National Representatives and WPA Debates in Kansas
National representatives list vast offices in New York Chicago San Francisco Los Angeles Kansas City Atlanta and Detroit. The column covers WPA director Evan Griffiths political conflicts and Kansas drought talk, criticizing relief policies and urging action on water and economic relief in Parsons and neighboring towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorenzen & Thompson, Inc
New York
West 44Th St
Chicago
North
Michigan Ave
San Francisco
Sinaome
Los Angeles
New Orpanum
Kansas City
Satdheare
Atlanta
Walton
Detroit
General Motors
Associated Press
Sureau
Auditorium foundation nears completion at Kansas University
The concrete foundation for the KU auditorium is nearly finished with one east wall section left to pour. Three main-floor exits, one balcony exit, and three front entrances are planned. In Lawrence, Laptad Stock Farm promotes its hogs cattle and seed grain with a large roadside sign electrified on the barn. Dr E G L Harbour was re elected chairman of the Douglas county Democratic central committee at the court house. George W Hardtaker vies for chair with L E Eby elected secretary Guy Weimer treasurer and Ralph Rader vice president Henderson Martin leads the meeting. The Watkins dorm road at KU is gravel surfaced. Mrs Helmer Klock hosted a bridge luncheon honoring Miss Martha Mackie with top score by Mrs W G Hutson. Mrs George Bullene won the consolation prize. Miss Mackie received a guest prize. Out of town guests included Mrs John Montieth Kansas City Mrs Robert Mason Washington Mo Mrs James Norton Wichita Mrs Allen Shaw Tulsa and Mrs Ben Carman Miami Okla. The marriage of Miss Sarah Williams to Kenneth Stevenson was announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. U
Laptad
Lawrence
Fred Laptad
Union Pacific
Laptad Stock Farm
E. G. L. Harbour
Douglas County
Democratic
Henderson Martin
Watkins
Helmer Klock
Martha Mackie
W. G. Hutson
George Bullene
Miss Mackie
John Montieth
Kansas City
Robert Mason
Washington, Mo
James Norton
Wichita
Allen Shaw
Tulsa
Okla
Ben Carman
Miami
Sarah Williams
Kenneth Stevenson
I. C. Stevenson
Poor Pa by Claude Callan
A brief comic verse titled Poor Pa by Claude Callan from 1936, published by Publishers Syndicate. The piece centers on Minnie's lifelong regret over a past act and her mother’s remark that she often treats it as a bright memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poor PA
Claude Callan
Minnie
Byright
Publishers Syndicate
Stevenson home hosts quiet yesterday evening in Lawrence
Yesterday evening at 825 Indiana Street in the Stevenson residence a small group of relatives and friends gathered. Mr. and Mrs. Stevenson are prominent in Lawrence, both alumni of local schools. she earned an A B from the University in 1925 and he studied in the engineering school and belonged to Delta Upsilon. They will reside in Lawrence where Mr. Stevenson works for the city engineering department. Also noted: Mr. and Mrs. John Selig Jr Miss Lorena Jost and Martin Jost returned from a week in St. Louis. R E Lawrence of the state board of health headed to Ottawa and Osawatomie for an inspection tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stevenson
Indiana Street
Lawrence
Lawrence High School
University
Pi Beta Phi
Delta Upsilon
Lawrence i
John Selig, Jr
Lorena Jost
Martin Jost
St. Louis
R. E. Lawrence
State Board of Health
Ottawa
Osawatomie
Taft signs joint resolution on New Mexico Arizona admission
Twenty five years ago on Friday August 21 President Taft signed a joint resolution for the admission of New Mexico and Arizona. The issue recalls a pivotal political moment in early statehood era.
Wakarusa Republicans form township club and local notes
Forty years ago, the Republicans of Wakarusa met to form a township club with officers Elmer Brown president C W Roberts vice president Tracy Learnard secretary and C L Edwards treasurer. The column also notes school district vice presidents named by Brown and a social at the Carruths for Mr and Mrs R D OLeary. Other items include Lute Thrasher’s L A W badge story Topeka family moving to Lawrence wagon transport of goods, and travel updates for Col H L Moore Miss Marie Tisdale and J E Peakrs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Spalding
Republicans
Wakarusa
Township
Republican Club
Elmer Brown
C. W. Roberts
Tracy Learnard
C. L. Edwards
Brown
J. C. Patton
N. O. Stevens
John Plaskett
T. J. Lamont
Peter Hastie
Charles Ulrich
C. E. Ayer
R. M. Dunning
H.W. Eggert
L. H. Watkins
L. M. Walters
J. G. Haskell
Grant Risley
G. W. Roberts
W. H. Carruth
R. D. O'Leary
Lute Thrasher
Salina
Kansas
Topeka
Lawrence
George Brune
Eudora News
H. L. Moore
Ohio
Marie Tisdale
Estes Park
Colo
J. E. Peakrs
Excelsior Springs
C. O. Bowman
W. J. Flintom
Kansas City
G. H. Edwards
Linwood Boy Wins $10 Prize for Coach Model
Linwood resident William Torneden Jr a 15 year old son of Mr and Mrs William Torneden won fifth prize money of 10 in the Fiber Body Craftsman guild contest for a small Napoleonic coach model. The Detroit judges announced the winners and the model features interior upholstery glass windows and fully working doors and wheels. He began work after school in June and finished before August 1 for Detroit display in The World Company front window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Torneden, Jr
William Torneden
Linwood
Detroit
Mich
Torneden
World Company
Teaching in Ashboro Sparks New School Year
Carol Torrance settles into teaching American History in Ashboro Georgia and, after a tense church outing with Ellen Sands, gains control of a rowdy senior class. She uses direct speech and sharp humor to win the class, challenging them to question printed truth and think for themselves, while navigating a football squad’s rough intrusions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol
Torrance
Ashboro
Ellen Sands
Ben Tyler
Ben
Merion Sints
How's Your Health for School Readiness
An article urging early and annual health exams for children entering or returning to school. It emphasizes checking eyes and ears, nose and throat, teeth, and nutrition, with emphasis on vision and hearing tests using an audiometer, and recording findings on charts for school or home records.
Willy Nilly's Treasure Hunt Adventure
Mary Graham Bonner narrates a playful tale where animals chase a treasure hidden by Willy Nilly. The Puddle Muddlers follow misdirections through patches, woods, and Willy Nilly's Two-Ways auto to discover a jar of jelly. They plan a new hunt for Willy Nilly tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Graham Bonner
Rooster
Willy Nilly
Jelly Bear
Flashes of Life Capsule News Roundup
AP dispatches report a Miami inquest witness fee paid and license intent, a Virginia horse sale gone wrong with a missing horse rider, a San Francisco marriage inquiry refused by a clerk, Hollywood casting for 68 blondes as angels, and a Chicago stranded mother with two daughters after failed rides to West Tulsa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Miami
Fla
Alice Hicks
Alice
Jerry Fernald
Kansas News Briefs Highlight Hijack Report Stills
Stilwell Aug 21 UP- Johnson s county officers found no trace of three men who hijacked a Sunflower Lines truck near here Wednesday night. Driver Perry Erwin said the robbers took two electric refrigerators and an air compressor after forcing him to drive off U S 69 and into a field where a third man joined them. He was released by a farmer who heard his cries. Fort Scott W H Hooder 60 fatally injured when thrown under a loaded hay wagon as the team bolted. Osage City Funeral services today for Osage county coal operator James O Neill with survivor son Frank of Topeka. Pratt Russell Reitz says $52000 emergency relief funds will continue care of thousands of trees in southwest Kansas with 150 workers, longtime care for rodents, seed gathering, and ground prep for next year. grant funds expected to run until mid October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol
Ellen
Bill Yandell
Yandell
Stilwell
Ohnson
Sunflower Lines, Inc
Joplin
Perry
Erwin
Ofiers
U. S. 69
Here
Kansas City
Fort Scott
W. H. Hooder
Devon
Pratt
Russell Reitz
Shelter Belt
Kansas
Campaign News From The Presidential Race 1936
Aboard Landon's Special Train Gov Alf Landon opens eastern campaign to Atlantic coast states. Roosevelt plans speaking schedule for re election drive. Justice Stone limits constitutional rights. Hopkins cites relief cuts by targeting unemp loyed. Farley and party leaders discuss plans. Roosevelt welcomes People's party support. Nazis revive military court for sailors and officers in Berlin.
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Associated Press
Landon
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Hyde Park
Roosevelt
Ocean City
Bennett Champ Clark
D-Mo
Cambridge
Mass
U. S. Supreme Court
Stone
Harvard
Washington
Harry L. Hopkins
WPA
New York
James A. Farley
William Hard
Republican Party
Louis Waldman
People’s Party
People's Party
Radio Programs Friday Evening and Sunday Schedule
A detailed listing of radio programming across WREN KMBC WDAF and WDAS for Friday evening August 21 through Sunday August 23, including concerts, orchestras, news, talking shows, and sports updates with multiple stations and times. Notable performers include Walter, Irene Rich, Marion Taltey, Amy Sanella, and the Grand Terrace and Hotel orchestras, with national programs like The March of Time and Amos ’n’ Andy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wren—Dinser
WDAF
Roy Campbell
Orch
KMBC
WDAP
Frank Kmbc
Boske Carter
Wren
Joan Marsh
Irene Rich
Doris Wester
Frank Fay
Walts
Ea —Ho
Clara
Andre Kestelanets
Marion Taltey
S—Wren
Grand Terrace
WDAS
Great Lakes
Vivian Chiesa
Tony Russell
Amos ‘N' Andy
Rubinoff
Ink Spota
Jesse Crawford
Erle Smith
Wren—Radio Night Club
Melody Rendezvous
Vista del Lago
B. A. Rolfe
Wren—Shandor
Amy Sanella
KNBC
Radio Circus
Hotel
Cherniavsky
KNMBC
Don Fed
Heine
WREXN
el Chico
Wbaaf
Hickory House
Artie Shaw
Arcadia Dance
Wiliam Lemke
Wren—Fishface & Figsbottle
Tom Terris
Mountain Choir
KMAC
Anon Leata Munlcale
Benno Rubinoff
Dorothy Drestein
WWDAF
London Letter
The
Chicagoans
Jolly Coburn
Don Voorhees
Noble Cain
Clyda Lucas
LDS Radio Vespars
Sunset Dreams
Major Bowes
Omelia Otis Skinner
Paul Whitemen
Jbum
Twilight Hour
Pacific Relations Pri AB
KMBEC
Vincent Lopez
Twin City
KNEC
Stasia
Wren—Snander
Leon Nevarro
Lob Crosby
Grand Terrace Orch
NYA
Chez Paree Orch
K3ibc
LDS
Hadison Hotel
St. Francis
WDA
Lotus Garden
Kmbc—Symphony Orchestra
Wdae—Dance Orchestra
Milton Charles
Palace
KMDC
Garl Schreiber
Alfred Barr
Cherniavaky
USUAL AUGUST SLUMP
Dun & Bradstreet reports a light August slowdown with consumer buying easing as heat dampens fall merchandise interest. Summer items move fast while high priced wholesale goods stay steady and industrial output rebounds, though widespread heat curtails overall weekly volume. Electric fans and appliances gain traction amid record temperatures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dun & Bradstreet
Retail sales outlook hints at 10 to 12 percent rise
The report notes weekly figures show a 3 to percent gain and projects a countrywide retail sales increase of 10 to 12 percent over the 1935 volume for the period.
Fire Chiefs to Hold Four Kansas Conferences
Four Kansas fire chiefs conferences announced by H. G. Ingham director of extension at the University of Kansas. Conferences set for Parsons Wichita Great Bend and Concordia September 14 to 25 to develop training programs for fire departments. W. Fred Heisler will conduct the sessions and a Fire College is planned at the university mid October.
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H. G. Ingham
Fire Chiefs of Kansas
University of Kansas
Parsons
Wichita
Great Bend
Concordia
Ingham
W. Fred Heisler
Department of Trades and Industrial Education
Oklahoma Division of Vocational Education
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Journal-World
the World Company
C. Simmons
W. Murray
Edttor
Dolph Simone
Busiess
Massachusetta Street
Mallosteletly
Jerael
United States
Democratic Party
Farley
Brady
Des Moines
London
Altho
Mussolini
Germany
Europe
Dreath
Congress
Everbody
Amos- Keag
Massachusetts
Amoskeag
Treasury
Tydings
Maryland
Neosho
Chamber of Commerce
Ed O’herin
Labette Creek
Marais Des Cygnes
Marais Des Cygnés
Emporia
Taft
New Mexico
Arizona
Ogden
Etoile B. Simons
Chicago University
Fred Harvey
John Ise
Helen Buck
Air Dome
Eva Kopp
St. Joseph
Marguerite McClelland
Misses Figley
Wiedemann's
Reding
Holton
William Clarke Quanteil
Clyde Allphin
Allphin
Nina Hester
Junction City
Linwood Boy
Marian Simsr
Hudson
Mrs. Taylor
Mr. Hudson
Hans
New York Academy of Medicine
Jago Galdston
the World Co
Christopher Columbus
Crow
Rip
Sweet Face
Honey Bear
Puddle Muddlers
Willy Milly's
Staunton
Robert Terrell
Terrell
Flirta
A. J. Walcott
Walcott
Hollywood
Lottie Smith
Central Police
Mary Jane
Violet Mae
West Tulsa
Peoria
Ill
Osage
James O'Neill
Frank O'Neill
Berlin
Supreme Military Court
Aluny
McKesson
Closhave
Colgate
Gillette
Erle Smit Wren
Hotel Biltmore Orch
Ndszvous
KERBC
Grove
Lou Bring
K3ibo
Jan Garber
Henry King
Lotus Gardens Orch
Goodmen
Betey
King’s Jesters
I 'Se Band
KMBCG
Eddia House
Carl. Schreiber
Eastman
Casino Or
Oriental Gardens
Jack Russell
Kal
Parleys
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