Mammoth Jaycee Convention Party Lights Up Kansas City
In Kansas City a June Jaycees gathering exploded into a massive celebration as about 7 500 attendees packed the municipal garage for a National Junior Chamber of Commerce convention welcoming delegations from Arkansas Indiana California Missouri and South Carolina. Newton Baker oversaw the sprawling effort as a 70 member band led the crowd in motion despite last minute logistics and a frozen batch of shrimp frantically thawed to feed the masses.
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Junior Chamber of Commerce
Arkansas
Indiana
Missouri
South Carolina
Newton Baker
Kansas City
Jaycee
Baker
Housewife Runs Earth Digging Machine
Mrs. R. L. Freeman a 39 year old Omaha housewife satisfied an ambition by operating a dirt digging machine. She sought work with E. A. Dougherty’s company building a playground near her home and dug a 60 foot pipeline trench under his supervision. She noted it was easy once she recalled which lever to pull.
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Omaha
R. L. Freeman
E. A. Dougherty
Dougherty
Mrs. Freeman
Baby Gains Weight in Calif. Birthday Milestone
Jeffrey D. Jaeger born three months premature in Reseda California weighed 27 ounces at birth. He is expected to weigh 17 pounds tomorrow as he celebrates his first birthday. Parents Donald and Yvonne Jaeger are movie studio workers.
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Reseda
Calif
Jeffrey D. Jaeger
Donald
Yvonne Jaeger
Annual Co-Workers Circle picnic held at Stead home
The Society Co-Workers Circle annual picnic occurred last evening at the R. W. Stead residence. Birthdays for Mr. Stead and Mrs. B L Reinhardt were observed along with wedding anniversaries for several couples. Members sang songs and Mrs. Mattie Gingrich offered a prayer.
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Co-Workers
Co- Workers
R. W. Stead
Stead
B. L. Reinhardt
Harry Loyd
Clarence Workman
W. S. Allery
Mattie Gingrich
And
Notable Names List From Ft Lyons Community
Mrs Earl Schleif, Mr and Mrs Claude Hoss, Mr and Mrs Albert Peterson, the Mines Anna Bryan Anna Clark Nancy OBrien M C Bogart Ralph Service Laura Lee Lewis Cradler and WH Dawson Miss Beulah Anderson and Miss Lucille Keagy of Ft Lyons Colo appear in a local social roster.
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Earl Schleif
Claude Hoss
Albert Peterson
Anna Bryan
Anna Clark
Nancy O’brien
M. C. Bogart
Ralph Service
Laura Lee
Lewis Cradler
W. H. Dawson
Beulah Anderson
Lucille Keagy
Ft. Lyons
Colo
Past Commanders Club Hosts Evening Event Highlights
Mrs W T Dawson hosted the Past Commanders club with Mrs Charles Watts in charge of the business session and Mrs G W Ponton organizing games. A covered dish supper is planned at J R Raffelock home Sunday at 6 p m. Visitors included Mr Dawson Janet and Billy. Janet helped serve refreshments along with Nellie Dennis C O Wolf Flora Sherman J R Raffelock O W Waymire and M L Sellers.
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W. T. Dawson
Charles Watts
G. W. Ponton
J. R. Raffelock
Mr. Dawson
Janet
Billy
Nellie Dennis
C. O. Wolf
Flora Sherman
O. W. Waymire
M. L., Sellers
Kitchen tips urge simplicity with ready foods Ad 1940s
Passage promotes low effort kitchen routines by recommending packaged mixes frozen foods and disposable tableware. It notes evaporated milk usage at 61 million cases in 1947 and 55 million in 1955 highlighting changing pantry needs and consumer convenience.
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Middle West
Grace Grosvenor Clark
America
Kansas State Bids for Research Center in St Louis
A Kansas State College and Manhattan delegation will bid for a federal animal disease research center worth 18.9 million dollars in St. Louis. They will face a 10 member site selection committee, with three to five sites to be chosen for on the spot investigations. James A. McCain, Arthur D. Weber, and E. E. Leasure lead the group.
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Manhattan
Kas
Kansas State College
St. Louis
Kansas
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
James A. McCain
Arthur D. Weber
E. E. Leasure
Veterinary
City hearing attendees include mayor and chamber leaders
Mayor Charles Arthur of Manhattan, acting city manager D C Wesche, Chamber of Commerce secretary Lud Fiser, and chamber industrial development chair Joe Menzies will answer questions at the hearing. Central will cut rates by about 12000 dollars annually. It serves about 2225 customers in Bonner Springs De Soto Eudora Lake Forest and Basehor areas. Reductions reflect lower gas costs paid to Cities Service Gas Co.
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Charles Arthur
Manhattan
D. C
Moran
Bronson
Central
Bonner Springs
de Soto
Eudora
Lake Forest
Basehor
Cities Service Gas Co
Gas rate cuts ordered by Kansas commission
The Kansas Corporation Commission ordered reductions in natural gas rates for Southeastern Kansas Gas Co and Central West Utility Co. Southeastern’s annual rates will drop by 2647 dollars. The notice notes the utilities serve customers in the region.
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Topeka
Southeastern Kansas Gas Co
Central West Utility Co
Kansas Corporation Commission
Southeastern
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