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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1963
Page
2
Kansas City AP notes mixed grain prices with wheat and corn varying by grade, oats and barley steady. Livestock and eggs prices listed from Harwood's Market and Kansas City auctions, plus New York stock market with sugar shares rising while tobacco softens.
Sugar and Central Aguirre drifted lower as the New York State Medical Society opposed cigarette smoking. Philip Morris R J Reynolds Liggett and Myers fell over a point each while American Tobacco dropped about a point and Lorillard a fraction. Western Union rose over 2 and High Voltage Engineering over 3. Other notable moves include Union Carbide Chrysler Eastern Air Lines Sin clair Oil Texas Instruments and Control Data up about a point or more. Du Pont fell more than a point while General Motors held near unchanged. Polaroid and U S Smelting gained about 3. Market activity showed irregularly higher prices on the American Stock Exchange with mixed corporate bonds and a small rise in U S government bonds.
Funeral services were held for William H. Wiggins 74 of Spring Hill after noon in Gardner. Wiggins died Tuesday evening at home. survivors include wife Myrtle six daughters three sons four brothers and a sister. Also services for Charles A. Potts 72 of Garnett will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Farris Chapel with burial in Garnett. Orville W. Farmer 82 of Lawrence area died at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. services set for 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Rumsey Funeral Home with burial in Winchester Cemetery. Surviving are Ollie a daughter Mary and a son LeRoy, plus a brother and four grandchildren.
Police Court records list Michael Shaul of Pacific vagrancy 30 days Raymond Myers Evansville vagrancy 30 days Robert Hodge Kansas City drunk 50 Edward Bridges Atlanta vagrancy 30 days Joseph Dover address unknown drunk 50 William Wilson 1208 Conn drunk 35 Norman Norris 922 Tenn drunk 75 Traffic violations include Marjorie Markley Route 5 speeding 8 Freddie
A list of individuals with traffic related offenses including speeding and stop sign violations. Names such as Smith Jr and Judy Sieber appear with addresses and fines ranging from 8 to 40 dollars. Names include Bruce Anderson Ronald Lindsay Horace Goforth and Danny Harness among others.
Plymouth Fun Fest for junior high students runs 7 30 to 10 p m Friday in the church basement. The adult sponsors oversee the event with a 25 cent admission.
Memorial Hospital reports admissions for Carmalyta Taylor Virginia Strong Margaret Lathrom Edna Moore Rudolph Overbaugh and others. Dismissals include Wilma Reber Gary Mayo Marion Owen Carrie Hodson and more with several births noted today. Names and addresses indicate widespread regional patients and newborns.
Alan Stamper and John W. Mays have been elected editor and business manager of the 1963-64 Jayhawker at Kansas University. The Jayhawker Advisory Board selected them after interviews and recommendations from the current editor and business manager. The Jayhawker appears in magazine form four times a year and becomes the annual yearbook when bound. Tom Tatlock, editor of the 1963 Jayhawker, announced the results.
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