City approves 570000 in notes for Michigan Street paving
The Lawrence City Commission authorized 570000 in temporary notes to fund the city share of a Michigan Street paving project from Sixteenth to Nineteenth. The contract for 210783.73 was awarded to Kansas Construction Co. of Lawrence on June 22. Kansas University covers much of the project cost.
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Lawrence
Michigan Street
Michigan
Kansas Construction Co
Kansas University
C. C. Williams
Ind. St
Frank Dorsey
Ind
Owens Addition
Southti Addition
Block 8
Sunset HW
University Field
Ousdahl Street
Clifton
Day’s Addition
University Drive
U. S. 59
Avalon Road
Cambridge Road
Ninth Street
Twenty-First Street
Louisiana Street
Twenty- Second Street
Alabama Street
Twenty-Second Street
Hillview Road
Twenty-First
County Court Guilty Plea On Stop Sign Violations
Eugene Estes Spooner of Ottawa pleaded guilty on two counts of running stop signs. He was fined $10 and costs on each count and paroled on one. William C. Burcham of Merriam was fined $10 and costs for passing in a no passing zone.
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Eugene Estes Spooner
Ottawa
William C. Burcham
Merriam
Marriage License Issued in Probate Court
A marriage license was issued yesterday in Probate Court to Daniel A. Sawyer 22 of Sunflower and Mary Lou Ingram 20 of Topeka.
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Daniel A. Sawyer
Sunflower
Mary Lou Ingram
Topeka
The Glurp VI Invasion Threat and Square Finger Men
A dramatic warning claims aliens from Glurp VI disguise with square finger gloves to spy and plan conquest. The narrator urges surrender as the only response to the alleged threat, describing the Glurpian women as dangerously alluring and the populace as vulnerable.
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Glurp VI
Europeans Misunderstand the United States Says Moore
Geoffrey Moore guest lecturer at the University of Kansas says most Europeans have no idea what the United States is like and rely on moving pictures and a few Americans to judge the country. He notes English humor contrasts with American life and plans to link literature to society in his weekly Rose Morgan lecture series open to the public.
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United States
Geoffrey Moore
Rose Morgan
University of Kansas
Moore
England
America
Lawrence
K. U
Prof. Moore
U. S
Belam
Centennial Day festivities include pageant and parade
A large crowd gathers at Haskell Stadium for coronation ceremonies and a Lawrence High School band concert at 7 25 p m. The Centennial Queen coronation, Trails West, and a pageant start at 8 p m with tickets sold at the gate and at the log cabin in South Park.
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Haskell Stadium
Lawrence High School
South Park
Massachusetts Street
Lawrence
Central Park
Cadillac Wins Army Contract for M42 Self Propelled Guns
The Army awarded a 35 million dollar contract to GM's Cadillac division to build M42 self propelled guns with twin 40 mm weapons. Vehicles will be built June 1955 to May 1956 at the Cleveland tank plant, using shared parts with the M42 light tank. This marks the first new contract by the Army Ordnance Corps this year.
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Washington
Army
Cadillac
General Motors
Cleveland
Ohio
Army Ordnance Corps
Six Men Convicted in Police Court Drunkenness Case
Six men were found guilty yesterday in police court on drunkenness charges. Alexander Davis of 1331 N Y St received 15 days in jail, Earnest Street with unknown address and Jesse M Matthews of Van Buren Arkansas were given 30 days suspended, six months probation and ordered to leave town. Robert James Oertel of Sunflower, Robert Gentry of 832 N St and Lester Lee Callahan of Pleasanton each forfeit $25 bond.
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Alexander Davis
N. Y. St
Earnest Street
Jesse M. Matthews
van Buren
Ark
Robert James Oertel
Sunflower
Robert Gentry
Lester Lee Callahan
Pleasanton
Long Distance Dialing Advances and Billing System
The article explains automated long distance dialing enabling customers to reach distant cities directly by dialing numbers. It notes a taped call record for billing and outlines remaining calls that still require an operator such as person to person, collect, pay station, and multi party-line calls.
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Smith
Lawrence State Parade Affects Parcel Deliveries and Historic Car Return
Postmaster James Parsons said parcel post cannot be delivered Saturday in areas closed for the Centennial parade route and assembly points in Lawrence. A 1908 Louis Chevrolet speedster, one of five built, will parade on Massachusetts Street driven by Lt Col Lowell Whitley of Topeka. The vehicle, last raced in 1923, set a 100 mile world record in 102 minutes in 1909 and previously ran over 300000 miles. The Topeka 40 8 0 loco will aid a cerebral palsy drive chaired by Richard T. Gibson, with funds over 100000 toward a Kansas City hospital school and training center.
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James Parsons
Topeka
Louis Chevrolet
Massachusetts Street
Lowell Whitle
Hospital admits man after fall from roof in hometown
Dalph Linstrot, 46, of 913 West 6th Street, was admitted to Memorial Hospital after noon yesterday with fractures to both heels from a fall while working on a residence roof. He grabbed a ladder he believed would slip.
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Dalph Linstrot
6Th St
Wisa
Linstrot
Surplus Sale At Naval Shipyard Totals Items Sold
A junk dealer emerged as high bidder and bought a one horse sleigh for 25 dollars at the Portsmouth surplus sale. Other items included two anchors weighing 4120 and 1990 pounds, which sold for 58.50 dollars.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Naval Shipyard
U.N. General Assembly Elects Leaders for Ninth Session
The U.N. General Assembly began its ninth session in New York electing chairmen for seven committees and seven vice presidents. Secretary Dulles will open the debate and discuss Eisenhower's atomic pool proposal. Vishinsky has yet to outline Soviet policy.
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United Nations
N. Y. Uh
U.N. General Assembly
Dulles
Eisenhower
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Russia
Francisco Urrutia C
Colombia
Thor Thors
Iceland
Douglas Copland
Australia
Jiri Nosek
Czechoslovakia
Rafik Asha
Syria
Pete Sarasin
Thailand
Francisco Garcia Amador
Cuba
United States
Britain
France
China
Burma
Equalor
Gas Rate Boost Reflects Higher Well Head Prices
KPS officials say the gas rate hike stems from higher well head prices driven by state commissions including Kansas and rising labor and supply costs since 1943 FPC investigations. The company notes natural gas remains far cheaper than other fuels.
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KPS
Kansas
FPC
Grant To KU Mathematics Dept For Geometric Studies
The National Science Foundation awarded $19,000 to the University of Kansas department of mathematics for research led by Dr. G Baley Price Dr Nachman Aronstam and Dr William R Scott. The project is titled Geometric Properties of Mathematical Structures and Transformations.
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National Science Foundation
University of Kansas Department of Mathematics
Franklin D. Murphy
G. Baley Price
Nachman Aronstam
William R. Scott
Four Foot Earthworms Reported In Some Regions
In certain areas earthworms reach lengths of four feet, according to local naturalists. Records cite unusually long specimens observed in fields and gardens, with researchers noting rare growth conditions and nutrient-rich soils.
Market News At A Glance From Kansas City Prices
Market overview notes higher stocks and mixed bonds with grains on varied trends. Hog and cattle figures show declines in hogs and steady to down cattle while sheep remain active, with specific price ranges for weights and classes. Kansas City futures quote wheat corn oats and soybeans with assorted per bushel prices and futures openings.
Kansas City market summary details cattle prices and loads
The Kansas City wholesale cattle market shows slaughter steers steady to 25 higher and heifers fully steady with beef cows steady. Canners and cutters ease 25 or more, vealers and killing calves slow but steady to weak. High good to choice fed steers range 22.50 to 24.50 with some at 25.25 for arriving loads. commercial and good mostly 17.00 to 21.00. most good around 12.92 per hundredweight on some lots. moderately many choice fed heifers 22.50 to 23.75. good to low choice heifers 18.00 to 21.50.
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Kansas City Wh
USDAY
Market quotes for grains and livestock listed
The item lists prices for Wheat at 2.10 dollars, Oats and soybeans at 2.25, Poultry rates for hens under four pounds and over four pounds, butterfat values around 42 to 48, Eggs at 20 cents, pullet eggs 10 cents, and Hogs at 19.25 dollars.
Wall Street Advances to New High After Second Gain
The stock market rose for a second straight day in New York trading. Gains around two points pushed prices to a new 1954 high with broad participation and about 3,200,000 shares traded. Oils led, with strengths in steels motors rubbers aircraft utilities tobaccos coal chemicals and railroads. Named advancers included Liggett & Myers Scott Paper Decca Records American Tobacco Olin Mathieson Chemical General Motors United Aircraft Radio Corp American Telephone Standard Oil of Indiana Texas Pacific Land Honolulu Oil and Republic Steel.
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Wall Street
New York
Liggett & Myers, Scott, Paper
Decca Records
American Tobacco
Olin Mathieson Chemical
General Motors
United Aircraft
Radio Corp
American Telephone
Standard Oil of Indiana
Texas Pacific Land
Honolulu Oil
Republic Teel
Reserve Artillery Unit Authorized for City
A new reserve unit in Lawrence, Battery A 738th Field Artillery Battalion, a 24 mm howitzer battery, is authorized for activation by the 5th Army. Capt. Francis A. I. Bowers will command. enlistments open for ages 17 and up, including prior service. The unit will hold four pay meetings monthly. service time counts toward military obligation at 18. For information contact Maj. E. F. Brown at Reserve headquarters 609 Mass. St.
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Lawrence
5Th Army
Francis A. I. Bowers
E. F. Brown
Brown
Mass
Elements Occurring Freely in Nature
About thirty of the ninety two natural elements are found uncombined in nature. The remainder exist only in compounds or as synthetic products. This distribution reflects chemical stability and planetary formation processes.
Hearing Continued On Truck Rate Increase In Kansas
A hearing on the rate increase application of 45 truck transport firms has been continued indefinitely by the Kansas Corporation Commission. The firms seek a general 15 percent rise in commodity rates and higher minimums and want the adjustments applied to all motor carriers in the state.
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Topeka
Kansas Corporation Commission
Four Lawrence Women Attend KU League Conference
Four Lawrence residents are among 30 delegates from 10 Kansas municipalities meeting at the University of Kansas for a conference on Kansas constitutional amendments. They will hear arguments for and against three amendments to be on the November ballot and will develop recommendations for local leagues. The Lawrence participants are Mrs. Jeanne M. Quinsey, Mrs. H. L. Reedy, Mrs. Lauren E. Anderson, and Mrs. Harold Barrett.
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Lawrence
League of Women Voters
Kansas
University of Kansas
Jeanne M. Quinsey
Ohio St
H. L. Reedy
Ala. St
Lauren E. Anderson
Harold Barrett
Meadow Lane
California Farms Grow Large Share of Fruits and Veg
California farmers cultivate a little over two percent of U S cropland yet produce about one third of the nation's fruits and roughly one quarter of its vegetables.
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California
U. S
U.S
Card of Thanks for Sieweke and Hird Families
I thank friends neighbors and relatives for kindness during the sudden death of my dear husband Rose Sieweke. We thank friends neighbors for kindness to us during our sorrow Mr and Mrs Robert Hird.
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Robert Hird
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