Local News Briefs From Lawrence Area
Police investigated a Locust Street burglary with a busted jukebox loot. A rear-end crash damaged a 1951 Plymouth and a 1953 Hudson. Several residents faced court actions from fines to charges of theft, vagrancy, and disorderly conduct. Community notes include a new county secretary, school crowding talks, surgery updates, and a newborn in Baldwin.
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Ing
Bob Conaty
Marvin Clayton, Jr
Joe R. Sauls
Law-1
Wellsville
Lawrence
Offzene
KU to Extend Polio Vaccine Research With $105,116 Grant
Kansas City special reports the University of Kansas will pursue live virus strains for polio vaccine under a $105,116 grant from the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. Dr. Herbert A. Wenner leads KU Medical Center work with teams plus 11,000 blood samples from field trial youngsters. The effort seeks weak strains that stimulate long term immunity and may complement existing inactivated vaccines.
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Kansas City
University of Kansas
National Foundation For
Franklin D. Murphy
K.U
Basil O'Connor
National Foundation
Herbert A. Wenner
K. U. Medical Center
Kansas
Wenner
C. Arden Miller
Jacque
Line Baumeister
Ir Wenner
George Dubes
K. U
K.U. Medical Center
California Institute of Technology
Has Chance At 64 000 Question
Mrs Catherine B Kreitzer a 54 year old Camp Hill Pennsylvania grandmother has a week to decide whether to take the 32 000 she already won on the CBS television quiz show The 64 000 Question or risk losing it to reach the 64 000 mark She survived the penultimate hurdle by correctly answering a three part Bible question after stepping from 8 000 to 16 000 She faced questions about the apostles Matthew Peter James the Greater James the Less and the remaining twelve and named missing disciple John and others then identified how Matthew and Peter earned a living and James father Alpheus"
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New York
Catherine B. Kreitzer
Camp Hill
CBS
Andrew
Philip
Bartholomew
Thaddeus
Thomas
Simon
Judas Iscariot
Matthew
Peter
James
Alphaeus
Hospital Notes Admits and Discharges Recorded
Mrs Clyde Hadsall of Paola was admitted Tuesday by James Johnson at 1425 South Main. Mrs Richard Jameson and a baby daughter were dismissed to 317 South Walnut today.
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Clyde Hadsall
Paola
James Johnson
S .Main
Richard Jameson
Mrs William Stoltz died in Wichita at 65
Mrs. William C Stoltz of Wichita Kansas 65 former Edith Hjort of Ottawa died in Wesley hospital Wichita yesterday at 1 45 p m after diabetic complications with surgery three months ago Born July 20 1889 in Ottawa daughter of Andrew and Betty Hort Ottawa residents She was a member of Unity Church Wichita Survived by husband and one daughter Mrs Josephine O Donnell Wichita Aunt of Harry Hjorth and William H Hjort of Ottawa Funeral services Thursday 10 30 a m Gill Mortuary Wichita Body then sent to Lamb Funeral Home for graveside services at Highland Cemetery
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William Stoltz
William C. Stoltz
Wichiita
Edith Hjort
Ottawa
Wesley Hospital
Wichita
Andrew
Betty Hort
Unity Church
Stoltz
Josephine O’donnell
Harry Hjorth
William H. Hjort
Gill Mortuary
Lamb ‘Funeral Home
Highland Cemetery
Big Leap By General Motors Stock Surge In Market
General Motors jumped more than 15 points today as investors focused on a proposed split. The rally drew broad attention to a few other leading issues while the rest of the list showed mixed results with small gains and some losses. The market opened higher and climbed, though many leaders pulled back in the afternoon.
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General Motors
Wheat Prices Up Two Cents on Chicago Board
Wheat prices rose more than two cents on the Chicago board with mill buying lifting demand, while other cereals failed to follow. Late day trends turned easier as investors and speculators hedged, amid a large crop forecast and a state tax distribution plan. The 1955 Legislature set a new dividend formula distributing funds to cities, counties, and highways, with total residency distributions totaling about 2.96 million last year.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Corm
Ccrop
Richard T.isure
Fadely
United States
Copper strike unsettled at three copper firms
Denver reports ongoing copper strike with about 30,000 workers against three major producers. National negotiations have been broken off for the moment while local talks progress at scattered points, focusing on local issues.
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Denver
Markets at a Glance from New York trading desks
Markets At A Glance reports higher New York stocks with General Motors strong while bonds stay quiet. Cotton steady, Chicago wheat strong due to mill buying. corn easy with good crop prospects. Oats firm and trading light. Hogs down 50 to 70 cents with top near 20.00, cattle steers steady to 50 cents higher, top around 26.00.
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New York
General Motors
Chicago
To Open Bids On Turnpike Near Topeka
Bids will be opened by the Kansas Turnpike Authority here July 22 on about 45 miles of paving for the superhighway. The sections include road work in Sedgwick Butler Chase Lyon Shawnee and Douglas counties.
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Topeka
Kansas Turnpike Authority
Sedgwick
Butler
Chase
Lyon
Shawnee
Douglas
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Douglas County Sheriff's Office
Wilma Blachford
S. Main
Hazel Morse
Larry L. Cowdin
N. Oak
Norma J. Cowdin
Cowdin
Benjal Qury
Jobsmin Franklin Taylor
P. Pierson
Douglas County
Luis Jimenez
Lawrence Hospital
Jack Jones
F. A. Doman
Ferne Simmons
Pauline Pope
Overbrook
Amos E. Loux
Vernon
Tex
Gertrude Servatius
Helen Abell
John
Able
Paul Abell
Billy York
York
Kansas Power & Light Company
Qlathe
Johnson County
Rex Myers
Rt. 4
Myers
Gary Clay
North Main Street
Milo Harris
Jack Byrd
Church of the Brethren
John Sealey
Hutchinson
Frank Tome
Misa Fioribel
Lancaster
S. Cedar
University of Kansas, Medical Center
Kas
Mary McComb
Ft. Scott
C. W. Martin
Princeton
St. Luke's Hospital
Carl Fitch
Carlana
Freddie
Tulsa
Lars Nelson
Fitch
Glenn Fitch
Rotary Club
O. R. Norman
Rotary International
Clarence
T. Rice
Walter Simpson
Garnett
Wayne Flory
Baldwin
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Bay U. S. Savings Bonds
Louis H. Dengel
Duane Bechtle
Cherry Phone
Firestone
Erkaust
Aza
Etramen
Mme Em
Bein Band
Affigiems
Urge Recm
Doeytetinn
Lily
Vornado
Douglas Bros
A. Myers & Son
Centrepolls
Sack Nelson
Pomona
Mille
Wilson
Anderson County
J. W. Miller
Sycamora
R. A
Inky) Hughes
J. K. Jameson
Milan
Enti
Waver Yates
Albert Stewart & Son
Albert
Harold
Franklin Co
Sale
Wilson and Loaust
Ben Printy
N. Mala
Lamb Funeral Home
U.S
Curry Auto Supply
Colgate
Star Grain & Lumber Co
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