Snowbound Kansas Roads Spark Statewide Rescue Effort
Highway crews and National Guard units battled heavy snow across Western and Central Kansas as a fierce blizzard stranded hundreds. Four deaths are attributed to the storm, while Topeka officials report near-total standstill and intensive road-clearing operations with dozens of machines deployed. Some missing persons later reported safe as Governor Edward F. announced updates.
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Ed Burge
Kansas State
L. E.tripp
Welen Stickel
Traffic accidents reported to authorities
Six wrecks were reported to authorities Wednesday. Five were in the city, one outside. No injuries were reported. The outside-city crash occurred near four miles east of Lawrence on Highway K-10 at 4 p.m. involving Carl Perkins of 1510 Mass. St and Edith Warkentin of Chicago. Slippery pavement was blamed. Wrecker service faced mechanical issues but was dispatched again. City crashes were minor with no extensive damage or street spots blamed.
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Lawrence
Carl Perkins
Mass. St
Edith Warkentin
Chicago
Employees Donate Pay To Family Of Co Worker In Pa
In OPLE Pennsylvania workers at Halstead and Mitchell Co in Western Pennsylvania donate their pay on Thanksgiving. The firm matches contributions dollar for dollar to the Lambert family's disaster fund after a fire killed two children and injured others at the Lambert home. Senior partner Byron Halstead praised the town's Thanksgiving spirit.
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Halstead and Mitchell Co
Pennsylvania
Earl Lambert
Lambert
Halstead and Mitchell
Byron Halstead
Towa Family Hosts Two Unexpected Guests
Oakland Iowa residents Roy and Mrs Williams welcomed two travelers stranded by a snowbound U S Highway 6 hill near their farm six miles west of town. A bread truck and several families stopped for Thanksgiving provisions. Snow plow arrived late Wednesday, guests departed.
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Roy Williams
Iowa
Williams Farm
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Williams
Policemen in Louisville Show Health Deficits
A Louisville survey found 14 percent of 438 police officers physically unsuited for duty. 184 overweight, 116 high blood pressure, 87 vision below standard, 2 blind, 79 with hearing defects. Officials blame low pensions for early retirements.
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Louisville
James E. Thornberry
Thornberry
Taea
Fire Survivors Sit Quietly in Wake of Hospital Blaze
Huntington reporters recount the deadly fire at Building No. 2 of Huntington State Hospital. Fourteen women and children died, seven patients and three firefighters hospitalized, as survivors watched in silence amid smoke and rescue efforts.
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Dick and
Bill Harwood Huntington
W. Va
Mercury Tumbles to Season's Low
Weather and travel notes describe a major winter storm affecting Kansas with a blizzard, closing stores in Douglas County while KU students return after weekend travel. Thanksgiving observances include community service at Plymouth Congregational Church and various church services, with families praying at home.
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Holiday Weekend Snack Cookies And Quick Fruit Cake Mix
A holiday weekend recipe describes cold turkey sandwiches with salad, fruit cookies, and sweet pickles. It provides a batter method using fruit cake mix, egg, walnuts, confectioners sugar, and water, yielding 33 cookies baked at 350F for 15 minutes with a glaze of sugar and water.
Secretary earns more than San Diego mayor in city pay row
In San Diego Ruby Schneider, secretary to Mayor John Butler, earns 5004 dollars yearly under civil service rules, while the mayor's pay remains 5000 dollars. The mayor's salary has not changed since 1932.
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Calif
Ruby Schneider
John Butler
Butler
Thanksgiving Meals Across Lawrence Were Widely Served
The Journal-World notes 692 service members on this mailing list will receive the paper. Weather observer Walter Schwarz reports 3.2 inches of snow near Worden and 1.79 inches moisture over three days. Local hospitals and jails planned turkey dinners with phones, cranberries, mashed potatoes, stuffing, and pie for Thanksgiving.
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Journal-World
Walter Schwarz
Worden
Lawrence
Holiday Spirit Rescues Hard-Luck Dallas Man
Dallas man Urquhart, stranded on Thanksgiving Day when his old sedan stalled in downtown, received an unexpected $80 from a passing woman in a limousine. He, unemployed and paying medical bills for a year, said the gift helped cover clothes for his four year old twins Eddie and Wesley, describing it as a pretty nice surprise.
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Dallas
Garland Dee Urquhart
Urquhart
Eddie
Wesley
White Russian officers bid to form Japan branch of league
Yomiuri reports two former czarist army officers plan a Japan chapter of the International Russian League to raise manpower and materials for an international Russian military force aimed at toppling the Soviet government. Other Asian branches are planned. the league started in Brussels last month. Baglevski and Tcherneshansky are named leaders. Baglevski sought asylum in 1925.
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Japan
International Russian League
Yomiuri
Alexander Nikolaivitch Baglevski
Tcherneshansky
Baglevki
England
Virginia
Parfait Amour Lean Days Hit French Liqueur Trade
France faces lean days for Parfait Amour as Paul Garnier notes Americans seek liqueurs with mint and chocolate flavors while gold liqueur and Parfait Amour d or gain niche appeal. Garnier touts liqueur as pleasure and happiness, with sales improving versus a decade ago.
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Paul Garnier
M. Garnier
America
Garnier
New York
NEA
Parfait
New Orleans
Navy airman returns from 23 day leave to base in San Francisco
Raymond E. Stevenson ETSN of the U S Navy leaves after a 23 day leave spent with his parents Mr and Mrs Leslie J A Stevenson in preparation to return to his base in San Francisco He plans to spend Thanksgiving with friends in Las Cruces New Mexico before resuming duties Chuck Shanahan son of Mr and Mrs Charles E Shanahan of Gardner Kansas has been appointed a cadet captain in the Air Force ROTC at the University of Kansas He will be commissioned a second lieutenant in the Air Force Reserves upon graduation The infant son of Mr and Mrs Henry Harrell 1102 Miss St died at Lawrence Memorial Hospital Graveside services were held Wednesday at Oak Hill Cemetery with Rev H Milton Sippel in charge
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ETSN
U.S. Navy
Leslie JA. Stevenson
San Francisco
Las Cruces
N.M
Chuck Shanahan
Charles E. Shanahan
Gardner
University of Kansas
Air Force Reserves
Ruary, IA
Henry Harrell
Miss. St
Lawrence Memorial Ital
Oak’ Hill Cemetery
H. Milton Sippel
Plymouth orphans mark American Thanksgiving in England
Orphan children of Plymouth England participated in Thanksgiving activities linking the town to early Pilgrims who launched the holiday. Sailors from American Destroyers Roberts joined a turkey dinner with the Men of the American Destroyers. The observance included services at Grosvenor Chapel and Immaculate Conception Church in London with U S officials and Allied bases celebrating with meals for servicemen.
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England
Roberts
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Dorchester Hotel
London
U. S
Walter Gifford
British Wales
Grosvenor Protestant Chapel
Church of the ‘Immaculate Conception
Ae High Corannisacenes
Bonn
Germany
Walter J
Res
Beta Rn
Italy
Navy
Admiral Carney
Turkey
Thankful Father Funds Surgery for Pat Calvert Johnson
A three year old Kansas City boy Pat Calvert Johnson with an incurable tumor traveled to Mayo Clinic in Rochester Minnesota. The trip was funded by Fred Johnson president of a local vending machine company whose son healed at Mayo. Mrs Charles C Raynor and Pat left by plane after a $ fund gift. Mrs Raynor said the trip is answer to prayers and God’s way to show them.
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M Clinic
Rochester
Minn
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Mitel
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Fred Johnson
Johnson
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Mayo
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Mona Lisa Stamp Becomes West German Favorite Postage Issue
A 20 pfennig commemorative Mona Lisa stamp launched last April to honor Leonardo da Vinci's work has become West Germany's top appearing postage stamp. The color reproduction issued for the Italian minister's 500th anniversary quickly sold to philatelists, with over a million printed and strong worldwide demand led by England.
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Germany
France
Louvre
West Germany
Leonardo de Vinci
England
Memorial Hospital Birth Announcement A Daughter Reported
At Memorial Hospital a daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Sievers of 323 Johnson St. The note lists numerous names including Evelyn Eislinger Sun Nower Frances Castee Tonga maxie Merle E Ingle Baldwin Nola Steid Sun flower Gwendolyn Pever Nein Vinland Arch Meinke De Soto Elmer Moss Sunflower Leo Polana Sunnyside Terry Trace Sunflower Donna Sue Janosky BA2 O St.
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Frances Castee
Tonga
Tuatara Poem Sparks Bronx Zoo Public Display
The New York Times reported the Bronx Zoo showcased a tuatara and noted its name could fit into a poem title Ode Tuatara though such a poem may not be written. At least 19 tuatara poems arrived, with one published, highlighting the reptile as sole survivor of the extinct order Thynchocephalis from 75 to 150 million years ago.
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New York Times
Bronx
Police dog finds wallet during haying search in Westlock
Farmer Bert Anderson lost a wallet containing 200 dollars while haying. After three hours of searching with three men, RCMP dog Astra located the wallet in half an hour. The article also notes that about 80 percent of England and Wales residents are urban dwellers.
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Canada
Bert Anderson
Royal Canada Mounted Police
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Wales
Stamps in the News Pan Pacific jamboree stamps and world issues
Stamps news covers Pan Pacific Scout Jamboree near Sydney from December 30 to January 9 with a 3 4 penny special stamp derived from 1948 designs. Turkey marks 75th Red Crescent anniversary with two commemoratives. Brazil honors United Nations Day with 3.80 cruzeiros stamp showing globe and dove. Japan issues two 10 yen cultural stamps featuring Terada and Okagura. Spain and Paraguay launch Isabella and Ferdinand thematic issues as part of broader commemoratives. British Papua and New Guinea issue 15 stamps with natives, maps, and industry. Stratford Shakespeare festival draws 400,000 visitors for 33 week season led by noted English actors.
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Australia
Greystones
Turkey
Turkish Red Crescent
Red Cross
Brazil
U. N
Japan
Torashiko Terada
Tenshin Okagura
Spain
Isabella
Paraguay
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Espana
Ferdinand
British
Papua
Guinea
New York Stamp Co
Turkey Carving Is No Trick to Gaynor Maddox
NEA Food and Markets Editor shares clear carving steps for a roast turkey. The guide covers removing the leg, thigh, drumstick, and white meat, plus preparing a stuffed half or whole bird with salt pepper and butter shortening glaze, then roasting per standard methods.
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Food and Markets
John B. Russell
March Playbill and Goose Lovers Highlight Local Dispatch
March IT features The Merchant of Venice, Richard III, Antony and Cleopatra, The Taming of the Shrew, and King Lear. Mont. Geese Thompson Falls profile notes George and Ruth Hartman keeping 19 Canadian geese, each named for familiarity and affection. Ruth jokes 19 is as many as they can handle. A note adds that high grade asbestos fibers can be spun and woven similar to silk or cotton.
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Antony
Cleopatra
Shrew
King Lear
Thompson Falls
Mont
George
Ruth Hartman
Hartman
Ruth
Alberta
Canada
In loving memory of Clarence Kiser husband
In loving memory of my husband Clarence Kiser who passed away two years ago on November 27 1950. Deep in the heart lies a picture of two loved ones laid to rest in memory's frame I shall keep it because he was one of the best missed by Blanche Kiser
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Clarence Kiser
Snails Offer Cash in Italy for Frugal Shoppers
In Italy snails fetch about four cents per pound on the export market. Americans rarely buy them, but garlic scented snails are a European delicacy. Five tons of Italian snails cross daily into France in crates for French gourmets.
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Italy
Don’t Put It Off Mail Your Christmas Cards Early
Readers urged to mail Christmas cards early to avoid delays from the late rush. Officials warn lingering backlogs and possible delivery slowdowns if posting is left until the final week.
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