Women sweep Kansas city elections in first and second class
In Kansas municipal contests women surged to control in Labette Ford and Nashville as Petticoat tickets won mayoral and council posts. New Albany joined in, while several cities vote on bond measures and school board seats. The results highlight a rising female presence across multiple communities with mayors elected or re-elected and several councils filled by women.
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Petticoat
Labette
Ford
Nashville
New Albany
Labet
Winnie
Hubert Grahams
Met Bradshaw
Allough
Helen Minnie
Alma
Strange
Loz
Yyncely
Harvey Haynes
Jennie Sheplace
New Albrich
Landes
Defu Go
Torsehook
Vis
Topeka
Pitsburg
Emporia
Dodge City
Coffeyville
Great Bend
Junction City
Newton
Hays
Pratt
Pleasanton
E. A. Heag
Nire
Belle
Kinner
South Haven
Mulvane
F. Ki J Wo
Karnahan
Altamont
Amos Majors
Mound Valley
E. Locke
Ho Dei
Anti
Tola
AY Swirrett
Lioyd Carter
Isharies Kietzman
Chaimjers
James Fredercks
Lester Lee
RD. Moritz
Pe Davied
St. Paul
Roy Hawkins
McCune
H. E
Leatherman
Chapman
W. FE. Taylor
Manchester
T. Heath
Enterprise
Roy Gardner
Carlton
C. W. Herbert
Woodbine
Harry Koody Hope
Alfred Ackemian
Solomon
Miss Swarthout Heads East For Decatur Piano Recital
Miss Swarthout leaves with her parents Dean and Mrs. Donald M. Swarthout for Decatur where she will give a piano recital at Millikin University then return to New York City. She is to perform again at the K A alumni dinner at the Roger Smith banquet. The Swarthouts visited Columbia Missouri and were guests of Dean and Mrs. James T. Quarles at the University of Missouri with a reception for Miss Swarthout and the Swarthouts hosted by President and Mrs Edward Briges of Christian College.
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Dean
Donald M. Swarthout
Decatur
Ill
Millikiversity
New York City
K. A
Roger Smith
Swarthout
Christian College Columbia
Columbia
Miss Swarthout
James T. Quarles
University of Missouri
Edward Briges
Christian College
Chorus on music program in Kansas debut Apr 23
City announces Mei er L. Dunn president of the Federation of Women's Clubs said the Kansas chorus would appear on a program of the National Federation of Music Clubs in Indianapolis April 23 marking Kansans first appearance on the national federation program. Barber's Drug Store advertises Valspar varnish and enamels.
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City
Cp— Meier L. Dunn
Federation of Women
Kansas
Actress Katharine Cornell Wins National Honor in The Wingless Victory
The Wingless Victory star Katharine Cornell receives a national achievement award. The feature highlights an American woman of note, with mentions of Reno Cinderella, a Reno clerk, and a Montana prince connection. Also notes Miss Tresa Buruk writing rejection letters to fans seeking marriage to MGM stars.
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Katharine Cornell
New York
Eetee
Tresa Buruk
MGM
Women Oppose Beer in Ford Kansas Election
In Ford Kansas on April 6 women swept to power with a female slate electing a mayor police judge and city council. Kathlene Emrie won the mayoral race 86 to 59 promising no licenses and church influence. The victory followed a two ticket bid by men backed by beer interests, and the women secured a strong council majority with several teachers and church-affiliated candidates.
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Ford
Kan
Kansas
Hau
TH. Patterson
Kathlene Emrie
John Small
W. B. Warner
F. M. Coffman
George Curtis
E. L. Roop
E. H. Patterson
E. M. Stockstill
Duke
Charles McManis to Play Organ Recital at KU
Charles McManis, Kansas City senior organ student in Prof. Laurel Everett Anderson’s studio at the University of Kansas, will present a senior recital Wednesday evening in the university auditorium. The program includes works by Bach Andress Franck and Vierne. McManis holds an A B degree from KU and has appeared on university programs as organist and composer, with his piece Concert Piece for Dance and Orchestra performed by the KU Symphony Orchestra last winter.
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Charles MccManis
Kansas City
Kan
Laurel Everett Anderson
University of Ksas
Bach
Andress Franck
Vierne
McManus
K. U
K. U. Symphony _orchestra
Tau Signa Sar
Jangen
Summer Hats Move With Flower Crowns and Removable Brims
A Milliner Creators' Guild of Amerea features hat crowns of daisies and removable brims in a pre summer show. Styles range from bonnets and sailors to huge garden hats, with colors like country club green brown and burnt wheat. Many hats are simpler and more wearable than 1937 Easter styles, and designers note bold lace and transparent straw accents plus practical summer options for commuting golf and romance.
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Queen Victoria
Country Club
Young artist Paul Coker exhibits at 1005 Massachusetts
A one man show by Paul Coker opens this week in the window at 1005 Massachusetts Street. The display features pencil crayon and chalk drawings in various sizes and subjects. Coker, in second grade at Cordley school, shows a strong sense of design and movement in trains boats and airplanes.
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Paul Coker
Massachusetts Street
Paul
Paul A. Coker
Cordley School
Comhat
Lawrence Junior High wins at Academy of Science meeting
Robert Weir, a Lawrence Junior High School student and son of D. H. Weir of 516 Louisiana street, won first place for his talk My Work in Astronomy at the Junior Academy of Science meeting in Manhattan on Friday April 2. Ben Franklin club from Lawrence Senior High also received an award.
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Robert Weir
Lawrence
D. H. Weir
Louisiana Street
Academy of Science
Manhattan
Ben Franklin Club
Lawrence Senior High
Academy
Lawrence Junior High School
Pittsburg
Dr Allen to Speak at Kansas City Kiwanis Dinner
Dr Forrest C Allen director of athletics will be the speaker Thursday noon at a Kiwanis dinner honoring Wyandotte high city basketball champions and Ward high Catholic champions. That evening he will address a victory dinner at Shawnee Mission and Saturday will speak at a dinner dance at the Kansas City Athletic club for the Wyandotte team.
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Forrest C. Allen
Kansas City
Kan
Kiwanis Club
Wyandotte High
Ward High School
Shawnee Mission
Kansas City Athletic Club
Wyandotte
Oklahoma and Best Texas Show In crease
Tulsa Oklahoma April 6 UPA reports a 6,129 barrel daily drop in national crude production to 3 428 446 barrels daily for the week ending April 2. Oklahoma up 8 200 to 618 725 barrels daily East Texas up 783 to 460 950 Texas down 13 759 to 1 401 789 Louisiana down 320 to 236 045 California down 4 000 to 585 250 with a 2 525 gain to 189 175. Interest on American held foreign dollar bonds fell from 188 000 000 to 175 600 000.
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Tulsa
Okla
Oil and Gas Journal
Oklahoma
East Texas
Texas
Louisiana
California
State A A U W Meeting Set in Topeka April 9 10
The eighteenth annual Kansas division convenes at Hotel Jayhawk Topeka April 9 10 with about 200 delegates and 2200 members. Dr Elizabeth May will speak on democracy and security in a democracy and serve as consultant Saturday. Other speakers include Dr B W Maxwell W T Markham Mrs F G Atkinson and Miss Teresa Ryan with programs and a Topeka drive and Creative Arts tea.
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Kansas
The
American Association of University Women
Hotel Jayhawk
Topeka
Elizabeth May
Goucher College
May
B. W. Maxwell
Social Science
Washburn College
W. T. Markham
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
F. G. Atkinson
Minneapolis
Savannah
Teresa Ryan
Emporia
International Federation
Poland
Grace Wilkie
Wichita
Southwest Central Section
Topeka High School
Children’s Museum
State Board
Justus Fugate
Wichita leaders named for party roles
Wichita legislative chairman Mrs. O. Renn of Arkansas City is international relations chairman and Miss Kathryn Kayser of Emporia serves as publicity chairman.
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Wichita
O. Renn
Arkansas City
Kathryn Kayser
Emporia
Slayer Is Sane As Verdict Lets Five Year To Life Term
Los Angeles reports a judge rules 81 year old Helen Wills Love sane after a week long trance following the death of her claimed secret husband Harry A. Love. A san ity hearing followed a psychiatrist pronouncing sanity though risk of another coma remains. Probate Judge L H Menger officiated marriages for two couples at the court house.
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Tehachapi
L. H. Menger
Court House
Wayne Brassfield
Paola
Cledia May Gerlach
Edgerton
Les J. Hoizhuter
Salina
Melba D. McCormac
Berryton, An
Unity class to study Cady writings at Plymouth church
Jack Coulson of Unity School of Christianity will lead a weekly Wednesday 2 p.m. class in the Plymouth Congregational parish house Kansas City Missouri on Miscellaneous Writings by H Emilie Cady. Open invitation to all interested. Also note: Illinois conservation department destroyed 150000 crows with dynamite bombs last winter. Florida sponge sales exceeded one million dollars last year.
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Jack Coulson
Unity School of Christianity
Kansas City
Plymouth Congregational Church
H. Emilie Cady
Haglund buys Stutes' restaurant in 1031 Massachusetts Street
Art Haglund announces purchase of Stutes' from Sterling Stutesman and Roy Orr. He plans renovations, a rear kitchen and serving window, a delicatessen, restaurant and fountain service, and a confections line. Sterling Price to be head chef. Haglund's Dickinson place to operate temporarily under Jr. Haglund.
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Art Hagllund
Baldwin and
Lawrence
Statesman
Haglund
Baldwin
Brick
K. U
Dickinson
Sterling Price
Perkins Pushes Apprentice Training Plan in NYA
Secretary Perkins urged Congress to fund a permanent but modest program to train young plumbers and other apprentices in the mechanical trades by absorbing the NYA apprenticeship section into the labor department. Congress has declined to act for now.
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Washington
Perkins
Labor
National Youth Administration
Labor Department
Congress
Election Day in Dearing Delayed by Certification Error
Citizens in Dearing Kansas went to vote yesterday but no election was held. A slate chosen at a March 17 caucus was not certified to the city clerk within the required time limit. The current council is led by Mayor H. H. Ritter.
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Dearing
Kan
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