Bodies of Kansans on uranium search found in old mine
Two Kansas men Glenn Dew 33 and Melvin LeBlow 45 of Ulysses were found dead in an abandoned mine in Georgetown Colorado after a search that began Thursday evening. The pair were located 5800 feet from the entrance and appeared to have removed oxygen masks before dying. Rescue teams used breathing apparatus as volunteers searched the shaft deep in the mountainside. Relatives received the news calmly at a nearby motel. An Empire Lead and Zinc Co crew aided with equipment.
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Georgetown
Colo
Kansas
Glenn Dew
Melvin LeBlow
Ulysses
Glenn Ryan
Scott City
Charles Dew
Jim LeBlaw
Okla
James Sacra
Ia. Mu
Empire Lead Fand Zinc Co
Gilman
Two Men Charged After Taxi Altercation
Police charged Donald Collins and Monroe White after a Saturday taxi quarrel left one injured and the taxi damaged. Collins, 27, received treatment at Lawrence Memorial Hospital for a knife wound and arm injury. White, 45, faced charges of drunkenness disturbing the peace and resisting arrest. White posted 100 bond and was freed. Collins remained held on 50 bond as trials were set for next Monday.
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Donald Collins
Elm St
Lawence Memorial Hospital
Collins
Monroe White
Mich. St
White
Cal
Dame
Three Imposed Drunkenness Sentences In Police Court
Three persons were sentenced in police court for drunkenness. Clarence Blevins of Rosebud and Peteriss of Haskell Institute each got 30 days in jail. Andrew Gi Anderson and Rosebud resident were given 30 days suspended sentences and ordered to leave Lawrence or be paroled to school authorities.
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Clarence Blevins
Peteriss
Rosebud
Lawrence
Andrew Gi
Anderson
Haskell Institute
National Dog Wrek Reflects On Canine Companions
The piece muses on dogs as loyal, decorative and intelligent companions. It notes Cockers Spaniels from California as a preferred breed and praises their size and nonaggressive nature while humorously criticizing some misbehaviors.
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Aan
Wnuys
Calif
Obituaries and funerals list for multiple Kansas residents
Logan H. Anderson of Peru Nebraska died Sept 9. funeral Sept 12 at Peru Baptist Church with burial in Peru Cemetery. Teo F. Parnell of Grantville, 58, died in a Topeka hospital after moving from Williams town and Perry. survived by wife, two daughters, a son, mother, brothers, sister, and one grandchild. funeral arrangements pending. Clara Glenn Weil, 71, of Anaheim California died Sept 7. Graveside service at Overbrook after cremation. survived by husband William Glenn, a son, two sisters, a brother, and three grandchildren. Roy Lobb of McLouth died Saturday in Kansas City after eight weeks illness. survived by wife Nannie, daughter Claréfice Hofer, son William L. Lobb, three brothers, and a sister. funeral at McLouth Methodist Church. Burch Harwood, 79, died Sept 7 after burns and a broken hip. funeral arrangements pending. Charles Ise, 28, died Sept 11 in a plane crash. cremated with ashes sent to Lawrence. no services. was KU 1945 graduate and owner of a moloy car agency in Pittsburg California.
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Logan H. Anderson Ward
Bertha Churchbaugh
Baldwin
Route 2
Logan H. Anderson
Peru
Neh
Peru Baptist Church
Anderson
Pleasant Grove
Nebraska
Lee F. Parnell
Teo F. Parnell
Grantville
Topeka
Williamstown
Perry
Mary L. Parnell
Lloyd Parnell
Elmer Parnell
Cecil Colby
Kansas City
Mra
Clara Glenn
Clara Weil Glenn
Anaheim
Calif
Clearfield
Overbrook
William Glenn
Orville Klamm
Westminster
Lille Hallgren
Ella Weil
Harry Weil
Roy Lobb
McLouth
Nannie Lobb
Claréfice Hofer
William L. Lobb
North
Fred Lobb
Lawrence
Hollis Lobb
Johnson County
Harry Lobb
Velma Walker
Burch Harwood
W. 4Th St
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Charles Ise
Ise
John Ise
Miss
California
Moloy
Pittsburg
Alumni Association
Marriage Licenses Issued by Probate Court Saturday
Allen Herbert Richards Jr 24 of Saudi Arabia and Helen Grace Priddy 24 of Lexington Mo were issued licenses along with Gerald Thompson 19 of Darlington Pa and Patricia R Smith 16 of Topeka.
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Allen Herbert Richards Jr
Saudi Arabia
Helen Grace Priddy
Lexington
Gerald Thompson
Darlington
Patricia R. Smith
Topeka
Vagrant Sentenced in Paintsville Police Court
Stephen Penley of Paintsville Kentucky was sentenced to 30 days in jail in police court for vagrancy.
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Stephen Penley
Paintsville
Rare Book Acquisitions Enrich Kansas University Library
Kansas University Libraries acquire two private summer collections boosting research in Irish literature and 18th century English bibliography. The Yeats Gregory O Hegarty collection includes about 2000 items from a Dublin Post Office clerk's library. The Murray Mill collection centers on John Dunton and Edmund uch publications.
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William Butler Yeats
Vosper
Dublin Post Office
O'Hegarty
Yeats
Augusta Gregory
Peter ‘Muray Fill
K.U
Murray Mill
John Dunton
Edmund |Uch
Carlitle
Murray Mt
Four Hurt In Lakeview Car Incident as Resident Faces Charge
A 24 year old Lawrence man is free on $2000 bond after allegedly threatening a couple at Lakeview School with a revolver and attempting to coerce the woman to disrobe. Gifford Wayne Grover 1802 Vt St admitted involvement after questioning by Police Chief Haze Ret and Undersheriff Edmondson. Preliminary hearing set for Sept 30.
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Lawrence
Gifford Wayne Grover
Vt. St
John Hazeret
Charles Edmondson
Lakeview School
Peron Suggests Army Intervention To Save Nation
The speaker argues no individual can lead a solution and proposes a dispassionate intervention by the army to maintain order and resolve the crisis. He warns that a violent uprising would harm Argentina’s permanent interests, urging pacification before it is too late.
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Alberto Telssarre
Lam
Dismissal notice for patients at Memorial Hospital
Memorial Hospital releases Diane Jones Rebecca Lisher Pauline Husted John Browner Robert McComb Gaylord Schneck Martha Hampton Agnes Hills Rose Grammer after discharge to various addresses including 121 West 4th Street 446 Locust Street Route 3 506 Illinois Street Linwood Route 1 620 R I Street 742 Ark Street DeSoto.
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Diane Jones
W. 4Th St
Rebecca Lisher
Locust St
Pauline Husted
John H. Browner
Robert McComb
Linwood
Gaylord Schneck
Martha Hampton
R. I. St
Agnes Hills
Ark. St
Rose Grammer
DeSoto
Highway 59 relocation contracts awarded near Lawrence
The State Highway Commission awarded two contracts for the U S Highway 59 relocation project at the Douglas Franklin County border eleven miles south of Lawrence. Harris Asphalt and Construction Co of Independence received a 555,577 grading and paving contract while Howard Veteto of Colony took the 1 017 seeding bid. Bridge bids over Tally Creek were rejected as too high and a new opening is set for September 29 in Topeka.
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James C. Hurst
Osage City
Baldwin
U.S. Highway 50
George Cox
la Cygne
Franklin County
Jine
U.S. 59
Francis Jess Cox
Clarence Eugene Washington
Iola
State Highway Patrol
Mildred J. Schomer
Denny Roy Johnson
E. Std St
Dale K. Turner
la. St
Sharon Anne Tripp
13Th
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Douglas-Franklin County
State Highway Commission
Harris Asphalt and Construction Co
Independence, Co
Howard Veteto
Colony
Tally Creek
Topeka
Tonganoxie Man Held on Vagrancy Charge in City Jail
A Tonganoxie man is being held on a vagrancy charge in the city jail while police investigate theft of auto parts and material from Winter Chevrolet Co. warehouse at 321 Pa. St. Also noted are births: Florence Draper and others list several new births and local residents’ names. The man has a $1,000 bond posting.
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Alice Schimmel
Haskell Ave
Martha Houle
Vt. St
Margaret Hodson
Perry
James Owen Hall
Delores Baxter
Sunflower
Meldean McMillen
Lincoln St
Barbara Griescher
Ark. St
William E. Ginder
Vt. &J
George Hutchinson
Mass, St
Lloyd Zwygart
Meriden
Vernon Weeks
Ala
Frances Ogle
Eudora
Ruby Cassel
Lth
Innce Atwell
James Steven McMillen
Oskaloosa
Leta Fine
Jennie
Thomas
Frances Wales
Williamstown
Mary White
I Edna Swain
Tonganoxie
Lola Newman
Betty Sale
Ind
Florence Draper
N. J
Winter Chevrolet Co
Pa. St
County Traffic Fine for Speeding In County Court
Charles F. Rosson of Route 4 was fined $10 and costs Saturday in County Court for speeding.
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Charles F. Rosson
Route 4
Record Fair Attendance Reaches New Peak in Kansas
The Kansas Free Fair closed after nine days with attendance estimated at 492000, a record for the event. Chief John W. Miller of the Lawrence Fire Department is in Omaha through Thursday for the International Fire Chiefs Association annual convention.
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Peka
John W. Miller
Lawrence Fire Department
Omaha
International Fire Chiefs Association
Lawrence drives safety record tops among small cities
Lawrence ranks 17th in a list of 181 American cities in its 10 000 to 25 000 population group for low traffic death rates over three years. The city has gone about 600 days without a traffic death. An Emporia ranking is next best in this group.
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Safety Council
Jist
Lawrence
John Haze
Kansas City
Emporia
Market Report From Kansas City Powers Through Week
Stocks led by higher motors and steels while bonds mixed as cotton and wheat fluctuated. Cattle and hog markets showed slow trade with varied demand. feeders steady to higher and sheep not yet established. Wheat futures opened mixed with prices around 2.10 to 2.18, corn and oats modestly higher, soybeans around 2.14. Poultry and eggs steady to lower, butterfats near 49 cents.
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USDAI
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Kansas City
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Igh Law
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Grass fire behind Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Lawrence firemen were called Sunday to put out a grass fire behind Lawrence Memorial Hospital. the cause was not determined and damage was minor. Chief John Miller and four firefighters also battled a Saturday blaze at the Grace Musick farm home six miles east of Lawrence. neighbors had extinguished the fire before arrival. Lawrence equipment could not be sent because the area has no fire protection contract with the city.
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Lawrence
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
John Miller
Grace Musick
Trial charge reduced to joy riding for Bateman
Kenneth William Bateman 23 of Holliday faced a grand larceny count in County Court which was reduced to joy riding. He pleaded guilty to the joy riding charge for taking a car last month from a local auto dealer and was paroled after serving part of a one year county jail sentence.
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Kenneth William Bateman
Holliday
Bateman
Charge Dismissed in Warren Arnold Gas Wint Case
An assault charge filed last month against Warren Arnold Gas wint Baldwin has been dismissed in County Churi court. The move ends the case against the defendant and closes the record on the charged incident.
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Warren Arnold Gaswint
Baldwin
County
Churi
Court Gets Two Boys
Two Lawrence boys aged 9 and 10 were turned over to Juvenile Court after an attempted shoplifting incident at a local auto accessories store.
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Lawrence
Poultry Market Notes and Prices Summary
Market brief on poultry items with grades and weights including Butter, grade A, 65 55. Ib quarters 66. Butterfat 40-45. hens Py Th up 19. under 42 Tbh d2. fryers Uy-3 tb white 25-96. reds 2h. young white ducks 5 Ib up bulneas 10.
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Samyneren
Wall Street Sees Mixed Gains in Motors and Steels
The market rose late in the day with motors and steels leading gains. Turnover reached about 2,500, shares, with small daily changes around three points, and industry forecasts of continued strong business supported the upturn.
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Wall Street
New York
Othem
Oaneshimahal
Prisoner in Indiana Jail Reaches Hospital After Self Harm
An Indiana federal prisoner held in county jail was rushed to Lawrence Memorial Hospital Saturday after slashing his wrists in what appeared to be an attempted death by his own hand. He was treated and turned over to the marshal from Kansas City. Undersheriff Charles Edmondson said a razor blade was smuggled into the jail inside a book of matches.
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Indiana
Lawrence Memorial Huospital
Jana LS
Kansas City
Charles Edmondson
Sid
Pike Appeal Filed Over Kansas Turnpike Land Take
An appeal was filed in District Court by S. ke Owens and Bertha Owens after appraisers valued 9 small plots at 795 for land and 750 for proximity damages taken for the Kansas Turnpike. The land sits about half a mile north of Lawrence near U S Highway 1039 crossing.
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Bertha Owens
Kansas Turnpike
Lawreace
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