Hospital Contracts and Financing Reforms Considered
The city commission discussed lower paying standards for street improvements to shared cost, while prop erty owners would cover higher maintenance on cheaper pavements. A financing plan to let owners absorb upkeep costs was explored. Other actions included sewer service policy west of Iowa Street, an equalization hearing for Valley Addition and Prairie Acres areas, drainage project ordinances, and approval of Brookdale Addition No 3 plat.
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Sioner
George Bradshaw
Iowa Street
Valley Addition
Prairie Acres
West Lawrence
Michigan Street
Brookdale Addition No. 3
Brookdale Addition
Plymouth Congregational Members Set Important Session
Plymouth Congregational Church members are called to an 8 o clock Thursday evening meeting at the First Presbyterian Church to discuss major decisions after the recent fire. George Baxter Smith will preside with progress reports and plans from Paul Rogers Carl Althaus and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth Congregational Church
First Presbyterian Church
George Baxter Smith
Paul Rogers
Carl Althaus
Officials Attend Meeting At Johnson County Courthouse
Twelve Douglas County officials joined a semi annual Northeast Kansas County Officials Association tour of the new Johnson County Courthouse in Olathe on Tuesday. Lawrence attendees included Mrs. Lucille Allison Mrs Emma Berg Mrs Minnie Eudaly Mrs Frances Leckron Mrs Edythe Norman Dieudonni Roberts Mrs Margarite Schwartz Charles Banning Douglas Harris Elmer Ousdahl D E Mathla and Joe Rice. A tar kettle fire on Nineteenth Street and Ousdahl Road was extinguished by Lawrence firefighters with no major damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas County
Johnson County
Qlathe
Northeast
Kansas County Officials Association
Lawrence
Lucille Allison
Emma Berg
Minnie Eudaly
Frances Leckron
Edythe Norman
Dieudonni # Roberts
Marguerite Schwartz
Charles Banning
Douglas Harris
Elmer Ousdahl
D. E. Mathla
Joe Rice
Droodles from Walter Sykes Clarify Elephant Trunk Myth
A reader named Walter Sykes of Berkeley submits a playful Droodle arguing elephants kiss with their noses like Eskimos. The cartoonish note mocks zoologists who claim trunks are involved, humorously detailing an elephant husband and his cake of peanuts while nose-washing tusks at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Sykes
Berkeley
Tye Gott
Hurricane Janet Pounds British Honduras and Quintana Roo
Hurricane Janet, the season’s tenth, struck British Honduras with 115 mph winds and 23 mph forward motion. Earlier the storm lashed Quintana Roo, Mexico, near Quintana Row, as it intensified and moved northward along the coast.
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Miamy
Fla
Janet
British Honduras
Diario de Yucatan
Quintana Row
Mexico
Quintana Roo
Cletus Pollom Dies in Civic Roles
Cletus Pollom died leaving a wife Helen Pollom of the home two daughters Davight Adams Kansas City and William Roberts Lexington Ky a step son Richard Hunter of Lawrenece two grandchildren William Griffith and Robert Allen Adams his mother Mrs Boyde Pollom and sister Mrs Ruth Couch both of North Hollywood Calif and four brothers Ray Fred Edgar and Harry Pollom Manhattan Topek a funeral will be held at 3 30 Friday at First Methodist Church with Rev Albert F Bramble officiating Friends may call Rumsey Funeral Home until noon Friday
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Helen Pollom
Davight Adams
Kansas City
William Roberts
Lexington
Richard Hunter
Lawrence
William Griffith
Robert Allen Adams
Boyde Pollom
Ruth Couch
North Hollywood
Calif
Ray Pollom
Fred Pollom
Manhattan
Edgar Pollom
Harry Pollom
Topeka
First Methodist Church
Albert F. Bramble
Rumsey Funeral
Rain gauge records and campus event headline in Lawrence
Lawrence letters note 1955 rainfall through September at 25.12 inches with 3.35 inches for September so far. Ducks and cranes sighted near Kaw River at sunset. Frank Carlson to speak at Strong Auditorium on Thursday, sponsor KU Young Republicans, discussing GOP issues during Eisenhower’s illness. Buckley children undergo tonsillectomies at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.
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W. A. Horne
la. St
C. E. Flory
Oklahoma
Lawrence
Horne
Frank Carlson
Kansas
Eisenhower
Strong
K.U. Young Republicans
Carlson
Senate
Hisenhower
Ted Ice
Newton
K.A
K U Poetry Hour Reads Frost in Memorial Union
The University Poetry Hour will be held Thursday at 4 PM in the Memorial Union Music Room. Walter Meserve will read Lyrics by Robert Frost for attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K.U
Memorial Union
Walter Meserve
Robert Frost
Reds Stalk Out Of U N Parley
At the United Nations, Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov and top Communist delegates left as Nationalist China’s George Yeh began a speech. Indian delegate V K Krishna Menon also exited as Yeh argued that any progress in East West relations comes from strength of the free world, noting past tributes to Andrei Vishinsky. Yeh asserted collective security in Europe and Asia blocked world communism’s advance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
N.Y
Molotov
U.N. Assembly
China
George Yeh
V. K Krishna Menon
Yeh
Assembly
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Menon
Europe
Asia
Deaths and Funerals of Frances Martin and Paul Harnar
Miss Frances Martin of Washington D C died Monday. Funeral services set for 1 30 Thursday at Rumsey Funeral Home with Rev William Radcliffe officiating. Burial in Oak Hill Cemetery. Martin was an administrative assistant to the FTCs assistant general counsel. Paul B Harnar Lawrence auto supply store owner died of a heart attack Tuesday. Funeral arrangements delayed for his son Paul Harnar Jr returning from service in Germany. Friends may call at Rumsey Funeral Home.
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Frances Martin
Washington D.C
Capital
Rumsey
William Radcliffe
West Side Presbyterian Church
Oak Hill Cemetery
Martin
Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Paul B. Harnar
Lawrence
Paul Harnar Jr
Germany
Rumsey Funeral Home
Sunflower Plant Maintains Readiness With Production Contract
Plant officials announced renewal of the U S government contract for powder production at the large 10,000 acre site 14 miles east of Lawrence. Over the past year, worker totals declined from 4,000 to 3,000 as operations continued. Construction of 8 0 W began May 4 1942 and Hercules served as wartime operating contractor at a cost of 170 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Hercules
Local Woman Paroled From County Jail for Drunkenness
Queenie Esther Rodgers, 27, of 916 North J Street, was paroled Tuesday in County Court after completing a 30 day jail sentence for drunkenness and trespassing. Deputies say she was found by a northwest Douglas County family sitting on their front porch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queenie Esther Rodgers
N. J. St
Sheriff's Office
Douglas County
Stop sign violation fined in county court
Ramon Claude Armstrong 424 Ind Sr was fined 10 dollars and costs for running a stop sign in County Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ramon Claude Armstrong
Ind. Sr
Stolen Child Safe Case Unfolds in Bay Area
A woman claimed a newborn had been her sister's child and used a hospital birth certificate from St Francis in Lynnoxi near Los Angeles. Lacked verification, she fled with the infant until a sheriff deputy uncovered the deception. She later handed the baby to Father McCay as agents arrived following a tip from San Francisco police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Francis Hospital
Lynnoxi
Los Angeles
Phi Delt Houseman Bell Wins Dodger Spirit Honors
The Phi Delta Theta member, a friend of varsity athletes, recalls past athletic feats including a world record for backward jumping at 16 feet. Fraternity brothers plan a tribute for Bell, hoping to send him to Dodger games after a decade without vacation, as Kansas City awaits his return and possible World Series victory.
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Bell
Dodgers
Beys
Kansas City
Memorial Hospital Patient List Highlights Local Names
Memorial Hospital records show patients and residents including Mrs. dennie Muzzy of 633 N. Ard St Arthur Ish at 150L E. 15th St John R. Wallace Haskell Mrs. Fannie Morton Baldwin Barbara Larry Mary Robert and Sammy Buckley Sunflower Daniel Grisell 771 Grant St Carol Jean Wiggins Route 5 William Koller 1769 W. 3th St.
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Buckley
Ferman B. Buckley
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Sammy
Robert
Mary
Larry
Barbara
Dennie Muzzy
N. Ard St
Arthur Ish
E. 15Th St
John R. Wallace
Fannie Morton
Baldwin
Barbara Larry
Robert and
Sammy Buckley
Daniel Grisell
Grant St
Carol Jean Wiggins
William Koller
W. 3Th St
Dismissed list of residents and newborns
A short notice lists residents on various streets and towns being dismissed, with names such as William Horn Maude Siroky Alma Rawlings Alice Sabatini and baby boy, Patricia Eck Sunnyside Margie Allison and baby girl, Betty Beckwith and baby boy Elizabeth Ohie and baby girl Richland Daisy Hemming Pauline Husted George Rosier Perry, and couples Frank Nunemaker and Edward Kaufman noting newborns a daughter and a son born Tuesday.
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Wiliam Horn
Walnut St
Maude Siroky
Mich
Alma Rawlings
Tonganoxie
Alice Sabatini
Ind
Patricia Eckland
Sunnyside
Margie Allison
Ind. St
Betty Beckwith
Lincoln St
Elizabeth Ohie
Richland
Daisy Hemming
Summit St
Pauline Husted
George Rosier
Perry
Louis Swift Jr Dies in Self-Inflicted Shot at California Ranch
Corona California report states Louis F Swift Jr 60 grandson of Chicago meatpacking founder died by self inflicted gunshot at his ranch home after a battle with cancer. Coroner rules death as death by own action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Swift Jr
Corona
Calif
Louis F. Swift Jr
Chicago Meat Packing Company
Yanks Take Lead As Collins Homer Sparks Win
Collins drew a walk in the game and Hank Bauer lined a single advancing the pitcher. McDougald and Noren hit infield grounders to move Ford around. Colling hit his first homer in the third to put the Yanks ahead to stay. Berra added a single and Collins delivered a two run homer in the sixth to seal victory.
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Page 1
Hank Bauer
McDougald
Noren
Ford
Colling
Yanks
Berra
Collins
Broo klyn Cubs Edge Yankees In Loud Slugfest
Box score details show Brooklyn and New York trading leads in a high scoring game. Players such as Ford, Gilliam, Snider, Robinson, and Collins are listed with multiple at bats and runs. The narrative notes pitching changes and late scoring, with Brooklyn securing a victory over New York.
Dodgers Yankees World Series Game Summary Test
In the first inning Gilliam fielded a bunt and was out at first as Ford hurried the play. Bauer beat out an infield single for the Yankees as Noren scored on an error to tie 2-2 entering the late innings. Snider belted a homer for the Dodgers in the third, his sixth World Series long ball, and Campanella and Furillo contributed as the teams traded runs. By the fourth, Collins homered for the Yankees to move ahead 4-3 before further defensive plays.
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Pongers
Gilliam
Sitrite
Ford
Reese
Rizsuto
Snider Oatruck
Pitrthes
Campanella
Yankees
Bauer
Zimmer
MacDougald
Noren
Naren
Rodgers — Furillo
Herta Salled
Rimmer
Hodges
Colling
Howard
Collins
Furillo
Marcin
Joep
Robinson
Jin Fort Rizzuto
Dodgers
Snider
McDougald
Jatt
Roeng
Berra
Newcombe
Hizzuto
Martin
Birikes
Jefe Field
Iteh
Rease
Hauer
McMoogald
Popaers
Zitomer
Short Ston
Allan
Yankera
Wade
Werra
Zimmera
Vollins
Honant Martin
Ollama Heart
Ton Bessent
Eddie Robinson
Vilaruto
Rowjunda
Hone
Hessent
Panella
Coleman
Rizzuto
Spider Reese
The
Ruins
Feniily
Howard Indeen McDougald
Robinson Kolng
Weerank Kellery
Berwel
Rob Inaon
Casey Stengal
Summers
Binger
Kellert
Don Hoak
Clem Tahine
Brooklyn
Caremouenia
Jefe
Bob Grim
New York
Reens Wan
Snider Aingled
Feld
Ned
Brooklyn Bib
Ford L
Yankees Win 6-5 In Ninth Inning World Series Thriller
Dodgers rally for early leads but Yankees top Brooklyn 6-5 as Furillo and Berra star. Noren, Vollins, Campanella, and Robinson produce key hits. Reese and Ford handle pitching toil. Crowd at 65,865 witnesses tense finale with late Yankee surge and nine innings of tight defense.
Markets At a Glance From Kansas City Reports
Markets at a glance show higher stocks with a broad recovery, and mixed to steady livestock prices in Kansas City. Wheat and corn futures curve, oats and soybeans mixed. beef and pork demand reported steady to firm with price variations. Local produce and poultry prices listed, with cattle, hogs, and lambs summarized for week trading.
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Stearty
N, C
Kansas City i
High Law Close
Vs. C. Livestock
Kansas City
Fusda
Nebraska
Stock Market Still Rises After Plunge
New York reports a continued strong recovery in the stock market with gains up to six points in the second session after Monday’s slump tied to news of the President’s illness. Steels and motors lead among outstanding groups as trading reaches about 3.7 million shares for the day, below prior totals.
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New York
Steels and Motors
Truck overturns near Big Springs causing damage
A concrete mixer truck overturned on a county road west of U S Highway 40 near Big Springs estimated damage 1500. Jack Meatty of Almira Ave told investigators he was forced off the road by an unidentified vehicle. No injuries reported. A separate non injury city accident caused 500 damage to four cars. Police later cited 18 year old Markwith for reckless driving after a Tuesday incident near Lawrence. No injuries reported.
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Ax Inc
U.S
Big Springs
Wiest
Law
Jack Meatty
Almira Ave
OPUS
TM Mass St
Ro Markwith
Ty Cann
Shack
James FE
Koch
TS Mase $i
Steven Fuller
Haskell Institute
Laswtene Huluba
Learnind
Markwith
Lawrence
Silvers
John Raymond Miller
Eudora
Loren Anderson Wace
Baldwins
Sheaff
Old Settlers to Meet at First Baptist Church
The Old Settlers Association holds its annual meeting at 2 p.m. on Saturday at the First Baptist Church at 8th Street. Members must have parents who were county pioneers and individuals who have lived in the county 25 years. Speakers include Dr Ted Kennedy, amateur historian, and William D Wolfe. Refreshments follow. Ida Lyons presides and Ralph Pine serves as vice president.
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Old Settlers Associaion
First Baptist Church
Sts
Ted Kenneday
Wiliam D. Wolfe
Lawrence Rock and Mineral Club offers gem classes this fall
The Lawrence Rock and Mineral Club sponsors two educational projects this fall. A gem culling and polishing class begins Thursday September 29 at 7:30 pm in the Community Building and runs eight weeks. A fossil identification and history project for Douglas County starts in October. Classes aim to help members prepare exhibits for the fall show November 12 and 13, though the public is invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock and Mineral Club
Lawrence Rock and Mineral Club
Douglas County
Preliminary hearing set for five men in grand larceny case
Preliminary hearing in County Court for five men charged with grand larceny has been continued to 10:30 a m Oct 5. Gumisendo Costallo Jr 42 of Tognanoxie and Charles Waller Collins 33 of 1239 N J St allegedly stole 1200 dollars worth of auto repair material from the Winter Chevrolet Co warehouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gumisendo Costallo Jr
Tognanoxie
Charles Waller Collins
N. J. St
Winter Chevrolet Co
Card of Thanks for George M. Prather Death
We thank friends neighbors and local churches for cards condolence food flowers and acts of kindness extended to us at the death of our beloved brother George M Prather from Mrs Clarence Cropp Ernest J Prather Mrs Ruth Miller
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George M. Prather
Clarence Cropp
Ernest J, Prather
Ruth. Miller
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