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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1949
Page
2
Kansas City reports a subdued stock market with a timid late advance and mixed commodity tones. Slaughter steers commanded 83 with varied cattle and hog quotables while grain and metal issues softened after morning gains.
Markets mixed with gains in cotton and wheat strong on expert outlook. Corn remains firm on demand while oats ease. hogs active, cattle inch higher, and local wheat and corn prices cited alongside egg and butter figures.
Franciso, Nov 22. A 21-year-old reform school graduate known as Christy confessed to about 150 burglaries since last year. He claimed an average payoff of 2400 a week, spent in night clubs and on jewelry, and said he began stealing from milk bottles to cars. He hopes to return to Japan as a civilian after serving time and mentions a Japanese wife and small daughter. Police check the San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Portland burglaries tied to his claims.
Citizens and women club groups in Los Angeles meet with law enforcement to demand stricter policing of sex offenders after a string of brutal child killings. Fred Stroble, 66, faces murder charges in one case. Paul Gutierrez, 25, is charged in another. Details include the death of 17 month old Josephine Yanez near Fresno and a 6 year old Linda Joyce Glacott in an unrelated case. The Detroit News agency has offered a $40,000 reward for eight unsolved Michigan cases. In Idaho and nearby areas, additional assaults and discoveries renew public fear.
Coming Missouri November 22. Search was abandoned for three duck hunters missing and believed drowned after a river trip near here Sunday. Surviving member Marvin Dougherty, 24, of Preston Nebraska, described starting for the Nebraska shore as high waves filled the boat. Clifford Mackey 31 Falls City Nebraska Francis Mackey the Mackey brothers and Leon Stand 23 Tulsa Ohio were the others in the boat.
Topeka announces CPIL-Approval for Sunflower Sales Co. of Dodge City and a retailer's license for Ruth B. Cordis of Wamego. State Liquor Enforcement Director Arthur A. Herrick disclosed the actions on November 22.
Memorial Hospital records show patients and locations including Letha Churchbaugh Baldwin E Frick 1235 Kentucky Street and Jacob Hayes 1300 New Jersey Street along with Dorothy Newman Edwin Mrs Arlene Wedel Tonoganoxie Cecil Orr Baldwin Route.
Readable items list several residents and addresses including Mrs Vila Belle Green of 800 Ohio Route 5 Dorothea Van Nice with baby and Route 5 and Robert Koerner at 1 New York Street.
Mr and Mrs Kelsey Spotts of Dago welcomed a daughter yesterday. Mr and Mrs Joseph White of Sun welcomed a son yesterday.
Michael O Connell two year old son of Mr and Mrs John G O Connell was taken to emergency after a fall during play left him with a head cut. Gleaner club at St Luke church announces Suttles dinner on November 23 priced 65c.
Lawrence plans a Thanksgiving lineup with a morning church service and a turkey dinner followed by a Lions versus Cadets football game at Hans Kell Stadium. Tickets cost 75 cents for adults and 25 cents for youths, making a family of five about 2.25 dollars. The game marks the last home clash until next season, bringing mixed emotions to town fans.
A Lawrence couple allegedly used a bid double and redouble routine to secure high score prizes at a nearby city bridge club. The man would jump to a slam, his wife would double, he would redouble, and they would take five or six tricks, winning multiple first prizes until fellow players foiled the scheme.
The morning weather grimly notes clear and cold as city workers install a new roof on the north half of City Hall. A young father asks if a five year old can enjoy an electric train. A card operator who scored Kansas 61 and 7 against Missouri left town with about $3000 owed to local gamblers.
Welfare agencies say roughly twelve needy families received Thanksgiving aid after callers requested help and agencies matched them with large families needing meals.
Ralph Montell and Klaus Abegg found their river blind ruined by bank walkers who fired a 22 caliber rifle at fifteen wooden decoys, shooting off heads and damaging several. The incident underscores how some adults misuse firearms in hunting contexts.
Claude Clifton Golden 63 a retired Iola Kansas farmer died in Wichita today after years of farming near Sedatis Missouri Survivors include his widow and two daughters Claudia and Edna Mae Golden at the home address
About 205 snake species and varieties exist in the United States, but fewer than 15 percent pose real danger to people. The statement highlights the relative rarity of harmful snakes in the country.
Washington seeks to resolve a dispute after Bell system telephone companies boost worker pensions sparking union protest. The Communications Workers of America says the changes were made without bargaining and plans to file unfair labor practice charges. The changes raise minimum pensions to 75 for 20 year workers and 100 after 65, with higher averages claimed by the company. The plan shifts social security deductions differently for retirees depending on pension level.
William R. Stotler 80 a veteran Kansas newspaperman died at his Tacoma Washington home. Born November 9 1869 in Emporia he worked on the Emporia News Wellington Daily News Kansas City Journal Minneapolis Spokane Spokesman-Review Wichita Beacon before moving to Tacoma 25 years ago where he served at the Tacoma News Tribune. Survived by his widow three sisters Mrs Harry Woods Wellington Kan Mrs Lavera Seltzer Emporia and Miss Mayme Stotler Oklahoma City funeral set in Tacoma next Wednesday with burial there.
In Avem (Avlade) Texas on November 22 John Nance Gardner marked his 81st birthday by shelling pecans on a porch oilcloth table at dawn. He called the pecan crop the worst in 35 years and said the market was not worth much. Cactus Jack planned to shell two hundred pounds for $1.50 local price and posed for a photo with Victor Dittmar of the Uvalde News Leader who invited him to return next year for his eighty second birthday.
In a morning trial in district court the jury ruled for defendant Orville H. Carey of 1912 Rhode Island Street. Edward P. Spaulding the plaintiff was found contributorily negligent for an accident at the Seventeenth and Massachusetts intersection on November 5, 1946. Spaulding sought nearly 15000 dollars for damages from being struck by Carey's car while crossing. Jurors also found Spaulding not crossing at a proper intersection.
In Atchison Kansas on November 22 police chief Charles Lyman said Jerry Vernon Walton 21 was captured by FBI agents and local officers at a city hotel. FBI's Dwight Brantley reported Walton had escaped from Bakersfield California county jail and faces return to California for custody. He offered no resistance.
Ed die Webber, 56, was taken to Lansing Penitentiary to begin a 20 year term for the fatal shooting of Wilma Betty Bugh, 41, on August 20. Webber pleaded guilty to second murder on November 15 and was sentenced by District Judge Clark A. Wallace.
In county court Judge Gray found the men guilty of drinking in a public place. Each defendant was fined $10 plus court costs.
Arkansas City Kansas November 22 The national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars calls a world government resolution before a congressional committee dangerous and insidious. Clyde A. Lewis of Plattsburg New York warns the United World Federalists plan would strip U S sovereignty and citizenship. He says it would remove powers over commerce transportation taxes and military forces. Lewis spoke to 500 veterans in southern Kansas and northern Oklahoma on Post 1254 official business then planned to visit Governor Frank Carlson in Topeka.
Subsoil moisture for the 1950 Kansas wheat crop remains abundant in the eastern areas while the western two thirds report dry topsoil. Nitrogen deficiency and leaf yellowing appear in drier zones. Orange rust and scattered green bug infestations noted. Corn and grain sorghum harvests continue, while livestock stay in good condition with ample pasture.
Baldwin area notes from Wichita visitors to Kaaiwaia and Baker alumni. Funeral services were held for Eliza Frances Hyland at Annunciation Catholic Church Baldwin with burial in Annunciation cemetery. Local residents visit relatives for Thanksgiving and plan travel to St Joseph Missouri and Lincoln Nebraska. Local social news covers hospital stays university ties and sorority events.
The family thanks all who sent sympathy during their hour of sadness. Your kindness has made their loss a little easier to bear. A. E. Strode, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Hardiman, Mr. and Mrs. Asa Sampson.
The Baldwin-Baker Sunday Evening club held its second meeting with supper at 8 30. The community choir sang two selections and tenor soloist Mrs. F C Leitaker performed. Governor Carlson spoke on Christian Citizenship. Members entertained Governor and Mrs Carlson and many friends visited the Horn home after. Mrs Hayes presided at the refreshment table as spiced tea cake and nuts were served amidst a mum centerpiece.
Eudora families hosted dinners and visits with relatives including Miss Burns and S K Fitzgerald of Richland and Mr and Mrs Willard Fitzgerald. Rhodes Scholar Thad Marsh featured in Life magazine after attesting to two years at Oxford University.
Mrs. Ira Rothrock expresses gratitude for the many cards letters and gifts received on her eightieth birthday.
Kansas City November market values show Bee Extras 18a750. Current receipts and butter prices vary with quality. Quarters and broilers range around 67 to 94 pounds, turkey weights and prices listed including capons, ducks, pigeons, and squabs per dozen.
Report lists livestock receipts with cattle about 200 head and calves around 500, sheep near 2 000, noting variation in market activity. No other robust details are provided in the readable fragments.
Scattered price notes show cattle and lambs figures, with mentions of skins and yearlings. Reads as a rough classified livestock ad fragment with prices like 23 dollars and 35 dollars for two year olds, but text is garbled and incomplete.
The livestock market closes with cows and calves near steady, but steers and heifers vary. Prices range from about 22 to 30 for fed cattle with moderate activity, while bulls vealers and stockers show mixed demand and sows, sheep, and stags move at lower bids. overall activity softer than Monday.
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