Hughes to Retire From High Court After 19 Years
Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes announces retirement effective July 1 citing health and age. Roosevelt will likely name Attorney General Robert H. Jackson as Hughes’s successor, with Senate consideration of Justice McReynolds’s vacancy already noted. Hughes led the court through Roosevelts era amid major New Deal rulings and previously served as governor of New York and secretary of state.
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Washington
Charles Evans Hughes
United States
Robert H. Jackson
Roosevelt
Hughes
James C. McReynolds
Byrnes
D.-S.c
White House
Poughkeepsie
Hyde Park
Rosevelt
Supreme Court
Congress
Capitol Hill
Senate Judiciary Committee
New York
Taft
Republican Party
Woodrow Wilson
Harding
Coolidge
Girl Scout Day Camp Opens Friday in Clinton Park
The Girl Scout Council of Lawrence sponsors a day camp launching Friday in Clinton Park from 9 to 4 on Tuesdays and Fridays through June. It is free for Lawrence Girl Scouts. Activities include firemaking, cooking, crafts, sewing, archery, dramatics and sketching led by Director Mrs. I W Hartley with a committee of Mrs. H W Keene, Mrs. A F Woestemeyer, Mrs. H C Bigelow, and Mrs. C E Tefft.
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Girl Scout Council of
Lawrence
Clinton Park
I. W. Hartley
H. W. Keene
A. F. Woestemeyer
H. C. Bigelow
C. E. Tefft
Greta Nissen Weds Stuart Eckert in Las Vegas
Hollywood actress Greta Nissen and Stuart D. Eckert of Los Angeles were married Sunday night by Justice Mahlon Brown in Las Vegas Nevada. They listed their ages as 34. Eckert is an executive of a manufacturers' agency.
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Greta Nissen
Las Vegas
Nev
Hollywood
Stuart D. Eckert
Los Angeles
Justice of the Peace
Mahlon Brown
Fickert
Regents Meet Here Monday In Lawrence June 9
The board of regents will convene in Lawrence next Monday June 9 to discuss selecting a new president for Pittsboro Teachers College.
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Topeka
Board of Regents
Lawrence
University of Kansas
Pittsboro Teachers College
School board approves staff changes and budget adjustments
The board updates teaching staff, waives a requirement for Logsdon, and assigns three months garage work. A new motor analyser may be purchased with state aid as four hour daily classes continue. Bids for equipment, coal, and summer maintenance were authorized, while custodian raises were rejected. Bond payments and investments were approved, with funds placed at Lawrence National bank.
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Logsdon
Winter Chevrolet Company
Howard Sutherland
W. H. Quakenbush
Theodore Astman
F. C. Whipple
New York
Lawrence National Bank
People’s State Bank
Frank Stockton
Dean Lawson
Art Work In Exhibits From Lawrence School Children
Lawrence school children produced ten art exhibits with six slated for Kansas venues and four to teachers colleges or universities outside Kansas. One exhibit appeared at the high school art conference at K U last March. Another will be shown during the University of Nebraska summer session.
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Lawrence
Kansas
K. U
University of Nebraska
Do You Know responses about money values and bank notes
The questions explore objections to government money value creation and how banks place paper notes into circulation. They reference conditions from the late 19th and early 20th centuries that limited banks issued notes and shaped monetary policy.
Financial schemes risk chaos if government prints money
The writer warns four routes to release printed currency will tempt waste and mislead the public into inflation. A political tool could force elections through debt, public works, or relief spending. Also noted are cashing checks, deposits loans, and bond pricing shifts affecting bank note issuance and national debt handling.
Lawrence educator earns Iowa master’s degree
Heard in Lawrence Arvid David Jacobson, a former instructor on leave from the University of Kansas School of Fine Arts, received his master’s degree from the University of Iowa at commencement. He will return this fall to resume work in the design department. Brodrick to Washington Marysville Kan June 3 Lynn Brodrick of Marysville, national committeeman for Kansas, left for Washington to discuss defense projects with government officials.
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Arvid David Jacobson
School of Fine Arts
K. U
University of Iowa
Jacobson
Department of Design
Brodrick
Washington
Marysville
Kan
P— Lynn Brodrick
Kansas
Washington, D. C
Dunkards End Four Day Conference Decide Next Year Date
Old order German Baptists near Sawyer Delphi Indiana concluded a four day annual conference. They voted to hold next year’s gathering at Sawyer Kansas.
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Sawyer Delphi
Ind
Old Order German Baptists
Dunkards
Sawyer
Kan
German Junkers 52 Downed Off Malta
An official communique reports a German Junkers 52 troop carrier shot down into the sea off Malta this afternoon. A WPA notice from Iola Kansas says a $10 000 emergency flood relief fund has been approved for Coffey Allen Woodson Neosho and Labette counties in southeastern Kansas.
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London
Malta
WPA
Iola
Kan
Kansas
Coffey, Allen, Woodson
Neosho
Labette
Mayflower Descendants Aid Solders with Reused Goods
Officers urge members to ship used books magazines indoor games and athletic gear to boys at nearby military training camps. Lawrence plans similar effort with Camp Robinson and Camp Funston listed as closest camps. Kansas Mayflower committee chaired by Dr. E M Hopkins.
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General Society of Mayflower Descendants
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Lawrence
Camp Robinson
Little Rock
Camp Funston
Fort Riley
E. M. Hopkins
Emporia professor William Holtz dies at 69
William LeRoy Holtz 69 long time Emporia State Teachers College faculty member died after months of illness. Funeral at First Presbyterian Emporia with burial at Burlingame. Dan Wilhelm memorial fund at college requested in lieu of flowers. Isac R. Bryant also dies heart attack. services Thursday at Rumsey funeral home. Burial Memorial Park cemetery. Death occurred at sister's home 483 Michigan street.
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William LeRoy Holtz
Emporia State Teachers College
Newman Memorial County Hospital
Thomson Holtz
WREN
Emporia
Holtz
First Presbyterian Church
Burlingame
Isac
R. Bryant
Rumsey
Alfred J. Beil
Memorial Park Cemetery
Mr. Bryant
Albert Noever
Michigan Street
Consolidation of Rush County Newspapers Announced
The LaCrosse Republican and LaCrosse Chieftain unite under L L Robinson and son L L Jr. The Republican becomes Rush County News after purchasing the Chieftain from H T Fish and spouse.
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Great Bend
Kan
Rush County
LaCrosse Republican
LaCrosse Chieftain
L. L. Robinson
The
Republican
Chieftain
H. T. Fish
Rush County News
Sunset Barbecue At Stadium Draws 300 Tickets Sold
About 300 people have bought 25 cent tickets for the Sunset Barbecue to be held Friday evening at the stadium. Tickets are limited and remaining sales end Thursday. Sgt Kollender will prepare the meal with pork ham and Kallender sauce, served under the east stadium wing. A program including gymnastic demonstrations, alumni street program broadcast on KFKU, Varsity Quartet, and public participation follows.
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William Kollender
John Kress
K. U
Fred Ellsworth
KFKU
Round Corner Drug Store
Frank Stronghall
Commissioner Reappointed In Topeka For Third Term
Erskine Wyman of Hutchinson was reap pointed as Kansas workmen's compensation commissioner by Gov. Payne Ratner for a third term ending May 30, 1943. The action was announced in Topeka on June 3.
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Topeka
Erskine Wyman
Hutchinson
Kansas Workmen’s Compensation
Payne Ratner
Flag Week Proclaimed In Topeka By Gov Payne Ratner
Governor Payne Ratner proclaimed June 8 through June 14 as Flag Week in Topeka. The declaration urges citizens to display the American flag and participate in related patriotic observances.
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Topeka
Payne Ratner
Dodgers Tie for First in N L With 6–0 Win Over Cardinals
Whitlow Wyatt pitched six hitters to lead the Brooklyn Dodgers past the St. Louis Cardinals 6 to 0. Dolph Camilli and Pete Reiser hit home runs as Brooklyn moves into a first place tie in the National League.
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Brooklyn
Brooklyn Dodgers
St. Louis
Cardinals
Whitlow Wyatt
Dolph Camilli
Pete Reiser
Wyatt
Cooper
Krist
Mancuso
Padgett
Owen
New York
New York Giants
Cincinnati Reds
Bob Carpenter
Bill Jurges
Joe Moore
Jim Gleeson
Cincinnati
Derringer
L. Moore
Lombardi
Carpenter
Hartnett
Philadelphia
Tommy Hughes
Phillies
Chicago
Lou Novikoff
Hughes
Lee
Olsen
McCullough
Livingston
Pittsburgh
Boston
Streamlined Triangular Divisions Tested In 1941 Maneuvers
Army officers monitor the clash of the triangular 3rd and square 41st divisions during dawn battles at Camp Hunter Liggett California. The triangular unit uses combat teams replacing brigades to form a more compact force as analysts weigh its effectiveness against larger square divisions amid rifle and machine gun fire along the San Antonio River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunter Liggett
Calif
San Antonio
Miss Cecel Johnson Resigns for Navy Department Post
Miss Cecel Johnson, longtime stenographer in the county welfare office, resigns after four years to accept a civil service position in the navy department at Washington. Mrs. Helen A. Quinn will replace her as secretary in the farm security administration office.
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Cecel Johnson
Navy Department
Washington
Helen A. Quinn
Farm Security Administration Office
Miss Johnson
Wetmore arrival and museum dedication plans
Mrs. Wetmore, wife of Dr. Wetmore, arrived from Washington to visit her father Scott Holloway and sister Mrs. Guy Phillips. She is to be the guest speaker at the dedication of the Dyche museum in Lawrence and will stay through Sunday before returning to Eagle River Wisconsin.
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Wetmore
Alexander Wetmore
Washington, D. C
Scott Holloway
Guy Phillips
Dr. Wetmore
Dyche Museum
Lawrence
Ratner Reappoints Sterling to Kosmetology Board
Gov. Payne Ratner reappoints Mrs. Frances W. Sterling of Hill City to the state board of registration for cosmetologists for a term expiring June 1, 19. The action was announced in Topeka on June 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Payne Ratner
Frances W. Sterling
Hill City
State Board of Registration
Mrs Gretchen Snyder to Visit Speelman This Weekend
Mrs Gretchen Snyder will visit her mother Mrs Margaret Speelman this weekend. Mrs Speelman will entertain with a dinner for her Saturday night.
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Gretchen Snyder
Margaret Speelman
Mrs. Speelman
Woman Electrocuted By Wet Extension Plug
Salina Kansas reports Mrs. Leo Partch aged 23 was electrocuted after pulling an extension plug from a socket while standing on wet ground. The incident occurred June 3 as described in a local brief.
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Salina
Kan
Leo Partch
Oskaloosa Notices Include Local Officials and KU Graduates
William Wilson, 86, once a California bound businessman, reflects on early days. Elizabeth Perry plans KU summer session. Ralph takes deputy treasurer role. Lena Nothdorf and Mildred Hertzler attend Topeka cosmetology convention. O E S chapter confers degrees for Sweyer, Potterf, Cook with guests from Valley Falls and Perry. Edith Braden visits as district aide. John Roberts attends funeral of cousin P W Bruce. Lois Sheldon and Ruth Hoffman train in county treasurer office for October service under Demneler. Five Oskaloosa seniors will graduate from KU on June 9: Horace Edmonds, Louis Thompson, Leland Huddleston, Louis Weinberg, Delos Stevens.
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William Wilson
California
Elizabeth Perry
K. U
Ralph
Lena Nothdorf
Mildred Hertzler
Topeka
Oskaloosa
James Sweyer
Dorothy Potterf
Genevieve Cook
Valley Falls
Perry
Edith Braden
Claire Rogers
Earl Martin
John Roberts
P. W. Bruce
Lowman Church
Lois Sheldon
Ruth Hoffman
Winchester
Demneler
Horace Edmonds
Louis Thompson
Leland Huddleston
Louis Weinberg
Delos Stevens
Local Teens Attend Freshman Day at Liberty Memorial High
Miss Venita Garber and Miss Leta Mae Hodges spent Wednesday night in Lawrence and attended Freshman day at Liberty Memorial high school on Thursday. Mrs Elma M Craik joined a committee in Lone Star planning the Ulrich reunion set for Sunday June 1 at the Lone Star church.
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Venita Garber
Leta Mae Hodges
Lawrence
Liberty Memorial High School
Elma M. Craik
William Ulrich
Lone Star
Ulrich
Lone Star Church
Jim Hodges
Clyde
Pauline
Floyd Garber
G. Brammel
Toneka
Washington Creek
Charles Reynolds
Elva M. Craik
John Metsker
Homer Flory
Joe Flory
Delma Hoover
Trene
Local residents honor graduates and attend gatherings
Baccalaureate services at Liberty Memorial high school in Lawrence featured reflections from John Metsker Mrs William Ulrich and Mrs Joe Flory with attendees including Carl Boerkircher Otto Boerkircher and Hazel Pauline Boerkircher among the graduates. Community clubs met for luncheons sewing and fellowship as Clover season schedules and Memorial Day observances are noted with Rev Charles Reynolds and family planning trips.
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Orie Smith
Miller
California
Lloyd Simon
LaPier
Charlies Banning
Howard Creel
Lawrence
Gottlieb Nieder
Eudora
Solon Markley
Robert Wilson
Valley Chapel
Matt Fiory
Joe Flory
Lone Star
Chester Wieble
Pleasant Grove
Aubrey Fishburn
Sunshine Club
Local families visit relatives and share birthdays in Kansas area
Corliss and Blythe of Flint Michigan visit Rolla and Virgil Jordon families in Kansas City. Mrs. John Giebener hosts birthday gathering with oat baskets at the Gibener home in Olath e. W H Dent make business trips to Olathe and Lawrence then return via Linwood visiting his mother J G Clark. New York couple John Saint and cousin visit on return from California.
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Charles Blythe
Flint
Mich
Rolla Jordon
Virgil Jordon
Kansas City
Jasper LeSueuer
Minnie Golden
Pansy Penner
Leland
de Soto
John Giebener
Gibener
Local Families Observe Memorial Day Visits and Illnesses
The community notes visitors from Wichita and Kansas City and reports illnesses. Oth er guests at the Saint home include Mr and Mrs Lawrence Saint of Wichita. Mrs Sarah Brenner dies at Stilwell from a heart attack. John Turner sick with gall bladder trouble. Virgil Killingsworth out sick with a sore foot from an insect bite. Oms Dent of Kansas City visits family. Charles Gilbreth and Mrs Gilbreth visit from Kansas City. Mrs Leo Brooks and Sadie Hoke visit John Turner.
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C. A. Saint
Saint
Lawrence Saint
Wichita
Clarence
Sarah Brenner
Stilwell
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Tobruk
Berlin
Upi
Libya
DNB
Corliss
Ima
Bankers Securities Co., Inc
Mass
Darnell Electric
Lawrence Memorial Co
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Per Gustav. Wijkman
Wallace
Europe
Olson Bros
American ~ Service Co
W. C. Hunsinger
F.S
Hemphill
H. W. Emick
Rumsey Funeral Home
Indiana
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