Geophysics a Vital Tool in Prospecting
Review of Geophysical Activity in Kansas Through 1956 reports geophysics as a rising tool in mineral and fuel searches. The bulletin catalogs 52 Kansas geophysical papers, with summaries of magnetic gravity electrical and seismic work. Kansas surveys note oil and gas focus and regional tests in southeastern Kansas, the Kansas River valley, Riley County, and the state’s northern border. Copies are free or 10 cents by mail from the State Geological Survey at Kansas University.
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Kansas
State Geological Survey
Kansas University
Kansas River Valley
Riley County
William W. Hambleton
Daniel F. Merriam
Engineering Sessions Planned for This Fall
Kansas University Engineering School schedules a fall series of weekly lectures in Marvin Hall room 109 at 4 pm through December 18. Topics cover applied math, nuclear energy engineering, information theory, library resources for engineers, finite difference methods, and hydraulic modeling with speakers from computation center chemical engineering electrical engineering and more.
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Kansas University Engineering School
Russell Mesler
Charles Thomas
MIT
John S. McNown
Kevin R. Jones
K. B. Irani
Robert Vosper
Joseph Shipman
Lawrence Area
Bayard Wilson
Applied Mechanics
Selma Tauber
Ralph Powell
Rocky Mountain
Marvin Hall
School No 10 Reunion Draws Alumni From Far States
Former pupils and teachers of No 10 School near the Douglas Franklin County line south of Lawrence will hold their annual reunion Sunday at the school house. A noon basket dinner precedes a program with letters from distant friends and a business session led by president Mrs Duane Lindholm of Baldwin Route 1. Mrs Oscar Turner serves as secretary treasurer. The one teacher eighth grade school has long passed its half century and draws alumni from Kansas and other states.
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No. 10 School
Douglas-Franklin County
Lawrence
Duane Lindholm
Baldwin
Route 1
Oscar Turner
Number 10
Kangas
States
Local Teacher to Attend St Louis Meeting
Katherine T. Moore of the Lawrence school system will attend the National Association for Retarded Children convention in St. Louis next week. She will chair a program for advanced teachers of trainable retarded children, a assignment recommended by Dr I Ignacy Goldberg after a Kansas University workshop where Moore led a demonstration class.
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Katherine T. Moore
Lawrence
National Association For
Nebraska firm bids low on new Valley Falls school
Paul Anderson of Tecumseh Neb appeared as apparent low bidder Tuesday for the Valley Falls elementary school contract. His bid was $154,190 covering lunch room space but not interior finish and equipment. Other bids came from John Busboom of Salina Cornelius and Co Norris Brothers of Lawrence and Eaton won another contract at $49,218.
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Paul Anderson
Tecumseh, Neb
Valley Falls
John Busboom
Salina
Cornelius and Co
Norris Brothers
Lawrence
Kansas Sugar Cane and Abundant 1857 Harvest Echoes
Centuries ago notes from the Kansas Territory describe a productive 1857 season in eastern Kansas with abundant peaches watermelons muskmelons apples and wild plums and grapes. Reports mention two acres of sugar cane twelve foot stalks and potential hundreds of gallons of molasses while a 65 pound mammoth watermelon from Ezekiel Hobbs at Iowa Point is hailed as Kansas production surpassing national fairs.
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Kansas
Territorial
Kanzas
Ezekiel Hobbs
Iowa Point
K. T
Kansas Territory
St. Louis
Hobbs
Ous
Weekly Herald
Treavenworth
North Lawrence Bus Route Talk Aims Tuesday Meeting
Public meeting at 7 30 p m Tuesday in Woodlawn School will explore possible North Lawrence bus service and routes. Duane Ogle of Lawrence Bus Co says residents should attend to discuss best North Lawrence route and any needed morning and afternoon school shuttles. He notes two existing routes from North Lawrence and Sunset Hill are successful, but the 6 a m downtown to Sunset Hill run may be cut if no riders appear.
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North Lawrence
Woodlawn School
Duane Ole
The
Lawrence Bus Co
Noa Lawrence
Ogle
Lawrence
Sunset Hill
Wwe 14
KU Grad Dies in Chanute
Gordon Gray aged 57 longtime Ku lumber dealer in Chanute since 1932 dies Thursday He was a World War II veteran and a graduate of the University of Kansas engineering school
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Chanute
Gordon Gray
University of Kansas
Robinsons Invited To Reception For Queen Elizabeth II
Dr and Mrs W Stitt Robinson associate professor of history at Kansas University and Mrs Robinson have been invited to a reception honoring Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip during their U S visit. The local couple likely cannot attend. The reception is Oct 16 at the Governor's Palace in Williamsburg Virginia hosted by Gov and Mrs Thomas B Stanley the Virginia 350th Anniversary Commission and the Jamestown Williams burg Yorktown National Celebration Commission. Prof Robinson is the author of a volume in the Virginia 350th Anniversary series.
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W. Stitt Robinson
Kansas University
Robinson
Britain
Elizabeth I
Prince Philip
Governor's Palace
Williamsburg
Will
Thomas B. Stanley
Virginia 350Th Aniversary Commission
Jamestown-Williamsburg-Yorktown
Virginia
Turkey Denies Plans For Invasion Of Syria
Ankara rejected Bulganin’s charges that Turkey massed troops on the Syrian border for a U.S. backed attack. Prime Minister Adnan Menderes released a 1,500 word note denying any invasion plan and urging calm as subversive actions in Asia were said to have reached a culminating point.
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Ankara
Turkey
Wneads
Syria
Moscow
Anat
Menders
Sovnt
Nikolai Bulgania
Bulganin
Menderes
Agia
Tonganoxie Chamber Seeks Labor Survey
The Tonganoxie Chamber of Commerce conducts a survey to gauge potential labor in the area for a clean well lit factory. The aim is to show how many men and women can be available for 40 hours per week.
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Tonganoxie
Chamber of Commerce
Obituary: Elbert E. Southard Dies at 107 in Chicago
Elbert E. Southard born May 19 1880 Lakeview died Sept 18 1987 Chicago. Son of Charles and Ada Southard. Moved at age two to a Vinland area farm and attended local schools. Burial was in Chicago.
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Elbert E
Chuck) Southard
Lakeview
Chicago
Charles Southard Ada
Southard
Vinland
Wil
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