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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 2011
Page
2
Inurnment for LoRene K. Jensen 93 of Lawrence will be at Oak Hill Cemetery at 2 p.m. Wednesday. Mrs Jensen died Saturday October 8 2011 at her home.
Thomas died Friday October 7, 2011, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Linwood. Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home will announce service arrangements at a later date.
Bettie O Neil Bing Thompson 91 of Eudora died Saturday October 8 2011 at Shawnee Mission Hospital Burial will be at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery San Diego A daughter Patricia Weis and her husband Donald of Eudora three grandchildren Donald Elaine and Christina Weis and four great grandchildren Allison Ashley Ethan and Jordan Weis survive her She was born February 2 1920 in Columbus Ohio to Horton and Helen Bing and married Arlo Ray Thompson on April 12 1943 in Atlanta He preceded her in death along with her sister Evalena and her parents.
Graveside services for Charles A Crumet 81 of Oskaloosa will be at 10 30 a m Thursday at Hardy Oak Cemetery Jefferson County He died Saturday Oct 8 2011 at his home He was born Aug 20 1930 in Lawrence the son of Edward W and Minnie M Skinner Crumet He married Juanita Beard on April 29 1950 in Lawrence They were married 61 years He is survived by two sons a sister and other relatives Memorials may be given to Jefferson County Humane Society care of Warren McElwain Mortuary Lawrence KS
Funeral services for Adeline Bechard 84 of Grinnell are at 10 am Wednesday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church Grinnell. She died Sunday Oct 9 2011 at Gove County Medical Center born May 16 1927 daughter of Henry and Charlotte Kepka. former teacher longtime Grinnell resident. Survivors include two daughters Charla Moos and Mary Beth Nelson four sons richard armond jr and others 18 grandchildren five great grandchildren. Memorials to Polycystic Kidney Foundation or Senior Companion program c/o Kennedy Koster Funeral Home Oakley KS 67748. Friends may call 5 to 7 pm today at Immaculate Conception Parish Hall with rosary.
Varsity Werner seeks to move a corner house to the northern edge of a development and refurbish it as a boarding house, a plan the City Commission must rule on. The Historic Resources Commission has warned moving the house would harm the environs of the Oread Historic District listed on the National Register. Brown cites an alternative plan by Stan Hernly that keeps the house in place with underground parking, while preservationists stress the house’s prominence on a key corner.
Elea nor Symons reflect on four decades volunteering for Audio Reader at the University of Kansas. The station began as a small broadcast project and grew into a multi station program now heard on nine outlets including NPR satellite and stations across Kansas Missouri California and New Jersey. The program blends national and local news and invites listener input while relying on university funding and private donors amid a lean fundraising cycle.
KU aims to recruit more students with ACT 23 or 24 bolstered by strong grades, shifting from National Merit emphasis. A 20 percent rise in inquiries mirrors data driven targeting, prioritizing students who will engage with the campus while avoiding lowered retention.
Lawrence Journal-World staff and contact details include editors Dennis Anderson and Chris Bell, circulation manager, classified and print advertising contacts, and various desk email addresses. It also lists offices at 609 and 645 North Hospital Drive and notes USPS and AP affiliations.
Lavon Martin Lavon Marie Peters McCormick Martin died in her sleep at home in Chappell Hill Texas on her 87th birthday September 30 1924 born in Burley Idaho grew up in Minneapolis Kansas KU graduate worked for Gulf Oil later for Shell and Getty Oil married twice first to J D McCormick then Claude F Martin survived by daughters Donna and Carey stepsons and daughters and several relatives graveside service at Highland Cemetery at 2 00 pm Thursday October 13 2011 no memorials
Two Leavenworth men were jailed on gunfire charges after police found them in a gray Cadillac near Taste Lounge. One man posted 25000 bond on firearm discharge and aggravated battery counts with Oct 24 court notice. the other posted 4000 bond on obstruction with same court date. No injuries were reported. Salvation Army kicks off Red Kettle Campaign Nov 11 through Dec 24 with bells at 15 locations to fund rent aid and youth programs.
A local poll asks residents if they would consider working at a casino with results showing a split. A Monday poll questions Lawrence's need for a city-run recycling program with 48 percent No, 47 percent Yes, and 3 percent Not sure. Visit LJWorld.com for more responses and to vote.
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