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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1952
Page
1
U S Sabre jets claimed at least nine Communist Mig-15s destroyed in a busily fought air battle over North Korea as Allied bombers struck the Sinuiju industrial complex near the Manchurian border. The day’s tally brought the month’s total to 41 MiGs down.
The AFL convention opens amid sharp speeches as Gov. Thomas E. Dewey questions its Democratic leanings and AFL President William Green brands the Taft Hartley Act as un-American. Delegates expect to endorse Adlai Stevenson for president with decision coming a week hence after speeches by Stevenson and Eisenhower.
Mrs. Ruby Davis aged 32 of Kansas City Kansas died in a Sunday automobile collision one mile west of Hoyt at a country road intersection. Five people were injured including Frank Larkins 22 also from Kansas City, his sister Sandra Davis 6, R. E. Ream 73 of Silver Lake, and Mrs. Ream.
Mrs. Mary Appleton Wood Bromfield, wife of author farmer Louis Bromfield, died in her sleep Saturday night in Mansfield Ohio. The couple was prominent in local agriculture and literary circles. She was survived by Bromfield and other family members.
Adlai Stevenson said on Monday that Sen Taft has taken over the Eisenhower campaign. He warned the Republican split could alarm voters and noted possible federal budget and tax cuts in 1955 tied to rearmament progress. Stevenson described exchanges with President Truman and denied plans to name an ambassador to the Vatican.
Rumors circulate about a final Senate investigation report on seven million dollars in grain shortages. Senate Agriculture Committee chair Ellender withholds copies as Republicans push for access. Aiken returns from Vermont may spell out the dispute. Brannan claims net losses under one million dollars.
Mrs. Joan Stafford age 50 of rural Oswego was fatally injured in a crash between a pickup and a milk truck at a country road intersection near Oswego Kansas. Her husband was critically injured. The milk truck was driven by Nolan E. Wilkins of Labotte City. The Staffords had recently moved from Bluejackes Oklahoma where they lived for 5 years. Stafford worked at the Kansas Ordnance Plant.
State accident records list traffic fatalities in Topeka Kansas with figures from the last 48 hours showing 4 deaths in 1952 and 378 in the same period 1951 404, reflecting annualized counts and period comparisons. This brief notes statewide totals and year over year changes from the accident records section.
The Federal Reserve Board suspended Regulation X after Labor Department data showed June housing starts in Anis and August fell below a 1.2 million annual pace. The move lifts down payment rules and restores pre October 1900 credit standards, ending pandemic era housing credit limits.
Douglas and Jefferson county officials rejected Universal Bridge Co bid of 145679 for Kaw River Bridge repairs at Lecompton as far above a 60047 engineer estimate. Joint meeting set for November 14 in Lawrence to seek new bids after noting inflated material and labor costs.
Two weekend crashes were reported in the city Sunday. Don Reider Rotue J and Tony McClendon collided at 6th and Mid Streets around 12 11 p m causing about 1500 damage to Reider and 100 to McClendon. A second crash at 1244 A L struck a parked car owned by Clavien Newton causing about 30 to Newton and 35 to the other driver McCoin who suffered a cut above the right eye and was fined 25 for leaving the scene.
Eisenhower denounced jokes about his campaign as he launched a 12-state whistle stop tour through Indiana. He warned there is nothing funny about Korea and peril in America, stressing the single aim to promote and retain peace. He urged audiences to consider serious issues and knotted the contrast with Stevenson’s levity.
A flood of 28 000 head filled the Kansas City Stockyards on Monday, with 3 500 calves setting a three year record. Hog and sheep receipts fell slightly while cattle prices weakened 50 cents to $1.50 a hundred pounds amid a drought driven run of stockers and feeders. The Western range report cites Southwest pastures as the tightest since 1959 and a corn crop forecast suggests buyers will surge as corn states stock their herds.
Betty Jo and Karen Jane Henry, sisters from El Dorado, have sent an early Christmas request to Santa Claus for dolls. Their unusual timing aimed for September delivery at the North Pole was diverted to the El Dorado Times for publication.
A Wichita report from Associated Press notes over 800 federal income tax refunds sent to the wrong addresses were published by Collector Lynn Brodrick. Refunds range from 10 to 628.70 dollars, averaging about 50, covering fiscal year 1951 with most for that year. Taxpayers should contact the Wichita Internal Revenue Collector with correct name and current address. a certificate will prove identity before reissuing checks.
Reservations close Tuesday noon for the annual Kick off Luncheon at the Hotel Eldridge. Sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce Sports Committee, the event features coaches Jules Sikes of Kansas University Warner Coffin of Haskell Institute and Allan Woolard of Lawrence High School. They will preview the city teams before three opening games Haskell vs Wellsville Thursday, Lawrence vs Manhattan Friday, and Kansas vs Texas Christian Saturday. Tickets 1.25, phone 485, pickup before noon Wednesday.
Two new polio cases, one in Baldwin and one in Sunflower, raise the Lawrence area total for 1952 to 16. Mrs Wilma Hollister, 37, of Baldwin, mother of three, was admitted to Lawrence Memorial Hospital with spinal polio and no paralysis, progressing normally. Mrs Georgia Clark, 21, wife of a naval officer at Olathe Naval Base, hospitalized at Kansas City General with spinal polio and in satisfactory condition. Loretta Cooper, 15, Route 3 Baldwin, remains unchanged with paralysis in one leg after admission to Lawrence Memorial Hospital.
Pickets from Pipe Fitters Local Union No. 523 remained on duty at the Sunflower Ordnance Works while about 1,549 rehabilitation workers stayed off the job for roughly two weeks. Reports suggested Sunflower officials could not explain why lines remained at this plant as lines were removed from other area government sites.
Cities Service Gas Co filed with the Kansas Corporation Commission an application to condemn four land tracts in the abandoned Colony Gas Field in Anderson County for underground gas storage. The 1951 legislature granted the power to take land for storage, representing about two percent of the 4,500 acre proposed area. Owners of the rest have signed leases. the reservoir will build gas supplies for peak winter demand.
The closing average stocks in New York slipped to 104.8, down 0.1 point as traders assessed market momentum. Investors watched key industrials and financials for signs of direction amid mixed earnings and economic indicators.
Crowds filled the University of Kansas today as more than 6,000 students began registration and enrollment. Officials projected about 2,000 new students, with totals possibly surpassing 6,200. Convocation ceremonies, the rock chalk rites, and induction events outline the opening week while the fire basket ceremony is dropped for site issues.
Brig. Gen. Joe Nickell, state Selective Service director, announced Monday that Kansas will draft 522 men in November. This follows an earlier October quota of 514 men.
Kyodo News Agency reports two people are missing after floods hit Kyushu, Japan's southernmost main island. Rescue teams deploy along swollen rivers as authorities warn of continuing heavy rain and rising water levels.
Minneapolis residents joined a nine hour drive by the Minneapolis Junior Chamber of Commerce to raise 184 dollars from dimes and quarters after polio deaths of Mrs. Lee Wilson and Mrs. Mercede Henry. The iron lung was funded for Asbury Hospital in Salina, to aid polio treatment. Commissions and extra donations will expand equipment for polio care.
The Lawrence high school project risks halting work due to a steel shortage. Contractor Jo Constant says main building and gym steel have government allocations but supplier delays threaten September and October delivery. If 400 tons of steel are not received soon, concrete work may proceed to a point before stopping.
The forecast calls for calm skies and mild warmth over Kansas for the next two days. Monday night will see lows in the 50s with highs Tuesday in the 80s, with fair weather extending through Wednesday. statewide readings ranged from 74 at Hill City and Goodland to 84 at Chanute, while Sunday night cooled to the 40s in the north and 50s in the south, with Goodland at 43.
Ruth Dyche was elected president of the Old Settlers Association at its annual reunion at First Baptist Church. A Lawrence resident and KU home economics graduate, she succeeds Paul Winter. Dolph Simons was elected vice president, with I F Eberhart and spouse re-elected secretaries, Mrs Guy Bigsby treasurer, and Mrs R E Love historian.
Kansas City officials announce steps toward building Consumers Cooperative Associations nitrogen fertilizer plant near Lawrence. James M. Wadsworth named superintendent. Girdler Corp and Foster Wheeler Corp to design and build. Site secured. 374 acres. Farmers in nine states have purchased over 7.1 million in certificates to finance the project amid a shift from a federal defense loan. Construction may begin late this year or early next, taking about 24 months. Wadsworth brings extensive refinery and chemical plant experience, including time with Foster Wheeler and Lion Oil.
New York Giants failed to catch Brooklyn as they exploded for nine runs in the sixth inning to thrash the St. Louis Cardinals 12-1 in a Monday game. Brooklyn Dodgers hammered the Cincinnati Reds 11-5 with Jackie Robinson and Duke Snider belting two homers apiece to maintain a three game NL lead.
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