City to Open Bids on 57 Construction Projects in 1987
City commissioners approved plans for 57 construction projects with an estimated total around 100000 dollars. Bids open April 9 for projects including paving, parking facilities, and sewer work in several neighborhoods and streets such as New Hampshire Street Montana Street and Pennsylvania Street, plus a frontage parking lot on Vermont Street.
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City Mission
Cormimissioners
New Hampshire Street
Winter Chevrolet Co
Mass. St
Ninth Terrace
Crestline Drive
Rockledge Road
Montana Street
Park Hill Addition
Sunset’ Drive
Ninth” Street
Pennsylvania Street
Fifteenth Street
Locust Street
University Drive
Utah Street
Ward Avenue
Homewood Gardens
Vermont Street
Massachusetts
Vermont
Church
Ing
In- Wan
Haskell Institute
Nsked
Jim Wiggleeworth
Twelfth Street
Summit
Prairiie
Fairfax Addition
Coopera‘ion
Itirnil Balding A
Twenty-Third
Naiamith Drive
Dewers
J. Allison
Learnard Avenue
Town Street
Jone Aly Broaks
Labor Costs in County to Be Hiked Following Union Negotiations
Eastern Kansas highway construction workers in six counties including Douglas will see hourly wage increases effective April 1 after talks in Lawrence. The agreement covers 360 to 700 workers with raises varying by job and county, involving the Laborers Union and district council in Kansas City and Topeka with officials Leon Boylan and T Le Nan Laningham among signatories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aria ‘Construction
Cougsty
General Laborers Union
Laborer's District Council
Kansas City
Kas
Wesley A. Basteda
Topeka
Lawrence
Basteda
Eastern Kansas Contractors Association
Highway Builders
Associated General
Revrin
Léon H. Boylan
Laningham
Charles H. Johnson
Inégs
Ing
Kansas
Douglas
Doug
Yas
Miami
Linn
Franklin
Anderdon
Osage
Coffey
Milam
Akin
Apsaet Ban Linn
Igins
Woman on Snow Locked Train Relates Eskimo Like Ordeal
A 28 year old Middletown Ohio passenger described two days aboard Rock Island Railroad Garden State Limited buried in a Meade Kansas snowdrift. Rescuers gathered 253 passengers including 22 children as crews lacked heat and water. travelers recalled clinging to curtains and sharing snacks while awaiting buses to Meade and eventual Chicago.
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Kansas City
Middletown
Ohio
Rock Island Railroad
Garden State Limited
Meade
Kas
Chicago
Miss Duff
George Helfrich
Brookfield
Sunflower Village Shows Slow Population Decline and Vacancies
The Sunflower Ordnance Works housing transfer left 601 dwellings under Army control with 917 total units and 417 occupied by September 1956. Businesses closed, tenants left, and vandalism plagued empty buildings as residents travel to nearby towns for supplies. The Corps may lease remaining commercial buildings soon, risking a revival or further decline.
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Sunflower Ordnance Works
O.W
Eudora
DeSoto
Frank Roether
Topeka
Rother
Army Corps of Engineers
Kansas City
Paul Milberger
Milberger
Sunflower
Cook
Corps of Engineers
Sunflower Village
Hospital Admits and Discharges Share Local Names
Memorial Hospital records show admissions for Carrol Hawkins Route 2 and Mary Ellen Wood 627 Conn St along with David Ridgway 2020 Hillview Rd Charles Pool Eudora Homer Faulconer Prairie Ave Beverly Joslin Overland Park Lorraine Kuhn 1605 Vermont Street Maria Hunter Tonganoxie and James Moore M and H Trailer Court. Discharges include Hazel Young 735 N J St Mary Ellen Wood 627 Conn St and Cleo Harmon 942 N J St. Births reported to Don Joslin Overland Park a daughter Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrol
Hazel Young
N. J. St
Mary Ellen Wood
Conn
Cleo Harmon
Don Joslin
Overland Park
Army Helicopter Flies Twins for Transfusions to Denver
Twin boys born with RH factor were flown by Army helicopter from Goodland to Denver for blood transfusions. Capt. Thomas R. Porter of Fort Riley said the mission, begun around 7 a.m., followed the babies’ birth last night to Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Johnson of Norton Kansas.
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Goodland
RH. Factor
Denver
Army
Thomas R. Porter
Ft. Riley
Wilbur Johnson
Norton
Kas
Kansas Highway Patrol
Iran Gang Kills 2 U S Officials
The incident occurred as a party was traveling near Port Chabbatiar on the Persian Gulf when gunmen attacked. Authorities identified two U S officials among the dead and noted the attackers used multiple cars in the ambush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rete
Are
Brewster
Wilson
Porte, Jang, Ore, Bloek
The
Near East Foundation
Cantratter
Tneternational Cooperation
Ruminise Teitieds
Epa Galpin Sid
Catpoll
Anita Miovar
Issaquah
Leanshahr
Tran
Port Chabbatiar
Persian Gulf
Largest Recent Rezoning Okay in Lawrence City Limits
The Planning Commission endorsed the largest rezoning proposal in recent years for a 823 acre tract north of the city between North Lawrence and the Kansas Turnpike, east of the Kaw River. It also disapproved another request for West 23rd Street avenues, deferred duplex zoning south east of Nineteenth Street Learnard Avenue, and approved plats for Woodlawn Park and Belle Haven South. An appeal granted allowed building extensions in two cases despite side yard exceptions. Names Ben Barteldes and Donald McConnell were cited in exception requests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Planning Commission
City
Kaw River
Kansas Turnpike
West Twenty-Third Street
Ousdah
Twenty-Third
Louisiana
City Commission
Nineteenth Street
Learnard Avenue
Wiggins-Davis
Fairgrounds
Woodlawn Park
Fairfax Addition
Belle Haven South
Louisiana Street
Ben Barteldes
Ind. St
Donald McConnell
Ohio Bt
Lawrence Jaycees pledge proceeds to county group
The Lawrence Junior Chamber of Commerce voted to give the Jaycee Auction proceeds to the Douglas County Association for Retarded Children. The group also approved $25 toward entry fees for KU Setups volleyball at the Rocky Mountain Tournament in Denver and the AAU Championship in Memphis. Dene Doane named Jaycee of the Month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Junior Chamber of Commerce
Douglas County Association
Jaycees
K.U
Rocky Mountain
Denver
Memphis
Dene Doane
Millionaire Garsson Dies Broke After War Fraud Convictions
Murray Garsson, 68, once a munition maker and millionaire, died last night penniless and homeless. He had been convicted with Rep. Andrew May of Kentucky on bribery and conspiracy related to war contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Murray Garston
Garsson
Andrew May
Kentucky
Kansas Traffic Deaths Report For 1937 And 1956
State accident records list traffic fatalities with 24 hour totals showing none in 1937 and a 10 percent decline in the same period of 1956 with 139 deaths recorded to date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topekam
Kansas
Minor Injuries In Three Car Collision West Of Lawrence
Three cars collide on Highway 40 about a mile west of Lawrence on 7S causing head and back injuries to two passengers. Mike Bilumak and Salvadore Brancaccia treated at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Vehicle damage estimated at 3665 dollars. Sheriff and undersheriff investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tso Omen
Lawrence
Mike Bilumak
Mest
Salvadore Brancaccia
Ohio Su
Lawrence Memoving Hospital
Robert J. Southwick
Southwick
Louis John Wusterfeld
Ohio St
John Lewis Gall
Topeka
Dale Chappell
Ben Way
12Th
la i Sts
Robert A. Volk
Vt. St
Cardley
Collins
11Th St
Four Senators Allege Coercion by House Over Speed Bill
Four senators accuse a House member of pressuring for passage of a speed bill. The lawmakers say many Senate bills could be killed if not allowed timely consideration and urge Blythe to appear before the Senate committee for discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Sete
Lean Bhaite
Tarbert
Senate
Blythe
New Gas Regulation Is Must Says Ike
President Eisenhower declared that legislation to free natural gas producers from federal regulation is essential but the administration will not send a new natural gas bill to Congress. He noted a veto last year after a campaign contribution tied to such legislation and warned against consumer price fears while aiming to grow gas reserves without overcharging buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Sen
Francis Case
R-Sd
Deaths and Funerals in Douglas County
Arthur E. Ulrich 79 died Tuesday at his home 1344 Mass St Douglas County life long resident farmer funeral Friday 10 30 a m Rumsey Funeral Home burial Oak Hunt Cemetery survived by three sisters one brother and several nieces and nephews. Mary Ellen Flory Route 2 died this morning at Lawrence Memorial Hospital life long Douglas County resident funeral Friday 2 p m Willow Springs Church burial Pleasant Grove Cemetery. The Rumsey Funeral Home arranged no flowers survived by husband Elmer L Flory four sons two brothers and 12 grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren. Mrs Pearl Johnson 77 died Tuesday night Prospect Park Sanitarium resident of Lawrence for 40 years wife of retired postal clerk H D Johnson home 1325 Mass St funeral Thursday 10 30 a m Cooper-Ward Mortuary Chapel burial Horton. Survived by one sister Mrs Ethel Beathard Whiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur E. Ulrich
Mass
Douglas County
Rumsey Funeral
Leland Young
Oak Hunt Cemetery
L. H. Petefish
Mabel Ramseyer
Grace P. Ulrich
Kansas City
Robert Ulrich
Mary Ellen Flory
Route 2
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Willow Springs
Allen Mohler
Issac Montgomery
Frank Flory
Pleasant Grove
Rumsey
Riley W. Flory
Cerro Gordo
Harve M. Flory
Henry D. Flory
Warley O. Flory
Routa
Baldwin
Henry Montgomery
Sawyer
R. J. Montgomery
Dodge City
Pearl Johnson
Prospect Park
First Methodist Church
Lawrence
H. D. Johnson
Cooper-Warr' T
Albert F. Bramble
Horton
jMra
Ethel Beathard
Whiting
Pretty Girls Songs Old Trees Page 7 Show Cast and Staff
Wichita event features songs by soloists with production staff including Pierce Vera Go Swach topeka director Ruth Ann Anderson Hutchinson secretary William Howse Constance A Jordan Ellen Proudfit Forrest Dean Fletcher James C Tierney Richard J Barr Wallace Richardson Eugene Paris Tontas Sawyer Richard C Murray. Skits directed by Alpha Chi Omega Corbin Hall Kappa Alpha Theta Shipley Andrish Alpha Tan Omega Beta Theta Pi John W Feist Lambda Chi Alpha Warren George Delta Upsilon Lynn H Miller Pi Beta Phi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Trees
Wichita Between-nets Entertainment
Pierce
Vera Go Swach
Mass. St
Shirley M. Andrish
Topeka
Ruth Ann Anderson
Hutchinson
William Howse
Kansas City
Mas
Constance A. Jordan
Ellen
Forrest Dean Fletcher
Pratt
James C. Tierney
Wichita
Richard J. Barr
Ottaway
Wallace Richardson
Park Ridge
Amer Eugene Paris
Tontas Sawyer
Richard C. Murray
Alpha Chi’ Omega
Jo Ann Brown
Warren George
Merriam
Delta Upsilon
Lynn H. Miller
Dodge City
Pi Beta Phi Sorority
Markets at 4 Glance: Mixed, Steels Rise in Early Trading
U.S. stock activity showed mixed gains with steels and rails leading a modest advance. In Kansas City grain, wheat futures rose while livestock and futures quotes reflected uneven demand. corn and oats held firmer or stable as traders priced near term shipments and storage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K.C. Cash & Grain
Kansas City
At. C. Livestock
Kansas City Im
USDA
Lawrence Man of the Year Honored for Civic Work
Lawrence figure King, who led Commonwealth Theaters drive-in operations from 1949 to 1954 and headed the Centennial Celebration committee, was named Lawrence's Man of the Year in 1984 by the Junior Chamber of Commerce. He returned to Lawrence in January from Great Bend where he served as Western Division manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Fund
King
Lawrence
Commonwealth Theaters
Granada
Patee
Lawrences
Great Bend
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Local Youth Charged in Burglaries
Ray Allen Spooner a 17 year old of 611 Lyons St was arrested after admitting break ins at three North Lawrence residences this year He described stealing guns from two homes and selling them locally including about $65 in cash He is charged with grand larceny in County Court and held for preliminary hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Allen Spooner
Lyons St
North Lawrence
Spooner
Thenj
Eisenhower Signals Soon Report To Congress On Study Of Disability
In a news conference the president said a completed study on how to meet the disability situation will be sent to Congress after talks with leaders from both parties. He commented on Middle East reports of Saudi troop movements near Aqaba, noting no decisive significance for the international waterway. He also spoke on natural gas policy, stressing consumer protection against unwarranted price hikes while promoting new gas resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coutsanet
Fasentower
Congress
Middle East
Aqaba
Eisenhower
Tony
Scarboroughs Lead Baker College Staff Move
President and wife Mrs Irene Scarborough join Baker College after his decade as president at Ryan College Buckhannon West Virginia. He studied at McKendree Cornel Morningside and held church and academic roles including dean of the chapel. Their son John 16 and daughter Katherine 10 active in Scouts. John to attend the Scout Jamboree in England this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKendree College
Lebanon
Cornel
Mt. Vernon
Inn
Morningside College
Sioux City
Scarborough
Baker
West Virginia Ryan College
Buckhanan
W.va
Irene Parish
Hamline University
Boston University
Scarboroughs
John
Katherine
England
Senate committee backs repeal of two quart liquor law
A Topeka Senate committee recommended passage of a bill repealing the Kansas two quart liquor law. The Federal and State Affairs Committee had previously killed the measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Senate
Kansas
Senate Federal and State Affairs
Also Mentioned on This Page
Zerbal Lodge of Perfection
Irene Mi Hugh
Miss Paff
Melina
Adele
Woerkmen
Memorial Hospital
Lran
Lawrence High School
John Miller
Massachusetts Street
Miller
23Rd Street
Ike
Mrs. Pearl Johnson
Pretty Girls
Cannes Lima
Wall Street
Lukens Steel
General Electric
N.Y
Stark
Adeitil
Alread
Beth Steel
Boeing OM
Colanese Tay
al Chavapian
Chrysler
Ford
Gen Tolva
Gen Motors
Goodyear
P&l
Minn & M
Dan
Olin
Math
Peabody Nal
Penney
Phillips Pet
Proce & Gam
RCA
Reyn
St Jos
Sears Rock
Sinclair Oil
Socony
Spen Chemdy ;Ltd
Oi Cal
Stoke van
Paget
Monuments Lawrence Memorial Co
Paclitica
Byron C. Sneegas
WLW. H
Russell Mosser
Douglas County State Bank
the Bank of Friendly Service
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