Southern States to Hold Primaries
Washington reports a busy political week with primaries and major speeches. Roosevelt travels from Hyde Park as Landon campaigns in New York. Mississippi and South Carolina primaries attract attention with key incumbents facing strong opposition. California and Delaware nominating contests also loom, while party alignments and Farmer-Labor prospects stir debate. Townsendites rally with Smith claiming a world war and a Roosevelt-Russia alignment fear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
Drouth
Alf M. Landon
Chautauqua
N. Y
William C. Harllee
Byrnes
California
National House
Delaware
Hastings
Landon
Buffalo
Frank Knox
Hampton Beach
N. H
New England
Couzens
R-Mich
Wilber M. Brucker
Vandenberg
Rmich
Farmer-Labor Party
Minnesota
Floyd B. Olson
Olson
Mr. Roosevelt
Farmer-Laborites
Russia
Queen Mary Sets Record Fast Westward Atlantic Crossing
The liner Queen Mary completed the westward Atlantic crossing in four days seven hours and 12 minutes at an average of 30.01 knots, beating the Normandie record by four hours and 30 minutes. Captain Sir Edgar Britten welcomed the achievement and predicted future beatings in the ongoing rivalry. The voyage carried 1938 passengers including Jesse Ower and Charles Mac, reflecting a historic milestone for the British merchant fleet.
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New York
New York Harbor
Atlantic
Edgar Britten
Jesse Ower
Charles Mac
Inventories in Six Lines of Business 1929 1935 at Medicine Lodge
In Medicine Lodge inventories spanning 1929 to 1935 accompany a visit by Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Flory and Mrs. C. B. Fishburn. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Gottlieb, Nieder and John David at Roy Curtis home for Mrs Nieder’s birthday.
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Medicine Lodge
M. D. Flory
C. B. Fishburn
Gottlieb. Nieder
John David
Roy Curtis
Nieder
J. W. Garbutt
L. H. Griffith
Appanoose
E. F. Sherry
W. A. Kinzie
Haas
Fishburn-Powell
Dorothea MaeNuffer
Worden
Vena
Vera Flory
Ulrich
Notable Kennedy era figures tied to party incident on liner
An account recalls Arthur and Helen Hayes and Edsel Ford aboard the liner Manhattan as MacArthur explains the Eleanor Holm Jarrett party that led to her Olympic team dismissal. He asserts Jarrett was not intoxicated and that the party involved newsmen at a table in a smoking room. He claims minimal contact with Mrs Jarrett during the voyage. Additionally, obituary notices follow for William P. O'Brien of Kansas, detailing birth in Nova Scotia in 1856, emigration to Kansas, family, farming, banking interests, golden wedding anniversary, and surviving relatives.
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Arthur
Helen Hayes
Edsel Ford
MacArthur
Eleanor Holm Jarrett
Mrs. Jarrett
Manhattan
Eleanor
Jarrett
New York
William P. O'Brien
Rupert J
Sarah Archbald O’brien
Noel Hants County
Nova Scotia
Canada
Duray
Russell County
Kansas
Reno
Leavenworth County
Douglas County
Vinland
Alex O’brien
Duluth
Minn
James O’brien
Baldwin City
Kan
Oklahoma students bus stops in Lawrence en route home
A bus carrying 16 women students from Northwestern State Teachers' College Alva Oklahoma halted in Lawrence this morning while traveling from St Louis to Alva. They were returning from a national Delta Sigma Epsilon education sorority convention in St Louis. Included on the bus was Miss Mildred Certain granddaughter of D A Blynn of Lawrence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwestern State Teachers’ College
Alva
Okla
Lawrence
St. Louis
Delta Sigma Epsilon
Education Sorority
Mildred
D. A. Blynn
Kerosene Stove Explodes at Skinner Home
A kerosene stove at the Chester Skinner home at 771 Grant Street exploded shortly after 4 PM Saturday. No one was injured and the fire department put out the blaze with little damage.
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Skinner
Chester Skinner
Grant Street
Landon Greets The Home Folks
Landon Greets The Home Folks as Fenstein prepares to leave for Arkansas. Refreshments were served and Mrs Klopfenstein received a linen table spread and pie plates. Dozens of named neighbors attended including Mrs Ed Grob Mrs Oren Dunlap and many others from DeSoto and nearby areas. A Keystone Korner Klub picnic was held at Levi Woodard’s lawn and Sarah A Cosand aged 98 died in Los Angeles.
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Wayne
Leonard
Beecroft
DeSoto
Esther Gabriel
Ralph Watan
Eva
Lela
Dorothy Mae
Vernon
L. E. Klopfenstein
Larry
Luther
Walter Brecheisen
Jessie
Raymond
Stevenson County
Peter Brecheisen
Walter
Sarah Brecheisen
Albert Finley
Noel Griffen
Tressa Ella
Rosa Thoren
Louis
Martha Schlemmer
Kansas City
George Brecheisen
John Brecheisen
Phillip Brecheisen
Clearfield
Jerry Harris
Geraldine
Gloria
Lawrence
Francis Holton
Eula Joe
Keystone Korner Klub
Levi Woodard
Sarah A. Cosand
Parker Cosand
Los Angeles
Illness strikes Burris family reunion at Salina picnic
Three people from the Burris family reunion in Salina Kansas were treated in hospital after becoming ill following a park picnic meal. Two others were treated at the scene. The ill were Mrs Alice Leeburg of Niles, Mrs Mabel Swanson of Hutchinson, and Mrs Nellie Parau of Hutchinson.
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Salina
Kan
Alice Leeburg
Niles
Mabel Swanson
Hutchinson
Nellie Parau
Burris
Residents visit as Farm Bureau meets in Hesper
Rev Lee Cosand of Melstone and Will Cosand of Russia ville visit friends Tuesday evening. Mr and Mrs Robert Kerr and three children moved from the N P Henley house to the August Lef mann home in Eudora. Mrs Lillian Johnson and son Kenneth and daughter with Mr and Mrs Lyle Barnes of Osceola IA arrived Friday for a visit with her parents Mr and Mrs Noah Eisel and sister with Mr and Mrs Frank Pare. The Hesper Farm Bureau held the August meeting at the home of Mrs Alvin Gabriel Wednesday with Mrs Gabriel and Mrs Esther Gabriel serving refrigeration lessons. Mrs Laura Klop- was surprised during the social hour.
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Lee Cosand
Melstone
Mont
Will Cosand
Russiaville
Ind
Robert Kerr
N. P
Eisel
Frank Pare
Hesper Farm Bureau
Alvin Gabriel
Gabriel
Esther Gabriel
Laura Klop
Dent and Turner Family Vacation Through Arkansas Ozarks
Mr and Mrs W H Dent and her parents Mr and Mrs Robert Turner of DeSoto left August 18 for a several day trip. They toured the Ozarks visiting Hot Springs Little Rock and small towns, passed a 13000 acre peach orchard with crops remaining on trees and large packing sheds. They crossed pine timber country saw mills and grape vineyards, visited the Lake of Fountains near Hot Springs and later Ozark Beach in Missouri with motor boats.
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W. H. Dent
Robert Turner
DeSoto
Ozarks
Arkansas
Hot Springs
Little Rock
Saw Mills
Lake of Fountains
Ark
Missouri
Ozark Beach
Lone Star. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Fishburn and daughter, Margaret
Mr and Mrs Glen Fishburn and their daughter Margaret are visiting Lone Star in a brief social item noting the family’s presence.
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Glen Fishburn
Margaret
Eudora Guests and Local Visits Highlight Week
Eudora social notes list Mrs. Mable Butts returning from California and several local visits. Lawrence residents Olive and Grace Brune visited Oscar Lothholz, while Marylin Rosenau stayed with cousin Peggy Durr in Olathe. The Wotan family and Mills relatives returned from Wichita, with other gatherings including a C P A picnic, visits from Kansas City and Fowler, and a birthday party for Delphine and Delta Bohnsack daughters. Beginning next Monday night a Mr and Mrs Charles of Bruns-
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mable Butts
Fromalifornia
Olive Brune
Grace Brune
Lawrence
Oscar Lothholz
Marylin Rosenau
Peggy Durr
Olathe
J. D. Mills
Elizabeth
Dorothy
Mary Katherine
C. E. Wotan
Wichita
C. C. Gerstenberger
J. D. Burton
Kansas City
Eudora
Fred Rothberger
Margie Ann
Hazel Glenn
Estes Park
Colo
Colorado
Ben Bartz
C.P.A
Mary Copp
Topeka
George Nichols
Fowler
Gilmore Nichols
Paul de Lano
Lyndon
J. W. Smith
Wilmaurine Stadler
John Bohnsack
Cass City
Mich
Caroline Bohnsack
Herman Bohnsack
Delphine
Delta
Angel Foo
Maxine Miller
Marie Rothberger
Wanda Bernitz
Lila Gene Edelbrock
Geraldine Harris
Gloria Harris
Charles of
Bruns
Playoff series features top softball teams in six series
Play-offs begin with the top six softball finishers in order. L G A Sere Mo and Daugherty's, the two best rated teams, meet in the opener while Eudora Hardware vs Eudora Oil and Santa Fe vs the Department store follow. An all star game is set for Friday night. Mrs. George Tratant, injured in a car crash, has been discharged to home from Hays hospital. The CPA picnic drew large crowds at the city park with a bicycle and pony parade led by the community band and multiple races awarding prizes. Democratic speaker Omar Ketchum spoke Tuesday and Frank McFarland spoke Wednesday. Van Allm and band provided music for the dances. Joe Edler of Clearfield visited relatives Her man Bohnsack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L.G.A
Sere Mo
Daugherty’s
Eudora Hardware
Eudora Oil
Santa Fe
Department Store
George Tratant
Haseen
Hays
C.P.A
Methodist Church
West Thru Main Street
Ponies
Geraldine Harris
Marvin Gene Wichman
Billy Bob Edlebrock
Robert Chronister
Robert Zimmerman
Robert Zipp
Howard Trefz
Omar Ketchum
Frank McFarland
van Allm
Joe Edler
Clearfield
Herman Bohnsack
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Mississippi
South Carolina
Automobile Mansufacturers
Meat Packers
General Motors
Chrysler
Goodyear, Goodrich
U. S. Rubber
Standard Oil
N. J., Texas Company
Consolidated Oil
Armour, Swift, and Wilson
Standard Brands
General Foods
National Dairy
Sears Roebuck
Montgomery Ward
Marshall Field
R. H. Macy
Oklahoma
Alva Fro
Alf M. Landen
West Middlesex
Ase
Associated Press
Hesper
Corliss
Lone Star
Insurance Build
Chariton
Charltan Insurance Agency
Berthold Durr
Sarah Hausman
Kone
AVTAG
Maytag
Maytag Company
Manutastsrara
Bewtok
Green Bros
Lawrence, Kan
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