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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1958
Page
2
The two unknown soldiers from World War II and the Korean conflict are prepared for burial at Arlington National Cemetery. A full rehearsal for the May 30 ceremony included placing caskets and reading the Medal of Honor citations to be awarded posthumously by President Eisenhower.
Federal Judge F Dickenson Letts appointed Martin F O'Donoghue as chair of the monitor board overseeing Teamsters management. O'Donoghue, who has represented the union, was chosen in a settlement allowing James R Hoffa to assume the presidency while three monitors guard against corruption and dictatorship tactics.
Fourteen events are set for Sunday at the Douglas County Trail Riders Shodeo in the Punch Collins arena seven miles southwest of Lawrence. Gates open at 1 p.m. with lunch on the grounds and admission 75 cents for adults, 25 cents for children. Entries close at 1 p.m. Sunday.
Two masked men robbed the Bank of Pineville in Missouri, holding six employees at gunpoint and taking an undetermined amount of cash. They fled north in a two tone 1957 Buick, a car reported stolen in Bentonville Arkansas earlier that morning.
Dr. Franklin D. Murphy Kansas University chancellor will address the Kansas Association of Radio Broadcasters at 12 45 p m Saturday in Topeka. His remarks will be broadcast over a 33 station network.
Clarence Elmer Malone 73 of 532 Mechanic St. dies at home. Retired grocer. Funeral 2 p.m. Monday Rumsey's Funeral Home with Rev. Albert F. Bramble. burial Oak Hill Cemetery. Survivors include wife Eula Malone six daughters and siblings. L. P. Shore of Garett dies. graveside services in Douglas County. Farris Funeral Home Garnett 2 p.m. Sunday. Sutton Cemetery near Baldwin Junction about 3:45 p.m.
The hospital admissions page lists Mrs Glenadine Waggoner and others with addresses across Sunnyside, N St, La St, Miss St, Lake St, R 1 St, and more. It notes births for Mr. and Mrs. Merle Jackson and Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Ireland with a son born Thursday.
Atlantic City a New Jersey bankers meeting heard a light remark from Millard C. Faught a New York management consultant who suggested sack dresses could be used to steal deposits. He joked that a half day’s deposits could be carried in a maternity bag and larger sizes might hide a wheelbarrow. The remark referenced women bank employees wearing sack dresses.
In Williams Lake British Columbia a fire at the Anaham Indian reserve hospital touched off by two explosions killed twelve children and injured several others. Rescue efforts were hampered by no local fire equipment. Sister Mary of the Cross suffered severe burns while trying to save the kids. The Missionary Sisters of Christ the King operated the hospital. some victims were flown to Williams Lake for care.
Cynthia Sue Corbett, a Lawrence High School senior, is the first recipient of the Acme Bachelor Laundry and Dry Cleaners Scholarship at Kansas University for 1958-59, worth 206 dollars to cover fees. She ranked 15th in a 239 member class, plans medical technology study at KU, and was chosen by the KU Scholarship Committee after review of candidates from LHS and Hoisington Rural High School.
Greensboro detectives recovered three violins valued over 200000 from dealer Joseph Bailey 45 after pulling them from a car. He is charged as a fugitive from Oklahoma and accused of false pretenses in a case involving Mattie Fair of Muskogee Oklahoma who lent the fiddles and a commission to Bailey.
Wilt Chamberlain announced a two squad basketball tour with ten men per squad featuring black and white players, beginning in South America and spanning the next season. He expects NBA drafting by Philadelphia after graduation, clarifies no $25,000 to $30,000 pay, discusses college opportunities and academic status amid touring commitments.
Kansas University Taw student Bill Yockey is elected president of the Douglas County Young Republicans. Edith Livingston is vice president and Ralph King secretary treasurer. Robert Boutgoing Inworth remains club president. Livingston also serves as Second District Young Republicans vice president. Yockey, living at 1405 Oak Hill Ave., has been in Lawrence seven years and has worked in Probate Court Judge Rankin's juvenile office.
The list records marriages for Ernest Ross and Stevines Alejos both of Topeka W Sharp of Lawrence with Elsie Person of Bpeegton Harold Wayne Cates and Bharon Kay Topeka Dennis Douglas Greiner of Pasa dena Calif with Dana Jean Haggad Wichita Marshall Asher Havehill II of Blue Springs Mo with Ann Josephine Johnson of Topeka all approved or filed as licenses in the region.
Dr John A Kirchner of Yale reported to the American Laryngological Rhinological and Otological Society that a jaw breaking named muscle at the top of the esophagus causes the throat lump felt during emotion. He noted the muscle’s involuntary activity and its connection to the emotional lump, hinting at future treatments. women reportedly experience the lump more often than men.
Lawrence High School stages its 10th annual musical variety program For You A Song at 8 p m in the LHS auditorium. Director R Wayne Nelson leads the production while exchange tapes with an Austrian school highlight language study and cross cultural exchange between Beatrice Buller and Dr Erng Zellmayr.
In Brownsville Texas a federal jury convicted thirty four Cuban Americans on charges of conspiracy to send arms to Cuban rebels. The 35th defendant Jose Bolivar Medina was found innocent. Sentencing set for Saturday. The Orion, a 60 ton vessel, was used by government agents off Brownsville carrying about $20000 in arms and ammunition.
Richard Ewing of Brazil Christian Mission will address the morning worship at North Lawrence Christian Church. On furlough after six years in the mission field, he will be honored for high school graduates present at the service.
In the Courts CRIMINAL CASES Henry Noble Welsh of Eudora was fined $50 ent costa for possessing an open bottle. Police Court Chris Westerman in Fong City fined $25 for an unknown offense. Divorces filed Lloyd Ray Wisden against Anne Faye Wisden. Traffic Violations Police Court Gayle D. Houseworth 1901 Oak Hill Ave fined $15 on a traffic warrant.
M Ellsworth Titus, 32, named personnel manager for Hallmark Cards branch plants with HQ in Lawrence. He will work with Robert D Payne of the Lawrence plant and plant managers in Topeka Leavenworth Emporia and Westwood, Johnson County on personnel activities. Titus, a former FBI special agent and Kansas City management trainee, is a Topeka native and WWII Marine veteran. He joined Hallmark last September after six years with the FBI and plans to relocate to Lawrence by July 1.
The Douglas County Christian Temperance Council will hold its monthly meeting at 7 45 p m Tuesday in the East Heights Baptist Church Rev Vincent C Riggs will be the speaker and the meeting is open to the public Admiral Byrd s ship the Beer, used in Antarctic exploration, is being reconditioned in Nova Scotia for a pioneer tanker hunting whales.
Fire officers said an ammunition explosion at Carlabad Ammunition Co. rocked a wide area in Sacramento California throwing a sheriff's deputy about four feet and shattering windows. Letty Wills sustained bruises and shock as damage was put between twenty thousand and forty thousand dollars.
Fire crews in Long Beach battled a major refinery fire with the tetraethyl lead tank as the last major danger. Water pressure failed as they fought to reach the scene, risking a larger evacuation if the tank ruptured and blasts followed from exploding oil.
Seven Kansas University students faced disciplinary action after renting three rooms at the El Nivale Motel west of Lawrence for study. They drank briefly, dyed rooms, and scattered tissue paper before KU and motel officials, aided by deans and campus authorities, arrived. No charges filed yet. restitution required.
CARD OF THANKS I wish to thank the hospital staff special nurse Mrs Nordmark and Drs Jones and Manahan for their kind care friends and relatives for cards and gifts and other acts of kindness shown me during my illness.
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