Local Notices and Family Updates Across Several States
A batch of short notices covers military service, travel, and family events. Pvt. Lee Infantry unit member from Route 6 Japan is noted as in service since last January. Mrs. Pipes will travel to Wichita this evening for a financial matter. Mrs. Marion Lenin and Mrs. W. T. Douce appear in health and visit contexts. Mrs. Widdemann marks her ninety eighth birthday at 1611 Massachusetts Street. Mrs. Nelle Smarts visits her brother Fred Lemeritt and son Clare in Kansas City and Washington. Mrs. Robert Walker receives treatment at a clinic in Wichita. Howard E. Miller of Los Angeles arrives to visit his mother and Mrs. Harman, returning from a two week Atlantic Coast business trip with six Harold R. Swanton officials. Mrs. Harman also toured Columbus and Portsmouth, Ohio, and St. Louis with relatives. Russell Steen travels to Chillicothe, Missouri after his father Edwin Steen’s sudden death. Mrs. Steen will join him there tonight.
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Shu
Japan
Lee
Liberty Memorial High
H. E Pipes
Wichita
Marion Pe Lenin
W. T. Douce
Gome
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City
William Widdemann
Massachusetts Street
Nelle Smarts
Washington
Fred E. Lemeritt
Clare D. Smart
Robert S. Walker
Ermontatreet
Howard E. Miller
Lous Angeles
Calif
Ethel Harman
M. E. Phenicie
Atlantic Coast
Harold RK. Swanton, Inc
Precision Bearings Company
Harman
V. C. Ball
Mary Ellen Miller
Professor Ball
Columbus
Ohio
Portsmouth
St. Louis
Russell Steen
Chillicothe
Edwin Steen
Oklahoma A and M wins meat judging contest
Oklahoma A and M college captured top honors at the inter national livestock exposition meat judging contest in Chicago. High individual honors went to Tom Lacey of University of Wisconsin. The Oklahoma three man team scored 2694 of 2120 possible, beating Iowa college by five points and Wisconsin third with 2671. Bennie Doane, L. E. Castle, and Donald Wakeman headed the winning Oklahoma squad.
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Chicago
Oklahoma A. & M. College
University of Wisconsin
Tom Lacey
Madison
Wis
Oklahoma
Iowa College
Wisconsin
Bennie Doane
Fairview
L. E. Castle
Jet
Donald Wakeman
Perry
Wakeman
Doane
States
Canada
County Fair Board Names Officers for 1950
The Douglas County Fair association held its annual meeting naming Pete Bahnmaier president Wright Bertschinger vice president Carl Kampaschroeder secretary and Willig Colman treasurer. The group set tentative plans for the 1950 fair and scheduled it for August 30 31 and September 1.
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Douglas County Fair Association
Pete Bahnmaier
Wright Bertschinger
Carl Kampaschroeder
Willig Colman
Federal grants aid stream pollution studies
Washington reports grants from the federal security agency totaling nearly a million dollars for stream pollution studies. Kansas receives 13 697 Missouri 19 859. Most funds, 782 979, go to states with five interstate agencies sharing 72 400 and 67 508 for industrial waste studies. Oregon is called the Valentine State after joining the union on February 14 1859.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kansan
Missouri
Federal Security Agency
FSA
Probe airs tragedy shows Love Field crash details
Investigators studied wreckage and pilot statements after a 60 passenger airliner bound from New York to Mexico City crashed near Love Field in Dallas killing 28 and injuring 18. Capt Laurens Claude reported No 4 engine fire and loss of fuel flow before the left wing dropped, leading to a fatal impact.
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Dallas
Leder Poe
Art
New York
Mexico City
Love Field
Itone
Laurens
Tommy) Claude
Robert FE. Lewis
Frances Hadeon
Man Seeks Divorce After Wife Planned Murder Plot
Meadville Pennsylvania reports Edward O Hirschman 47 sues for divorce from Theresa Hirschman 38 now in state prison for plotting to kill him. She was sentenced to an indeterminate term after being convicted of conspiracy and assault with intent to murder. Commonwealth says she plotted with Clyde Ayers 34 to kill him to claim his insured $50 000 farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meadville
Edward O. Hirschman
Hirschman
Theresa Hirschman
Muncy
Kansas-Rockhurst Hoop Match On Sale At KU Office
Tickets for the Kansas versus Rockhurst college basketball game in Kansas City Missouri go on sale at the KU athletic office for Saturday night at 8 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas-Rockhurst
Kansas City
K. U. Athleic
Mild Kansas month ranks as seventh warmest on record
November in Kansas was unusually mild with Topeka reporting an average around 40 degrees the warmest since 1931 and no snow statewide for the month. December forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and cooler highs in the 45 to 55 range.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Richard Garrett
Garrett
Anthony
Goodland
Garden City
Police vow tougher beats to curb year end robberies
In Tokyo officials say December robberies rise as debts are settled before year’s end. Police will begin heightened patrols to curb the surge, tracing the traditional sense of honor associated with clearing debts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Edina Youth Charged with Second Degree Murder
A 17 year old boy from Edina Missouri faces a second degree murder charge after a coroner's jury found he suffocated his cousin William S Karhoff 17 during a party. Testimony from Carlene Pruett 14 described James Karhoff pinning Williams arms and pressing his hand to his throat for 10 to 15 minutes after a drunken gathering. Two men are also charged with liquor related offenses linked to the case.
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Edina
CRA
James Karhoff
William S. Karhoff
Carlene Pruett
William
Junior
James
Charles E. Murrell, Jr
K U Students Select Show for Spring Event
The University of Kansas Student Union Activities Committee chooses West of Abilene for the College Date production. May 2 3 4 5 are the show dates with Edith Malott named producer and Jerome Mandl as musical director. Students write the script songs and music and will fill all production roles. Previous College Daze shows were well received.
Fort Lewis Aggies Accept Bowls Bid in Little Rose Bowl
Durango Colorado November 30 The Fort Lewis Aggies have accepted a bid to meet the Tyler Texas Junior College Apaches in Tyler Texas December 10 in the Little Rose Bowl game. The Aggies are the Colorado Junior College football champions.
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Durango
Colo
Fort Lewis
November Weather Mild As It Leaves 1949 Scene
November bowed out of 1949 with clear skies and mild temperatures across most of the nation. A late November warm spell set record highs for the date in several cities including 91 in San Antonio and 74 in Atlanta. Readings were above normal across the central and eastern states with only Maine and some high Rockies reporting sub-freezing temps. Maine saw snow and rain while Washington and Oregon had rain.
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Mercury
San Antonio
Tex
Atlanta
Maine
Rock Mountain States
Washington
Oregon
December Board of Education Meeting GO District
The GO district board will meet Monday evening at 7 20 at the senior high school building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education of School District GO
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Oklahoma Aggie
AL Lauter
Lauter
Aate
Probe Air
B.T.U
Jerrys
Atures Stromate
Rochester
N. Y
Nicholas Brooks
Kan
Brooks
Rome
Orsenus D. Bitely, Jr
Gilda Brooks
Lake Ontario
Oklahoma City
FBI
American Colonies
Boston “Public Occurrences
Reusch
Lal
9Th
Mississippi
Stowits Rexall Drug Store
Ciy
Joe Hamlin
Kirksville
Frank Karhoff
K. U
Earl Wright
Newton & Jerome
Illinois
Authorized Kimball
Ifty Santas
Funto
BAYON
Fede Weathered
TVA
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