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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1952
Page
2
Mrs. Harry Strong expresses heartfelt thanks for the cards gifts flowers and visits during illness and bright days for the family in these days of trial. Mr and Mrs Oscar Stoebener Ben and Harold Brohammer also send thanks to friends and relatives for kindness.
Prides include Jerr Hesse and several candidates from diverse cities for convocation on Saturday November 15. Seniors will wear jeans and white shirts with Babushkas and blue scarves as they gather at the Memorial Campanile at 1 15 p m before KU versus Oklahoma A and M football game. The KU band plays Pomp Circumstance and the procession ends with a 50 yard line seating formation and halftime numerals.
Zechariah Chaffee Jr and Quintin Johnston lead articles in KU Law Review's inaugural issue. Dean F J Moreau dedicates the edition, noting KU joins few state universities with its own review. Faculty editors are Oldfather and Slough. student staff include Giffin Stavely Zimmerman Hopson Balloun and Fuller.
The document enumerates polling places across wards and precincts including Pincitey Shoot 510 Wan St. Evangelical United Brethren 1501 Mass St. Kraft Trac Tractor Co at 1818 Mass St. New York School 936 NY St. County Courthouse at ith and Mass St. Woodlawn School 508 Elm St. and township sites Clinton Township Hall Eudora City Hall Grant White School House Kanwaka Hall Big Springs Cree Feed Store Se tompton IOOF Hall Marion Center Hall North Baldwin High School South Baldwin American Legion Hall Vinland Grange Hall Black Jack Community Hall East Wakarusa India 1 West Wakarusa Lawrence Implement Co 518 W 2rd St Willow Springs Township Hall. The East Wakarusa polling place was changed to India School after an area south of Lawrence was annexed by the city in July 1951, moving from Ip hall to the annexed site.
Funeral services for Mrs Nelle Ambler were planned for Wednesday and Saturday at Quisenberry Chapel Tonga Noxle and Friends Church Hesper with burial in Hesper Cemetery. Miss May Fatt Hiatt, 70, dies in Kansas City after teaching at several schools and earning a KU master’s degree. John H. Howard, 69, former Phi Gamma Delta houseman, to be buried at Oak Hill. George James Williams, 60, WWII veteran and former service ration operator, dies in Kansas City. services at B A Fulton Chapel. Mrs Jessie Hatce, 58, of 775 Elm, dies at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after illness. widow of Earl Hatce.
Wild Bill Tucker, famed gun talker and sound effects man, visits Lawrence to display his firearm collection and perform vocal feats. The Nebraskan-turned-Showman aims at Buffalo Bill, Wild Bill Hickok and frontier myths while recounting past exhibitions and a Florida incident with a Winchester rep. He plans a Drive-In Theater appearance on Sunday and Monday.
The report notes tension in Korea policy as Van Fleet argues for increasing Korean forces to 20 divisions while U S approval remains blocked. He claims offers to trade US divisions for Korean strength failed, and no decision has been reached. The Republican National Committee criticizes the White House stance, urging rapid action against what it calls a bankrupt policy.
A Democratic rally for colored voters will be held at the courthouse at 7:45. Charles A. Bettis editor of the Wichita Negro newspaper Protest will speak. Bettis was a Kansas delegate at large to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago last July. Bryan K. Perrault, 51, died in Chicago after a heart ailment. He was a KU Law graduate, practiced in Wichita, and worked on the International Harvester legal staff in Chicago. He is survived by his wife Anna Laura Dangerfield of Topeka and two daughters.
A hospital notice lists numerous individuals and families at Memorial Hospital on E 13th Street and surrounding addresses. Entries include Mrs Jean Collins, Walter Myers, William Whitney, Kenneth Head, Nora Keefer, Carl Beebe, Mary Davis, Ethel McKelvey, Edith Baldwin, Ruby Webb, Glenn Trapp, David Fowler, Glenn James, Zella Robbins, Mary Foley and baby, Velma Rothwell, John O'Brien, Thelma Bellinger, Lida Filkins, Jeanne Sensintalge and baby, Mr and Mrs Ferguson, and Mr and Mrs Van Dyke with new births noted today.
Claude Rice, Democratic nominee for Congress, questioned campaign promises about a strong dollar, asking if it truly buys four bushels of wheat. He argued Kansas farmers would be affected and urged clarity on the value of the dollar while noting US honey production is expected to reach a high level.
Lawrence residents report unusually severe static electricity due to very low humidity. A California nun warns mothers about “war trophies” scam letters requesting $9.95 for gifts. the items turn out to be ship pictures. A local office worker proved luck can beat football knowledge by picking winners from columned team lists.
Three Union Pacific special trains will transport about 500 Kansas University football supporters to Manhattan for the KU vs. K-State game with kickoff at 2 p.m. The trips depart from Lawrence at 9:30 a.m. and 6:15 p.m., with stopovers in Topeka and Kansas City. A morning rally at the Lawrence UP station precedes arrival in Manhattan around 10 a.m. A second rally will be at the Wareham Hotel in Manhattan and a final rally at the UP station on return. Round-trip fare is 2.30.
A wild billy goat near the mountains apparently approached human settlements and caused a commotion by butt behavior near a populated area. Local observers reported its bold intrusion into the outskirts, sparking curiosity about the animal's movement and safety precautions.
A University of Kansas biochemist, Dr. Dwight Mulford, leads a Public Health grant to improve gamma globulin production for polio, measles, and infectious jaundice immunity. The effort aims for a stable, infection-free plasma supply, with potential use reaching thirty million pints for polio alone. Research starts early next year as Haworth Hall’s blood lab is completed. A separate note reports Jewell Dale Hammond fined five dollars and costs for traffic violation.
Kansas City markets show mixed grain and livestock quotes with wheat near 2.42 to 2.55 a bushel and corn around 2.03 for white No 2, while soybeans sit near 2.70 to 2.80. Hogs sold 15.2 to 16.5 per cwt, with cattle and calves thinly traded. Wall Street opened higher with traders sending the Dow and peers up and volume around 1.7 million shares.
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