Visit to Cambridge on Day of Races Gives Touch of English Life
Miss Evelyn Swarthout’s Cambridge experience on Lent day offered a glimpse into intercollegiate boat races at the university. She notes bitter weather, student revelry, and the hosting of the winning college, plus the opening parliament parade with royalty. Her London stay included a fog, the Matthay piano school, and cross‑channel travels, with meetings of notable Americans and European figures.
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Cambridge
London
Evelyn Swarthout
Glenn Cunningham
Cii
Prince of Wales
Prince George
Duchess of York
Matthay
Matthay School of Piano
Chom
Myra Little
Kathryn McFarland
Geneva
Henry ‘Werner
Otto Garsvens
City
Germany
Mr. Garvens
Leonard O'Byron
Paris
Lawrence
Miliss Caroline House
Margerite Koch
Kathleen Asher
Washington, D.C
Jean Sel
Opera figures and music week plans noted in Kansas entry
The piece highlights Miss Swarthout visiting Radio City and London programs, plans to study with Mr. Matthay again, and a concert during Music Week. It mentions lards studying voice in New York with Miss Maxine Barrus, William Pilcher's Kansas teaching history, and a forthcoming broadcast comparison between stations. A recipe and a classified rental prompt are also included.
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London
Matthay
Lawrence Librarians to Entertain Northeast Association Next Week
Lawrence Public library and the University of Kansas library host the Northeast District Kansas Library Association meeting Friday April 27 with Miss Lillian Constant as chair. Morning sessions at the city library feature speakers from Ottawa Topeka and Lawrence with demonstrations and talks on library goals bookshelves and delinquent borrowers. Afternoon round tables in Lawrence and Watson libraries cover public libraries legislation and college library topics with staff from Emporia Manhattan and Washburn presenting.
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Kansas’ Library Association
Lawrence
Lawrence Public Library
University of Kansas Library
Lillian Constant
City
Ninth
Vermont Streets
Spooner- Thayer Museum
SG. M. Baker
Watson Library
C. B. Oelkers
Ottawa Public Library
W. L. Burdick
City Library
Miss Constant
Mary Jamison
Douglas County
Esther Carlson
Public Library
Kansas City
Kan
Pearl Edson
Olathe
Louise McNeal
State Library
Topeka
A Son Library
C. BP. Raber
Kansas State Teachers College
Emporia
Keeping Mother Fit
Mrs Brown, exhausted and near a nervous collapse, is urged by her husband to set aside daily rest. He notes she overextends herself, irritable with the children, and overcritical, then emphasizes she must take uninterrupted daily hours away from “the same job” or risk burnout.
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Mrs. Brown
Healthy mother quote reshapes views on parenting duties
The text argues that no single person is indispensable and that children benefit from independence. It cautions mothers against overemphasizing their importance, noting nerve exhaustion and the value of shared responsibility. It also praises a healthy, merry mother over overbearing, overly devoted care.
Starts Cultural Class to Develop Children of Her Home Community
Miss Faye Gosper runs a summer program for Franklin children ages 6 to 14 to study art music literature and nature. Twelve pupils attend every Saturday at Gosper’s home with free instruction. Plans include two song groups readings and a dialogue plus health and outdoor games. An entertainment by the pupils is planned for May.
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Franklin
Faye Gosper
Miss Gosper
Jellied Veal Loaf and Cream Pie Recipes
A scanned cookbook style page lists a veal loaf with steps to simmer tender meat then chill in a mold, plus a cream pie with vanilla cream filling and chocolate variations. Also included are a blancmange and serving notes, a Sunday forum note about State Representative Blount of Kansas City speaking in Lawrence, with pianist Mrs Lexi Brew- ee listed.
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Bess Duncan
Holiday
Kentucky St
Washington
A. P. Fey
Winona St
Blount
Kansas City
Kan
Lawrence
Prum
Brrest Bapae
Lexi Brew- Ereeee
Will Pian E
First woman named to federal land bank board
Pauls Valley Oklahoma director Corinne Lasater becomes the first woman named to a federal land bank board. Daughter of the late cattleman Milas Lasater she assumed family farm management after his death and is a Cornell graduate active in regional farm credit work across Colorado Oklahoma New Mexico and Kansas.
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Cornell University
Wichita Area
Colorado
Oklahoma
New Mesaco
Kansas
Spring cleaning notes and kitchen tips across chores
Moth prevention advice for households including wrapping clothing in newspapers and camphor use, plus a collection of kitchen instructions for celery dishes, creamed celery, poached eggs, and corn chowder. Also reports the Green River Wyoming high school debate champions heading to the national tournament in Topeka on May 7 with Hanson and Brooks undefeated against Nebraska Utah and Wyoming teams.
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Kansas
Green River
Wyo
Wyoming
Topeka
Kan
William Hanson
Thomas Brooks
Nebraska
Utah
Drunkenness and prohibition woes warned by Elizabeth Jacqmain
A W C T U essay argues prohibition only slowed liquor, predicting rising drunkenness as 3.2 beer and spirits return. It recalls a mother's plea at a town council, urging licenses be denied and warning of moral ruin from alcohol. Public testimony laments wasted families and calls for temperance.
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Hell
Banker Smith
Jones
Peacon White
Council
Rioting in Madrid after chamber clash and violence
In Madrid on April 20 shooting erupted in the city center as youths from syndicalist and socialist groups attacked young political actionists preparing for a meeting. The shooting followed a floor fight in the chamber of deputies during debate on amnesty for political prisoners.
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Madrid
Syndicalist
Socialist
Papular
Chamber of Deputies
Congress
No Harneas for Convicts Move in Arkansas cotton planters farm
Governor Futrell ordered the state penal board to halt convict labor used to pull cotton planters on the Rucker Estate prison farm in Little Rock. The directive marks a shift in penal labor policy amid ongoing enforcement changes.
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Harneas
Little Rock
Ark
J. M. Futrell
State Penal Board
Rucker Estate
Accidental death near Van Buren marks weary duty end
Lt. Earl L. Stout of Kansas City, commander at the Athens Conservation Camp near Van Buren, Mo., accidentally shot himself while placing a rifle silencer. In other news, Guy F. E. Skinner of Aberdeen, Washington, receives a medal once earned 35 years ago for his role in the 1899 Barbag river battle in the Philippines.
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Diea
Poplar Bluff
Earl L. Stout
Kansas City
Athens
van Buren
Guy FE. Skinner
Aberdeen
Wash
Barbag River
Philippines
New Government Program Aims to Create Jobs Nationwide
Washington reports a White House approved plan to back home renovation loans via a mortgage guarantee corporation. The program would mobilize up to 1 billion dollars, offering loans from 200 to 2000 dollars to remodel small homes and spur employment across communities.
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Washington
White House
Roosveldt
Congress
Home Owners Loan Corporation
Public Speaking Guests at Plymouth Church Event
William Griffin of Independence Junior College and students will speak at Plymouth Church High School Society Sunday at 6 30 PM. Claude Simmons, Kansas state debate winner and extempore champion, will present an ovation “False Gods” recently placing third nationally. Edith Thompson, second in the National Junior College Oratorical Contest, will deliver “The American Dilemma.” Refreshments follow at 7 30 PM. Griffin, longtime Independence coach, is a former Lawrence resident.
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William Griffin
Independence
Plymouth Church
Claude Simmons
Edith Thompson
Griffin
Independence Junior College
Lawrence
Douglas County Christian Endeavor Rally Friday
The Douglas County Christian Endeavor Union will hold its first rally at Lawrence Friends Church on Tenth and Delaware next Friday April 27 at 7 45. Rev Paul Clark of Toneka United Brethren church will speak. Virginia Declor is county president and 1500 delegates are expected at the state convention in Emporia June 7 to 10 with Homer Rodeheaver as a leading attraction.
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Douglas County
Emporia
Homer Rodeheaver
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University of Wichita At
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