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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1963
Page
2
Wheat and corn prices led a market report with denominations for mile oats and barley. Egg ranges show large A and mediums in Kansas City with wholesale egg pricing. Livestock includes cattle calves hogs sheep listings and prices for slaughter lambs ewes and dairy grades.
Kansas City report shows futures for wheat and corn moving within narrow ranges with No 2 hard at around 2.16 to 2.50 and corn near 1.23 to 1.30 a bushel. Soybeans rise to about 2.52 to 2.58 while oats hold steady and rye, barley, and milo also listed.
New York stocks showed some late improvement but losses dominated with volume around 4.5 million shares. Motors and steels rose slightly, utilities led minor gains, rails mixed. Buyers favored small advances in Control Data and IBM Polaroid Xerox Alside while American Telephone and Du Pont fell. Sugar sector soft despite price hikes. International and other majors moved modestly.
The State Board of Health issued an order closing Sedgwick County Hospital obstetrics ward after recent infant illnesses linked to salmonella. Dr. Leonard Hirsch had already closed the ward a week earlier as cases rose, with at least one infant dead and several others isolated.
Burton W. Marvin dean of the William Allen White School of Journalism at Kansas University receives a distinguished alumnus medal from Columbia University. Named to Columbia's 50th anniversary honors list, Marvin graduated in 1937 and has long held academic and journalism positions.
Memorial Hospital notes show births for Arley Smith and William Talley couples a son and a son at 1232 Almira and 1321 Vt respectively and Robert Bartholomew in DeSoto with a daughter. Dismissals include Sheryl Kindred and baby in Eudora Winnie Lawrance and Nancy Pinegar with babies and several other listed individuals in Baldwin Eudora Linwood and Lindenwood Lane.
Hutchinson Kansas AP report says W B Jacobus notified police his son Stanley, 52, was missing but officers located him in jail. Stanley faced charges of drunken driving and related offenses after his car hit a parked motorcycle. He was fined 130 dollars and sentenced to six months in jail.
The Lawrence city governing body adopts Resolution No. 2383 authorizing resurfacing and related improvements on Illinois Street from Seventeenth to Nineteenth, Indiana Mississippi and Seventeenth Streets, New York and Missouri Streets with cost financed by general improvement bonds. Also orders plans by the City Engineer and notes more than ten years since original work.
Tune-up brake service, muffler and tailpipe work, wheel balancing, alignment, generator and starter servicing featured. Pickup and delivery, road service listed under Ltd and Miss with contact Vi 8-9697.
On May 15 1963 the Douglas County Kansas Board of County Commissioners voted to close Lone Star Lake from 10 p m to 6 a m except for individuals fishing. Fishermen at night must display a light clearly identifying their position.
The Kansas City Athletics optioned outfielders Jose Tartabull and Manny Jiminez to Portland. They recalled outfielders Hector Martinez and John Wojcik from the Portland club. Martinez batted .320 and Wojcik .318 in the Pacific Coast League. Jiminez hit .235 and Tartabull .203.
William Richard Boyd 71 a Tonganoxie resident for 22 years died Wednesday at his daughter’s home in Centralia Kansas. Funeral services 2 p m Friday at the Methodist Church Tonganoxie with burial Hubbel Hill Cemetery. Survived by wife Della five daughters three sons a sister twenty five grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Quisenberry Funeral Home of Tonganoxie in charge.
George Zollner Martin 37 of Topeka and native of Lawrence died Tuesday night at Veterans Hospital Topeka after an extended illness. Funeral 1 30 p m Friday at Penwell Gabel Chapel Topeka with burial Mt Hope Cemetery. He served in the U S Navy in the Pacific during World War II and remained active in the Naval Reserve until 1955. He founded Martin Hobby Shop and expanded to four shops in Topeka. Survived by wife Martha a son Teddy 12 and daughter Carolyn 9 all at 1519 Sieben Topeka mother Rose Martin sister Nancy Eghols and three aunts. The family prefers contribu-
An obituary notice reports John F. Barnes 49 died of an apparent heart attack at a construction site near Lawrence. He is survived by a large family including wife Irma and ten children. Funeral services are pending, with arrangements at Rumsey Funeral Home and a Road Church service in Rolla, Missouri. A second death, Myrtle Kauder 87, longtime Douglas County resident, occurred at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. burial at Oak Hill Cemetery. Survivors include three sons Vance, Ben, and Frank.
The record notes Atchison, two daughters Mrs. Katie Gordon of Princeton Kansas and Mrs. Helen Partine of Glendale California, 24 grandchildren and several great grandchildren.
Delmar L Taylor aged 55 of 1905 Mass St dies Wednesday night. Funeral services and burial set for Clifton Kansas with visitation at Cooper Warren Chapel through 9 p.m. Friday.
The Washington Senators sold outfielder Jim Piersall to the New York Mets for cash and a player to be named later.
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