Kansas 1954 Motor Death Toll Across State
Report details 611 traffic fatalities in Kansas in 1954 with 446 men and 165 women. Most deaths on rural roads, 392 on state highways, ages 15 to 24 most affected, 70 percent blamed on driver violations, 45 percent at night, 22 percent at intersections, 27 percent on grades. Also notes livestock and city events, and local Udall relief updates. A King horned toad incident at The Herald office ends with a boy returning the box.
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Kansas
Seven-Day-Old Rail Strike Brings Threat of Violence
Britain faces a seven day rail strike with threats of violence as thousands are jobless and settlement talks stall. A Seamen’s strike ties up the Mauretania at Southampton while dock workers at six ports idle. ASLEF and NUR officials accuse intimidation as 80 percent of locomotive crews participate. 1800 passengers delayed in Liverpool as liners are affected. The American Bible Society distributed over nine million Bibles and parts in 1954.
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London
Britain
Southampton
Stockport
National Union of Railwaymen
NUR
James Baty
ASLEF
Mauretania
New York
Liverpool
The
American Bible Society
United States
Driver Dozed Crashes Car Near Princeton
Homer R. K. McLain of Lawrence was northbound in a 1947 Chevrolet when, about 6 30 a m, he dozed and left the US 53 southeast of Princeton. The car left the road, struck a grader ditch, skidded sideways into a ravine. McLain was uninjured and cited for operating on the wrong side not in passing. Estimated damage 50 dollars. Anderson county sheriff Sam Geer assisted.
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Homer RK. McLain
Lawrence
McLain
Jensen
Anderson County
Sam Geer
For Sale Old Newspapers Bundles 10 Cents Each
Classified line offers old newspapers at Herald office for ten cents per bundle. Includes multiple issues available for collectors and readers seeking vintage papers.
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Bundie
Herald Office
Burg Names New Board Members
Two new members were elected to Williamsburg school boards this week. Harold Bethell joined the district 6 high school board on Thursday night, replacing Harry Tucker who served twenty years. Other high school members are Lloyd Neal and W. G. Ransom Jr. Rollin Starosta was named to the grade school district 51 board on Friday night, replacing Herbert Johnson who served four years. Other grade board members are Ergin Chambers and Orlin Milliken.
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Williamsburg
Harold Bethell
District 6
Harry Tucker
Lloyd Neal
W. G. Ransom, Jr
Rollin Starosta
Herbert Johnson
Ergin Chambers
Orlin Milliken
Animals Invade Strip in Korea
Seoul Daily News reports a wildlife invasion along the Korean Peninsula demilitarized zone after years of war. Tigers foxes wolves and other beasts are moving into the area as Allied and Communist troops patrol the zone. A South Korean soldier captured three tiger cubs amid ongoing hillside clashes and barrier closures.
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Seoul
Korean Peninsula
Demilitarized Zone
Seoul Daily News
Missionary Miss McClelland to Speak at Ottawa Church
Miss Margaret McClelland of Olathe, a United Presbyterian missionary in the Sudan since 1926, will address Ottawa United Presbyterian Church tomorrow. She will speak to Sunday school children in the morning and at 8 p.m. to a general meeting with pictures. She is on furlough and plans to return June 24 after serving at the girls' school in Khar toum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret McClelland
Olathe
United Presbyterian Church
Ottawa
Ottawa Youth In Car Crash
An Ottawa youth, Donald Hanes, 20, was driving a northbound Chevrolet when it collided with an eastbound Ford driven by 20 year old Dewayne Zordel at a country road intersection three miles east of Oskaloosa Kas. Zordel’s 15 year old wife was killed. Hanes and Zordel were taken to Lawrence hospital. Hanes had a broken arm and facial injuries. Zordel suffered a broken leg and a punctured lung. Hanes was later moved to Ransom Memorial hospital. Both cars were demolished in the crash.
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Oskaloosa
Kas
Ottawa
Donald Hanes
W. 15Th
Dewayne Zordel
Ransom
Zordel
Adair Edmonds
Jefferson County
Here
Hanes
Lawrence Hospital
Edmonds
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Leavenworth
Sheriff Edmonds
The British Find A Way
James F. King reports on how English commuters adapt to a week-long railway strike. Despite skeleton services and delays hundreds of thousands still reach work on time. People share inventive transport hacks and stories with surprising good humor and resilience.
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James F. King
London
Part Time Public School Attendance Figures in 1954
In September 1954 around 700,000 American children attended public schools only part time due to lack of facilities for full time sessions. This figure highlights infrastructure gaps as districts struggled to expand full day programs.
Old Grads Return For Graduation At Ottawa University
Ottawa University hosts a weekend alumni reunion with 77 seniors receiving bachelor degrees and three honorary degrees. Notables honored include Dr. W J Coppoe Paul A Martin and Rev C Clayton Browne. Activities include a 2 30 p m ceremony in Wilson Field House and a Baccalaureate sermon by President Andrew Martin.
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Ottawa University
Wilson Field House
W. J. Coppoe
New York
Texas Company
Paul A. Martin
Lansing
Kansas Baptist Convention
Andrew B. Matin
First Baptist Church
John Nuveen
Chicago
Five Die From Heat In India
In NEW DELAI India a bride and four attendants died during a severe heat wave in northern India. At least 23 people have perished in four days as temperatures topped 115 degrees. Reports from Banaras say the four attendants died in a wedding procession after the ceremony. The bride was found dead in a closed litter when the bridegroom opened it at the home of her husband after following the procession on horseback.
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New Delai
India
Banaras
Some Progress In Truck Strike
Federal conciliator John Fenton said some progress was made last night in efforts to end the truck strike that has paralyzed much of the West's long haul for hire trucks. Negotiations between trucking association representatives and the AFL Teamsters union were to be resumed at 8:30 a.m. today. Fenton added he remained hopeful the tieup could end this weekend.
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Los Angeles
John Fenton
West
Trucking Association
AFL Teamsters Union
Fenton
KU to Dedicate Doors for Campanile Memorial
Two sets of bronze doors weighing 840 pounds each with 12 sculpted panels will be dedicated Monday at the University of Kansas World War II Memorial bell-tower in Lawrence. Former KU track star and Tulsa sculptor Bernard E. Frazier designed the panels and will speak at the 2 p.m. ceremony, replacing the wood doors first used in 1951.
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Lawrence
University of Kansas
Bernard E. Frazier
Tulsa
Okla
California Uranium Rush Opens with Explosive Claims
In Hobo Springs California two dynamite blasts opened a new uranium rush under 50 deputies amid 1000 prospectors in Kern River Canyon. Claim jumping sparked talk of court litigation lasting months as 2914 acres in Sequoia National Forest opened for 20 acre claims. The Miracle and Kergon mines helped inaugurate the event.
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Hobo Hot Springs
Calif
Kern River
California
Rocky Canyon
Sequoia National Forest
Rain Sweeps Kansas with Scattered Showers Ahead
Rain covered wide areas of Kansas with 24 hour moisture readings from 0.23 to 2.15 inches across eastern two thirds. Ottawa reported 0.63 inch, several towns logged over half an inch, and readings showed high of 87 at Topeka and 42 at Goodland. Tonight's outlook calls for more showers mainly south and east with cloudy skies through Sunday and temperatures ranging from 40s to near 60 overnight and 70s to 80s by day.
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Topeka
Kansas
Ottawa
Marais Des Cygnes
Chanute
Moran
Fort Scott
Tola
Trading Post
Garnett
Emporia
Elmsdale
Lebo
Osawatomie
Quenemo
Lyndon
Osage City
Reading
Council Grove
Alta Vista
Warveyville
Olathe
Lecompton
Mcfarland
Manhattan
Wamega
Emmett
Valley Falls
Horton
Randolph
Onaga
Centralia
Frankfort
Blue Rapids
Marysville
Clay Center
Miltonvale
Concordia
Washings
Hadidam
Scandia
Wilson
Lincoln
Tescott
Minneapolis
Manchester
Wakefield
Barnard
Brookville
Ellsworth
Beaver
Russell
Junction City
Chapman
Enterprise
Abilene
Salina
Elmo
Burdick
McPherson
Lyons
Hillsboro
Florence
Hudson
Newton
Sedgwick
Plevna
Furley
Kechi
Ripley
Loretta
Goodland
Kansas Pony Wins at Pin Oak Stables Show in Texas
King's Sweet Rhythm, owned by Mr. and Mrs. Dean J. Briggs of Garden Plain Kansas and shown by Mrs. Briggs, won the harness pony division amateur competition at the 11th annual Pin Oak Stables horse show in Texas last night.
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K. U
John Beam
Ottawa
Beam
Burl S. Beam
S. Hickory
University of Kansas
Department of
Wouston
Pin Oak Stables
King’s Sweet Rhythm
Dean J. Briggs
Garden Plain
Kas
Briggs
Weather forecast shows showers and mild temps through Sunday
Partly cloudy through Sunday with scattered showers and thunderstorms mainly in the south and east portions tonight. Temperatures to remain around the 40s to 60s at night and 70s to 80s during the day. Yesterday’s high was 85 at 3 PM, record highs 95 in 1911 and 1942, record low 40 in 1897, river level 2.05 feet.
CIO Presses Two Fronts in Auto Worker Talks
Detroit June 4 The CIO United Auto Workers push two lines of contract talks with Ford and General Motors. Ford talks near a 36 hour strike deadline while GM talks continue with extra grace. UAW threatens to strike 140,000 Ford workers Monday if no settlement. Ford offers to guarantee 65 percent of take home pay for four weeks and 60 percent for 22 more weeks, with state unemployment deducted. GM reportedly resists a guaranteed wage but agrees to larger pension and wage boosts beyond Ford.
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Glenn Engle
Detroit
CIO
United Auto Workers
Ford Motor Co
General Motors Corp
Ford
General Motors
UAW
Mark Ling
Honorary Life Membership Offered to Eisenhower by Flying Farmers
Senator Carlson of Kansas urged President Eisenhower for an honorary life membership in the National Flying Farmers Association. He praised Eisenhower’s use of a light plane for short trips and noted Kansas aviation roots, with the convention set for June in Washington and the association based at Wichita Municipal Airport.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Gettysburg
Sen
Carlson
R-Kas
National Flying Farmers’ Assn
Kansas
National Flying Warmers’ Assn
Wichita
Youth Denies Murder Guilt
A 15 year old, Gerald Paul Trojano, pleads innocence to murder charges in the killing of 8 year old Margaret Gormley in the family cellar in Portland Maine. He is held without bail as court considers a mental observation commitment. Police say Margaret was bludgeoned after Mass at St Dominics Church.
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Portland
Maine
Gerald Paul Trojano
Margaret Gormley
Louis ‘Bernstein
Bernstein
Jacob Agger
Gerald
Margaret
St. Dominic’s
Baby Mirac le Ann Dupree Revived Then Dies
Miracle Ann Dupree was pronounced dead after premature birth at City-County Hospital but appeared alive on an embalmer’s slab. She died at 11:30 p m while in an incubator. mortician J Robert Corry reported reviving movement briefly before the child died. The mother, Mrs Mark Dupree, had not yet been notified.
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Houston
Mirfacle Ann” Dupree
Miracle
Robert Kelley
Miracle Ann
J. Robert Corry
Corry
North Houston Hospital
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American Association of Teachers of
Federal Republic of Germany
Udall
Ottawa Chamber of Commerce
Red Cross
Salvation Army
Civil Defense Administration
National Guard
Peg Carr
Chamber
Ottawa Chamber
Junior Cooper
Hamblin
Herald
Cooper
Princeton
Highwy
Art Jensen
Billy
Bobby Knoeppel
al Knoeppels
Lois Smith
Burg
Korea
Community Survey
adVaruowu Supusacsy
Hillcreat Drive-In
Lamb Funeral Home
Tony Theatre
Curby Auto Supply
Douglas Bros. McVey-Dengel Mortuary
Peoples National Bank
Richardson's Shoe Store
Saffron Glass Co
Keefer
Minnick Motors
Montgomery Ward & Co
Price Motor Co
U. P. Church
K.U. Campanile
Texas
Lamb Ambulance
Fee
Fum
Shep
E. €. Hill
Bob Leonard
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