U.S. Aids Nationalists While Supplying Formosa Base
The Defense Department said arms and supplies for Chiang Kai shek’s Nationalists come via American ships to Formosa ports at a steady pace. No American deliveries to Quemoy Island have occurred, and current policy leaves Quemoy transport to Chiang’s own ships.
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Washington
China
Formosa
Chiang Kai Shek
Defense Department
Quemoy Island
Pentagon
Quemoy
Chiang
New York Herald-Tribune Today
Eisenhower
U. S.7th Fleet
Political forecast cites near equal party strength in Kansas
Harder, newly elected Democratic state chairman and former University of Wichita political science professor, predicted that within a few years Kansas would have two nearly equal political parties. The remarks followed precinct coverage continued from Page 1.
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Harder
Kansas
The
University of Wichita
Lee Sheppeard Joins Journal-World Staff
Lee C. Sheppeard is appointed to the Journal-World news desk today. The 23 year old will cover Courthouse City Hall and general assignments after a 1952 William Allen White School of Journalism degree and Army service. He previously worked six months at the Salina Journal and is a Clay Center native married to Nancy Lawrence of Iola with a year-old daughter Laura. They reside at 1912 R I Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee C. Sheppeard
Journal-World News
Sheppeard
William Allen White Journalim School
Salina Journal
Clay Center
Nancy Lawrence
Iola
Laura
R. I. St
Five Men Convicted in Police Court on Drunkenness
Five men were found guilty in police court on drunkenness charges. Defendants include Glen O. Tarno of Meredith Hotel with $25 bond forfeited, Elmer F. Corbin of 810 E. 14th St. serving 30 days, John A. Kipp of 738 Me. St. 10 days with suspended sentence and six months probation, Lang Pace of Allana Ohio 30 days suspended and ordered to leave town, and Carl W. Webber of Topeka with $10 fine suspended and six months probation. Webber also fined $25 for resisting arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen O. Tarno
Meredith Hotel
Elmer F. Corbin
E. 14Th St
John A. Kipp
Lang Pace
Allana
Ohio
Carl W. Webber
Topeka
Webber
Man Sentenced for Prowling in Police Court
Charles Donald Crowder of 938 Vt. St. was found guilty on prowling and window peeking charges in police court. He received 30 days in jail for each count.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Donald Crowder
Vt. St
Drunk on Public Highway Fined in Kansas City
Robert Lopez of Kansas City Missouri was fined thirty five dollars and costs today for being drunk on a public highway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Lopez
Kansas City
Droodle Show Flea Fashion Crowned Best In Show
A playful note describes a dog show historic moment where fleas are judged alongside dogs. The cartoonish Droodle parodies art titles and praises the dramatic fleas as they celebrate a surprising winner, Rover's Own Jumper losing by scratch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Gassoway
Rover
Yanks and German Police Offer Differing Border Shooting Accounts
In Heidelberg and Nuernberg, U S Army Europe and Bavarian border police gave divergent versions of a frontier incident near Barnau. The U S detachment says 35 rounds were fired by Czechs with no injuries, while Bavarian police report the shooting began as a Czech surveyor sought asylum and fled across the border.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heidelberg
Germany
Barnau
U. S
Nuernberg
Ing
West Germany
Weiden
Colorado Football Game Highlight At K U Parents Day Oct 2
The third annual Parents Day at the University of Kansas is set for October 2. Colorado football will be highlighted with a campus open house and parent meetings. Registration begins at six locations, followed by ticket pickup for students. Chancellor Murphy and deans will host talks and meals in organized housing.
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Colorado
K.U
University of Kansas
Kim Giffin
Giffin
Franklin D. Murphy
Memorial Union
Nitrate Test Production Starts at Co-Op Plant
The Cooperative Farm Chemicals Association plant near Lawrence begins nitrate test production of ammonium nitrate today. Full scale output is expected soon as tests favor, with the nitric acid unit at half capacity and a 10 day path to full operation. Ammonia production is planned for late October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Consumer Cooperative Association
Lawrence
Co- Op
R. R. Zurbachen
Cooperative Farm Chemicals Association
CCA
Local births and a football injury reported at area hospitals
Memorial Hospital lists mothers and infants including Mrs. Alma Gerstenberger Mrs. Mary McBeth Mrs. Carrie Wiley and others with babies born today and yesterday. A shoulder separation in a Lecompton High School football practice injured Earl Kasson, treated in the emergency room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Lynn
Alma Gerstenberger
Eudora
Charles Curtis
DeSoto
Mary McBeth
Ind. St
Forrest H. Carr
Jessie Whaley
Melvin Benschoter
Prospect.Ave
A. R. McDuff
Tenn. St
Carrie A. Wiley
Katherine Houseworth
Alma Coffman
Earl Kasson
Marvin Kasson
Route 1
Lecompton High School
Three Men Plead Guilty in County Court Traffic Case
Three men pleaded guilty in County Court to passing in no passing zones. Each man was fined 5 dollars plus costs. Named defendants are James Lawrence Ginn of 433 C. St, Clarence Ray Woodhead of 1339 Haskell Ave, and David Stewart Adams of Maple Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Lawrence Ginn
C. St
Clarence Ray Woodhead
Haskell Ave
David Stewart Adams
Maple Hill
Two Divorce Suits Filed In District Court
Two divorce petitions were filed in District Court. One involves Sadie B. Miles Wharton and her husband George A. Wharton, filed this morning. The second lists Minnie B. Fields and Warren L. Fields, filed yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sadie B. Miles Wharton
George A. Wharton
Minnie B. Fields
Warren L. Fields
Democrats gain Maine governorship amid national election hopes
Demos Lee Trend backed Harriman for 1956 nomination and led a strong financed campaign as Democrats celebrate a Maine gubernatorial win the party's first since 1934. Congress gains noted with hopes for Senate and House control in fall. Quote from Sen. Edwin C. Johnson supports positive national outlook. Republicans cautious with commentary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Averell Harriman
Maine
Congress
White House
Edwin C. Johnson
D-Cole
Sen
Carlson
Senate
House
Court Names Attorneys For Convicts on Trial
In Leavenworth defense counsel were named for three of six Kansas state prison inmates charged with first degree murder in the guard death during an escape attempt. Henry Parker, Robert LeRoy Knight, and Donald E. Davis said they lack funds for counsel. The others, Emmett May, Lawton Oray Rollins, and James Tarr, have attorneys. The six are to be arraigned Friday before Judge Dawes with October term trial dates expected.
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Leavenworth
Kansas State
Henry Parker
Gage
Okla
Robert LeRoy Knight
Picher
Donald E. Davis
Sturgis
Mich
Joseph J. Dawes
Emmett May
Topeka
Lawton Oray Rollins
Kansas City
Kans
James Tarr
Ponca City
Henry M. Kenaga
Dawes
Lawrence Centennial events feature horse bus and chorus
A horse drawn school bus will transport Fairview pupils to Fairview School as part of Lawrence centennial promotion. The 10 passenger bus, from Ft. Leavenworth Museum, will be sponsored for the Sept parade. Teachers at Fairview are Mrs Faye H Deay and Mrs Darda Wedell. The pageant choir seeks singers for a 100 voice chorus Sept 23 28 directed by Wayne Nelson and Clayton Krehbiel.
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Fairview
Gayle Mott
Lawren
Ft. Leavenworth
Mott
Lawrence
Kansas City
Leavenworth
Fairview School
23Rd
Haskell
Faye H. Deay
Darda Wedell
Odell Shaver
Lawrence High School
Shaver
Wayne Nelson
Clayton Krehbiel
Kansas City Man Pleads Guilty on Liquor Charges
Sylvester Montes pleaded guilty in County Court to reckless driving and transporting an open bottle. He was fined $50 on the first count and $25 plus costs on the second.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvester Montes
Kansas City
Motor Unit Causes Alarm At Granada Cafe
Lawrence fire crews responded to a 4:40 a m alarm at the Granada Cafe 1022 Mass St where an electric motor on a refrigerator overheated. No fire was reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Granada Cafe
Mass. St
Puerto Rican Nationalists Urged to Go Underground
Federal court heard Gonzalo Lebron Sotomayor testify that Puerto Rican Nationalists in Chicago were ordered to go underground after the House attack that wounded five congressmen. He described destroyed records, his Chicago leadership, and warnings to return home or flee to Puerto Rico if arrests loomed.
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New York
Chicago
House of Representatives
Gonzalo Lebron Sotomayor
Washington
Lebron Sotomayor
United States
Julio
Pinto Gandia
Eisenhower
Gandia
Puerto Rico
Centennial celebration events unfold across Lawrence
Centennial pageant sales at the log cabin in South Park lead to Founding Day ceremonies at City Hall lawn with a 10 30 a m start. The old Council will reenact adopting a name for Lawrence and sign a public register as the I Was There book begins with Mayor Kraft and City Commission signing.
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South Park
Lawrence
Ted Kennedy
Chris Kraft
Iss
Kennedy
Centennial Park
Kansas Historical Society
Topeka
Lawrence Writer’s Workshop
E. R. Zook
Chamber of Commerce
Old Glory Flag and Decorating Co
Zook
Massachusetts Street
Ottawa
Olathe
Prairie Village
Tonganoxie
Sunflower
Leave
Williams charged with assault with intent to kill
John Williams 65 of 815 Lincoln St faced a county court assault with intent to kill charge after firing two shots into a truck driven by Jake Hall of 796 Lincoln St on Saturday. Preliminary hearing set for 2 p m Thursday. Williams jailed in default of 2500 bond. Hall was struck in the neck and side but not seriously injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Williams
Lincoln St
Williams
Jake E. Hall
Hall
KUFFs Meet Opens With KU Captain Bixler Speaker
KU captain Bud Bixler will address the first KUFFs meeting at 10 p m in the Community Building. He will discuss K U players and prep for the K U Texas Christian game. Jack Eskridge will display new uniforms. Wayne Bly notes registration pending. KUFFs consist of Lawrence grade school students aiding KU football support.
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Bud Bixler
Kansas University
Kuffs
Kansas University Future
Mth
Vt. Sts
Bixler
K. U
K. U.-Texas Christian University
Memorial Stadium
Jack Eskridge
Wayne Bly
Lawrence
Colorado
Nebraska
Kansas license sales dip after 1944 high
Kansas hunting and fishing license sales fell last year for the first time since 1944, totaling 377 798 for year ending June 30 1954 down from 454 906. Drought and hot weather hurt fishing waters and upland game birds, while nonresident licenses rose. Revenue drops threaten Pittman Robertson and Dingell Johnson funds though the commission remains financially sound and plans six to eight new lakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Dave Leahy
Deaths and Funerals Eugene Garrett
Eugene Garrett 32 formerly of Lawrence died yesterday while at work in Camden New Jersey His body will be flown to Pittsburg for funeral and burial services He is survived by his wife Mabel two sons Mark Eugene and Dennis Wayne his father Mark Garrett of Pittsburg a sister and a brother Mrs Homer Willis of 1402 Maple Lane is a sister of Mrs Garrett Also a note on Jupiter moons suggesting captured asteroids question.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Garrett
Lawrence
Camden
N. J
Garrett
Pittsburg
Mabel
Mark Eugene
Dennis Wayne
Mark Garrett
Homer Willis
Maple Lane
Markets At a Glance and Kansas City Livestock Report
Markets at a glance show mixed demand with gains in corn and soybeans, while wheat futures open higher. Kansas City livestock bids show steady to higher cattle prices, with hogs weaker and calves steady to higher, plus detailed No 2 and No 3 grain price listings and specific cattle and sheep lot ranges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Market Prices Reported for Grains Poultry and Hogs
Wheat price is 2.10. corn yellow 1.60 kafir 2.40. oats 0.70. barley 1.00. rye 1.10. Poultry hens under 444 pounds 6. over 4% pounds 10. Cocks 6. Butterfat 0.48 0.45 0.42. Fees 0.20. pullet eggs 0.10. Hogs 20.00.
Kansas City Wholesale Meat and Poultry Prices Summary
Kansas City wholesale market mirrors price ranges for produce eggs and dairy. Butter and poultry items show varied weights and price points with categories including hens, fryers, broilers, turkeys, capons, ducks and geese, reflecting current receipts and weight bands across multiple classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
B. Farm
Wall Street Snapshot of United Industries Select
A brief Wall Street note shows United Industries selecting a new strategy in trading. Investors monitor early volume as market nerves ease with modest gains across sectors.
Stocks Rise In Mixed Trading On Moderate Volume
The stock market advanced modestly amid moderate activity while several key sectors lagged. Gains appeared in oils, motors, chemicals, airlines, and radio television stocks, with steels, aircraft, and copper mining generally weaker. Railroads, utilities, and mail order shares held up. Notable names included Studebaker, Goodyear, Bendix, Radio Corp, Dupont, Westinghouse, New York Central, and Eastern Air Lines. Lower movers included Bethlehem Steel, U S Rubber, Douglas Aircraft, Southern Railway, and Phelps Dodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Studebaker
Goodyear
Mrs Roebuck
Bendix Aviation
Radio Corp
American
Telephone Air Reduction
Dupont
Westinghouse
New York Central
Sinclair Oil
Eastern Air Lines
Bethlehem Steel
Youngstown Sheet & Tube
U. S. Rubber
Douglas Aircraft
Don Edison
American Dynamid
Southern Railway
Phelps Dodge
Card of Thanks for Mourning Family Names and Loss
The Ralph Goff Family and the Sinks and Stewarts express gratitude to friends neighbors and relatives for kindness during illness and sorrow following the death of a husband father son and brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daddy
Charles Sinks
Charles, Jr
W. H. Sinks
Millie
Lawrence
Daryl Stewart
Ralph
Ralph Goff
In Loving Memory of Earl M Hobbs
In loving memory of Earl M Hobbs who passed away two years ago today. Two years has passed since that sad day the one we loved was called away. God took him home it was his will but in our hearts he liveth still. Sadly missed by wife brothers and sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl M. Hobbs
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Journal-World
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Lodge of Perfection
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V. M
O, Wright
Memorial Hospital
Lyle Potter
F. Carl Mingos
A. P. D'Ambra
Ala. St
William Wesley Hunt
Garber
Gloria Wanager
Harry Edmondson
Mabel Saunders
E. 11Th St
Imogene Gregory
Jewell Cof.felt
St. St
Robert Mays
Paul T. Grier
Lyle Rockhold
Baldwin
Keystone Kops
Vth
New Hampshire
Clayton Frost
TDISA
W. 28Rd St
Jupiter
Leve
Insurance Exchange
District Sales & Claims Office
Andy” Anderson
Lloras
Real Seal Een
Thes
Douglas County
Building and Loan
K. C. Cash Grain
N.Y. Stocks
K. C. Livestock
USDA
Admiral
Allis Chal
Am Motors
Am Tel&Tel
Tobahnes
Pri
Atchison
Beech Aire
Beth Steel
Boeing Air
Bran
du Pont
Eagle P
Flec
Gen Motors
Grace & Ciene
Greyhound
NY Central
Penney IC
St Jos
Socony
U. . Steel
K. C
Wall Street
Indus
Lawrence National Bank
Massachusetts
Memoriam
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Carl W. Schubert
SCH
Hubert Funeral Home Ambulance Service
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