Susie the gorilla stars in own world of fame and quirks
Cincinnati profile of Susie a famed gorilla at the zoo praised as the world’s oldest largest female in captivity. Trainer Gill Dressman recalls her history from being captured in the Congo to Ringling Bros. to Cincinnati and notes her health eating habits moods and aloof nature behind bars.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Susie
Congo
Ourne
Capa L
Gill Dressman
Dressman
Diamond Jim” Brady
America
Belgian Congo
Ringling Bros
Cincinnati Zoo
Bill
John L. Lewis
Hollywood
Chicago
Indian summer holds on as winter calendar looms
Topeka reports unseasonably warm weather with sunny skies and highs in the 50s. Forecasters note winter starts Sunday at 4 54 am but predict continuing mild conditions despite upcoming cold snaps.
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Topeka
S. D. Flora
Flora
Kansas
Attack near Sokolow draws Polish soldiers slain
After an assault on a track near Sokolow east of Warsaw, two Polish soldiers were killed as attackers dragged workers party members into a nearby forest. The incident occurred concurrently with the reported deaths.
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Sokolow
Warsaw
Aggie Students Split Over Kansas State Athletic Director
Manhattan Kans Dec 1 CP Some students move to oust Hobbs Adams as athletic director for the good of the school but the effort fizzled Adams quit as football coach after a disastrous season Petitions were burned and counter petitions circulated A mass meeting demanding his resignation was abandoned
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Manhattan
Kan
Hobbs Adams
Kansas State College
Adams
Terry May Face Contempt Charges In Senate Probe
Washington December 21 Senate war investigations committee seeks authority to file contempt charges against Edward P Terry former secretary to Senator Bilbo resolving that he refused to disclose the fate of a $15000 gift from a New Yorker to oppose Bilbo in Mississippi in this year’s election committee counsel to obtain permission from President Pro Tem McKellar before presenting the contempt to a federal attorney for grand jury action. Contempt penalties include up to a year in jail and $1000 fine.
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Washington
Senate War Investigating Committee
Edward P. Terry
Bilbo
D-Miss
Terry
Mississippi
Senate
Mead
D-N.y
George Meader
Simon Liberman
New York
Liberman
Ferguson
Bilbe
Fragmentary Christmas Note Names Senator and Car
A garbled year end blurb references Christmas, a senator, a costly new automobile, and a “Senta Class” mentioned as part of a jumbled sentence from the era.
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Bilbo
Why We Cant Get Student Nurses
Miss Mary Alice Martin discusses nursing recruitment in the American Journal of Nursing. She suggests advertising to attract older, more mature women and emphasizes this approach for nursing schools seeking stronger recruit pools.
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Mary Alice Martin
American Journal Ofursing
Miss Martin
Local Nursing Graduate Pursues Education in Music Therapy
Miss Martin, daughter of Mr and Mrs William H Martin Route four, graduated Liberty Memorial High School in 1941 and earned a nursing degree at Providence Hospital Kansas City Kansas. She ranked second in state nursing exams May 1945 and now pursues a B S in nursing education at St Mary College Xavier Kan specializing in music therapy.
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Ter
William H. Martin
Route Four
Liberty Memorial High School
Providence Hospital
Kansas City
Kan
St. Mary College
Xavier
Editor pushes for term woman over female in Godey era
Before 1850 readers and editors largely used female for women. The Godey’s Lady’s Book editor advocated the preference for woman, arguing for a more respectful, specific term in period prose and social discourse.
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Godey
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