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Newspaper

Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Dec 06, 1937

Page

2

Blue Law Fight Becomes A Farce In Vermont

In Bellows Falls Vermont on December 6 residents faced enforcement of an old statute banning labor except for charity. Golf, milkshakes, ice cream, and theater operation were affected as officials, doctors, and a theater manager named Raymond A. Hinky confronted penalties and petitions tied to the blue law crackdown led by Attorney Ernest F. Berry. theater attendance collapsed as legal actions loomed and calls for general enforcement grew.

Bellows Falls Windham County Vermont Psst Ernest F. Berry Raymond A. Hinkry Kinky Berry

Cordell Hull to Address Kansas Democrats at Washington Day Dinner

Secretary of State Cordell Hull will be keynote speaker for Kansas Democrats at their Washington Day dinner in Topeka next February. Innis Harris, president of the Washington Day club, announced Hull had accepted the invitation and other party leaders will gather for the event.

Cordell Hull Kansas Democrats Topeka Ara i Cordell Hull Innis Harris Washington Day Club

Initiation of Six Seniors Into Phi Kappa Beta Kappa

Six seniors will be initiated into Phi Beta Kappa, the national honorary scholastic fraternity, at a Thursday meeting from 4 to 6 PM in room 222 Administration Building. Prof. A G Mitchell will report on the triennial council and W E Sandelius will speak on Reflections on Democracy.

Phi ‘Beta ‘Kappa K. Pelliarn Phi : Kappa A. G. Mitchell Council Land Tof W. E. Sandelius

Fire ravages Sedgwick County Hospital ward

A major blaze broke out last night at Sedgwick County Hospital in Wichita threatening an adjacent ward with 61 patients. Firemen contained the fire with estimated damage around 5000 dollars. Superintendent Oscar Lose reported the loss as under control.

Wichita Kan Sedgewick County Hospital Oscar Lose

Germans Authorized to Export Helium Gas

The State Department authorized a German Zeppelin company agent to export 17,900,000 cubic feet of non inflammable helium gas.

Washington State Department

Test Your Knowledge seven page questions and answers

A reader challenge lists ten or more trivia items including questions on chronology animals ambidexterity authors wars geography and history. It asks about the lama species, explosive shells, state representation, congressional chairmanship, agencies, and early U.S. questions.

Absentminded KU student disrupts class in holiday week

A KU student interrupted a professor in a Fraser theater week preview as Christmas vacation nears. The week features the Dramatic club production Elizabeth the Queen, two basketball games, and campus parties. The University community also attends conferences, dances, and planning for basketball and painting incident outcomes.

Dramatic Club Elizabeth the Queen Fraser University of Kansas K.U. Dramatic Club Fraser Theater Rolla Nuckles Kansas Players

Masonic Lodge to Elect Officers at December Meeting

ACen Lodge No. 9 AF and AM will hold its annual stated communication on Thursday December 9 at 7 80 o clock. Election of officers. all Master Masons invited. Preston W M J H Parker Secy-Adv The Journal World classified page promotes reader engagement.

Acen Lodge No A. M Hurs Preston J. H. Parker Sec’y

Missing White Plains executive sparks kidnapping scare

Arthur Fried 82, a wealthy sand and gravel company chairman, vanished as police and federal agents probed reports of abduction and a $100,000 ransom. Westchester and New York authorities said federal involvement was possible while family denials and intercepted calls created conflicting leads. Fried, last seen after a movie night with relatives, left his car at Rosedale Gardens near Mamaroneck Avenue early Sunday.

White Plains N. Y Arthur Fried Sand and Gravel Company Reed Vetterli New York City Federal Bureau of Investigation Fried Manhattan Fifth Avenue Henry Arlen Emma Fried Soundview Avenue Central Rosedale Gardens Mamaroneck Avenue

Liberty Memorial High School Safety Demonstration On Massachusetts Street

Liberty Memorial High School students in auto mechanics, auto club, and domestic science will stage a safety demonstration on Massachusetts Street in front of the school tomorrow. E. J. Logsdon will lead the compact display with police and state patrol assistance. A wrecked car, dummies, ambulances, and an auto wrecker will depict an accident while motorists are slowed and a safety slogan is handed to passersby.

Auto Mechanics Auto Club Liberty Memorial High School Massachusetts Street E. J. Logsdon State Highway Patrol Cats Iver

Will Attend Dinner by Beerteman Wyandotte Speaker

Will attend the Douglas County Sportsmen's club Lyte dinner in the American Legion hall on Eighth and Meesmont streets Wednesday. C Webb state game warden will be principal speaker. Pre dinner broadcast on WREN from 6 30 to 7. George K Melvin toastmaster. Speakers include Ed win Abels Dan Ramey Seth L Wray Carl Teithgracber. 100 pounds of dressed turkey purchased for the dinner.

Beerteman Franklin Johnson Wyandotte Jefferson Douglas Count Lyte American Legion Hall Old City Hall Eighth and Meesmont Streets C. Webb New State Fish Act Game Warden Wren George K. Melvin Edwin Abels Treltth Dan Ramey Seth L. Wray Pratt Carl Teithgracber Topeka Fred W. Kahn

Monthly T B Clinic Held at Memorial Hospital

The douglas county tuberculosis association hosted the monthly clinic at Memorial hospital today. The clinic is supported by seasonal TB seals sold annually. Dr. C F Taylor of Norton supervised the event.

Memorial Hospital Douglas County Tuberculosis Association C. F. Taylor Norton

Quezon to Leave Hospital Soon

Doctors said today that Commonwealth President Manuel Quezon, recovering from an appendectomy, will likely leave the hospital soon. The report cites Quezon’s improving condition and outlines a brief convalescence plan.

Drunkenness Plea Fines In Police Court

George Weyermuller E Bateson and Harey Moss pleaded guilty this morning to being drunk in police court Judge Don S Hults fined each man fifteen dollars in the proceeding

George Weyermuller E. Bateson Harey Moss Don S. Hults

Governor Haxman to address Chamber luncheon in Lawrence

Governor Walter A. Haxman will speak tomorrow at 12 20 PM at the Eldridge hotel to a Chamber of Commerce luncheon. It is his first public appearance before a Lawrence audience since election as governor and the event is open to the public with reservations via the Chamber office.

Walter A. Haxman Chamber of Commerce Eldridge Hotel Lawrence

James M. Challiss Dies at 67 in Atchison Kansas

James M. Challiss, 67, Atchison attorney and Kansas Republican figure, died after weeks of illness. Survived by widow Billa Van Hoesen and four children, he held numerous roles including 1932 Republican delegate, KU Endowment board member, and KU alumni president 1918 19. He practiced in many Kansas counties and served as KU membership campaign chair 1934.

Atchison, Kan James M. Challiss Atchison Kansas Challiss Chicago State Bar Association Kaneae Missouri Pacific Railroad University of Kansas Alumni Association School of Law K. U. Endowment Association Board K. U

Studebaker Dual Control Auto Promotes Safe Driving

Darwin Dragstrom of Studebaker showcases a dual control car at auto shows to teach beginners step by step. An instructor controls clutch brake and gear while the student learns, culminating in a milk bottle test to prove safe driving under traffic.

Studebaker Company Darwin Dragstrom Reusch Motor Company Lawrence Studebakers Kansas City Tulsa de Dragstrom

Death of Mrs Sarah Rodewald 69 in Kansas City

Mrs. Sarah Rodewald aged 69 died Sunday at her daughters home in Kansas City Missouri. Funeral services are set for Tuesday at 10 30 at the Clearfield Evangelical church with Rev George Trabant officiating. Burial will follow in the Clearfield cemetery. She was wife of Rev A Rodewald who died July 19 1937 born February 10 1868 near Clearfield married May 12 1892. Survived by four daughters and three sons, plus a sister and a brother.

Sarah Rodewald Esther Rodewald Ann Rodewald Kansas City Clearfield Evangelical Church George Trabant Clearfield Rodewald A. Rodewald Kansas Evangelical Conference Falls City Yates Center Atchison Halstead Sophia Rodewald Emporia K. R. Bunker Walter Rodewald Eudora R. G. Rodewald Eaton Colo C. J. Rodewald Ovid Minnie Hausman Charles Meeder

Funeral set for Alphons Van Horebeek at Unitarian Church

Alphons Van Horebeek gardener foreman at the University of Kansas dies in hospital. Service at the Unitarian church tomorrow at 2 30 PM with burial at Memorial Park cemetery. Schubert funeral home hosts body in state. Rev H Lee Jones to officiate. Active pallbearers listed. honorary pallbearers include Chancellor Lindley and Col Baldwin among others.

A. van Horebeek Alphons van Horebeek University of Kansas Unitarian Church Schubert’ Funeral H. Lee Jones Memorial Park Cemetery Silas Smith Grant Smith Jesse Fowler Sidney van Meensel Harold §. White Raymond Goff E. H. Lindley C. G. Bayies Paul Constant Paul Ingels John Scott Karl F. Baldwin R. I. Canuteson William Kollender Bert Jones Herbert Hoffman

Hunters fined and charged in Kansas City region case

Three Kansas City men were arrested near Wellsville in Douglas county for hunting without a non resident license. Robert Jaeschke pled guilty and was fined $5 plus $14.25 costs. Robert Ross and Don Phillips pled not guilty with hearings set for December 13 and $50 bonds. C W Ogle of Lawrence pleaded not guilty to failure to register three skunk furs bought December 2. arraigned in Milton Beach court, hearing set for December 26, released on $50 bond.

Kansas City Wellsville Douglas County Carl Teichgraeber Justice Court of Milton Beach Robert Jaeschke Robert Ross Don Phillips C. W. Ogle Lawrence George C. Lehman Ogle

Boys swallow sandbars prompt two bronchoscopic surgeries

Two Wichita youths underwent bronchoscope operations after swallowing sandbars while trying to remove burs from their mittens. Gerald Thies, 11, of Cheney, and Marvin Brinkenbaugh, 14, of Cleveland, Kansas, were treated at Wesley Hospital as surgeons removed the objects in separate procedures.

Wichita Kan Wesley Hospital Gerald Thies Cheney Marvin Brinkenbaugh Cleveland

Professor urges scrapping Wagner Act in NY talk

Lewis Haney of New York University urged scrapping the Wagner labor relations act in a National Industrial Council address. He told employers to fight politics with politics and to sell equal opportunity to labor and others, opposing communism and fascism through policy.

New York Lewis Haney New York University National Industrial Council Today

Three University Students Fined for Stop Sign Theft

Robert Blair Dale Harpster Florence Haven and Milton Brauer University of Kansas students living at 912 Indiana street pleaded guilty in police court this morning to petit larceny for taking a school stop sign from near the junior high. Blair was ordered into court first. the others were summoned. They must pay $3 each by Friday morning. The judge noted the penalty was small for the offense.

Robert Blair McPherson Dale Harpster Florence Milton Brauer Haven University Kansas Indiana Street Gate Donnae Blair

Lawrence native Thomas B. Wilson leads Seattle petroleum venture

The Seattle waterfront gains Thomas B. Wilson as president and general manager of the Petroleum Navigation company, operator of the Aleutian Native tanker and associated barges for Puget Sound and British Columbia. Maj. Elmer M. Jones arrives from Washington to reassess residential property at Haskell Institute for rent adjustments.

Seattle Thomas B. Wilson Ben Wilson Lawrence Lawrence Boy Alaska Steamship Company West Coast Petroleumn Navigation Company Elmer M. Jones Indian Affairs Office Washington Haskell Institute

Labette County Treasurer Harry Starnes Dies in Office

Parsons Kan Dec 6 Labette county treasurer Harry Starnes died of a heart attack while at work in his office.

Labette County Parsons Kan Harry Starnes

Local Social News and School Operetta Report

A weekend gathering at Ray Vaughn’s and multiple neighbors visited, plus attendance at the Appanoose High School operetta Once in a Blue Moon. Residents listed include Clark Allen Nellie Finch Lucy Finch Fred Breithaupt Roy Crawford Glen Watts Anna Laura Sassaman and others.

Walter Harbour Ray Vaughn Charles Elm Baldwin Appanoose High School Appanhoose Clark Allen Nellie Lucy Finch Fred Breithaupt Roy D. Crawford Glen Watts Anna Laura Sassaman Irving Haas Dorothy Elmer Wintermantle Overbrook Chad Myers Memorial Hospital Ottawa Lawrence Martyn Dee Wayne Warner John Watts

Local Play Notes and Community News Across Quenemo Area

Committee discussed a play in progress. Families helped with carpentry and hauling calves to Kansas City. Several residents earned high spelling and exam marks while others shopped, hosted guests, and attended events. Thanksgiving gatherings and local visits filled the week.

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