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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
FEBRUARY 14.1946
Here's The News From Your Home Town in Kansas
One-Man Army Meets His Waterloo
Russell. (UP)—Sgt. Earl L. New, who became practically a one-man army at Ottweiler, Germany, last April, said today that home life can be much more hazardous than army life on the firing line, even in days of ultra-modern warfare.
He remained unscatched after, single-handedly, in one day, he had driven back several enemy bazooka teams by rifle fire, wiped out a machine gun nest by hand grenades; then, under heavy enemy machine gun and sniper fire, put out a fire in an American tank destroyer, and, with the aid of others, saved its crew.
Back home once more, the Russell farmer, who has since been awarded the Silver Star and his sergeant's stripes for his exploits, fell, hurt his arm, and was hospitalized.
2,000 Planes Line Garden City Airfield
Garden City—The Garden City airfield, where pilots received training during the war, is one of the world's largest storage depots today. More than 2,000 army airplanes, costing over three billion dollars at purchase, line the airfield.
Scouts "Run" Cherryvale
Scouts "Run" Cherryyale Cherryyale—Boy Scouts took over the city Saturday, with Joe Crotser as acting mayor. Fines collected by city officials during the day were added to the Boy Scout treasury.
Salina Woman To Kansas U.S.O. Post
Wichita (UP)—Mrs. Porter Brown, Salina, has accepted appointment as USO vice-chairman for Kansas, it was announced today.
Mrs. Brown succeeds Mrs. Andrew Schoeppel, wife of the governor, who resigned because of illness, Judge W. D. Jochems, state USO chairman, said.
Allen County Sheriff Wounded in Gun Battle
Iola—Homer Troxel, Allen county sheriff, was slightly wounded Saturday in a short range gun battle with two armed men, said to have stolen a car at Ottawa earlier that day. The suspects of the Troxel had arrested two men and a woman and put them in his car to return them to the county jail. After a skirmish, the thieves escaped, one man and the woman later captured
Ayk City Canteen Closes
Arkansas City—The local Red Cross canteen which has served thousands of transient servicemen at the Santa Fe depot here during the past three years, will discontinue its training from Buzzi was canteen chairman from the time of its organization, March 29, 1943.
Burlington Family to Pacific
Burlington—Mrs. Marvin Grigg and daughter will soon join Major Grigg at his station somewhere in the Southwest Pacific.
Buck Heads Ice Men
Buck Heads Ice Men
Short Stems W.M. Buck was elected the Kansas Ice Men's association to succeed Gaylord T. Lawrence, Topeka
While Owner's Away, Gamblers Will Play
Garden City. (UP)—A nonresident property owner today had left a surprise for the tenants of a roofed basement she has rented.
The lady had dropped into Garden City to check on her property which she believed was un-tenant, found a new tarpaper roof, a new padlock and the weeds burned from around the house. Electric lights also were connected.
The women, on closer examination, found that a group of men apparently had turned her house into a gambling joint. They left almost a full case of beer.
The owner took the beer back to her home town with her.
Satanta Man Killed In El Dorado Wreck
El Dorado - Raymond Alexander, 45. Satanta, was killed and Freedom Yocum, 35. Lampe, Mo., seriously injured when their truck hit the side of a bridge 15 miles southeast of El Dorado recently.
Garden City Student Good Citizenship Girl
Garden City—Nova Anne Brown, Lakin High school student, has been awarded first place in the Good Citizenship Pilgrimage sponsored by the D.A.R. and will receive a $100 victory bond or a trip to the national D.A.R. congress.
Independence Boy Escapes Asphyxiation
Independence—Joe Edward Babb, 15, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Babb, narrowly escaped death recently when he was overcome by fumes from a bathroom gas heater. The boy's father broke open the locked bathroom door and found the boy unconscious in the tub. The boy was taken to Mercy hospital, given oxygen, and revived.
Emporia Celebrates Late Editor's Birthday
Emporia—Emporia celebrated the 78th birthday of the late William Allen White with a memorial service this week. Among the guests were Gov. and Mrs. Andrew Schoepel, Mr. and Mrs. Alf M Landon, Brock Pemberton, New York theatrical production; Roy Bailey, publisher of the Salina Journal; Rolly Cоляer, ELDorado Times; and John Redmond, Burlington Republican.
Letter Romance Ends In Bunker Hill Wedding
Bunker Hill—Former Sgt. Vern Tobias, 24, will marry Eleanor Mager, 20, Fitchburg, Mass., although they have not met. Their romance grew through the exchange of letters and pictures.
Russell—Fred M. Shaffer, Russel, county official, has served in two county offices at the same time for the first time in the county's history. Shaffer, who is county clerk, also doubled as probate judge while Judge J. D. Steinle was absent.
'Valentine' Bomb Hurts Wichita Man
Wichita. (UP)—Wayne Lanning, OPA rent investigator, was injured today when he opened what he believed was a valentine package and touched off a small bomb.
The package, about three by two by six inches, was sent through the mail, special delivery, and bore a return address to a downtown hotel, Postal inspectors were called into the case.
Lanning was treated at St. Francis hospital for lacerations of the right hand. The explosion also broke his glasses.
Doctors said the explosive used was small in amount and not of the war efficiency type.
60 K-State Students Enrolled in Locker Course
Manhattan. (UP)—Sixty students from 20 states and Canada today were studying in the freezer locker operators training school which opened this week at Kansas State college.
Approximately 50 of the men are veterans of world war II, 14 have investments in freezer locker plants, 19 plan to invest in locker plants and the remainder desire employment in the industry.
Concordia Doctor Back
Concordia—Dr. C. D. Kosar, recently returned from army service, has resumed his practice with Dr. Ellis Starr as an eye, ear, nose and throat specialist.