Kansans testify on unemployment federal role and relief policy
Senate employment committee released statements from four Kansans on unemployment. William Allen White argues a permanent federal role and a six to eight year commission to run a national program. Bert Wells favors relief tied to work with competitive wages. Daniel R. Anthony says relief is for misfits, while WPA rolls subsidize nonworkers. W C Simons critiques the view of money as evil when controlled by the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Employment Committee
William Allen White
Emporia
Kan
Supreme Court
Bert C. Wells
Wichita
Daniel R. Anthony
The
Leavenworth Times
WPA
W.C. Simons
World Company
Lawrence
Bank robber dies in prison at Leavenworth
Charles Francis, serving a term for robbing the Citizens State Bank of Calhoun Missouri last August, died in federal penitentiary Saturday night at Leavenworth Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leavenworth
Kan
Charles
Francis
Citizens State Bank of
Calhoun
Federal Penitentiary
Test Your Knowledge Quiz Questions on Classified Page
From which country did the United States obtain the land in the Louisiana Purchase. What is a codicil. Who was appointed ambassador to China by the British government. Which state flower is Kansas. Where is the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes. Who was Frederick George Hanneman. What horse won the Kentucky Derby in 1936. What is the plural of nebula. Which American city was named in honor of William Pitt. Name the largest known snakes. From which state is Boise. What was the recent Supreme Court decision on wiretapping. Were aliens drafted into the U S army automatically made citizens. Who was William Hogarth. Name the highest natural elevation in the world from sea level. Which breed of chickens lay blueish shells. What majority is required to confirm a Supreme Court justice. What is the International Date Line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Louisiana
Purchase
China
Nila
Paul
Revere
Henry Armstrong
State
Flower of
Kansas
Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes
Frederick
George Hanne
William Pitt
Boise
Supreme
United States Army
William Hogarth
Senate
United States Supreme Court
Industrial leaders press for policy clarity on investment
Du Pont argues capital gains tax deters investment and urges Congress to remove uncertainty. He stresses need for industrial peace and warns government policy clarity, not new legislation, is key to reemployment. Byrnes challenges him and a CIO organizer labels his stance a threat over spending plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
du Pont
Congress
Byrnes
Davis
R-Pa
William F. Buchanan
Pennsylvania
du Pont Company
Lawrence High Student Severs Illness After Surgery
Geraldine Buhler a 16 year old Lawrence High junior and sister of Mrs. E M Paxton underwent an appendectomy at the University of Kansas hospital in Kansas City Kansas after falling ill while competing with the Liberty Memorial high school debating team at Wyandotte high school. Her brother Dr Victor Buhler of General hospital in Kansas City was summoned to take her to the hospital. Mrs Paxton said Buhler is petting along very well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geraldine Buhler
E. M. Paxton
Mississippi Street
University of Kansas Hospital
Kansas City
Kan
Liberty Memorial High School
Wyandotte High School
Victor Buhler
General Hospital
Paxton
Buhler
Senior general mechanic sought at Haskell Institute
Applications for the senior general mechanic post at Haskell Institute under civil service rules may be mailed by January 12 to the manager of the ninth U S civil service district in St Louis. The job pays 1680 dollars annually and involves wood working and building trades in various combinations. Full details available at the civil service window of the local post office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haskell
Haskell Institute
Civil Service
U. S.civil Service District
Post Office
Meetings to be led by C H Swartz at North Lawrence church
C H Swartz of Hartford Kansas will conduct meetings all week at the North Lawrence Christian Church beginning tonight at 7 30. The sessions aim to provide religious instruction and community outreach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Side
C. H. Swartz
Hartford
Kan
North Lawrence Christian’ Church
Postoffice Seeks Bids For Mail Screen Truck Route
The Washington postoffice invites bids for operating a screen body truck carrying mail between the postoffice and two railroad depots with a four year term from July 1, 1938 to June 30, 1942. Bids due February 18 and January 25 for a star route Lawrence to Leavenworth. Charles Christy and J. J. Bleakley are current contractors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postoffice Department
Washington, D. C
Roger M. Williams
Charles Christy
Post Office Department
Williams
Lawrence
Leavenworth
J. J. Bleakley
Washington
Taylor and Mrs Wilkins in Joint Recital Tonight
University of Kansas faculty recital featuring Marie Maher Wilkins and Prof. Howard C. Taylor in the Administration Building auditorium at 8 p m Miss Mary Jane Bruce accompanies. Program includes Brahms songs Schumann Mozart Debussy Saint Saens and Donizetti among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Kansas
Marie
Maher Wilkins
Joseph Wilkins
Howard C. Taylor
Mary Jane Bruce
Cunkle Makes First KU Recital Before Large Audience
Brank Cunkle of the University of Kansas music faculty opened as a concert organist with a recital that drew a good sized crowd. He showed strong organ control and registration color, delivering chorale preludes from Bach to Rover Sessions. The Mourant Chorale Prelude, dedicated to him, drew special interest and proved effective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brank Cunkle
University of Kansas Music
Cunkle
Walter M. Mourant
University of Kansas to observe 75th anniversary
The University of Kansas will mark the seventy fifth anniversary of the 1863 state university bill. A planning committee will be announced by Chancellor E B Lindley, with a likely all University convocation. KU opened in 1866, with roots back to 1855.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University’ of Kansas
EB. H Lindley
Althe
K. A
Altho
Entered Not Guilty Plea in Kansas City Grand Larceny
Ernest Smith of Kansas City pleaded not guilty to grand larceny and was ordered to a preliminary hearing by Judge Don S. Hults tomorrow. Bond set at $2000. Smith had not posted it. He was arrested after Montgomery Ward manager B E Eells pursued him for taking a suit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Smith
Kansas City
Don S. Hults
Hults
Smith
B. E. Eells
Montgomery Ward
Compulsory Car Examinations Begin in New Jersey
State inspectors began mandatory safety tests of all autos at 28 stations. Owners pay 50 cents. fines up to 200 dollars and 30 days in jail for noncompliance. The program screens brakes, steering, lights, exhausts, and more to remove unsafe cars from highways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
N. J
New Jersey
Motor Vehicle Department
Jason Licitra
Lyndhurst
New Jersey Anti-Automobile Examination League
Magee
Deaths and Funerals Edward Lee
The funeral of Edward Lee brother of William Lee of 522 Fourth street north was held in Leavenworth Thursday afternoon January 6 at the Veterans chapel. Interment was in the Veterans cemetery at Leavenworth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Lee
William Lee
Fourth Street
Leavenworth
Veterans’ Chapel
Veterans’ Cemetery
Glahn and Haney Obituaries Highlight Local Deaths
Joseph H. Glahn died at home on Connecticut Street with funeral set at Funk's chapel Tuesday at 10 30 a m Rev Charles A Puls to officiate Burial in Memorial Park cemetery Survived by daughter Ann Glahn of Washington D C two sons Edgene and Harry J Glahn both of Lawrence and two grandsons Robert Charles Haney Robert Charles Haney aged 175 died at 536 Lincoln Street Funeral held at Schubert funeral home Rev C J Knox presiding Burial in Buster cemetery near Oskaloosa Survived by wife Josephine Haney one daughter Mrs Henry Weingartner five sons Bert R C Roy Arch W E Haney and seven grandchildren
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph H. Glahn
Sunda
Connecticut Street
Funk’s Chapel
Charles A. Puls
Memorial Park Cemetery
Glahn
Ann Glahn
Washington, D. C
Edgene Glahn
Harry J. Glahn
Lawrence
Robert Charles Haney
Lincoln Street
Schubert Funeral Home
C. J. Knox
Buster Cemetery
Oskaloosa
Haney
Josephine Haney
Henry Weingartner
Bert Haney
Fort Dodge
R. C. Haney
Lebanon
Roy Haney
Arch Haney
Toveka
W. E
Mrs Liiff 84 Dies. Funeral Set At Schubert
Mrs Hannah Elizabeth Liiff aged 84 died yesterday at her home 914 Louisiana Street. Funeral services will be held at Schubert funeral home Tuesday at 11 AM with Rev Edwin Price officiating. Burial in Memorial Park Cemetery. The body lies in state at the funeral home until services. remains will not be viewed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannah Elizabeth Liiff
Hannah Elizabeth Iliff
Louisiana Street
Schubert Funeral Home
Edwin Price
Memorial Park Cemetery
Mrs Charlotte Florance dies at 89 in Edgerton
Mrs Charlotte Florance aged 89 who lived with her daughter Mrs Lillie Clayton in Edgerton died yesterday afternoon at a local hospital. Rumsey funeral home will conduct services Tuesday at 1 30 p m with Rev Charles A Puls officiating burial in Memorial Park cemetery. She is survived by three daughters Mrs Clayton Mrs Lulu Horn Kansas City Missouri and Mrs Ella Carlson Vermilion Kansas and five sons George Florance Lees Summit Claude Florance Vermillion Frank Florance Kansas City William Florance Onaga and Fred Florance Independence Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte Florance
Lillie Clayton
Edgerton
Rumsey Funeral Home
Charles A. Puls
Memorial Park Cemetery
Florance
Clayton
Lulu Horn
Kansas City
Ella Carlson
Vermillion
Kan
George Florance
Lees Summit
Claude Florance
Frank Florance
William Florance
Onaga
Fred Florance
Independence
Marine hitchhiker returns to duty after coast to coast ride
Sidney Goldstein 24 a marine who rode to California with Secretary Woodring did not report in at San Pedro on furlough expiry. He reported for duty to Capt. C E Shepard Marine Recruiting Officer. He said a colonel had him removed from a service plane and that Woodring picked him up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Woodring
Sidney Goldstein
Marine
Washington
Denver
U. S. S. Idaho
San Pedro
Calif
Woodring
Goldstein
C. E. Shepard
Shepard
Alarm Clock Prank Delays Laughs In Dill Class
A prank in Prof. W A Dill s history of American journalism class involved a silent alarm clock placed under a sleepy coed s chair. The clock rang at 10 20 as the whistle sounded, drawing laughter and confusion among students and faculty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A Dill
Professor Dill
Fraser Hall
Mrs R L Bradley Back From Rochester Visit
Mrs R L Bradley of 730 Massachusetts street has returned from Rochester Minnesota where she joined her aunt and uncle Mr and Mrs T B Armstrong of Topeka while they toured the Mayo clinic Four days after arrival Mrs Armstrong slipped on ice and broke her hip she remains in hospital for several weeks Armstrong a field representative for the Aetna Building and Loan of Topeka is well known in Lawrence
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Bradley
Massachusetts Street
Rochester
Minn
T. B. Armstrong
Topeka
Mayo Clinic
Marriage License Issued to Bennett and McFillen
A marriage license was issued to Lyle E. Bennett of Lawrence and Esther A. McFillen of Kensington Kansas, formalizing their union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle E. Bennett
Lawrence
Esther A. McFillen
Kensington
Kan
Franzke Named Field Supervisor in Kansas Employment Service
Edward W. Franzke of Independence has been named field supervisor for the Kansas state employment service which will register the unemployed and supervise unemployment compensation after January 1, 1939. District office managers named include E. G. Hamilton Hutchinson W N Carlson Salina Charles Corsant Wichita C J Beckman Parsons Humphrey Jones Topeka Don Hewitt Kansas City and M L English Dodge City. The service operates under the U S employment service plan with federal funds matched to state appropriations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Edward W. Franzke
Independence
Kansas State Employment Service
Glenn L. Warders
The
Employment Service
E._G. Hamilton
Hutchinson
W. N. Carlson
Salina
Charles Corsant
Wichita
C. J. Beckman
Parsons
Humphrey Jones
Don Hewitt
Kansas City
M. L. English
Dodge City
U. S. Employment Service Plan
Lawrence City Hall prank and a car theft scare
Dr Art Anderson left ignition keys in his new cream car parked by Lawrence City Hall while fetching city license tags. Some city hall staff drove the car around back, prompting a police report of a possible theft. Also noted is a theater audience reaction to a Western film and the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce Speakers Bureau expanding its local outreach with Lisle Eby listing over thirty available speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Anderson
City Hall
Court House
Art
The
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Lisle Eby
Lawrence
Archaeologist Killed in Hebron Holdup During Excavation
P J L Starkey director of a British archaeological expedition was killed in a holdup near Hebron while his party excavated at Lachish in the Holy Land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holy Land
Jerusalem
P—J. L. Starkey
Hebron
Starkey
Lachish
J Frank Jones Hospitalized After Mild Heart Attack
J Frank Jones of 645 Mississippi Street was taken to Memorial Hospital yesterday afternoon for a mild heart attack. He was reported resting comfortably today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Frank Jones
Mississippi Street
Memorial Hospital
City Council Holds Regular Meeting Tonight at 7 30
The city council will hold a regular meeting tonight beginning at 7 30 o clock.
Community Notes From Villa Eden Area Gathering and School Honours
Sunday visits at the Arch Meinke home include Lawrence guests and Lane Kan travelers. Local families exchange stays with Pettengill and Dolan households as moves and farm relocations unfold. Perfect attendance and spelling honors are recorded for several students including Pettengill, Godfrey, Shirk, and Hallenbeck.
Students Impress With Perfect Spelling Across Grades
The list shows students from Godfrey to Melba Reetz who achieved perfect spelling during the first four months of school. Names include Myrle Pet tensili Edith Douglas Mary Ann Toyne Marjorie Weeks Jack Shirk Beverly Douglas Melba Reetz Lloyd Douglas Dorothy Hallenbeck Earl Hallenbeck Anna Joe Shirk Homer Quinlan Alvin Toyne and others across second to eighth grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arch Meinke
van Noy
Lawrence
L. Seele
Charles Davidson
Lena
Louis Torneden
John Wood
Emma Wickey
W. Carney
Charles Schlagle
Lane
Kan
Myrle Pettengill
Nate Pettengill
Edgar Dolan
Crabb
E. J. Crabb
Jesse
Eudora
Anna Torneden
Frank Pettengill
W. E. Pettengill
Bertha Hymer
Beardsley
Hattie Beardsley
Eugene
Kansas City
Beverly
Lloyd
Edith Douglas
Robert Godfrey
Dorothy
Earl Hallenbeck
Myrle
Walter Pettengill
Harold
Annie
Joe
Jack Shirk
Melba Reetz
Homer
Howard Quinlan
Jack
Harold Shirk
Howard
Sidney Toyne
Robert
Knowledge Hill Social Notes Reach Weekend Gatherings
Mr and Mrs Earl Janeway and son Edwin hosted relatives at dinner while others visited in Knowledge Hill. Several residents traveled for visits in Lawrence Kansas City and Haddam with health and school updates noted. The Knowledge Hill club met with seven members and a guest James Stewart with plans for January 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Janeway
Edwin
Logan Gulley
Mr. Gulley
Lawrence
Charlie la Duke
H. Thiry
Pleasant Valley
John Canary
G. L. Houseworth
Wilson Houseworth
O’neil
H. G. Corby
Manhattan
J. F. Thiry
Velma Meyer
Murphy
Walter Meyer
Jarbalo
Charles Jackal
James Stewart
Haddam
Kan
Virginia
John Grant
F. H. John
Will Rice
Hesper Social News Highlights Local Visitors and Church Event
HESPER Mrs Rush and daughter Hattie return from Lawrence where Hattie received treatments and shows health improvement. Several local families hosted and visited, with dining gatherings in Kaw Valley and Lawrence. The Hesper Christian Endeavor Society held a New Year event at the academy with refreshments for local youths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tena Miskimen
Eudora
D. M. Harris
Gene Griffin
Elsie May
Gardner
George Schubert
Thelma Haverty
Duane
Oliver Deay
Diamond
H. B. Fawley
Stephen Oldham
Topeka
Sam Neis
Harold Morley
Longford
Ralph Wotan
John Schriber
Audrey
Pittsburg
Hesper Christian Endeavor Society
Local families and social visits noted in weekly community roundup
Everett Atenberger and Lois Jean Stanley lead a list of neighbors visiting and calling on relatives in the area. The Hesper Friends Missionary Society met at Mrs. Ambler's home with a quilt presented to honor her years of service. Elaine, Eva, and Raymond White visited Rev. and Mrs. Dunlay in Prairie Center. Mr and Mrs Harris of Kahoka, Missouri, were guests and later announced plans to move to Kansas City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Kurtz
Ralph Wotan
Norma Kurtz
Harold Morley
Oliver Deay
Thelma Haverty
Duane
Harry. Freund
Gardner
Eldon Votaw
Hopewell and Independence Community Social Notes
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Bailey and children returned to Fredonia Kansas after visiting their parents. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Smith and Mrs. Leo Dyer visited Harold and Walter Smith in Ottawa. Roy Merchant and family attended Clyde Clemons funeral in Baldwin. Relatives visited the Purvis family. Murry Wilson and children from Hiawatha and H W Peasley and Helen Spense from Lawrence joined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Bailey
Fredonia
Kan
Henry Bailey
Arthur Smith
Leo Dyer
Ottawa
Harold Smith
Walter Smith
Roy Merchant
Clyde Clemons
Baldwin
Fred Purvis
Murry Wilson
Hiawatha
Helen Spense
Lawrence
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lawrence High
T&a. M
Forest ‘Nell
John H. Parker
Brahms
Mrs. Wilkins
la Plaine
Plain
Saint-Saens
Taylor
State University
Beta Theta Pi
Kappa
Sigma
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Whitakers
Jaybirds
Westminsters
Alpha Kappa. Psi
Galloping Ghosts
Hexagons I
Tennessee Club
Phi Delta Theta
Sigma Phi Epsilon
Phi Gamma Delta
Phi Gam
Kappa Sig
Sig Alph
Phi Delt
Jays
Kappa Sig “B
Sig Ep
Westerhaus
Robinson
Lyons
Hirst
Triangle
Sigma Delta Chi
Ray Buckley
Martin Bentson
Charles Alexander
Woodrow Lindsey
Don Hays
Kenneth Lewis
Louis Fockele
LeRoy
Tom Ellis
Burlington
Harold Addington
Burlingame
Richard LaBan
New York City
Bill Tyler
George Clasen
Oscar Stauffer
Arkansas City Traveler
Joe Cochrane
Hoisington
Watkins Memorial Hospital
Arlie Simmonds
K. U. Dance Management
Ben Pollack
Simmonds
Naid
National Musicians’ Union
Red Blackburn
Louie Kuhn
T. B. Robb
Federal Reserve Bank
Colonial
K. U. School of Business
B. Armstrongs
Wells Fargo
Villa Eden
McGrew-Peck Inyv. CO
Mass
T. G. Fitch, Agcy
Hosford
Arnold
Knowledge Hill
Hesper
Hopewell
Jeep
Toom
Yar Square Yard
Coucl
Miller Furn. Co
South Dakota
Logan-Moore Co
Orley M. Smith Coal Co
Krum Koal Kompany
Harry Turner Coal Co
Nature
Rich
Sayhawk
E. Ath St
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!