Alumni Leaders Highlight Kansas University Politicians
Concluding excerpts from an address by T de Strickler president of the University of Kansas Alumni Association recount notable graduates who became governors senators and public officials. The piece cites Alf Landon Will Borah Clarence Beck Walter Thiele and others illustrating KU’s influence on state and national service.
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University of Kanosaa
Alf M. Landon
Ben Paulen
Jonathan Davis
Landon
S.C. Ford
Montana
Herbert 3. Hanley
Missouri
Hanley
Washington University
St. Louis
United States
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Dudley Huolittte
University
Congress
Clarence Beck
State Supreme Court
Walter G. Thiele
Walter Woods
K.U
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U.S
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Aepal
Ralph Waldo Emerson Twitchell
Phi Psi
Beta
Michigan
Santa Fe
New Mexico
Southwest
New Mexico Historical Society
Ned Meservey
Atchison
Ned’ Meservey
Kansas City
Charles
Willis
Mid-West
George F. Zouk
Arthur L. Corbin
Yale
America
Thomas W. Butcher
Emporia State Teachers College
Agnes Husband
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Kansas University Notables and Leaders Highlighted
The article profiles KU graduates and affiliates in education, athletics, business, and civic leadership. Notable names include Grace Wilkie and Thyrsa W. Amos of Wichita and Pittsburgh universities, Dean Felgar of Oklahoma University, and Clyde Nichols of Washington DC, among others, detailing their roles and impact in academia, sports, industry, and public life.
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Our University
Grace Wilkie
Wichita University
Thyrsa W. Amas
Louise Troxel
Pittsburgh University
University of Wisconsin
J. I. Felgar
School of Engineering
Oklahoma University
J. J. Messenger
School of Education
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E.W. Sellards
Texas
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B.C. Case
University of Michigan
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National
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Kansas House backs away from resolution to Roosevelt
Wopeka Feb 14 AP Kansas House shies from a resolution disapproving of the Senate action and apologizing to President Roosevelt for what it calls an affront. The measure was laid on the table after a Democratic and Republican vote, with only a few opposed. The Senate had invited Huey Long of Louisiana to speak in Topeka February 22.
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State Senate
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Louisiana
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Senate
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Oil production news and political dispute in Washington
In Washington on February 1, Secretary Ickes announced March gasoline production of 35,860,000 barrels, up from February’s 32,060,000. A political scene emerged as Republicans from Kansas and Hutchinson urged opposition to a policy action, while Rep McFarlain jokingly proposed a resolution inviting a controversial critic to confront the issue solo.
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Miss Madeline Weed Dies After Illness in Kansas
Former Kansas public school teacher Madeline Weed, 34, who last two years ran a cafe with her sister in Independence and Emporia, Kansas, died yesterday of pneumonia. Authorities note her past service in public education.
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