Crystal crystal production moves to Lawrence plant
The Commercial Equipment company, Lawrence's new major industry, operates a crystal manufacturing plant at Ninth Street and parish near the Santa Fe main line. About 100 workers cut, polish, test, and assemble radio crystals for naval and civilian use with plans to add 25 more. The firm, moved from Kansas City, runs a full process from quartz mining in Brazil to final assembly, with a 79 degree controlled chamber and rigorous testing including altitude and vibration simulations.
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Army Air Forces
Rave
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Lord
XS Asher
Leveral Chamber of Commerce
Con Gate TS Limited
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Riera
Ets
Brasil
Crvata
Series of Lectures on Carriage Problems at University of Kansas
Visiting professor Robert M Peeter will give a weekly set of public lectures at Fraser theater on Wednesdays. The first on October 29 will discuss personality growth for marriage under Dr Foster. Subsequent topics cover mate selection dating and family ties. The series ends November 19 with the Personal and Social Significance of Sex in Life.
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Robert M. Peeter
Arc Iey
Pores Economics
University Kansas
Foster
Meresil-Palmer
Detroit
Board of Education
Michigan City
Fraser Theater
Open Lecture by Dr. T V Smith at University of Kansas
Dr. T V Smith, philosophy professor at the University of Chicaxe, opens a humanities lecture series at 8 tonight in Frasier Theater, KU. He will discuss The Humanities In Modern Life and is noted for works linking philosophy to daily life. He has served as an educational advisor in wartime Europe and helped shape postwar education in Japan.
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University of Chicaxe
Frasier Theater
University of Kansas
Japan
General MacArthur
de. Singh
Hincie
House of Representatives
Weekend heat keeps Lawrence in 90s for third straight day
Lawrence residents endured a scorching weekend with temperatures hovering around the 90 degree mark for the third day in a row. Amid the heat, Jayhawk Sun dusters model airplane club secured permission to relocate their meets to Mun baseball field as police eased local restrictions.
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Ens Offica
Jayhawk Sundusters
Esid
Robot plane makes pilotless Atlantic crossing to Newfoundland
A US Army air force Skymaster robot plane flew from Lyneham England to Stephenville Newfoundland without human control after a 2,400 mile autonomous flight from Stephenville. Col. James M. Gillespie and crew of 10 watched as the craft landed automatically on arrival, with plans to possibly return to Wilmington Ohio.
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Eng
England
Army Air Forge
Acros
Atlantic
Royal Air Force Field
Stephenville
Newfoundland
James M. Gillespie
U.S
mid-Atlantic
Gillespie
Groun Gillespie
Wilmington
Ohio
Brize Norton
Oxfordshire
RAF
Veiled Prophet Parade in St Louis Draws Crowds
St Louis on October 7 hosts the 6th annual veiled prophet parade with hundreds of thousands expected. Floats decorated with about 500 colored lights will be tractor drawn for the second year. Formal dress required at Kiel Auditorium for the hall event and crowning of a queen.
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St. Louis
Cueste
Phowhet
Kiel Auditorium
St. Leula
Statewide Junior Red Cross Meet Planned at KU
The Douglas County Red Cross board approved a state conference to be held January 29 to 31, 1948 at the University of Kansas. Delegates, mainly Junior Red Cross chapter chairmen and advisers, will be guided by instructors from notable officials. The plan awaits approval from hospital and medical groups. The home service committee reported 207 cases in September, with 179 services to personnel and dependents, 187 to veterans, and $235 in aid to veterans and dependents. Financial help mostly aided student veterans at KU facing late subsistence checks.
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Red Cross
University of Kansas
Douglas County Red Cross
Dean F. L. Stockton
Hobart Hanson
U. A
Entension
Dave Bartlett
Ruth Mellor
St. Louis
W. T. Douce
The
Croes
Red Crone
Kansas City Livestock Market Report Oct 31
Bulk cattle prices steady to lower with diet-fed steers and heifers unevenly steady to 50 cents down. Slaughter calves soft while heavy feeder and grain-fed cattle show limited movement as receipts near 3,000 hogs and sheep mixed. tops and yearlings reach up to 51.50 per hundredweight on big purchase.
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Kansas City
Wien
Joe
D. Buteers Maes
Moarty
Atea
Kansas Citry
USDA
Fateere
Mondar
Commission to decide on restoration of cancelled Republic gas underages
The Kansas Corporation Commission will hear Republic Natural Gas request to restore cancelled underages in the Hugoton field after a 63-well overproduction order. Walter Kuhn of Wichita protested until Republic makes up overages, claiming a Stevens county well overproduction affected his adjacent well. Hearing on the matter completed recently.
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Adeen
Kansas Corporation Commission
Republic Natural Gas Company
Hugoton
Republic
Walter Kuhn
Wichits
Stevens County
Coperience
Pales Apestas
Yesterda
Central States Mineral Output Falls After War Boom
The Bureau of Mines reports 1946 mineral values for Arkansas Illinois Kansas Kentucky Michigan Missouri Oklahoma Wisconsin total 83.37 million dollars, up slightly from 1945 due to higher prices while production declined 1 to 18 percent for lead and copper. silver dropped from 118 800 to 71 700 ounces. The report details state by state mineral totals and notes most copper lead and zinc mines operated under a premium price plan through 1946 with premiums constituting 54 percent of zinc, 25 percent of lead, and 32 percent of copper concentrates.
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Central States
Bureau of Mines
Arkansas
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Kansas
Kentucky
Michigan
Missouri
Oklahoma
Market notes from Kansas City and Chicago on October 7
Agricultural prices and market activity reported from Kansas City and Chicago outline grain and livestock values. Wheat and barley quotes show varied futures. alfalfa and timothy sales noted in Kansas City receipts. Livestock prices for poultry and eggs listed with range by grade and weight.
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AI Hay Reveipte
Cere Alfalfa
Prarte
Timothy
All Bay
Wall Street Roundup and Market Shifts in New York
Oct. 7 report from AP notes uneven routes for stocks with mixed gains and declines. Prices fluctuated around midday as several leading issues posted small increases while others lagged. Investors watched airlines electric power and industrials for signals amid cautious trading and dividend expectations.
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Zone meeting for Douglas county teachers
Five representatives of Douglas county teachers will attend a zone school for officers of county teachers associations at Atchison Thursday and Friday. Attending are Katherine Kelley Baldwin Marian Mad Pleasant Grove school David Wilson Fadora grade school president Myrtle Wigglesworth Belvoire secretary and Mrs Margaret Herley county superintendent.
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Atchison
Katherine Kelley
Baldwin
Marian Mad
Pleasant Grove
David Wilson
Fadora
County Teachers Association
Myrtle Wigglesworth
Belvoir
Margaret Herley
K State President Expects Postwar Enrollment Stabilize
Milton S. Eisenhower, president of Kansas State College, says peak enrollment will last two to three years then ease to about 6,000 students. Current enrollment stands around 7,500, over double the prewar average of 3,070. The report notes tobacco plant varieties and a remark about their unusable types for knocking.
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Kaness State College
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