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The Leavenworth Times from Leavenworth, Kansas • Page 5

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Clubs Pick Candidate For President DOLORES KERN School business clubs will attend Members of Leavenworth High' the fifth annual state convention of the Business education clubs of Kansas at Kansas State Teachers College. Emporia, Then two local D. E. (retail merchandising) and F.O.W.A. (office practice) will Jeave Sunday by bus for the convention Monday and Tuesday.

F. O. W. A. members have selected Dolores Kern, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Maurice Kern. 1823 Spruce, to run as a candidate for the state club president. Elections! will be Tuesday morning at student union building at the lege. D.

E. members will take part! in three. contests. window display, sales demonstration and job ap-. plication.

Students who will ticipate are Roland Fisher, Philip Wilk, Bonnie Wagle. Ed Grayson'! and Minnie Jackson. Fisher will be acting vice pres-1 ident since Buddy Woods. who was elected at last year's state convention. has been graduated.

Students from LHS will serve on committees at the convention. Melvin Lightcap is sponsor for the D. E. group and will be charge the job application contest at Emporia. Clyde S.

is sponsor for the F.O.W.A. and will conduct the check transcript contest at the convention. Students of the vocational are all seniors who attend school in the morning and continue their school under supervision in an establishment downtown. Representing the F. O.

W. A. group will be Marilyn Turner. ly Mann, Nancy Logan, Linda Hogrefe. Barbara Anderson.

ShirIcy Moore, Delores Wikelski, Dolores Kern, Dixie Woodson, lee Johnson. Rosemary Koker and Alice Mandes. Charles Bryant Died Yesterday, Charles E. Bryant, 78, 708 Kickapoo, died last night at St. John's hospital where he had been a tient since Saturday.

Mr. Bryant was born Sept. 17.1 1884 at Memphis, a son of: Zacheus and Mary Kite He came to Leavenworth in 1907; from western Kansas. For many years he worked as a plumber's! helper until ill health forced his retirement about 20 years ago. He was a member of the Baptist church.

He is survived by four sisters, Mrs. Cora Copenhaver with whom he made his home; Mrs. Mary Jameson. Fifth and Miami; Mrs. Laura Williams, 319 Osage, and Mrs.

Anna Cline. Tonganoxie. a large number of nieces and neph-' ew's. Funeral service will be at 2 p.m.. Monday from the Davis funeral; church with the T.

J. Willard, pastor of the Calvary Bap-1 tist church, officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Muncie cemetery. Use Stalemate To Build up Forces WASHINGTON (P--Informed con-: gressmen said Friday the Eisenhower administration apparely has decided to, use the Korean stalemate as a time to build up Asian replacements for some of the American forces there.

They based this interpretation on various evidences of administration policy, climaxed by Thursday's "Ring" her with a Feature-Lock Diamond Wedding Set $50 up H. H. POGGEMEYER 204 So. 5th St. White House briefing for leaders.

The policy, they believe, will to intensify pressure on Commuinist China without risking American casualties in a spectactular effort to end the Korean Most of half a dozen interviewed said they thought Congress would support such program. Some congressmen predicted, however, that public pressure will build up dramatic action. One informant, who attended Thursday's briefing and requested anonymity, said there was no dication that a major offensive diany radical is change contemplated. in American; strategy this and that LEAVENWORTH School lunch menus for Feb. to 27, announced by the board education: Monday, sliced ham, mashed potatoes, beans.

bread and butter, Tuesday, spanish spaghetti, bage salad, cookies, bread butter, milk; Wednesday, burger on bun. carrot and chocolate pudding, Thursday, turkey and noodles, vegetable salad, fruit jello, and butter, milk; Friday, egg ad sandwiches. baked potatoes, salad, pears, milk. Attention potato growers: Red river seed potatoes, varieties. Leon M.

Owens Shawnee Ph. Boys and girls junior and high age who wish to be received into full membership of the Presbyterian church on Palm day will meet with the pastor, the Rev. Dirk Henry Middents, for their first instruction Saturday at the church at 11 Regular attendance is required and all should be present for first meeting. Class periods last 45 minutes, Dr. Middents! The quarterly joint communionbreakfast for the St.

Vincent de Paul society and Leavenworth Council No. 900, Knights of lumbus, will be at the 8 a.m..ed mass at St. Joseph's church day. All Catholic men of the city invited to attend. Following the mass, a breakfast will be served in St.

Joseph's church hall. Father Campion Doyle, O. assistant pastor at St. Joseph's. will be the principal speaker at' the breakfast.

Elks and families. 9 P.M. Free lunch all players after Warm weather has ended and firemen think they may get a respite from a rash of grass fires which has kept them busy the past few days. Only one was re- vied yesterday, at 10:15 a.m. at 215 Vine.

Unit Stranger has given Home $5 Demonstration flood victims in Holland. The HDU1 unit sent its check to the local Red Cross chapter. John Gee. secretary, said he sent it on 10 national headquarters for tion. Stephens' Barber Shop, 205 5th for sale on account of.

poor Police court picked up $10 terday from two $5 bonds forfeityes- ed, one on a drunk charge and one a traffic violation. Mrs. Margaret Malody has completed first aid courses for the hot rod club and senior Girl; Scouts, Her next group will in-! termediate Girl Scouts. Her first laid course is sponsored by the ted Cross chapter. Hot spiced jumbo shrimp, fried catfish sandwiches, every Friday night Dubach's, 312 N.

Roy Healer, Harmon Hotel, is; being held in city jail for investigation of a stabbing last night. John Bonnell, owner and operator of a tavern at Third and Dela-; ware, reported to police he wast cut when he attempted to put out a customer about 11 p.m. Bonnell identified his assailant as Healer who was picked up at 4:42 by Policemen Bill A Alford and a Joe Malbaff. Cushing Memorial hospital reported today Bonnell's conrial dition is "good." The physician who treated the injured told police Bonnell received three cuts across his back just above the belt and a stab wound under the Another sure sign that old dobbin is on his way out is a request in the Winchester Star from the Thrift Shop there for a load of horse manure to be donated the shop which is operated to raise money for the proposed community hospital. A number of reservations for the annual Leavenworth County Artificial Breeding Association's annual dinner were received from members by mail today by County Agent Don Flentie.

The dinner will be at 11:30 a.m. next Wednesday at the Wallula Christian church. Closeout sale! All boys' winter jackets and surcoats, sizes 4-18, were $9.95 to $17.95. now $8.00. McGuire's, 427 Del.

-(Adv.) County Attorney Colonel H. Boone today in city court dismissed three counts of liquor law vilolations he previously had filed of against a tavern Huron at 227 W. Hall, Cherokee. operator Boone then filed an information in dis-: trict court alleging the same vio-! lations. Elks and families.

party, Saturday, 9 P.M. Free lunch for all players after Ethan Potter today was appointled by District Judge Joseph J. Dawes as attorney for George Goracke, 18, of North Hearing was set for next on a motion by County Attorney Colonel H. Boone for revocation of Goracke's parole from a 10-to-21-year prison Goracke was paroled Jan. 12 at all'ter pleading to guilty to degree robbery charge in connection with the strong-arm hold up Nov.

4 of Charles Osborn, RR 2.. 'On Feb. 11 he was found guilty of assault and battery and sentenced by city court to another year in the county jail. Goracke asked this morning that a lawyer appointed by the court to rep-! resent him. He said he had no funds.

Rodenburg Grocery, 501 N. 4th, till 10:00 every Melvin B. Randall, formerly of Leavenworth, son of Mrs. Lula B. White and stepson of the Rev, P.

White, 215 Cleveland Terrace, died resterday at a Kansas City. hospital from injuries in a highway accident near. Sun-Liberly, Mo. The body will be brought to the Holmes and Son Mortuary in Leavenworth. Fu-1 neral arrangements have not yet! been made.

It you don't get your Times by 6:15 p.m. call 26. Give your name and address, and one will be delivered to you. Please do not call before 6:15 or later than 7 p.m, On Sunday's call between 8:30 and 9:30 a.m. For a change of address call before 2 p.m.

Fort Leavenworth subscribers call Elmer Fowler, Ph. Ft. Leav. 7122. Confirm Report of Mistaken Bombing SEOUL -The U.

S. Eighth Army Friday officially confirmed that warplanes "presumed to be" mistakenly bombed U. N. troops behind their own lines in Korea Feb. 2.

The bombed unit was the headquarters of the U. S. Seventh Division's Second Battalion, 17th Regiment. A brief Eighth Army announcement said there were eight casjualties. A spokesman said three were killed and five wounded.

U. S. Fifth Air Force and Eighth Army officers declined to comment' on the army's terse announcement, which said only: "On 2 February 1953 at 0905 hours (9:05 a. an unknown number of aircraft presumed to be friendly (Allied) dropped six bombs! 'of unknown size on friendly rear area positions. "There were eight friendly casualties.

A full investigation is being made." The National Intercollegiate tennis championships will be held June 22 27 at Syracuse University. WITT'S Saturday Only Our Popular $39.75 "Thrift Special" Innerspring MATTRESS $2995 Striped ticks and fancy covers. roll edge. 209 Colls, made by makers of famous RESTONIC Mattresses, quality craftsman- Hollywood Bed Outfits ship in every detail, ventilators. from $69.95 up.

4.6 or 3.3 size. Sale $29.95. All Floor Sample Baby Cribs OFF WITT'S Home Furnishings 404 Cherokee St. Ph. 3423 Budget Cuts Announced By Canada OTTAWA, Canada (P -Canada's government announced a new budget Thursday night to cut taxes an estimated 361 million dollars in 1954.

It included an 11 per cent! toidrop in the income tax and reduction in corporation levies. The new program also: Reduced the cost of. legal cigarettes to 35 cents a pack by lopping four cents off the federal take immediately; Eliminated a 10 per cent sales; tax on newsprint for domestic consumers only (no help for U. S. papers); Removed radio license fees; Trimmed an estimated one million dollars a year in import tariffs on manufactured articles, most.

of them bought from the U. The income tax cut is effective. July 1. With that. it was estimatjed, approximately two-thirds the Canadian taxes imposed followling the outbreak of the Korean War in 1950 will have been removed.

Other reductions are effective prior to July, some as fari back as Jan. 1. Finance Minister Douglas Abbott announced the changes in a House of Commons speech on the 1953-54 budget. Political observers said it was a typical pre-election budget. No date has yet been set for the national elections but it is ejerally believed that Prime MinisLouis St.

Laurent will call them for next August or October. with Oct. 5 frequenty mentioned as a likely day. President 'Chipper' After First Month WASHINGTON 17 President Eisenhower rounds out his first, month in the White House Friday -to all appearances chipper and undaunted by the "grim" lems "Grim" facing him the and word the was applied the world situation by some Con-! members leaving the White' LITTLE LIZ 1-20 Too many entertainers think that TV is nothing more than burlesque with an antenna. NEA.

House Thursday after a top-levelistration briefing on military and financial (hurdles ahead. Eisenhower sat in on the briefling, but 10. all appearances it didn't get him down. Reporters who saw him a few! hours later, following a luncheon for a group of Democratic tors, found him in excellent and showing no strain from the office he took over just a month ago, Still later in the day Eisenhower demonstrated to a growing crowd of at-a-distance onlookers how relaxes and keeps physically fit in the White House. He practices golfi shots.

The Senior National Men's A. I Outdoor Track and championships will be held lycar in Ohio for the first time. Dayton will be the site of the event in carly July. -THE LEAVENWORTH TIMES, Friday Evening, February 20, been a patient at the Tonganoxie of Kansas hospital, Kansas City, Mrs. William Simison the past four weeks.

He is getting Y.M.P. card club met Wed- along as The well as can be the home of The Tonganoxie grade school for dessert. tournament started nesday evening at Mrs. Wilson Myers Thursday. The Mrs.

Geib and Mrs. Arthur following week the boys are enHenry John tered in the tournament at LeavYoung Dorney were won first guests. prize. Sirs. Har- enworth played on the Immaculata.

Wendorff, second. Mrs. Wal- high school court. ry ter Bleakley, consolation. Mrs.

Ar- Mr. and Mrs. Edward Lange 10 thur Young, bingo. 'The next meet- and family of Parkville, were ing will be with Mrs. Dale Rawl- weekend guests of Mr.

and Mrs. ings on Feb. 25. John Sparks, John Edward a. The Tonganoxic Home Demon-: and Frankie Ray, who had visitUnit met Tuesday with ed the past week with their grandAlicia Seifrit with Mrs.

Uriell, parents, returned to Mrs. their home. co-hostess. There were! The Tonganoxie Kiwanis Club 16 (Harling members as and was invited to attend the 31st one Miss Christie Hepler, county agent. day of.

the Manhattan Kiwanis club The to roll call were at a dinner meeting held Friday answers son was on fabrics, given by Mrs.11 Home Laming, Mr. and Mrs. W. in Home." The les- Wareham hotel. Lloyd Mills.

"Safety the the les-iJ. Stephenson, and Mrs. Fred Alma Rawlings. Following son tea was served with Mrs. Har- F.

Needham; Mr. and Mrs. Daryl; ry Wendorff and Mrs. old Meredith Champion and Mr. attended and Mrs.

from Ton- HarAngell assisting at the tea Nearly 350 The next meeting will be with! bers ganoxie. Kiwanis memMrs. L. C. and guests were present for Mrs.

Violet Somers with Cox assisting. the dinner, Twenty-four clubs of eastern Kansas were represented Leo Stumbaugh, husband 0 address of the evening was; Clara Mae Dressler, was given by the Kiwanis. International promoted to the rank of president, Walter J. L. Ray of DeHe IS stationed at Baumholder, troit, Mich.

Germany, where he has been for the past year. Mrs. Andy Stephenson has returned home from a week's visit; with relatives and friends in Kansas City. Charles Morris returned to his home here Saturday after having serve with confidence, "BOURBON SUPREME" RARE Best BOURBON in Bourbon, US BUT STRAIGHT BOURBON WHISKEY THE AMERICAN DISTILLING PEKIN, HI-WAY MARKET Broadway and Metropolitan Avenue Phone 3534 Red Bliss Triumph POTATOES POTATOES Sack 100-Lb. $3.75 Fresh Mustard Greens Beh.

10c Crisp Red RADISHES Bch. 5c New Crop, Texas BROCCOLI Lb. 15c GREEN CABBAGE Lb. 4c Make This Your Headquarters For All Varieties, Best Red River Seed Potatoes Quality 'Seed! LENTEN Frozen Fish: Perch, Haddock, Codfish, SPECIALS Whiting and Catfish. Star- Tuna Can 33c Quaker Oats 3 -Lb.

Box 39c Thin Saltine Supreme Salad Wafers Box 25c Vegetarian Vegetable Soup 2 Cans 29c -It pays to shop at your home owned store- DRIVE-IN MARKETS Broadway and Cherokee 4th and Marion Garden-Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Florida, Marsh Seedless Clean, Washed Grapefruit 10 For 49c Carrots 2 16-oz. Bags Cello Fresh, Florida, Red Ripe Michigan, Jonathan Strawberries Box Pint 43c Apples 4 Lbs. 49c Large, 60 size Red, Ripe, Fresh Artichokes 2 For. 29c Tomatoes. Carton Cello 19c Red Triumph POTATOES POTATOES U.S.

No. 1 Red McClures 10 Lbs. 50-Lb. Bag $1.69 Select Cobbler Table or Seed POTATOES 100 Bag Lb. w.p.

$3.79 Certified Cobbler SEED POTATOES Bag 100 w.p. Lb. $4.89 -OPEN ALL DAY SUNDAY Closed Wednesdays 1953. Five FUNERAL NOTICES SUMPTER Funeral Chapel REGARD W. 8 POTABLISHES 1672 PHONE 331 MCGINNIS James Murphy, 79 graveside services 10 m.

Saturday at Mt. Calvary cemetery. MALONE Flora morning, 9 a. m. Cathedral.

Rev, Joseph Flanagan officiating. Interment In Mt. Calvary cemetery: Pallbearers were: Michael Lonergan, Louis List, Ted Gordon, Leo Curry, Frank ney and Dan Delaney. In All the World, No Sweets Like These! Crane's CHOCOLATES Box 1.b. $1.25 Smith's Drug Store 504 Delaware Phone 500 LEAVENWORTH COUNCIL NO.

900 QUARTERLY COMMUNION SUNDAY, 8:30 MASS St. Joseph's Church BREAKFAST AFTER MASS IN CHURCH BASEMENT. EVERY MEMBER INVITED AND EXPECTED TO BE PRESENT. MONDAY, 8 P.M., COUNCIL MEETING, MOVIES, REFRESHMENTS. Special Offer for Limited Time! $174.95 Value! G-E Wringer Washer And Set of Roller Tubs Filled with Cheer No down payment.

Just $2.28 per week, Less $35.00 allowance for your old washer. Only $139.95 Dolsberry Appliance Co. 424 Cherokee Phone 894 said. FOR YOUR BANK ACCOUNT OR LOAN THE MANUFACTURERS STATE BANK The Bank of Friendly Service. Lenten Special A full pound (not just 12 ounces) of Meyer's delicious "Large Chunk" COTTAGE CHEESE Packed in a beautiful 16-oz.

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217 S. 4th Phone 1.

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