Lawrence Spring Show Draws Younger Entries Memorial Day
Entries are pouring in for the Lawrence Spring horse show to be held Memorial Day at the municipal ball park starting 7 p m. Sponsored by Hilltop Riding club and the Dorsey-Liberty post American Legion, the event features young riders such as Sandra Pendlaton and Joanne Jones with noted horses Glory and Happy. Marguerite Smith and Allen Hancock are among other entrants from local farms and riders may enter until 4 p m the day of the show.
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H. Perfie
Hilltop ‘Tah
Ed Young
Marguerite Smith
Richard C. Smith
Marguerite
Allen Hancock
Topika
Pathis
Frits Meyn
John Ryan
Bus Tram Crash in Glasgow Kills Seven, injures many
In Glasgow on May 24 a double collision between a trolley and a crowded bus caused seven deaths and many serious injuries. Passengers were thrown about as the tram struck the bus roof, followed by rescue efforts and medical attention. Nearby workers used oxyacetylene to free trapped people. a priest conducted last rites for the wounded and dead as police cordoned off the scene. In California, Sacramento city officials proposed licensing cats to fund the animal pound budget.
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Scotland
E Decker
Camichael
Mis Che
Nake Venterney
Wavell Dead at 47 After Diverse War Service
Viscount Wavell famed British field marshal dies at 47 after surviving WWI actions, Africa campaigns, Indian viceroyalty, and wartime leadership in the Far East. Born 1915, son Viscount Keren slated to inherit earldom. noted poetry interest and wartime awards.
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Larden
Viscount Wavell
Africa
India
Wavell
Waveil
Egypt
Cirenaica
Massoum
Britain
German Africa Corps
Erwin Rommel
Greece
Far East
America
Truman
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Furniture Sales Up as Americans Spend Billions
The Commerce Department reports U.S. furniture purchases total about 3.0 billion dollars annually. drivers include rising personal incomes after taxes and a strong home-building boom furnishing expanding living spaces. Credit remains a factor with roughly 45 percent bought on installment plans, lower than prewar levels. the figure excludes household appliances and equipment.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Allied alert and Berlin patrols amid communist rally tensions
Berlin May 24 Allied forces increase patrols on the western road linking Berlin to the western zone as 34 MP jeeps curb traffic amid a looming large communist youth rally. 6 008 allied troops and 13 000 Berlin police are on a preliminary alert with a full alert planned for Saturday as up to 5 000 Soviet backed demonstrators are expected. Soviet licensed papers complain of arrests of delegates in a American sector truck. The city attorney general vows rigorous prosecutions for violations of allied authority and public order. Nearby Harold E Stassen will speak at a June 28 Republican rally at Lake Afton.
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Berlin
Berlie
Othey
Bit
Civil Defense Program Seen To Aid Cities This Summer
Federal civil defense officials plan a relay program this summer to guide cities on using current manpower and resources after May 24. Special surveys start in Seattle and Chicago with the assumption cities were bombed. By September NSRB aims for a more permanent plan for states and communities while denying new federal orders or funding.
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Washington
Civil Defence Office
Nations Securiion Resources Board
XSRE
Elire
Seattle
Cha
Engo
NSRB
Fire roars through wheat fields near Liberal Kansas
Liberal Kansas May 4 firefighting units fought a blaze in a green wheat field eight miles northeast of town at the Herben Johnson farm. The wind fed the fire through withered wheat stubble as crews battled spread. Origin unknown. George P Nellams of 944 Connecticut St fined 25 dollars in county court yesterday. Marcia W Meser at East Fourteenth St fined 10 dollars for running a ...
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Liberal
Kan
Kansas
Herben Johnson
Here
George P. Nellams
Connecticut Street
Easie
Marcia W. Meser
Pfister Receives Harvardburg Seminar Scholarship
Richard Pfister a graduate economics instructor at the University of Maneas has earned a scholarship to attend the Harvardburg Seminar in American Studies. He will study land use and economics July 12 to August 23 while funding covers travel and living costs. Clif Kimsey K UC football coach will keynote tonight's Junior Chamber meeting at the Eldridge hotel.
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Harvardburg
John Ise
Pfister
Kk. U
Vernon Pfister
Hiawatha
Pfinter
Austria
Atlantic
Clif Kimsey
K. UC
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