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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1952
Page
2
War hero Marshal Papagos secure swearing in as prime minister after his right wing rally party claimed about 1 seat in the 300 member parliament. Plastiras led left center coalition won 53 seats as communists failed to gain any seat amid 12 percent of popular vote.
Defense claims government used illegally obtained evidence to indict atomic scientist Dr. Joseph W. Weinberg known as Scientist X. Taxi driver Francis J. Maloy testified about conversations with James F. McInerney, alleging officials said evidence was gathered illegally. Malloy denied recalling the alleged statements and testified about the grand jury proceedings.
CBS public affairs analyst Dwight Cooke will talk at 4 pm Thursday in Strong Auditorium KU about Our Real Secret Weapon Against Communism. The lecture is sponsored by the William J. Allen White School of Journalism and will include Washington reports and Cooke’s career highlights. He will tour the Far East after the visit, interviewing leaders and broadcasting to U.S. audiences. He is Harvard magna cum laude and Princeton summa cum laude with a long career in Time Inc CBS WCBS WCBS TV and WRUL.
A Far East Command survey led by Gen. Mark Clack reports North Korea faces near famine in many areas. Civilians migrate seeking food as 75 percent of food is seized for the army, cities empty, and Moscow and Beijing supply heavy equipment and weapons while local industry shrinks.
Several local obituaries list Belle V. Allen 80 of Vinland widow of Elmer Allen died in Topeka hospital. Graveside service Wednesday Vinland Cemetery with son Cliff and granddaughters among survivors. Also Mrs. W A Sample 72 Topeka died at home. services today Parker's Mortuary officiated. burial Rochester Cemetery. Oscar J Simon 40 Richland Route 2 died at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. funeral Wednesday St Francis Church Laaper. burial Rock Creek. Nancy Ann Hines 87 Eudora died at nursing home. funeral arrangements later. sister Mary Jane Hines survives. Abraham L Harris 91 722 N 3rd St died at County Convalescent Hospital. services Wednesday Worden Evangelical United Brethren Church. burial Worden Cemetery. many relatives survive.
The Douglas County Agricultural Extension Council holds its annual meeting at 7 30 tonight in the OOF Hall. Frank Blecha district extension agent from Manhattan provides an address, while Deal Six county farm agent presents the annual report. Elected will be the council executive board and the Alfred Bromelsick 4 H trust fund officers. Refreshments of pie and coffee will close the meeting. Over 150000 Pennsylvan ia coal industry workers noted.
Al Stratton of Timber-Detroit Axle Co spoke at the Lawrence Rotary Club on the growth of motor trucks, noting trucks carry 75 percent of tonnage and are a fundamental part of commerce. He argued highway use taxes reflect truck burdens and urged nationwide load restrictions. A second Rotary speaker, John Cotton, urged support for the Community Chest drive.
A rough weekend saw 88 dead or missing in civilian and military crashes. A private single engine plane from Guthrie Oklahoma to Los Angeles crashed near Dalhart Texas killing a mother father and two children. Navy and air force pilots perished in California Arizona and Illinois. An SNB trainer ran out of fuel near Boston. two navy officers escaped. Other civilian deaths occurred in Larned Kansas and Rehoboth Delaware. A separate court note concerns a child desertion case in Was County.
Seattle couple Halidor A. B. 38 a longshoreman and Josephine 35 died early Sunday. their eight children including Bev jecy 38 46 and Robert 17 survive. Coroner says vignettes of the tragedy unfold as the family plans for future care and possible Navy boot camp for Robert.
The Supreme Court refused for a second time to grant Julius and Ethel Rosenberg a hearing. Eight justices to one vote upheld the denial, paving the way for the government to seek an execution date at Sing Sing. The couple has waited 19 months in the death house. Also on Monday the court ruled that GI life policies may be paid only to living beneficiaries, not estates.
Jefferson City reports a nine day extension to Missouri duck and goose season under review by the U S Fish and Wildlife Service. Conservation director I T Bode said word arrived Monday that starting December 14 the season would gain extra hunting days to offset time lost when Governor Forrest Smith banned hunting and fishing due to extreme fire danger.
Dan Worthing a 37 year old LaClede Kansas general store proprietor died Sunday in a Topeka hospital from polio. He was the 55th known polio victim in Kansas for the year. A separate note reports James Jonas Devine fined 1.35 and costs in County Court for transporting an open bottle of liquor and committed to county jail for nonpayment. Szabad Nep criticized park rose names as too Westward and suggested more glorious titles with Communist significance.
A brief shower moved through the area, clearing by noon. November rainfall reached 0.43 inches, well below the 2.95 inch normal, failing to alleviate a persistent drought with a 13 inch deficit over the year. Fire danger drops briefly as moisture dampens dry pastures and timberlands, with limited benefit to stockwater and wheat.
Six traffic accidents were reported Saturday with one heavy loss. The most serious crash happened about 5:45 p.m. at 11th and Indiana Street involving Mrs. Raenbaugh of Kinsley and Jerry Krehnle, causing $200 damage to Raenbaugh’s car and a total loss for Krehnle’s vehicle. Other crashes involved R K Brummell and Martha Hill at 6th and Mass Streets, a collision near West Seventh Street involving a Rapid Transit bus and a station wagon, an incident at 308 West 6th Street between Art Hase and John Pierson, a Kay’s Bakery truck and a parked car at Cole’s Food Center lot, and a minor crash at 7th and Mass Streets between Barrett Wilson and Harold Rich.
At Memorial Hospital a list of births and residence details is recorded. Names include Donna Patterson Sunflower Betty Jean Caskey Sunflower Arietta Dunham 831 Garfield St Beverly Rogge Sunflower Diane Fisher 1012 Kye St James Underwood 200 W Wath St Dale Corr 1601 Midh St Margaret Chambers H 15 Mass St Shirley Givens 642 W 193rd St Alice Ritchie Bald win Catherine Nichols and baby girl Lecompton Route 1 Lara Topping 813 Tl St Marilyn Akers Sunflower Barbara Evans 1323 Oak Hill Rd Grace Swinney Fayette Mo Carol Wurtz Sunflower Chester Eugene Fanlonner RM N H S1 Mary O Bryan and baby boy Baldwin Opal Arnold 905 O St Flora Mc Gill 708 Miss St Laverta Rising Route 6 Madalyn Collins Baldwin Laura Short and baby girl 1205 Almira St Violet Todd and baby boy 332 Maple St John Mohler Over brook Harry Allen 730 Elm J a son Saturday Russell Spencer Lecompton Route 1 son Sate day John Mathia Lin wood a son Sunday Robert Lundeen Sunflower a daughter today
Three civil actions in District Court were settled out of court this morning. Sac over State Highway Can ana for land at the Stee d U.S. Highway pass west of oe Robert Beed. HG Ja Court was fined $10 and costs in County Court Saturday for failure to use a band signal.
Prairie market report shows brisk stock trading and mixed livestock action. Cattle scarce with slow trade and lower bids, hogs mostly down, calves and feeders pricing softer, cattle and hog futures echoed in local value shifts, with grain and eggs noted in inconsistent receipts.
Scarce, slight shifts in bids for oats and grains at Kansas City. Wheat futures show a 1% decline with No 2 hard and dark hard ranges 2.41 to 2.55, while No 2 red and No 3 values appear around 2.42 to 2.46 and 2.43 to 2.50 respectively. Corn bids slide with White and Yellow classes trading near 1.86 to 1.99 for White No 2, and 1.59 to 2.60 for Yellow No 2 and No 3.
The Day in Wall Street reports a comfortable Monday advance in the market with steady to higher prices. Leaders rose about two points at best while losses remained fractional, and volume neared 1.5 million shares versus Friday’s 1.7 million. Railroads traded actively, utilities rose late, and most key areas closed higher with mixed early conditions.
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