AUFS field staff aids better world understanding
The American University Field Staff expands to 18 universities with field men living abroad for 18 months to study current affairs. Kansas University hosts Gallagher who praises KU and AUFS, predicting growth to 20 24 member schools and urging more information spokesmen to curb global ignorance.
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United States
Ita
American University
Frankily Murptie
Gallagher
AUFS
AUIS
U. 4
U. 8
Cometry
U. S
Parkville probe links fires to arsenic poisoning at Park College
Investigators in Parkville explore possible connection between six fires on the Park College campus and arsenic poisoning of two students and a nurse. A male student was placed under observation after mental seizures. others treated include Luella Matthews and Shirley Flint.
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Parkville
Mo. R
Park College
Alumni
Neurological Hospital
Kansas City
Robert E. Long
Park
Long
Lome
Efe
PS Icrithaga
John R. Moore
Platte County
Odl
Waver Health Center
Luella Matthews
Shirley Flint
Dow City
Town
Jon Porter
Greenfield
Elizabeth and Phillip to Spend Ten Days in U.S. in October
Washington and London plan a roughly twenty day visit for Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip in early October with an invitation expected to reach London in two to three weeks. Diplomats note Jamestown Virginia is likely on the itinerary though towns remain unconfirmed.
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Washington
Abeth
Britain
Philip
United States
London
Eisenhower
Elizabeth
Phillip
Jamestown
U. S
Flizabeth
Tires Pop as Truck Fails to Stop in Wacky Chase
A large truck bound for an unidentified destination leaked and triggered tire failures on nearly 20 following cars near Gutler on U.S. yesterday. Police attempted to stop the truck in Waterloo but arrived too late as the vehicle headed toward Kendallville amid a chaotic scene.
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Erdialivatie
Gutler
U.S of
Waterloo
Tiik
Kendallville
Mmegit
Kansan Painter John Stewart Curry Gains National Fame
The piece reviews John Stewart Curry's career from early works like Hogs Killing a Rattlesnake to Bustling Kansas scenes and Circus inspired canvases. It notes training in Paris, murals in Washington D C and Wisconsin University, Life Magazine commissions, and monograph by Laurence Schmeckehier. Critics praise his vivid American life depictions despite some dispute over accuracy.
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Pennssylvania Academy of Fine Arts
Wisconsin
Metropolitan Museum
New York
John Stewart Curry
Laurence Schmeckehier
School of Art
Syracuse University
Curry
Kansas
America
Market News Grain and livestock quotes from Kansas City market
Local market prices for grain soybeans and corn, poultry and eggs, butterfat and hogs, plus Kansas City USDA cattle hogs and sheep quotes. Highlights include corn at 1.25 to 1.97 and hogs around 317.25, with calves and cattle listed across multiple weight classes and grade levels.
Baldwin Flower Club to Host Annual Spring Festival
The Baldwin Garden Club will hold its Spring Festival of flowers on May 24 in Fellowship Hall at the Methodist Church. Entry is free. Divisions include specimen table bouquets miniatures house plants and a new mood theme arrangement division. Entries registered by 10 am and judging runs 2 pm to 8 pm. Public invited.
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Baldwin Garden Club
Fellowship Hall
Methodist Church
Inter-Residence Sing Contest Winners at Kansas University
Watkins Stall and Battenfeld won top prizes in the first annual Inter-Residence Council Sing at Kansas University held Thursday night. Battenfeld and Watkins captured the men and women large group divisions, with Stephenson taking men’s small ensemble, and Pearson Hall Third Floor winning women’s small group. Dean Emily Taylor awarded trophies to first-place groups. second-place teams received certificates. Seventeen groups competed, eight in large and nine in small groups.
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Battenfeld
Kansas University
Watkins
Douthart
Stephenson
Gertrude Sellards Pearsson
Dean Emily Taylor
Kansas University Engineering Unit Receives $500 Undergrad Award
Kansas University's Petroleum Engineering department earns a $500 undergraduate scholarship from Atlantic Refining Company as part of a nationwide education aid program totaling $12,001 for 16 colleges. The recipient will be chosen by the college, part of Atlantic's grants to the South Southwest and Midwest.
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Kansas University
Atlantic Refining Company
Atlantic
South
Southwest
Midwest
Deaths and Funerals list for Lofflin Chilton and Quiggen
Funeral services for Chester Lofflin a 48 year old former Lawrence businessman will be at 9 30 am Monday at the DW Newcomers Chapel on Brush Creek Boulevard Kansas City. George S Chilton 83 died May 10 in a New York City veterans hospital he lived in Lawrence during World War I and worked at Sunflower Ordnance Works later lived in Independence and Levittown New York before moving to Long Island NY. Private graveside services are planned at Mt Vernon Cemetery Atchison for Carrie Quiggen 92 former Sterling resident who died Friday night at Prospect Park Rest Home. Burial is at Mt Vernon Cemetery in Atchison. Rumsey Funeral Home is handling arrangements. She is survived by a niece a nephew a grandniece and a grand nephew all of various states.
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Lawrence
Bruch Creek Boulevard
Kansas City
George 8. Chilton
George S. Chilton
New York City
Sunflower Ordnance Works
Lake City Arsenal
Independence
Chilton
John F. Davies
Levittown New York
Hicksville
Carrie Quiggen
Prospect Park
Sterling
Mt Vernon
Atchson
Rumsey
Hone
Mra.j. W. Parker Fox
Altadena
Calif
Allen T. Shelly
Denver
Colo
Clyde E. Woodman
Charleston
W. Va
Earl Robbins
Buffalo
Lawrence Lodge No 6 Meeting Notice May 23
Stated communication of Lawrence Lodge No. 6 A F and A M Monday May 23 at 7 p.m. Visitors welcome with Woodrow Walker W M and Geo W Mole secretary.
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Lawrence Lodge No. 6
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A.M
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W. M
Geo
W. Mole
Shrine Talent Tests To Continue In Area Auditions
Shrine Temple sponsors continued auditions for the Shrine Search for Talent at 7 p m May 20 in the Community Building. About 30 new applications have been filed with 79 to 80 performers from Lawrence and Ottawa expected to audition. The show runs May 25 with winners advancing to cities Atchison Mission Kansas City and Grand Finals in Kansas City. The grand winner tours six weeks on salary with other place winners receiving trophies.
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Atchison
Mission
Kansas City
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Mall
Sixsurek
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Enfants
Enneking in Fairly Good Condition After Linework Injury
Robert Enneking 27 of Topeka a Southwestern Bell lineman is in fairly good condition at Agee Memorial Hospital after being injured Friday while handling a hot wire at Ath Street and Avalon Lane. He reportedly fell from the pole and was helped by police.
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Topeka
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Agee Memorial Hospital
Enneking
Ath Street
Avalon Lane
Hedell
Pote
Lawrence Man in Critical Condition After One Car Crash
A Lawrence man identified as Billy Gene Smith is in critical condition at Lawrence Memorial Hospital with head and chest injuries from a single vehicle crash on U S Highway 24 about 515 miles northeast of Lawrence. Authorities say the car left the road and overturned with the cause undetermined.
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Lawrence
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
U.S. Highway 24
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7Th
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Leavenworth
Elmer Parmer
Eudora Teenagers Are Given 30 Day Sentence
Four Eudora teenagers Marvin Thompson Roger Cain Robert Powell and Jackie Oliver were jailed for 30 days each on charges of damaging public property. They broke school windows and damaged the city dog pound in Eudora.
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Eudora
Marvin Thompson
Roger Cain
Robert Powell
Jackie Oliver
Kansas University senior wins 500 prize in national upholstery design
KU industrial design student Merle B D Smith senior wins the $500 first prize in a national upholstered furniture design contest by Blockson and Company of Michigan City Indiana. Smith is the son of Mr and Mrs Merle Smith of Minneapolis.
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Kansas University
Blockson and Company
Michigan City
Ind
Smith
Merle Smith
Minneapolis
Douglas County Plans Dairy Month Observance
Douglas County announces National Dairy Month activities for June led by County Chairman Mrs Jett Metsker Route 5. Howard Wiseman and Van Nortwick appoint district and state officials. June 15 features dairy exhibits at the 4 H Fairgrounds with the district dairy queen presentation.
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Route 5
van van Nortwick
Tenn, St
Howard Wiseman
Douglas
Ronald Robb
Route 4
Queens
J. D. King
Clarence Hubbard
Dale Powell
W. M. Rice
Delbert
Brunk
John Maloney
Jesse Sutton
Deal Six
Bill Hundley
Douglas County Extension Office
Fred Flory
American Dairy Association
Pure Milk Products Association
Woodrow Sturdy
Baldwin to Sponsor Summer Baseball Program for Boys
About 60 Baldwin parents join city recreation director Clarence Broadfoot to organize a summer baseball program for 70 boys. One team will compete in the Little League circuit with top 15 players aged 9 to 12, while another 12 to 14 year old group will join Babe Ruth League. An entry fee of 50 cents funds equipment. several fathers will attend an umpire school in Gardner to serve as umpires.
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Clarence Broadfoot
Gardner
Edgerton
Wellsville
Sunfower
DeSoto
Memorial Hospital Admits and Dismisses Highlights
Admission list includes Lois Baker Eudora Hildred Easum 13904 Conn St Opal Williamson DeSoto Eila Davidson 312 Me St Bill Smith 422 Mich St Benjamin Lowe Haskell Institute Discharge notes include Jeanette Powell 2291 Ohio St Edna Crown and baby Edgerton Alfreda Culbertson Sunflower Forrest Ouderkirk 516 La St Prentis Showalter 830 Ky St Anna Littleman Haskell Institute Charles Walrafen Topeka Rosa Dillon Baldwin Mamie Shipley 539 Ohio St Lucinda Smith 1619 Det St Russell Blalock 721 Ala St Births report a daughter to Ralph Raffelack 400 Ohio St Friday Drunk driving sentence for Paul Edward Page Kansas City Mo 30 days jail 150 fine in County Court.
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Lois Baker
Eudora
Hildred Easum
Conn
Opal Williamson
DeSoto
Eila Davidson
Bill Smith
Mich
Benjamin Lowe
Haskell Institute
Jeanette Powell
Ohio
Edna Crown
Edgerton
Alfreda Culbertson
Sunflower
Forrest Ouderkirk
St. Prentis Showalter
Anna Littleman
Charles Walrafen
Topeka
Rosa Dillon
Baldwin
Mamie Shipley
Ohio St
Lucinda Smith
Det. St
Russell Blalock
Ala. St
Rev George Smart Earns Theology Doctorate At Central Seminary
Rev George W Smart director of religious activities at Haskell Institute since 1954 received a Doctor of Theology degree at the Central Baptist Theological Seminary 55th commencement in Kansas City He previously served as missionary in Nevada and Nevada Indian Parish Wisconsin wrote The History of Nevada Indian Missions and authored The Pastoral Epistle Handbook and The Christian Impact on American Indian Culture He and Mrs Smart and their children Richard and Carolyn reside at 2223 Tenn St Georgetown MA ordained 1936.
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Haskell Institute
Kansas and
Missouri
Central Baptist Theological Seminary
Nansas City
Smart
Lawrence
Nevada
Tahoe
Georgetown
Mass
Richard
Carolyn
Tenn, St
Turnpike March Revenue Sets New Record at Kansas
Kansas Turnpike reports March traffic of 269 582 vehicles and 15 626 101 miles driven generating 280 161 58 in tolls. March also shows 243 421 20 increase in revenue from all sources with 39 581 12 from concessions and 22 748 50 from investments. Excess revenue over costs totals 1 124 590 since opening last October. Final KU Union Opera committee meeting set for 5 30 pm Tuesday. Spring concert Sunday at Hoeh Auditorium led by Russell L Wiley features L Don Scheid and Edward L Masters. Hal Bayle to speak at Daily Kansan Dinner. prizes and scholarship winners announced. Jury reports for May term to meet Monday at 9 am.
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Hoeh Auditorium
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Edward L. Masters
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Mendelssohn
Masters
Anderson
Tschaikovsky
Coates
Wagner
K.U. Fine Arts School
Hal Bayle
Associated Press
China protests to U S over Formosa atomic base
China accused the United States of turning Formosa into a base for atomic warfare and lodged a strong protest with Washington. In Baghdad Saudi King Saud arrived for an eight day visit with King Faisal to discuss an economic treaty for unlimited trade between their nations.
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Red
China
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Formosa
U.S
Saud
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Iraq
Saudi Arabia
Faisal
Eagles Lodge to Host Free Beefsteak Dinner
Eagles Lodge will serve a free beefsteak dinner at 1 p.m. Sunday at the Lodge located at 15 E.ath Streets. All members and their families are invited to attend.
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Eagles Lodge
E.ath
Hearing Set for Woman Charged in Kidnapping
Preliminary hearing for Shirley Attinger 21 of 1137 Conn St on third degree kidnapping is set for 10 a.m. May 21 in County Court. She is jailed on a 1,500 bond after allegedly taking May Lee Lane May 8 from Topeka Detention Home while awaiting transport to a children's home in Atchison. The child is under Probate Judge Charles Rankin's lawful charge.
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Shirley Attinger
Conn
May Lee Lane
Topeka
Wayne Allphin
Atchison
Allphin
Charles Rankin
Two Kansas Penitentiary Escapees Waive Hearings
San Francisco reports two Kansas State Prison escapees Martha Stachura and Thomas Hernando Cotton waived preliminary hearings on charges of kidnapping robbery and auto theft. Municipal Judge Albert Axenrod continued the case until May 21. The pair said they led the prison so their expected child could be born outside.
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San Francisco
Kansas State Prison
Albert Axenrod
Martha Stachura
Thomas Hernando Cotton
In Memoriam Mrs Minnie Cripe and Mrs W L Post
In memory of Mrs Minnie Cripe who died May 12 1954 sadly missed by relatives. Also memory of our mother and grandmother Mrs W L Post on this first memorial without her. Mrs G Wilcox Myron H L Post and grandchildren.
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Minnie Cripe
W. L. Post
G. Wilcox
Myron H.L. Post
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