Ballroom Scene At White House Dinner With Famed Diners
Washington January 9 A reporter note the lavish Democratic celebration for Jackson's memory. The crowd in tuxedos filled the ballroom while President Roosevelt ate diamond backed terrapin soup and listened to music from Happy Days Are Here Again to Home on the Range. Farley introduced the President as labor leaders Green and Lewis watched, waiters bore ice sculptures of national monuments, and diners left amid cheers and questions about finding a hot dog.
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Washington
Jackson
Farley
Bruce Kremer
William Green
John L. Lewis
Tom Corcoran
Brain Truster
White House
Washington Monument
Lincoln Memorial
Yella
John Gilbert Dies of Heart Attack in Hollywood Home
John Gilbert, 39, famed screen star and four times married, died at his Los Angeles residence from a heart attack. Born John Pringle in Logan Utah on July 10 1897, he rose from a cowboy extra to a leading man before a 1933 era marriage history that included Virginia Bruce and earlier spouses.
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Hollywood
Calif
John Gilbert
Gilbert
Logan
Utah
John Pringle
William S. Hart
Virginia Bruce
The
Follies
Susan Ann Gilbert
Olvia Burwell
Mississippi
Leatrice Joy
Ina Claire
Orchestra and Tau Sigma to Give Recital Tonight
Prof. Karl O. Euersteiner’s University of Kansas Symphony Orchestra assisted by Tau Sigma will present the annual mid winter concert this evening at 8 o'clock in the University auditorium. The program includes the Peer Gynt Suite with choreography by Miss Elizabeth Dunkel and 27 Tau Sigma dancers. Also on the program are Wagner’s Flying Dutchman and Franck’s Symphony in D minor, closing with Ferde Grofé Mississippi Suite.
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Karl O. Euersteiner
University of Kansas Symphony Orchestra
Tau Sigma
University
Elizabeth Dunkel
Greig
Wagner
Franck
Ferde Graf
Test Your Knowledge on a Classified Page Quiz
A garbled trivia quiz asks seven questions about topics from state nicknames to geography and history. It includes prompts on Green Mountain State, Doket NL canal location, Guernsey cattle origins, the meaning of guidon, Maine’s largest city, Sirr Guy Stand er’s role, Charles Peguy, Hindu terms, Loy s Delicti, and Deception Island.
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Guernsey
Maine
Sirr
Guy Stander
Charles Peguy
Deception Island
Zwickers Holiday Tour Through the Southland
German exchange scholar Dr. Dietrich Zwicker touring the U S South during Christmas reports snowbound in South Carolina yet swam on Christmas Day and met the Miami police chief. He plans a Chicago Easter trip after Thanksgiving Texas visit noted. Also covers Corbin Hall fire pranks, sorority snow advertising, and campus humor with dorm culture and upcoming Sophomore A Hop.
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University of Kansas
United States
Zwicker
South Carolina
Miami
Chicago
Texas
Deaths and Funerals Mrs Frank M Butcher
Mrs Frank M Butcher died yesterday at her home 922 Pennsylvania street Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at o'clock with the Rev C A Puls in charge Burial will be in Oak Hill cemetery Surviving relatives include her husband Frank M Butcher one daughter Mrs Mary Sharkey one granddaughter Mary Marguerite Sharkey one sister Miss Leona Allen and one brother Arthur F Allen of San Bernardino Calif
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Pennsylvania Street
C. A. Puls
Oak Hill Cemetery
Mary Sharkey
Mary Marguerite Sharkey
Leona Allen
Arthur F. Allen
San Bernardino
Calif
Landon urges Kansas farmers to accept AAA ruling
Topeka Kan Jan 9 UPI Gov Alf M Landon urged Kansas farmers to accept the supreme court invalidation of the AAA in a spirit of sportsmanship and seek constitutional means to restore balance in national economic life He warned repudiation would undermine social and economic welfare He called for paying farmers on pre ruling AAA contracts and for a national land use policy emphasizing soil restoration flood control and fair crop prices.
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Supreme Court
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Movieland Feigns Mary Pickford Marriage Plot
Hollywood gossip centers on Mary Pickford after her divorce from Douglas Fairbanks Sr. becomes final tomorrow. Charles Buddy Rogers is linked as a possible match, but Pickford denies discussion while Rogers scoffs at any marriage plans. Fairbanks heads to Hollywood for a new film as speculation swirls about reconciliation moves and potential cross country flight.
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Douglas Fairbanks, Sr
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Buddy) Rogers
Clathe
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Filmland
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Fairbanks
New York
Sylvia Ashley
England
London
Lady Ashley
America
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Law of Libel in Kansas Courts Reviewed
The Kansas Editor issue compiled by E N Doan defines libel per Kansas law, covers publication and who may be libelled, and explains defenses such as truth privilege and fair comment. It notes Kansas allows criticism of candidates for public office under conditioned privilege.
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E. N. Doan
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Wilkins Teaches Kiwanis to Sing at Luncheon
University of fine arts professor Joseph Wilkins led Kiwanis members in a singing lesson during the weekly lunch. Students Charles Neiswender and Lucile Wagner accompanied. Guest C Heaford, 88, celebrated a long Kansas residence.
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University School of Fine Arts
Kiwanis Club
Charles Neiswender
John Peel
Lucile Wagner
C. Heaford
Frank Heaford
Kansas
Fire damages small area in KU Administration Building
A fire of undetermined origin broke out about 9 o'clock last night in waste paper stored in a janitor's basement room of the KU Administration building. Firemen quickly put it out with little damage beyond smoke and water. the fire was confined to the room. Four blasts on the powerhouse whistle drew students and Lawrence residents to the scene.
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Lawrence
Local notes mix of calls for road safety and social tidbits
Lawrence residents discuss fixing Mud Creek corner on highway 40 after fatal crashes and praise neighborly aid. An unknown woman shovels snow on Ninth and Illinois streets, with similar activity reported at Seventh and Mississippi. Marysville widow Mrs. John Ary features in news reel at Varsity theater, while Conie Foote of Topeka is named chief of a regional home management plans unit in Lincoln Nebraska for rural resettlement administration.
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Marysville
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Lincoln
Neb
Conie Foote
Topeka
Food and Nutrition Exert
Rural Resettlement Administration
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Kansas
South Dakota
North Dakota
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Manhattan
Baldwin Women Hear Jury Sketch at January Meet
Dr T Restin Heath hosted Baldwin friends and six guests as the Baldwin branch of the American Association of University Women held its January meeting at the Methodist parsonage. About thirty members attended despite snow. Miss Ethel Payne led a sketch titled Ladies of the Jury with witnesses Mrs Elton Peterson Mrs Harvey Booth Mrs Floyd Barnett and Miss Christine Reb. The fellowship winner will study Child Guidance. Guests included Miss Clara Lawrence Valley City N D Miss Floella McKittrick Parkville Mo and Miss Helen Lane Independence.
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First Methodist
Leavenworth
Baldwin Friends
James Aus
Harriet Osborne
Lawrence
T. J. Keohane
Ruby Keohane
Jack Weber
Cheyenne Wye
Charles E. Beeks
Baldwin Branch
American Association of University Women
Methodist Parsonage
James S. Chubb
Ethel Payne
Elton Peterson
Harvey Booth
Floyd Barnett
Christine Reb
A.A.U.W
Clara Lawrence
Valley City
N. D
Floella McKittrick
Parkville
Helen Lane
Jeeter the Cusser at Dickinson Theater Tomorrow
Advance seat sales show a large audience expected for To bacco Road. Jack Kirkland’s dramatization of Erskine Caldwell’s novel follows ten Georgia sharecroppers as they cling to land and faith amid ignorance and stark rural life.
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Tobacco Road
Dickinson Theater
Jack Kirkland
Erskine Caldwell
Georgia
Baldwin News Roundup Delivers Community Notices And Obituaries
Funeral services for Miss Marie Harrison are noted with details of the First Methodist church service and family tributes. Bank directors meet on New Year’s Day with a key resignation from Charles E. Heeks. Various local clubs, partnerships, and college alumni events are summarized, including tea at Zeta Chi, PEO reciprocity tea, and athletic association travel notes.
Ottawa Families Cheer Christmas at Sam Watta One
Mr and Mrs John Watts and family Theo Glazer Mr and Mrs Charley Watts and family of Ottawa Mrs Emma Featherston and daughter Effie of Cornelia Grove share Christmas at the Sam Watta One store setting.
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Theo. Glazer
Charley Watts
Ottawa
Emma Featherston
Effie
Corneil Grove
Sas
Appanoose News Roundup and Local Sickness Notes
Alfred Clark and Mrs E Crawford are on the sick list with flu or related illnesses. Naomi Neis returns to school after a week off. Appanoose High starts after vacation. Various local families host and visit during holidays. Princeton basketball beat Appanoose 40 to 6. Roy Crawford returns to school after chickenpox. CPA wolf drive roundup at Walter Pohl’s farm reports three coyotes captured. Local residents attend township play Friday night.
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John Watts
E. Crawford
Naomi Neis
Appanoose High School
Clifford Sands
Charley Watts
Ottawa
Emma Featherston
Effie
Council Grove
An Mra
Sam Watts
Artie Steward
Max
Lois Jean
Wayne McMasters
Alan Wayne
J. B. McMasters
Long Island
N. Y
Harry Fisher
Lea Maranville
Ness City
Kan
John Gibson
Centepclia
Rinceton
Appanoose
Princeton
Ruth Darlene Hornberger
Irving Haas
Dorothy Dean
Richard
Lucy Krause
Overbrook
George Finch
Hoppers
Kansas City
Emery Crawford
Lois Fisher
Centropolis
Paul Buckman
Roy D. Crawfor
Albert Hornberger
Ruth Darlene
Homer Gibson Capent
Ibson
Lee Maranville
Roy D. Crawford
C.P.A
Walter Pohl
Township Hall
Pleasant Valley Social Notes from Pleasant Grove and Nearby
Mrs W B Peters spends vacation with her mother in Liberty Missouri. Jack Maloney and family attend New Year s Eve party in Lawrence. Wolf hunt near Pleasant Grove drew regional attendance. January 3 meeting discussed forming a cooperative oil company but weather halted decisions. John Maloney and W E Peters hosted dinner on New Year s Eve. Families moving and visiting extended relatives across Lawrence Leavenworth Silver Lake Lone Star Hannibal and Richardson households. Extra furniture sale ad concludes the item.
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W. E. Peters
C. E. Dunigan
John Morgan
Silver Lake
Howard
Norma Lynch
Eugene Leary
R. D. Eggleston
Leavenworth
Jack Maroney
Eggleston
Harold Pobjoy
Lawrence
Mahoney
A. L. Holcom
H. B. Axe
J. S. Tobler
Dorothy Holcom
Fall Leaf Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Funerals
Jimmie Dyer of Kansas City spent Tuesday and Wednesday with Wayne Vitt. John Lehman and wife visited grandmother Mrs. Mary McBride last Wednesday night and Thursday. The couple were returning from a wedding trip through West Virginia Maryland Washington DC to Abilene Kansas. Mrs. Godfrey Reetz and Mrs. Seele attended the funeral of Mrs. Mary Jehle in Lawrence. Mrs. Jehle was an aunt of Mrs. William Reetz. Frank B. and daughter Mrs. Wilbur Roberts attended the funeral of Richard Harry Bryant in Lawrence. Wayne Vitt visited at his sister Mrs. Howard Caviness in Hesper over the weekend. Charline Vitt has been quite ill. Albert Steinbring and family had Sunday dinner with Heinrich near Linwood. Darlin Kindred Robbie Prichard and Wayne Vitt attended the Eudora vinta basketball game at Eudora Tuesday.
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Kansas City
Wayne Vitt
John Lehman
Mary McBride
West Virginia
Maryland
Washington, D. C
Abilene
Kan
William Reetz
Godfrey Reetz
Seele
Mary Jehle
Lawrence
Jehle
Frank B. T
Wilbur Roberts
Bryant
Richard Harry Bryant
Howard Caviness
Hesper
Charline Vitt
Charles Vitt
Market News From Chicago And Wall Street Roundup
Chicago and Kansas City markets report mixed wheat and corn values with May and July contracts showing fractional gains and declines. Livestock receipts are forecast for tomorrow, while Wall Street ends on a soft note as utilities and rails drift, with transfers near 2.75 million shares and gold stocks briefly surging on dollar concerns.
Industrial auto sales hit three billion for first time since 1929
Street reports bank clearings in 32 reading cities the best since December 17, 1931 with exceptions for the week ended July 3 of last year. Detroit dispatches note growing concern over piling used car stocks in dealers hands as Wall Street mood turns unfriendly toward motors. Trade estimates show the industry moving about 4,100,000 cars and trucks, reaching a $3,000,000,000 annual pace for the first time since 1929.
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