U S Education Chief Urges Youth Farm Service Drive
Washington June 8 Education Commissioner John W Studebaker asked 40 000 school officials to mobilize thousands of high school youths for farm work to ease shortages He noted work experience could count toward diploma requirements and urged informing youths about duties conditions pay meals lodging and other needs Brig Gen Frank J McSherry cited a need of 1 500 000 students and women for late summer and fall and urged school approval for placing youths via the U S employment service to ensure scholastic credits are maintained.
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Washington
U.S. Education
John W. Studebaker
Studebaker
Frank J. McSherry
Manpower Commission
U. S. Employment Service
Connecticut Supreme Court Rules Contraceptive Advice Illegal
The Connecticut Supreme Court upheld a 63 year old anti birth control law in a 3-2 decision, ruling it illegal for a physician to advise a married woman to use contraceptives even when pregnancy could endanger her life. Dr Wilder Tileston of Yale sought a declaratory judgment on prescribing contraceptives and the law's constitutionality. Planned Parenthood of Connecticut vowed to appeal to the U S Supreme Court.
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Hartford
Conn
Connecticut
State Supreme Court
Wilder Tileston
Yale Medical Faculty
Waterbury
Tileston
Planned Parenthood League of Connecticut
United States Supreme Court
Land to Be Condemned for Army Air Training School
In Topeka on June 3 CPi-Paul Ayl yard said he would file condemnation in federal court on about 1 440 acres for an Army Air Corps training school southwest of Independence involving about 13 landholders. Judge Hopkins to sign order for federal possession. A Coffeyville school was announced. U S 75 runs through the site and may be relocated to a county road south of Independence.
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Topeka
Cpi
Paul Aylyard
U. S
Federal District Court
Army Air Corps
Independence
Richard Hopkins
Coffeyville
Highway Department
Hercules Powder declares 50 cent dividend
The Hercules Powder Company board in Wilmington Delaware declared a 50 cent per share dividend on common stock on May 27. The dividend will be payable June 25 to stockholders of record at the close of business June 12.
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Wilmington
Del
Hercules Powder,company
Wheat condition report from Kansas drought drop expected
The western Kansas wheat deteriorated due to lack of moisture with volunteer fields hit hardest while last year’s crops fared better. Eastern counties showed good growth and barley oats headed out, with moisture shortages delaying seeding and harvests for barley. First alfalfa harvest was fair and pasture grass produced strong gains for cattle and sheep.
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Topeka
Kansas
Federal
Marion Attorney Braden Johnston appointed in Topeka
Attorney General Jay S. Parker named Braden C. Johnston, former Marion county attorney, as assistant in Topeka to replace Guy Ward who plans to enlist June 15. Ward aided prosecutions in the Hedrick bribery cases in Johnson county. Ward’s Belleville home. Johnson, a former state legislator, also was an attorney and state bank commissioner receiver.
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Topeka
Jay S. Parker
Braden C. Johnston
Marion County
Guy Ward
Ward
Hedrick
Johnson County
Belleville
Johnson
State Bank Commission
Washington Creek Community News Roundup
Sunday services were canceled to allow attendance at the district Sunday school convention at Worden Evangelical church. Graduation notes include Delma Hoover from eighth grade and Eunice Hoover from high school. Twins born May 14 to Clifford and wife in Enid Oklahoma are Carol Lee and Charla Lynn.
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Worden Evangelical Church
Clyde Hoover
Colorado Springs
Colo
Delma Hoover
Eunice Hoover
Clifford Hoover
Enid
Okla
Melva Dean
Arlene Flory
Mart Flory
Harry Richardson, Jr
Wichita
Journal- World Vacation Address Reminder
Readers are reminded to have the Journal- World mailed to their vacation address this summer. For changes contact the office at Phone 22.
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Journal- World
Bryan Files for Democratic Nomination for Nebraska Governor
Charles W. Bryan filed today in Lincoln for the Democratic nomination for Nebraska governor. He is 75, brother of the late William Jennings Bryan, former Lincoln mayor, and has held the office three times.
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Lincoln, Neb
Charles W. Bryan
Nebraska
Bryan
William Jennings Bryan
Lincoln
Death Notices and Family Remembrances From Local Community
Relatives gather for Mrs. Ruth Hoover Daron's death seen as Miss Ruth Hoover from the community. She leaves husband Dr. Daron, three children, and her I L Hoover father. Burial planned in McPherson with services at the Daron family home. Edith Ewing Delma Hoover honored graduates. Irene and Eunice Hoover noted from Liberty Memorial High School. Mrs. Garmon Daron of Virginia died Sunday afternoon.
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Mia
Carl Boerkircher
Harry Mosseman
Falls City
Neb
Frank Haas
Edith Ewing
Delma Hoover
Irene Hoover
Eunice Hoover
Liberty Memorial High School
Lawrence
Garmon Daron
Virginia
Daron
Ruth Hoover
I. L. Hoover
Washington, D.C
McPherson
Engagement announced for Marian O'Trimble and Jesse Frost Jr
Mrs J W Hoffman of Nortonville announces the engagement of her daughter Marian Katherine O'Trimble to Jesse Frost Jr a TWA employee recently transferred to Washington D C Miss O Trimble is a Nortonville high school graduate 1941 and has worked in Kansas City for a year The marriage is planned for the near future and nearby social notices mention visitors and local residents including the Duncans and the O Trimble family
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J. W. Hoffman
Nortonville
Marian Katherine O'Trimble
Jesse Frost, Jr
Kansas City
T.W.A
Washington, D.C
Miss O’trimble
Nortonville High School
Ted Gallamore
Morris Duncan
Carl Duncan
Topeka
Roland O'Trimble
P. H. O'Trimble
Eugene O'Trimble
Virgil Green
Sunday and Saturday visits across the region
Sunday callers at the Carl Evans home. W H Allen and Gracie visited the George Brown home near Oskaloosa. Jack Glenn Humphries of Topeka spent time with his grandmother Mrs W B Humphries. Mrs Brown of St Joseph Mo stayed with her daughter Mrs Fred Bracken. June Adelle McCoy and Melvin Cook entered business college in Topeka. County board ordered 18 inductees for June 2. Mrs W B Humphries injured by a nail. daughter Maggie Silvis took her to a doctor.
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Carl Evans
W. H. Allen
Gracie
George Brown
Oskaloosa
Jack Glenn Humphries
Topeka
W. B. Humphries
Eugene O'Trimble
J. W. Hoffman
Nortonville
Brown
St. Joseph
Lenape
Elizabeth Johnson
S. S. Dick
B. Wilson, Jr
California
Carmel By the Sea
Wilbur Roberts
Williamstown
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Hercules
NEA Service
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United China Relief
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Burma
United China
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Parker
Washington Creek
Cook
Cook’s Paints
Cook Paint and Varnish Company
Salvation Army
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Salvationist
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Red Shield
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