Lindley to retire as KU chancellor after 19 years
Ernest Hiram Lindley announced his resignation as chancellor of the University of Kansas effective June 30 1939 with a one year leave of absence. He will reach age 70 next October and recommended his successor begin in the 1940 41 biennium after a year of acquaintance with Kansas and the university.
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Ernest Hiram Lindley
University of Kansas
Board of Regents
Lindley
Kansas
University
Regents
Mt. Dread
Lawrence
H. R. Wahl
School of Medicine
L. A. Calkins
Ralph H. Major
Medical School
University of Idaho
Kansas City
Kan
E. H. Lindley
Chancellor Lindley’s Administrative Era at Kansas Campus
The piece reviews Dr. Lindley’s decade of campus growth including new buildings at Frank Strong Hall Snow Hall and Watson Library, the stadium and Union, and a hospital complex in Kansas City Kansas. It notes major gifts from Mrs. J. B. Watkins, WPA and state funding, new programs, and student self governance. It recalls a 1925 political controversy and Lindley’s reinstatement, plus the governing board shift.
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Kansas City
Kan
Old Bell Hospital
Lindley
Kansas
School of Business
College of Liberal Arts
Tribute by ONeil topeka resignation of KU chancellor
Ralph T. O Neil, chairman of KU board of regents, praises Chancellor E H Lindley as an efficient administrator and powerful education advocate. He notes Lindley may resign before 70, urges study of successor, and suggests possible continued faculty role. Resignation to be presented to the board at tomorrow's meeting.
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Topeka
E. H. Lindley
University of Kansas
Kansas
Ralph T. O'Neil
Board of Regents
O'Neil
Lindley
O’neil
Rain In East Kansas Promises More Weather Shifts
Rain fell across several northeast Kansas locations with Topeka at .17 inch and Atchison .58 inch as a federal meteorologist warned of more rain tonight. Mild warmth persists regionally with above normal temperatures expected, while northern zones face a sharp drop near dawn.
Monroe Coleman Assumes Assistant Rural Rehabilitation Role
Monroe F. Coleman of Sylvia Kansas has taken new duties as assistant rural rehabilitation supervisor for the Farm Security Administration. He reports to county supervisor Clifford Harding at the courthouse.
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Monroe F. Coleman
Sylvia
Kan
Clifford Harding
Farm Security Administration
Stock Market Reports Mixed as Maytag Price Noted
The stock page shows an average of 60 stocks at 50.4 down from 50.9 yesterday. Maytag stock listed at $59.50 with a note on Green Bros. Ady.
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New Maytag
Green Bros. Ady
Mary Brown returns home after kidnapping scare in Maryland
Mary Brown an 18 year old business school student reappeared at her Oxon Hill home after a 30 hour absence. Her father William Brown said abductors mistaken ransom was possible and burned her clothes. A doctor found she was not harmed. Police will continue the hunt for three men described as rough looking with one moustache.
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Oxon Hill
William B. Brown
Mary Brown
Mary
Bureau of Printing and Engraving
Washington
Elmer F. Munshower
Maryland State Police
Munshower
Lucy
Brown
Robert L. Manning
Manning
Miss Brown
Dieckhoff Arrives in Cuxhaven for Hitler Report
Dr. Hans Dieckhoff German ambassador to Washington arrived at Cuxhaven en route to report to Chancellor Hitler on American reaction to recent Nazi anti Semitism.
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Dieckhoff
Germany
Hamburg
Hans Dieckhoff
Washington
Cuxhaven
Hitler
Daladier Urges French Employers to Rehire Striking Workers
Premier Daladier through Labor Minister Pomaret urged employers to rehire as many workers as possible amid new strikes over discharges. He warned against firing returning workers and signaled trouble for those who refuse to rehire suspected agitators.
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Daladier
Paris
Charles Pomaret
Carol is Tonight in Lawrence A Christmas Carol Reenactment
A Christmas Carol reenactment debuts tonight at 7 30 in the Lawrence counting house of Scrooge and Marley with Mrs Six directing The American Association of University Women sponsors the show Tickets at the door Nearly 500 free tickets are set aside for children and others County home carloads attend Saturday morning performance with staff from the University of Kansas interpreting Scrooge and a large local cast performing multiple roles
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H. M. Stucker
Karl Kreider
Walter Russell
Evans
Richard Johnson
Bob Ellsworth
Jack Payne
Tiny Tim
Betty
Bob
Fred van Bebber
Fred Six
Sally
Rowe
Edgar Williams
Jewish children refugees arrive in England from Germany
A first group of 200 Jewish child refugees from Nazi Germany landed at Harwich on December 2 as part of a plan to move 5,000 non Arran children to Britain. The arrival follows a Jewish committee in Berlin arranging the advance guard for safe passage to the east coast port.
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Harwich
England
Nazi Germany
Berlin
Britain
French envoy in Rome questions Ciano over Italy tensions
French ambassador Andre Francois-Poncet met Foreign Minister Galeazzo Ciano to discuss Italian ambitions and wartime rhetoric. VirGino Gayda warned Italy could march against France if needed, amid protests in the Chamber over Tunisian control and Italy’s stance with Germany.
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Andre Francois - Poncet
Galeazzo Ciano
France
Italy
Virgino Gayda
Francois-Poncet
Chamber of Deputies
Tunisia
Libya
Africa
Ciano
Gayda
Mussolini
Germany
Munich
Europe
Cunningham's 4 04 Mile to Be Accepted
Glenn Cunningham's 4:04.4 mile, fastest indoor mark by an American, was recommended for acceptance as an AAU indoor record by the national committee. The time from March 3, 1938 at Dartmouth gym in Hanover will go to the AAU convention for final approval. It is not a world record since the IAAF does not recognize indoor marks.
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Washington
Glenn Cunningham
National Amateur Athletic Union
A.A.U
Cunningham
Dartmouth College
Hanover
International Amateur Athletic Federation
Sydney Wooderson
England
Bond sale raises Douglas County total to $260
Contributions to the Douglas County TB and Health Association bond sale reached 260 dollars today. Seals were sold yesterday at the Kansas Public Service office and mailed to county residents. Payments for seats at the gas office were allowed in lieu of mailing funds. Donors announced include R. C. Rankin, William Docking, Mrs. H. J. Penney, and the Round Table club.
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Douglas County
T. B. and Health Association
Kansas Public Service Office
$50 Trade Shows An Upturn
Dun & Bradstreet reports shopping in leading distribution centers rose 2 to 8 percent from last week due to cold weather and the Christmas rush. Year over year sales vary by city from 3 percent higher to 6 percent lower, with wholesale buying also up from the prior week.
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New York
Dun & Bradstreet
Douglas County election cost totals 2409.93 for 1948 general vote
County Clerk T. R. Gerhart reports Douglas County and Lawrence general election expenses totaled 2409.93 with 12098 votes cast. Rural and city precinct votes numbered 5104 and 6563 respectively, plus 431 non resident absentees. City costs added 163.30 for polling place rents and setup.
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Douglas County
Lawrence
T. R. Gerhart
Lawrence City
O.oo
Csot i Cnsniceal
Gerhart
Board of County Commissioners
Clinton
Eudora Township
Grant Township
Kanwaka Township
Lecompton Township
Marion Township
Palmyra Township
Wakarusa
Willow Springs Township
Kansas adds 25 counties to 1939 commercial corn area
The Agricultural Adjustment Administration designated 25 Kansas counties for the 1939 commercial corn area, bringing total in the state to 584. The list includes Norton, Phillips, Smith, Jewell, Republic, Washington, Marshall, Nemaha, Brown, Doniphan, Atchison, Jackson, Pottawatomie, Riley, Shawnee, Jefferson, Leavenworth, Douglas, Johnson, Osage, Franklin, Miami, Coffey, Linn, and Anderson. Crawford and Lyon were not included this year.
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Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Kansas
Agricultural Secretary
Crawford
Lyon
Norton
Phillips
Smith, Jewell
Republic
Marshall
Nemaha
Brown, Doniphan
Atchison
Jackson
Pottawatomie
Riley
Shawnee
Jefferson
Leavenworth
Douglas
Johnson, Osage
Franklin
Miami
Coffey
Linn and
Anderson
Six Man Football to Count as Big Six Competition
Big Six directors at Kansas City meeting recommended recognizing six-man football played by junior colleges as a major sport for eligibility. Two years of six-man play would equal one year in Big Six. Possible commissioner not decided. Reaves Peters discussed. Indoor track site options, meet dates, and swimming, wrestling, golf schedules also set. swimming team size up to 10, golf holes reduced to 18. East West game participation urged. Biff Jones to unveil West all-stars soon.
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Athleticc
Big Six Conference
Reaves Peters
Northeast High School
Gwinn Henry
University of Kansas
University of Missouri
Columbia
University of Nebraska
Iowa State
San Francisco
Biff Jones
Nebraska
County C P A to Hold Wolf Drive In Douglas County
Preparations for the annual Douglas County C P A wolf drive on January 2 were set at a tri monthly meeting at the Midland C P A hall during a pork supper. Dr F G Hagenbuch named general chairman with a long committee, plans include a Pleasant Grove inspect Sunday morning to map Willow Springs township coverage. The drive marks the sixth year with past rounds near Fitzpatrick farm and Clingman pasture drawing up to 2000 participants. The lodge also backed a Kansas statute amendment to curb governor parole and pardon powers, appointing a committee to campaign petitions. Judge Hugh Means spoke on the life sentence weakness and lack of public faith in prison terms.
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Douglas County
C.P.A
F. G. Hagenbuch
Lesligg Demeritt
Roy Deskins
Guy Schultz
al Schaake
Earl Lindell
Robert Johnson
Amos Hobson
Herman Banks
E. H. Sanders
H. J. Peterson
Fred Barkley
Arethur Lutz
Pleasant Grove
Willow Springs
Lawrence
Fitzpatrick Farm
Clingman
F. C. Hagenbuch
Lodge
C. A. Peterson
John Callahan
Harvey Jetmore
C. B. Rumsey
D. F. Smith
Elmer Ousdah
Hugh Means
Regulating Aircraft Factories After Drummond Espionage Arrest
Federal inspection of aircraft factories tightens after the arrest of Karli Allen Drummond 21 on espionage charges. He faces arraignment on a grand jury indictment accusing him of taking 150 photographs and blueprints from Northrop at Douglas Aircraft and attempting to sell them to Japanese agents. Drummond, former Wichita resident, worked in advertising and had access to the plant.
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Los Angeles
Karli Allen Drummond
Drummond
Northrop
Douglas Aircraft Company
Japan
Douglas
Wichita
Kan
Floods Leave Thousands Homeless in Cagayan Valley
Nine thousand people reported homeless in the Cagayan valley of northern Luzon after torrential rains caused severe flooding. The Manila report details the scale of displacement as relief efforts mobilize to assist affected residents.
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Philippine
Manila
Cagayan Valley
Luzon
Three Jewish Police Shot Near Beisan Ambush
Three Jewish supernumerary policemen were killed in an ambush while guarding an isolated Jewish settlement near Beisan. The incident occurred as tensions mounted in the area amid security patrols.
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Jerusalem
Beisan
Weather report for Kansas with scattered rain and cooler air
The Kansas forecast shows generally fair conditions in the west and cloudy skies in the east with rain in the extreme northeast and colder air tonight. Rains are reported in Manhattan with misting in Emporia and Topeka, cloudiness in several cities including Arkansas City and Wichita, and rough dirt roads in Manhattan and Topeka. Maximum yesterday reached 56 with today’s low and noon readings uncertain. rainfall to noon today listed as .20 inch.
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Manhattan
Emporia
Topeka
Arkansas City
Wichita
Garden City
Salina
Pittsburg
Coffeyville
Penne AB
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