Deadly storm mute: Ontario Quebecker's worst of year
A massive winter storm swept from the Midwest to the Gulf states devastating crops and causing widespread closures. Hard freezes ended peach and other crops in eight states while winds up to 95 mph created 12 foot drifts and zero visibility. Transportation stalled with sections of the Thruway closed. Snow blanketed upstate New York with Syracuse reporting 17 inches and drifts to 15 feet. Maritime areas faced oyster and fishing losses as lakes and rivers iced over.
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Associated Press
Can
Gulf States
Upstate
New York
Syracuse
United States
Ontario
Quehte
Ilinois
Georgia
Carolinas
Mississippi
Louisiana
Alabama
Lake Marion
Carolina
Gulf Mexico
Niagara
Fire kills mother and three children in Chicago Ind
A fire claimed the lives of a mother and her three children in Chicago Ind. The victims include two boys James and Sylvester Jr and a girl Shirley aged one year. Mrs Battle had a baby born two years ago still in hospital.
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Chicago
Ind
James and
Sylvester Jr
Shirley
Annaby
Battle
drunkenness case in police court convicts two men
In police court two men faced drunkenness charges and were found guilty. Henry Keeney from Haskell and Eric paroled on a jail sentence were mentioned, while Bruce Howe from Haskell received a fine of 315.
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Henry Keeney
Eric
Bruce Howe
Haskell
Garry Moore diaper safety claim nets odd reader note
A quirky reader submitted a garbled anecdote about Garry Moore and a childhood diaper tale. The fragment mentions safety pins, a coach, and a shower moment without clear context or coherent facts.
Slayer Re enacts Crime Claiming Mental Blackout
Vernon L. Wiemeyer 77 confessed to killing William T. Richardson 31 a Berkeley educator at Armstrong Business College. He re enacted the shooting to police Lt Homer Johnson saying a mental blackout followed the door answer and four shots struck Richardson who planned to marry Wiemeyer’s wife after divorce became final.
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EL Cerrito
Cahfwi
Gov Hall vetoes presiding labor laws stance on unions
Kansas Governor Hall defends safeguards for workers and farmers in a veto dispute. He quotes sections 44803 44813 and 44814 from statutes affirming the right to join or refrain from union activity and the consequences for violators. He pledges enforcement of the laws to protect workers and agricultural producers in market contexts.
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Kansas
Koshare Indian Dancers to Visit Lawrence May 21
Lawrence Shrine Club to sponsor the Koshare Indian dancers from La Junta Colorado as they tour the country. The event at Lawrence on May 21 will feature exhibition dances and involve Kansas University journalists in a study tour of the Journal-World plant.
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Lawrence
la Junta
Colo
Lawrence Shrine
Burton W. Marvin
Elmer F. Beth
Kansas University School of Journalism
Beth
Journal-World
Election slate outlines for several Kansas towns
The piece lists mayoral and council candidates across Wellsville Eudora Overbrook Perry Cotfman Seeks 4th Term at Overbrook Lecompton and other towns, naming incumbents challengers and party tickets. Voters will cast ballots at local halls and temporary city buildings on announced election dates.
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Eudora
Albert Calman
Delbert Adams
Fred Walker
Sam’s Produce
Lawrence
William Mercier
Kaw Valley State Bank
William Schehrer
Oscar Lothholz
Masonic
Perry
N. R. Hamm
Don Rice
W. W W. Oliver
George Hurd
William Grinter
Vance Welter
The
Santa Fe
Topeka
Welter
Dee Schreyer
Cotfman
Overbrook
Carl Coffman
D. W. Hoyt
Fred Reed
George Maichel
Leo Wilson
Kansas Power and Light Co
Darwin Woodruff
Woodruff
Harry Schwanke
Lecompton
Clayton Dark
Clarence Glenn
Sylvester Rothwell
Louis Traxler
W. G. Holloway
Memorial Hospital Births and Residents List
At Memorial Hospital and area addresses, a long list records births and residents including Joyce Weeks, Miss Donna Joan Dixon, Miss Jacqueline Shockley, Mrs. Flossie Gibbons, Mrs. Beverly Bowser, Mrs. Marion Freeman, and several others with street addresses across Sunflower Topeka Lecompton Perry and Ottawa. The notes mention newborns a daughter and a son with several pairs of parents.
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Ronald Vesco
Mass
Joyce Weeks
Robert S. Carr
Sunflower
Lois. Morris
5Th St
Sylvia Sion
11Th St
Gladys Reade
O. St
Doris Toyne
Topeka
Maud. Criss
John Armstrong
Madeline Lane
Ralph Strunk
N. H
Richard McElliott
David Howe
DeSoto
Evelyn Smith
Jacqueline Shockley
Ind
Flossie Gibbons
Lecompton
Bennie Davis
Buffora
Dorothy Marcotte
L. W. Crady
Mettner Furnace Leads Glass B Field in Kansas Bowling
The Mettner Furnace team from Lawrence continued to lead the Glass B division in the Kansas Men's Bowling Tournament as competition extended over the past weekend. The unit shows a fee or rate of 2,585 for first in its division.
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Mettner Furnace
Lawrence
Kansas
Mettner
Ita Divis
Area Traffic Accidents Hurt Four Over Weekend
Four persons sustained minor injuries in weekend traffic accidents in the area. Richard R. Banks, 15, suffered a bruised nose after a head on collision at 6th and Fla. his car totaled and damage to the truck estimated at 125 dollars. Wakelee R I Smith, 52, of Chicago drove a car with Mary Grace Staton of Kansas City, Kas, in a collision six miles west of Lawrence on U S High Away. The first driver had a head bump, the second a bruised knee, and Mrs C L Bernhardt of Kansas City suffered head and shoulder bumps. Sheriff’s Office estimated total damage at 460 dollars. Bill Steight, 18, Sunflower, escaped injury when his wagon slid on ice and hit a retaining wall. damage estimated at 100 dollars. Three other accidents occurred in Lawrence with no injuries.
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Richard R. Banks
Lst
Fla
Palice
Ranke
Williams
Wakelee RI Smith
Chicago
Mary i Grace Staton
Kansas City
Kas
Lawrence
U_ S_ High
Dane Smithhe
C. L. Bernhardt
Sheriff's Office
Bill Steight
Sunflower
Union Pacific
North Second Street
School Child Abducted Arrest Made in St Louis Case
An 81 year old St Louis schoolgirl was abducted on her way to school, raped, and dumped on a highway near Alton. A man was arrested after a license number given by other pupils led police to him. The girl was taken to a hospital for treatment and remained under care.
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ST. Louis
Alton
Berlin Officials Visit Berlin University in U S Exchange
A delegation of Berlin government officials including earhard Lasson Walter Nicklitz Josef Stingi and Eberhard Hesse visits Kansas University this week as part of the International Educational Exchange Program of the U S Department of State The group tours government facilities universities and related sites during their U S stay.
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Berlin
Berlin Chamber of Commerce
German Social Democrat Party
Kansas University
United States
U. S
Department of State
Earhard Lasson
Neukoelin
Walter Nicklitz
Josef Stingi
Eberhard Hesse
Social Democratic Party
Deaths and Funerals for John W Canavan 65
John W Canavan a retired mail carrier died Saturday at his home on 215 W 23rd St. Funeral services will be held 2 PM Tuesday at the Masonic Temple with Dr. Albert F Bramble officiating and burial in Feeno Cemetery with graveside rites. He was born in Lawrence and served 44 years on Route 5 and belonged to Masonic Lodge No 6 AF and AM Scottish Rite Loyal Order of Moose Topeka Eagles Fraternal Order. He married Bessie Dean Carter in 1916. she survives.
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John W.canavan
23Rd St
Masonic ‘Temple
Albert F. Bramble
Feeno Cemetery
George Melvin
William Kirby
Frank Lutz
Walter Nieder
Paul Clark
L. W
Loyal’ Order of, ‘Moose
Topeka
Eagles
National Guard
Bessie Dean Carter
Stauffer Named by Inter American Press Board
Stauffer of the Topeka State Journal is among 27 newsmen nominated by the Inter American Press Association board. They will be elected in October at the association's top general session in New Orleans. The nominees were chosen at the board's semi annual meeting on Saturday.
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Antigua
Guatemala
Oscar Stauffer
Topeka
Kas
State Journal
Board of
di‘Fetters
Inter American’ “Press Assaucee
New Orleans
Kansas Traffic Deaths Report Snapshot
Kansas traffic fatalities listed by the state accident records section show figures for the last 48 hours and year totals. The note references periods in 1955 and 1954 with numerical tallies, indicating a comparative count and date ranges for Topeka and statewide data.
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Topekaw
Kansas
Markets at a Glance Mixed Rails and AI Lines in Demand
Kansas City notes mixed markets with wheat firm on weather cues in the Southwest while corn oats stay firm on wheat strength. Cattle, hogs steady to lower. soybeans and futures show varied moves. In New York, railroads and airlines led a mixed session with light volume and scattered gains among major names.
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A. C. Cash Grain Kansas Cuty
Wall Street
New York
Santa Fe Railroad
New York Central
Seaboard Railroad
Pan American World Airways
American Airlines
General Dynamics
Chrysler
U. S. Tec
Drunk Driver Sentenced in County Court
Donald Dewey Hacker of Wolls ville was jailed 30 days and fined 100 dollars for driving under the influence on Saturday in County Court. Zimmerman for commissioner. Ady.
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Donald Dewey Hacker
Wollsville
Kansas Junior Karl Ray Mecklenburg Receives Westinghouse Scholarship
Karl Ray Mecklenburg a Kansas University junior in the School of Engineering earned a $500 Westinghouse scholarship for the 1955 36 year. The award given annually honors students with outstanding records in electrical or mechanical engineering. Mecklenburg has four dean's honors and membership in several honorary engineering groups.
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Karl Ray Mecklenburg
Kansas University
Westinghouse Co
Westinghouse
Electrical
Spg
Mecklenburg
Omores
Rotary Honors Means In Meeting at Fairgrounds
The Lawrence Rotary Club met at the Fairgrounds to honor Judge Hugh Means who provided the fairgrounds site. Elmer Ousdahl organized the program. Judge Means recalled farm childhood and pride in aiding the project. Jayhawk 4-H Club members performed with Joyce Leonhard speaking on The Four Ships of 4-H and a square dance group led by Curtis Robb and others.
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Lawrence
4-H
Curtis Robb
Linda Hemphill
Sylvia Thompson
Wesley Cook
Patty Palmateer
Ralph Leonhard
Judy Ousdahl
UIBSON SHOWS IMPROVEMENT AT KU HOSPITAL
Dr. Hilden Gioson professor of political science and human relations at Kansas University is slightly improved but still in serious condition. He fell ill on March 13 and was admitted March 17 to Watkins Hospital. He was moved to KU Medical Center in Kansas City a week ago. An operation may be necessary once he regains strength. The exact illness remains undetermined.
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Hilden Gioson
Kansas University
Watkins Hospital
K. U. Medical Center
Kansas City
Norton to Be Pro For Local Club April 10
Wilbur Norton, longtime professional at Allen County Country Club since 1946, will become the Lawrence Country Club golf pro on April 10, succeeding Pat Conn who resigned to devote time to managing the driving range east of Lawrence. Norton is Al Norton’s brother, former Ottawa pro now in charge of Swope Park course in Kansas City, Mo.
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Wilbur ‘Norton
Allen County Country Club
al Olo
Lawrence Country Club
Norton
Pat Conn
Conn
Lawrence
LCC
al Norton
Ottawa
Swope Park
Kansas City
Kansas
South Dakota University Wins Debate Championship at Kan sas
South Dakota University Saturn day won the Missouri Valley Forensic League tournament at Kansas University. The four man team posted 10 debates won and 2 losses. Nebraska University finished second and Texas University third. Lelly Lemon of Kansas University placed third in extempore speaking.
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South Dakota University
Saturn Day
Kansas University
Nebreaka University
Texas University
Lelly Lemon
Kansas Univerity
Building permit issued for $11,000 home on Greever Terrace
A building permit was issued to L. L. Bayles for construction of a home valued at $11,000 in the 600 block of Greever Terrace, signaling new residential development in the area.
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L. L. Bayles
Greever Terrace
Vagrancy Sentences in Lexington Police Court
Lawrence Courter and Pamela Ann Rogers both of Lexington Kentucky received 3 day fall sentences today in police court for vagrancy.
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Lawrence Courter
Pamela Ann Rogers
Lexington
Divorce Granted in District Court for Lancaster Pair
Melville Lancaster and Madge Lancaster were granted a divorce Saturday in District Court. The ruling ends their marriage after court proceedings.
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Melville Lancaster
Madge Lancaster
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