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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1950
Page
2
Lawrence residents reported record heat with temperatures near six degrees above normal and a muggy afternoon. Tickets remain available for Thursday’s Granade theater talent show Ladies Beside Us a benefit for youth activities sponsored by the Junior Chamber of Commerce.
The 17-year-old Suzanne Sloan and 19-year-old Justin W Dart Jr eloped and wed in Yuma, Arizona, their mothers later confirming the marriage. The couple, tied to the Walgreen and Liggett drug fortunes, met four years ago and eloped after Dart’s polio illness, with plans for ministry studies noted. The age and secrecy prompted family objections lapsed after the union became public in Santa Monica.
A scrambled market notice outlines shifts in stocks, metals, grains, and livestock. It notes豆 commodity activity with soybeans, corn, hogs, and poultry showing movement while various grains and copper trade prices are listed alongside trading summaries from Kansas City and related markets.
At Memorial Hospital Mrs Lena Slavens and others listed report births and addresses. Also a Stated Communication of Zerbali Lodge of Verfection with supper and initiatory details. Lawrence Consistory Secretary Harold G Harr noted.
In Topeka Kansas on May jurors from varied backgrounds including a housewife a bookkeeper and a foreman were seated for the murder trial of Private Robert Anderson stationed at Fort Riley who is accused of stabbing Irene Gilbert in Topeka on January 4 and then fleeing the scene. The state asserts Anderson killed Gilbert after an evening with her while denying any knowledge of another death.
Oberammergau officials report growing ticket requests for the centuries-old Passion Play, with bids from Poland, Czechoslovakia, and Americans on occupation duty in Germany. The first public performance is May 21, and orders come from Britain, the Netherlands, Italy, France, Austria, and Australia. Two Australian nurses plan to travel by ship to Genoa, then by steamer to Oberammergau.
Philadelphia May 3. Com munists are tricking Pennsylvania women into signing petitions demanding the atomic bomb be outlawed. National president of the American Legion Auxiliary, Man L Sheehe of Rockville, told the eastern Pennsylvania Auxiliary dinner last night that many signatures come from women unaware of what they sign. She urged atomic energy control but warned against disarming without assurance others will act.
Lawrence residents invited to a university celebration marking Armed Forces Day on May 20. The event honors Navy Army and Air Force with a parade and speakers, featuring Capt. W. R. Terrell of the Navy as parade marshal and organizer. A program of tributes and demonstrations is planned for the afternoon in Vernon.
Fred Horn reported April conventions totaled 8947 with 17% reuse from BTS in the car reepend month. First four months of the fiscal period show a 25.5 percent increase over the same period last year. New divorce actions filed include Ruth Feleen Cobb vs Donald Fagene Cobbard and Paul A Falls vs Augusta Falls.
Lawrence writer Levi Washington notes the death of James Washington 94 at his Barry home with funeral and burial planned there Thursday afternoon. Relatives in Lawrence include daughter Belle Johnson and several grandchildren. another grandson Elray Washington is in Fort Riley. Clarence Moror Salisbury 78 of Lecompton died yesterday in Lawrence Memorial Hospital after a short illness. Funeral at El Dorado Friday evening, burial there. Surviving Salisbury relatives include wife Sallie Burdette Salisbury, a daughter Gene Dunn, four sons Morse Salisbury, John H Salisbury, Clarence A Arlington, Grant A, and siblings Linn Salisbury and E B Dittmer. 14 grandchildren. Body may be viewed at Rumsey’s Funeral Home until late evening.
Arkansas City and Winfield leaders face farmer protests over a bid to place the U S air force academy near their towns. Delegations from Pavlton and surrounding farms allege poor consultation and threaten relocation of about 40 peasant families if the project proceeds. Chamber of Commerce groups plan to pursue withdrawal at upcoming director meetings.
A group of six ministers helped avert a transit strike in Atlanta during May. Leaders from the labor and civic groups reportedly sought mediation to prevent work stoppages that would disrupt city transportation. The intervention aimed to protect welfare and keep essential services running for residents.
A scrambled weather note from North Dakota describes spring snow drifts hindering beekeepers as May flowers face the cold. It mentions drifting snow, near freezing temperatures, and warm furnaces, with partial garbled data about local events and numbers.
Emporia Kansas May 9. Wayne Holberg a 22 year old Emote college sophomore was killed when his car collided with a Santa Fe freight train a half mile east of Emporia last night. Two others were injured including Sam Jones Reading Kansas and Glenn Johnson Emporia. Three other youths in the car were not seriously hurt.
A local sewing club gathers in the afternoon with Mine PoR van Delaward Street as host. The event features a note on past meetings and a narrated segment, with mentions of Ruth Hughes, Tibbs Vietred nial content events, and Pilip Beats cell in a historical context.
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