Two Party Government Urged for Kansas Democrats
Kansas Democrats at a state convention urged a genuine two party government. A. Lewis Oswald of Hutchinson warned that Kansas has had only four Democratic governors in a century, all serving with Republican allies in key offices. He backed electing Docking as governor and Democrats to attorney general and Supreme Court, arguing for a full two party system to strengthen government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Kansas
A. Lewis Oswald
Hutchinson
Oswald
George Hodges
Clathe
Jonathan Davis
Bourbon County
Harry Woodring
Neodesha
Walter Haxman
Supreme Court
Thorge Docking
George Docking
Kanas
Softball League Opens Season With Eight Teams
The City Softball League begins action at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in South Park with the American Legion vs Co-Op and Lawrence Paper Co. vs Haskell. Opening-week games run Tuesday Thursday Saturday, with a double round robin and the city tournament slated after June 19. Managers listed for Legion Kenneth Hornberger CFCA Ralph Chamberlain Paper Co Kenneth Messenheimer Haskell Floyd Mansell Hawks Ronald Mumford Tigers Don Edmondson VFW Norman Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Park
American Legion
Lawrence Paper Co
Haskell
Hawks
Tigers
The
Legion
Paper Co
VFW
Kenneth Hornberger
CFCA
Ralph Chamberlain
Kenneth Messenheimer
Floyd Mansell
Ronald Mumford
Don Edmondson
Norman Johnson
Obituary Notice List From Memorial Hospital In Kansas
A Memorial Hospital notice lists numerous residents including Jack Ketterman Shirley Fitzhugh Vivian Nelson Roy Stokes Martha Metlowski Pearl Withers Ralph Nuttall Jeanetta Collins Rose Kraft Alfred Kirk Gladys Rarick Phoebe Holmes Joe Elliott Mar calls Stanley Virginia Stanley Andrea Stanley Claude Redmond Doris Powell Isla Sawyer Allen Westerhouse Lois Brubaker Albert Soukup and a daughter born Friday continuing the community roster from Lecompton Eudora and Anadarko with addresses across villages and towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Hatfield
Vt. S
Jack Ketterman
DeSoto
Shirley Fitzhugh
Vivian Nelson
Haskell Institute
Roy Stokes
R. I. St
Martha Metlowski
Tongenoxie
Pearl Withers
Richland
Ralph Nuttall
Eudora
Jeanetta Collins
N. J. St
Rose Kraft
Lecompton
Alfred V. Kirk
Anadarko
Okla
Gladys Rarick
Ala, St
Phoebe Holmes
Joe Edwin Elliott
Pa. St
Marcalla Stanley
Vt. St
Virginia Stanley
Andrea Stanley
Claude Redmond
Mra
Wreck Victim Lola Woodruffe in Poor Condition
Mrs. Lola Irene Woodruffe forty nine of Wichita remained in poor condition at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after a Thursday wreck about 1 1/2 miles east of Bale Junction on U S Highway 50. Deputy Ben Way said she was the sole injured person, driving a car that tried to pass and was crushed between a truck and another car. her husband Carl was unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lola Irene Woodruffe
Wichita
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Ben Way
Paroled Driver Robert E. Fox Faces Parole Action
Robert E. Fox of Route 1 Linwood received parole Friday from the district parole board after serving time on a driving related offense. The action was reported by local officials and notes Fox’s residence and release circumstances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. Fox
Linwood
Bypass of Bifocals Uncovers Kansas Union’s Oldest Charter
In Leavenworth Local No. 45 of the International Typographical Union, the 97 year old charter from 1859 was found to be the state’s oldest trade union record. Kansas historians note Local 45’s charter predates Local 121 of Topeka. The document was donated to the University of Kansas Library by Emil Ligenza and James C. Tibbetts Jr. after discovery by KU researcher Stillman P. Vincent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas University
Kansas Labor Union
Leavenworth
International Typographical Union
National Typographical Union
U. S. Department of Labor
Kansas
Topeka
ITU
Stillman P. Vincent
K. U. Bureau of Business Research
Vincent
Watson Library
The
Lawrence
Atchison
American Printing Company
Emil Ligenza
Local No. 45
Ligenan
Mechanized prank traced by calls to Kansas City
The article describes how an automatic message accounting system traced late calls from Stephenson Hall between May 1 and 10. It identified timing, location, and duration, enabling managers to determine the culprits and hold them responsible for about $15 in charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Smith
Stephenson Hall
Tsiees
K.U
Vacation Bible School Set to Begin at Immanuel Lutheran
Immanuel Lutheran Church in town hosts a two week Vacation Bible School starting Monday with daily sessions from 9 00 to 1 45 pm for children aged three to fourteen. The program theme is Gods Children Pray with departments and staff led by Dr Howard A Matzke and a slate of supervisors and teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Immanuel Lutheran
Wek Immanuel Lutheran Church
Sts
Howard A. Matzke
Larry Morgenstern
Howad Matzke
Mildred Nielsen
Grace Matzke
Barbara Miller
Mildred Burn Nf Tonganoxie
Virginia Hecht
Iona Ramsey
Ada Bagby
Lorraine Hammer
George Pfantz
Shirley Scott
Suellen Philipp
Roland Bolton
Edna Rist
Gary Schmedemann
Lorita Pendleton
Virginia Beilharz
William Braun
Antonia Moorhead
Norman Stuewe
Rudy Neugebauer
Edna Klahr
Bernice Anderson
Norman Brandt
Children’s Church
Deaths and Funerals Gaines Chester B
Chester B Gaines of Route 2 Richland died Friday night at Stormont Vail Hospital Topeka. Graveside services 2 pm Monday Twin Mound Cemetery Rev Rudolph Tatsch Christian Church in charge. Survived by sisters Lillian Gaines Kansas City Blanche Highland Richland Mabel Smelser Albuquerque NM and brothers Arthur Gaines Eugene Gaines Richland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester B, Gaines
Route 2
Richland
Stormont Vail Hospital
Topeka
Twin Mound Cemetery
Rudolph Tatsch
The
Christian Church
Gaines
Lillian Gaines
Kansas City
Blanche Highland
Mabel Smelser
Albuquerque
N. M
Arthur Gaines
Eugene Gaines
Two Car Wrecks Friday Reported with 500 Damage
Police said two separate Friday collisions caused about 500 in damage. Joe Malott 20 struck a parked car owned by Fred Cox 1244 Ky. St causing 150 and 100 damage to the respective vehicles. Natham W. Bressler 20 and Roy Jack Bowers 28 collided at 7th and N. H. Sts causing 175 and 75 damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jctty
Joe Malott
Mass. St
Fred H. Cox
Ky. St
Cox
Malott
Natham W. Bressler
Oread Ave
Roy Jack Bowers
Murrow
Weather shifts raise temps across New England and Great Lakes
A warm air intrusion eased a northeast cool spell that damaged crops costing millions. Massachusetts bore the heaviest losses at about five million dollars, while Western Great Lakes saw readings 5 to 10 degrees above normal and other regions stayed near seasonal levels with scattered rain and severe weather in Texas and Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Great Lakes
Massachusetts
Mnnor
Gulf States
Weather Bureau
Oklahoma
Texas
South Plains
Lubbock
Texline
Upper
Panhandle
Rockies
Central Plains
Mississippi Valley
Ohio Valley
Florida
Thomas Clark Awarded Chemistry Fellowship at Kansas State
Thomas Joseph Clark son of Mr and Mrs Thomas F Clark of 628 La St has been named recipient of the Stanolind Foundation fellowship in chemistry for 1956 57 at Kansas State College. He pursues a PhD in physical chemistry and will research neutroirradiated compounds while studying. Clark is a Northeast High School graduate Kansas City Missouri holder of AB Pittsburg State College and MS Kansas State College degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Joseph Clark
Thomas F. Clark
la. St
Kansas State College
Clark
Stanallnd Oil and Gas Company
Northeast High School
Kansas City
Pittsburg State College
Fire hits Lawton destroys theater cafe and apartments
A major fire swept Lawton Oklahoma last night destroying two buildings that housed a theater and a cafe with apartments above two other structures. No injuries were reported in the early details and investigators began assessing damage and cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Towlawton
Okla
Lawton
New Jets to Aid Defense of US
Gen Earle Partridge tells Senate subcommittee that an advanced jet fighter joining units will greatly improve interception of high altitude threats. He says two newer interceptors, already in use, have sufficient combat ceilings to counter Russia's Bison bomber, as older fighters show inadequate altitude performance. The statements come as lawmakers seek a clear comparison of US and Soviet air strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Earle E. Partridge
Continental Air Defense Command
Senate
Armed Services
Russia
Partridge
Pentagon
Poppy Day in Lawrence Supports Disabled Veterans
Local veterans groups in Lawrence plan to sell nearly 10 000 poppies to aid disabled veterans and veteran families. City planning work will be boosted by Dayle Bockhorst joining full time. Miss Lawrence Mary Ann McGrew competes June 7 8 at the Miss Kansas Pageant in Pratt with a panel including notable judges and potential Miss America ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
American Legion
Dorsey-Liberty Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Alford-Clarke Post
France
Belgium
Dayle Bockhorst
Bockhorst i
Kansas University Engineering School
Mary Ann McGrew
Pratt
Sharon Kay Ritchie
Connie Mack III
Kansas City Athletics
Philadelphia
Macks
M. Geraldine Mast
Colorado Women's College
Leo Putsch
Abilene
Kansas Junior Chamber of Commerce
Kansas
Fratt
Atlantic City
Jitters Over Bikini Nuclear Test Reported in Japan
Japan cites three cases of hydrogen bomb jitters following the Bikini test. A British freighter Arafura was not allowed to unload at IXobe until officials confirmed no radioactivity. The vessel sailed from Brisbane May 6 carrying wool and scrap. Indonesian waters saw a fishing skipper allegedly developing yellow bumps, while a coast guard spokesman deemed the matter not worth investigating due to distance from the test area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TOKYG
Japan
Ixobe
Brisbane
Australia
Kiyosh Yoshida
Coast Guard
Hutchinson Pharmacist New Health Board Head
Wilbur Murray, a Hutchinson pharmacist, is named president of the Kansas Board of Health with Dr. Ivan Cain of Kansas City as vice president and Dr. Thomas Hood re elected executive secretary. The board approved new public swimming pool regulations including dressing rooms warm showers drinking water chlorination filtration and telephones and adopted a FY 1957 operating budget of 1 421 742 up 19 410 from 1956.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Wilbur Murray
Hutchinson Pharmacist
Kansas Board of Health
Ivan Cain
Kansas City
Kas
Thomas Hood
Oskaloosa Youth Free on Bond After Arraignment
A 16 year old Oskaloosa boy, Robert Thomas Robbins, posted $1,000 bond after arraignment in Topeka on a fourth degree manslaughter charge. He is accused of causing the death of Mrs. Freda Marie Dean of Topeka in a two car crash north of Topeka while driving 85 mph in a 35 mph zone.
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Oskaloosa
Topeka
Robert Thomas Robbins
Freda Marie Dean
Robbins
Ex GOP Officer Sentenced for Tax Return Failure
Charles A. Haskell a 50 year old former Colorado Republican chairman and Denver attorney received six months in prison and a $5000 fine for failing to file the 1951 federal income tax return. He announced plans to appeal to the U S Court of Appeals and was released on a $2000 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Charles A. Haskell
Colorado
Haskell
U. S. D0th Circuit Court of Appeals
Haskell Indian Institute Holds 225 1956 Graduates
Solon G. Ayers superintendent was the featured speaker at graduation exercises. A total of 235 pupils received diplomas as 99 high school 67 vocational postgraduates and 59 commercial graduates were honored. The program included the Grand March and the Maxinkukee Overture by the Haskell band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solon G. Ayers
Haskell Indian Institute
Lerseat Close
Dr. Ayers
Alfred V. Kirk
Achoola
Anadarko
Ayers
Stayton
George W. Smart
Wanda Gray
Wilbur House
Mary Louise Snograss
Haskell Band
Charles A. Lamm
Lawrence High School
Hoch Auditorium
Senate set to weigh vast highway bill next Monday
The Senate plans a Monday session to consider a sweeping highway improvement bill. It would authorize a massive program and create billions in new taxes to fund construction, with a pay as you build provision applying to the 40,000 mile interstate system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington i
Senate
Lytdon
Johnson
Texas
Senate Finance Committee
Market Report From Aransas City On Cattle Hogs And Sheep
Kansas City price list and regional cattle shifts feature declines across cattle vealers and stockers, hogs with sows up, lambs steady to weak. Includes feeder and stocker ranges, yearling prices, and assorted poultry and produce quotes. The notice ends with a family thanks for hospital care during a father’s illness.
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Aransas
City
Tusday
Stebee
Kansas City
Baskerville
Market Prices and Poultry Notes From Local Market
The listing shows market prices for wheat at $2.13, corn $1.47, soybeans $2.52, and pork products with hogs priced at $15.75. Butterfat prices range from 0.04 to 0.52, with quality grades noted as A and B and various weights and counts for poultry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egna
Hogan
Pedestrian Struck by Car Near Barker Avenue
Vivian Wanda Nelson, 22, Crawford Nebraska, a Haskell Institute graduate, was hit at Barker Avenue and Twenty Third Streets. She suffered a broken leg and internal injuries and was taken to Lawrence Memorial Hospital in fair condition. The driver, Joel L. Harper, 24, Fort Riley soldier, was not arrested after police said he was travelling under 30 mph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haskell Institute
Barker Avenue
Twenty-Third
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Vivian Wanda Nelson
Crawford
Neb
Miss Nelson
Haskell Commercial
Joel L. Harper
Ft. Riley
Highway Patrol
Harper
State Traffic Deaths to PERA UK Kansas Fatalities
Summary of 1956 and 1955 traffic fatalities reported by the State Accident Records Section. In the last 24 hours two fatalities. to date 1956 total 236. same period 1955 total 207. One fatality previously unreported.
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Pera
Kansas
Home Builders of City May Join National Body
The Lawrence Home Builders Association held a special meeting at the Castle Tea Room to discuss joining the National Association of Home Builders and to explore organizing a Lawrence chapter. Gene Elgin and Leo Mullins spoke. twenty two builders attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Home Builders Association
Castle Tea Room
O. F. Stinson
National Association of Home Builders
Lawrence
Gene Elgin
Kansas City
Leo Mullins
Kansas City, Mo
Spanish Students Find They Now Have Coveted Position
Spanish majors at Kansas University rise to demand in schools and business. Miss Agnes Brady notes teachers are scarce as interest grows in grade and junior high Spanish. Graduates take posts in Kansas City, Merriam, Leavenworth, and beyond. several enter teaching or corporate roles, including IBM in St. Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes Brady
Kansas University
School of Education
Kansas
Trans World Airlines
Barbara Goering
Faydean Orth
Hutchinson
Shawnee Mission
Merriam
Mary Frances Poe
Mountain Grove
Lawrence
Edith Jochims
Leavenworth
Jane Hornaman
Leawood
TWA
K. U
Harley Oberhelman
Miss Brady
College of Liberal Arts and Science
Ann Algie
Louise Riss
Kansas City
Rebecca Renteria
Topeka
Wayne Gerstenberger
Eudora
Donald Lehnus
Lyons
Gerstenberger
Lehnus
Edgar L. Vinson Jr
Abilene
Virginia Delp
Eleanor Farley
Susan Brown
Marilyn Fuller
Karen Hansen
Susan Smith
Wichita
Miss Farley
Florida
Miss‘ Hansen
IBM Corporation
St. Louis
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Memorial Hospital
Albert Soukup
Manzling Lane
Chester B
Thomas Clark
John Erwin Weeks
Business and Professional Women's Club
Weeks
Western Union
Journal-World
New Health Board
Elmer's Lake
Fanction
Olathe
Middie Playground
Farmers Insurance Group
Andy” Anderson
Bater
Lawrence National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Aed Porte
Decker-Coy Real Estate
Insurance Agency
Bastath
Fred W. Rumsey
Oscar B. Rumsey
Rumsey
Sons
Indience
Ons
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