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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1950
Page
2
A wartime era baseball recap notes DiMaggio homered to give the Yankees a brief lead as Reynolds struggled through a long scoreless stretch. The PHillies tied the game late, with a sequence of misplays and defensive squeezes shaping the tense, error riddled contest.
County and state law officers raided Leonard Trapp residence near Eu dora and seized several bottles of alleged whiskey and wine. A liquor investigator said a bottle was bought by an officer posing as a customer before the arrest. Trapp, 67, is in custody at the county jail. The raid occurred about 12:45 AM at his home a half mile northwest of Endora. Charges of illegal possession and sale were expected to be filed by the county attorney in district court later today.
Alfred Allen pled guilty in county court to disturbing the peace and being drunk in a public place. Judge Frank Gray fined 475 on the first count and 10 on the second, with commitment to the county jail and a payment plan stated.
A hospital and city street list records births and residents including Esther Kack Eudii Charlotte Lathrom SIL Ohnestry Dannie Rogers and others. mentions Effie Kampschraeder Esther Wage Elm street Otis and baby Gaines and Mabel Nieder 1744 street Margaret Stanwix Anne Werner and baby Shirley TS Holder New Hampshire street Fay Alexander and baby Sunflower Georgia Todd and baby 1201 New York street Mary Transue Rhode Island street Chares rac que 640 Rhode Island street A H Sanders 1519 Alabama street.
Birth notices list several families with newborns including Mr and Mrs Bert English in Ohio street, Mr and Mrs A E Fletcher at 1705 Minois street, a son yesterday, Mr and Mrs Edgar Rogge from Sunday, John Wall, a son yesterday, Mr and Mrs Earl Shurtz on Ay qenneeeee street, a daughter, and Mr and Mrs Clyde Blakely at 1810 Louisiana street, a son today.
Antiques from Lawrence and four other states will be displayed over a three day show sponsored by the Topeka Antique Dealers Association at the Topeka Municipal Auditorium Exhibition Hall. The event runs Thursday to Saturday daily 10 am to 10 pm.
In Philadelphia Vic Raschi was pitching and thieves rifled his hotel room stealing 60 World Series tickets. The intruders also hit Frank Scott's room nearby taking $1300 in jewelry belonging to Deott's wife Bettye.
Information from Sheridan Wyoming confirms Neal Baxter husband of Maxine Harrett of here was killed in action in Korea. Formerly of Lawrence and a Liberty Minor School attendee, he leaves a wife, two children a son and daughter aged three, and a sister Mrs Rob Beck who now lives in Sheridan. Baxter and his wife had earlier lost relatives in Japan.
Friends University in Wichita announced total enrollment of 506 students for the new term on October 5. A record freshman class of 175 accompanies 144 GI students, with Methodists leading denominations at the Quaker school and 185 members versus 95 from the Society of Friends in Topeka. The Kansan Motor River Association will hold an interstate truck reciprocity hearing on October 18 to address trucker issues for Kansas legislative council study.
Pi Ahene Fuson, 17, Chickasaw, selected as visiting queen for the 19th annual Arkalalah festival in Selected Queen Arkansas City. Fuson, a senior at Chiiveco Indian School, is daughter of T C Fuson of Tishomingo Oklahoma.
In Hannibal Missouri on October 5 district judge O C Wibrant aged 80 from Woodward Oklahoma wed his longtime sweetheart Mary Georgia Monroe of Hannibal. The pair has known each other for more than thirty years and renewed their vows in a simple ceremony in Hannibal.
The article outlines the 1950 Korea invasion by North Korea, the drawn Parallel 38 dividing zones, and UN forces planning a unified Korea. It notes rapid UN victory against the North, while detailing uncertain future allied strikes and continued North Korean resistance around Uijongbu and near Seoul.
The surgeon general’s office reports 100,413 of examined men were rejected in August, a 4.5 percent rate, with 12,281 undergoing pre induction tests. Intelligence test failures rose to 17.6 percent in August from July, while other rejection categories fell or held steady as acceptances improved.
Great Bend Kansas October 5 A Gov Frank Carlson said he would fly to Independence tomorrow to attend funeral services for Rep Herbert A Meyer who died Monday Carlson the Republican U S senator candidate was on a campaign tour His schedule includes Minneapolis Minnesota tomorrow and he would leave there at 1130 a m Funeral services for Meyer will be held in Independence at 2 p m tomorrow
Chicago architect Paul Schweikher will visit the University of Kansas October 17 and 18 as a visiting lecturer for the architecture department. He will deliver a public lecture October 15 at 3 p.m. in Strong Auditorium and will inspect and critique student work during his stay. Schweikher is senior partner at Schweikher and Elting of Chicago. In Wellington, a fatal accident occurred October 5 near Udall injuring O C Vandervoort and killing Alma Vandervoort in a car plunge into a ditch. highway patrol investigated.
Albert Fred Zimmerli 60 of Linwood died last night at Kansas University Medical Center Kansas City after a six week illness. Funeral set for Saturday at 2 40 PM from Schubert Funeral Home burial in Mount Sidney Cemetery Linwood Survived by wife Nellie sons Carl Elmer Howard Albert all of Lenape two daughters Ruth Bryant and Greace Bagby both of Eudora and 15 grandchildren
Mrs. Harry Winters Sr expresses gratitude to friends relatives and neighbors for powers cards and acts of kindness shown during her long illness noting they were deeply appreciated.
A senior U S Army Air Forces officer with a long career from 1915 to present arrives by silver plane to the KU campus and airport for a routine inspection. He is greeted by Colonel Moore and meets Captain Terrell and Colonel Kumpe before heading to a luncheon.
In Vienna, halt traffic protests clash with police as Austrian license holders face restrictions and demonstrators attempt march routes. Reds seize federal buildings. police fight back at a third site while other bands roam streets. In Topeka, Dr. Hugh A. Hope pleads guilty to narcotics charges, with fifteen counts remaining dismissed.
New York stock and commodities report shows gains in mills and steel shares while rails sag. Cotton firm. wheat slightly down. diverse futures and livestock markets detail price moves, with Kansas City and Chicago markets noting receipts, hogs, cattle, and poultry trends. Notable mentions include Coca Cola and U.S. Steel among several listed firms and a brief note on a Chilean mine disaster and President Truman’s yacht voyage.
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