New Regulations Revamp Army Offficer Evaluations
Washington reports new periodic efficiency reports will be required for major generals and 12 500 officers below that grade while the chief of staff remains the sole active full general. The change follows a push for youth in promotions and a broader reshuffling of ranks as Britain tightens its forces.
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Washington
Great Britain
War Department
Britain
Congress
War College
Command and General Staff School
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Women’s Relief Corps Meeting and Birthday Party
Women’s Relief Corps No. 9 plans an August meeting at 2:30 PM at the veterans hall with tea served by the July and August birthday committees. Mrs. Louise Ditmars hosted a surprise birthday party for her daughter Donna Jean at Clinton Park yesterday, with games and a picnic supper. hostesses included Mrs. Ed Miller. Guests included Marjorie Brinkman, Barbara Benedict, Blaine Jost, Mary McAlearney, Martha Jewett, Betty Kennedy, Zella Mae Crumet, Betty Dunn, Doris Crumet-Martha Learned, Violet Mullin, Shirley Ditmars, and Donna Jean Ditmars.
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Women’s Relief Corps No. 9
Veterans’ Hall
Louise Ditmars
Clinton Park
Donna Jean
Ed Miller
Marjorie Brinkman
Barbara Benedict
Blaine Jost, Mary McAlearney
Martha Jewett
Betty Kennedy
Zella Mae Crumet
Betty Dunn
Doris Crumet
Martha Learned
Violet Mullin
Shirley Ditmars
Donna Jean Ditmars
Personal notices of travelers and visits across several states
Mrs. Dick Williams returns Saturday night from Los Angeles after a lengthy stay. S J Hunter, Mrs Hunter Monteith, and daughter Janice end a Estes Park vacation and head home tonight. Mrs A As Maxwell leaves for Denver to visit her brother-in-law. Mrs A C Jennis of Port Arthur Texas visits relatives, then returns home. Mr and Mrs Walter A Schaal depart for Colorado Springs to visit Newton H Schaal for about two weeks. SMU students test the idea that blind people have a sixth sense, finding no support for the claim.
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Dick Williams
Los Angeles
Cal
S. J. Hunter
Hunter Monteith
Janice
Estes Park
Maxwell
Denver
Colo
Ed H. Maxwell
A. C. Jennis
Port Arthur
Tex
Aig
G. W. Jones
Walter A. Schaal
Colorado Springs
Mr. Schaal
Newton H. Schaal
Republicans Sponsor Youth Oratorical Contest Across Nation
The Republican national committee and the Young Republican National Federation announce an oratorical contest for ages 16 to 24 with prizes totaling 15000. County contests start in October, with winners advancing to district state and regional rounds leading to the November 1 final in Washington.
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Washington
Republican National Committee
Young Republican National Federation
Young Republican Club
National Federation
Donald W. Hornbeck
Cleveland
Federation
John Hamilton
Classical Learning Out Foronte Professor Says
Professor Thomas G. Taylor of the University of Toronto told the British Association for the Advancement of Science in Cambridge that youth education should shift from pure classical study to world problems. He praised U S culture but criticized British schools for overemphasizing classical teaching.
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Foronte
Cambridge
Eng
Thomas G. Taylor
University of Toronto
British Association For the Advancement of Science Today
United States
British Empire
Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Clues From Today
A scrambled listing of crossword clues across and down with varied word lengths and many topics including geography languages and objects. It features entries like river between Brazil and Paraguay and act of reaching a destination, plus historical and artistic terms.
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Brazil
Paraguay
Tenant Act Committee names for four counties
Russell D Shaw named on the Tenant Act Committee for four counties and will join new and existing committees for loan administration under the Bankhead Jones farm act. Decline of tenant purchase loan applications is set for August 20. The group holds interim meetings on August 22-23 for loan procedure instruction.
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Topeka
Bankhead-Jones
George McCarty
Rooks
Lyon County
Abel Mig Vans
Emporia
Euphratus van Gundy
Neosho
Rapids
Walim R. Timbrook
Jefferson Cunty
Garfield L. Shirley
Perry
Russell D. Shaw
Lawrence
Earl E. Ferguson
Valley Falls
Franklin County
Fred Felthagle
Princeton
Will G. Tulloss
Rantoul
Kansas Grange leader condemns wheat program
Cogswell, master of the Kansas Grange, denounces the government wheat program as a failure while addressing the annual Kansas and Oklahoma Grange meeting in Liberal, Kansas. The remarks reflect frustration with policy and its impact on farmers.
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Kan
C. Cogswell
Kansas Grange
Kansas and Oklahoma
Pic
Lebans Dies in Niagara Falls Police Court
Percy O Lebans a 65 year old man collapsed and died in Niagara Falls Police Court after Police Justice Carl B Tucker suspended sentence on a traffic violation. He had been treated for heart disease.
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Niagara Falls
N.Y
Percy
Lebans
Carl BE. Tucker
Junction City defeats Beloit set aside in playoff
Beloit's 7 to 6 loss to Junction City in the Ban Johnson playoff was overturned by Kansas league president Leon W. Lundblade. He ruled that Beloit pitcher Brock altered pitch by wetting fingertips on his blouse, ordering the game replayed and a possible third game at Beloit. The winner advances toward the finals to determine the Central division runner up for the national tournament at Kansas City.
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Junction City
Kan
Beloit
Leon W. Lundblade
Lundblade
Brock
Manhattan
Concordia
Kansasity
Lumberman Killed in Auto Crash Near Here
Aitken Harry Os. P. A. H. A. 47 a lumberman from St. John Kansas was killed when his automobile overturned on a sharp curve on highway 40 near Sharon Springs. He owned lumber yards in Sharon Springs Wallace Cheyenne Wells and Eads.
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Sharon Springs
Kan
Harry Os.p
Man Uses 10000 Pennies To Pay Hospital Bill
A man said he saved over 16 months to cover his hospital bill by turning coins into cash. He claimed to have carried home his wife and newborn son after the medical visit.
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Pital
Old Story recounts Capt Louis Hanson’s Lake Michigan crossings
Manitowoc reports Captain Louis Hanson, retired carferry skipper, believes he has crossed Lake Michigan 21 000 times. He began sailing with his father in 1886 at age 13 and commanded the Ann Arbor No 1 in 1908-4. The fall term at Lawrence Business College opens Sept 6 and a free Placement Service offers job assistance after completion.
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Manitowoc
Louis Hanson
Lake Michigan
The
Lawrence Business College
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