Large county delegation at KU enrollment tops state
A Douglas County delegation leads new KU enrollments with 49 of 525 first time students, pushing KU total to 10,286. From Lawrence are most of the cohort, with students from Baldwin and Eudora also listed. Engineering and Fine Arts join the freshman mix as local schools report activities from Pinckney elementary to middle grades, including book gifts and classroom projects.
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Douglas County
University of
Lecompton
Arleen Lorraine Hale
Eudora
Lawrence
Robert Lee van Citters
Ohio
Frank Edward Sandelius
Massachusett
Charles Joseph Shanahan
Vermont
Charles Francis Seanden
Alinois
Wayne Marcellus
Nest
Robert Metz Nelson
Louisiana
George Earl Taylor
Rhode Island
John W. Twente
Indiana
Albert Biklen Pendleton
Tennessee
Charles Davie MacBeth
Mississippi
William Elwin Ralphs
New York
Eileen Maloney Olander
Robert M McQuary
Alabama
Barbara Jeanne Altix
Gerald Linton
Elm
Edwin Dale Hundley
Barker
School of Engineering
James Ivan McLeod
Sunnyside
Harry Richard Nesch
Kentucky
John Warren Learned
Kenneth Dwaine Maxwell
Andrew Gates Murray
John Marshall Gorrill
School of Fine Arts
Jane Lee Shackelford
Donna Jean Long
Weat
Mary A. Snyder
Alison L. Jones
University
Charlotte Ruth Price
Elma Rosman Stauffer
Watkins Memorial Hospital
Kathleen Virginia Howland
Isadore R. Winger
Donald Keith Alderson
Arthur John David Conk
Ellis LeClair Anders, Jr
Mlinois
Lawrence School First and Second Grade Valentine News
First graders under Mrs Havendick held a Monday Valentine party with cookies bubble gum and orange juice. A darling kitten picture delighted the class. Second grade made valentine post office boxes mailed valentines and sorted them Clyde ones returned after illness and Tommie Burns and Eugene Gfelfer brought puppies. Third grade under Mrs Howe held a Valentine party with cookies candy and popcorn while reading about neighborhoods and Mexico and finishing a mural titled The Silver Fawn.
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Havendick
Carole Zimmerman
Lester King
Mrs. Dick
Lee
John Dicker
Newa
Clyde Ones
Tommie Burns
Eugene Gfelfer
Mexico
Valentine Day Activities At Pocaney and Pinckney Schools
Pocaney school buzzes with Valentine decorations and student led activities. Junior Red Cross classes prepare Valentine menu covers for veterans hospitals and classrooms collect valentines in dedicated boxes. Mrs Bailey's first grade hosted a party with self supplied snacks and home crafted decorations. Pinckney school shows strong interest in state dental health efforts as Governor Carlson proclaims Children's Dental Health Day on February 7. Sixth grade reports 19 students with perfect teeth per class while kindergarten notes 31 with perfect teeth and 17 with all corrections. Fred Montgomery presented the involved class visual.
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Pocaney School
Red Cross
Veterans’ Hospitals
Bailey
Hooper
Pinckney School
Frank Carlson
Fred Montgomery
P.T.A
Elin Jorjensen
K.U
Spence
Saint Valentine
Sperre
Erma
Jean Estelle
Lorna Jean White
Ronald Hurst
Fraser Hall
Nany Coud
Growing Pleasure In Keeping Youth Over Maturity
HAL BOYLE reflects on choosing to stay young rather than grow old, arguing heart and mind measure age. He recalls college days, Georgia Press Institute, and the value of youthful curiosity over adult cynicism, urging a mindset renewal. The piece blends humor with nostalgia, contrasting aging norms with a longing to stay fresh. He notes the social cost of growing up and celebrates the enduring spirit of youth.
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Hal Boyle
Athens
Georgia Press Institute
University of Georgia
Bierth
Eleve
Inday
Wadsworth
Former Pupils Aid School Progress In Art Classes
Mrs Muried Johnson Paul sent a souvenir paper of the Inaugural parade and ceremonies in Washington. Former pupils show interest in school progress as girls weave bags in art class and keep theirs while boys plan to gift theirs to their mothers.
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Muried Johnson Paul
Washington
San Diego decorator visits as PTA plans shift to spring
Clsude Whiteside of San Diego, a former Lincolnite and current interior decorator, visited his parents and sister. Miss Dillare, former principal, noted his early talent in room decoration. The PTA Founder’s Day was postponed to March 17 due to bad weather.
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Clsude Whiteside
San Diego
California
Wedding Plans Upset in Palm Springs
Los Angeles February 21 CP-Law rence Tibbett Jr son of the opera star was to marry socialite Dolores Huteson Wilson last Saturday but the wedding was called off at the last minute. Tibbett remains in Palm Springs alone amid family statements that the wedding may be postponed or canceled.
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Los Angeles
Lawrence Tibbett, Jr
Palm Springs
Dolores Huteson Wilson
Grace Tibbett
Pees Huteson
Colorado Governor Signs Arkansas River Compact
Colorado Governor Lee Ross signs the Arkansas River Compact in Denver on a Saturday, formalizing an agreement between states Colorado and Arkansas to manage river waters. The compact aims to coordinate operations with federal oversight and secure continued water sharing between the two states.
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Colorado
Denver
Colo
Arkansas River
Lee Rous
River water split proposal heads to legislature
A measure dividing river waters with sixty percent to Colorado and a remaining share to Kansas faces approval in the state legislature and, if passed, will move to Congress for action.
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Colorado
Kansas
Congress
Six new members join KU A Cappella Choir for spring
The University of Kansas adds six students to the A Cappella Choir roster for the second semester. Theodora Ericsson and Patricia Plake are first sopranos, Alberta James is second alto, George E. Peacock is second tenor, Theresa Brewer and Carl Mingus are second altos. The choir performs at Hoch Auditorium on Monday evening, March 28, and participates in the Music Week Festival in early May.
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University of Kansas
D. M. Swarthout
School of Fine Arts
Theodora Ericsson
Patricia Plake
Alberta James
George E. Peacock
Theresa Brewer
Carl Mingus
Hoch Auditorium
Wil
Double Golden Wedding Anniversary Celebrated
San Gabriel Calif Feb 22 couples from Vinton Iowa joined in a joint wedding anniversary Fifty years ago Verne Spencer wed Nettie Culp and Theodore Culp wed Ida May. Now Verge and Nettie are 88 and 74 respectively while Theodore and Ida also celebrate as Basett and San Gabriel residents.
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San Gabriel
Calif
Vinton
Jows
Verne Spencer
Nettie Culp
Theodore Culp
Nettie
Ida May
Cabe Formiars
Verge
Basett
Theodore
Ida
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Ginn and Company
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Sherry Pettengill
Jack Allison
Miss Anderson
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John Baxter Young
Charles Young, Jr
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Rosmolen
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Carel Weeks
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Rob Davis
Ann Kirkpatrick
Ethel Wells
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Judy Mott
Jane Perry
Gloria Savare
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Terry Marriott
Ronnie Richardson
Annette Wells
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Arly Allen
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Pinckney
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Lincoln
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Salisbury
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Vachel Lindsay
Attucks School
Kansas City
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Minnie Hart
Ahbeout
Crispus Attucks
Paul Lawrence Dunbar
Booker T. Washington
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Benjamin Banneker
Lawrence School News
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Mase
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Cily
Alba Jean Russell
Miss Melba Jean Russell
Holmes
Missouri
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Pinckney Childre
Journal-World
Lois Jones
Topeka
New York Star
McAllaster Review
United States Public Health Service
Boswell
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Cecile Roney
K. U
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