Pioneer AP Reporter Joseph E Sharkey Dies at 31
Boston obituary for Joseph E Sharkey a veteran Associated Press foreign correspondent who died in Peter Bent Brigham Hospital at age 31 from pneumonia. He served 40 years with AP, covered wars revolutions and major conferences, led bureaus in Paris Tokyo and Geneva, and was praised as a truthful objective observer by AP leaders. He married Beatrice Laurans in 1913. Beatrice died in 1956. Sharkey joined AP in 1898 as Cambridge correspondent before moving to Paris in 1907.
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Boston i
Joseph E. Sharkey
Associated Press
Peter Bent Brigham
Sharkey
Frank J. Sterzel
Europe
Asia
Washington
Genoa
the Hague
Lausanne
Locarno
Geneva
League of Nationa
Paris
Tokyo
Beatrice Laurans
France
Belgium
Greece
Cambridge
Harvard
Boston
Tong Foreign Service
Historic Planters House to Be Demolished in Leavenworth
Wrecking crews begin final demolition of the Planters' House in Leavenworth Kansas once hailed as the finest hotel west of Chicago. Opened in 1856 the four story landmark hosted Abraham Lincoln Marcus quotes and figures like Horace Greeley U S Grant Sherman Buffalo Bill Cody and others. Three floors had housed apartments in recent years and the property was closed last September due to its dilapidated state.
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Leavenworth
Kansas
Missouri River
Chicago
Abraham Lincoln
West Steps
Qreat Wilde
Planters
Horace Greeley
Gen. U. S. Grant
Gen. W. T. Sherman
Buffalo’ Bill Cody
Flamers
Full Holy Week Program Set to Start at Trinity Lutheran Church
Trinity Lutheran Church outlines a full Holy Week schedule from Palm Sunday to Easter. New members will join Sunday. Maundy Thursday Holy Communion at 7:30 p.m. Albert Hayden assists. Good Friday Service of Shadows at 7:30 p.m. Passion narrative. Easter services include Holy Communion and 9:15 and 11 a.m. Hallelujah Chorus sung by combined choir. Fred Cooper assists early Communion.
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Trinity Lutheran Church
Albert Hayden
Church Council
Handle
Fred Cooper
Sawmill Worker Arrested For Fleeing From Kansas
El Dorado Arkansas reports a felonious arrest of a sawmill worker named Robert Gray on a federal warrant originating in Kansas City Kansas. Gray was living with a relative when arrested by Federal agents and was held on $1,000 bond. The case was presented before U.S. Commissioner J. G. Ragedale.
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EL Dorado
Ark
FEL
Robert Gray
U. S
J. G. Ragedale
FBI
Gray
Kansas City
Kas
Food Distribution Study Begins in Kansas City Area
City and county officials started a study of plans to distribute surplus food to 35,000 unemployed persons in Jackson. Dry milk, rice, cheese, butter, flour, and meal are available from stocks.
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Kansas City
Jackson
Nine Million Bids Opened Friday For Kansas Road Jobs
Kansas Highway Commission opened bids totaling over two million dollars for central and northwest Kansas road projects. Inland Industries led multiple bids in Dickenson Ottawa Lincoln Russell counties, with low bids for nine miles in Dickenson and 13 miles in Ottawa. Other bids included San-Ore Construction for Lincoln and Russell counties, Kaw Paving for a new Kia entrance, and A. L. Beller on three K-61 bridges. some awards uncertain due to contract limits and second-lowest bidders.
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Junction City
Kas
Kansas Highway Commission
Kansas
Dickinson
Ottawa
Lincoln
Russell
Inland Industries
Kansas City
San-Ore Construction Co
McPherson
Lincoln County
Russell County
Kaw Paving Co
Topeka
San-Ore
Inman
A. L. Beller
Great Bend
Cheyenne County
U. S
Bruce and Smith
Contractors, Inc
U. S. Highway 36
Norton County
el Dorado Materials Co., Inc
Wichita
Missionary conference attendees plus Kansas political note
Local social notes record a missionary conference at Friends Church Emporia and weekend visits across town. Named residents from CAPTAIN CREEK to Topeka and Lawrence attended events and hosted guests. A Kansas political debate features Carol Brecheisen urging a strong platform on a right-to-work amendment with Lewis Oswald signaling cautious support.
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Herb Knabe
Jean Gabriel
Everett Uotow
Stone
Ruth Copley
Ercil Craven
Friends Rethurch
Emporia
Urllalee Knabe
Grace Stone
Leroy Thornburg
Preston
Haveland Friends College
Peter
Gloria Gordon
Gardner
Haviland
Oscar Brecheisen
Lloyd Brecheisen
Mark
Topeka
Amos Westerhouse
Johnson County
HDU
Olathe
Bea Johnson
KMBC
Russia
Europe
Peggy Hausmann
Kansas City
Clarence Hausmann
Calvin and
Corena
Carl Plambeck
Worden
Herb Knahe
Eugene Core Ia Lawrence
Leon Gordon
William
Shelia
Lebo
Homer Broers
Eudora
Eugene Westerhouse
Peggy
Dorena
Wesley Deckwa
Paul Hausmann
Lawrence
Glenn Smith
Edgerton
James Osborn
Ted Breen
Cheisen
Wayne Kanzig
Great Falls
Mon- Lewis
Democrat Seeks Strong Right to Work Platform
A political brief notes a Democrat advocating a robust right to work stance as a visiting group including Mr and Mrs Kianag and Roxana Kkariig call on local supporters. The event coincides with a WSEAS Cline gathering at the Warden 200 Church and attendance by Cleafield EU PChurch members.
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Johm Kianag
Roxana Kkariig
Anna Milhiin
Lawrence
Visi
Weil
Mis
Doin Kanviggatt
WSEAS
Warden 200
Cleafield Eupchurch Atendims
Lyene Brecheisen
Desierry
Dora Kirmisen
Alis
Brecheisen
Princes Goorlyer
Villa Eden social notes glimpse community gathering
Mr and Mrs Jake French and Mr and Mrs Arnold Torneden spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Dolph French of Baldwin and Mrs Nate Pettengill in attendance. Sunday visitors at the Walter Torneden home in Lawrence included Mr and Mrs Jick Davidson and family from Barriesville Oklahoma. Prank Pettengill and family from Lawsrence visited Mrs Wig Pettlengill and Ruth. The Vappy Anarch met Thursday at Mrs Fred Reelz home with Mrs Ray Bauer and round table discussion on yard beauty. A plant and seed exchange featured the program and several prizes were won by Mrs Gedfres Rebtz Mrs Roy Bauer Mrs Dolph French.
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Jake French
Arnold Torneden
Dolph
French
Baldwin
Nate Pettengill
Petstonwill
Chauester
Ruth
Mire
Torneden
Walter Torneden
Lawrence
Jick Davidson Sand
Barriesville
Oklah
Glen Pettengill
Andra
Nate Porton
Petlengill
Dom
Bud Petroncil
Lawsrenee
Prngkay
W Ig Petlengill
Rath
Fred Reelz
Ray Bauer
Tits Serson
Ars
Ierbert
Haven of Beauty
Gedfres Rebtz
Roy Bauer
Dolph French
Herbert Torneden
Wet Spell Hits Plains Regions
A wild mix of wet snow showers and thunderstorms battered the Plains with heavy rains and tornadoes in Oklahoma and north Texas, while Nebraska panhandle saw up to seven inches of snow. The Weather Bureau issued stockmen warnings for Kansas and Nebraska as colder air spread across the central and southern plains.
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Associated Press
Pacific Coast
North
Crolina
Ohio
Lpte
Nebraska
pan+ handle
Weather Bureau
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Graham
Fort Worth
Dallas
Plains
Mississippi Valley
Ohio Valley
Ike Signs Legislation On New Soil Bank Money
President Eisenhower signed legislation adding 240 million dollars to the soil bank program for the year as part of a 2.861 billion dollar supplemental bill funding several federal agencies. The move raises soil bank funds available to farmers who retire land from crop production in surplus. He also signed another bill providing 3.402 billion dollars for the Post Office Department and 74.627 million for.
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Washington
Farm Soil Bank
Eisenhower
Sail Bank
Post Office Department
Treasury and Post Office Appropriations Adjustment
The Post Office allotment for the new fiscal year starting July 1 was cut by 19 million dollars below Eisenhower's requests, while the Treasury appropriation is five million dollars above his proposal.
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Treasury
Post Office
Eisenhower
McLouth Social Roundup Includes Gifts and Visits
McLouth residents note Mrs. John Bridwell’s retirement moment at the drug store transition to Mr. Peterson. Luncheon and gifts marked the thanks. Meetings included Rev. Walter Chittenden at Wichita planning for a Christian Education camp on March 18 with a camp set for April 22-23. Social calls and birthday celebrations filled weekend at homes of Gilbert, Edmonds, Rhodes, and others.
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John Bridwell
Peterson
Topeka
Bridwell
Alice Tomia
Irene Clark
Phyllis Ek
California
Walter Chittenden
Conference Board of Christian Education
Wichita
J@ Roy Sample
Fattie Higgins
Edith Brune
Jarbalo
Lizzie Sample
Tonganoxie
Ralph Fenarly
Rosa
Sample
Harlan Willits
J. T. Cleavinger
William Bradford
FE. W. Mcllenry
William Rhodes
McLouth
Clark Anderson
Oskaloosa
Victor Edmonds
Gary
Bill Miller
Billop
Family and visitors tour area seeing friends in Kansas towns
Ilin and family of Kansas City were guests of Ste and Mrs. Jack Joplin over the weekend. Mrs. Nell Cook of Williston is a new resident at the Joplin nursing home. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Normin i, Alice Lindsay and daughter Janet of Oskaloosa visited Leavenworth on Sunday afternoon, calling at Milt Edmonds home and at Mrs. Carl Wail’s residence. Additional calls included Rev. John F. McLaughlin of Lawrence and visits by Zane White and relatives in Winchester. Neighbors from Melbourne and McLouth dropped by to see Edmonds and Thurman. Further visits included Willis Sciutin, Mrs. Rachel Edmonds, Elizabeth Edmonds, and Mrs. Allee Shradey.
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Ilin
Kansas City
Ste
Jack Joplin
Nell Cook
Williston
Joplin Nursing Home
Tom Normin i
Alice Lindsay
Janet
Oskaloosa
Leavenworth Thesday
Milt Edmonds
Carl Wail
Henry Lauber
Mrooanil M Norman
McLouth
Rachel Edmonds
Thurman
Mrs .S. White
Tonganoxie
Kell
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Deborah Young
William C. Young
Journal-World Photo
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Santa Fe Ticket Office
Viking
EA St. Lawrence
Kaeras
Villa Eden
Decker-Cay
Insurance Agency
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15Th
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Rockies
Ike
Areyhound Car Rental
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Erhart
Cessna
Lawrence, Kansas
Erhart Flying Service
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