President Truman calls for doubling armed forces in Korea era
President Truman at the White House outlined aims of U S policy in Korea, warning against further aggression and pledging a larger, long term force. He indicated 500,000 by midyear readiness and a potential rise to 3,000,000 troops without detailing split or cost, stressing defense against communist expansion.
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White House
Far Korea
Korea
Truman
United Nations Command
Ina
Erica
Russia
Missing Delores Plummer And Son Sought After Kansas City Lead
A 21 year old mother Delores Ann Plummer and her 4 year old son Terry Gene Wallender are missing from south of Lawrence Route 6 since July 31. Relatives say the woman may seek employment as a waitress in Kansas City while her husband James Plummer, a mechanic, reports no contact since leaving with no extra clothing. A car was found at the Martin home on Arkansas street August 5 with indicated mileage added since disappearance. Mrs Plummer is described as about 5 feet 3 inches tall, 95 pounds, light brown hair and blue eyes with a small mark on her forehead. The boy is blond with blue eyes.
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Lawrence
Route 6
Kansas City
Delores Ann Plummer
James Plummer
Hunsinger's
C. E. Martin
Arkansas Street
Terry Gene Wallender
U S Eighth Army awards 31 men of 24th Infantry Division
U S Eighth Army announces bronze stars and air medals for 31 men of the 24th Infantry Division. Names include Sgt Thurman Adair from Marietta Oklahoma and Second Lt William A Sneller Jr. Also notes Lt Jack Harbour of Kansas City and Leo Ousdahl of Morgan Mack Motor Company returning from a Ford sponsored truck sales school in Kansas City. Ousdahl among 22 gateau men in the Kansas Missouri Arkansas district. Chick Pontius, ex pro at Lawrence Country Club, now heads a 225 acre golf course at Fort Campbell Kentucky.
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U. S. 8Th Army
Korea
GRA
U. S. Eighth Army
24Th Infantry Division
Thurman Adair
Marietta
Okla
William A. Sneller
Aarkans
Jack E. Harbour
Kansas
Leo Ousdahl
Morgan-Mack Motor Company
Ford Motor Company
President Hotel
Kansas City
Ousdahl
Kansas-Missouri-Arkansas
Chick Pontius
Lawrence Country Club
Fort Campbell
Kentucky
Hospital Adds Newborns and Visitors List
At Memorial Hospital several residents are listed by name and address with recent arrivals including a daughter for Mr and Mrs Richard Fredrickson at 1019 Kentucky street and a daughter for Mr and Mrs Forrest Hehn at 1942 Learnard avenue. Earlier entries mention Mrs Char lene Rosakowski and others at specified streets as visitors.
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William Stevens
Rhode Island Street
Richard Fredrickson
Kentucky Street
Forrest Hehn
Learnard Avenue
Jayhawks invited to theater event and bids for science building
Lawrence items note a Jayhawk invitation to a Monday theater night and a September 14 postmark for University of Kansas Medical Center basic science building bids. Weather and dove hunting open season reports follow with local rainfall and a resident letter urging a courthouse clock lighting.
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University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City
Charles Marshall
Journal-World
Lawrence
GE Faces Coast to Coast Walkout by Largest Union
New York September 24 General Electric Co faces a nationwide walkout by the CIO International Union of Electrical Workers seeking higher pay and pensions. About 23,000 union members are already out in New York and Massachusetts, with 3,000 from an aircraft engine plant. Some 35,000 more are slated to join within three days, including 400 at the government atomic energy plant in Schenectady. The strike followed last minute concessions from both sides that failed to close the bargaining gap. The IUE has about 60,000 members in 51 GE plants across 25 cities, with a strong majority in 32 factories.
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New York
General Electric Co
Massachusetts
Atomic Energy
G.E
Schenectady
N. Y
C.I.0
International Union of Electrical Workers
I.U
LUE
G. E
Search Fails to Verify Report Plane Was Down
Manhattan Kansas September 2 Four hour search by four planes failed to verify a motorist report of a plane crash near Kents Sheriff B E Deckert said the motorist saw a plane disappear behind hills and smoke Officers and highway patrolmen participated Some officers suggested the plane might have been observing artillery fire at the Fort Riley range A collision occurred on Massachusetts street involving Barbara Corel Rte 2 and deputy sheriff R E Boswell no injuries reported Two South Korean civilians were killed and four wounded when a North Korean fighter strafed Samnangjin railway station near Pusan A Missed Stop Sign incident in Pomona led to T A Wilson paying $10 in county court
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Manhattan
Kan
Kents
B. E. Deckert
Plone
Fort Riley
Barbara Corel
R. E. Boswell
Massachusetts Street
Altho
Tokyo
Samnangjin
Pusan
T. A. Wilson
Pomona
City Introduces Itself to Teacher on KABL Tour
Miss Pearl Carpenter and Miss Cora Davenport reported to a group of teachers on their Kansas Industry Business Education tour sponsored by the State Chamber of Commerce. The day closed with John Crown’s talk This is Our Problem on socialism and communism. Woodrow Miller presided.
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Pearl Carpenter
Cora Davenport
L.m-H.s
KABL
Kansas
State Chamber of Commerce
Eldridge
John Crown
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Jaycees
Woodrow Miller
Chamber of Commerce
Locals Win and Lose In 1949 State Softball Games
In Great Bend Kansas on September 2 1949 Dechand Roofers Topeka defeated Hutchinson American Legion 4-2 and Topeka Hornets edged Great Bend Bakers 1-0 in top games of day three. Larned Merchants beat Boyer Motors 8-6 in the losers bracket. Wichita VFW defeated Topeka Morrell Packers 2-0 in the winners bracket.
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Great Bend
Kan
Dechand Roofers
Topeka
Hutchinson
American Legion
Topeka Hornets
Great Bend Bakers
Larned Merchants
Boyer Motors
Wolfe
Lawrence Gallagher Motors
Frantenac Halas
Garden City Garlands
Larned
Wichita Vfw
Morrell Packers
Hutchinson Eagles
Mt Hope Nursery
Wieblay
Al-Stara
Fort Scott
Marriage Licenses Granted by Probate Court
Marriage licenses issued from the probate court list Edwin C. Ehler 25 of Long Island City NY and Aurilla Jean Barker 27 of Kingman AZ. Julian F. Been 28 of Shallow Water TX and Julia E. Fox 24 of Lawrence. La Vern E. Hadl 20 of Lawrence and Dorene Jane Murren 17 of Richland to Howard N. Haines 55 of Durham NC and Vivian Christian 46 of Lawrence. Raymond L. Williams 19 of Richland and Beulah Flory 18 of Lawrence. Harald Anderson 28 of Ellsworth and Anna Mae Brown 22 of Lawrence.
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Probate
Edwin C. Ehler
Long Island City
N. Y
Aurilla Jean Barker
Kingman
Julian F. Been
Shallow Water
Tex
Julia E. Fox
Lawrence
la Vern E. Hadl
Dorene Jane Murren
Richland
Howard N. Haines
Durham
N. C
Vivian Christian
Raymond L. Williams
Beulah Flory
Harald, Anderson
Ellsworth
Anna Mae Brown
Deaths and Funerals in Lawrence and Oklahoma City
Mrs. Jane J. Kuntze 89 died at home after a long illness at 1927 Massachusetts street. She lived in Lawrence over 75 years and funeral plans pending for Ninth Street Baptist Church members. Surviving relatives include three nieces Helen Henry Denver Colorado two other nieces and a nephew John W. Clark Washington D C and three great nieces plus two great nephews. Graveside services for infant Eileen Riggs daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert J Riggs Jr will be held in Oklahoma City. The infant died yesterday. Marilyn Maloney formerly of Tulsa and Lawrence was her mother.
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Jane J. Kuntze
Massachusetts Street
Yester
Lawrence
Ninth Street
Oklahoma City
Robert J. Riggs, Jr
Eileen
Riggs
Marilyn Maloney
Maloney
Tulsa
Uncertainty Dogs KU Officials Over Defense Role
University officials struggle with rising building costs and defense needs as KU contemplates input to a state defense program. RO TC units may be mobilized, with emphasis on training military personnel and public instruction. Housing for married students is tight, and Sunflower reactivation could worsen single housing.
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Woodruff
J. J. Wilson
K. U
Raymond Nichols
Nichols
Army
Navy
Ruth Nash
University Housing Office
K. A
Jayhawk
Market News: Wheat and Livestock Reported Prices
Wheat and corn prices feature in market notes with quotes around 1.97 and 1.42 per unit. Livestock section covers Kansas City weekly cattle and veal trends, noting strength in calves and feeders, with steers and heifers showing mixed gains and losses across grades and classes, plus reference to farm-run broilers, roosters, and assorted birds in mixed commodities.
Lawrence Daily Journal World Classified Ad Snippet
A fragment from the Lawrence Daily Journal World notes a 1950 classified section with cattle and sheep prices and a boilerplate call to read the Classified Want Ads. The text references Texas ewes and yearling averages around 106 pounds with quoted prices such as 318 per head.
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Lawrence Kansas
Lawrence Daily Journal-World
Texas
Lambs Killed by Dogs At St Joseph Stock Yards
Kansas man Rob ert W Kirk of Scott City sues St Joseph stock yards company for fourteen thousand seven hundred ninety dollars in federal court claiming 470 lambs were killed by a dog pack on November 13 1948 and a further 1779 lambs were frightened and kept at the yards for days due to an unsafe fence.
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Sues Stockyard Company
Kansan City
St. Joseph
Kansas City
Robert W. Kirk
Scott City
Kansas
Kirk
Women of Ninth Street Baptist Plan Women's Day Program
Three services are set by Ninth Street Baptist Church for Women’s Day with theme Womanhood in World Crisis. Rev. Harry L. Smith will deliver a sermon at morning services, the women’s chorus led by Mrs. Bernice Black will perform, and B Hicks of Topeka will speak at 3 PM. Pageant led by Mrs. Lois Branch to be presented at 7:30 PM followed by re dedication prayer by Rev. M Smith.
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Ninth Street Baptist Church
Thomas R. Jackson
Harry L. Smith
Bernice Black
B. Hicks
Topeka
Wil
Theister Churches
Lawrence
Lois Branch
M Smith
Livestock Market Report Shows Mixed Feeder and Vealer Prices
The notice lists varied bids and prices for beef cattle including vealers light yearlings and stock steers with ranges around 20 to 30 dollars. Markets show declines in heavy sale segments with several lots described as feeders and calves trading lower amid overall softer demand.
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Eoca Newces
Tae
Rite
CPL Eee
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Ilinois Street
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Ruth Lindenberger
Luella Holmes
Lawrence Lodge
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Bert_S. Chewning
W. M
Walter H. Varnum
Sec
J. Mark Cadle
Iity
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Eps
Patarring
Eleanor Parker
South Lawrence
Nimrods
Worden
Walter Schwarz
Cooperative Weather Observer
General Electric Workers
EW V. F. W
Charles C. Ralls
Woodinville, Wash
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Chicago
Gallaghers
Frontenac
Boyers
Mra
Lawrence, Kansas
John Crabb
Dane
Denmark
Focal
Sey City
Bent
Tandards Pqs
Recelpun
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Iota Eyera
Con Stags
Hen Turkemercial Brokers
Fjarm-Run Broilers
USDA
Reed
ER Wrence Lawrence, Kansas
Westergren
Kohler
Phelps Lawrence Loan & Finance CO
Frederick
7Th & Midh
Ralph D. Dunn
Rankin Drug CO
Houston
Air Travel
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Lawrence National Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
the Court House
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Rumsey Funeral
C.B. Rumsey
Fred Rumsey
Oscar Rumsey
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