Memorial services set for KU zoology professor Baumgartner
Memorials honor Dr. William J. Baumgartner emeritus professor of Zoology at Kansas University after his death on April 12. Daughter Dr. Leona Baumgartner Elias will attend, with speakers including Prof. W. H. Schoene and Chancellor Murphy. A 4:30 p.m. museum tribute and a 4 p.m. Danforth Chapel service are planned.
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William J. Baumgartner
Danforth Chapel
Kansas University
Lawrence
Baumgartner
Leona Baumgartner Elias
New York City
W. H. Schoene
Danforth
KU School of Religion
KU Union
Gunmen steal valise of Cuban pesos in Mexico City
In a quiet Mexico City district, gunmen seized a valise containing about 3.8 million Cuban pesos from an American woman and wounded her arm. Marilyn Beyeff of Miami was arrested along with others as investigators probe an international ring dealing in foreign currency and related crime.
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Marilyn
Mae) Thal Beyeff
Miami
Fla
Fidel Castro
Havana
Mexico
U.S
Fulgencio Batista
Cuba
Batista
Castro
Revolutionary
LHS Commencement Marks 258 Graduates and Honors
The Longview High School commencement listed 258 students including 13 graduates since 1958 through Adult Education and 19 still finishing requirements. Bill Hargrove and Bill Paden shared top scholarly honors as diplomas were presented by Ralph Pine and Principal Neal Wherry.
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LHS
Bill Har‘grove
Bill Paden
Frank J. Brown
Ninth Street Baptist Church
Americans Flock to Roads for Memorial Day Start
Chicago reports millions take to highways for the holiday weekend. The National Safety Council estimates 40 million automobiles will travel, with about 260 deaths and 10,000 disabling injuries expected during the period from 6 p.m. today to midnight Sunday.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Deaths and Funerals in Lawrence Area
Multiple obituary notices from Lawrence for Mrs. Jane Hyde Bernard of Topeka died in La Jolla California. She leaves a husband three children and parents M F Hyde. Also Mrs Elizabeth Rule of 1328 Kentucky Street dies in Lawrence Memorial Hospital with long time church and club memberships. Funeral at First Christian Church burial Oak Hill Cemetery. Mrs Mary Grace 77 of Oskaloosa dies at Winchester Hospital. Services at Oskaloosa Presbyterian Church with Hampton Funeral Home in charge. Survivors include spouse two daughters and two sons.
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Jane Bernard
Hamilton
Jane Hyde Bernard
la Jolla
Calif
M. F. Hyde
Topeka
Lawrence
KU School of Fine Arts
Mary Grace
Oskaloosa
Winchester Hospital
Oskaloosa Presbyterian Church
Pleasant View
Hampton Funeral Home
Grace
Mt. Pleasant
Iowa
McLouth
Christian Church
Order of Eastern Star
George Grace
Herman Myrta Watson
Ray Harriett Jeffery
Edgar
Glyde
Pico
Ben Gheen
Middies Switch to Army Officers After Graduation
ANNAPOLIS Md AP Five midshipmen slated to graduate will join the Army rather than remain in the Navy. Marshall H Wooldridge son of Admiral E Tyler Wooldridge and four others Paul F Keefe Arthur Emerson John M Rourke Michael J Cronin and James W Tritz will switch services immediately after graduation, citing preference for Army service and reasons including dislike of the water. The change follows a 1950s policy permitting academy graduates to volunteer for other services.
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Annapolis
U.S. Army
Marshall H. Wooldridge
Bethesda
E. Tyler
Oklahoma man dies in crash north of Caldwell Kansas
Adriel Newton Curry, 56, of Enid Oklahoma, was killed when a car struck a bridge 44 miles north of Caldwell on K49. The driver O D Elorton, 52, also from Enid, said he fell asleep at the wheel. Elorton suffered broken legs and was listed in critical condition and transported to Enid.
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Caldwell, Kan
Adriel Newton Curry
Enid
Okla
Caldwell
K49
O. D. Elorton
Highway Patrol
Elorton
Journal-World Ad Insertion Request
A note asks readers to ensure the Journal-World is mailed to a summer address and provides a contact phone number VI 3 1000 for advance requests.
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Journal- World
Funeral services for James M. Nolan held at St Patrick's KC
Funeral services were held at St Patrick's Catholic Church in Kansas City for James M. Nolan 78 a Law rence native. He died last Saturday in Pasadena California and is buried in St Mary cemetery. Survivors include brother Paul C Nolan of Kansas City two sisters Mrs Mary M Bowman of Fresno and Sister Marie Reginalda Desion of Moose Jaw Saskatchewan Canada.
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St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Kansas City
James M. Nolan
Lawrence
St. Mary Cemetery
Nolan
N. H. St
Pasadena
Calif
Paul C. Nolan
Locust
Mary M. Bowman
Fresno
Marie Reginalda Desion
Moose Jaw
Saskatchewan
Canada
Mrs May Evans 70 lifelong Lawrence area resident dies
Mrs May Evans, 70, a lifelong Lawrence resident, died Thursday afternoon at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. She lived at 1745 Tenn St and was born in Lakeview. Funeral services will be announced by Bowser Lee Mortuary. She was a 20 year member of Ninth Street Baptist Church and belonged to the Century Art Club, Entrenous Club, and formerly to the Queen Ester Club. Survivors include three sisters, two nieces, and one nephew.
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May Evans
Lawrence
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Tenn. St
Lakeview
Bowser-Lee Mortuary
Ninth Street Baptist Church
Century Art Club
Entrenous Club
Queen Ester Club
William Tutt
Alberta Brown
Katherine Hawkins
Kansas City, Mo
Baldwin High School Graduates Hear Principal and Speaker
Baldwin eighth graders heard Chalmer Martin, former Baldwin teacher, urge leadership, responsibility, and education as 32 pupils received diplomas. Principal Floyd Rogers and donor Don Nutt presented diplomas. invocation by Charles Coldsmith. The 31 graduates later heard Baker University dean Dr. Benjamin A. Gessner speak. salutatory by Martha Ann Butell and valedictory by Sarah C. Rodewald.
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Chalmer Martin
Baldwin High School
Baldwin
Martin
Floyd Rogers
Don Nutt
Schol Board
C. A. Gordon
Rogers
Charles Coldsmith
Linda Ackley
Storme Anderson
Barbara Jean Betts
Barbara Kay Boyd
Phil Brecheisen Jr
Ronnie Brooks
Charles Brewer
David Deckwa
Donna ‘DeGraffenreid
Harold D. Deshazer
Billy Dillard
Jerry Dillard
Robert Dyer
Bob Ford
Pamela Foreman
Louie Hendricks Jr
Sharon Hey
Beverly Johnson
Sharon Justice
Linda Knee
Martha Ann Butell
Sarah C. Rodewald
Ninth Graders Cited at Central Junior High School
About 460 ninth-grade pupils were honored Thursday afternoon in the CJHS auditorium at a Recognition Program. The event featured speaker Karl D. Edwards of the University Education School, musical numbers, and greetings from William D. Wolfe.
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Central Junior High School
CJHS
Karl D. Edwards
Kansas University Education School
Robert Zillcox
Christus
Msgr
George Towle
St. John’s Catholic Church
William D. Wolfe
William R. Hamble
Neal M. Wherry
Lawrence High
J. J. Krimmer
Assembly of God Church
Man Killed by Bus in Kansas City Crossing
Floyd Baxter a 54 year old hospital employee died after being struck by a Kansas City Public Service Company bus at Linwood and Main Street in Kansas City. The incident occurred today and authorities are investigating.
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Kansas City
Floyd Baxter
Journal-World Vacation Plans Include Mail Away Option
Advertisers urge readers to add the Journal-World to their travel plans offering either a mail away or a vacation pak service to receive daily issues while away. The notice highlights convenient options for subscribers and travelers seeking uninterrupted access.
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Journal-World
Adv
KU Events Mark University Centennial Week Activities
The article lists campus events across three days including All University Commencement supper with Chancellor Murphy’s annual report, Class of 1959 senior breakfast in the Kansas Union, a university reception, and special reunions for Mortar Board Class of 1909 1919 1934 and the Gold Medal Club. Rear Adm Basil N Rittenhouse Jr will speak at joint commissioning exercises for 68 ROTC officers at University Theater.
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Kansas Union
Murphy
Mortar Board
J. Neale Carman
Gold Medal Club
KU Endowment Association
Alumni Association
Basil N. Rittenhouse, Jr
Navy Department
Washington
Army
Air Force
Naval Rotc
Miners Die in Blast at Metz France Coal Shaft
An explosion 2000 feet underground in a Metz coal mine killed 16 miners and burned 25 others. A side shaft had been condemned for dangerous gas pockets. workers were sealing it off when the blast occurred.
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Metz
France
In Memoriam for a Dear Husband and Father
An obituary style memory note marks the first anniversary of a cherished husband father and son. It lists mourners including his mother Mrs Maggie Redford wife Mrs Gladys Redford and six children and families Wayne Bob James Nadine Christie and Sharon Redford.
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Maggie Redford
Gladys Redford
Wayne
Bob
James
Nadine Christie
Peratve Pippert
Sharon Redford
Treasury to seek higher debt limit next week
The Treasury plans to ask Congress to raise the temporary debt ceiling to about 290 or 295 billion dollars to cover autumn borrowing as tax receipts lag. The current limit is 288 billion, set to revert to 283 billion by June 30, with officials unsure of the final requested amount.
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Washington
Treasury
Congress
Memorial Hospital Notes Dismissals and Births
Memorial Hospital lists dismissals including Donna Marvin Harold Fisher Karolyn Kurtz Edgerton Phillip Wood Helen Pretchett Linwood Janet Zieske Charlotte Ikenberry Roberta Ewing Lawrence Steele DeSoto Sandra Grimes Donald Alle bach Jr Norma Dotson Dean Coffman plus births for Kenneth Ikenberry and spouse a daughter.
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Donna Marvin
Elm St
Harold Fisher
Vt. St
Karolyn Kurtz
Edgerton
Phillip Wood
W. 4Rd
Helen Pretchett
Linwood
Janet Zieske
R. I. St
Charlotte Ikenberry
N. 4Th St
Roberta Ewing
Lawrence Steele
DeSoto
Sandra Grimes
Route 1
Donald Allebach Jr
Park Hill
Norma Dotson
la. St
Dean Coffman
Memorial Day Observances and Local Items in Lawrence
Lawrence officials note closures on Memorial Day with City Hall and Courthouse open Monday. Cemeteries saw families placing flowers while groundskeepers finished spring upkeep. Greenhouses report high demand for blooms and potted plants as peonies sell out. A Kansas City TV show will feature dance pupils of Mrs. Virginia Loncar and Julie Ann Loncar on a Saturday 11 am program.
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Lawrence
Kansas City
Virginia Loncar
Leawood
L. B. Sanders
A. L St
Kansas
Julie Ann Loncar
Frank “Loncar
Therogram
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