FFA Members From Two Towns in Training Today
About 120 FFA officers from 20 area high schools attend a leadership school at Liberty Memorial High School this afternoon. A. T. Davidson and LBR Hal of Kansas State College will conduct the session at 3 30 p m with William R. Essick assisting. The group dines at the school cafeteria and represents Herrington Bonner Springs Garnett Highland Park LaCygne Louisburg Olathe Ottawa Overland Park Paola Parker Rossville Seaman Shawnee Mission Silver Lake St Marys Tonganoxie and Washburn.
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F.F.A
Liberty Memorial High School
Aetna
A. T. Davidson
LBR Hal
Kansas State College
Manhattan
William R. Essick
Jayrk
Herrington
Bonner Springs
Garnett
Highland Park
LaCygne
Louisburg
Olathe
Ottawa
Overl Paola
Parker
Rossville
Seaman
Shawnee Mission
Silver Lake
St Marys
Tonganoxie
Washburn
Unique War Chaplain Fights Fear and War for His Men
UPI profile of Father Francis Leo Wonds, a 46-year-old Catholic missionary priest with the U.S. Second Infantry Division in Korea. He serves without rank, sleeps in officers’ tents, eats with enlisted men, and has given last rites to over 100 wounded soldiers in nine weeks. He volunteers with frontline patrols, speaks Korean, and says American soldiers endure misery with civility. He credits Americans with saving his life twice and believes their presence protects Christianity in Korea.
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U.S
Korea
UPI
Father Frank
Francis Leo Wonds
Ireland
James W. Edwards
Dallas
Edwards
Irish Republican Army
James D. Currie
Linesville
Talue
Eisenhower Foundation in Finney County Tops Goal
The Eisenhower Foundation campaign in Finney County exceeded its $4,000 goal by $1,000, with headquarters reporting expectations that Finney and six nearby counties will surpass their combined target. Sam Gish, sectional chairman, said the counties’ goal totals $13,500.
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Wichita
Eisenhower Foundation
Finney County
Finney
Sam Gish
Farm Leader Omar Browning Is Linwood Area Aide and Farmer
Omar Olin Browning 57 lives a mile south of Linwood on a 200 acre farm and has chaired many agri culture and community boards. He studied animal husbandry at Kansas State and married Myrtle Davidson in IPS. The Browning farm emphasizes hogs and cattle with corn potatoes and alfalfa, and he joins Farm Bureau Grange and local church activities.
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Omar Olin Browning
Linwood
H. B. Browning
Shawnee County
Browning
Kansas State Agriculture College
Manhattan
Ips
Myrtle Davidson
Villa Eden
Victor Browning
Mary Lou Hedinger
Cleveland
Sherman
Blue Cross
Hampshire
Baptist Church At
The
Farm Bureau
Grange
Milk Producers Cooperative
Lawrence Federal Home Loan Association
Atchison Production Credit Association
Leavenworth — P.M.A
Soil Conservation District Board
Leavenworth
TWO BRIDGE PACTS APPROVED FOR BRIDGES AND ROAD WORK
The State Highway Commission approved two bridge widening contracts and one road improvement project. RB and PD Construction of Effingham won both bridge contracts for a total bid of 16 566 dollars on two sites near Lawrence and Jefferson County. A fourth mile road resurfacing on US 24 in Wyandotte County was awarded to Reno Construction of Overland Park for 126 885 dollars. Traffic will run one lane per dual carriageway during work.
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State Highway Commission
RB & PD Construction Company
Effingham
Lawrence
U.S. Highway 24
Jefferson County
U.S. 24
U.S. On
Wyandotte County
Reno Construction Company
Overland Park
Knapp Brothers Take Over Log Cabin Market Operation
Knapp Brothers assumed control of the Log Cabin market at 1827 Louisiana Street this morning. New owners Clarence Knapp and Albert Knapp Sr. purchased the grocery from Dr. W Reynolds of Indiana Street. Reynolds has not announced future plans.
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Knapp Brothers
Louisiana Street
Clarence Knapp
Allahama Street
Albert Knapp
Tonganoxie
Dc. W. Reynolds
High School Musical Concert Set By L M H S Chorus
The L M H S choruses directed by R Wayne Nelson and the L M H S orchestra under Jack Stephenson prepare a large concert on Tuesday October 24 at 8 pm in the high school auditorium. Choruses total 250 students with two sophomore choirs two girls glee clubs and two senior choirs. The 60 member orchestra will perform both popular and serious pieces including trumpet solo Trumpeter's Lullaby by senior Fred Coombs. Stephenson notes the early season concert shows notable progress and public readiness.
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R. Wayne. Nelson
L. M. H. S. Orchestra
Jack Stephenson
Fred Coombs
KU ROTC Adds Captain Virgil Phillips as Aide Professor
Captain Virgil E. Phillips joins the University of Kansas ROTC as assistant professor of military science, replacing Captain William Hensel who moved to Korea to lead a company in the First Cavalry division. Phillips, former Olive Hill Kentucky insurance underwriter, is a Morehead State Teachers College graduate who served 44 months in the European theater during World War II.
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Virgil E. Phillips
R.O.T.C
University of Kansas
William Hensel
Korea
First Cavalry Division
Phillips
Olive Hill
Morehead State Teachers College
Kentucky
Women return from ACWW conference in Copenhagen
Mrs. Ernest Wulfkuhle of Lecompton and Mrs. Ralph Colman Route 4 will return early next week from the sixth triennial conference of the Associated Country Women of the World held in Copenhagen Denmark. Their ship will dock in New York on Friday after a continental tour visiting Germany France Switzerland and the Low Countries.
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Ernest Wulfkuhle
Lecompton
Ralph Colman
Route 4
Associated Country Women of the World
Copenhagen
Denmark
New York
Germany
France
Switzerland
Low Countries
Mental Tests Given To 250 S H S Pupils
About 250 Liberty Memorial high school students spent the morning taking Henman Nelson mental ability tests. Sophomores, plus juniors and seniors who have not attended the school, were included. Guy Barnes administered the exams while Mrs. Bert Chewning graded. Principal Neal Wherry said the tests gauge ability for written work and thinking, with results aiding course guidance and occupational advice.
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Liberty Memorial High School
Guy Barnes
Henman-Nelson
Bert Chewning
Neal Wherry
Butler Wins Advertising Manager Post at Jayhawker
Kerrel E. Butler, a University of Kansas senior in engineering from Lawrence, won appointment as advertising manager for the Jayhawker. He topped a contest by selling the most ads. Richard Hackney, journalism junior from Atchison, was runner up.
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Kerrel E. Butler
University of Kansas
Jayhawker
Eulich
Said Butler
Lawrence
Richard Hackney
Atchison
Chicago Architect Schweikher to Lecture at KU Campus
Paul Schweikher of Schweikher and Elting will lecture to architecture students at KU campus Strong Auditorium at 3 p.m. Wednesday on Notes on Training and Practice in Architecture. He studied at Colorado, Armour Tech, and Yale, held a Nat ham fellowship, and began practice with Theodore Warren Lamb.
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Paul Schweikher
Chicago
Schweikher
Pas
Theodore Warren Lamb
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