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Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Oct 05, 1955

Page

15

Hunt Under Way For 3 Mental Patients

SCRANTON PA three inmates of Farview State Hospital for the Criminally Insane slipped custody after overpowering guards and remain at large in a round the clock manhunt. Ernest Johnson 42 Pittsburgh and Richard Williams 38 Johnstown are the other two still pursued with authorities fearing knives may be involved. Three other escapees Benjamin Porter Frampton Lundy and Alphonso Backus were recaptured within ten hours of fleeing.

Scranton Farview State Hospital Orn Cook Beager Falls Ernest Johnson Pittsburgh Richard Williams Johnstown Benjamin Porter Philadelphia Frampton Lundy Rockville Center N. Y Alphonso Backus

13 Persons to Testify In Hearing on Crackup Near Ft. Leonard Wood

Thirteen witnesses were scheduled to testify in a Civil Aeronautics Board hearing into the Aug. 4 crash of an American Airlines Convair near Ft. Leonard Wood Missouri. Yesterday CAB investigators and airline staff described changes in engine cylinder part checks after the tragedy and noted prior warnings about loose or defective studs.

Ft. Leonard Wood Springfield Civil Aeronautics Board American Airlines Convair Kenneth C. Sonner Washington

Weather Dispatch Across The Midwest And South

Rain drenched central Missouri and parts of Oklahoma with two inches in Columbia. Floodwaters forced over 500 people from homes in Wichita Falls. Mild eastern weather contrasted with wet conditions in the Great Lakes region and southern plains. Temperatures ranged from 31 in Idaho to 82 in Galveston Texas.

Wise Mid-Continent Misissippi Valley Texas Souern Plains Great Lakes Region Missouri Oklahoma Columbia Wichita Falls Tex Mullen Pass Idaho Galveston Midwest Atlantic Seaboard Virginia

Military personnel notices and a Missouri obituary

Weekend visits feature Lt Clarke Keys at home with parents. Lt Keys is stationed at Vance AFB Oklahoma. Kolars graduates from NCO Academy at McChord AFB Washington after a three week course. Navy Lt Leslie Rose participates in antisubmarine NATO exercises with US UK Portugal and France, ships docking in Lisbon for liberty. Pvt William Mersey Jr transfers to Fort Eustis Virginia. previously worked at Evans Electric in Kansas City. Funeral services for Dr Dudley S Conley dean emeritus of Missouri School of Medicine set for tomorrow.

Navy Leslie J. Rose L. H. Rose United States Great Britain Portugal France Lisbon William H. Mersey Jr W. H. Mersey Fort Meade Fort Eustis 763Rd Transportation Railway Mers Evans Electric Company Kansas City Army Fort Ord Calif Columbia Dudley S. Conley Meritus University of Missouri School of Medicine Old Daugherty Harry White Roy Daugherty Lawrence SFC Korea Japan R. R Eub Bishop Stamm Bohnsack Shawnee Lake Clayton Bohnsack Zella Bohnsack Elmer Bohnsack Milton Bohnsack Jim Bohnsack Gene Bohnsack Oklahoma Richard Richard Hart Wally Bohnsack Emogene Romine Baby Topeka

Community notices and church events fill Wamego weekend

The item lists a 10 week Maxine Lindly course with openings for a few days, Saturday dances at 8 15 p.m. and numerous local activities. Attendees include Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Hazelwood, Evabelle Gerstenberger, Dorothy Askin, Ruth By rneton, and many area families. Public notices cover church reunions, youth rallies, room mothers at Holy Family School and the EUB Church annex dedication.

Maxine Lindly Glenn Hazelwood Wentworth, Mo Lawrence Dorothy Askin Ruth Byrneton Ellsworth Mary Young Robert Zillner Thildren Overland Park Joe Zillner William Neustifter Jess Haney Ella Gerstenberger Emporia Kaw Valley American Legion Auxiliary Helen Sommer Kansas City Eudora Baptist Church of the Baptist Church Holy Family School Pauline Gilroy Catherine Abel Elsie Hawk Freddie Schehrer Edgar Grosdidier Frank Mayer Gerald Grosdidier Blue Hills Anna Miller Gardner Alta Jennings EUB Charley Sommer San Springs Okla Wamego John Sommer Sommer Frank Charley Albert Sommer Assembly of God Church Evangelist Allen Musbach

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