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Newspaper

Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Oct 28, 1955

Page

3

Sunflower Leatherwood wedding ties Sunflower to Colorado Springs

Miss Geneva Rosanne O Burk and Gail Blair Leatherwood exchanged marriage vows at Sunflower Community Church in a candlelight ceremony read by Rev. James Ingalls. The couple, both with Kansas ties, plan to reside in Lawrence after a Lake of the Ozarks honeymoon trip.

Geneva Rosanne O'Burke Ransom O'Burke Gail Blair Leatherwood Lawrence Arthur K. Leatherwood Sr Colorado Springs Colo Sunflower Community Church James Ingalls Lillian Bartholomew Frances Miller Bertha Alencon W. A. Darling Dorothy Connell Ann Armstrong Mrs.Connell Miss Armstrong Carol Mathies Olathe Blair Adams C. L. Lawson Jr Tracy Dye Raresom O'Burke II Dale Carr Sunflower West School Jeannie Mahties Marie Rhodes Dorothy Revell Eudora Gladys Miller Mary Owens Carol Sanifer Mary Seay Nita. Wyatt Carol Myers Anna Marie Owens Judy Esslinger Shirley Hail Mary Lawson Kansas City Edith Owens Margaret Ingalls George Hall Johnny Plumb Leatherwood Lake of the Qzarks Ohio St Sunflower DeSoto High School Kansas University Cheyenne Canyon High School Germany K. U vMr Mra A. K. Leatherwood A. K. Leatherwood Jr Jack Fisher James Bquiren Es Irma Jane Hiadik Charlene iWit Lois ‘Wuntefeld Frances

Miss Martha Peterson speaks to Olathe girls at AAUW supper

Kansas University dean of women Miss Martha Peterson spoke Thursday night at a chill supper for senior high school girls in Olathe. The event was sponsored by the AAUW. Mr and Mrs Harold Eberhart returned from a two week vacation visiting their daughter and husband in Detroit and touring Canada. Mr and Mrs Obed Thompson will spend the weekend in Minneapolis. Barrett Wilson has been a patient at the Kansas University Medical Center since an automo

Hile Holton Harold G. Barr Ivanho Temple Kansas City Minnie Rich Long Beach Calif Charles Schwartz Otis Lindell Otto Dreher Clara Messenheimer Minneapolis Washington New York Jacqueline A. Jones Navy Bureau of Ships Capital Howard G. Jones U.S. Navy Marian Brockway W. A. Dunn Locust St Lawrence Memorial Hospital Eldridge Hotel W. H. Quakenbush Fredonia Quakenbush Martha Peterson Kansas University Olathe AAUW Harold Eberhart Don McDaniel Detroit Mich Canada Obed Thompson Minn Barrett Wilson Kansas University Medical Center

Coffeyville Man Is 103 Today Celebrated by Family

Coffeyville Kans Daniel Walter Plate marked his 103rd birthday with a family dinner planned for Sunday at the home of his son Ted R. Plate and daughter-in-law. Born in Ohio, Plate moved to Howard Kansas in 1889 to join the grocery business with relatives. He served as assessor for Howard township, Elk County from 1900 to 1951.

Coffeyville Kas Daniel Walter Plate Inlaw Ted R. Plate Ohio Platt Howeard Howard Township Elk County

Kansas Non-Farm Employment Climbing With School Start

Kansas non-farm employment rose 1 600 between mid August and mid September as schools opened. The September labor force was 548 200, down from 550 200 at the same time last year, per the State Employment Security Division.

Topeka Kansas

Duck Decoys Stolen Reported Near Fairgrounds

The Sheriff's Office logged its second decoy theft in recent days. Leroy Fleming reported 48 decoys worth 116 dollars stolen from a garage near the 4H Fairgrounds. Ten days earlier Ralph Tripp Jr reported 100 decoys stolen from under a porch at 2116 Vt. St.

Sheriff's Office Leroy Fleming Route 5 Fairgrounds Ralph Tripp Jr Vt. St

Anniversary observance sparks violence in Cyprus

In Nicosia crowds gathered after a church service marking the Greek entry into World War II turned violent. Police and British troops blocked barbed wire barricades as several hundred Greek Cypriots clashed, three British commandos were injured, protesters hurled stones, troops fired tear gas, and no civilian casualties were reported.

Nicosia Cyprus Makarios Union-with-Greece

Leavenworth Supermart Safe Crackers Loot Office Safe

In Leavenworth Kansas last night unknown burglars looted the Jahn Supermart office safe, taking more than 1500 dollars. Police report entry by climbing a utility pole onto the roof and breaking a skylight. the safe combination was punched off. Operator Howard Jahn says more money was in the safe but exact totals are undetermined. Police Chief A Ve Mistler provides details of the break in and method.

Leavenworth Kas Jahn Supermart Howard Jahn Poice A.ve Mistler

Lone Star Boy Injured in Rural School Tournament

A year-old Lone Star boy, Jerry Harrell, was treated in Lawrence for a head injury suffered during a rural grade school sports tournament at Lone Star. He had a cut scalp and superficial skull fracture, not requiring hospitalization, after a rock was accidentally thrown by another youngster. The Sheriff’s Office confirmed the incident. The article notes a decline in US marriages from 2,291,000 in 1946 to 1,484,000 in (year not completed).

Lone Star Lawrence Jerry Harrell Alvin Harrell Sheriff's Office

FBI Probes Strobel Business Ties During Public Buildings Post

Rep. Celler said the FBI is examining Peter Strobel’s links to Strobel & Salzman while he earned 14 800 a year as a public buildings commissioner. Strobel testified he received about 30 000 from the firm in 1954 and overrode objections to a 24 000 contract with Robert & Co of Atlanta.

Washington Celler D-Ny FBI Peter A. Strobel Strobel House Judiciary Subcommittee Justice Department New York Robert Atlanta Public Health Service

Truman Still Writes Pungent Phrases That Provoke

In Rochester New York Harry S Truman continues to pen sharp notes that anger readers. Nicholas C Evans Monroe County Liberal party chairman noted a reply asking for campaign funds followed by a scrawled line blaming him for past votes. Evans recalled Truman backed Henry Wallace and Dewey won New York in 1948.

Rochester N. Y Harry Truman Nicholas C. Evans Monroe County Liberal Party Evans New York State Henry Wallace Thomas E. Dewey American Labor Party Wallace New York

Robert firm acted as sole drafter of changes

Robert firm was identified as the logical party to draft modifications since it prepared the original plans. The witness said no other reputable architects would have agreed to alter the Robert plans and starting from scratch would have required higher fees. Names: William I. Clardy and Naomi J. Hutchinson referenced alongside geographic notes about the Dead Sea and Mediterranean elevations.

Robert Firm Robert

Marriage License Issued by Probate Court Thursday

A marriage license was issued Thursday from Probate Court to a couple, formalizing their plans to wed. The record notes the couple’s names and the official action taken by the court in processing the license.

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