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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1949
Page
7
Kansas fiscal year ending June 30 shows motor fuel tax revenue at $20.47 million, led by one cent levy producing $6.76 million and three-cent tax $13.71 million. August receipts dip full month compared to 1948. new five-cent gasoline tax yields $1.99 million with refunds set for January 1, 1950.
Two young children Franklin Sherer five and Sandra two and a half were found smothered in an ice box in neighbor John Linnerooth's garage. Police and fire crews failed to revive them after four hours of rescue attempts. Investigators planned to question playmates to determine if the doors were shut accidentally or by others.
Construction begins on an eight room colonial residence at 1649 Stratford Road. Mr and Mrs Fred C Black say the two story structure with veneer front will include four bedrooms two and one half baths and a two car garage. Contractor Barney L Traynor of 745 Elm Street expects four to five months to complete the build. The Blacks will occupy Gow Apartments during the process as the Raymond Cerfs relocate to KU. The Cerfs plan to move into Indiana street home around September 6. Greensburg September 2 Rex Wayne McNamara 13 fatally injured when thrown from a horse before a Reine truck.
Easton and Lawrence social notes list families visiting or traveling including the Alexanders in various national parks and cities, the Hunter and Jella families visiting Maxwell Field Alabama, and extended visits by Wilmuth Hanson Patterson Stoner Breithaupt Beal Beal Dieterich chaperones.
Mrs. Charles attends Teeny te meetis See with the Dietericha while Mrs. Betty Abels Ewing returns from Tennessee and recovers from virus pneumonia at her parents’ home. Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Sommer with son Jimmy and Mrs. Millard Jackson travel east visiting relatives in Sayreville Elmira Chicago and New Jersey with Geraldine Sommer staying to visit family.
Orchestral leader Rudy Vallee 48 and Eleanor Kathleen Norris 21 from Berkeley slipped into Oakland's marriage bureau for a license as preliminaries for a fourth marriage were completed. A psychology graduate, Norris is from the University of California.
Leaning against a corrugated fence in Phoenix, Bettlin models a daring plunging neckline created by Marget of Arizona. APL Wirephotos notes the bold Western attire designed to draw double takes from cowboys and onlookers.
Columbus artist Emery C Burkhart displayed The Light is Greater Hence the Shadows More at the Ohio State fair. He claimed the piece was intended horizontal but hung vertical. director Harvis A Stewart disagreed while Burkhart noted motion from an old auto under a junkyard.
A fragment quotes a speaker arguing a massive error went undetected, suggesting disbelief at the oversight and noting the need to uncover how the lapse occurred. It hints at ongoing scrutiny and cautious speculation about responsible parties.
Registrar James A. Hitt says Chancellor Malet’s July projection of a 15 percent drop from last fall’s figures for KI Al seems close. He notes the trend aligns with recent enrollment data and expects further updates.
The speaker said the current estimate is as complete as possible and there is no indication of change. He noted it is too soon to provide exact enrollment numbers since applications are still arriving at the registrar's office.
In the 19th century, ice was shipped from the United States to Asia, including China and India, reflecting early global material exchange and technological practices of the era.
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