Mrs. Fannie Murphy Dies After Long Lawrence History
Mrs. Fannie Murphy 78 longtime Lawrence restaurateur died Monday at 936 Kentucky Street after a life in business and church work She opened the Colonial Tea Room later expanding to 936 Ky where she ran with sister in law Meta Swisher until 1935 The Colonial closed in 1945 and became an apartment house Surviving children grandchildren and relatives noted with services set at the First Church of Christ Scientist in Lawrence Christian Science rites planned for Thursday.
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Fannie Murphy
Lawrence
Ky. St
Murphy
Christian Church
Hobart
Hovaka Hotel
The
Colonial
Meta Swisher
Richard
A. Clair Murphy
Oklahoma City
Cecil .R. Murphy
Santa Monica
Calif
Frank Cronk
Pasadena
Christian Science
Int Christian Church
10Th
Ky. Sts
Navy Jet Missing As Search Planes Sweep Southwest
Navy jet vanished Friday on a flight from Nellis AFB Nevada to El Paso Texas. Cmdr. Jeremy Morrison of the Olathe Kas Naval Air Station and Lt. Robert Wickham were aboard as search planes hunted in Arizona and New Mexico without success.
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Albuquerque
Arizona
New Mexico
Navy
Nellis Apb
Nev
el Paso
Tex
Cmdr
Jeremy Morrison
Olathe Kas
Naval Air Station
Robert Wickham
Snake Facts From a Local Column Spark Curious Notes
A quirky column fragment offers humorous Snake Facts about reptiles. It mentions cold blood, scaring girls, biting miners, hypnotizing with flute music, lack of eyelids, egg laying, and playful quirks. The text is informal and riddled with playful asides and misspellings.
Meeting of Brotherhood Dinner Set for Thursday
The Douglas Captivity Men's Brotherhood will hold its annual dinner at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Community Building basement with Fred Stein, former mayor of Atchison, as chief speaker. He will discuss Christian Law Must Control the Use of Atomic Energy. About 200 people expected. women from Ninth Street Baptist Church will serve a chicken dinner and tickets will be distributed locally and at the door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Captivty Men's Brotherhood
Fred Stein
Atchison
Stein
Episcopal Church
Fred Kleipper
Brotherhood
Douglas County
Ninth Street Baptist Church
Kloepper
New Kansas star son of Wes Santee sparks campus tale
Lawrence reports a humorous campus rumor about Wes Santee's newborn son Edward Wesley, a 21 inch long infant said to sprint in a diaper while timing himself with a stop watch. Santee dismisses the tale as playful and far from reality, joking about future pacing in races.
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I. U
Wes Santee
Kansas University
Edward Wesley
Bill Easton
Des Moines
Santee
Safa
Art Dalzell
Stock Market Index New York closes with slight drop
The New York closing average for stocks sits at 163.0, down 13 points. Traders eye gains after mixed sessions as analysts weigh economic signals and corporate results. The market shows cautious sentiment ahead of regional data and policy remarks.
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New York
National Home Demonstration Week Observed in Lawrence
Across the nation homemakers mark National Home Demonstration Week. In Lawrence about 1 000 women gather Wednesday for a district meeting at Lawrence High School. Journal-World features HDU activities in Douglas County with a page eight history and photos. The theme Today s Home Builds Tomorrow s World underscores guidance in nutrition budgeting clothing and home improvement. Six million HDU members in 48 states plus territories participate. Local hostesses will welcome visitors from nearby counties and a noon luncheon funds a state project a scholarship house for Kansas State College girls.
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United States
Lawrence
Journal-World
Douglas County
HDU
Milion Hdu
Hawaii
Alaska
Puerto Rico
Jefferson, Shawnee
Leavenworth
Wyandotte
Johnson Counties
Lawrence High School
Kansas State College
Deaths and Funerals of Local Residents
Obituaries for E R Roe 66 of Eudora died Sunday with services set for Wednesday at Schubert Chapel and burial in Iola. Survived by wife Sue, sister Alta, brothers Frank and Arch, plus nephews and a niece. Also noted are the death of Isaac F Schellenberg 55 in Buhler with services today and memorial planned, and Bess M Lewis 70 of Lawrence, with funeral at Rumsey's Funeral Home and burial in Oak Hill Cemetery. survivor details include husband Alfred and three children.
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E.R. Roe
E. R
Bob) Roe
Eudora
Schubert Chapel
David Ellsworth
Iola
Sue E. Roe
Slater
Alta G. Roe
Frank E. Roe
Arch Roe
Topeka
I. F. Schellenberg
Isaac F
Ike) Schellenberg
Buhler
Harvey County
Wintland
Tena Schellenberg
Naomi Schellenberg
Hutchinson
James Schellenberg
Kansas University
Mennonite Brethren Church
R. M. Baerg
Vinland Methodist Church
Beas M. Lewis
Bess M. Lewis
Vt. St
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Taylor County
Iowa
Lawrence
Alfred B. Lewis
Leland Lewis
Overland Park
Donald Lewis
Kelloog
Idaho
Burton Lewis
Fort Scott
W. C. Estes
Grand Junction
Colo
Ralph Eighmy
Qiarinda
Gale Eighmy
Gravity
Irwin Eighmy
Lebanon
Rumsey
E.F. Price
Oak Hill Cemetery
School Board OKs 4 day week partial year plan
The board approved April 18 effective actions and May 2 custodian appointment. An audit proposal by Bradley and Barrand was set at 600 dollars. Three vacation plans were to be reviewed for Christmas and Easter. Bills totaling 64 601 from the general fund and 17 306 from the building fund were approved. A wreck caused 250 dollars in damage to a car driven by Erma Payne as Raymond Ren yer's truck avoided damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy L. Gott
Alt McAllester
Bradley and Barrand
W. D. Wolfe
Wolfe
Kansas University
K. U
Erma Payne
Route 2
2Nd
la. Sts
Raymond C. Renyer
Berryton
Humane Society Seeks Shelter in Kansas Cities
Lawrence group seeks a dedicated animal shelter to improve care and funding. volunteers report 129 cats and 531 dogs cared for last year. board members include Mrs. James Moore president and Mrs. Irene Armstrong vice president, aiming to build a $10,000 facility as costs rise from boarding at local vets.
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Ous
Kansas Cities
James
Moore
Irene Armstrong
Winnie Macon
Ray B. Roberts Jr
Irma Spangler
Lawrence
Stockton
Humane Society
April Weather Records and Rain Totals in 1944 and 1951
The report notes April 1944 with 9.11 inches and a record low 0.74 inch, making it the second driest April after 1951s 1.38 inches. Walter Schwarz at Worden in Southwest Douglas County recorded 1.28 inches in April, 2.18 inches below normal, with year-to-date 5.63 inches, 1.69 below normal. Last month had unusually clear skies, 18 days clear, 6 partly cloudy, 6 cloudy, cloudiness 30 percent versus 49 normal. Seven rainy days and two thunderstorms occurred.
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Worden
Douglas County
Walter Schwarz
Two Topeka Women Hurt In Car Collision With Tree
Two Topeka women suffered possible serious injuries when their car ran into a tree near Ith and Mississippi Streets. Identified as Mrs. Ruby Faris and Mrs. Nellie Wood, they were taken to Lawrence Memorial Hospital. police and a witness described the car losing control and plowing onto a Mississippi Street parking area. The front end was demolished and it was unclear which occupant was driving.
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Topeka
Ith
Miss. Sts
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Ruby Faris
Nellie Wood
Elizabeth Dunn
Miss. St
Mississippi Street
Hospital Admissions and Births Reported at Memorial Hospital
Memorial Hospital lists admissions including Dale Steg Baldwin Marjorie Plumb Lecompton Mrs Mary Moore Richland John Juett Jackie Nichols DeSoto Elmer Christie St Mrs Dorothy Dougan Route 3 Mrs Goldie Dirk Route 5 Chester Cohoon 1800 Ohio St DISMISSED names of patients and addresses and births noted for Mr and Mrs Wesley Roger DeSoto a son Prof and Mrs Clifford Ketzel 1648 Miss St a son Mr and Mrs Carl Amerine Williamstown a son Mr and Mrs Louis Heinrich 416 W 16th St a son Mr and Mrs Fred Filkins 815 B Vth St gon today
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale W. Steg
Baldwin
Marjorie Carol Plumb
Lecompton
Mary Moore
Richland
John Juett
Jackie Nichols
DeSoto
Elmer Christie
Dorothy Dougan
Goldie Dirk
Chester Cohoon
Ohio St
Wesley E. Roger
Clifford Ketzel
Miss. St
Carl Amerine
Williamstown
Louis Heinrich
16Th St
Fred Filkins
Vth
Gon
County Court Fines William G. Harris for Passing in Do Passing Tone
William George Harris of Topeka was fined $10 and costs Monday in County Court for a passing in a do passing tone.
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Wiliam George Harris
Topeka
Tuesday Choir Concert to Close KU Prof Swarthout Home Shows
The Cappella Choir performs at 8 p m in Hoch auditorium marking the final home concert led by Prof Donald M Swarthout founder of KU fine arts festival and retiring from teaching next month The 116 voice choir will present a varied program from Be Not Afraid to Gretchaninoff and spirituals chosen from the past 15 years Alumni are hoped to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swarthout
Bach Motel
Gretchaninoff
Alpha Phi Wins Derby Day by Sigma Chi at Fort Scott
The second annual Derby Day event sponsored by Sigma Chi saw Alpha Phi win with 42 points, Chi Omega and Kappa Alpha Theta tied for second with 21, and Carol Cook of Theta named outstanding athlete. About 200 participants and 300 spectators attended. new records were set in leap frog and grapefruit races. all entering sororities scored, and trophies were awarded to Miss Cook and the top two sororities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpha Phi Sorority
Sigma Chi Fraternity
Chi Omega
Kappa Alpha Theta
Carol Cook
Fort Scott
Theta
Miss Cook
Two Productions Close Studio Theater Season Two
Kansas University Studio Theater closes its season with the play The Noble Lord directed by Frank Laban Yeaneck N J about a girl seeking a noble husband. It opens Wednesday through Friday in Green Hall Little Theater plus two staged readings titled Two Heavenly Dialogues.
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Kansas University Studio Theater
Frank Laban
Yeaneck
N. J
Percival Wilde
Studio Theater
Nat Eek
Noah
Marc Connelly
Green Pastures
Charles Erskine Scott Wood
Oat * Esk
Charles Laughton
Green Hall Little Theater
Hillcrest Sixth Grade Plans Painting Gift Presentation
Hillcrest School sixth graders present their class gift a painting titled Lawrence in 1954 by Mrs Frank Gray, purchased for the Centennial. The assembly features a brass plaque reading Lawrence 100 Years Ago, with music by Madelyn Clingenpeel and a flag salute led by Billy Green.
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Hillcrest School
Billy Green
Nelson Happy
Judy Howey
Nancy Verburg
John Greenleaf Whittier
Philip Harrison
Opal Jayne Kennedy
Two Men Plead Guilty in Narcotics Case
Two men Dean Perry 22 of Baldwin and Louis Albert Reade 45 of Topeka pleaded guilty Monday as the May term of District Court opened. They sought parole to be heard Saturday at 10 am. A third man Richard E. Barker 26 of 632 Mich St pleaded guilty last week and will be sent to Topeka State Hospital for observation before sentencing. Maximum penalty five years in state penitentiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Perry
Baldwin
Louis Albert Reade
Topeka
Richard E. Barker
Mich, Sr
Topeka State Hospital
Drunk Driver Clyde Mitchell Fined in County Court
Clyde Mitchell of Eudora received a 30 day jail sentence and a $100 fine in County Court on Monday for driving under the influence of liquor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Mitchell
Eudora
Market News From Grain to Wall Street Summary
Markets at a glance show mixed signals with grains and livestock moving. Kansas City futures report wheat near 2.08 with corn around 1.40, hogs higher, cattle uneven, and soybeans around 2.30, while New York stock market ends with narrow losses and gains across several issues led by aircrafts and steels.
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Nm. C. Cash Grain
Kansas City
M. C. Livestock
Kansas City Im
USDA
Wall Street
New York
Bethlehem Steel
General Dynamics
Boeing
Western Union
Stromberg Carlson
National Bisseuit
Babcock & Wilcox
Newport News Shipbuilding
Royal Dutch Petroleum
Santa Fe Railroad
Vick Chereal
Anaronda Copper
Pacific
United Air Lines
Johns
Manville U.S. Gypsum
Simonds Law
Four Topekans Sentenced For Deer Creek Theft
Four Topekan youths pleaded guilty to petty larceny in County Court and drew 1 to 30 days in jail. Everett Richard Robinson 19 Edward Robinson 28 Gene Robinson 28 Betty Louisa Zirkle 18 Vera Marie Madison 19 were named by the Sheriff as the suspects. They were arrested Saturday near a Lawrence rock quarry after a report of stolen children clothing and other items from Deer Creek School. Pupils identified items taken from the Robinsons' car as the Deer Creek School theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett Richard Robinson
Edward
Gene Robinson
Betty Louisa
Zirkle
Vera Marie Madison
Lawrence
Bill Hodson
Stull
Deer Creek
Billy Hodson
Liquor Store Closes After 35 Years on Mass Street
The Dusty Rhodes Liquor Store at 646 Mass St opened in July 1949 and will close. Owner Liquor Rhodes says stock is being returned to wholesalers and fixtures sold. The business has been for sale with no buyers, prompting discontinuation and no immediate plans.
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Dusty Rhodes
Mass. St
Rhodes
Two City Fires Struck Lawrence as Firemen Responded
Lawrence firemen answered two Monday evening calls. A taxicab at 13th and Tenn streets caught fire when the emergency brake was not released. Miller Hall at 1518 Lilac Lane reported a pump motor fire with minimal danger.
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Lawrence
13Th and Tenn, Sts
James W. Sheppard
Miller Hall
Lilac Lane
Klepper Team Captures All Scores At KU Playday
Diana Klepper of Wichita led her sweepstakes team to first in all events at the annual High School Playday of the Women’s Athletic Association held at KU. The team scored 15 points, with five teams tied for second at 12. The event drew 155 girls from 13 northeast Kansas schools including Argentine, Rosedale, Shawnee-Mill, Wyandotte, Topeka, Highland Park, Seaman Rural, Lawrence, Haskell Institute, Atchison, Osawatomie, Panola, and Tonganoxie Rural High. Cups were awarded to winners. The Playday is presented by KU’s Women’s Physical Education Department for girls in area high schools interested in physical education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diana Klepper
Wichita
Women's Athletic Association
K. U
Opening Draws 500 at Tom O Akin Enterprises Store
More than 500 persons attended the open house for Tom O Akin Enterprises at the West Twenty-Third Street and U S Highway 49 intersection. The store opened in May 1950 and moved to the present location in September 1952 with door prizes offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akin Enterprises
West Twenty-Third
U.S. Highway 49
Kansas Traffic Deaths Topeka 1955 170 1954 163
State accident records show 24 hour and year to date totals for Kansas traffic fatalities. The notice lists names of grieving families and thanks for flowers, cards, and kindness following the illness and death of loved ones including husband and father figures.
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Topeka
Kansas
Bonnie Staufer
George Sr
Shirley, Bobbie
Bonnie Stauffer
Jess Davis
Geo, Daviar
Dale Avery
Eric Owen
Edith Weigel
Glenna Davis
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Droodles
Dorsey Liberty Post
Amer
Jean - Legion Regular
Merion Harmon
Comér
American War Mothers
Helen Pickett
Pearl Hiatt
Wadsworth
Thomas W. Moore
Army Reserve Training Center
Mass
Charles Galloway
353Rd Army Infantry Reserve
Fifth Army
Ft. Riley
Camp Perry
Ohio
Harold Fisher
Kansas University School of Fine Arts
Allen Fieldhouse
University Building
Robinson Gym
Earl Falkenstien
Jayhawkers
Kansas State
Okahoma
Robinson Court
Jays
Memorial Hospital
Caroline A. Hall
Locust St
Patricia Brown
Sunflower
Wayne Eugene McConnell
North St
Harold Wayne Morton
N. J. St
Janet Storey
N. H. St
Deeds
Florence Gilliland
Roy Cross
Tonganoxie
Irene Davis
Wellsville
K.U
Alpha Phi Chapter
Sigma Chi
Hillcrest
Geouip Market
Mies
Beltsville
N.Y
Admiral
Allied
Am Motors
Pri
di Atchison
Beech Aire
Beth Stee
Boeing Air
Chrysler
Dayton
Kan
P&l
Martin
McKess & R
Mont Ward
NY Central
Penney
Radio Cp
Stoke van C
UN Pac
US Steel
Westy A Bk
Farmers Insurance
Exchange & Fire Insurance Exchange District Bases & Claims Office
Andy” Anderson
Schubert Funeral Home Ambulance Service
New
Hampshire
Klepper
Psemb
Mr.gile Na
Massachusetts
Aginoy
Sary
Manley Insurance Agency
Housenold Goods — Automofe M OC
Masisy
Merle McKinney
Eee
S. Lacie
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