Policemen's Ball Planned For Lawrence Union
Plans for the First Annual Policemen's ball at the Union building on the KU campus have been announced. Tickets cost $1 per couple with proceeds aimed at buying 32 new uniforms for Lawrence police, targeting a $500 net.
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Union
K. U
Rolie
Jude Aeerton
Lawrence Uring
Anderson
Red Baran
Blackburn
Lawrence
Topeka
Kansas City
Kan
Sai Anderson
Kansas Police Officers Association
Atchison
Askin
Fire at Payne Home Causes Fire Alarm and Damage
Fire Chief Paul Ingels said a furnace pipe contact with wood caused a blaze at B F Payne residence 580 Louisiana street last night. Occupants on the second floor discovered the fire about 10 o clock and flames climbed to the third floor threatening the stairway if not contained. Earlier a clogged furnace pipe at 941 Tennessee street triggered a fire alarm due to fumes prompting occupants to notice trouble.
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Paul Ingels
B F. Payne
Louisiana ‘Street
Tennessee Street
Lee Sets Senate Oratory Speed Record in Farm Bill Debate
Senator Josh Lee of Oklahoma drew praise from veterans as he spoke at a rapid pace in the farm bill debate. Reporters struggled to keep up as officials noted bursts of about 250 words per minute. Vice President Garner called it the fastest talking he had heard in 35 years. Endowments of American colleges reportedly total more than 1.5 million dollars.
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Washington
Senate Veterans Credit
Josh Lee
D-Okla
Senate
Lee
Garner
Bone
D-Wash
Test Your Knowledge Question Fragments From Old French Myth
Fragmented prompt asks for the deader of the outlaw Croix de Feu of France and names Amherst and a penne kidnaping case. It lacks coherent sentences and clear facts to summarize into a datable news item.
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de Feu
France
Amherst
Campus signs vanish and pranks spark campus talk
An epidemic of sign thefts sweeps the campus with offices missing name cards and a vandalized wall outside Edna Teeter’s office. Students joke about scrapbook use, while others speculate on replacing signs with painted names.
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Amali
Fine Arts Officer Ia
Hiss
Edna Teeter
City Employees Begin Work on Jail Cell at City Garage
City workers under city engineer Ben Babb started fabrication of steel bar doors and barred windows for a police holdover to be built in the old city hall. The Social Service league rooms will be vacated January 1 and remodeled as a city jail area. A steel cage for four prisoners will be installed and two other windows bricked up.
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Ben Babb
Old City Hall
Social Service League
The Last Gangster at Granada with Edward G Robinson
Edward G Robinson stars as a public enemy who returns from prison to find he was betrayed. Joe Krozac evades murder charges until federal agents trap him on income tax evasion. His wife learns his true nature after the birth of their child. He seeks revenge but meets a violent end as in prior films. James Stewart marries Miss Stradner, and Lionel Stander aids the escaped gangster. Short features follow.
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Edward G. Robinson
Joe Krozac
Anna
Joe
James Stewart
Miss. Stradner
Lionel Stander
Robinson
Probate Notice From Judge Lea Mooser Yesterday
A probate notice issued by Judge Lea Mooser was filed yesterday. The document outlines estate actions and related procedural steps in the local court.
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Lea Ee Mooser
Roosevelt cites solvency of railroads and private ownership
President Roosevelt said the Interstate Commerce Commission should preserve railroads solvency while keeping them privately owned. He urged a quick final ruling on higher freight rates, warned against government ownership, and noted the need to adjust capitalization and reduce excess trackage as trucks and buses could serve some areas.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Interstate Commerce Commission
Joseph B. Eastman
Commerce Commission
Naismith Trophy Discussed for Intercollegiate Championship
Lawrence officials including Emil Liston and Dr. James Naismith meet to plan the Maud Naismith trophy to honor Mrs Naismith. The first tournament is set for March 7 to 12 at Kansas City Municipal Auditorium with the winner receiving the trophy.
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Emil Liston
Baker University
Lawrence
James Naismith
Maud. Naismith
Naismith
Kansas City
Challenge to Kansas beer law in Supreme Court
Ewin Johnson, lessee of a Reno county country club, asks Kansas Supreme Court to strike down a section of the state beer law. He argues township boards lack authority to block beer licenses within townships, claiming violations of interstate commerce and due process and equal protection clauses.
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Topeka
Kan
Reno County
Kansas Supreme Court
Ewin Johnson
Kansiz Postmasters Nominations Move to Senate
Washington notes detail the Roosevelt administration sending Harold A. nominations to the Senate as part of a broader postmaster appointment slate. The Dec. 10 briefing frames the process and expected confirmation path for nominees.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Harold A
Fourteen More to Die Reported in Soviet Crackdown
The report states fourteen additional death sentences were announced in Soviet Russia as internal enemies move into the livestock industry.
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Moscow
Russia
Lisle Eby Elected Secretary Treasurer In Co Operative Club
Lisle Eby secretary of the Lawrence Building and Loan association was chosen secretary treasurer of the thirteenth district of the Co Operative Club International at a meeting in this city yesterday. W C Smith Savannah Mo and George Anderson St Joseph Md were named governors and vice goernors. A luncheon and business session were held at the Hotel Eldridge with a dinner at the Colonial tea room. Mark Patton Tulsa International president spoke on civic clubs opposing communism and foreign politics. Herman Fox Bloch Arch Mackie George Mason attended from Kansas City clubs along with other club leaders.
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Lisle Eby
Lawrence Building and Loan Association
Co-Operative Club International
W. C. Smith
Savannah
George Anderson
St. Joseph
George King
Wichita
Eldridge
Colonial Tea Room
Mark Patton
Tulsa
Okla
Patton
Herman Fox
Bloch
Kansas City Co-Operative Club
Arch Mackie
George Mason
Kansas City
Howard Jones
Toeka
John Brooks
Vandotte County Club
Bob Harrys
Shawnee Mission Club
White House Fence Plans Rise From Off Years
Washington December 10 The White House may get a new wrought iron fence after bids ranged to about 44 400 with low bidder 25 above estimates The plan is to have the National Parks Service and a private contractor handle the project The fence upgrade aims to improve aesthetics shield sightseers from the family and still accommodate Easter egg rolls and tennis play near the executive mansion
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Washington
White House
Roosevelt
National Parks Service
Fine Arts Commission
Nude Model Stirs Wisconsin Campus Art Class
A University of Wisconsin coed who posed nude in a life class caused a campus uproar. Art department head Prof. Roland S. Stebbins said the model was mistaken for a professional. Prof. William H. Varnum ordered the class to stop using her.
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Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
William H. Varnun
Roland S. Stebbins
Prof. Stebbins
Professional Models’Union of
New York
Trigger Man to Chair Hammond
James Dalhover dubbed trigger man of the Brady gang must die in the electric chair for the murder of State Policeman Paul V Minneman. A federal jury deliberated two hours and 17 minutes before finding him guilty yesterday.
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Hammond. Ind
James Dalhover
Brady
Paul V.minneman
Dalhover
Weather alert signals drought risk for winter wheat belt
Weather bureau officials warned of a drying trend across the Great Plains threatening winter wheat. They noted moisture deficits in the dust bowl region and projected a near normal yield only if spring rains recover. Wheat quotas could apply if the 600 million bushel yield is reached.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Great Plains
Nebraska
Kansas
Colorado
Oklahoma
Panhandle
Texas
Agriculture Department
New Mexico
Poison Extract Shipped From Here Faces FDA Action
Federal officials reported seizures of artificial flavoring extracts containing diethylene glycol the same toxic solvent linked to the sulfanilamide disaster. No U.S. deaths have been attributed to these extracts though a few Canada deaths were noted. An official said current quantities in commerce are unlikely to cause harm unless ingested in large amounts.
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Fiom Arangera
Federal
Food and “Drug Office
U. S
Topeka
Kan
Ashington
Area
Food Law Drug Administration
United States
Canada
Oetierats
P. B. Dunbar
The
Food and Drug Administration
Missouri Supreme Court Rejects Gaines Writ in University Admission
In Jefferson City on December 10 the Missouri Supreme Court refused to issue a writ of mandamus sought by Lloyd Gaines of St. Louis to compel the University of Missouri to admit him to the law school. Missouri maintains a separate Lincoln University for Negroes, which has no law school.
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Jefferson ‘City
University of Missouri
Supreme Court
Lloyd Gaines
St. Louis
Missouri
Lincoln University
The President Hoover Runs Aground Off Formosa
The Dollar liner President Hoover with about 650 passengers aboard ran aground today on a small island south of Formosa. The ship Preussen sped to her side in response to wireless calls for aid and was in sight of the Hoover as Captain George Yardley asked how many passengers the Preussen could disembark.
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Manila
Dollar
Hoover
Formosa
Preussen
Jess
George Yardley
Acacia Masonic Lodge Elects New Officers
At the Masonic temple last night the Acacia Lodge held its annual election. Forrest L. Noll was chosen Worshipful Master, Benjamin P. Baker named senior warden, and John H. Parker elected secretary for the coming year.
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Masonic
Lodge
Lawrence wins Kayser limerick prize in contest
Marion Horn of Watkins Owl receives six prize awards in a limerick contest run by the Kayser company. Lawrence is named winner in the same competition, with the event described as a prize presentation amid creative verse entries.
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Limerick
Lawrence
Kayser Company
Marion Horn
Watkins Owl
Hose
Christmas Gift Idea: Journal World Advance Subscription
A thoughtful holiday option is gifting a World Journal Advance subscription. It offers lasting access to news, commentary, and features, delivering timely reporting for readers who value reliable updates throughout the year.
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World
Adv
Two Divorce Suits Filed in District Court
Two divorce petitions were entered in district court. Carl B. Kens seeks a divorce from Rebecca Rose Bliesner and custody of a minor daughter. they wed August 9 1934 in Leavenworth Kansas. Violet May Saunders seeks a divorce from Miles W Saunders and custody of a minor daughter. they married June 11 1930 in Kansas City Missouri.
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Carl B. Kens
Rebecca Rose
Bliesner
Leavenworth
Kan
Violet May Saunders
Miles
Jack) Saunders
Saunders
Kansas City
Lawrence shoppers and local gatherings wrap week
Mr and Mrs Low Flora shopped Thursday in Michigan Valley. The Michigan Valley basketball team plays Appanoose Friday. Reep and baby left Monday to visit her folks for two weeks. Several residents attended events in Lawrence including a show. The Warden W. M. S. will meet Thursday all day as they prepare for Christmas exchanges.
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Low Flora
Michigan Valley
Appanoose
Reep
Baby
Walter Schwartz
Roy Schwalm
Irvin
Donald Breithaupt
Simer
Winterman Itle
Gna
George Shuler
Lawrence
Dillon
Roy D . Crawford
Community Notes Speak of Dinners Visits and Christmas Cheer
Saturday visitors include Mrs Kym Taylor Mev Lobingier and Miss Catherine Van Buren with four ends. Julia Miller joined shoppers in Ottaa while Raymond Barkley family hosted Rosa Barkley and Miss Mildred Saeney. Sunday dinners at various homes. Carlson, Sutor, Price, Lobingier, Kerns, Speicher, Butell families figure in multiple gatherings. Prairie City School notes highlight perfect spelling winners and a Christmas party with cake and popcorn balls.
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Otta
Penawalt
Kym Taylor
Mev Lobingier
Catherine van Buren
Iss
Julia “Miller
Raymond’ Barkley
Ronald
Beverly
Topeka
Rosa M. A Barkley
Richard Butell
Jimmy
Herman Butell
Cecil Vining
A.N. Hogle
Marvin Johnson
Pomona
George, Butell
Bobby
Ernest Butell
H. S. Cook
Raymond
Barkley
Marlin Cook
John Dean
Frank
Rice
Quenemo
Alvin Miller
Baby
Vassar
Dean
Clyde Yakle
G. McConnell
Yakle
Phoebe Emery
Ives Chapel
Alan McCaul
Peggy Lee Jordon
Alice Peer
Mary Lou, Lobingier
Charles Morgan
Frederick Reed
Buddy O’day
Esther McConnell
Wincel Dean Butell
Cecil ‘McConnell
Norma’ Athey
Ernest Reed
Morgan
Charles Jardon
Betty
Buddy
Betty Jardon
Big Springs Fire Destroys Baldwin Home. Community Helps
Sunday afternoon a blaze consumed the Baldwin residence in Big Springs killing the building’s roof as neighbors rallied to save furniture on the first floor. Mrs. Wilson and Mrs. Baldwin now stay with relatives while temporary housing is arranged. Funeral services were held for Elizabeth Watts of Big Springs with burial at Pleasant Grove. survivors include sons P A Watts J L Watts and daughter Marie Watts with grandchildren Merle Earle and Marjorie Wries. Elsie Kell and the Lyles family visited with Howard Lynn and others.
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Ray Baldwin
Baldwin
A. E., Wilson
Gus. Hartman
Amelia
Wilson
Ouse
Mrs. Baldwin
Gus Hartman
Herman Bucheim
Elizabeth’ McClunt- “Watts
Big
Ig Springs
Rumsey
Lawrence
Butial
Flory
Pleasant Grove
P. A. ‘Watts
J. 'L. Watts
Big Springs
Marie Watts
Quenemo
Merle Earle
Marjorie Wries
Elsie Kell
Cella Gram
Howard Lynn
Sunday Dinner Guests Span Local Families
A cluttered note lists Sunday dinner guests including Mr. Wesley Tyson and Grace, Elsie Kello, Marcelia Gravel, Arthur Holieway, Mrs. Michael Zeeb Sivacnon, Ray Hammer of Topeka, and Mrs. Hammer’s parents. Also mentioned are visits by Mr. and Mrs. A G Noe, Mayne Geelan, Ruth Bertschinger of the Big Springs 4H club, and others in Topeka, Lawrence, and Palmer.
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Mer
Mayne’ Geelan
Janie Duncan
Ruth Bertschinger
Big Springs
Douglas’ County Health
Lawrence
GL. Boursaw
Highland Park
Joe Gravel
Marcella
M. Ice
Manuel Wooster
Topeka
Ape
Qars
Sam Bernhardt
Sam- Tir
Claude .LaFoon
Kansas City
H. Dreyer
Albert Thierry, Jr
Oon
Leo Leonard
Richland
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Lemon
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Eby
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