White House eyes Brownell talks on nominations and 1956
Washington sources say Attorney General Brownell travels to Denver to confer with President Eisenhower. Officials expect discussion of two stalled Justice Department nominations, Sobeloff for the Fourth Circuit and Burger for the D C Circuit, and possible resubmission in January while broader political talk looms after Eisenhower’s illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Brownell
Denver
Eisenhower
White House
James C. Hagedy
Justice Department
Simon 3. Sobeloff
Baltimore
4Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Richmond
Warren E.,. Burger
Minneapolis
U.S. Court of Appeals
Swedish Biochemist Wins Nobel Prize in Medicine
Stockholm reports that Dr Hugo Enstedt, a Swedish biochemist, has won the Nobel Prize in Medicine for discoveries concerning the action of oxygen and related biochemical processes. The award is funded by Alfred Nobel’s will and includes a one million dollar prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Sweden
Hugoen
Alfred Nobel
Ornithologists to Meet at Kansas University Fall Session
Kansas Ornithological Society holds annual fall meeting Sunday at Kansas University. Breakfast at the Fae Building precedes a field trip to the Robinson Farm nature reserve in Lawrence. About 90 persons expected for a business session in the afternoon.
Edison’s Light Invention Noted With Odd Subway Tale
A fragmented reminiscence recalls Edison’s 76 year old breakthrough and a curious 3 week old tale about a doctor’s claim. The writer mentions subway stations and reversed threads as part of the odd anecdote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas. Edison
Dr. Schwine
Edison
Ed Wilder Former K U Laboratory Assistant Dies at 91
Edward Augustus Wilder 91 longtime Kansan and KU engineering lab assistant died Wednesday at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Born Feb 19 1864 in White Hall Illinois he came to Kansas in 1878 worked at Wilder Bros Shirt Factory later ran a grocery with Frank Meierhoffer. He retired from KU in 1919 after a decade as a lab assistant. He survived by wife Sophia Wilder three nieces and two nephews. Funeral 2 p m Friday Funk Cadman Warren Chapel Rev Ernst Klein officiating burial Oak Hill Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Augustus Wilder
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
White Hall
Gustus V. and
Loduski
L. Churchi Wilder
Kansan
Wilder Bros
J. Frank Wilder
Charles Wilder
Mass. St
Frank Meierhoffer
K. U
The
Baptist Church
Sophia Wilder
R. T. St
Bessie-Wilder
Funk-Cadper-Warren
Ernst Klein
Oak Hill Cemetery
Deaths and Funerals for Sturdy and Morrow
George F Sturdy 82 died at daughter’s home in Vinland. Retired farmer born June 2 1874 in Vinland. Survived by three daughters Mrs Craig Mrs Ruth Greenlaw and Mrs Margaret Hird two sons Frank Sturdy and Hugh Sturdy a brother and a sister and 10 grandchildren. Funeral 2 p m Friday at Rumsey's Funeral Home Vinland Cemetery. Mary Morrow 91 died in Ft Scott Hospital and funeral at Federated Church Blue Mound Saturday. Mother of Harry E Morrow of Lawrence.
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George F. Sturdy
George Franklin Sturdy
E. Craig
la. St
Vinland
Craig
Ruth Greenlaw
Watsonville
Calif
Margaret Hird
Princeton
Frank Sturdy
Hugh Sturdy
Prosser
Wash
Joe Sturdy
Bell
Sadie Stevens
Rumsey
Vinland Cemetery
Mary Morrow
Ft. Scott
Federated Church
Blue Mound
Harry E. Morrow
Lawrence
Butler derides GOP peace claim at Cheyenne rally
Democratic National Committee chair Paul M. Butler blasted Republican promises of peace and prosperity in Cheyenne Wyoming. He cited a 2.5 billion farm income decline 38 percent of auto dealers losing money and 13 percent of people facing lower farm prices as proof prosperity was not real. He questioned when the Eisenhower administration could balance the budget given its claims.
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Cheyenne
Wyo i
Paul M. Butler
Democratic National Committee
Butler
Eisenhower
Public Funds Help Private Land Rehab and Gas Rate Hike
A Kansas conservation tour highlighted federal aid for private land erosion control near Eudora with terrace work by Winston McKee and comments from Charles Topping. Separately the Kansas Corporation Commission approved a $397,758 annual gas cost rise for Gas Service Co to be partially passed to industrial users, with no immediate impact in the Lawrence area.
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Gas Service
Eudora
Winston McKee
McKee
Charles Topping
Route 1
Topeka‘ — Gas Service Co
Kansas Corporation Commission
Kansas Power & Light Co
Atchison
Emporia
Harry Snyder Jr
KCC
Gas Service Co
Ithe
Commission
Snyder Salt
Cities Service Gas Co
Federal Power Commission
Kp&l
FPC
ECC
Lawrence
Kansas Public Service Co. Inc
Five Children Die In Indiana Home Fire
Nobelsville, Ind. Five children perished as a four room frame house burned rapidly. Parents Mattie Maloney, 37, and Tom Maloney, 43, were seriously burned and hospitalized. The eldest Ray, 7, woke the family. fire officials suspect an overheated coal stove as the likely cause.
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Nobelsville
Inday
Leonard Maloney
Elaine
Katherine
Paul
Paulette
Mattie Maloney
Tom
Riverview Hospital
Maloneys
Ray
Man Doomed by Cancer Sentenced to 3 Years
Joseph James Ostergren 28 a Navy veteran confessed two robberies in which he took 200 dollars. He was placed on three years probation though doctors say he cannot live long due to incurable cancer near his heart. Ostergren told of theft to pay for treatment. deputy probation officer William Gallagher urged leniency to Judge John D. Molinari. He is a father of three and aware his life span is limited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Joseph James Ostergren
Ostergren
William Gallagher
John D. Molinari
Gallagher
Re-Elected President Leads Central Plains Turf Grass Foundation
Manhattan official J F L E Lame bert, Oakwood Country Club superintendent, was re-elected president of the Central Plains Turf Grass Foundation at the annual meeting in Dodson Missouri. Other officers named include Robert E. Lester as vice president and Ray A. Keens as secretary treasurer. New directors are Lambert, Tom Browne, Joe Hadwick and William Pickett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhattan
L. E. Lamebert
Oakwood
Dodson
Central Plains Turf Grass Foundation
Robert E. Lester
Wichita
Ray A. Keens
Kansas State College Horticulture Department
Lambert
Tom Browne
Colby
Joe Hadwick
Lincoln
Neb
Williams
Pickett
Kiwanis Tour Westvaco Plant Led by Jim Wilding
Lawrence Kiwanis Club members toured the Westvaco plant after a luncheon at the Eldridge Hotel. Jim Wilding led the visit and Farm and City Week will be observed next week with each member bringing a farmer guest. J H Cooter of Topeka will discuss the social security law now extended to farmers.
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Lawrence Kiwanis Club
Westvaco
Eldridge Hotel
Jim
Wilding
J. H. Cooter
Social Security
Topeka
English Professor Finds US Life Pleasant at KU
A Sheffield based professor visiting Kansas University notes striking similarities between American and English students and university life. He praises smaller classes and friendlier atmospheres while describing adjustments to American table manners driving styles and cigarette etiquette. He and his family anticipate a pleasant year at KU.
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Hilcrest School
England
Sheffield
U. S
K. U
America
Kansas Turnpike Promises Safe Travel At 70 MPH
Safety keynote describes strict rules for turnpike users with alcohol bans at air service areas and a 70 mile per hour design speed. Signage, two mile guidance to service areas, 86 foot towers, and a state patrol division with mobile radios aim to curb unsafe behavior and aid motorists.
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Kansas Highway
Signa
State Highways Patrol
Kansas Turnpike
County Court Fines Calvin Hupp for Open Bottle
Calvin William Hupp of St. Joseph Missouri was fined fifty dollars and costs Wednesday in County Court for transporting an open bottle.
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Calvin William Hupp
St. Joseph
Local births and family notices reported from Memorial Hospital and area towns
A string of birth announcements and family notices lists names and addresses across Memorial Hospital and nearby communities. The items include babies named today or recently born to families in LeRoy, Sunflower, Oskaloosa, DeSoto, San Diego, Merriam, McLouth, Linwood and other towns, with parents and residences noted.
City Bonds Backed for Ground Breaking Wall Project
The city approved a bond issue for a wall project after debating county ownership as an alternative. Voters in October narrowly supported the bond with 2,500 participating. Federal aid could cover up to 40 percent, with $205,000 allocated, lowering city costs to about $720,000 if maximum funds are received.
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City Commission
Tassue
Freshman footballs clash as KU hosts Varsity reserve squad
Lawrence reports indicate a busy Friday at Memorial Stadium with Kansas University freshmen facing the Varsity reserve squad at 4 p.m. Transfers on the reserve list become eligible in 1956. A highway crew begins painting a center stripe on Massachusetts Street starting at Twenty Third Street.
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Memorial Stadium
Kansas University
State Highway Department
Massachusetts Street
Twenty-Third Street
Sixth
Sportsman's Shop Change of Ownership at Mass Street
The Sportsman's Shop at 715 Mass. St. is sold to C. E. Utter of Mission Kansas effective Oct 1. Former owner Jim Hotchkiss will shift to his clothing store at 839 Mass. St with his wife and two daughters moving to Lawrence soon. Ernest Johnson of 2020 Univ. Dr. tops a national Dr. sales contest across 37 states and receives a wrist watch from John Skie, owner of the Lawrence Dr. Bottling plant.
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Sportsman's Shop
Mass
Jim Hotchkiss
C. E. Utter
Mission
Kas
Hotchkiss
Harry Starks
Specia
Ernest Johnson
Univ. Dr
John Skie
Lawrence Dr. Bepper
Johnson
Market News Mixed Signals Across Commodities and Stocks
Trading showed a mixed tone with higher stock indices on broad volume near 2.1 million shares. Futures and spot markets reflected uneven moves across grains and meats while major industrials posted gains in New York led by Eastman Kodak Standard Oil and General Motors.
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Wall Street
New York
Uist
Eastman Kodak
Standard Oil (Nj
Southern Pacific
Magma Copper
Allied Chemical du Pont
Bethlehem Steel
General Motors
Goodyear
Mack Trucks
Sears Roebuck
Douglas Aircraft
Zenith Radio
Local KU Faculty to Join Shawnee Mission Clinic
About 26 Kansas University faculty members will participate Friday in an art and music clinic at Shawnee Mission High School. Sponsored by Shawnee Mission High School and KU departments, the event aims to address challenges for teachers in art and music education.
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Kansas University
Shawnee Mission High School
Clini
Hickory Grove
School of Fine Arts
School of Education
Department of Art Education
Department of Music
K. U
Karen Blaas
Alexander Boyle
Sheldon
Gerald Carney
Raymond Cerf
Evelyn DeGraw
Maud Ellsworth
E. Thayer Gaston
Thomas Gorton
Robert Green
Marcus Hahn
Arvid Jacobson
Roy Johnson
Elin Jorgensen
Clayton Krehbiel
Austin Ledwith
Ox Edward Masters
Don Scheid
Reinhold Schmidt
Allce Schwartz
Carlyle Smith
Raymond Stuhl
Elden Tefft
Robert Ankefer
Paul Wallace
Russell Wiley
KU Workers Could See Pay Hikes If Measure Passes
Kansas University would raise salaries for about 275 employees by five to 15 percent starting July 1 1956 if the Finance Council proposal is approved by the Legislature. About 40 percent of classified staff would gain mainly secretaries and office workers, plus some maintenance personnel. No faculty would be included and the budget amendment awaits approval as funds become available in several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas University
Eee i Finance Council
Raymond Nichols
Invasion Casualty Estimates Circulated by Pentagon
A Pentagon survey dated after World War II assessed possible casualties in a planned invasion of Japan. Estimates reached 35 percent of 144 million men, with lower figures also noted. Russia's entry into the war was cited to reduce killed or missing counts. The invasion was never tested as Japan surrendered on August 14, 1945 after atomic bombings.
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Washington
Japan
Pentagon
Russia
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Divorce Suit Filed for Guy and Grace Dick
A divorce suit was filed Wednesday in District Court by Guy F. Dick against Grace M. Dick. The action seeks dissolution of their marriage with court proceedings to follow.
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Guy F. Dick
Grace M. Dick
District Court
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Moread
Frederick J. Moreau
School of Law
Kansas Univerws
Inita
Orrie Phillips
1Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Wichita Bar Association
East Eighth Street
Journal-World Photo
Ed Wilder
K.U. Laboratory
Edward A. Wilder
Mrs
Topping
Indiana
Missourian
Grass Group
Kiwanians
Memorial Hospital
Katherine Parker
Colonial Hotel
LeRoy Alexander
Elm St
Ferne Braden
Mo. St
Milton Topping
Sunflower
Mary Holloway
Tenn. St
Dorothy Taylor
DeSoto
Vicki Anderson
Oskaloosa
Mary McIntyre
Raymond Pine
Margaret Stanwix
Mary Fowler
R. I. St
Clayton Wrightsman
William Bryan
N. St. St
Joan Wray
Haskell Ave
Marian Pollard
San Diego
Etta Ogle
North St
Marilyn Wayman
Ark. St
Arvil
la Lee
N. 7Th St
Frances Sanderson
Ohio St
Donald
Howard Thurston
Shawnee
Bonna Horn
W. 14Th St
Flo Ann Isbell
Miss. St
Shirley Erwin
Ernest Gilson
Learnard Ave
Weagueray
William Lennecker
Merriam
Hubert Kimberlin
McLouth
Lebro Grisolano
Linwood
Department of Aeronautical Engineering
Kansas Surplus Property Co
Las Vegas
N. M
Norman Hoecker
Hoecker
Mike Elswick
Murrow Ct
Jad
Pinky Lee
Hollywood
Mike
Los Angeles
Bob Elswick
Lawrence High School
R. Wayne Nelson
National Association of Music Teacher's
St Louis
LHS
St. Louis
Nelson
Maloween
A. B. Weaver
Lloyd Schleifer
Chris Williams
Petit Jury
Memorial Union Wing
W. C. Sanderson
Pp Market
Kansas City
Jly
Hutchinson
Salina
Amaril- Jonone
Enid
Forth
USDA
Attair
Old Roosters
Stags
F.o.b. Farm
Beltsville
At. Y
Sove Net
Allied Ch Agmal
Allis
Nena Ace
Tel & Tel
Ul Atlas Pdr
Avco Mfg
Bald Lima
Beech Aire
Beth Steel
Boeing Air
Bran Air
Chrysler
Eve
Dow Chem
U du Pont
Eagle P
Gen Dynam Us Gulf Oil
Herc’ Pdr
Int
P&l
Tex
Monsan
Mont Ward
Nat Distill
Penney JC
Phill_Pet
Plough
Proct & G Rca
Reyn Met
St Jos
Reg Pap
Sears Roeb Sinclair O Ui Socony
Ki Spen Chem
Calay
U Stoke van C
Twan W Air
UN Pac
US Steel
Woolworth
K.U
Exchange & Fire
Dial
New Hampshire
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