitchell Kansas City and Mrs Andrew Geffert Manhattan, a son John W Mitchell St Joseph, two grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral at 2 p.m. Thursday at Perry Methodist Church with Oak Ridge Cemetery burial. The casket will be open from noon Thursday until funeral time. Stated funeral home in charge.
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William, W. Mitchell
Wiliam W. Mitchell
Menomitth Hospital
Kansas City
Flo
Lecompton
Perry
Christian Church
Irene Mitchell
Andrew Geffert
Manhattan
John W. Mitchell
St. Joseph
Methodist
Oak Ridge
Russia
JL Asia
Theodore c Streibert
House Appropriations
Congress
Streibert
USIA
Voice of America Radio
Cinerama
Obituaries for Jenkins Smelser and Koehler in Kansas notices
Evander William Jenkins 67 died at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. A lifelong Lawrence resident, he worked 41 years at Lawrence Paper Co. Survived by wife Nehie, a stepson, and other relatives. Funeral arrangements from Bowser Lee Funeral Home. T. E. Smelser Ward 81 of Linwood died at his Beulah, Colorado home after years of illness. Funeral and burial in Beulah. Survivors include wife Emma, four daughters, two brothers, two sisters. William August Koehler died Monday at home Route 2. Services Thursday at St. Paul’s Evangelical Church Eudora. Burial in Eudora Cemetery.
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Evander Wiliam Jenkins
Evander William Jenkins
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Lawrence
Lawrence Paper Co
N. J. St
iNehie Jenkins
Charles Allen
Ottawa
Bowser- Lee
T. E. Smelger
T. E. Smelser
Linwood
Beulah
Colo
Emma
Ruth Smelser
Seattle
Wash
Evelyn Casazza
Fort Lyons
Calo
Marie Smelser
Denver
John Chirley
Charles Smelser
Albuquerque
N.M
O. J. Smelser
Clathe
Bessie Snider
Agnes Blevins
Faucett
William August Koehler
St. Paul's Evangelical Church
Eudora
Arthur Reiss
Eudora Cemetery
Capitalist Trip It Continues With Russian Plans
Maupin describes a forthcoming Russia trip with visitors grouped in fours, each with a car guide driver and interpreter. Invitations sent to 38 include 12 from Lawrence, with seven early responses. Intourist Agency has issued an open invitation. Russians and Europeans show growing travel interest and curiosity about Americans.
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Maupin
Russia
Lawrence
Alrady
Rusian Intourist Agency
Travel Bureau
Seis Sniamer
British Airliner Narrowly Avoids Collision Over England
A British European Airways airliner evaded a collision when an RAF Vampire jet fighter suddenly crossed its path over Central England. The pilot performed a steep dive to avert disaster, throwing passengers forward and producing injuries as the plane landed at an unspecified destination.
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Jlondon
British European Airways
Smehes
Central Eng
Waugh Car and Truck Wreck on Haskell Avenue
One person was injured when a two vehicle collision occurred at 11:45 this morning at Twenty-Third Street and Haskell Avenue. Jack Waugh was treated for cuts and bruises. his brother Charles Waugh, 25, was the driver. Norman Leary piloted the truck. Damage totaled 2500 with 2000 to the Waugh car and 500 to the truck.
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Twenty-Third Street
Haskell Avenue
Jack Waugh
Eskridge
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Charles Waugh
K. A
10Th St
Lawrence
Waugh
Norman Leary
Route 2
Charles Edmondson
Leary
K U Botany Professor Sends Jamaican Plants
Dr. Robert W. Baxter of Kansas University Botany Department, lecturing at West Indies University in Jamaica on a Fulbright grant, has sent extensive Jamaica plant collections to KU. He gathered ferns during jungle trips to mist forests, from tiny filmy species to 30 foot tree ferns, including living fossils linked to 250 million year old relatives.
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Robert W. Baxter
Kansas University Botany Department
West Indies University
Jamaica
K.U
Baxter
Federal Grant Approved for KU Medical Center Project
A $100,000 federal grant for a proposed children s rehabilitation center at Kansas University Medical Center in Kansas City received preliminary government approval. Estimated total cost is about $325,000. Officials can advance planning and arrange the local share. The contract will be signed once plans are completed and approved.
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Kansas University Medical Center
Kansas City
Gem-Throwing Thief Halted By Ex-Marine
New York police chased Louis Basile a parolee who tossed gems along Park Avenue after robbing Marti Stevens, a TV actress, and fleeing through East 77th Street. An ex Marine, William Morris, tackled him after seven shots were fired. Basile faced burglary charges.
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New York
Park Avenue
Louis Basile
East 77Th Street
Basile
William Morris
Bark Avenue
Marti Stevens
Cervantes Day at KU Draws Hundreds for Celebration
About 300 people are expected to attend Kansas University’s Cervantes Day events on April 13 and 14. The program aligns with the Kansas Modern Language Association conference and features a April 13 dinner for J. M. Osma, longtime Romance languages professor and Cervantes Day founder who retires in June after 39 years on the KU faculty.
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Kansas University
Kansas Modern Language Association
J. M. Osma
R.U
E.U
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
W. H. Shoemaker
J. A. Buzzle
Minnie Miller
Em Poria State Teachers College
EMLA
D. Lincoln
Secretarial Meet Set at Kansas University Saturday
A one day secretarial workshop announced for Saturday April 7 at Kansas University features program leaders Harry Bauernfeind of Southern Illinois University Carbondale Carl Kresie Blue Cross Blue Shield Topeka Jeanne Oliver state director vocational education Topeka and E C McGill Emporia State College head of business and business education. Sponsors include the Kansas State Board for Vocational Education the Lawrence Adult Education Center the Lawrence Chapter of the National Secretaries Association and University Extension.
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Kansas University
Harry Bauernfeind
School of Business
Southern Illnois University
Carbondale
Carl Kresie
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Topeka
Jeanne Oliver
E. C. McGill
Emporia State College
Kansas State Board For Vocational Education
Lawrence
Distance dialing link expands from Lawrence to Tonganoxie
Southwestern Bell official reports the new direct station to station dialing service operates in Lawrence and reaches Tonganoxie, making it the seventh city accessible from Lawrence. Other dialable areas include St. Louis and Kansas City regions, Lenexa, Liberty, Belton, and Joplin. The life of Rev. William J. Hyde will be dramatized on Crossroads Friday at 7 30 p m, based on his book Dig or Die Brother Hyde. State Highway Commission engineers say winter potholes on Kansas roads are worsened by thawing and freezing, with patching as the first priority to avoid costly reconstructions. Light roads are resealed every three to five years, and 1 500 to 2 000 miles of asphalt are treated yearly. The April issue of Radio Electronics features James Robert Squires of Kansas University on a semi conductor thermistor thermometer.
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Owen Smith
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Lawrence
Tonganoxie
St. Louis
Kansas City
Lenexa
Kas
Liberty
Belton and
Joplin
Crossroads
Duane Wenzel
Tenn. St
William J. Hyde
Channel 9
Brother Hyde
Kansas
State Highway Commission
Leo Siler
Siler
RadioElectronics Magazine
James Robert Squires
Barker Ct
Squires
Kansas University
D. G. Fleming
KU Debaters Qualify for West Point National Tournament
Kansas University debaters led by Ralph Seger of Topeka and John Knightly of Hutchinson earned one of five spots from the fourth district in the West Point Elimination Tournament. They posted four wins and one loss on Monday and carry a 27 win, four loss season record. Other qualifiers include Southwestern College, Wisconsin State Teachers College, Washburn University, and Macalester College. Ottawa University serves as alternate. Hubert Bell and Bill Arnold previously won in 194? West Point.
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Kansas University
Ralph Seger
Topeka
John Knightly
Hutchinson
West Point
N.Y
Southwestern College
Wisconsin State Teachers College
Washburn University
Macalester College
St. Paul
Minn
Ottaova University
K. U
Hubert Bell
Atchison
Bill Arnold
Salina
Bell
Judge Huxman Addresses KU Law Convocation
Walter Huxman, United States Circuit Court judge from Topeka and former Kansas governor, spoke at a Kansas University law school convocation on Integrity and Industry in the Law. He attended a Phi Alpha Delta luncheon as guest and is a 1914 KU Law School graduate and frequent visitor.
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Hdxman
Walter Haxman
United States Circuit Court
Topeka
Kansas
Kansas University
Phi Alpha Delta, Hon
Orary Law Fraternity
Huxman
Law School
Marriage Licenses Issued in Probate Court
Marriage licenses issued to Lute E. Hendrix 58 of Topeka and Ellen L Hendrix 39 of Topeka. Also Glenn Q. Pierce Jr 26 of Lawrence and Marjorie B. Smith 23 of Lawrence.
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Lute E. Hendrix
Ellen L. Hendrix
Topeka
Glenn Q. Pierce Jr
Marjorie B. Smith
Lawrence
Utility Owner at Least Finds Total Number of Customers
Mokane Missouri report on Ruby Bonham who runs a private water line inherited from her father Dr. W. H Williamson. Residents connected without notice, meters unread, rate hike from two to two fifty provokes protests. Public Service Commission hearing seeks to resolve quitting the service and payment issues.
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Mokane
Ruby Bonham
W. H W. Williamson
Missouri
Missouri Public Service Commission
Jefferson’ City
Wichita waitress found shot to death at her apartment
Police report Mrs. Ruby Wayne a 38 year old divorced Wichita waitress was found shot in the head inside her apartment. A .38 revolver lay between her legs and a slug was found on the floor near the bed. Her employer discovered the body after she failed to report for work. A neighbor heard a door slam around 11 p m and saw a car leave quickly.
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Wichita
Ruby Wayne
Russell Bish
Village Tax Payment (Continued from page 1)
Revisions discuss Public Law 388 exemptions for RFC projects and the Sunflower Village housing project under Lanham Act emergency housing. Kansas City and Jackson County await about 400 dollars in RFC-related tax year funds. Johnson County will receive school funding support as Sunflower remains an impacted area with HEW payments estimated up to 10,000 dollars yearly.
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Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Sunflower
National Defense
Kansas City
Jackson County
RFC
Department of Defense
Scrivner
Interior and Insular Affairs Committee
Trouse
Senate
Rep. Scrivner
Sunflower Village
Johnson County
Mst
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Memorial Hospital admits and discharges list
The notice records multiple admissions and discharges at Memorial Hospital and WREN Building, noting patients such as Donald Pritz Ralph Turner Mrs Freida Basel Linwood Mrs Marjorie Weers Dale Evans Brad ford McLouth and others. It also notes an accident, Jack Waugh of Eskridge treated for cuts in the emergency room and released.
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Donald Pritz
N. H. St
Jack Waugh
Eskridge
Eudora Girl Candidate for E U Queen in Jayhawker
Barbara Everley a School of Fine Arts freshman from Eudora is among 20 candidates for queen of the 1956 Jayhawker Kansas University magazine yearbook. Alfred Hitchcock will judge and announce the winner in the final summer edition. Other nominees include Carol Sel Hans Junction City Janis Hartel Plattsburg Ma Phyllis Landeene Topeka Carol Curt Neodesha Jo Ann Benton Overland Park Barbara Golden Kansas City Joann Houston Sue Stout Wichita Sally Waddell Salina.
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Barbara Everley
Kansas City
Joann Houston
Sue Stout
Wichita
Sally Waddell
Salina
Markets at a Glance Flourishes and Falls Across Commodities
Market summary shows coppers weak and bonds steady while cotton and wheat face profit taking. Corn and oats mix with early gains. hogs rise 25 to 50 cents, cattle steady to firm on Kansas City conditions. Livestock numbers and grain quotes reflect mixed activity, futures open high then retreat for May and July wheat.
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N. C
Kansas City
USDA
Catte
Markets Drift As Copper Slips Weighs Stocks
The Day in Wall Street reports a market decline led by weak copper shares with notable losses around the copper sector while other areas show mixed movement from two points lower to three higher. Trading remained brisk with about 2.7 million shares, as earlier sessions saw a similar level. Even as copper faced selling pressure amid falling world copper prices, aircraft shares rose sharply and provided some lift to the market.
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Wall Street
New York
Tims
Aircralis
K U Oratorical Contest Staged Tonight at KU Strong Auditorium
The annual Delt Sigma Rho contest will be held at 7 p.m. tonight in Strong Auditorium Kansas University. Six contestants include Ted Barnes John Eland Toward Mays Manuel Jackson Bob Kimball and Willis Moy. First prize a complete Encyclopaedia Americana revival Second prize 15 dollars third prize 10 dollars. The winner will also represent KU at the Missouri Valley Forensic Meet at Oklahoma University through Saturday. Judges are Prof Natalie Calderwood Prof Allen Craftan and Gerald Pearson.
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Strong Auditorium
Kansas University
Ted Barnes
John Eland
Toward Mays
Manuel Jackson
Bob Kimball
Willis Moy
K. UC
Oklahoma University
Natalie Calderwood
Department of English
Allen Craftan
Department of
Speech and Drama
Gerald Pearson
Loo Men's Night Set at Lawrence Country Club
Regular Men's Night at Lawrence Country Club to begin with nine hole practice matches at 5 pm followed by dinner at 7 pm. League golf play starts April 11. Formosa population noted at 8,749,000, up 2,653,691 in eight years.
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Lawrence Country Club
Formosa
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