May Weather Summary From University of Kansas Meteorological Station
The May surface readings show a uniform May and April low of 36 degrees with May’s mean just over April’s. May 22 reached 90 degrees, near normal highs, while May 25 tied as month minimum at 36, about four degrees below normal. Light frosts occurred on 2,5,6,23. rainfall totaled 2.46 inches for May, 2.38 inches below normal. Thunderstorms and hail caused minimal damage. ten days were clear, thirteen partly cloudy, eight cloudy. Sky overcast 46.77 percent of possible sunshine. total wind run 7 897 miles.
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University of Kansas Meteoralogical Station
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London Plans Underground Parking Garage in Theatre District
London moves to ease downtown traffic with an underground garage in Leicester Square near Piccadilly Circus. The plan, favored by the Automobile Association, would charge about 12 cents per hour with full-time attendants, serving hundreds of cars and reflecting the rise of private car ownership since the war.
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London
Associated Press
The
Automobile Association
Leicester Square
Theatre District
Piccadilly Circus
Harvesters Arriving As Kansas Labor Pool Grows
Topeka June 3 The vanguard of harvesters now over eight thousand strong is within Kansas gates. Judge John C Crawford of the labor division reports 8,286 unemployed in the state concentrated at major distribution centers. Kansas City 3,000 idles Hutchinson 1,175 Wichita 1,150 Parsons 1,000 Topeka 775 Salina 150. The harvest opening in a fortnight is expected to absorb all available labor.
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Topeka
Kan
Jad-Vande Guard
Kansas
John, C. Crawford
Public Service Commission
Kansas City
Hutchinson
Wheat Belt
Wichita
Parsons
Topekd
Sa Jina
Labor Bureau
Salina
Bureau U
Winter Social Visits and Local Illness Mentioned
Dick Richards of Galveston Texas visited home folks with several neighbors. Decoration in Lecompton Saturday drew attendance. Mrs Milton Winter is unwell due to her brother’s illness. Shipman Carter attended a shower Saturday evening hosted by Helen Harshberger and Mrs I aanold Ransdalhaus.
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Dick Richards
Galveston
Texas
Lecompton
Milton Winter
Pela
Clark
Marriage Plans For Miss Button To Mr Oliver Warren
Miss Button will wed Oliver Warren on June 6 with ten intimate guests and many presents noted. Local news reports High School banquet attended by Dick Richard in Lecompton and visits by Charles Winter and Mrs Gorrill’s illness. Several neighbors busy alfalfa cutting amid a fatal car accident involving Henry Davidson on the way to Lawrence.
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Janie
Button
Oliver Warren
Henry Davidson
Lawrence
Davidson
Dick Richard
Galveston
Texas
Ernest
Richard
Shipman Carter
Ray Morris
New Hamlin
Robert Schroyer
Viola Transmier
Shipman Winter
Win
Burlington
Kans
Guy McClanahan
Muscatah
Kansas
Local Notices and Social Appointments in Fairview Area
Oscar Brownlge visits the Joe Wagner home. Miss Iola Fitchpatrick and family from Boley Okla visit relatives. F E Childs of Lone Star calls. Bertha Steward and Homer Reusch attend events. Several families travel to Williamstown and Lawrence. Decoration Day visits noted. Children’s Day set for June 7 at Valley Chapel church. many locals attend and invite all.
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Oscar Brownlge
Fairview
Joe. Wagner
Iola’ Fitchpatrick
Fitchpatrick
Nellie Riley
Daisy
C.F. Lewis
Eleazor
Alexia
Spentunday
Mr. Lewis
Williamstown
Johnson
Lawrence
Wagner
Roy Lothrop
Norton’ Winger
Joe Saile’ and Sons
Eudora
Robert Reusch
Clara Hunsinger
Henry Seele
George Pardee
Steward
Ellen
Ida Wagner
Joe Saile
Mr. Southard
Joe Wagner
Joe ‘Saile
Clifford
Jack
Saile
Memorial services and local greetings noted in Clinton
Memorial services were held in Clinton Saturday afternoon. Mail carrier John Canavan had car trouble Tuesday morning at Hugo Schelhorn’s home. Schelhorn then gave Canavan and the mail a ride to Lone Star. Miss Delia Bond had dinner Saturday with grandparents Mr and Mrs Ellis Bond. Mr Clifford Ulrich visited the Ellis Bond home Monday.
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Lawrence
Marie Schelhorn
Kig
Valley Chapel
LeRoy Puckett
Kenneth
Harry
Wm. Puckett
Keith
Valley Grove
Clifford
Ulrich
Lillie Ulrich
Marvin Bond
Donald
Delia
Dudley
Vernita
Fred Simon
Pauline
Near Overbrook
Ehurch
My Land
Baldwin News Highlights Local Movements and Baker Graduation
Miss Lucille Muensenmayer visits Baldwin en route to Junction City while Dr. George Counts returns from the Philippines to stay with the Baileys in Baldwin and Yale Professor counts. Ex Governor Henry J. Allen visits and Baker’s seventh commencement closes successfully with alumni events, speeches by Bishop Waldorf and a dedication of Mulvane Hall.
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Lucille Muensenmayer
Baldwin
S. W. Muenzenmayer
Junction City
Jack Reynolds
Baker
Eldorado
George Counts
Philippine Islands
Counts
Yale University
G. W. Bailey
James Counts
Bailey
Fayetteville
Ark
Columbia
S. Carolina
Margaret Huff
Paslal
Alexander Braner
Henry J. Alien
Wichita
Charles E. Beeks
Frankfort Whitwan
Kansas City
Ruth
Smith Davis
Napton
Davis
University of Kansas
Mann
Mrs. Davis
BaldiWin
Lawrence
F. Crowle
Mexico City
Mexico
Q. G. Markham
Blanche Case
Gordon B. Thompson
Lowman Hill Methodist Church
Etta Cynthia Larry
Old Science Hall
Henry J. ‘Allen
Guy Allen
Lee Lewis
Topeka
C . A. Habpster
Hiawatha
Ernest Cox
Salina
Harold Soulen
E. L. Waldorf
Mulvane
Waldorf
Joab Mulvane
Centenary Hall
Karma hair removal tonic promises instant face and arm smoothness
An old fashioned ad promotes Karma, a new hair removal discovery from Round Corner Drug Co. It claims instant painless effect on facial and arm hair with no odor or irritation. The tonic supposedly opens hair pores and pulls hairs out, leaving skin white and soft, backed by beauty specialists and a satisfaction guarantee.
Baker College Graduates Largest Class With Five Honorary Degrees
March ceremonies in Centenary Hall featured Miss Glass of Detroit singing an aria from Madama Butterfly and a clear address by Bishop Francis J. McConnell on The Art of Living Together. Ninety seniors received diplomas from President Fleming, the largest Baker class yet, alongside five honorary degrees awarded to Samuel A Alfred E Leach Gordon B Thompson Pierre S Zampiere and Wilbur N Mason.
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Emil Liston
Florence Snow
Lawrence
Henry Seigrist
Kansas City
Don S. Colt
Baltimore
M. D
Elizabeth Goodlander
Ft. Scott
T. A. Evans
Lillian Scott
Ernest Cox
Salina
Wesleyan
Annie Laurie
Cox
Baker
E.L. Waldorf
Centenary
Miss Marvel
Glass
Detroit
Mich
Musi
Centenary Hall
Francis J. McConnell
Fleming
Maister
Samuel A. Alfred E. Leach
Gordon, B. Thompson
Queen Luncheon Honors Miss Sybil Kinyon
A gymnasium event honoring Miss Sybil Kinyon featured the annual Queen ceremony and a nearly university luncheon. About five hundred guests were served at the gathering.
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Pershing
General Pershing
Avington National Cemetery
WK. U
Kansas Fields
Baldwin News
Round Corner Drug Co
Rankin
Dick Bros
Barber
Mansco Union
Ambassador
Johnson's
Johnson Service Department
Barber’s Drug Store
Good & Richards
Innes Hackman & Company
Ana Eater
Uticura
Addreaa
Cutteura Laborata
Alien Ds
Eredem 50
Bowerlock
Lloyd Hamilton
Frances Howard
As “Gite
Adolph Zukor
Jesse L Vasky
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