Students Collect Thousands of Books
The U S In formation Agency received a truckload of 20 000 used books from University of Wichita students for the Books for Democracy campaign. The 14 000 pound shipment will be sent to foreign schools libraries and reading groups. Free transport was arranged by the Kansas Motor Carriers Assn and the American Trucking Assn. Prof Frank Jabara and 45 students helped.
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Washington
U. S. Information Agency
University of Wichita
USIA
Kansas Motor Carriers
Assn
American Trucking Assn
Frank Jabara
Stu
Atom Attack Could Erase Whole Cities
Civil Defense Administrator Val Peterson warns in testimony to a House Appropriations subcommittee that some American cities could be permanently unenterable after a nuclear attack. He cites New Orleans as a city that might vanish if struck from the air, its low dirt cover resting on water could become a crater filled lake.
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Washington
Civil Defense
Val Peterson
House Appropriations
Peterson
New Orleans
Scholarships For Paper Carriers Memorial Fund Created
Establishment of the Fay N Seaton Memorial scholarship program to aid former carriers of the Manhattan Mercury to attend Kansas State College was announced Monday. An annual sum of 1200 dollars will be awarded through the Seaton Publishing Co by Mrs Fay N Seaton widow of the Manhattan publisher and their sons Fred A Seaton and Richard M Seaton newspaper publishers and radio station operators.
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Manhattan
Kas
Fay N. Seaton
Manhattan Mercury
Kansas State College
Seaton Publishing Co
Fred A. Seaton
Richard M. Seaton
Capper's Garnett Birthplace To Be Restored As Memorial
Capper born July 14 1865 in Garnett will be honored as the Capper Memorial Museum Association gains a nonprofit charter from the Secretary of State. Gwinn G. Shell Garnett resident agent. incorporators include Shell Garnett attorney j a Garnett Leland H. Schenck Topeka Curtis Koch Garnett auctioneer. Directors include Shell Oman Stevenson Belthoen Brinkerhoff Denions Schenck.
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Capper
Garnett Birthplace
Secretary of State
Capper Memorial Museum Association
Gwinn G. Shell of
Garnett
Shell
Leland H.schenck
Capper Publications, Inc
iTopeka
Curtis Koch
C. H W. Oman
Marguerite Stevenson
Florine Belthoen
Fred Brinkerhoff
Pittsburg
Jess Denions, Jr
Dodge City
Schenck
Topeka
Arthur Capper
Capper Memorial Museum aims to honor Kansas pioneer
Plans restore Arthur Capper birthplace and house his mementoes in a Capper Memorial Museum. Nyle Miller of the State Historical Society lauds the project as preserving Kansas heritage. IRS ruling sought to allow tax-deductible contributions. donations may go to Shell at Garnett or Schenck at Topeka.
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Arthur Capper
Garnett
Margaret Whittemore
Topeka
Miss Whittemore
Kansas
Nyle Miller
State Historical Society
Capper Memorial Association
Internal Revenue Service
Capper Memorial Museum
Shell
Schenck
Funeral services for Mrs Ora Cloon held in Towner Funeral Chapel
Mrs Ora Melissa Cloon died July 7 and funeral services were conducted July 9 at 2 p.m. by Rev Roger Fredrikson at Towner's Funeral Chapel. Pallbearers included Kenneth Coffman Edward Arthur Oren Tom Syeler and Tom Houdashelt. Clinton Fredricks led hymns with Mrs Lawrence Ott. Interment followed at Oak Hill cemetery Baldwin. U.S. Savings Bonds are safe.
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Walt Disney
Davey Crockett
Gassman
Ponte TE Laurent Ntis Nan
Pluscolor
Saffron Glass Co
S. Hickory
Marlon Brando
Suusmeis
BUA Kazan
Karl Malden Lee
Marie Saat
Diag
Murphy
Robert Keith
Couribu
Dents
Jimmy Stewart
Alan Ladd
Shelley Winters
Saskatchewan
Sv Weary
Robert Douglas
J. Carrol
Naish
Hugh O'Brian
Richard Long
Hillcrest
Ottawa
Oldsmobile
Ldsmobile
Barnett Sales, Inc
Nbc-T
U.S
Bob Cole
Homewood
Hillcrest Drive-In
VU. S. 50S
Sporting Goods
Hollywood
Ralph Moore
Moore and Lantiis
Stewart and Son
First National Bank
N. Main
M. E. Metheney
Orange Sunkist
Sunkist
Tin
S. Main
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