Tornadoes Strike Fort Riley and Kansas towns injure soldiers
A Kansas tornado series battered Fort Riley injuring about 200 soldiers and damaging 41 structures valued at 175000 dollars. The storm disrupted Kaw Valley communications and damaged farms near Junction City Humboldt and Willard with no deaths reported.
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Fort Riley
Kan
Kansas
Cavalry Replacement Training Center
Dan Gann
Augusta
Kane
John J. Gillespie
Solers
Junction City
Roane Miller
Phil Krummay
William Wilburn
Humboldt
Kaw Valley
Adma
Rossville
Belvue
Willard
Manhattan
Riley County
Waaunsee County
Marriage Licenses Granted to Six Couples in City
Licenses issued Saturday to Kester A Larsen of Lawrence and Jennie H Dow of Kearney Nebraska Paul E Howard of Salina and Katherine L Martin of Lawrence Robert D Trayer of Lansing Michigan and Patricia G Breininger Lysle G Bower of San Francisco California and Christine Collier of San Francisco California The latter couple wed by Probate Judge Frank R Gray.
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Marriare
Kester Andrews Larsen
Lawrence
Jennie Hazel Dow
Kearney
Neb
Paul ‘Edward Howard
Salina
Katherine Loraine Martin
Robert Dale Trayer
Patricia Genevieve Breininger
Lansing
Mich
Lysle Garvin Bower
Christine Collier
San Francisco
Calif
Frank R. Gray
Motion argued in district court Saturday
Attorneys argued the motion in district court on Saturday as part of ongoing legal proceedings.
World Food Conference Opens In Hot Springs
Hot Springs Virginia May 17 delegates from forty three governments gather for the United Nations food conference opening to explore how to turn four billion acres of productive land into a sufficient living for about two billion people. The exploratory session will study causes of malnutrition and ways to raise agricultural productivity and distribution without binding commitments.
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Hot Springs
Global food talks aim to ease hunger and surpluses
The discussion proposes exploring how the world can feed the starving while avoiding caustic surpluses. It will address delicate topics such as improving consumption for low income groups and seeks common ground through dialogue to clarify complex issues.
Fight to Save Levee Near Pine Bluff Arkansas
Army engineers and ground troops reinforce the Tucker Lake levee to hold back the Arkansas River. The crest passed Little Rock at 28.3 feet and was expected to reach Pine Bluff at 32 feet, threatening Pine Bluff arsenal and nearby war plant and farmland.
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Little Rock
Ark
Tucker Lake
Pine Bluff
Arkansas River
Pine Bluff Arsenal
Flood Reaches Critical Levels In Arkansas Region
Flood stage reached 31.1 feet with rising waters. Levees south of Little Rock at Fourche island and Woodson dikes failed after a two day sandbag defense by Camp Robinson troops. Norte levees Faulkner No. 2 and Cammack private levee also breached.
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Little Rock
Fourche Island
Woodson
Camp Robinson
Here
Cammack
Judge Rules on Erikson Trailer Camp Case in Eudora
Judge Hugh Means overruled a motion to dissolve a restraining order against E. A. Erikson preventing operation of a trailer camp in Eudora. The decision comes amid enforcement of the city trailer ordinance.
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Dora
Hugh Means
E. A. Erikson
Eudora
Thrifty habit reads the Journal World daily
A reader notes that saving money starts with scanning the Journal World classifieds each day and catching small listings. The habit helps spot bargains, job leads, and local notices in a single daily sweep.
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Armored Division Shows Fire Power On Kentucky Reserve
At Fort Knox the U S armored forces display the heavy arsenal and fast mobility that define the modern armored division. Soldiers train with pistols Garand rifles carbines and automatic weapons along with mortars machine guns and field guns. Vehicles include jeeps light and medium tanks and self propelled guns showing the division as a lasting force despite Rommel.
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Kentucky
U. S. Army
America
Garand
Rommel
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