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Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Aug 08, 1939

Page

3

President Roosevelt to work on 200 bills at Hyde Park

President Roosevelt arrived at 8 24 a m and motored to his Hyde Park home to spend several days working on about 200 bills passed late in Congress. He planned to stay until Saturday and then cruise the New England and Canadian coasts aboard the Tuscaloosa. Mrs. Roosevelt joined him. The President issued a statement defending liberal reforms and criticizing ultra-conservative bar attacks on the Supreme Court while noting enacted measures and judiciary changes.

Hyde Park N. Y Roosevelt Congress Dutchess County New York Tuscaloosa New England Washington Supreme Court United States Senate Supreme. Court Bar Frank J. Hogan American Bar Association San Francisco

Grand Session of Prince Hall Grand Chapter to Meet

The 56th Grand Session of the Prince Hall Grand Chapter 0 EF S will be entertained by Siloam Chapter No 10 0 ES at St Luke AME Church Wednesday and Thursday. About 75 delegates are expected with the meeting open to the public Wednesday evening. Chairman of the ways and means is Mrs Salena Holmes. grand matron is Mrs Cynene Garnes of Topeka. past grand matron is Mrs Gertrude Clark of Lawrence who chairs jurisprudence. matron of Siloam Chapter No 10 is Mrs Edith McPike of Lawrence. In a separate item Polish authorities report five Dan zig citizens were punished for going to Gdynia to see the film Confessions of a Nazi Spy. The film has played to packed houses in Poland for weeks.

Prince Hall E.S St. Luke A.mle Salena Holmes Cynene Garnes Topeka Gertrude Clark Lawrence Jurisprudence Committee Edith McPike Siloam Chapter No Danzig Warsaw Ben Gdynia Poland

Edith Larson to Lead Biology at Teachers College

Edith E. Larson named head of the biology department at Teachers College heading the College of Emporia this fall. She holds B A and M A from Kansas, pursuing a Ph D at Minnesota, with graduate work at Michigan. Larson taught at Delaware and North Dakota.

College of Emporia Edith E. Larson Kentucky Dudley Doolittle Miss Larson University of Kansas University of Minnesota University of Michigan University of Delaware University of North Dakota Robert E. Bugbee Fort Hays State College

Slain 17 year old Wanda Dworecki found near Camden lane

The Rev Walter Dworecki identifies his daughter Wanda 17 as the murder victim found beside a muddy lovers lane near Camden high school eight blocks from home. Coroner notes bruising throat and temple wound while a diamond ring suggests robbery was not motive. Wanda had been abducted and beaten April 3 before hospital treatment.

Camden N. J Walter Dworecki Camden Polish Auburn Camden High School Dworecki

Chicago Plasterer’s Romantic and Financial Troubles

Howard L. Shaw, 34, a Lafayetter Ind. native and plasterer, facing multiple complaints for obtaining money under false pretenses. He allegedly pawed $10,000 in fur and jewelry from Janina La Boda and borrowed $2,300 from her mother. He claimed a California honeymoon funded by Jeanette Middleton and received cash and stocks from her. He also faces bad checks from two nightclub owners. Police say Shaw ran up lavish expenses including a 12 cylinder car.

Chicago Howard L. Shaw Charles Pawlowski Shaw Lafayette Ind Pawlowski Janina la Boda Gertrude Anderson Miss la Boda James Lynch California Jeanette Middleton West Lafayette Lynch Miss Middleton

Manhunt in Spain as Loyalists hunted near frontier

Spanish nationalists push a broad roundup of suspected Republican supporters and alleged nighttime raiders in northwest Spain near Hendaye. Madrid reports say 62 people were executed in three days for conspiracy and involvement in killings, as police seize suspects across Asturias and Catalonia.

Hendaye France Spain Franco Oviedo Gijon Catalinia Madrid LA Madrid Dispatch

Obituary Oliver Garner Dies at 76 in Kansas Home

Oliver Garner was born August 10 1862 in Freeport Ohio and died July 28 1939 at his country home near Lawrence Kansas at age nearly 77. He lived sixty years in McLouth and Lawrence with wife Ida Jane Daniels since March 12 1902. Ten children were born. nine survive him: Earl Oskaloosa Mrs Leo Ousdahl Mrs Hazel Welliver Mrs Charles Coffman Mrs Allen Coffman Harold Lloyd Raymond and Alberta. Five granddaughters survive the family and many neighbors mourn his loss.

Oliver Garner Freeport Ohio Lawrence Kan Kansas McLouth Ida Jane Daniels Earl Oskaloosa Leo Ousdahl Hazel Welliver Charles Coffman Allen Coffman Tonganoxie Harold Lloyd Raymond Alberta

SEE MOVIES ONCE A YEAR Average German Workingman and Family

The commerce department reports the average German workingman and family go to the cinema only once yearly, with one in three not attending at all. The Reich statistical bureau survey covers households earning 960 to 2500 marks, noting average annual movie spending of 5.21 marks per family or 1.27 marks per person.

Washington Commerce Department Reich Statistical Bureau of

Watch theft reported for A Jensen in Connecticut street area

A Jensen of 1123 Connecticut street reported to police yesterday evening the theft of a Waltham watch. The item was taken sometime Saturday afternoon.

A. Jensen Connecticut Street Waltham

Hen Scrambles Egg in Front of Dan Hannon Auto

In Grand Island Nebraska on August 8 a large white hen collided with Dan Hannon's car. He investigated and found an egg scrambled into his right headlight.

Grand Island, Neb Dan Hannon

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