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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1948
Page
2
A note of gratitude expresses sincere thanks to everyone who sent cards gifts and beautiful flowers during the hospital stay. The message highlights appreciation from the writer for the kindness and support received throughout recovery.
Western farmers expect corn plantings to stay level with last year across the corn belt from western Ohio to east Nebraska. Prices and drought risk temper plans as farmers project smaller spring pig and cattle output, with more land in grain and rotation to conserve soil. Nebraska and Iowa outlooks show steady wheat and oats acreage, while spring wheat varies by state and price signals.
Ames Indiana March 11 Iowa State College students vote overwhelmingly against discrimination in Big Eight athletics. More than 7 percent opposed with about one tenth of 10 000 students casting ballots. Survey recommended by student representatives from five conference schools in Lincoln Nebraska last November.
New York March 31 four The Army transport Robert Burrs will dock at a port tomorrow with the bodies of 2 805 killed in the European theater during World War II. The ship was delayed by a North Atlantic gale. The remains will be moved to a military cemetery in Le Havre France. Local men Merle B D Allison and Elmer W Showalter are named among the fallen. Allison, son of Mr and Mrs Res Allison of Linwood, was killed in action in France while with the infantry. Showalter, son of Mr and Mrs Clarence M Showalter of Baldwin, was killed on D Day serving with the airborne forces. He previously served in Alaska and with Company H of the National Guard. Other family members are noted in the report.
In New York on March 31, under the will of David Davidson senior the son Arthur W. Davidson will receive 4074.91 dollars while Dorothy Tea? and David L. Davidson grandchildren get 250 dollars each. Executed in the Surrogates Court by Surrogate William T. Collins the estate totals about 800 dollars net with stocks bonds cash and life insurance. Arthur W. Davidson, a chemistry professor at the University of Kansas, is a key executor alongside Walter B. Davidson and Ednar Davidson of Hewlett and New York City.
London reports Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Ph Kokumoyenid says Russia would accept 150 million dollars in cash over six years as a partial Austrian property settlement under Potsdam. Britain notes Moscow may have issued new instructions to four power foreign ministers deputies.
George FE Bowery Georey Emiret Towery, 43, longtime Desete resident and building contractor, died Sunday in Cana City, California. Survived by his wife and two daughters Judy and Mary Ann. funeral at 4 p.m. Saturday at Juli fen chapel, Olathe. burial at Lenape. I. Suther L. Surber, 37, of 1014 New York Street, Independence, died last evening of a heart attack. Survived by wife, one son H. L. Surber, and two daughters Fred Zeeb, Bartlesville. Mrs. Wilmer Romig of Independence mentioned. Lurber family visited Lawrence recently. Son left for Independence after hearing of death. Acacia Lodge No. 9 AF and AM second degree Thursday 7:00 p.m. Visitors welcome. Edwin 3, WM. Hai Tee, Bees. Adee Wright, Special communication of Fatality Chapter of Rescue, March.
The 81100 Ap Organization plans a campaign to raise 17000 for the University of Banses World park memorial. A campaign kickoff is set for April 70 with a goal to complete by April 30. Chaney as campaign chairman, with Jack Tavier and John Emer leading committees and team captains named for active solicitation.
John D. Montgomery, president of the Miami Beach Publishing Co., announces the sale of half interest in the Miami Beach Morning Star Evening Sun and Sunday Sun Star to Fort Industry Co. of Toledo. He has a history in publishing and boxing and helped secure a Jayhawker football invitation.
Mre Anna Hoch Reid, 63, daughter of former Kansas governor F W Hoch, died in New York of heart disease after a long illness. She married James W. Reid, attorney for Sinclair Oil, in 1909 at Topeka. A Baker University graduate, she survived by her husband two sons and two brothers, Justice Homer Hoch of the Kansas Supreme Court and Wallis Hoch of Gresham, Oregon.
Police traced a Gauck Truck Lines van stolen from a parking lot near Ninth Street to a ditch along Highway 4 near Ottawa. Lawrence officers reported sighting the truck in the ditch on the Ottawa return trip. Henry Gack, head of the line, said the van was supposed to be secured for the night and commented on unknown entry.
Dismissed for Mrs. R L Rhodes and baby and several others named, with a 823 dollar fine imposed on a cited party. Placements include Vermont Street Indiana Street Kentucky Street Louisiana Street New Jersey Street and Pennsylvania Street addresses referenced in the record.
Curtis B Ellard was fined 26 and paroled on a 30 day jail term by County Judge Frank Gray after pleading guilty to being drunk in a public place and assault and bat tery He was among two men arrested by sheriffs deputies Saturday near Highway 59 north of Lawrence The complaint was filed against him by Charles Baldwn Bartley who was struck during the disturbance cleanup continues.
In Topeka Kansas a district court ruling addresses Southwestern Bell Telephone's bid for a stay to pause higher rate changes. Judge Puaup denied the stay request and Carroll partners urged mediation. The court invited counsel to arrange a conference to discuss further action as the case progresses.
A garbled report describes a Kansas diesel management issue with references to Cooney and a fatal case. It notes Mag entering and duties related to managing, mentioning Janes and a possible city context. The text is incomplete but focuses on management actions and a fatal event connected to Kansas.
The Boujear county cancer society led by chairman John Andrews increases the local quota to 3 609 to support a new bi monthly cancer diagnostic clinic launching in April. Alan Aster, AE Woestemeyer and Reginald Strat chair divisions as Imogene Heward aids. Forty percent of county contributions go to the national cancer foundation for care costs, with 60 percent staying for state funding and local program support.
A half to quarter inch shower hit parts of the Lawrence region overnight, delaying oats and potato planting for some farmers west of Buck Creek while areas near Lawn received lighter rain. A separate note mentions a burglary into Murra’s battery at Gambler department store, 930 Massachusetts, and an academic inauguration with KU and Liberty Memorial figures.
Weeder outlines remodeling steps at Ober's, including private dests and a store front overhaul. The plan involves streamlining, removing a hanging Rosie sign, and sandblasting the front with neon Mehta. East wing works under Werk, with a projected completion in about three weeks.
A nationwide gathering on April 1 marks Veteran’s Day observances with the AVE anniversary and a new subsistence allowance hike. Single veterans gain 3.00 monthly, one dependent 5.00, and more than one dependent 8.00. leaders include Mark Hagsard as KL president. Also news briefs: Wichita traffic deaths ranking, campus music festival implications, and the West all star player Schnellbacher slated for Denver.
Fragmented market notes cover local stocks, prices, and openings across Kansas City and nearby exchanges. Vague lines reference equities, commodities, and trading hours with limited readable specifics.
A local concert features the Vicrety of Rasteas choir of tusares directed by Deiine M Swarthout. The 148 a cappelli choir, praised as one of the season’s best, will perform Monday in Cape Pel for about an hour with Russian and other modern works. An annual Arkansas River Valley Flood Control and Conservation association meeting with speakers is set for April 26.
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