Bad Wiring Possibly Causes Plymouth Church Fire
Fire investigators led by Fire Chief John Miller found a defective wiring section in the kitchen wall near the refrigerator that could have started the blaze at Plymouth Congregational Church parish house. Neighbors spotted flames about 3 am. firefighting lasted about three hours. Officials won t commit to the fault pending inventory and further study. a meeting tonight will plan cleanup, damage assessment, and rebuilding steps.
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Plymouth Congregational Church
John Miller
Miller
Walter Gage
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Charles Reed
Patee Theater Valuation Set At 17500 By Appraisers
Appraisers named by the Douglas County District Court set the Patee Theater building at 17500. The 25 foot front structure, owned by Boot Hill Investment Co. Inc., was damaged by fire on Feb 28 and will become an arcade site. The city, owner, or both may appeal. If approved, project cost estimates run near 22000.
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Patee Theater
Mass. St
Douglas County District Court
New Hampshire Street
Clarence Miller
Art Peck
Joe Traylor
Boot Hil Investment_Co. Inc
Robert” Ellsworth
Giark ‘Rhoden
Boot Hill Co
Saturn
Register of Deeds
Real Estate Fundamentals course offered in Dodge City
A 10 lecture series on fundamentals of operating a real estate agency is offered by the Southwest Kansas Center of University Extension in cooperation with the Dodge City Real Estate Board. The one a week program begins Sept 29 with the first lecture Thursday night and subsequent sessions each Monday from Oct 3 through Nov 28 at Dodge City Junior College.
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Southwest Kansas Center of University Extension
Dodge City Real Estate Board
Southwest Center
Dodge City Junior College
Film Series at K U Museum Begins Fall Run
The University of Kansas Museum of Art opens its annual fall film series on art with showings at 7 30 and 9 p m Friday in the lecture hall. All four color films are Lascaus Totems Primitive Artists of Haiti and Boogie Doodle.
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Museum of Art At
Kansas University
Museum
Lascaus
Haiti
Hoch Auditorium
Old Droodles Slogan Echoes Through Time
A humorous ad style piece riffs on Droodles and aging, asking playful questions about drawing speed, energy, and everyday glitches. It ends with a retro slogan suggesting that old Droodles never die and merely look that way.
Paving Projects Update Near Completion and Priority List
Improved access at Contmurd from Page 1 Drive and surrounding streets opens. Several sections near completion include Twenty- Firet Terrace Nineteenth Ter race and Emerald Drive Clifton Court. Two paving jobs moved up to serve Centennial School traffic Greever Terrace Virginia Street.
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Ousdahl Road
Nineteenth Street
Twentieth Street
Allison
Nineteenth Terrace
Emerald Drive
Clifton Court
Penny
Centennial School
Greever Terrace
Virginia Street
Mitchell Street
Twentieth
Twenty-Second Street
Twenty-Second Terrace
Michigan
Takota Street
Park Hill Addition
Twenty-Second
Twenty- Second Terrace
Michigan Street
Highland Drive
Yale Road
Sunset Drive
Hillcrest Addition
Maine Street
Nineteenth
University Terrace Addition
Speed Traps Snare Many In Lawrence Police Court
Lawrence police set speed traps last week catching many drivers. Court opened with 26 names, seven cases continued, one for drunken driving. Dispositions include fines and bonds for driving offenses such as speeding running stop signs and illegal left turns.
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Lawrence
Eugene Kramer
Baldwin
Jack Bontrager Jr
Tenn. St
Dale Bryons
Forbes Afb
Topeka
Gary A. Dumas
Ark. St
Elmer Bohmeier
Rt. St
Betty Lou Petrie
Larry W. Burgess
Haskell Institute
Wayne Allen
Berryton
Eugene Glahn
D. G. Groehe
Lincoln Rainbowl
Eudova
Jimmie Sledd
Mass. St
Maintenance suit filed in district court
A separate maintenance suit was filed Monday in District Court by Gay Annett Brown against James Paul Brown.
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Gay Annett Brown
James Paul Brown
Dastries Court
Stella Albright
C. R. Albright
Area Farm Irrigation Tour Showcases Setups
Local farm agencies plan a four farm irrigation tour next Monday afternoon beginning 1 20 p m at the Raymond Pine farm east of Teepee Corner a mile north of Lawrence on TS highway 24 10. Stops include Will Hayden farm at 2 10 p m Ronald Robb farm near Miller's Corner and Lakeview plus the FE Parnell farm west of Lakeview. Tour co sponsors are the county extension service the U S Agriculture Department and Kansas State College.
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Teepee Corner
Lawrence
Will Hayden
Pine Farm
Ronald Robb
Miller's Corner
U.S. MO
Lakeview
FE. & Parnell
Bernard Forruce
The
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U.S. Agriculture Department
Kansas State College
Plans for city pools spurred by recreation survey
Communities listed include Wichita Winfield Abilene Newton Lindsborg Cherryvale Goodland Larned Holton and Garden City. Lawrence Recreation Commission members note a 150 by 75 foot pool with room to expand and plan upgrades to the filtration system before next season. Kunz expects pool expansion within a few years to attract swimmers countywide.
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Wichita
Winfield
Abilene
Newton
Lindsburg
Cherryvale
Goodsland
Larned
Ilolton
Garden City
Douglas County
Lawrence
Kunz
Midget Burglar Targets Cole's Market
An overnight burglary at Cole's Market on Lincoln Street involved a tiny intruder tearing sheathing from a fan housing and crawling to a ceiling trap door. The thief used a rubber hose to descend, but no items were reported missing though a steel cabinet was pried open and empty. Police investigated footprints and possible culprits, noting several rolls of change were left untouched.
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Cole's Market
2Nd
Lincoln Sts
Fire flurry grows as winds boost danger across city
Firefighters battled grass fires amid dry windy conditions with several trash burns on 712 Mo St 534 Mich St and 1401 Maple Lane. No property damage reported though authorities warn residents not to burn pastures or stubble as high winds threaten more alarms.
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Skerth
8Th
Walnut St
John Miller
Weather Bureau
Lawrence
Mich
Maple Lane
Deaths and Funerals in Topeka and area
Obituaries list Jim Lavin of Topeka killed in California after visiting relatives. Other deaths include J A McCurdy former Lawrence resident in San Diego age 85. Etta Godding 89 of Eudora. Lydia Higginbottom 98 of Temple Texas. Ralph Ward 4 from Dallas, child of local residents. an injured Kansas turnpike worker reported in fair condition. and Stella Albright filing for divorce from C R Albright.
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Topeka
Big Springs
Tipton
Calif
California
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Worden
Centropolis
Ca. HL
Lyman A. McCurdy
J.yman A. McCurdy
San Diego
Lawrence
Metla Kane
Laurence W. Kane
Ind. Sr
McCurdy
Ile W
Lyman MrCurdy
Robert McCurdy
la Mésa
Sirs
Marjorie Bump
Nogales
Ariz
Mondas
Etta Godding
Etta Reber Godding
Eudora
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Olathe
Walter Godding
Kansas City
Lydia Higginbottom
Lydia M. Higginbottom
Temple
Texas
E. E. Higginbottom
Florence Snyder
Claude Whaley
Bagley
Minn
Edwin R. Higginbottom
Lebanon
Ore
Glen W. Higginbottom
Los Angeles
Fredonia
Massman builds Kansas Turnpike bridge abutments target Oct 15
Heard in Lawrence reports Massman Construction Co expects all bridge abutments and parapet walls on the Kaw River span north of Lawrence to be finished by October 15. Ciround was broken last December 31 for the 2316 foot structure with Massman handling piers and abutments and Maxwell Bridge Co. of Columbus supplying steel work.
Births at Memorial Hospital Highlight Local Families
Birth announcements list numerous Vernon Weeks, Carol McGee, Veronica Zehna and babies, Phatlis Reynolds, Irma Beard, Betty Ryan, Vera Sperry, and others. Parents include Michael Bell, Roy Todd, Charles Hodson, Antoine Noule with births noted as today or Monday in Vernon, Perry, Sunflower, and Eudora areas.
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James W. Vincent
Wo Hills
Veronica Zehna
Sunnyside
Mary Edlan
Hest Harvey
Phatlis
Michael Bell
Roy’ Todd
Maple St
Charles Hodson
Perry
Antoine Noule
Stock Market Mixed as Leaders Rise in Turbulent Day
The Day in Wall Street notes a few strong leaders advancing in an otherwise mixed market. Volume reached about 2,600 shares traded, with several sectors showing gains while others fell back amid broader volatility and reports of shifting profits across sectors.
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Vale
FCL
Rengres- Bonds
Atessips
Wall Street
New York
Wild Area Searched at Fuller's Airport
A disturbance near Fuller's Airport at Lake Falsbury involved Frank Case, Carol Case, and Francis Hore. The incident began Sunday when a four-splace Lasecanthe aircraft reportedly departed without stopping and headed toward San Rafael, California, prompting a wide area search.
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Page Pd Monument Moter Ca
Concord
Calif
Dy John Ise
Whatversity of Kansas
Beyverly
American Telephone & Tile- Eraph Cas
Frank
Carol More
F Francis Hore
Henry Hess Lumber Co
San Rafael
Calt
Pan Jobns
Francisca
Fuller's
Lake Pallsbury
HAA
CROP Goal Set for Douglas County Drive Dates Announced
The Douglas County CROP drive aims to raise funds to support shipped relief overseas and local church programs. County churches plan an appeal this Sunday and a committee meeting is slated for 8 pm Monday September 27 at the Municipal Building with township chairmen to be appointed by Walter Kampschroeder the local CROP chairman.
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Earlands
Chisthan
Tayet
Thes County
AC Ramnad
Attenton
Walter Kampschroeder
County Court Fines Gary Toran for Left-Side Driving
Gary Toran of 112 Ohio Street was fined 10 dollars in County Court for driving on the left side of the roadway.
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Gary Toran Tale
Ohio St
Cassis
Roarhway
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