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Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Dec 07, 1937

Page

5

Tokyo Seethes With Nanking Victory Night Celebration

In Tokyo crowds roared as news spread that Nanking was close to fall. Officials pondered Japan recognizing the Chiang regime and potential shifts in China policy while streets and stock markets surged with joy and lantern parades were planned for Hirohito’s palace.

Tokyo Nanking Chiaung Kai-Shek Hunan Russia Japan Chiang China War Office Sugiyama Jonsel Nanking Imperial Palace Hirohito Yasukuni

Elizabeth the Queen at Fraser theatre delivers strong acting

The Kansas Players staged Elizabeth the Queen a Maxwell Anderson tragedy in verse with Maribeth Schreiber delivering a standout Elizabeth. The plot follows Elizabeth and Essex amid political intrigue that ends in his arrest and beheading after a failed Irish expedition and manipulated dispatches.

Kansas Players Elizabeth the Queen Fraser Theatre Maribeth Schreiber Elizabeth Maxwell Anderson Earl of Essex Essex Robert Cecil Sir Walter Raleigh Ireland Tyrone Cecil London Miss Schreiber E. A

Elizabeth the Queen comes alive on stage with strong amateur talent

Review lauds Alpha Perry and Jack Nelson for nuanced Cecil and Essex roles while praising Catherine Holmes Joe Myers and Jack Laffer in supporting parts. Rolla Nuckles earns credit for direction as Fraser’s revolving stage aids Elizabeth the Queen production amid a dramatic accident when the ceiling crashed as pupils fled. Kenneth Nysinger, 10, quips in the hospital, asking if the ceiling will fall on him.

U Ser Elizabeth Jack Nelson Earl of Essex Essex Althout Catherine Holmes Penelope Joe Myers Sir Walter Raleigh Jack Laffer Richard MacCann Sir Francis Bacon Rolla Nuckles Fraser Elizabeth the Queen Allen Crafton Don Dixon Kenneth Nysinger

Oklahoma City Schools To Replace Crumbling Ceilings

Oklahoma City officials ordered plaster ceilings replaced after one ceiling section collapsed at Westwood grade school injuring 15 pupils. Nine year old Doris Jane Aikman remained in critical condition with severe throat injuries. Fire Chief George Goff cited faulty construction as the cause. English teacher Ila Chipman warned students as cracks widened.

Oklahoma City Westwood Doris Jane Aikman George Goff Pene Ila Chipman

Todays Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Clues

The puzzle lists across clues such as wild sheep variety of coffee nautical halling call and many more with down clues including made infirm or con greatly heated and affirmative. Solution of Yesterday's Puzzle and other entries are referenced.

Professor Found Shot in Chicago Hotel Apartment

Stuart Put nam Meech, 40, associate professor of finance at the University of Chicago and banking author, was found shot and critically wounded today in his hotel apartment. A pistol with one bullet discharged lay beside him. a bullet entered his right temple. He was found unconscious on the bathroom floor by his wife Maxine after returning from visiting friends.

Chicago Stuart Putnam Meech University of Chicago

Hutchinson Man Killed At Grade Crossing Collision

CP George W. Rundell 55 president of the Hutchinson Foundry and Steel company was killed when his sedan collided with a Frisco freight train at a grade crossing on highway U S 81 six miles north of Wichita. Harold Glass filling station attendant witnessed the impact. Rundell is survived by his widow.

Wichita Kan George W. Rundell Hutchinson Foundry and Steel Company U. S. 81 Here Frisco Harold Glass Rundell

Morriss Family Dines with Lecompton Relatives

Eudora mourns a weekend gathering as Mr. and Mrs. A R Morriss and family visit the W H McClanahan household in Lecompton along with Mrs. Irvine Schmidt and her son Teddy from Kansas City. Harold Allen and family of Overbrook also dine with Gil family friends.

A. R. Morriss W. H. McClanahan Lecompton

Social Visit Notes From Kansas City and Surroundings

Clifford Olander, a business visitor, was in Kansas City on Saturday. Various locals including Mr. and Mrs. Fred Papenhausen with son Paul hosted events with friends from North Lawrence Greenleaf and Valley Falls. The gatherings included Mr. and Mrs. Tom Raybourn and relatives, with several other visitors sharing Sunday evenings and dinners.

Me Nichols Sunny Clifford Olander Kansas City Fred Papenhausen Paul Tom Raybourn North Lawrence William Mercier John Gray Greenleaf Kan Mercier Ward Pat Mercier Valley Falls William Agnes Fuller Min

All Bran Promises Regular Bowels With Fiber and Vitamin

An advertising piece touts Kellogg's All-Bran as a solution to constipation. It highlights bulk from fiber and vitamin B to tone the intestines, recommending two tablespoons daily with water and meals, and notes the product is made by Kellogg in Battle Creek.

Kellogg Battle Creek

Local social notes reflect busy community gatherings

McCrea hosts and WM society members meet Wednesday afternoon for Christmas paper and lesson study. Selections, desserts, and greetings circulate among about 156 members with two guests Mrs John Moody and Miss Lillian Fuller. News of births, visits, and dinners fills the long list of family and church social events in Lawrence and nearby towns.

McCrea Koehler Everett John ‘Moody Lillian Fuller J. C. Scott Ing Ebon: ‘Scott Kansas Ebon Scott Paul Hadle Louie Hadle Kaw Valley

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