Manhattan Man Named to Turnpike Authority Board
TOPEKA An appointment of J. J. Griffith, Manhattan businessman, to the Kansas Turnpike Authority was announced Friday by Gov. Fred Hall. Griffith, brother of Evan Griffith, Manhattan banker and Democratic party leader, succeeds Byron Gourley, Topeka investment artist whose term expired Thursday.
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Byron Gourley
Priests To Return To South America
The Vatican reports two Argentine Catholic prelates will sail from Naples aboard the liner Augustus to attend the International Eucharistic Congress in Rio de Janeiro on July 18. Msgr Manuel Tato auxiliary bishop of Buenos Aires and Msgr Ramon Pablo Novoa will represent Argentina's clergy.
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Caldwell Hospital Damaged By Fire
Caldwell Kansas officials reported a blaze at Caldwell General Hospital injuring no one. Fire and oxygen tank explosions damaged the three story building as staff evacuated eleven patients safely and two day old babies were dropped to safety.
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Ex-Warden Named Douglas County Undersheriff
Lawrence Kansas former state prison warden Charles A Edmondson 51 was appointed Douglas County undersheriff and will begin duties Friday He was ousted as head of the Kansas State Penitentiary by Gov Fred Hall in early June Arthur Hoffman former deputy warden of the Oregon State Penitentiary succeeded him
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Douglas County
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Lead Density Facts
Lead is 11.34 times as heavy as water, indicating a high density material. This ratio helps explain lead’s weight for given volumes and its common uses in shielding and ballast.
Fire damages hospital area as oxygen tanks explode
A blaze on a second-floor area sent smoke through the building as oxygen tanks exploded, some blasting through the roof. Firemen contained the fire in 30 minutes. A 95-year-old woman was carried down a ladder to safety and the hospital, operated by Dr. Leon F. Kinnan, faced uncertain losses covered by insurance. Caldwell residents vote August 2 on a $265,000 hospital bond.
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