This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1991
Page
4
Kansas Agricultural Statistics reports 11.8 million seeded acres with 10.8 million expected harvest. Abandoned acreage reaches 8.5 percent due to moisture shortages. Forecast yield 34 bushels per acre, with regional differences from 30 to 39 bushels. Douglas County lies in the east-central zone.
Professor McKinney urged engineers to become environmental leaders and for KU to overhaul curricula to include politics and economics of environmental issues. He criticized EPA for overstatement of pesticide pollution, warned Congress would layer complex rules, and urged accurate reporting over sensational headlines.
Andrew Toll, a 3-year-old from Olathe, died in Chicago after three liver transplants since February. He suffered multiorgan failure from a lung infection and bleeding, with dialysis and kidney loss in the final days. His parents Alfred and Lupe Toll and aunt Dolores Limpie spoke of his courage.
Kansas Governor vows to veto tax and spending bills as she urges belt tightening for local governments next year. She plans to sign companion school finance and state employees pay bills but backs deeper cuts to balance the 1992 budget amid a recession.
Dismissals include Jody Riddle and baby girl Lawrence Julie Goulding and baby girl Lawrence and Carolyn Heacock and baby boy Lawrence. Births reported Rodger and Lisa McCune Lawrence a girl Thursday Tracy Thomas and Mike Guthrie Lawrence a girl Thursday Joe and Lori Hoelscher Lawrence a boy Friday Chris and Alma Rhodes McLouth a boy today Dale and Denise Gillogly Lawrence a boy today.
Obituaries for Dorothy Robinson son 81 of Lawrence with service at Rumsey Funeral Home and burial at Memorial Park Cemetery. Other notices include Anna Louise Murphy 87 Tecumseh Mass of Christian Burial in Topeka with burial at St Peters Cemetery Big Springs. Florence Mae Crawford 90 Ottawa memorial at Dengel & Son Mortuary. Robert J. Mounsey 80 Lawrence services at Warren McElwain with Masonic rites and extensive KU career.
Items including camping gear hand tools 50 T shirts and a radar detector valued at 1100 were stolen from an unlocked trunk at the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity 1540 La between 1 a.m. and 9 a.m. Friday. Lawrence firefighters washed gasoline from a street at 2 23 p.m. Friday and responded to a brush fire at 7 08 p.m. Friday. A false alarm was answered at 1704 W 24th at 43 01 p.m. Friday.
In Burbank Michael Landon 54 announced he has liver and pancreatic cancer but said he feels very good. He joked with Johnny Carson about coffee enemas as he received a standing ovation during taping. The Bonanza and Little House on the Prairie star described his treatment as coffee enemas and expressed optimism.
In a Costa Rica earthquake that killed at least 79 people and left thousands homeless, a woman recounts a desperate ordeal with friends. Bridges, roads and homes were destroyed, supplies scarce, and aftershocks continued through the night as they sought safety in Limon and San Jose.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.