Weir Sets A Pattern For Industry
Kansas industry tip comes from Weir a Cherokee County brick plant turning out about 0,000 railroad cars of bricks daily. Established 1903 it employs 40 to 50 workers year round, with summer staff up to 50, and has kept layoffs rare. The firm adapted from red paving brick to nine color varieties and eight textures, spurring demand for brick interiors and new brick buildings. General manager Chris Ohmsieder notes the potential use of high quality bricks with minor flaws, while the plant nurtures a skilled workforce and enduring operation under various names and managers.
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Sweir
Kas
Kansas
Weir
Chris Ohmsieder
Weir City Brick Co
Does the Spearmint Song Appreciate the Olden Days
Ann Landers answers readers with humor and advice. Jimmy and Ronnie ask about a risqué song, noting their 41-year-old father’s era. Landers recalls the spearmint tune’s quirky appeal compared to Chipmunks material and calls it a musical classic.
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Ann Landers
Jimmy
Ronnie
Landers
Ting Tang
Alvin
Two Trains Collide On Mountain Grade
SAN LUIS OBISPO Calif AP two Southern Pacific stream liners collided on a grade in the Santa Lucia Mountains Sunday derailing four diesel units and three cars and injuring four persons. The main line between San Francisco and Los Angeles was out of service for 16 hours. Trains went back into service both ways on temporary tracks. The northbound and southbound Lark streamliners carrying 235 passengers and crewmen were traveling at reduced speed at 2 53 a m when they came together. The northbound train pulled out of a siding and raked the south bound train's last three Pullmans.
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San Luis ‘Obispo
Calif
Southern Pacific
Santa Lucia Mountains
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Lark
Churchill Bids America Goodbye
Sir Winston Churchill, 84 and ailing, said farewell in gray as he boarded a British jet at Idlewild for England. He paused to wave to hundreds, delivering a brief message and reflecting on a long history with the United States across nine visits since World War II.
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New York
Winston Churchill
America
Idlewild
Engand
Churchill
United ‘States
Britain
United States
TIME TO RELAX FISHING PATTERN OFFERS COMFORT SEAT
Time to relax when fishing with pattern 421 providing actual size cutting guides for a folding seat reel line gauge minnows safebed and bailing scoop. Also included in Sportsmen's Packet 24 for hunters and fishermen. Priced at 25c pattern dept Ottawa Herald Bedford Hills NY adds 10c service on orders under $1.
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Ottawa Herald Pattern Dept
Bedford Hills
New York
Four AWOL GIs Nabbed Near Wichita After Car Theft
Four AWOL soldiers were captured at gunpoint by county deputy Jim Shumaker late Sunday night near Goddard, west of Wichita. The group, from the 461st Transportation Co., Lamar Colo. and Norfolk Va. prisoners, faces armed robbery and kidnapping charges after allegedly robbing Travis Cook and seizing his vehicle.
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Kas
Ihr
Jim Shumaker
Goddard
Mwest
Lamar
Colo
James
E. Seaman
Raymond
W. Aynes
Roger D.fred
Nicholas G. Hotchkiss
Primatene Promises Asthma Relief Without Injections
An advertisement proclaims Primatene opens bronchial tubes and loosens mucus to relieve asthma distress. It claims eight medicines combined at full prescription strength work together for relief, promising sleep at night and freedom from spasm, with a money back guarantee for 98 cents. Address 1006 Whitehead Prarmen.
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Whitehead Prarmen
1989 Model Auto and Fleeing Theft Suspect Arrested
A 1989 model auto and a held billfold tied a man in a field before Cook freed himself and called the sheriff from a farm house. Shumaker and Cook were seen near Goddard, later arrested in an old model car with a Virginia license. Cook’s auto found nearby. Divorce notes: Debbie Reynolds and Misseynolds in California, not final for a year. Fisher plans to file for divorce and marry Miss Taylor Tuesday afternoon if all goes as planned.
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Shumaker
Goddard
Virginia
Debbie Reynolds
Misseynolds
California
Fisher
Miss Taylor
Eddie Fisher Buys A Shack For Liz
Las Vegas, Nev. Eddie Fisher bought a $68,000 house for his bride-to-be Elizabeth Taylor. Fisher said he had been seeking a home since arriving here six weeks ago for a hotel engagement and to establish a six week residence to obtain...
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Nev
Eddie Fisher
Elizabeth Taylor
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