Night long fire devastates Tonganoxie grain store
An 11 hour blaze destroyed Dale Rawlings grain and feed business in Tonganoxie with about 25 000 in damages and risked an entire city block at Fourth and Main streets. The fire began at 6 10 p m and ended around 5 a m with only the walls standing. Rawlings credited townspeople for aiding the fire department and said insurance partially covers losses while a full tally awaits inventory.
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Tonganexie
Dale Rawlings
Fourth
Main Streets
Rawlings
Tonganoxie Fire Department
Tonganoxie
Democrats cite Hanley letter in New York race shift
Albany report says Lt. Gov. Joe H. Hanley released a letter claiming he would settle his financial obligations within 90 days if he accepted the U.S. Senate nomination. Rochester publisher Frank Gannett urged a grand jury probe, alleging funds to Hanley for his Presorientian campaign. Hanley denied illegality. Dewey foe Walter Lynch accused Hanley of being bought to relinquish the governor bid for the senate nod.
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Albany
N.Y
Democrats Today
New York
Joe H. Hanley
Thomas F. Dewey
U.S
Hanley
United States Senate
Rochester
Frank Gannett
Gannett
Ofter
P. Walter A. Lynch
Dewey
G.O.P
Senate
Robbery at Terrills Nets Hose From Stockroom
Thief stole 80 to 100 boxes of nylon hose valued about $400 from Terrill's Dry Goods stockroom at 803 Massachusetts Street. Entrance gained through a rear alley door during the noon hour yesterday. Loss reportedly insured.
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Terrill
Massachusetts Street
Hospital Admits Group from Several Areas
Memorial Hospital lists admissions including Mrs Dollie Lowe of McLouth Mrs Cecelia Meyer of 1140 Ohio Street Fred Schulemeyer Route 2 Miss Mattie Scott Route 5 Mrs Juanita Sparks Route 6 Mrs Lillian Webster 632 Mississippi Street Mrs Helen Bates of Lecompton and Mrs Carrie Hammig Also noted is Clyde Arthur Watkins Route with an $11 amount recorded.
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Dollie Lowe
McLouth
Cecelia Meyer
Ohio Street
Fred Schulemeyer
Mattie Scott
Juanita Sparks
Lillian Webster
Mississippi Street
Helen Bates
Y. Lecompton
Carrie Hammig
Johnson
Clyde Arthur Watkins
Edwards Family Welcomes Son in Linwood
Mr and Mrs F E Edwards of Linwood announce the birth of a son yesterday.
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F. E. Edwards
Linwood
Lawrence to host Ripley exhibit and local events
Lawrence hosts a Be lieve It or Not exhibit by Ripley as part of Jayhawk chapter 22 DAV activities at Ninth and Massachusetts with free admission. Miss Mary M. Haskell of Kansas City will speak at the First Baptist church and at Haskell Institute, noting family ties to Dudley C. Haskell. A navy recruiter will be at the Reserve Armory tomorrow to discuss enlistment options and the V-6 program.
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Lawrence
Robert Ripley
Jayhawk
Ninth and
Massachusetts Street
Mary M. Haskell
Kansas City
First Baptist Church
Haskell Institute
Dudley C. Haskell
Henry C. Haskell
Henry J
Edward
Navy
Reserve Armory
Stallion Stake at American Royal Won by Peep of Dawn
Stone wall's Peep of Dawn, owned by Glenn Acres Farm of Columbia Missouri, captured the 6M Stallion Stake in the five gaited division at the American Royal Horse Show. Easter Vanity, entered by George Roberts and son of Clinton Missouri, finished second. Gallant Marine from Lloyd Teater stables in Skokie Illinois placed third. Moonlight Serenade, Temple Stephens Mo Berly Missouri ridden by Mary Jo Van Cliff, won the five gaited ladies class. In three gaited, H-Bomb from Tally-Ho stable Wichita Kansas won blue ribbon. Attendance exceeded 9,500 across last night and yesterday afternoon.
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Kansas City
Stonewall
Glenn Acres Farm
Columbia
Easter Vanity
George Roberts
Clinton
Gallant Marine
Lloyd Teater
Skokie
Ill
Temple Stephens
Moberly
Mary Jo van Cliff
H-Bomb
Tally-Ho Stable
Wichita
Kan
Second Graders Plan Airport Visit for Transportation Study
Pinckney School second graders will tour the Kansas City airport and a transcontinental plane, guided by teachers and parents, with a C A A official leading the terminal tour. The trip includes a Santa Fe train ride with Pullman and dining car exposure, ticket purchases by students, and return travel responsibilities, plus named chaperones. In a separate note, three men faced drunk charges in court and one bond forfeiture occurred in the same period.
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Pinckney School
Kansas City
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Santa Fe
Dave Townshin
Jack Happy
Woodrow Miller
Mary Alice Palmer- Jee
William Cottle
Gerald Pearson
Opal Jayne Kennedy
Kansas City Man Pleads Guilty to Public Indecency
John William White of Kansas City Missouri pleaded guilty in county court to a public indecency charge and received a 30 day jail sentence from Judge Frank Gray. Sheriff deputies arrested him yesterday after an incident that began near Clinton last Thursday.
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Mrl Graham
Bartlesville
Amos C. Leech
Kansas City
Gorden Strode
Chanute
Paul
North Sixth Street
John William White
Frank Gray
Clinton
Minister H M Sippel Leads Twelve Club Meeting
The Rev H M Sippel of the First Christian Church presided at the Twelve club noon meeting. He spoke on church relations and national and international affairs, highlighting religious outreach and community engagement.
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H. M. Sippel
First Christian Church
Twelve Club
Tarpy Pleads Guilty in Petit Larceny Case
Arthur Tarpy Jr pleaded guilty in Tess County Court to petit larceny. Judge Frank Gray sentenced him to days in county jail for stealing scrap iron and wire from the Stokely Canning factory, according to city police.
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Arthur Tarpy, Jr
Frank Gray
Tarpy
Stokely Canning
Dewey denies Hanley personal finances talk
New York October 17 Governor Thomas E. Dewey said he never discussed the personal financial situation of Lieutenant Governor Joe E. Hanley with him.
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Dewey
New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Joe E. Hanley
Community Chest drive kickoffs highlight volunteer efforts
At the Lawrence campaign events, Black team reps attended, with about 40 women at the residential kickoff hearing Traylor and Mrs. Elmer Pierson stress timely totals. A Q and A session covered shrinkage funds and Chest support for the YMCAs, noting KU faculty gifts of 3,000 to 4,000 yearly and that all campaign workers serve as volunteers. Dock workers listed in Ward II precinct I include Mrs. Sneegas and others.
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Lawrence
Business
Traylor
Elmer Pierson
Massachusetts Street
Taylor
Young Men's Christian Association
Young Women's Christian Association
K. U
Arthur Colburn
Ward II
WB. Sneegas
Henry Werner
George L. Brooks
Robert Laptad
Oscar Olson
James Endacott
Dwight Metzler
Jack Richards
Mencken Gravely Ill In Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore October 17 The famed author and critic H L Mencken is critically ill at Johns Hopkins after a severe heart attack at his home last Thursday Doctors report acute complications of a chronic vascular condition and say he remains under intensive treatment The 70 year old observer of American language has lived quietly at his Hollins Street home and suffered a stroke in 1948 He recently donated manuscripts to the Enoch Pratt Free Library as a reverse birthday gesture to the city
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Baltimore
H. L. Menchken
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Hollins Street
Mencken
Enoch Pratt Free Library
Carlson to attend funeral of Gomer Davies in Concordia
Gov Frank Carlson will interrupt his senatorial campaign to attend the funeral of Gomer T. Davies in Concordia. Campaign stops planned for Ottawa Richmond Garnett and Colony will be canceled but he will try to visit those cities later.
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Topeka
Frank Carlson
Concordia
Gomer T. Davies
Carlson
Ottawa
Richmond
Garnett
Colony
Mary Elizabeth Phillips 95 dies in Erwin Tenn record
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Phillips aged 95 died yesterday in Erwin Tennessee. She was married at 14. Survived by four daughters, two sons, 44 grandchildren, 89 great grandchildren, and an unspecified number of great great grandchildren. She leaves 157 direct descendants.
Navy says mine danger remains on Korea coasts
Washington reports the mine situation on Korea’s east and west coasts is still bad with many mines found. A spokesman noted 12 mines were destroyed yesterday.
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Washington
Navy
Korea
Kansas State Grange Names Outstanding Granger in State
Miss Beverly Hanser of Olathe captured a $100 scholarship at the Kansas State Grange opening session in Garden City on October 17, named the outstanding boy or girl Granger in the state.
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Garden City
Kan
Beverly Hanser
Olathe
Kansas State Grange
Parking Ticket Fines Collected At City Court
Forty three dollars in traffic ticket fines were collected at city police court yesterday on 41 over parking tickets at one dollar each and one ticket for blocking a drive at two dollars.
Plymouth Church 96th Anniversary Dinner Program
In Kansas Plymouth Church marks its 96th anniversary with a Wednesday dinner at 6 15 pm. Sam Elliott, active for over 70 years, will speak on Highlights of 96 Years of Plymouth History. Pictures of former leaders will be shown and future plans discussed. Heywood Davis will play guitar. The Eagle badge will be awarded to Karl Heider, assistant Scoutmaster of the church troop. Heider earned the rank last summer at Valley Forge and was not formally presented then.
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Plymouth
Kansas
Sam Elliott
Heywood Davis
K.A
Karl Heider
Plymouth Church
Heider
Fritz Heider
Ohio Street
Valley Forge
Newsprint Price Up Ten Dollars a Ton
Toronto reports Abitibi Power and Paper Company, Ltd announces a $10 per ton newsprint price increase effective November 1. It follows Powell River, Ltd which boosted its price to $109 a ton, citing higher production costs as the reason.
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Toronto
Abitibi Power and Paper Company, Ltd
Powell River, Ltd
Cars collide on Massachusetts Street injure none
Norma Plowman of Kansas City and Maj. R W Motz of 638 Indiana street collided in the 900 block on Massachusetts street yesterday. No injuries were reported though both cars were damaged. Each vehicle sustained about 125 dollars in damage as officers said Miss Plowman crossed the center line.
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Norma Plowman
Kansas City
Maj
R. W. Motz
Indiana Street
Massachusetts Street
Miss Plowman
McNown Fined in County Court Traffic Case
Bernard D McNown was fined five dollars and costs in county court yesterday on a traffic charge of illegal passing.
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Bernard D. McNown
Recital by Reinhold Schmidt Delights at Strong Auditorium
Reinhold Schmidt, a seasoned baritone, delivered a high class program in Strong auditorium. He sang Bach Cantata No.56 and Brahms Four Serious Songs in English with clear diction and authority. The English translations pleased the audience while Marian Jersild provided polished piano accompaniment. The program included three world premiere songs by Katherine Mulky, signaling growing maturity.
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Storic
Reinhold Schmidt
Arthur Capper
Schmidt
Phyllis McFarland
Myrna Lynch
Joyce Ristine
Marion Miner
Archie Kliewer
Jerry Deliath
Jay Nixon
Brahms
Mr. Schmidt
Marian Jersild
St. Paul
Waller-Millard
Bredon
MacCathmhaoil- Peterkin
Hindemith
Shelley
Samuel Barber
McGee
K. A
Katherine Mulky
Ridgeway
Virgil Thomson
Miss Jerstid
Miss Mulky
Card of Thanks expresses gratitude for support
Albert D. Richman thanks friends for kindnesses during illness in hospital and convalescence at home. He particularly thanks men who willingly helped with farm work.
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Albert D. Richman
Deaths and Funerals Update From Local Notices
Blanche M Parks 62 of 1812 Maine Street died this morning at Lawrence Memorial hospital after a week in serious condition from a stroke. Survived by daughter Mrs Charles N Eberhart and son Kenneth H Parks, two grandchildren, sister Mrs Jennie Hughes, brother Robert Morrison. Services in Ottawa with final arrangements pending. Bertha Johnson 62 of Topeka mother of Doris Ireland died in a Topeka hospital. Survived by husband five sons three daughters 28 grandchildren two great grandchildren a brother and sister Henry Thompson Perry. Ha Bud Asher Jr killed when shotgun discharged in car. Funeral Thursday at Rumsey funeral home 3 30 Rev H M Sippel. burial in Os Hill cemetery.
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Blanche M. Parks
Maine Street
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Ape
Charles N. Eberhart
Lawrence
Kenneth H. Parks
Osawatomie
Jennie Hughes
Robert Morrison
Elmer, Co
Ottawa
Bertha Johnson
Topeka
Doris Ireland
Oak Hill Street
Ireland
Granch Ildren
Henry Thompson
Perry
Harry Asher, Jr
Bud) Asher, Jr
Rumsey Funeral Home
Thureday
H. M. Sippel
Osk Hill Cemetery
Markets at a Glance Mixed U S prices Oct 17
New York stock prices rose with steels motors rails and televisions up. Bond markets gained as selected rails advanced. Cotton and wheat noted at higher or near steady levels. Kansas City reports broad commodity quotes across eggs butter poultry livestock and cash grain with varied movements and estimates for tomorrow’s receipts.
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New -York
Kansas City
USDA
Etpe
Kansan City
Kansas CH
Kansas City Market and Wall Street Briefs
Market notes from Kansas City report hay receipts and prices with alfalfa and prairie trends. Chicago potato market shows arrivals on track and prices for McClures Pontiacs and Russets. The Day in Wall Street notes a cautious advance led by autos steel rail and rubber, with higher prices for several large issues and strong turnover. Poultry researchers pursue a new meat chicken cross with pheasants.
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Kansas City
Prairie
Chicago
USDA
Colorado
McClures
Idaho
Wall Street
New York
TV Group
General Motors
Chrysler
Goodrich
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem Steel
Santa Fe
N. Y. Central
Chesapeake and Ohio
Nickel Plate
Misouri Pacific Preferred
American Telephone
Pullman
Dow Chemical
Kennecott Copper
U. S. Gypsum
Drowns In River In Kaw River Incident
Charles Higgins a Woodlawn school second grader drowned in the Kaw River near Lawrence. Survivors include his parents James R Higgins and Mrs Hig gins, three sisters Betty Louise Barbara Ann Shirley Jean, three brothers Donald Dwane David Leroy Darrell Eugene, paternal and maternal grandparents listed. Funeral set at Rumsey funeral home Thursday at 2 pm with Rev E E Reep of Nazarene Church. Burial in Oak Hill cemetery.
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Kaw
Eudora
Charles Higgins
Woodlawn School
Betty Louise
Barbara Ann
Shirley Jean
Donald Dwane
David Leroy
Darrell Eugene
James R. Higgins
Perry Street
Charles Oakes
Maple Street
Rumsey Funeral Home
E. E. Reep
The
Nazarene Church
Oak Hill Cemetery
Buddy Gallagher Motors Ad Shows De Soto Plym Oliver Farm Equipment
Local auto and farm equipment dealers advertise Buddy Gallagher Motors in De Soto and Plymouth offering complete service. The listing mentions Oliver Farm Equipment with a phone contact 1006 and 632-34 Masa.
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Chrysler
Plymouth
de Soto
Oliver
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Tity Penney
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Business and Professional Women’s Club of Law
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M. C. Manley
Merle McKinney
Norman Endacott
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Ansurance
Warren Decker
Myron
West
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Louisiana
Knapp Brothers
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