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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1950
Page
2
The report describes Inchon landings and allied naval bombardment, detailing ships and aircraft involved. It notes American and allied forces massing in Korea with marines and US battleship Missouri firing on Samchok and Pohang, while South Korean marines land at Yongdok Changsa and a point near Pohang.
Rangoon Burma Sept 15 Dir Gordon Seagrave ailing 53 year old American missionary doctor is denied bail while awaiting trial on treason charges. He faces three counts with possible death penalty on conviction. Separately at Leavenworth the 82nd U S Volunteer Infantry veterans opened their annual reunion as their regiment was formed there in 1899. A divorce suit was filed in district court by Rosemary Castle against Dale Castle.
Memorial Hospital patient and local resident notices list Ruth Neibarger and others with addresses across Kentucky, Tennessee, Rhode Island, and nearby towns. The items note a son born yesterday to Mr and Mrs Tringle and a daughter today to Mr and Mrs Robb, plus two workers treated for finger injuries at a paper mill and a mixer incident in Tonganoxie.
Market wires report demand for stocks and TVs in New York with mixed bonds and uneven cotton. Kansas City livestock and grain show steady signals amid feeder cattle, hogs, and wheat prices. Wichita page highlights local rodeo royalty results and pageant winners.
Heard in Lawrence reports the Liberty Bell replica touring the country stopped in Lawrence for ten minutes to water, then moved to Ellis, Kansas, the only town on the tour to view the bell. Nearby, Eudora school roofing prep continues as work aims for completion in about two weeks. Bonner Springs eyes off street parking purchases as Kaw Valley growth continues. Earl Whitworth and Kansas coach Bill Rinehart slated for a football game October 21 with Oklahoma A and M.
The weather across the Midwest has been cool and wet delaying corn development and jeopardizing storage. Farmers rush to buy cattle to feed the immature corn while packers also buy for meat supply, driving cattle prices to record levels for the year.
Topeka Kansas September 15 amid added duties Gov Frank Carlson works to straighten out a military mix up involving a reservist named Robert L Harrison. The governor asked air force officials at Pellidge Field Michigan to review orders intended for a Nebraska born Harrison. The Kansas City Harrison currently at Port Warren Wyoming was told his orders were for someone else and remains under call.
The Goodland Kansas Chamber of Commerce proposed moving federal operations to Goodland during an atomic war. President Truman and a elected congressional committee would be invited to choose a secure dwelling for government records and activities. The group cited ample space, expandable airport, central location, water and power, and political balance as safeguards.
Four workers were hurt, none seriously, in a resin plant explosion at Cook Paint and Varnish in North Kansas City Missouri. Roof and a wall were blown out, firemen fought the blaze for three hours. Names given include Donald Parthurst Guy Smith Herschel Bateman and Bert Edwards with hospital and treatment details. The cause was not yet determined and company officials reported no geonite loss.
Washington from Sept 15 pace, secretary Pace said plans are under way to reactivate more World War II training camps as part of expanding military programs and possible universal service next year. He did not name camps. Lucas warned Congress may not adjourn Saturday night amid tax bill disputes. GM faces a 1949 tax bill of 444,377,889.44, likely the nation's largest corporate levy.
Martin Breithaupt aged , died this morning at the Reece hospital in Gardner. A retired farmer, he lived in the Clearfield area until moving to Eudora with his wife Chloe two weeks ago. Surviving relatives include his wife, two daughters Minnie Edelbrock and Irene Florence, one son Gayle Breithaupt, eight grandchildren, and sister Emma Schmidli. Funeral arrangements will be announced later. friends may call at Schubert funeral home.
Denver reports the national president of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union declares the United States is rapidly going dry by popular choice. Mrs. D Leigh Colvin cites one fourth of the country by area and one fifth of the population as dry or local option bans and notes petitions for statewide prohibition in Arkansas exceed required signatures. She adds 57 percent of counties in 12 states are dry, including Texas and Oklahoma, within the “old south.”
Budget notes show the Lawrence Community Chest quota fixed at 22575 with no balance to cut. Reports from investigating committees praise fund use, urge YMCA and YWCA to boost student appeal, and tie grant levels to campus contributions. Several board members attended the session including Bud Coy and James Postma, with budget approval follow-up. Parking violators paid 28 in fines in police court with two speeders also fined. Marriage licenses issued include Banning Rule and Lewis Pants, Bowen Clough.
Washington September 15 The Co 1 0 Electrical Workers and General Electric Co reached a contract ending a 40 000 worker strike that threatened to spread across 116 plants The accord provides a ten cent hourly wage rise with half already in effect since July 1 a cost of living adjustment mirroring CIO auto workers and GM The six month plan will be reexamined March 15 1951 to decide if future raises should be tied to the government cost of living index Meanwhile CIO members gain a one cent hourly increase for every 1 14 rise in the government index
Hutchinson Kansas reports severe storms with nearly an inch of rain and a lightning strike destroyed a Langdon area home, leaving 70-year-old Cash Gould and his wife with only the clothes on their backs. A hay barn fire at Frank Stout’s farm also burned. In Newton, funeral services are set for Clayton A. Young, 69, longtime Harvey County clerk and former treasurer, who died Wednesday. he is survived by two daughters.
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