Bachelors Club Elects 1988 Leader Amid Cupid Records
Pro bate Judge L H Menger presided at the bachelors club annual meeting noting 411 licenses issued in the year down from 44 in December of last year. Q D Life was elected president for the coming year with Frederick J Moreau as vice president and Willard Priestley reappointed secretary treasurer. The roster lists many members including C C Carl John Callahan John Andrews Dr P N Stevens and others.
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Dana Cupid
Douglas County
L.H. Menger
Bachelors’ Club
Dan Cupid
Q. D. Life
Life
Frederick J. Moreau
School of Law
University of Kansas
Bachelors Club
Men‘ger
Worden Rally Heard by Worden Evangelical Members
Rev Harold G Barr of First Christian Lan ce preached at the Worden Evangelical rally with the theme Following Christ Through the New Year. Sixty four Christian Endeavor members attended, a Worden mixed quartet sang, and Don ald Breithaupt led devotions. Visitors from Johnson county and several area churches attended.
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Harold G. Barr
Christian Endeavor
First Christian Church of
Lance
Worden Evangelical
Worden
Donald Breithaupt
Worden Society
Walter’ Love
Valley Grove Ghristian Endeavor
Arge
Ninland ‘Presbyterian
Valley Grove
Lawrence Flist Christian Church
New Medical Office Planned for 786 Kentucky Street
The unoccupied house at 786 Kentucky Street will be remodeled to house Dr. Lyle S. Powell's medical office at a new location. Powell plans to move once the stock is completed, with the air conditioning unit and current office suite to be moved to the new quarters.
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Kentucky Street
Lyle S. Powell
Massachusetts
R A Powell
Test Your Knowledge fan questions teased for classifieds
A brief item directs readers to the classified page for answers to seven fan questions. The tease suggests a quiz feature and prompts participation without listing questions or solutions.
Fragmented trivia questions from a history page
A mixed set of quiz prompts asks about Benjamin Harrison birthplace, aphorism definition, chairmanship of a memorial coin body, Yser Canal location, George Romney, Nero’s reign length, a clerk of the house, Priscilla and Aquila in the New Testament, and a near entrance reference.
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Benjamin Harrison
Yser
George Romney
Nero
Rom
Priscilla
Aquila
Public Works Progress Across City and County in 1937
City projects cost 13979.52 with 5630.52 city funds and 8349 WPA aid. Douglas County reports 21 percent miles of rock surfaced under government aid. Major project is PWA Eudora Raw River bridge with 101000 total cost funded 55 percent by counties and 45 percent by PWA. Several county bridges completed with lengths from 30 to 65 feet near Vinland Clearfield and Sibleyville.
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WPA
Douglas County
E. E. Trueblood
PWA
Sprain Creek
Vinland
Albert Baecher
Captain Creek
Doctors Will Meet Douglas County Medical Society in Lawrence
Members of the Douglas County Medical Society will meet with Lawrence pharmacists Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock in Lawrence Memorial hospital. Dr Lyle S Powell president of the medical group announced today. A program of talks will be followed by a panel discussion led by Dr Powell and including two other doctors and two pharmacists. Walter Varnum will speak on cooperation between state medical and pharmacy boards. L D Havenhill will discuss educational requirements of pharmacists. Jay Sutton will talk on professional relationships between physicians and pharmacists.
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Douglas County Medical Society
Lawrence
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Lyle S. Powell
Powell
Walter Varnum
Round Corner Drug Store
State Board of Pharmacy
L. D. Havenhill
School of Pharmacy
University of Kansas
Jay Sutton
H. W. Stowits Drug Store
Seal Wax Used In Dry Battery Construction
The article states that the primary current use of sealing wax is in the manufacture of dry batteries, highlighting its role in battery production.
Believe Morgan Was Ex Convict
Los Angeles reports reveal a San Quentin convict linked to the Sea Wolf case, Jack Morgan, suspected of seizing the luxury yacht Aaffe and slaying its owner Dwight Faulding. Survivors say Morgan ruled the ship with gunpoint brutality until his crew dumped him overboard.
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Los Angeles
South Seas
San Quentin Penitentiary
Jack Morgan
Morgan
Aaffe
Dwight L. Faulding
San Quentin
John Hanson
Federal Bureau of Investigation
San Francisco
Central America
Aafie
Faulding
San Pedro
Catalina Island
Robert Horne
George Spernak
Horne
Spernak
Lillian Cassanova
New Orleans
Hanson
Elsie Berdan
Turner
Miss Berdan
Navy
Lillian Morgan
Dwight Faulding
Stork Delivers Six Babies at New Year Start
St Louis reports six newborns within fifteen minutes after midnight including a set of twins. In Philadelphia a milkman horse helps alert residents as fire damages an apartment house with men and neighbors racing to wake occupants and escape danger.
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St. Louis
Jan
Philadelphia
Harry Kramer
Man Seeks Dog Snatcher After Fox Terrier Theft
In Seattle on Christmas Eve Mar tin Tye reports his fox terrier was stolen and the thief returned to take the dog house. Tye plans to buy shotgun shells and jokes about awaiting the culprit for dog food.
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Seattle
Martin Tye
Tye
Minneapolis Council Fast Tracks Christmas Tree Permits
The Minneapolis city council license committee approved 116 permits for selling Christmas trees next Christmas, signaling swift action by the council.
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Minneapolis
Three youths held on liquor charge north of city
Police arrested Robert Hill 19 Charles Davis 20 and Brigido Hidalgo 26 all of Topeka for possession of a case of whiskey. The trio rode in a Model A Ford and tried trading a spare tire for gas at the Standard Oil station at Sixth and Massachusetts before being detained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Hill
Charles Davis
Brigido Hidalgo
Topeka
Standard Oil
Sixth
Massachusetts Street
Chimney Sparks Cause Minor Roof Fire at Abper Home
A chimney sparked a small shingle fire at the Abper residence 909 West Sixth Street around 7 oclock last night. The fire department arrived and extinguished the blaze with little damage.
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Abper
West Sixth Street
Methodist Students forecast new national movement
Delegates from the National Methodist Student Conference in St Louis report a new national movement among Methodist students from the three denominations. A continuation committee will seek legal status and unite educational work after May. Delegates from the Wesley Foundation at the University of Kansas include Paul Wilson and Emma Hunt among others.
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United States
St. Louis
Lawrence
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Birmingham
Ala
National Council of Methodist Youth
Northern Methodist
National Student Movement
Southern Methodist
Board of Education
Methodist Protestant Church
Uniting Committee
Wesley Foundation
University of Kansas
Paul Wilson
Gwen Hunt
Jessie Lemon
Alberta Waid
Harriet Stephens
Robert Lommasson
Robert A. Hunt
Edwin F. Price
Few Football Rule Changes Expected for 1938
New Orleans Jan 1 Up Football rules makers expect few changes for 1938 as the NCAA rules committee reviews after the Sugar Bowl between Santa Clara and LSU. Proposals include moving out of bounds placement to 15 yards and counting downed passes with contact by ineligible players as incomplete. A boxing regulation committee was named with a national tournament slated for March 21 to April 2 at the University of Virginia.
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New Orleans
Santa Clara
Louisiana State
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Football Rules Committee
Edgewater Park
Miss
Football Coaches Association
Walter R. Okeson
N.C.A.A. Rules Committee
N.C.A.A
University of Virginia
Recital by Ruth Orcutt Opens KU Music Calendar
University of Kansas resumes its musical calendar with Ruth Orcutt of the School of Fine Arts giving a solo piano recital at 8 p.m. in the Administration Building auditorium. Orcutt, assistant professor of piano, holds degrees from Chicago Musical College and has performed with the Chicago and St Louis Symphonies and the Kansas City Philharmonic. Her program features Brahms Opus 5 sonata in F minor and works by Chopin, Rachmaninoff, Prokofieff, Falla, and Dohnanyi.
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University of Kansas
Ruth Orcutt
School of Fine Arts
Miss Orcutt
Chicago Musical College
Percy Grainger
Mason and Hamlin
Ernest Kroeger
Rudolph Ganz
Edward Collins
Chicago
St. Louis
Kansas City Philharmonic Orchestra
Karl Krueger
Mu Phi Epsilon
Mu Phi
Phi Beta Kappa
James Huneker
Brahms
Chopin
Rachmaninoff
Prokofieff
Falla
Dohnanin
Diplomatic Posts To Be Filled By Roosevelt
Washington January 1 The ad shows Roosevelt intends to fill several diplomatic posts with aides. Jobs offer 8000 to 17500 dollars yearly. Ambassadors to London Germany Chile and minister to Austria are among vacancies, some open for months after Robert W. Bingham's death.
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Washington
Roosevelt
London
Robert W. Bingham
Germany
Chile
Austria
Farm income growth seen unlikely to continue
Washington officials warned the five year rise in farm prosperity may not last. They noted 1937 national cash farm income reached 8.5 billion dollars versus 4.33 billion in 1932, but adverse factors threaten to erode gains and Secretary Wallace cautioned about looming surpluses in farm products.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Wallace
First wedding license at court in 1988
Probate Judge L. H. Menger performed the first wedding of 1988 at 11 o clock for Louis Tanner 30 and Neva May 27 both of Kansas City Missouri The couple planned a trip to southern Kansas to visit relatives and called the judge from his home to arrange the ceremony which was held after hours since the courthouse was closed for New Year’s day.
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Court House
L. H. Menger
Louis Tanner
Neva May
Kansas City
Kansas
Judge Menger
Henry Smith Records Longest Service On Lawrence Police
Henry Smith marked his twenty-ninth year as a member of the Lawrence police force, the department’s longest service. Bill Hayter is nearing twenty-seven years. Both were appointed by Mayor Sam Bishop. Smith began January 1, 1910. Hayter joined two years later.
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Henry “Hick” Smith
Lawrence
Smith
Bill Hayter
Sam Bishop
Hayter
Soest
Sid Herd
Elmer Meyers
F. I. Carter
J. M. Body
C. M. Fisher
James Monroe
C. W. Carman
B. F. Douglas
Will Johns
W. J. Cummings
Earl Pringle
Jude Anderson
Christian Institute Meeting on Creating Study Class
The Christian Institute study class meets Monday at 2 30 in the Hotel Eldridge. Miss Stella Langford leads with open invitation to the public and offers personal interviews to interested attendees.
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Christian Institute
The
Eldridge
Stella Langford
Seven year old Mary Jane Hamilton travels alone to visit grandparents
Mary Jane Hamilton of South Bend Indiana spends the holidays with her grandparents Mr and Mrs John V Lees. At seven years old she is described as a little Miss yet an experienced traveler and makes the trip unaccompanied.
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Mary Jane Hamilton
South Bend
Ind
John V. Lees
Altho
Mary Elizabeth Lees
Huntington
John Vees
Honey industry declines threaten beekeeping future
The Agriculture Department said a falling American taste for honey risks reduced productivity in farms and gardens. It noted the honeybee performs essential pollination and urged development of industrial outlets to stabilize and preserve the beekeeping industry.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
First quake of year shakes Peru far south
New York January 1 1938 the first earthquake of the year was announced by Father Joseph J Lynch seismologist of Fordham University The quake centered about 3300 miles south in Peru was recorded on the seismograph at 530 and 537 a m CST The shocks were not severe and were about 100 miles farther south than two temblors recorded yesterday.
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New York
Joseph J. Lynch
Fordham University
Lynch
Peru
New England Storm Blankets Six States With Snow
A northeast storm spread across six states dumping several inches of snow. Weather officials warned of continued snowfall and possible rain in some areas as dangerous driving conditions emerged on frozen highways.
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Boston
New England
Weather Bureau
Three Die in Missouri Headon Crash Near Miller
A New Year's Day accident near Miller Missouri killed three people and injured six others four critically. The victims include Mr and Mrs Herman Freese of Salisbury and W C Kraemer of Decatur Illinois. Emergency crews transported the injured to a hospital in Carthage.
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Carthage
Miller
Herman Freese
Salisbury
W. C. Kraemer
Decatur
Kansas Beef Cattle Lead Slaughter Income Second to Grain
Kansas ranks third in beef cattle sold for slaughter with income equal to all grain crops and twice the income of wheat. The report highlights cattle industry profitability relative to grain, noting beef revenue surpasses wheat and aligns with total grain earnings.
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Kansas
Russian Embassy Destroyed in Nanking Fire
Japanese dispatches from Nanking report the Russian embassy was completely burned with all staff evacuated. Cause of the fire not yet determined, according to Domei.
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Shanghai
Nanking
Domei
Reno Marriages Hit New High as Divorces Dip
Reno marriage licenses reached 8 277 in 1937, a record, up from 7 602 in 1936. Divorces filed totaled 2 771 last year, down from 3 001 in 1936, per Washoe County clerk.
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Reno
Jan
Washoe County
Reading farmer dies in highway crash near Emporia
William I. Jacob, Reading farmer, was killed and two others injured critically in a collision of two automobiles and a gasoline transport late yesterday near Emporia Kansas. The injured are William I. Jacob Jr. and F P. Berry, retired Burlington businessman.
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Emporia
Kan
William I. Jacob
Reading
William I. Jacob, Jr
F. P. Berry
Burlington
Robbers Loot Oswego Store in Kan. Tri state area reports
Robbers raided the Comandpartment store in Oswego Kansas taking 80 suits and a topcoat valued at 1000 dollars. Several similar robberies have been reported recently in the tri state area. Rain postpones Philadelphia New Year’s Mummers Parade until next Saturday. Miss Mary Elizabeth Lees returns to Huntington Indiana after visit with parents. Kansas leads in alfalfa seed flax and bluegrass seed production.
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Oswego
Kan
Coman Dpartment
Tri-State
Philadelphia
Philadephia
Mexican oil wage orders halted awaiting court ruling
The labor board suspended government decreed wage increases in the oil industry until the supreme court rules on the wage scheme. Sixteen American and British companies with about 400 million dollars invested refused to pay the raises and appealed to the supreme court after arbitration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Supreme Court
Jane 7Engi
Fiorello LaGuardia Repeats Oath as Reform Mayor
At two minutes past midnight Fiorello H. LaGuardia took his second oath of office as New York mayor becoming the first reform figure to defeat Tammany twice. In the same hour Thomas E Dewey also took the oath as Manhattan district attorney after his racket-busting rise.
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New York
Fiorello H. LaGuardia
Tammany
Criminal Courts
Thomas
Dewey
Manhattan
Telephone link to Spain out of order all day
The British post office announced the telephone system to Spain was out of order and could not say when service would be restored. The last call to the Associated Press London bureau from Madrid was about 7:80 p.m. yesterday.
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London
British Post Office
Spain
Associated Press
Madrid
Valentia
Knowledge Hill Holiday and School Honor Roll Notes
The fourth month of school reports perfect attenders Marceline Jones Edwin Janeway and Donald Grant with Marceline Jones and Keith Grant on the honor roll. A Christmas Eve program featured songs readings and gifts for teachers pupils and parents. Families from Jarbalo and Lawrence attended. Local clubs gathered for a Christmas dinner and mystery pal exchanges with plans for January 5.
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Marceline Jones
Edwin Janeway
Donald Grant
Keith Grant
Santa
Nevelyn Meyer
Walter Meyer
Jarbalo
F. H. John
Ruth
Lawrence
Velma Meyer
John Canny
Wichita
Elmer Canary
Jimmie Rice
Knowledge Hill Community Club
Earl Janeway
Mystery Pal
Charles LaDuke
Baker Murphy
C. H. Thiry
Pleasant Valley
W. C. Thiry
Arlo
Chester
Glenn Colburn
High Prairie
Edwin
John Canary
John Thiry
Richard
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