Mobilization of the Guard nears final approval in Congress
Washington reports that the national guard mobilization bill cleared the House by 342 to 33 and moves toward final Senate concurrence and Presidential signature. Plans expect 396000 guardsmen called for a year of active service, with 55000 first contingent to be mobilized September 15.
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Washington
House
National Guard
Senate
Roosevelt
Great Britain
United States Hemisphere
Britain
White House
Naval Operations
Western Hemisphere
Army of
United States
Philippine Islands
Burke
D-Neb
Maloney
D-Conn
Army
Chrysler Corporation
Detroit
War Department
Ravenna
Ohio
Jesse Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Woodring Guest at Neodesha Rodeo in Kansas
Neodesha Kansas opens the Kansas championship rodeo with first performance at 8 30 pm. Former Secretary of War Harry H Woodring attends with his family, recalling his former residence here. Rain eased to clear skies as promoters expect more thrills with afternoon and night shows.
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Neodesha
Kan
Kansas
Harry H. Woodring
Woodring
Fourteen Die in Mexico Raid on Felipe Santiago Village
Fourteen people were killed and at least 40 wounded when about 200 armed peasants attacked the village of Felipe Santiago in Mexico state. Homes were burned and cattle stolen as troops pursued the raiders into nearby hills. Women and children were among the casualties.
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Mexico City
Felipe Santaigo
Mexico State
Expert Fisherman Puzzle Clue Run Confuses Solvers
A dense crossword style puzzle lists clues for horizontal and vertical entries. Entries include famous anglers, cooking terms and legal actions, with several archaic or misprinted hints. Solvers must map clues to words like Pleat, Chaos, Bourgain terms, and common phrases across 60 entries.
Columbus Foods Begins Tomato Canning This Week
Columbus Foods corporation starts tomato canning this week and will continue until frost. Some fruit was sun scalded and unusable, but new crop is arriving. The plant will not operate overtime on tomatoes as it does on some crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Foods Corporation
American flier in British air force injured in England
Arthur Texas Shorty Donahue a former Laredo Texas airfield instructor is recovering from burns suffered in an airfight over England Tuesday The Royal Air Force adviser said he was recuperating in Charleton hospital Kent He helped British pilots down two Nazi planes off the French coast August 5 after joining the air force soon after France fell.
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Lowell
Mass
Arthur
Texas
Shorty” Donahue
Royal Air Force
England
British
Air Ministry
Donahue
Robert F. Donahue
Laredo
Tex
Charleton
Kent
French
Air Force
France
British say 169 German planes destroyed in air battles
An air ministry and home security communique reports 169 German aircraft were destroyed yesterday. Of these 152 fell to fighters, 11 to anti aircraft fire, one by Lewis gun, and two by infantry. Thirty four British planes were lost with 17 pilots safe.
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London
Air Ministry
Ministry of Home Security
Altho
Britain
Ceiling Collapse at Western Union Office Injures No One
In Manhattan Kansas on August 16 the ceiling of the Western Union office collapsed while manager H L Vail was at work He leaped into a small ante room just as plaster rained down Telegraph equipment suffered damage but Vail escaped injury
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Manhattan
Kan
Western Union
H. L. Vail
Williamstown News Roundup and Local Obituaries
Mrs Goldie Welter of Kansas City injured by a cinder in her eye cutting visit to relatives in Yerry and Topeka. Obituary notices include Hannah Tucker Kyle of Point Richmond Calif at 74 with survivors in Kansas and California. Local social notes mention births at home, visitors, marriages Barbara Lee Freer, and Bremerton stationed veterans. Public notices report emergency crop and feed loans for 1940 available through Jefferson County welfare office.
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Goldie Welter
Kansas City
Yerry
Topeka
Hannah Tucker Kyle
Point Richmond
Calif
Margaret Waushinder
Kitty Kyle
Arthur Kyle
Willie
Jack Tucker
Harveyville
Martha Blacker
Eskridge
Forrest King
Brown
Lawrence
Jim Freer
Barbara Lee
Alberta Black
Floyd Wray
Ralph Dick
Pauline
Matt Stallard
Don Roelofst
McClure
Missouri
Harry Bliss
Ben Duncan
Ben Schenghost
Lexington
Lee, Schenghst
Bremerton
Wash
Ruth Lowe
San Diego
Yuma
Ariz
Opie Vandiver
Newman
Mabel Vandiver
Daisy Vanhole
Loretta Atwell
James
Levin
Lester
Clem
Nelson
Stonehouse Drainage District No
Fefferson County
George S. Knapp
State Department of Water Resources
Stonehouse Creek
Williamstown
Charles Dewey
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Ed Harris
Jake Vaushdiner
Lecompton
Jefferson County
Oskaloosa
Charles D. Steele
Tiog
Farm Credit
Mike Evans
Deloris
Lyle Green
Jimmy
Denzil
Virgil Green
Church notices for Saint Luke and nearby congregations
Saint Luke A M E Church invites Sunday School at 9 30 with Mrs Campbell as superintendent and morning worship at 11 00 introducing a sermon By Drying Brooks followed by Allen C E League at 630 led by Mrs Della Bryant Evening service at 745 with a sermon by the minister The Missionary Society meets Friday at 9 00 The subject is The Conversion of Saul Ninth Street Baptist Church holds Sunday school at 9 30 with Mrs G N Jackson as superintendent and 11 00 sermon by Rev A F Martin 6 00 B P on Marie Coleman 8 00 sermon by the pastor At 3 00 Rev Favours from Antioch Baptist Topeka with choir of 35 voices will render afternoon services Saint James A M E Church on Seventh Maples streets hosts 9 45 Sunday school Mrs A E Strode superintendent 11 00 morning service by Rev G R Woods and 8 00 evening worship North Lawrence Christian Church Seventh Elm streets Clark W Comstock minister Bible school at 9 45 10 50 preaching and 8 00 sermons The attendance campaign led by Jack Frost and Mrs Ralph Hubbell progresses with two more Sundays and three C E meetings at 7 00 Ieee meeting Wednesday night at 200
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Saint Luke A. M. E
Ninth
New York Streets
G. W. Reed, Jr
M. J. Campbell
Drying Brooks
Allen C. E. League
Della Bryant
the Missionary Society
Saul
Minnie Lucas
Ninth Street Baptist Church
Ninth and
Ohio Streets
A. F. Martin
G. N. Jackson
Marie Coleman
Favours
Antioch Baptist Church of
Topeka
Saint James A. M. E
Seventh and Maples Streets
North Lawrence
A. E. Strode
G. R. Woods
Seventh
Elm Streets
Clark W. Comstock
Alvin Richardson
Jesus
First Church of Christ
Scientist
Massachusetts Street
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Boston
Mass
Mary Baker Eddy
Jackson Building
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Kentucky
W .Stoeppelworth
Fourth
Lincoln Streets
QO. L. King
A. A. HI
Lucille Smith
Highland Baptist Church
Kansas City
Brush Arbor Meetings at Church of God F Near New Hampshire
Rev Robert P Loudermilk evangelist leads Brush Arbor campaign starting with Sunday worship at 10 30 am and evening services nightly for 22 nights ending September 8 8 A brush built arbor at Johnson and Barker hosts gatherings with free bus rides from the church for residents Each evening features children s meetings chalk talks and choir rehearsals and a unique brush structure building awaits attendees In case of rain services move to the church
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Church of God F
New Hampshire
Kefe
Kardatzke
Robert P. Loudermilk
Brush Arbor
Johnson and Barker
Loudermilk
Community church services and upcoming church events
Nazarene Church on Nineteenth and Vermont details a union park service with pastor W Lawson Brown speaking on The Church and the Community. Delegates travel to Kansas City for district assembly. Mackey Walker party event set for September 26 to 29. Trinity Lutheran on Thirteenth and New Hampshire lists Rev Alfred Beil and Miss Birdean Miles. high school Luther League and 11 o clock worship with guest minister Rev M Lynn Butcher. First Presbyterian on Vermont and Ninth notes 9:45 church school, 11:00 service with guest speaker Rev A Walton Roth. musical selections include Protheroe contralto and Gillette offertory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nazarene Church
Vermont
W. Lawson Brown
Kansas City
Meeiefs
Mackey Walker
Trinity Lutheran Thirteenth
New Hampshire
Alfred J. Beil
A. S. Sabol
Winifred Hill
iBach
M. Lynn Butcher
Birdean Miles
Dubois
Luther League
Union services and church notices in August schedule
First Evangelical Church at Tenth and Connecticut lists 9:00 morning service with guest speaker Rev. F C Dissinger and 10:00 Sunday school led by O E Ingle. Immanuel Lutheran at Tenth and Kentucky holds 10:00 Sunday school and 11:00 service. First Baptist at Eighth and Kentucky features 9:30 to 10:45 worship led by Howard E B Koelb with guest soloist Minerva Davis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Evangelical Church
Tenth
Connecticut Streets
Duncan E. McGregor
F. C. Dissinger
O. E. Ingle
C. E. Tefft
Children's Department
First Baptist Church
Eighth
Kentucky
Howard EB. Koelb
Charles W., Thomas
Ade W. Pierce
Paul C. Rankin
Thomas
Minerva Davis
Daniel Protheroe
Heroic Doubter Sermon Prompts Sunday Services
At Tenth and Vermont churches ministers Robert A Hunt Edwin F Price and Dorothy Enlow Miller lead morning worship with preludes solos and an offertory. The Heroic Doubter sermon by Dr. Hunt follows a 9 45 church school. Union group meets at 6 30 and park service at 7 45.
Unified church service and concerts announced
Harold G Barr minister presides over a 9 30 to 11 00 unified service with worship communion. Sermon by Rev Arthur Arlein and organ and vocal solos by Schnecker Back Stephenson Brazig and Guion. Union young people service at First Methodist 7 45 and Sixth and Maine streets church service at 10 45 with Joe M Williams singing A Song of Prayer and Mrs Williams at piano.
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Harold G. Barr
Winifred Hill
Arthur Arlein
Schnecker
Arioso
Jack Stephenson
Brazig
Union Young People
First Methodist Church
UF Abe
South Park
Lawson Brown
Eaghie Church
Will
Maine
Paul B. Lawson
Joe M.williams
Guion
Heroic Doubter sermon at First Methodist Church
Early Sunday worship at First Methodist Church begins at 8:30 a.m. with Dr Robert A Hunt delivering The Heroic Doubter as the sermon theme. Mrs Paul Rankin is guest organist with selections by Stebbins Mendelssohn and Costa. Alfred Gallup, guest soloist, will sing The Living God by O Hara. Members and friends are invited.
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First Methodist Church
Robert A. Hunt
Paul Rankin
Stebbins
Mendelssohn
Costa
the Living God
O’hara
Community visits amid barn fire damage and revival events
Washington Creek residents visit the Postma home to view the Frank Simon barn fire loss. The community attends revival meetings at Appanoose led by Miss June Yearout, with many locals present and visiting neighbors during the week.
Leaders In Church Class To Sponsor Ice Cream Social
Sunday school class of the Church of the Brethren will sponsor an ice cream social and program at the church Wednesday evening August 21. The program features music by a quartet living pictures and an orchestra with unusual rare instruments. Proceeds benefit church needs. Mrs Clyde Hoover teaches the class.
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Overbrook
Otis Bond
Church of the Brethren
Clyde Hoover
Eutiep
Delma and
Paul
Rovabelle Flory
Apple Pie
Arthur Longfellow
Carl Boerkircher
Lawrence
Gerald Hoover
Judith Ann
Charlene Louise
Earl Kingle
June
Billy
Ness City
Frank Haas
Winzle
W. B. DeVilbiss
Ottawa
Firefly Club
Everett Kingery
Eunice
Delma Jean Tloover
Clarence Hoover
Bert Hoover
Hazel Pauline Boerkircher
Hoover
Juvith Ann
W. A. Kinzie
Morrill
Haas
Fishburn
George Fishburn
Overbrook, Rev. and Mrs. Kinzie
Navarre Church of the Brethren
June Yearout
Margaret Reeves
Sunnyside Wash
Asa Postma
Vera
Miss Yearout
Appanoosé Church of the Brethre
Miss Reeves
Aubrey Fishburn
Melvin
Gordon
Alvin
Kansas City
Swope Park
Elva Craik
Warren
Lois Craik
Business College
Linwood Residents Vacation and Visit Highlights
Linwood couple Mr and Mrs Roy Stark and sons Martin and Jack returned Saturday from an eastern vacation. Eugene Brune of De Soto spent several days last week with Mr and Mrs R C Sullivan. Mr and Mrs Harry Smith of the Linwood farm left Tuesday for a several week vacation in Colorado. Mr and Mrs Charles Harris attended a 1922 committee meeting.
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Roy Stark
Martin and
Jack
East
Eugene Brune
de Soto
R. C. Sullivan
Harry Smith
Linwood Farm
Colorado
Charles Harris
Local Socials and Visits Highlight Weekend Gatherings
Mander and advisors club of the True Kindred gathered at the Wawes home on Lake Tapawingo last Sunday. A Holton wedding united Billy Winkleman and Miss Eudora Pickett at the Methodist minister’s home, followed by a two week trip to Bennett Springs Missouri. The Winkleman family will host at Reno farm after weeks away. Also noted are visits by Jennie Snider in Topeka with Mildred Wilson, and travels of Mr. and Mrs. Wilson to Nebraska. Sunday guests included Mr. and Mrs. Herod and daughter Eula May Hughey with the Kidds of Topeka, plus Mr. and Mrs. Fredrick. Overnight guest F. L. Reiderer of Des Moines. Charles Oelschlaeger underwent an appendectomy at Providence.
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Mander and Advisors Club
Charles Wawes
Lake Tapawingo
Billy Winkleman
William Winkleman
Linwood
Eudora Pickett
Bayles Pickett
Holton
Bennett Springs
College transfer notes and health updates
Hospital in Kansas City Kansas reports a patient recovering well and near returning home. Miss Lulu Lewis is improving at Memorial hospital. Miss Margaret Boys plans to transfer from Kalamazoo College to Lawrence College to serve as dietitian for 120 girls in the dormitory. Margaret attends summer school at Columbus University in New York City.
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Kansas City
Kan
Lulu Lewis
Memorial Hospital
Margaret Boys
Kalamazoo College
Mich
Lawrence College
Appleton
Wis
Margaret
Columbus University
New York City
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AAA
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Aed
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Columbus Food Company
U. S
Journal-Worldys
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First Presbyterian Church
Vermont Streets
T. H. Astman
C. W. Straffon
A. Walton Roth
Maestoso
Protheroe
Gillette
Simonetti
Robert A Hunt
Edwin F. Price
Wesley Foundation
Dorothy Enlow Miller
Living God
O'Hara
Alfred Gallup
R. C. Laessig
R. S. Fox
R. E. Wood
J. M. Trembly
Union Older Young People’s Group
Union Park Service
First Christian Church
West Side'Presbyterian Church
Baptist Chur
Washington Creek
George Markley
Columbia District
Postma
Markley
Frank Simon
Simon
Asai Postma
Ott Rhodehamel
Appanoose
Sunnyside
Murray Bond
Marjorie Ann
Lone Star
Meek Clinton
Asa_ Postie
Bond
Don Patton
Olson Bros
Church of God
Alexander Korda
Merle Oberon
Robert E. Sherwood
Technicolor
Rex Harrison
Ursula Jeans
Louis Borell
Johnny Downs
Peggy Moran
Cartoon News
Bette Davis
Charles Boyer
Heaven
Epsom
Bayer
Miles Nervine
Teel
Drene
Hinds
Rankins
Ankin Drug CO
Datee
Mass. St
C. E. Moon Sinclair
Smith
Sinclair
Mitchell
del Paasch Standard
Buick
Hartman's Standard Service
13Th & Vt
Charles Winninger
Richard Carlson
Jean Parker
OF the
Cassidy Thrills
Dick Tracy
Edgar Kennedy
Brinkman’s Bakery
Lawrence Sanitary Milk & Ice Cream Co
Brinkman's Bakery
James Stewart
Margaret Sullavan
Frank Morgan
Africa
Zanzibar
Lola Lane
James Craig
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