Weather and labor notes amid Kansas heat and drought
The article discusses extreme heat and drought hurting farmers in Kansas and cities relying on scarce water. It notes shelter belts through Colorado travelers, water diversions to city reservoirs, and forecasts questioning the heat’s end. Weather forecaster A Hamrick remains cautiously optimistic despite persistent 100 degree days. New York's 1938 world’s fair plans surprise the region.
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Colorado
Kansas
City
A. Hamrick
Kansas City
Lawrence
Lawrence When Mr. Hamrick
Hamrick
New York
Contrast in Adams message and Landon’s American system
The piece contrasts Governor Landon’s advocacy with John Quincy Adams 1825途中 message to Congress portraying constitutional limits. It notes Adams valued limited powers and stability, while Roosevelt urged Congress to enact broader measures, signaling debate over federal reach and the American way.
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Landon
John Quincy Adams
Congress
Adams
Roosevelt
Des Moines Meeting and Roosevelt Lan don Conference
Ladonia Tex News notes the Des Moines conference involving President Roosevelt and Governor Landon. It argues the gathering should focus on official roles not campaign theatrics, and comments on Roosevelt's age and a joking remark about a woman president.
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Des Moines
Roosevelt
Landon
Washington
Jayhawks Hold Lucky Six Sign for Husker Victory
A survey of Old Home Town archives ties this year’s signs to a 1896 Kansas beat Nebraska, predicting the Jayhawks under coach Franklin D. Cappon and captain Harold Zuber will triumph in 1926. Also notes Virginia Hutson and Jeanette Bowersock visiting Sylvia, marriage announced for Lora Dible to Gerald Hickok on August 17, and local people headed to Ozarks for camp with Gentry, Harrison, Dale, Stockwell, and Nelson families.
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Jayhawks
Huskers
Kansas
H. W. Cowan
Nebraskans
K. U
Nebraska
Franklin D. Cappon
Harold Zuber
Virginia Hutson
Jeanette Bowersock
Silvia
Henrietta Bruenning
Dorothy Foil
Lora Dible
Kansas City
Gerald Hickok
H. 5. Hickok
E. E. Trueblood
Indiana
Hamman Family Returns From Chicago Vacation in New Car
Dr Hamman and family return from a summer in and around Chicago in their new automobile. They traveled with friends and relatives and completed the trip without a single puncture. Rev Noble S Elderkin of the Congregational church also returns from vacation and will occupy his post.
Poor Pa by Claude Callan
In the tale it is noted that she divorced him after a failed marriage and did not take matrimony seriously, quitting Jim when another man showed interest. The piece reflects on a wife’s actions and the fragility of commitments within a satirical context.
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Jim
Publishers Syndicate
Nan Sha Ieee
Wedding of Miss Mary Maughlin and Clyde Blair
A beautiful home wedding took place August 23 at 401 Maine Street with Miss Nan Maughlin singing and Miss Kimma Maughlin assisting. Rev. Maughlin and Rev. Matson officiated. The couple, Mr. Clyde McKittrick Blair and Miss Mary Maughlin, will reside in Albuquerque New Mexico after their honeymoon trip.
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Chicago
Newark
Forty Years Ago in Lawrence Social and Campus Happenings
Forties era notes from Lawrence detail KU rush plans and society parties as “Golden Rod” campers are entertained by Julia Righter. News covers weddings upcoming in Lawrence, a university museum oiling, travel notes, and local events from August.
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Julia Righter
Col. Moore
Ohio
W. H. Carruth
R.D. O'Leary
Lawrence
Central Park
Carrie Evans
Herb Stanford
J. W. Green
Mexico
Dana Templin
Kansas City
J. A. L. Waddell
W. C. Markham
Baldwin Ledger
E. C. Hickey
Florence
R. W. Sparr
Colorado
North Lawrence
National and regional campaign notes from a busy day
AP dispatches report Gov Alf Landon rallying with GOP leaders near Ripley and heading to Buffalo for eastern parley stops. Roosevelt continues a drought tour and talks with Carter Glass. An all party agricultural committee forms in Des Moines backing Roosevelt. Norman Thomas urges a socialist commonwealth to curb fascism. George R Grant warns business to defend free management, and Ding Darling critiques water conservation politics in North Dakota.
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Buffalo
Washington
Roosevelt
Carter Glass
Virginia
Des Moines
Iowa
Agricultural Committee
New York
Norman Thomas
New Book
Socialist Commonwealth
Boston
George R. Grant
Public Utility Section
American Bar Association
Jay N
Ding) Darling
Biological Survey
North Dakota
Drouth
Seeeks to Annul Marriage Musical Comedy Actress Files Suit
New York Aug 25 Violet Carlson a blonde musical comedy actress says she will file for annulment because her husband Edmond C De Courville hardly ever kissed her They married two weeks after meeting at a party They honeymooned four days at Atlantic City then returned to New York He then disappeared after billing her for medical treatment worth fifteen dollars and she has not seen him since.
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New York
Violet Carlson
Edmond C. de Courville
Ashboro Romance of a Public Servant and a Reporter
Carol Torrance teaches in Ashboro and dates Denis Ford, a flashy reporter. Their flirtation clashes with social unfairness in a cotton town crowded with farmers, mill workers, and a sharp class divide. Carol confronts desire, duty, and a looming trouble with Sam Catea as Saturday crowds move through town.
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Carol Torrance
Ashboro
Mike Hannigan
Denis Ford
Carol
Denis
Placiny
Caesar
Einstein
Ben
Ellen
America
Meredith
Valentino
George Raft
Hollywood
Fay
The Lost Chicken
Mrs Quacko and the Puddle Muddle ducks hear a sad voice calling for help. They discover a lost chicken crying that its feet are on fire and search to locate it. The tale unfolds with concern and teamwork as the family acts.
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Mary Graham Bonner
Mrs. and
Quacko
Mrs. Quacko
Mr. Quacko
Mrs.Quacko
Infected Teeth and Foci of Chronic Infection
A medical discussion from the New York Academy of Medicine explains how oral infection sites especially teeth can act as chronic infection foci affecting anemia bones joints nerves heart and eyes. It notes devitalized teeth may harbor infection with little local symptoms and that careful removal of implicated teeth often brings relief.
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Rosenow
Flashing Life and Odd Incidents Across Cities
A collage of quirky events from several locales. A grocer’s eggs hatch into a brood when a customer settles a payment with eggs stored under a box. A burglar raids an ice box noon daily, prompting a police search. A hot day ends with a taxpayer cooling off at a fire hydrant after declaring public water rights. A car brakes fail and rolls over a sleeping infant, who sustains only minor bruises. A man admits striking his alleged wife mistaken identity and faces a 10 day jail term.
Baldwin News Shifts and Social Visits Across Kansas
Miss Miriam McKee of Wichita visits Baldwin with her mother Mrs Etta McKee. Families travel to Kansas City Cameron and Pueblo for visits. Mr Demand, Baker alumnus, and relatives in Baldwin. Anne Wellshear attends educators conference in Maryville. Death of John H Griffin noted with survivors. Girls baseball team shines under Elton Peterson. Various locals relocate and visit across state.
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Miriam McKee
Wichita
Baldwin
Etta McKee
W. J. Williams
Mary Margaret
Marian Louise
Kansas City
Cameron
Florence Dorsey
Paul Kochan
Paul, Jr
Dorothy Lou
Florence
George Lincoln
Lincoln
C. E. Beeks
Earl Martin
J. C. Scott
Herman Demand
Chicago
Clyde Stewart
Demand
Baker
Robert Wands
William
Dodge City
C. A. Lane
Lawrence Buck
Marilyn
Pueblo
Colo
J. H. Wright
W. L. Moorhead
Independence
Ebright
First Methodist Church
F. H. Ebright
Myrtle Milliken
Oswego
John Noltensmeyer
Milton
Marguerite
Lawrence
Willard
A. C
Hayden
Clarence Biggs
Pittsburgh
Mary Martin
Anne Wellshear
Nelson P. Horn
Maryville
National Youth Administration
Old Baldwin
John H. Griffin
Oakwood
Jasper Griffin
Lester A. Griffin
Dulles
Texas
Dale Griffin
Leavenworth
Samuel A. Deel
Helen
Samuel
Bill
Gunnison
Sam
Hartford
Deel
Daisy Deel Turner
Stanley Flickinger
Bonnie Custer
Topeka
Maxine
Elton Peterson
Haskell
Tonganoxie
Howard Lewis
Baldwin News Notes and Social Tidbits from the Week
Local Baldwin items recount wedding invitations in Kansas City for Dorothy Bayne to Walter T. Brown, Baker ties noted with Brown as a field secretary and future Emporia faculty, plus multiple visits and moves. Notables include Dr. Warren W. Wilcox joining Baker faculty, Quayle Wilcox enrolling at Dakota Wesleyan, and Prof Karl Bratton leaving Baker for Stephens College. Community members travel to Osceola, Lawrence, Kansas City, and St. Louis for events and work.
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Kansas City
Dorothy
Walter T. Brown
Brown
Baldwin
Baker
F.C. Leitaker
Independence
Parsons
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Earl Martin
Grace S. Black
Lawrence
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Oskaloosa
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Eureka
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Dream Haven
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William Bennett
Near Melvern
Eustatia
Florence Bennett
Luther Leavengood
Nancy
Winfield
Leavengood
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Cattle Show Draws Attention Across Nebraska Regions
Parade of cattle across Nebraska heads to Lawrence with about 36 000 cattle evaluated. Miss Dorothy Parsons hosted by Holt county and kin from South Dakota Montana Wyoming and other areas as they seek feed and collaboration for the event. Ed Olmstead and Charles Meeder lead accompanying groups.
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Eill
Neb
Lawrence
Ed Olmstead
Holt County
South Dakota
G. G. Blaxeland
Montana
Wyoming
Charles Meeder
Tions
Nebraska
Radio Programs Bunker Hill Saturday Roche reunion attendance
Radio programs note Bunker Hill attendees plan to join the Roche reunion from Saturday through Thursday. Mrs Charles Soward attended the Eudora picnic Wednesday afternoon and several 4-H club members met at Wanda and Esther Jane Hadl home. Miss Minnie Randall and Miss Beula Rohe appear in ongoing local events with illness and work updates.
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Roche
Charles Soward
Vivian Madi
Arthur
Ralph
Bob Madi
Wanda
Esther Jane Hadl
Minnie Randall
Miss Randall
Beula Rohe
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Willie Chaney
Bert Mitchell
Kaw ‘Valley
Henry Roche
Edith
Jo J
Mary
Brown’s Grove
Vivian Madl
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