Market activity lifts shares as rails struggle in Wall Street advance
The Lawrence Daily Journal World notes heavy trading with an estimated 2 300 000 shares, up from 1 760 000 the prior Friday. Chemicals and aircrafts lead gains with steady support from steels and coppers while railroads lag at times but later contribute to the overall market rise.
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Market at a Glance Wheat up, livestock steady to higher
Market report shows Kansas City wheat higher with No 2 hard around 2.09, corn up and oats mixed. Hogs mostly steady to 3% higher with barrows and gilts 16.35 to 16.65. cattle steers steady to 0.5 higher with calves selling 18.00 to 22.00. lambs 17.90 to 19.50. Wall Street gains noted with broad stock strength late day.
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Gladys Causes Widespread Rain and Floods Across Gulf Coast
Tropical storm Gladys battered the Mexican coast and spanned into Texas with up to six inches of rain. Forecasters warn of potential new disturbances 400 miles out in the Gulf as rivers flood and 40,000 families cope with rising waters.
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Volunteers Needed for New Home Project in Kansas City
Mrs. Eugene Brune, chairwoman, appeals for carpenters to work nights and Saturdays on the Jess Layton family house at 925 Conn. St. The Delta Gamma alumnae and civic groups back the effort to aid Layton and his blind wife and their two daughters after a major operation last week.
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Droodles Caption Controversy Sparks Crowd Debate
Maria Gradia of Norik Conn pitches A-Plus Droodle titled Ed by High Rally. The panel ponders whether it resembles Red Buttons or a Zipper, with Carl Reiner and Peter Donald weighing in on inventive titles. The crowd is amused and puzzled by the quirky humor.
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Lawrence Noise and Local Incidents Highlight Busy Week
Lawrence residents report loose livestock including a yearling heifer on Prairie Avenue and a half grown bull roaming in the 1600 block of Delaware Street. Law enforcement chased the bull eastward as traffic safety checks continue on Mass Street and West Sixth Street with 30 vehicles inspected hourly through Friday.
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Jury Indicts 2 Men in 14-Year-Old Emmett Till Case
A Tallahatchie County grand jury indicted Roy Bryant and J W Milam on kidnapping and murder charges in the slaying of 14-year-old Emmett Till. The boy was taken Aug 28 near Money Mississippi after an alleged whistle at Bryant’s wife, and his body was recovered from the Tallahatchie River days later. The defendants said they released Till and have not commented since the body’s discovery.
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Memorial Hospital Admits and Births Reported
Hospital notice lists multiple admissions including Mrs Mary Kincaid and several others in towns such as Oskaloosa Sunflower and Lecompton with addresses. Dismissals include Mrs Nettie Turner and Mrs Louise Osborne among others. Births recorded for Chinn Conklin Sperry Berling Schaults and others. An accident report notes Emil Steinbring treated for lacerations and Kansas retailer dealers elect officers at a convention.
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Route 3
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Haskell Ave
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Oskaloosa
Minnie Chinn
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Vera Sperry
Sunflower
Wymena Conklin
E. 12Th St
Dorothy Redding
Bette Sehaulis
Eudora
Phyllis Reynolds
Herry Chinn
Compton
Ted Conklin
12Th St
Lann Sperry
Grovee Berlling
Robert Schaults
Emil Steinbring
Root St
Lawrence Fire Crews Respond Twice In 20 Minutes
Lawrence firemen were summoned twice this afternoon to North Lawrence. The first call went to Rose Lee's Cafe at N 3rd and Elm Streets, followed 20 minutes later by a grass fire at 723 Walnut Street. No damage figures were immediately available.
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University Foreign Students End Orientation at Banquet
Fifty five students finish a six week orientation at the Far Riga Student Orientation Center Kansas University with a farewell banquet in the Kansas Room Memorial Union Building. Chancellor Murph gives the address Soliman M Soliman of Egypt responds George Ro Wagroner awards presented by Dean Wagroner William Conboy previews a color movie of activities Students sing Crimson and the Blue Before departure many plan trips to Colorado and family visits from Iola and Kansas City
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Gale
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Iola
Kansas City
Deaths and Funerals in Lawrence Area
Meta L. Reuter died at home aged 83 after moving to Lawrence in 192? from Trenton. Funeral at 2 p.m. Thursday at Tromis Tartheran Church with Rev. Harold Hamilton. burial Oak Hill Cemetery. survivors include husband A C Reuter two daughters Mildred Swain and Lucille Reuter a son Carl a sister two brothers and two grandchildren. Donald Eugene Gunther one day old died at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. graveside service 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in Oak Mill Cemetery. survivors include parents a half sister and half brother and grandmother Myrtle O Neal.
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Topeka
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Carl Reuter
Lawrence
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St. Paul
Donald Eugene Gunther
Samuel Gunther
17Th St. Terr
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
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James Stroud
Myrtle O'Neal
Langan
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Names of Shanghai residents and exit visa claims noted
The report lists several Shanghai born or residing individuals including born 1894, Eva Stella Pugay Sister Theresa nun, Nadesha M. Romanoff and her daughter Irene N Romanoff born 1940. It states Bishop Edward Walsh and Mrs Peter Hulger could leave China when exit visas were granted. An unrelated statistic notes nearly 70 percent of accidental US deaths occur outside working hours.
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Shanghai
Eva Stella Pugay
Theresa
New York
KU Students Review Fraternity System Value On Campus
A Kansas University discussion notes that grade averages exceed university and women’s averages and that sorority programs have been reduced. Members say fraternity life is not essential to success yet acknowledge the system’s positive contributions to campus life.
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Redwood Graves Threatened as California Fire Rages
In northern and central California a massive forest fire roars through Sequoia National Forest near Fresno. More than 1,500 firefighters battle flames. over 7,000 acres blackened and damage exceeds 850000 dollars.
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Cool Temperatures Predicted For Kansas Tonight
Frigid air moves across Kansas as forecaster Tom Arnold expects 45 to 50 degree readings before morning. Highs tomorrow will dip to the low 80s with generally fair skies through Wednesday and no Labor Day rainfall reported.
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Tom Arnold
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County Traffic Fines Levied in Local Court
Two defendants faced traffic violations in County Court. Philip Gordon Wizer of unknown address was fined 3 and costs for passing in a passing zone. John Robert Todd of Kansas City Kansas was fined $10 and costs for running a stop sign.
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